News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

April 08, 2015

España: Hacen pasar papas francesas viejas como si fueran frescas y andaluzas

La Unión de Pequeños Agricultores de Andalucía (UPA) hace esta advertencia a los consumidores del país.

April 06, 2015

Oerlemans Foods doubles Potato Processing Capacity

Oerlemans Foods, a Dutch producer of frozen potato and vegetable products is concentrating the processing of potatoes in Broekhuizenvorst and doubles its potato processing capacity.

March 31, 2015

Científicos hallan escudo para el tizón de la papa

Científicos encontraron un gen para ayudar a proteger las papas de una plaga que desató una devastadora hambruna en Irlanda en el siglo XIX.

March 30, 2015

New resistance gene against potato late blight identified

In this week 'Nature Plants', scientists from Wageningen University and The Sainsbury Laboratory report the identification of a resistance gene that enhances resistance against potato late blight from a South American wild relative of cultivated potatoes.

March 30, 2015

Dewulf and Miedema restructure German dealerships

Since the acquisition of Miedema by the Dewulf-group, both companies are busy restructuring their dealer network

Matthias Jeindl, CEO Insort with the award winning Sherlock Food Analyser

March 29, 2015

FoodTec Award in Gold for Insort 'Sherlock Food Analyser'

At the Anuga FoodTec trade fair from 24 to 27 March in Cologne, Insort presents the latest innovation in process monitoring for food production with its 'Sherlock food analyser'.

March 29, 2015

Potato Council publishes annual market intelligence report on GB potatoes

Late last week, the Potato Council published its annual GB Potatoes Market Intelligence report, wrapping up all key information about the GB potato market in order to inform decision-making and provide answers for common questions about the industry.

March 25, 2015

España: Pronostican una fuerte reducción de la superficie de cultivo este año

El Comité de patata de FEPEX reunido, ayer, en Madrid, analizó las previsiones de cultivo para la campaña de este año 2015, previendo una reducción media de la superficie cultivada en el conjunto de las regiones productoras del 20%.

Hof Trumann: Sorting brushed potatoes on farm with a TOMRA Halo

March 24, 2015

Hof Trumann: Sorting brushed potatoes on the family farm with a TOMRA Halo

The family business Hof Trumann has installed a Halo for the sorting of unwashed, brushed potatoes. Since the installation of this equipment there was an increase in efficiency, turnover and quality of the end product.

March 24, 2015

Gemiddelde uitbetalingsprijs AVEBE hoger dan vorig jaar

AVEBE betaalt gemiddeld 71 euro per ton aardappelen over de oogst van 2014. Dit is inclusief de prestatiecomponenten voor zetmeelgehalte, kwaliteit, levertijdstip en geleverd volume.

March 17, 2015

Tolsma-Grisnich acquires rights of Samro clod and stone separators

Tolsma-Grisnich recently acquired the rights for Samro clod and stone separators. The Swiss company has a long and successful history in this market. With this takeover, Tolsma-Grisnich is securing an important extension of their product range.

March 16, 2015

ARN de interferencia para combatir al escarabajo de la papa

Investigadores del Instituto Max Planck desarrollan papas resistentes al escarabajo de la papa usando la tecnología de ARN de interferencia.

March 15, 2015

Neiker Tecnalia detects Blue13 genotype of Phytophthora infestans in Spain

Scientists at the NEIKER-Tecnalia Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development have studied the genetic structure of Phytophthora infestans —responsible for potato blight—.

March 13, 2015

Potato Starch Manufacturer AVEBE completes campaign

This season's potato processing operation at starch manufacturer AVEBE has reached its conclusion. The final potatoes for the 2014-2015 campaign have been delivered in Ter Apelkanaal.

Investigadores españoles identifican la presencia de la raza Blue13 del patógeno causante del tizón tardío de la papa

March 12, 2015

Investigadores identifican en España la presencia de la raza Blue13 del patógeno causante del tizón tardío de la papa

Científicos del Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, NEIKER-Tecnalia han realizado el estudio de la estructura genética de Phytophthora infestans -causante del tizón tardío de la papa- y han identificado por primera vez en España la existencia del genotipo Blue13 (13_A2). El hallazgo es fruto de los resultados obtenidos en la tesis doctoral del ingeniero agrónomo Néstor Alor, presentada en la Universidad de Lleida y dirigida por el Dr. José Ignacio Ruiz de Galarreta.

March 09, 2015

Norway: excess table potatoes processed into starch

The Potato harvest in Norway in 2014 was large. The large surplus of potatoes for consumption now will be partly processed into starch.

Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) (Courtesy MPI, Afzal Khan)

March 08, 2015

Research: Fighting the Colorado Potato Beetle with RNA

Colorado potato beetles are a dreaded pest of potatoes all over the world. Now, scientists from the Max Planck Institutes of Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam-Golm and Chemical Ecology in Jena have shown that potato plants can be protected from herbivory using RNA interference (RNAi).

March 02, 2015

Guía de cultivo de la patata para fresco en Asturias (España)

Publicación del Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario (SERIDA) y la Consejería de Agroganadería y Recursos Autóctonos del Principado de Asturias. Autor: Guillermo García González de Lena (2014).