News on Potatoes for processing from Europe

October 29, 2024

Francia: 30 mil hectáreas nuevas para las nuevas fabricas

Grandes jugadores están invirtiendo en desarrollos industriales en Francia. Los productores de patatas deberán estar a la altura de la circunstancias para cumplir con la creciente demanda de materia prima.

October 26, 2024

Starch Potato Campaign Royal Avebe in Full Swing

Royal Avebe's starch potato campaign is in full swing. The initial results show good quality of the starch potatoes delivered.

Schaap Holland: NAO pavilion at Potato Europe in France is a magnet that brings potato professionals together

September 11, 2024

Schaap Holland: NAO pavilion at PotatoEurope is a magnet that brings potato professionals together

Schaap Holland is a distinguished participant in the NAO pavilion at Potato Europe. The pavilion serves as the perfect platform for Schaap Holland to showcase its expertise and connect with other professionals in the potato industry.

Tanya Leonard, General Manager at Branston's Lincoln site

August 29, 2024

UK Potato company Branston appoints Tanya Leonard as General Manager at its Lincoln site

Branston, one of the UK’s leading potato suppliers, has appointed a new general manager at its Lincoln site as part of its ambitious growth plans.

Jeremy Barraclough, Director of Operations at Biofresh Safestore

June 15, 2024

Storeguard sprout inhibitor now available to the UK Potato Industry

The UK's exclusive distributor of a new method of maintaining the fry colour of potatoes stored in ethylene-applied stores is preparing for its first full season.

May 21, 2024

España: dificultad para comercializar la cosecha de las Islas Canarias

Los productores de las Islas Canarias no pueden competir con las importaciones provenientes de Egipto.

Ante la creciente escasez de suministro de semillas, la cooperativa UDAPA tiene previsto impulsar su línea de producción propia de patata de siembra certificada que lleva dando servicio a sus socios 16 años.

May 13, 2024

España: crecimiento en la producción demanda nuevos esquemas de suministro de semilla

La cantidad de hectáreas de producción en España deberá duplicarse en el futuro cercano, realidad que parece incompatible con los problemas de suministro de semilla.

April 18, 2024

Spain: notable merger to take the potato sector by storm

Hijolusa, Agricola Villena and Natuber will now be know as "Somos Hijolusa", a new company with the reach and means to shake the spanish horticultural landscape.

Patatas Meléndez moderniza su almacén de patatas frescas en Medina del Campo

March 26, 2024

España: sinergia entre Patatas Melendez y Mecalux

La empresa líder en producción para el mercado fresco en asociación con la tecnológica Mecalux, unen fuerzas para llevar los procesos de gestión y logística al siglo XXI.

March 15, 2024

Sackett Ranch meets the high standards of the United States' most popular potato chip brand by using TOMRA Sorters

The Sackett family has been growing potatoes in Michigan for six generations since first planting 20 acres of the crop in 1905.

March 08, 2024

The Netherlands: supply problems for potato processors and historically high prices

Demand for EU potato supplies remains strong, but supplies are tightening.

El sector de la patata apuesta por la calidad desde el origen hasta el consumidor

November 17, 2023

España: Castilla y León a la vanguardia de la producción nacional

En España, Castilla y León, la comunidad dominante en materia de patatas y responsable por un 40% de la producción nacional, apuesta por una integración vertical para garantizar la calidad de su producto.

Wayne Mansfield Mash production manager at Branston

October 19, 2023

UK potato supplier Branston to open state-of-the-art facility for mashed potato spring 2024

United Kingdom potato supplier Branston has announced it is opening a mashed potato facility to produce and supply leading UK supermarkets with the prepared family favourite starting in spring 2024.

Antti Kuusisto, chairman of Luonnosta Finland and Phil Rayner, Manager of Luonnosta UK

October 02, 2023

Luonnosta Finland Oy establishes a subsidiary in the United Kingdom

Luonnosta Finland Oy and Phil Rayner announced the establishment of Luonnosta UK Ltd. Luonnosta’s strategy for several years has been to develop international business and strengthen networks worldwide.

The North-western European Potato growers (NEPG) responds to the price drop of free buy potatoes (non-contracted potatoes)and the negative signal this sends to the growers.

October 02, 2023

North-western European Potato growers (NEPG) concerned about price drop of free buy potatoes and negative signal to growers.

During the last weeks, free buy prices from different North-western European quotations have dramatically fallen, no longer allowing to cover production costs. North-western European Potato growers (NEPG) respond.

Dick Hylkema, director of the Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO)

September 12, 2023

Dutch potato chain could play a very important international role

The Netherlands' development as an agricultural country and retaining enough farmland. And ensuring potatoes remain in Dutch consumers' minds.

July 23, 2023

PepsiCo and Fertiberia launch programme to produce fertilizer from green hydrogen

PepsiCo and Fertiberia have partnered up to launch a pilot programme to reduce emissions in potato cultivation. Fertiberia's Impact Zero fertilizers are produced from green hydrogen (replacing natural gas), and precision agriculture.

July 08, 2023

Potato acreage in North-western Europe up 2 to 3 percent. Questions about total production remain

The North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) estimate the area of ware potatoes has increased by 2 to 3%. This is slightly higher than the record in 2020, when it was 522.000 ha for the EU-4 (NL, BE, DE, FR).

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