News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

July 06, 2015

AHDB Potatoes provides first estimate of 2015 potato plantings in Great Britain

The first estimate of total potato plantings for the 2015 crop year in Great Britain from AHDB
Potatoes is 113,100 hectares. This is down 6.6% on the final 2014 planting figure of 121,100
ha

July 06, 2015

España: El cultivo de la papa continúa sin levantar cabeza por los bajos precios y la importación

La superficie sembraba en la Provincia de Córdoba ha caído en los últimos años hasta casi las 700 hectáreas, sobre todo de media estación

June 25, 2015

19 organizaciones europeas denuncian en el PE la falta de disponibilidad de productos para la protección de las plantas

En un encuentro celebrado esta semana en el Parlamento Europeo, las organizaciones representativas de la cadena alimentaria han mostrado su preocupación por la actual legislación de protección de las plantas y el impacto que ésta provoca en la cadena alimentaria.

June 19, 2015

Potato Crop update June 2015 - by Aviko

As the 2014 crop year is coming to an end, Dutch potato processor Aviko is taking a look at the 2015 potato crop

Impression of the Jaeren Region - Norway's Food Basket

June 18, 2015

Potato trouble in Norway

In Norway, farmers in the Jæren region, south of Stavanger, fear that their potato harvest is in danger, following unusually heavy rainfall this spring.

June 18, 2015

Potato Council now AHDB Potatoes

New branding and a proposed new way of working for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) was formally launched at the Cereals event in Lincolnshire earlier this month.

June 15, 2015

Former Tesco potato Supplier fails to fast-track legal action against supermarket

A former Irish potato supplier to supermarket giant Tesco has failed to have a legal action for alleged breach of contract and personal injuries entered into the fast track Commercial Court list.

España: La primera empresa distribuidora por Internet vendió cinco toneladas

June 11, 2015

España: La primera empresa distribuidora de papa por Internet vendió cinco toneladas

La primera empresa ourensana que comercializa papa (o patata) de A Limia por Internet a cualquier punto de España, Patatas Ama, cerró su primera campaña de actividad tras comercializar cinco toneladas de tubérculo, de las variedades agria y daifla.

Maris Piper (Courtesy: Potato Council Variety Database / SASA)

June 10, 2015

The Quest to Engineer the Perfect Potato

Researchers in the United Kingdom aim for a new commercial potato that resists many of the worst vulnerabilities of potato crops around the world.

June 10, 2015

Syngenta rejects second merger proposal Monsanto

Syngenta has rejected an updated merger proposal from Monsanto.

June 08, 2015

Reino Unido: Investigadores utilizan un proceso natural de las bacterias para transferir ADN a las papas y hacerlas megarresistentes

Esta papa (o patata) es el objetivo de un proyecto lanzado oficialmente esta semana por Jonathan Jones, uno de los más reconocidos expertos del mundo en la genética de enfermedades vegetales.

June 07, 2015

España: Crían insectos para tratar de frenar la polilla guatemalteca en la papa

Desde el Cabildo de Tenerife no descartan que se pudiese producir un aumento de la enfermedad en la presente cosecha, sobre todo si las temperaturas experimentan una subida.

June 07, 2015

Acrylamide in Food; Scientific Opinion provided by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its Scientific Opinion on Acrylamide in Food

May 28, 2015

Irrigation Best Practice Guide for potatoes published

To support UK Potato Growers in decisions regarding irrigation and water use, AHDB Potatoes (Potato Council) has published a best practice guide 'Irrigation and water use'.

Euroblight - a potato late blight network for Europe

May 26, 2015

Están disponibles las presentaciones del último taller de Euroblight

El evento se realizó en Brazov, Rumania, entre el 10 y 13 de mayo.

May 20, 2015

Purple: Are you familiar with truffle potatoes?

Belgian Potato Supplier Pomuni offers purple potatoes for years, but they are still unfamiliar to many. Pomuni brings purple potatoes in two flavours: Bergerac and Vitelotte.

May 20, 2015

Educating the Next Generation of Potato Industry Innovators in the United Kingdom

AHDB Potatoes launched its first ever ‘Next Generation’ programme, a series of 9 business and technical days that - for a selected few - will provide exposure to the whole supply chain.

May 14, 2015

Value of HZPC certificate increases with the maximum 10 percent

The value of the certificate of HZPC Holland B.V., world leader in potato breeding and seed potato export, is determined on € 113.15 after the Stock trading day 2015.