News on The Potato Supply Chain

Documento del INTA escrito por Marcelo A. Huarte y Silvia B. Capezio, Docentes Investigadores. Asignatura Cultivo de Papa. Unidad Integrada Balcarce INTA- FCA UNMdP (2014).

Resumen de la ponencia que sobre el tema se presentó en el XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), celebrado en septiembre del 2014 en Bogotá.

Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, and DKHV, the German Potato Trading Association (Deutscher Kartoffelhandelsverband), are pleased to announce the dates for the annual Europatat Congress, that this year will take place in Düsseldorf (Germany) from 7 to 9 May 2015.

A esa conclusión llegaron los autores de este trabajo realizado en Perú, cuyos resultados fueron presentados en el el último congreso de la ALAP.

Over the last two years, Armenia’s potato exports have risen considerably and now exceed the countries potato import.

Production estimates in North-Western Europe, already known to be strong, have seen upwards revisions following the receipt of additional yield data - now exceeding 28Mt from a record 547,000ha.

The soil expertise found at Wageningen enjoys international recognition. So it is only fitting that numerous activities in 2015, the International Year of Soils, are to take place in Wageningen.

Fresh potato packer EarthFresh has held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to officially finalize their move to their new offices and production facilities in Burlington Ontario.

Unstable prices for agriculture have turned two British farmers into potato chip producers: Here is how childhood friends Rod Garnham and Ross Taylor established Corkers Crisps.

Levels of zebra chip, a crop disease in potatoes spread by potato psyllids and caused by the Liberibacter bacterium, were down signficiantly in the Pacific Northwest.

Effective immediately, new requirements are in place for exporting potatoes from Prince Edward Island (PEI) to the United States (U.S.).

The very high harvest yields and drop in fresh potato consumption will, EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH believes, be one of the dominant themes at this year’s Fruit Logistica, where you can visit the company in a completely revamped stand

Agrico will be participating in Fruit Logistica, held from Wednesday 4 until Friday 6 February in Berlin. At this leading international fair Agrico will present its worldwide choice in the fields of seed and table potatoes.

A former Potato Growers of Idaho executive director believes Idaho’s capacity to produce and pack potatoes has outgrown the market, at the expense of growers.

The ongoing campaign of protests and transport blockades by Bangladesh's second biggest political party, BNP, is taking its toll on public life and business activity, including potato farmers.

Australian families are playing an increasing role in consumer decisions to buy potatoes, according to the latest data from the Potato Tracker project.

The first production plant for French Fries in Uganda was commissioned last Friday and will provide opportunities for potato farmers in three countries: Uganda, Rwanda and Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Resumen de la ponencia que sobre el tema se presentó en el XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), celebrado en septiembre del 2014 en Bogotá.