Aardappelketen uit Europa

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.

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.

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

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.

La Universidad de Cambridge (Reino Unido) está trabajando en una aplicación para “smartphones” que facilita la medición de la cobertura del suelo en cultivos de papa. "La cobertura del suelo es un insumo clave para cualquier modelo de predicción...

Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight, has evolved to overcome fungicides and major resistance genes that have been bred into commercial potato cultivars.

Cambridge University Farm is working on a smartphone app to measure ground cover in potato crops.

Two top GB potato industry players are crossing the Atlantic January 4-6 not just to quiz the U.S. industry on its latest techniques at Potato Expo 2012 but to promote the benefits of attending World Potato Congress 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland in May. ...

The management board of potato cooperation Agrico has nominated Jan Wolthuis from its members as the new chairman. As such, he succeeds Herman Vermeer, who left in April 2011. During the general meeting of 15 December, Wolthuis was unanimously affirmed...

Nederland heeft in de maand November 2011 72.000 ton aardappelen geëxporteerd.

A lack of available water could force growers to cut potato areas next spring.

Scottish potato growers were yesterday reminded to exercise particular care in sourcing safe and healthy seed potatoes following the discovery of three cases of ring rot in the Netherlands.

Organisers of the 2012 World Potato Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland next year have released the names of the first 13 commercial sponsors responsible for over US$230,000-worth of industry support for what promises to be a “highly successful, industry-w...

Met een geconsolideerde omzet van € 304 miljoen bij 861.400 ton product heeft de Agrico-groep boekjaar 2010-2011 afgesloten met een recordomzet.

The Gourmandine has been awarded the coveted French quality award ‘Saveur de l’Année 2012’ (‘Taste of the Year 2012’). Once again, French consumers find the Gourmandine to be the tastiest potato in the category potatoes, vegetables and fruit. This culi...

“There’s something for everyone in the potato industry to be had from attending the World Potato Congress next May in Edinburgh – I can guarantee that,” says Rob Clayton, director of the Potato Council.

As timings of next CIPC applications come to the top of the agenda for store management, growers are advised not to lose sight of the importance of using the sprout suppressant CIPC correctly so levels remain within strict residue limits.

Na de kleine opleving eind november o.a. aangezwengeld door wat koopbelangstelling van de Belgische industrie voor levering maart/april/mei 2012 lijkt de aardappelmarkt nu al in Kerstreces te zijn beland.