News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

June 22, 2012

British potato crops under pressure from ongoing erratic weather

Arable farmers in Britain are bracing themselves for a rough ride this summer as the unpredictable weather takes its toll on crops throughout Britain.

June 19, 2012

Slug monitoring at South East Potato Day in the UK

Monitoring and addressing slug control issues will be discussed at this year’s South East Potato Day to be held at Brookland Village Hall, Romney Marsh, Kent on June 27.

June 19, 2012

New UK 'Potato Ambassadors' line up for 2012

Potato Council has recruited an exciting new team of growers to act as ‘Potato Ambassadors’ and inspire the nation to eat more potatoes.

June 14, 2012

Fund launched to grow Irish potatoes in Africa

Irish agribusiness are being offered financial and political support to set up in Africa.

June 13, 2012

European agricultural policy goes down the tubers

The following is a commentary published this week in Nature, on the GMO situation in Europe, focused on potatoes:

June 06, 2012

Machine manufacturer Tummers Methodic shows innovations

On 10 and 11 May, processing equipment manufacturer Tummers Methodic from Hoogerheide successfully organised two open days. Hundreds of specialists from the food processing industry at home and abroad marvelled at the largest Hex Polisher in the world ...

June 05, 2012

New potato insecticide and fungicide in the pipeline for British growers

Bayer CropScience will have two new products available for potato growers in two to three years' time, subject to approval.

June 04, 2012

Wet weather heightens slug risk in British potato crops

British potato growers are being warned of a potential increase in slug numbers as soil temperatures rise sharply following the recent rainfall across parts of the UK.

June 04, 2012

Market led potato growers will maximise returns

Growers have been urged to think more about promotion and place to drive demand for differentiated potato products, instead of focusing on product and price.

June 01, 2012

Tuber blight added to Zampro DM fungicide label in the UK

The blight fungicide containing Initium and dimethomorph, Zampro DM, has had reduction of tuber blight incidence added to its label, in addition to the control of late foliar blight.

May 31, 2012

Better demand helps Britain's potato prices improve

Potato prices in Great Britain continue to rise as more new crop supplies come to the market.

May 31, 2012

Demonstrations and discussions at the West Midlands Potato Day in the UK

This year’s packed agenda at the Midlands Potato Day will include practical in-the-field discussions on topics such as soil compaction, fertiliser application and the opportunity to see the George Moat Tillerstar on the land.

International Potato Processing & Storage Convention 2012

May 31, 2012

IPPSC 2012 Update

With the 2012 International Potato Processing and Storage Convention just over a month away, more top-class speakers have been added to the programme to ensure the event will offer added value to delegates. Opening proceedings on the speaker programme...

May 29, 2012

Scottish potato seed exports at record high

Scottish seed potato exports are at record high, the Scottish Government’s Rural Affairs secretary Richard Lochhead has told delegates to the World Potato Congress in Edinburgh. Mr Lochhead revealed that with another month of the season still to go, e...

May 29, 2012

EU issues import permission for Serbian potato

Serbia can export potato to the EU again because the ban introduced back in 2000 has been lifted, which opens room for an increase in the local production, Branislav Gulan of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) told Tanjug. He explained that Serbia ...

May 28, 2012

Potatoes, PROUD not HUMBLE

Potatoes have a massive role to play globally. As well as delicious to eat in all their many forms, they are nutritious and address many of our food security and sustainability challenges, declared Potato Council chairman Allan Stevenson in his opening...

May 24, 2012

Marks & Spencer launches new potato variety Athlete

Marks &Spencer is launching a brand new, loose skinned new potato variety this summer called Athlete. The first small volumes of the new variety will be harvested in May this year, and will then be exclusively available in M&S stores nationwi...

May 22, 2012

Production of Belgian potato-processing sector continues to grow in 2011

The Belgian potato-processing industry continued to grow in 2011 for its entire product segment, as shown by the annual production data published by Belgapom, the Belgian federation of the potato trade and processing sector. This growth is above all tr...