Potato News

The government may be pressing the panic buttons due to spiralling food prices, but it failed to read the writing on the wall five months ago when thousands of farmers across Haryana, Punjab and UP set ablaze hundreds of tonnes of potatoes on the streets to protest low prices and mounting losses due to a glut.

Akkar potato farmers suffered a serious blow this season after losing one third of their crops due to bad weather conditions, the local farmers association said Monday.

A former potato firm director has been told he faces a significant jail term for his role in a bribery scam with a buyer at Sainsbury's.

National potato industry leaders have taken exception with the four-part HBO documentary 'The Weight of the Nation'because of data it includes describing the role of spuds in the mounting U.S. obesity crisis.

All eyes were peeled on the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) Great Big Idaho® Potato Truck when it blew into the Windy City (Chicago) for the annual National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show.

The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE), one of China's two agricultural commodities exchanges, is considering introducing potato futures trading among a raft of new agricultural contracts set to launch later this year.

The 93rd National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel Motel Show and 5th annual International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event posted strong growth in both attendee and exhibitor numbers. This year's event attracted 61,000+ registrants.

Rhizoctonia is running rife in cold, wet potato seedbeds and hampering crop emergence this season.

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) continues to expand its global reach, with a new international office serving Latin America launched in March 2012 and plans for a South Korea office to open this fall. The new offices join the IPC’s existing roster o...

A highly cited recent article in the Idaho Falls based Post Register stated that there were new detections of Potato Cyst Nematodes in Idaho. The headline also made it to PotatoPro's News updates. The Idaho Potato Commission has provided a statement c...

Florigo International BV, will continue all major activities of BMA Nederland BV, a Dutch machine manufacturer with strong focus on the potato processing industry. BMA Nederland was declared bankrupt on April 3, 2012. The following letter was made avai...

The 2011/12 post harvest tuber survey for potato pathogen dickeya has been completed and all samples tested were found free of infection, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) has announced.

Global Industry Analysts Inc (GIA) announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Microwavable Foods markets.

For years the humble spud has been viewed as a simple, even boring, side dish. But that may soon change, with many in the Australian industry attempting to give mash a makeover.

Kenneth Chan, who heads McDonald's rapid expansion in China, talks about competition with KFC, dealing with slower economic growth, and food safety.

Pakistani potato growers and farmers have been suffering colossal financial losses in the face of halt to export and lack of subsidies by the government to help them overcome their miseries.

As part of the Potato Council’s ‘Fight against blight’ campaign, the mapping of late blight outbreaks has demonstrated outgrade piles remain a significant source of blight in potato crops.

The Syngenta BlightCast system will give growers and agronomists a five-day advance warning of localised blight risks.