
David Guest Joins Peak of the Market Ltd.
August 05, 2022
Peak of the Market Ltd. is proud to announce that David Guest has joined our team as Plant Manager. David is a performance driven professional with over 25 years of comprehensive management experience within food processing plant environments.

Inka Crops applies Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) in the production of a range of Peruvian snacks
August 04, 2022
Inka Crops is a snack manufacturer based in Peru, specialised in the production and marketing of gourmet and alternative snacks. The company produces a wide variety of Peruvian style savory snacks

Ecuador: Se reduce la producción de papa en Tungurahua
August 02, 2022
La producción de papa de Tungurahua dejó de abastecer a mercados de otras ciudades desde hace tres años de manera definitiva. La paratrioza fue una de las causas para interrumpir el proceso.

How can we improve soil health in potato cropping systems?
August 02, 2022
Minimizing soil disturbance is one of the key tenets promoted to build soil health in agricultural systems. Many farmers across the country have adopted reduced and no-till systems to build soil carbon, a central component to healthy soils.

Norte de Castilla: Las altas temperaturas castigan la producción de patatas, cuyos arranques son generalizados
August 01, 2022
Los arranques de patatas en las variedades tempranas ya se han generalizado en Castilla y León. Colombas, ágatas o algunas rojas son los pintorescos nombres de la mercancía que, a día de hoy, está en el mercado.

Papa Colombiana será comercializada por primera vez en Trinidad y Tobago
July 30, 2022
Por primera vez en la historia de Colombia, 25 tonealadas de papa cultivada en los departamentos de Cundinamarca y Boyacá llegaron a Trinidad y Tobago, gracias a una gestión comercial realizada por Procolombia y el Instituto Agropecuario Colombiano (ICA).

Castilla y León: La patata de media estación 'da la cara' en julio, mientras el consumo se anima
July 29, 2022
Castilla y León lleva ya varias semanas recogiendo patatas de media estación, como la variedad Colomba. Es patata con buena sanidad y con calidad, además de con buenos rendimientos por hectárea.

Lamb Weston Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results
July 27, 2022
Potato Processor Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2022 results and provided its outlook for fiscal 2023.

Potatoes from southern Colorado could soon be shipped to Mexico
July 27, 2022
U.S. farmers started shipping fresh potatoes into the Mexican interior in May, about 20 years after an initial deal was signed between the two countries.

MP renews call for deal to get Scottish seed potato exports back
July 27, 2022
Gordon MP Richard Thomson has again called on the UK Government to get a deal in place that would see the resumption of exports of Scottish seed potatoes to the EU and Northern Ireland.

Simplot suggests 24 Low-Cost Sustainability Tactics to Restaurants
July 27, 2022
The drive for greater sustainability in restaurants remains one of the industry’s hottest trends in 2022. Fully 55% of U.S. consumers say they have shifted their purchase behavior to be more sustainable.

Newtec answers the six questions every customer has about investing in fruit and vegetable weighing machines
July 27, 2022
Fruit and vegetable producers have a lot to consider when it comes to delivering the most high-quality and profitable produce to supermarkets, with matters extending beyond the fields and into the packhouses.