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Potato prices in Punjab have crashed to almost a seven-year low at Rs 1.5-2 per kg because of bumper production, leading to a glut in the market. Worried at the huge prospective loss, potato growers of the state have sought help from the Punjab govern...

President Barack Obama urged a “complete review” of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after the agency failed to prevent contamination of peanut butter linked to deaths, illnesses and one of the largest U.S. food recalls. The FDA has “not been abl...

Ballarat district potato growers have been offered a 24 per cent increase to supply potatoes to McCain Foods this year. Growers received a letter last week from the Ballarat food processor stating the increase.It is believed the amount was agreed to ac...

Aviko houdt de contractprijs voor fritesaardappelen dit jaar gelijk. Aviko doet dit, ook al zijn de kosten voor het aardappelverwerkend bedrijf gestegen. Dat zegt directeur Grondstoffen Dick Zelhorst van Aviko in een interview met het Agrarisch Dagblad...

De United Potato Growers of Belgium start volgende week bijeenkomsten om telersverenigingen op te richten.Het doel is het aardappelareaal te beperken, zodat de prijs kan stijgen. De UPGB houdt twaalf bijeenkomsten in Vlaanderen, zegt secretaris Guy Dep...

The Procter &Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) announced diluted net earnings per share of $1.58, a 61 percent increase for the October - December quarter. Earnings per share include a $0.63 gain from the Folgers transaction completed during the quarter. ...

LesserEvil announces a voluntary recall of PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCO KETTLE CORN because the peanut butter in this product was purchased from Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). Peanut butter products produced by PCA have been the subject of an investig...

Patatzaken bakken nog steeds op grote schaal in ongezond, vast frituurvet. Van de circa 3.000 snackbars die niet meedoen aan de campagne ‘Verantwoord Frituren’  is ongeveer 70% nog altijd niet overgestapt op het veel betere vloeibare frituurvet, zo bli...

Key Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTEC) today announced sales and operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 ended December 31, 2008. Net sales for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008 totaled $27.4 million, compared to $28.9 million...

Más de una veintena de variedades de papa de altos rendimientos y resistentes a enfermedades cultivan agricultores cubanos, para elevar la producción de uno de los principales alimentos del agro. Entre esas especies figuran las europeas Romano, Santan...

Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission, addressed a group of roughly 120 growers at the Washington State Potato Conference in Kennewick Tuesday, where he provided an update on key issues for the potato industry.One of...

Hy-Vee Inc. this week became the first company in the Midwest to introduce a program that helps customers understand the nutritional value of the food they buy. The program is good news for shoppers trying to improve their diets. Hy-Vee tested the Nu...