Potato News from the Netherlands

Forsfood, a leading provider of advanced peeling equipment and solutions, has announced a new partnership with Zi-Vision, marking a significant expansion into the German, Dutch, and Belgian markets.

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Three years ago, Dutch specialist machinery manufacturer Flikweert Vision launched the QualityGrader. This new machine, which was the result of meticulous technological development, marked the beginning of a real revolution in optical sorting.

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Royal Avebe has achieved another gold EcoVadis score. This recognition places Avebe among the top 5% of assessed companies in the industry sector.

On February 16, the preliminary 2023 results were released. The publication of the Annual Report 2023 presents the final results.

As of April 15, 2024, Tummers Machinebouw BV has officially changed its name to Tummers Food Processing Solutions BV. This name has been used as a trade name for many years, but it is now the company's sole official name.

Potato breeding company Royal HZPC Group expects to achieve a similar result for the financial year 2023 / 2024 (July - June) as in the previous financial year. With an expected increase in financial turnover of 4%.

Tolsma-Grisnich and the Invaro Group will be joining forces in the field of optical sorting of potatoes and onions. The partnership means that Tolsma-grisnich and the Invaro Group are embarking on an intensive collaboration.

As of 2024, the Association for the Potato Processing Industry (VAVI) is joining the organization of Potato Demonstration Day (Aardappeldemodag).

Solynta, the Dutch company that specializes in the development, production and sales of hybrid true potato seed has announced that it will adjust its branding to 'Solynta – true potato seed'.

Dutch potato processor Peka Kroef B.V. entered into a purchase agreement with investment company Nimbus on March 14 2024, regarding the acquisition of potato processor Frespo B.V., the former Aviko site in Cuijk.

Dutch Potato Starch manufacturer Royal Avebe just processed the last potatoes of the 2023-2024 campaign at the Ter Apelkanaal production location.

The forecasted price for seed potato growers of HZPC Holland for the 2023 harvest is EUR 50.70 (USD 50.20) per 100 kilos. This price is more than 35% higher than the price of the 2022 harvest.

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

On March 1, 2024, Nimbus entered into a purchase agreement with CelaVita B.V., a member of the McCain Group of companies, to acquire the activities of CelaVita.

Seed potato acreage is shrinking in the Netherlands, Germany, and France.