Estadísticas, Comercio y Precios de las Papas de Oceanía

Julio 22, 2015

Tasmanian specialist potato grower exports as far as Dubai

Tasmania's fresh potato growers are building mainstream markets for unusual potatoes, all the way to Dubai.

Major Potato growing areas in South Australia (Courtesy: mrpotatosa.com.au)

Junio 18, 2015

South Australia plans export of high quality crisping and seed potatoes to Thailand and Malaysia.

South Australia will actively pursue the Asian market for export of its crisping and seed potatoes.

Colin Barnett, premier of Western Australia

Abril 20, 2015

Premier Western Australia: Potato Marketing Corporation will be abolished within two years

The Premier of Western Australia, Colin Bartlett, reportedly told The West Australian that it was time for rules that dictated the varieties, quantities and price of potatoes grown in Western Australia - and the Potato Marketing Corporation - to go.

Tony Galati at his new Innaloo store (Courtesy: Simon Santi/The West Australian).

Abril 09, 2015

West Australian Potato Grower Galati digs in for export-quota fight

Tony Galati, owner of the West Australian Produce Chain 'Spud Shed', wants to add up to four extra stores to his existing Spud Shed network over the next few years and is working on opening up export markets for Western Australia potatoes.

Potato farmers in south-east Victoria are missing out on profits as potatoes lie in paddocks unharvested.

Marzo 17, 2015

Victorian brushed potato growers are losing their battle against sandy soil spuds from South Australia

Potato farmers in south-east Victoria (Australia) are missing out on profits as potatoes lie in paddocks, waiting for demand to pick up so they can be harvested.

The potato variety Red Pontiac (Courtesy grandtetonorganics.com)

Noviembre 30, 2014

Fiji looking to source suitable potato variety

The Ministry of Agriculture of Fiji has plans to source potato seed materials for the Red Pontiac variety from Australia as it continues its efforts to boost local production.

Noviembre 16, 2014

South Australian potato industry chips away at South East Asian markets

The South Australian Government is partnering with Potatoes South Australia to gain export access and expand the state’s seed and fresh potato industry within the growing international markets of Thailand and Malaysia.

Septiembre 14, 2014

New Zealand Potato Production 2014

New Zealand Potato production in 2013, at 525,000 metric tons, was marginally (5%) ahead of 2012 production. t is likely planted areas in 2014 will be similar to 2013, with production in the range of 500,000 to 550,000MT.

Julio 14, 2014

AUSVEG welcomes review of Australia's Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis process

Australia’s industry association of vegetable and potato growers, AUSVEG, has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Minister for Agriculture that the Federal Government will review the current process by which biosecurity threats are assessed.

Junio 29, 2014

Australia: Victorian government is working to facilitate seed potato exports to Indonesia

The Government of the Australian State Victoria is working to facilitate seed potato exports to Indonesia before the end of the year

Simplot Australia products on freezer shelf

Junio 02, 2014

Potato growers Simplot Tasmania reluctantly accept price rise

Prices for potato crops grown for Simplot's north-west Tasmanian factory are set to rise by AU$20 a tonne.

AUSVEG calls for Country of Origin Labeling

Mayo 11, 2014

AUSVEG calls for refined Country of Origin Labeling

The Australian vegetable and potato industries are calling for consumers to be given certainty about the food they are eating once-and-for-all, through refined Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) laws, according to AUSVEG.

Zebra Chip disease symptoms (Source: TAMU)

Abril 03, 2014

AUSVEG: Downplaying Zebra chip risk is a dangerous game

Claims New Zealand potatoes do not pose a “substantive risk” to the Australian industry have been slammed as irresponsible and reckless by AUSVEG.

Potato salad of new season potatoes (Potatoes New Zealand)

Enero 08, 2014

Potato claims position of 'Top Vegetable' in New Zealand

The mighty potato has pushed out tomatoes to take the title of New Zealand’s number one favourite vegetable.

Diciembre 17, 2013

Simplot Australia potato farmers in Tasmania accept price cut

Simplot processing potato farmers in Tasmania have accepted a $10 per tonne price cut for crops deliverable in 2014.

Octubre 30, 2013

New export prospect for New Zealand potatoes

While the potato industry is still waiting for clearance to be allowed to send fresh potatoes to Australia, a new market is rapidly opening up. The industry has high hopes for a new market in Vietnam.

Septiembre 11, 2013

State government removes red tape for Victorian potato growers

Victorian potato growers will face fewer quarantine restrictions when selling their potatoes interstate.

Potato Chips are the most popular snack in Australia and New Zealand

Agosto 12, 2013

Potato Chips are most popular snack in Australia and New Zealand

A recent study by Roy Morgan Research shows that potato chips are still Australia’s most popular snack food, with a third of Australians aged 14+ in the year to March 2013 buying the product in an average four-week period.

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