News on The Potato Supply Chain

La cooperación agrícola coreana en el país y el IDIAF presentaron alternativas tecnológicas sostenibles para elevar la productividad y reducir los costos de producción del cultivo.

United Potato Growers of Canada has released an update on the potato crop in the various provinces of Canada.

A través de talleres, el Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego (MINAGRI) quiere que los agricultores de la región de Junín mejoren la calidad y rentabilidad de sus cultivos.

RMA Techniek has combined their capabilities in robotics, smart engineering and experience in the potato processing industry in a unique way: the company has specialized in the automated quality assessment of potatoes and shows its progress at Interpom.

Earlier this month, Breeders Trust - an organisation looking after the interest of a.o. potato breeders - revealed a major fraud, concerning the switching of at least 200 tons of potatoes meant for consumption, to seed potatoes

El secretario general de la Alianza Frutihortícola del Paraguay indicó que si las autoridades no atajan esos cargamentos, la situación tendrá repercusión negativa en la producción nacional.

The Caribou Russet, a potato variety developed by the University of Maine and available since 2016, sees an increasing market

Interpom 2018 will be an edition of 'firsts' for Potato Cultivation Equipment Supplier Dewulf

ENGIE Refrigeration has developed a storage system based entirely on mechanical refrigeration, which allows maintaining the same storage conditions throughout the year.

Potato Storage Specialist Tolsma-Grisnich will reveal the RevolutionAIR at the Interpom | Primeur 2018 on November 25, at noon. The company also highlights its compact refrigeration unit – the QCC45

McCain Foods (Canada) announced Bailey Farms as 2017 Crop Year Champion Potato Grower for the McCain Manitoba plants during the annual Growers’ Appreciation Banquet.

Agricultural Equipment manufacturer Grimme presents the EVO 290, the first bunker harvester with Airsep separation system at Interpom | Primeurs

Manitoba, the second largest potato growing province in Canada, has a potato shortage as 8 percent of its acreage goes unharvested.

Potato company HZPC has named Dr. Marie Rasochová (80) as Potato Woman of the Year 2018. She is a great promotor of potatoes in the Czech Republic.

During the annual potato variety show at Agrico the topic of discussion was not limited to unique varieties on display. The impact of the excessive heat and drought this season on the seed potato market was also a hot topic.

REMA Environmental Machinery BV has developed a 48 Volt fully electrically driven haulm puller / root cutter for mechanical potato haulm (foliage) destruction in (seed) potatoes.

Plant protection products should end up where they belong. Drift must be reduced to maximum. To help growers in a good application, Syngenta has developed the action 'Go Low - Go Slow - Get covered'.

Leading vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, Tong Engineering, is once again exhibiting at the UK’s largest farm machinery show LAMMA, on stand 8.600 in Hall 8.