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Native Potatoes
March 04, 2012

Ecuador: El cultivo de papa nativa se duplicó en dos años

En Ecuador existen alrededor de 47 mil hectáreas sembradas de papa. De estas, alrededor de 4 mil corresponden a variedades nativas. Esto significa que apenas cerca del 10% del área cultivada produce papas originarias. Pero hace dos años apenas represe...
 Belgapom notering 2 maart 2012
March 04, 2012

Belgapom notering daalt verder naar € 35,00/ton

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Voor...
 HZPC
March 04, 2012

Prognoseprijs HZPC op 30 euro

De prognoseprijs voor pootaardappelen oogst 2011 van handelshuis HZPC is 30 euro per 100 kilo exclusief BTW. Dat heeft het bedrijf bekendgemaakt aan de telers. De prognoseprijs heeft betrekking op de potermaat in de klasse E van de rassen in Nederland...
 valbreker aardappelen
March 04, 2012

Agrico roept transporteurs aardappelen op valbreker te gebruiken

Agrico heeft transportbedrijven die losgestorte aardappelen vervoeren opgeroepen bij het laden gebruik te maken van een valbreker. Deze oproep komt nadat telers hier bij het handelshuis op hadden aangedrongen. Volgens Agrico en haar telers komt het no...
 Europatat
March 04, 2012

RUCIP 2012: New rules for potato trade in Europe

On the 1st of March new Rules and Practices of the Inter-European Trade in Potatoes (RUCIP) will start to apply. The RUCIP European Committee, composed of the European associations Europatat (Potato Trade), EUPPA (Potato Processing) and Intercoop Euro...
March 03, 2012

John Deere to expand manufacturing capacity large tractors

Deere &Company (John Deere) said today it will invest $70 million to expand the manufacturing capacity in its Waterloo, Iowa operations, where the company builds large farm tractors that are used around the world. Deere has previously reported stro...
 idaho potato commission 75th anniversary
March 03, 2012

Idaho Potato Commission celebrates 75 year anniversary

The Idaho Potato Commission is one of the oldest and longest running commodity groups in the country.In 1937, a group of people from the burgeoning Idaho® potato industry joined together to form the Idaho Fruit and Vegetable Advertising Association, la...
Congreso Mundial de la Papa: Taller de sanidad vegetal en el cultivo de papa
March 03, 2012

Congreso Mundial de la Papa: Taller de sanidad vegetal en el cultivo de papa

El congreso, que tendrá lugar en mayo, ofrece algo para todos involucrados en el sector de la patata, según el director de Potato Council el Dr. Rob Clayton. El WPC (World Potato Congress) tendrá lugar en el magnífico Centro Internacional de Conferenc...
Europatat congress
March 02, 2012

Europatat congress 2012 – The potato is coming home!

Europatat and the Dutch Potato Association (NAO) are pleased to announce the opening for registrations for the annual Europatat Congress, taking place in The Hague (The Netherlands) from 24 to 26 May 2012.
March 01, 2012

Crearon escáner que utiliza inteligencia artificial para mejorar el proceso de control de calidad de la papa

Un equipo de investigadores de la Universidad de Lincoln en el Reino Unido ha usado una plataforma de hardware y software para construir un sistema de bajo costo que identifica los defectos y las enfermedades de la papa en tiempo real, y que además se ...
Germany: Bintje potato of the year 2012
March 01, 2012

Germany: Bintje potato of the year 2012

Bintje, a classic amongst the potato varieties was chosen to be potato of the year by a panel of judges consisting of eight representatives of various environment, consumer and grower organisations. Gert Lindemann, the minister of Food, Agriculture, Co...
March 01, 2012

Arrowhead Potato Co. To Improve Traceability of potatoes from Field to Store

Soon every Arrowhead Potato Co. spud will be traceable not only to the farm on which it was grown, but to the very field from which it was pulled. Arrowhead, owned since 2007 by Moss Produce, has received a $300,000 Value-Added Producer Grant from the...

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