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Para apoyar su consumo, se pone en marcha un concurso en redes sociales cuyo premio es el equivalente al peso de todos los miembros de la familia en kilos de este producto.

Un total de 25 tiendas y 20 agricultores se han sumado a la campaña de la Diputación de Palencia para fomentar el consumo de patata de la provincia y apoyar a vendedores y cultivadores para dar salida a este producto que no se ha podido comercializar debido a la covid-19.

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is to study wild potato varieties for resistance to a wide range of potato-diseases and plagues. This broad approach should yield breeding material that can be used to develop disease-free potato varieties.

McCain Foods confirmed that layoffs have occurred at its Carberry potato processing plant in an email sent by the company to the Sun on Wednesday.

The National Potato Council has welcomed USDA’s announcement of a $50 million surplus potato purchase to support the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

GIC, which designs and manufactures vertical form fill and seal machines, has seen orders more than double year on year.

COVID-19 has shaken the whole world-impacting society and the global economy similar to the effect of a world war.

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 165.5 points in April 2020, down 5.7 points (3.4 percent) from March and the lowest since January 2019.

As consumers increasingly turn online for their food and beverage needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, PepsiCo, Inc. announced the launch of PantryShop.com and Snacks.com, two direct-to-consumer websites where shoppers can order an assortment of PepsiCo's brands.

In just six weeks, Bühler transformed its physical interpack program into a fully digital experience. It has certainly been a very steep learning curve for the company, but one that will give Bühler’s partners and customers access to new services.

Leading UK potato and vegetable handling equipment manufacturer Tong Engineering has announced the appointment of a new Quality Manager: Denzil Phillips

This year, this is a season when dreams die. Due to an epic potato glut that imploded his market, he has decided to do what was once unthinkable — destroy part of his crop rather than sink more dollars into cultivation.