News on The Potato Supply Chain from the Americas

Idaho potato farmers are likely to pay more to grow spuds this year than in 2008, despite the recent drop in diesel and nitrogen fertilizer prices."My guess is that the overall cost increase will be somewhere between zero and 5 percent,"said ...

Bell Flavors and Fragrances has introduced a new sodium-reducing flavor technology for use in meats, snacks, condiments and soups, which it claims mimics the flavor of salt without its negative health impacts. ReduxSo is a natural flavor system based o...

Un nuevo estudio sugiere que una sustancia química potencialmente cancerígena presente en algunos alimentos ricos en carbohidratos no elevaría el riesgo de desarrollar tumores mamarios. La sustancia, llamada acrilamida, ganó notoriedad hace varios año...

In sharp contrast to most other sectors, agricultural machinery manufacturers remain positive about 2009. Already, farm debt-to-asset ratios are at an all-time low while farms continue to invest in equipment. Everyone has been cutting back on expen...

Un nuevo estudio realizado en Polonia sobre los efectos sobre la salud de la acrilamida en los alimentos indica que podría aumentar el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular, lo que refuerza la idea de que los alimentos que tengan un alto contenido en est...

Lamb Weston, a division of Con-Agra Foods, has decided to grow a larger share of its own potatoes this year through joint ventures or custom-farming arrangements, according to industry officials in Idaho.The move away from traditional contracts with in...

Fourth quarter 2008 consumer food spending met its steepest decline in more than half a century, according to data from Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Spending on food at retail and restaurants fell 3.7% from the previous quarter, w...

The Supreme Court of Canada has handed victory to a group of New Brunswick potato farmers by refusing to hear an appeal from the federal government. The decision made Feb. 19 ends a 15-year legal battle between about 180 New Brunswick potato farmers ...

Worries that Canadians might be inadvertently ingesting too much cancer-causing acrylamide from French fries, potato chips and other processed foods has prompted Health Canada to recommend adding the chemical to the country's toxic substances list. Ac...

Washington State Potato Farmers agreed to modifications in the 2009 potato contracts with potato processing companies Simplot and Lamb Weston.Processing Companies agreed in September to give Northwest potato growers a hefty raise on their 2009 pre-seas...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) today issued a consumer advisory for certain refrigerated potato products after testing conducted by the MDA laboratory discovered a sample of Simply Potatoes Southwest Style Hash Browns containing Listeri...

Yvan Pelletier and Helen Tai hope you'll never look at a potato the same way again.   The agricultural scientists, who are co-leading a network to help expand the potato industry, are working to unleash the full potential of the humble tuber and creat...

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Anyway you slice it, dice it, mash it or fry it, a new survey by the Idaho Potato Commission reveals American's favorite vegetable is the potato. And, despite February being Potato Lover's Month, growers are worried they won't break even on this year's...

The storage of potatoes has come a long way over the past few decades. Remember the old potato houses with cement floors, big wood burning furnaces and poor ventilation? Today tubers are stored in high-tech buildings boasting two-stage ventilation sys...

It was about a year ago that Six L’s Packing Co. Inc., Immokalee, Fla., announced it was entering the spring potato deal. Now the company is ready to launch a new line of fresh Florida potatoes.According to a news release from the company, Six L’s will...

According to a survey on table potatoes carried out by Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC), consumers want to see the potatoes in the store. This means they want them in transparent packaging, but at the same time they don't want farmers to use pl...

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board has found a new General Manager to lead the organization. Greg Donald will take on the senior role with the Board, effective Monday, February 16th.  Board Chairman Boyd Rose made the official announcement.