Potato News

 Beloit plant kettle foods
October 12, 2010

Diamond foods: where to expand production capacity for kettle brand products?

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) is looking for the best location to expand it's US production of kettle brand products.
 Russia
October 12, 2010

Russia looks afar to replace drought-hit potato crop

Russians' love of potatoes may be force them to turn to Egypt and even America to replace crop lost to this summer's drought.
 Phytophthora aantasting in aardappel
October 11, 2010

Nieuwe test om Phytophthora op te sporen in ontwikkeling

Een Duits instituut heeft een methode ontwikkeld om in een perceel te bepalen of een aardappelplant besmet is met phytophthora, de aardappelplaag.
October 11, 2010

West Bengal: Potato Politics

The West Bengal government’s handling of a bumper potato crop this year is becoming a political hot potato.
 HZPC
October 11, 2010

HZPC pays out 65% of its profit

HZPC Holland B.V. has realised a result of 3.6 million euro in financial year 2009/2010.Just like last year, the supervisory board decided to put at the disposal of the shareholders 65% of the profit of the company. This means a dividend of 3.00 euro p...
 Bosch Packaging Technology
October 11, 2010

Bosch packaging technology builds new plant in India

Bosch Packaging Technology, one of the leading suppliers for total solutions in packaging and process technology, has acquired 33,000 square meters of land in the Verna Industrial Estate to build up its new plant.
October 11, 2010

Potato growers confident against price-fixing allegations

The United Potato Growers of America says it is confident the group will prevail in an expanding legal battle in which the co-operative and others are accused of engaging in “classic cartel behavior” to control potato supplies and fix prices at artificially high levels.
 Salt
October 11, 2010

CDC awards grants for sodium reduction initiatives to NYC, Los Angeles

New York City and Los Angeles County are among five jurisdictions that have won a $1.9 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for sodium-reduction initiatives involving restaurants and schools.
October 10, 2010

II Congreso de Patata Temprana de Andalucía

Ante la buena acogida que obtuvo la primera edición del congreso entre todos los agentes involucrados en el sector de la patata temprana, y la creciente consideración de la patata como alternativa viable de cultivo frente otros en declive, desde la Aso...
 Northern Plains Potato Growers Association
October 10, 2010

Warm, Dry Weather Speeds Potato Harvest in North Dakota and Minnesota

Favorable weather in North Dakota and Minnesota allowed producers to make good harvest progress this past week.
October 10, 2010

Suspect potato lots (Dickeya) to be processed outside Scotland

Minimising risk of Dickeya solani infections in Scotland is a key policy for the Scottish government.
 Lee Frankel
October 10, 2010

United Potato Growers of America: Acreage matters

Probably no factor is more important in determining a fresh grower’s financial return than total area planted to potatoes.

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