Potato News

Last week the Procter & Gamble Company recognized its top performing external business partners during an awards ceremony at its Business Partner Recognition Dinner. Potato Dehy supplier Farm Frites was among those receiving a top honour.

BASF Plant Science applied today for EU approval for Fortuna, a genetically optimized table potato.Fortuna has a wild potato’s natural protection to late blight, a disease causing severe problems in agriculture.

Tate &Lyle announces that it has signed an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with Eminate Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of The University of Nottingham, UK, for its novel salt reduction technology. The product, currently known as ‘SODA-LO®’,...

Abu Dhabi is planning to increase the production of potatoes as part of food security measures. This is in view of the fact that the storage life of potatoes can last as long as six to eight months and hence protect the country against possible food sh...

A “boom or bust” cycle of rain, then drought, then more rain turned out well for Prince Edward Island potato growers, who expect good quality and little late blight pressure. The only wrinkle in 2011-12 could be undersized burbank russets. Early fall...

Marcelissen, a machine manufacturer for the fresh market in Europe and specialized in potatoes (and carrots) has built a new drum roller peeler. This new roller peeler (first on the market) has a capacity that is 40% higher than the roller peeler as t...

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...

Deze week heeft het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) de oogstraming voor 2011 bekend gemaakt. Met een stijging van 10.8% komt de aardappeloogst in Nederland (consumptieaardappelen) uit op 3.93 MT. De gemiddelde opbrengst per hectare werd geraa...

Nederland en België veroveren structureel marktaandeel op de wereldmarkt voor frites. En dat is een goede zaak, zei Kees van Arendonk, voorzitter van de Nederlandse Aardappelorganisatie (NAO) dinsdag bij de opening van het nieuwe beursjaar in Heinkensz...

'Focus on Potato' of the Plant Management Network has published a new webcast: Common Scab of Potatoes By Thomas A. Zitter Ph.D., Professor, Dept of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

La Iniciativa Papa Andina del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) guarda en su oficina de Lima muestras de papa nativa procesada y algunos subproductos que actualmente se comercializan en el Perú. Aproveché mi estadía allí para tomar algunas fotos. D...

Potato starch manufacturer China Essence Group Ltd issued a profit warning for Q2 FY2012 and H1 FY2012, saying the company expects a loss in these periods due to "unexpected sharp movements in the prices of potatoes and potato starch".

Er komt steeds meer vraag naar speciale aardappelsoorten. Dat vertelt Ron Vreeswijk van de gelijknamige Rotterdamse aardappelgroothandel. "Ook hier in Rotterdam zijn er steeds meer allochtone keukens, die aardappelen gebruiken in hun gerechten. Me...

Christine Nashuru lijkt een traditionele Masaï vrouw, lang en stil. Ze leeft in het Transmara district in Kenia. Ze heeft, doordat ze vrouw is, geen formeel onderwijs genoten, maar, dankzij een cursus van het CIP (International Potato Center) is zij nu...

A potato processing plant in Talas oblast will be put into operation in mid-November. For today all the equipment of the plant is installed.

Milestone Year Kicks Off with a Tribute to the Farmers and State’s Rich Natural Resources. The 2011 Idaho® potato harvest season is in full swing and the 319,000 acres that will be harvested are expected to yield more than 12 billion pounds of potatoes.

Tong Peal, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of handling and sorting equipment for the vegetable handling industry, has introduced a new and innovative screen grading module which has been specifically designed to bring together the key handli...

Key Technology announces the appointment of Richard Hebel to the position of Optical Product Marketing Manager. Hebel is responsible for planning and managing activities that support the development and sales of Key’s laser / camera sorting systems inc...