Het Agrarisch Dagblad bericht dat bij verschillende pootgoedtelers die voor aardappelveredelingsbedrijf C. Meijer telen ringrot is vastgesteld.

De totale Belgische productie consumptieaardappelen wordt voor 2010 geraamd op 3,49 miljoen ton, ermee rekening gehouden dat door de slechte weersomstandigheden één à twee procent van het areaal achterblijft in de grond.

Better Made Potato Chips is planning to move its growing $17 million private label potato stick manufacturing business to a new facility.

New research reveals that the costs of labelling changes for the food and drink industry are “substantially greater” than European and UK legislators have previously estimated.

ConAgra Foods Inc (CAG.N) cut its 2011 earnings outlook for the second time after quarterly results were weaker than expected, underscoring the difficulties facing the U.S. food industry.

Omdat de aardappelexport naar Rusland momenteel zo goed als vast zit wegens de aanwezigheid van aaltjes aan de aardappelen, heeft de sector samen gezeten met het FAVV om te zoeken naar een oplossing.

When the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture renews talks with Mexico this week, potatoes should be on the plate, say U.S. Senators from Idaho and Washington.

McCain Superfries® brand has been voted #1 by Canadian families in the Second Annual Canadian Family 2010 Food Awards.

Avebe says Eastern Europe is the principal market for its new Eliane potato starch-based fat reducer for mayonnaise, but insists that cost hikes and accelerating 'health and wellness trends' could change that.

It is possible to breed potatoes in such a way that they produce new types of starch for use as a new and improved plant-based raw material in the construction, paper, glue, fodder and food industries.

AVEBE’s supply-chain of starch potatoes continues uninterrupted despite the frost and wintry conditions.