News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

 Agrico
February 28, 2012

Agrico rondt regeling fritestelers af

De ledenraad van aardappelcoöperatie Agrico heeft een definitieve regeling aangenomen voor de 120 telers die tot vorig jaar fritesaardappelen leverden. Agrico droeg per 1 december de handel in fritesaardappelen over aan Aviko Potato. Dit zette bij ee...
 Branston's green forklift trucks
February 28, 2012

Potato company Branston buys fleet of green forklift trucks

UK Potato firm Branston has bought a fleet of green forklift trucks to tackle emissions. Branston's nine hybrid vehicles will produce 60 per cent less carbon dioxide and use 20 per cent less fuel than alternatives. The RX 70 trucks are run on diesel ...
Food BRC certificated
February 27, 2012

Potato Packing Plant Preva Produce acquires top accreditation

The Norfolk potato industry now has its first British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety accredited potato packing facility. This is a unique achievement within the County and is a major step forward in putting more Norfolk grown ...
Potato Store design: the Dutch, the American or the British way?
February 27, 2012

Potato Store design: the Dutch, the American or the British way?

Potato store operators must ensure they specify both airflow and air pressure when planning new stores, says Ray Andrews, from crop storage specialists Crop Systems Limited.
 Louis Beemsterboer
February 27, 2012

Aardappelareaal heeft weinig invloed op productie

Het aardappelareaal heeft weinig invloed op de totale productie. De opbrengst per hectare heeft een veel grotere effect. Dat fluctueert meer door de jaren heen dan het areaal, zegt voorzitter Louis Beemsterboer van de Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw (VTA)....
 Nederlandse Akkerbouw Vakbond (NAV)
February 27, 2012

‘Ketensamenwerking beter dan vrije handel’

Akkerbouwers zijn meer gebaat bij verticale ketensamenwerking dan bij vrije handel. Dat zei directeur Dick Zelhorst van aardappelverwerker Aviko tijdens een bijeenkomst van de Nederlandse Akkerbouw Vakbond (NAV). Het is voor de industrie belangrijk da...
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 Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw
February 27, 2012

VTA: aardappelvoorraad Februari 2012

De Verenigde Telers Akerboud (VTA) inventariseert jaarlijks in november, februari en april de aardappelvoorraad onder een vaste representatieve groep van haar leden. Onlangs is de tweede voorraadinventarisatie uitgevoerd voor de opgeslagen aardappelen ...
 Productschap akkerbouw
February 27, 2012

AGRIPRINS aardappelprijsinformatiesysteem van start

AGRIPRINS, een nieuw informatiesysteem voor de transactie prijzen van aardappelen in Nederland is van start. Vanaf februari 2012 test een groep van 250 consumptieaardappeltelers gedurende een heel jaar het online aardappelprijsinformatiesysteem.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
February 26, 2012

EFSA: no adverse effects of cultivation GM Amflora potato

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion on the Post-Market Environmental Monitoring (PMEM) report for the 2010 cultivation season of the genetically modified Amflora potato.
February 24, 2012

BAI Opbrengst en Voorraadmeting aardappelen, 15 februari 2012

Bureau Aardappelmarkt Informatie (BAI) van het PA heeft een telefonische opbrengst- en voorraadmeting enquête gehouden onder consumptieaardappeltelers. De ondervraagden zijn aselect getrokken uit het bestand van de landbouwtelling: alle relevante aarda...
 Belgapom notering 24 februari 2012
February 24, 2012

Belgapom notering licht gezakt naar € 37,50/ton

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. Voor...
February 23, 2012

Portugal: Potato and cabbage cultivations destroyed by frosts and drought

Hundreds of hectares of potato and cabbage production are partially destroyed by the lack of water and the frosts in western Portugal, where farmers are still calculating the damage, as reported last Friday by the West Professional Horticulture Associa...
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Greenvale AP
February 22, 2012

Greenvale AP invests £1.7million to reduce water usage

Leading UK potato supplier Greenvale AP is on target to reduce its water usage by 100 million litres a year after rolling out its revolutionary Cascade eco root vegetable washing system to its Floods Ferry site in Cambridgeshire at a cost £1.7 million.
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February 22, 2012

Potato Council: Final call for new potato ambassadors

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February 21, 2012

French Potato Packer orders Herbert Engineering washline

Ets Gourgues, french potato, packers now wash their potatoes on a recently completed Herbert Engineering washline. The French potato packers are based near Bordeaux, producing approximately supplying 20,000 – 25,000 tons of premium quality potatoes e...
February 20, 2012

Potato Promotions Group to encourage Irish Consumers to eat potatoes

In Ireland, a Potato Promotions Group is to be established to plan and implement a major marketing initiative over the next three to five years, which will address consumer perceptions about potatoes and drive demand. New research shows that almost tw...

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