Potato News

Potato producer Albert Bartlett plans to expand its business in eastern Europe and Russia after winning its first contracts in the region during last season’s severe drought.

A late December report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has added another perspective on the current drama surrounding the Salt Lake City-based United Potato Growers of America.

Con el objetivo de analizar la reducción de la producción, el bajo costo de la papa y el poco interés de las autoridades departamentales en la diversidad de las semillas de este producto de la canasta familiar, la Federación de Campesinos prepara la Primera Cumbre de la Papa en el departamento de Tarija.

This week, nearly 1,500 attendees from a dozen countries have traveled to Orlando, Florida, to share the latest in agriculture information and innovations. But this event is more than just numbers;it's about the bottom line. POTATO EXPO offers attend...

GME Inc. International, the leading maker of hydrocutters and other food equipment used in the French fry, fruit and vegetable processing industry, announced that it has been acquired in an asset transfer agreement by Vanmark Equipment LLC of Creston, ...

El precio de la papa en el Mercado de Abasto aumentó a raíz del bloqueo a la importación de la hortaliza por parte del Senave.

Het is nog geen jaar geleden toen de aardappelmarkt in ‘brand’ stond met een termijnmarkt voor april 2011 van boven het niveau van € 30,-. Vandaag de dag is het echter een rustige bedoening op de markt voor fritesaardappelen.

Plummeting potato prices for three consecutive years have prompted farmers to switch to contract farming this season.

The Irish Farmers Association said today that potato growers are being ripped off by retailers.

It is not all one-way traffic from New Zealand to Australia as recent significant business decisions by Heinz-Wattie's and McCain Foods have shown.

In the same way that microbreweries surfaced to challenge the giants of the beer industry, Joe Guenthner won't rule out the rise of small potato chip makers.

Seed potato exports from Britain are expected to break more records following a highly successful season in 2011 and Potato Council head of seed and export, Mark Prentice, is looking forward to a busy time at this year’s Fruit Logistica.