News on The Potato Supply Chain

 USDA
April 15, 2011

US Potato Stocks Down 18 Percent From April 2010

The 13 major potato States held 106 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2011, down 18 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 30 percent of the 2010 fall storage States' production, four percentage points below April 1, 2010.
 Western potatoes
April 15, 2011

Western Potatoes: introducing new varieties requires a long term strategic commitment of farmers

Some Western Australian potato growers feel they are not getting enough support from their marketing body Western Potatoes to help them get new varieties onto the market.
April 15, 2011

Michigan State University Extension issues late blight update

 Avebe
April 15, 2011

AVEBE en BASF versterken research samenwerking GM aardappelen

BASF Plant Science verkrijgt de genetisch gemodificeerde amylopectine zetmeelaardappel Modena in eigendom.
April 15, 2011

Protocol voor aardappelexport naar Rusland vastgesteld

Afgelopen vrijdag is het protocol uitgewerkt voor de export naar Rusland en goedgekeurd door de verschillende instanties.
 Rungis
April 15, 2011

Rungis: primeur aardappel Sirtema beschikbaar, nog even wachten op La Bonotte

Bij Rungis is nog even wachten op het geliefde en zeldzame aardappeltje La Bonnotte de Noirmoutier, die alleen in mei beschikbaar is.
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Aardappeloogst 2011 Vlaanderen: 5% stijging areaal, minder Bintje (PCA enquete)
April 15, 2011

Aardappeloogst 2011 Vlaanderen: 5% stijging areaal, minder Bintje (PCA enquete)

Begin april lieten 125 PCA-leden weten welk aardappelareaal en welke rassen ze telen in 2011. Dezelfde telers gaven ook in 2010 hun areaal en rassenpakket door. Met deze gegevens kan een schatting gemaakt worden van het aardappelareaal 2011 en kan een...
 pakje frites
April 15, 2011

Belgie: De prijs van friet blijft stijgen

Sinds 1976 is de prijs van een pakje friet (in de frituur) in Belgie met meer dan 300% gestegen. In september 2010 waarschuwde het OIVO de consumenten al dat de stijging van de aardappelprijs waarschijnlijk zou leiden tot een stijging van de prijs van...
 Cultivadores de papa (Centro Internacional de la Papa)
April 14, 2011

Las variedades resistentes hacen la diferencia entre tener suficiente para comer - o no

Las lluvias excesivas y una mayor presencia de la enfermedad del tizón tardío desolaron al departamento peruano de Cusco durante los meses de enero y febrero de 2010. La seguridad alimentaria de las comunidades en la provincia de Paucartambo se mantuvo...
Bintje nog niet ten dode opgeschreven
April 14, 2011

Bintje nog niet ten dode opgeschreven

Aardappelras Bintje moet bij de consumptieteelt in België steeds meer terrein prijsgeven.
 Potato farmers in Peru (International Potato Center)
April 14, 2011

Resistant potato varieties make the difference between having enough to eat or not

Excessive rains and an increased presence of late blight disease devastated the Cusco region of Peru in January-February 2010, which was declared a national emergency area.
 Colin Powell
April 14, 2011

Colin Powell to keynote NRA Show 2011

General Colin L. Powell (Ret.) will share insights into global events, and the impact those changes and issues will have in the United States and abroad, at the National Restaurant Association’s annual trade show next month.
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April 11, 2011

United States Potato Board 2011 Attitude And Usage Study Now Available!

Every year in January, the United States Potato Board (USPB) commissions a national online survey of 1,000+ US female primary food shoppers to track current potato attitudes and use in US households, and especially among our media target market.
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