Potato News

Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, is pleased to announce the opening of registrations for the upcoming annual Europatat Congress that will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 and 12 June 2020 at the beautiful Amigo Hotel.

For the past year, PepsiCo Egypt has been working to empower Egyptian farmers by supporting them through training programs aimed at providing them with stronger technical know-how and other skills to improve efficiency and productivity.

Cape Cod Potato Chips is introducing Sour Cream & Onion to its chip lineup. The company describes the flavor as 'creamy, tangy sour cream and a savory hint of onion on robust kettle cooked chips resulting in a satisfying balance with that famous Cape Cod.

La Xunta y el Ministerio de Agricultura acordaron ayer levantar la prohibición de plantar patata en nueve ayuntamientos de las provincias de A Coruña y Lugo afectados por la polilla guatemalteca.

La empresa orensana Patatas Fritas Jaly's se ha convertido en la 'primera empresa a nivel mundial en realizar una producción de patatas con denominación de origen'; en concreto, con el sello 'Pataca de Galicia'.

El único productor de Terra Chá que vende producción certificada dice que la calidad debe ser valorada por el consumidor.

AHDB Potatoes warns potato growers in the United Kingdom not to use the sprout inhibitor CIPC on their 2020 potatoes, as it makes it impossible to sell them. In fact ALL European farmers should follow this advice!

Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, is attending Fruit Logistica during its edition 2020. As every year, the association is taking the opportunity to meet with many of its current and potential partners.

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 182.5 points in January 2020, up 1.3 points (0.7 percent) from December 2019 and 11.3 percent higher than the same month last year.

Continuing its push to promote healthier variants of potatoes, FMCG major ITC is set to begin trial cultivation of red potatoes at Chandrala village of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat. Red potatoes are a variety recently launched by the company...

Bite-size potato category leader launches new campaign to celebrate each year of its success. Prizes this month include an indoor herb growing kit, an eight-piece gardening toolset and a superior-stainless watering sprayer.

Celfia Obregón, quien lidera el CITE papa, acaba de publicar un importante estudio sobre el uso y destino de la papa importada en el Perú. El estudio menciona que importamos 50 mil TM de papa procesada, de ellas 33 mil TM corresponden a papa pre-cocida...