News on The Potato Supply Chain

September 26, 2011

Record hoeveelheid aardappelen verwerkt voor augustus

De Nederlandse aardappelverwerkers draaien al vroeg in het seizoen op volle toeren. Volgens de laatste cijfers van het Potato Info Centre toegankelijk via de website van de Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO) werd in augustus maar liefst 338.500 to...
September 26, 2011

Potato Storage Research Facility ceremoniously handed over to University Wisconsin

Today, the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) has ceremoniously “handed over the keys” of the Potato and Vegetable Storage Research Facility (SRF) to the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW). The ceremony gives the WPVGA a cha...
Fire destroys Lone Wolf Farms potato packing facility in Minto, ND
September 26, 2011

Fire destroys Lone Wolf Farms potato packing facility in Minto, ND

The Lone Wolf Farms potato packing plant in Minto, ND is considered a total loss after a fire Sunday. The Minto Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze at the Lone Wolf Farms washplant around noon. No injuries were reported from the blaze. T...
September 26, 2011

Irrigation of potato crop a key topic at East of England Potato Day

Irrigate with the right amount of water, at the right time, in the right place, growers were urged by Dr Jerry Knox at the well-attended Potato Council East of England day (September 1, Tuddenham, Bury St Edmunds). Improved water efficiency may not ne...
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September 26, 2011

Tong Peal launches new side eject box tipper

To ensure efficient, robust and reliable box tipping, Tong Peal, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of handling and sorting equipment for the vegetable handling industry, has introduced a new side eject box tipper.
September 25, 2011

Start export pootaardappels blijft nog even spannend

Aardappelhandelshuizen HZPC uit Joure en Agrico uit Emmeloord hebben tot nu toe geen duidelijkheid over de mogelijkheden om ook dit najaar pootaardappelen aan landen in Noord-Afrika te kunnen leveren. In verschillende landen in deze regio heeft in het ...
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 Bintje
September 25, 2011

Amerika leert aardappel achter Belgische frieten kennen

In een land dat een gemeenschappelijke taal ontbeert, kunnen Belgische frieten uitgroeien tot een nationaal symbool. Zo begint de gerenomeerde krant The Wall Street Journal een verhaal over Bintje, de aardappelvariëteit achter het succes van de Belgi...
 Belgapom notering Bintje
September 25, 2011

Belgapom prijs zakt naar € 40,00 / ton

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...
 Idaho Potato Field Force
September 24, 2011

Idaho Potato Commission Recognized for its Retail Ad Campaign by Produce Business Magazine

The Idaho Potato Commission's (IPC) popular comic book themed Retail advertising campaign was the recipient of Produce Business' 23rd Annual Marketing Excellence Award for the fourth consecutive year. This action-packed campaign, delivered both as ad...
Fabula potato crop looks promising on Prince Edward Island
September 24, 2011

Fabula potato crop looks promising on Prince Edward Island

The Fabula fields of Cameron Farms, Hampton, Prince Edward Island show good yields with excellent quality. The yellow-fleshed potato, Fabula, has made a splash in the potato marketplace. Although different from Yukon Gold, it is starting to gain a fo...
 Agritechnica 2011
September 24, 2011

Agritechnica 2011: Agriculture is future

The international exhibition for agricultural machinery and equipment Agritechnica 2011, being held from 15 to 19 November 2011 (Preview days on 13 and 14 November) at the Exhibition Grounds in Hanover, has displayed a hitherto unrivalled appeal for ma...
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September 24, 2011

Agritechnica 2011: La agricultura es el futuro

Más de 2.000 expositores de 45 países ya inscritos – La principal exposición mundial de técnica agrícola – Nuevo concepto de distribución según la especialidad - Programa técnico internacional (DLG). Actualmente y según datos de los organizadores de l...
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September 23, 2011

Norway needs to import potatoes for potato chips production

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September 23, 2011

Potato companies sign potato breeding deal with Mylnefield Research Service

Two Potato companies - Taylor Food Group and QV Foods - have signed a five year deal with the James Hutton Institute's Mylnefield Research Service (MRS) subsidiary to continue a potato breeding programme that originally started in 2005. Taylor Food Gr...
September 23, 2011

New formula to calculate potato selling price applied in PEI

Trends in potato prices are key indicators for potato farmers to keep track of. But average potato price trends can be calculated in a number of different ways. PEI now has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to adopt two new measures - fresh weig...
September 22, 2011

Aardappeloogst Nederland halverwege

Aardappeloogsten zijn ongeveer halverwege. De waterproblematiek valt grosso modo mee, behalve de vertraging die het oplevert. De oogst van pootaardappelen is in het Noorden minder ver dan in de rest van het land. Agrico-directeur Jan van Hoogen schat ...
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September 22, 2011

Yum Brands Sells A&W, Long John Silver’s

Yum! Brands Inc. agreed to sell its Long John Silver’s restaurants to LJS Partners LLC and the A&W All-American Food chain to A Great American Brand LLC for undisclosed prices as it focuses on expanding in China. Definitive agreements have been re...
Meer kans op schilbrand in consumptieaardappelen
September 21, 2011

Meer kans op schilbrand in consumptieaardappelen

Door het droge voorjaar is de knolzetting matig en de maatsortering dit jaar grof. Grote aardappelen beschadigen sneller tijdens het rooien, waardoor het risico op schilbrand groter is. Schilbrand wordt veroorzaakt door chloor-profam. Deze werkzame st...

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