News on The Potato Supply Chain from the United States

September 18, 2010

NPD: Visits to US Restaurants Decline in Spring for Eighth Consecutive Quarter, But Rate of Decline Slows

The effects of a lingering recession continued to keep visits to U.S. restaurants down for the eighth consecutive quarter this past spring, but the rate of decline eased over the same quarter a year ago, according to The NPD Group, a leading market re...

September 17, 2010

Bloomberg: P&G said to have rejected Pringles, Diamond merger

Bloomberg: Procter &Gamble Co. was in talks to merge its Pringles unit with Diamond Foods Inc. before halting negotiations last month on concern about the deal’s structure, according to people with direct knowledge of the discussions.

September 13, 2010

Colorado’s fresh potato industry set for rebound

The fast-approaching 2010-11 potato season in the San Luis Valley of Colorado could be the antidote for the lingering headaches grower-shippers have been suffering in the wake of the 2009-10 deal.

September 13, 2010

Hungry Jack & Celebrity Chef Adam Gertler Challenge Americans to Put Down the Shopping List & 'Use up the Box'

Who says a box of pancake mix can only make pancakes?

September 13, 2010

Idaho 2009 potato crop revised up

Final disposition numbers show Idaho’s 2009 potato crop totalling 133 million cwt, an increase of 1.1 percent from earlier estimates.

September 08, 2010

USDA sees better prices for this fall's potato crop

Harvested area for fall-season potatoes is forecast by the USDA to be down four percent from 2009.

September 04, 2010

STORECAST will be the name for Pest Pros Inc Storage Potato Disease Risk Indexing system

Pest Pros Inc has been granted a trade mark for its Storage Potato Disease Risk Indexing system to be known as STORECAST.The system is the first of its kind potato storage disease and inventory management tool.

September 02, 2010

New PMN webcast: The Changing face of Potato Virus Y

"Focus on Potato"of the Plant Management Network has published a new webscast: The Changing Face of Potato Virus Yby Dr. Stewart Gray of USDA-ARS

September 01, 2010

More organics ending up in the basket

Organic foods are making a larger impact in consumers’ shopping choices in 2010, according to the results of Whole Foods Market’s annual Food Shopping Trends Tracker survey, conducted online in June by Harris Interactive.

September 01, 2010

El CIP acaba de publicar en ingles un manual técnico sobre tizón tardío

El desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías ha permitido a los especialistas un mejor entendimiento de la biología del Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary. Sin embargo, mucha de esta información se presenta de forma fragmentada o en publicaciones que a vece...

August 31, 2010

Working on a potato future for the Mon-Dak region

Chuck Stadick doesn’t want to predict the agricultural future of the Mon-Dak region — the northwest North Dakota and northeast Montana region.“No, we want to make the future,” says Stadick, who is one of the key experts the area has been counting on to...

August 25, 2010

United States Potato Board publishes 2010 eating trends report

The United States Potato Board presents the 2010 National Eating Trends Report. The objective of this report is to track and examine in-home potato consumption trends. Data for this report is obtained from the NPD Group’s National Eating Trend...

August 25, 2010

The Global Staying Power of Private Label

Shoppers around the world took many steps to stretch their budgets during the recession such as eating at home more frequently or cutting back on vacations. While improving economies may prompt consumers to return to restaurants or take a vacation, o...

August 25, 2010

AldiCarb: EPA and Bayer Cropscience reach agreement to terminate all uses

EPA and Bayer CropScience, the manufacturer, have reached an agreement to end use of the pesticide aldicarb in the United States.

August 25, 2010

Minnesota and North Dakota Potato harvest ahead of schedule

Normal temperatures and below average precipitation allowed producers in Minnesota to make steady harvest progress

August 25, 2010

Mexican Frozen Potato Tariff for US Products Reduced but Not Eliminated

August 24, 2010

Gold Dust Potato Processors, Inc. Host 10th Annual Open House Field Day

Gold Dust Potato Processors and Walker Brothers welcomed customers, vendors and guests to their 10th Annual Open House Field Day.

August 24, 2010

FDA releases guidance on federal menu labeling requirements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released two documents that outline steps to help chain restaurants comply with new federal nutrition labeling requirements. “One of the most important things we can do when it comes to the nation’s health i...