News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

January 27, 2012

España: El ICIA diseña un tratamiento que elimina en un 96% la Polilla Guatemalteca de la papa

Investigadores del Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA)-organismo autónomo adscrito a la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Aguas del Gobierno de Canarias-, en colaboración con la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) y el Cabildo d...

January 27, 2012

Canarias diseña un tratamiento que elimina en un 96% la Polilla Guatemalteca de la papa

Investigadores del Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA)-organismo autónomo adscrito a la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Aguas del Gobierno de Canarias-, en colaboración con la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) y el Cabildo d...

January 26, 2012

Comber spuds get European protected status

Comber early potatoes have been granted protected geographical indication(PGI) status under European law.

January 26, 2012

Water not the only factor in reducing size of British potato crops

Andrew Williams of root crop specialists Home Farm, Nacton, near Ipswich, reckons the business will be reducing its potato planted acreage this season by about 10 per cent.

January 19, 2012

Vales Sovereign now available on the open market for Scottish potato growers

For the first time, leading potato supplier Greenvale AP is making a limited amount of its seed potato variety, the Vales Sovereign, available on the open market to Scottish potato farmers.

January 19, 2012

EU research to prove the benefits of food fibers for immune system

Food fibres are considered as beneficial for our immune system. However ‘considered’ is not good enough;the European guard dog EFSA needs sound scientific evidence based on effects on healthy human people before health claims for these compounds are ap...

January 18, 2012

Pesticide rules tighten the screw for Scots potato producers

Scottish arable farmers who have up until now had a range of pesticides to deal with crop disease and pest problems now have greatly reduced resources as a result of European Union legislation.

January 17, 2012

France to step up promotion of export potatoes says CNIPT president

France must be able to keep its position as EU’ largest potatoes exporter. This year the country will have to market over one million tons of potatoes.

January 17, 2012

Un tercio de las cosechas de Canarias peligran por la sequía

Los agricultores canarios advierten de que los cultivos de secano –los que dependen expresamente de la lluvia para su riego– peligran si persiste la sequía en las próximas tres semanas.

January 17, 2012

Exports thriving for Scottish seed potato growers

Although other parts of the potato industry are in the doldrums, with lower returns than last year and much higher rejection percentages on account of the wet summer and lifting season, Scottish seed potato growers are busy exporting.

January 17, 2012

Raming Britse aardappelproductie naar beneden bijgesteld

De schattingen voor de Britse aardappelproductie in het seizoen 2011/12 zijn naar beneden bijgesteld

January 16, 2012

BASF moves unit to US after Europe rebuffs scientific potato

BASF SE, the maker of the Amflora scientific potato, is moving the plant-science unit that genetically modifies crops to the U.S. from Germany after European consumers resisted the technology.

January 16, 2012

Retailers in Ireland warned to address potato sector crisis

Ahead of an emergency meeting in the Irish Farm Centre to address the crisis in the potato sector, IFA President John Bryan said growers are facing wipeout as retailers and packers pocket up to 80% of the final consumer price and farmers go broke.

January 16, 2012

BASF stops development of GM Potatoes

BASF announced today that it is concentrating its plant biotechnology activities on the main markets in North and South America. Development and commercialization of all products targeted solely at cultivation in the European market (potatoes!) will be...

January 16, 2012

Veel aardappelen richting tweede soort of voor de verwerking tot biogas of zetmeel

De laatste maanden zijn er in Duitsland bijzonder veel aardappelen afgezet met als stempel tweede soort of voor de verwerking tot biogas of zetmeel. Dit komt door de grote Duitse aardappeloogst.

January 16, 2012

British potato growers urged to reconnect with schools

The British potato industry is being encouraged to get behind two educational projects from Potato Council, to ensure that potatoes continue to feature in the daily lives of the nation. Grow Your Own Potatoes is now in its eighth year.

January 16, 2012

BASF renuncia a desarrollar y comercializar transgénicos en Europa por el rechazo social

La empresa química alemana BASF ha anunciado este lunes que renuncia a desarrollar y comercializar en Europa organismos genéticamente modificados, entre ellos la polémica patata transgénica 'Amflora', debido al fuerte rechazo social en la mayoría de Es...