Noticias sobre la Cadena de Suministro de Papas de Europa

Branston, one of the UK’s largest packers and suppliers of potatoes, has put 941 solar photovoltaic panels on the south-facing roof of its factory in Ilminster.

Based on a survey among 123 of its members, the Belgian organisation PCA expects an 8% increase in the potato acreage in Flanders for the main crop, as well as an increase in the acreage of early potatoes of 7.5%. Potato farmers were expressing their p...

Herbert has launched the brand new Pyramid Grading Screen, a ground breaking new technology designed specifically for elongated potato varieties.

El Tercer Congreso de Papa ha supuesto un punto de inflexión en lo que se refiere al análisis del sector, congregando a agricultores de papa, empresas envasadoras y comercializadoras españolas y europeas, técnicos, proveedores de medios de producción e...

The CePa - Potato Documentation Centre (Italy) reports that the weather is still unfavourable for potato cultivation in Europe, causing delays in sowing of the produce destined to industrial processing and fresh consumption on some of the main producti...

As Allan Stevenson steps down after five years as Chair of Potato Council and member of the AHDB Board, David Piccaver, a leafy salad producer from South Lincolnshire enthusiastically takes on this challenging and exciting role.

The variable weather conditions in the United Kingdom, leading to a dramatic drop in potato stocks made 2012 the worst year in living memory for growers.

Potato company Produce Investments on Friday reported a loss as wet weather in 2012 impacted crops and pushed up costs.

A delayed start to Europe's potato's plantings has prompted ideas of a revival in potato prices, whose decline this year on futures markets, despite inventories at a "historically low level"has puzzled investors.

Apartes mas importantes del documento "Best practice for seed handling and storage"que recientemente publicó el Potato Council del Reino Unido.

Asda has withdrawn its Smart Price Potato Salad (250g) with a 'use by' date of 26 March 2013, because it might contain peanuts.

An international team of scientists headed by Wageningen University has discovered a genetic mechanism which allows potato plants to develop tubers during the long days of spring and summer in northern latitudes.

The Irish Lumper potato has been cultivated once more by County Antrim farmer Michael McKillop who has a keen interest in history.

The following is a part of Friday's Bayer presentations pertaining to Bayer CropScience. Read the full press release. “We were particularly successful in our agriculture business – our second life-science area – in 2012,” Dekkers said. CropScience inc...

FRUIT LOGISTICA, the leading event for the international fresh produce trade sector, fully lived up to the high expectations.

Europatat and the Czech Potato Association (UBS) are pleased to announce the opening for registrations for the annual Europatat Congress, taking place in Carlsbad (Czech Republic) from 30 May 2013 till 1 June 2013.

SHAFFE, the Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters, which unites all significant Southern Hemisphere fruit growing export countries (including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa and Uruguay), remains ...

This week , the potato variety Sarpo Mira was named Plant of the week in the British Newspaper "The Guardian"