May 16, 2009
Solanyl Biopolymers Inc turns potato starch into biodegradable plastics
When waste byproducts are recycled and reused, it is always good for the environment. That means potato product producers in Portage la Prairie are doing some good things for the environment. Simplot Canada Ltd. in Portage la Prairie goes through a...From the archive
May 07, 2009
Idaho Potato growers adjust expectations
Idaho potato farmers are planting the state's signature crop, and some are making changes based on reduced processing contracts.Processors that make french fries and other frozen potato products have reduced overall contracted potato acreage in the Nor...From the archive
May 01, 2009
Simplot Australia oversupplied, can't buy surplus yields
Thousands of tonnes of Tasmanian potatoes may have to be dumped, because of falling demand for potato chips (french fries).Potatoes are being harvested now, but vegetable processor Simplot has told farmers it's oversupplied, and can't buy their surplus...From the archive
March 26, 2009
Dueño de primera procesadora industrial de papas fritas de USA visita Chile para explorar nuevos negocios
Scott Simplot, hijo de J.R. Simplot, pionero y principal precursor del negocio de papas fritas en Estados Unidos, visitó recientemente el sur de Chile para explorar oportunidades de nuevos negocios ligados a la papa, el cuarto cultivo en importancia en...From the archive
February 19, 2009
Washington Potato Growers agree to modify 2009 contracts with Simplot, Lamb Weston
Washington State Potato Farmers agreed to modifications in the 2009 potato contracts with potato processing companies Simplot and Lamb Weston.Processing Companies agreed in September to give Northwest potato growers a hefty raise on their 2009 pre-seas...From the archive
September 25, 2008
Simplot and Lamb Weston pay higher price next year for Washington and Idaho Potatoes
J.R. Simplot Co. and ConAgra Foods (Lamb Weston) have both agreed to hefty price increases for 2009 crop spuds, representatives for Potato Growers of Washington and the Southern Idaho Potato Cooperative said.For growers, the new contracts mean an overa...From the archive
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July 17, 2008
35% price increase for potato farmers Simplot Australia
The potato processor, Simplot Australia, and farmers have been negotiating prices for four months and have agreed to a 35 per cent price rise for the coming crop. Simplot's managing director, Terry O'Brien, says both sides have ended up in a good pla...From the archive
July 11, 2008
Simplot Launches Full Takeover Offer For Mr Chips
Potato chip maker Mr Chips has received a full takeover offer from Simplot Australia. The offer, conditional on a satisfactory report by Grant Samuel &Associates, was for $2.643 per Mr Chips share, and an entitlement to retain a cash dividend of ...From the archive
July 11, 2008
Less potatoes planted in Manitoba in 2008
Potato production is down in Manitoba this year, a result of input costs, market value and a decrease in demand. Labour shortage issues, rising production costs and higher returns in other crops, as well as economic factors, have contributed to less ...From the archive