News on The Potato Supply Chain

Het aardappelareaal in de VS en Canada groeit dit jaar met 4,8 procent naar 579.000 hectare. Vorig jaar is in Noord-Amerika 556.000 hectare aardappelen geteeld, meldt het Bureau Aardappelmarkt Informatie (BAI) van het Productschap Akkerbouw. In de VS ...

Weeks without rain combined with recent extreme heat have taken a toll on crops in the Grand River area (Ontario) and some will be in danger, said Sandra Vos, president of the Brant County Federation of Agriculture. "A lot of us are quite worried...

Allan Parker, presidente del Congreso Mundial de la Papa, a realizarse en Edimburgo, Escocia, entre el 27-30 mayo de 2012, anunció hoy la intención de apoyar económicamente hasta cuatro delegados al evento. La organización proveerá 1,000.00 dólares ca...

In het midden van die Hoeksche aardappelakkers ligt boerderij Doelwyck. Uit 1627 stamt het gebouw. Shaula Tak en haar man Matthijs werken er nu elf jaar, waarvan acht biologisch. De twee hebben, na een carrière in de financiële dienstverlening, het bed...

Delegates to the 8th World Potato Congress, from developing and transitional countries, may qualify for financial support from World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC Inc). Allan Parker, President of WPC Inc, said today he is extremely pleased to announce WP...

A family-owned Pembrokeshire farm is to supply Maris Peer potatoes to Marks &Spencer stores across Wales. Last week, the 40-strong Yorkshire pea growers group, Swaythorpe Growers, signed a similar deal with Tesco. Under the M&S arrangement, J...

Yahoo’s “Shine” is one of the most popular women’s lifestyle websites, offering information and advice on everything from food to health and beauty to finances, as well as a community interaction. Potatoes are often featured in a bright spotlight, as t...

La serie Enfoque en la papa de la Red de Manejo de Plantas (PMN, por sus siglas en inglés) acaba de publicar en inglés un webcast titulado Manejo práctico la sarna polvorienta de la papa. El webcast es presentado por Robert D. Davidson, Ph.D., Profes...

Hoewel het flink geregend had, konden de telers afgelopen donderdag onder droge omstandigheden (binnen, zie foto) de resultaten van de pootgoed rassen van het demonstratieveld van EUROPLANT beoordelen. Sinds 2004 jaar is EUROPLANT actief in Nederland...

Toronto-based EarthFresh Foods Inc. announced Wednesday plans to spend $5.5 million on a new potato washing and packaging plant. The project will see 80 current jobs moved with another 20 to be added as production hits full stride. The Ontario governm...

"Focus on Potato"of the Plant Management Network has published a new webcast:Practical Management of Powdery Scab   by Robert D. Davidson, Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Colorado State University Fort Colli...

Hasta el 15 de septiembre se recibirán propuestas que tengan una orientación productiva y comercial. Para mayores informaciones, se realizarán charlas en diversas regiones del país. La Fundación para la Innovación Agraria (FIA), del Ministerio de Agri...

The family of New Brunswick farmer Henk Tepper, who is languishing in a Lebanese jail, won a short reprieve for the family farm in an Edmundston courtroom Monday. A judge of the Court of Queen's Bench granted an extension to creditor protection until ...

The combination of high temperatures and high water levels is causing concern for potato growers. "Farmers are right now moving into irrigation mode,"explains Brian Wilson, potato specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. "With the hot weat...

The Belgium Potato supplier Potato Masters have been completely in their new potato season for a few weeks now. "The old ones were finished quicker than expected."According to Joost Blanckaert Sr. prices are 'normal' at the moment for the tim...

De Belgapomprijs voor vroege aardappelen is de meest gehanteerde prijs waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor machinegerooide aardappelen van vroege rassen voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt.

Una multinacional de alimentos y un gremio agricultor se unen para incentivar el consumo de papa en el país, a través de campañas publicitarias que impulsan los beneficios nutricionales y las diversas formas de preparación de este alimento. Más de 90....

Utilizando el formato que ofrece Storify, el último número del Boletín de la Papa reune el material audiovisual y periodístico de varios temas de actualidad relacionados con el cultivo de la papa a nivel regional. Entre estos se destacan la realización...