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Japan sets safe residue level for 1,4SIGHT® in potatoes, paving the way for optimized storage practices worldwide.

april 05, 2024

Import Tolerance for 1,4SIGHT® Secured in Japan, Boosting Global Potato Trade

In a significant stride towards facilitating global potato trade, 1,4GROUP and DormFresh has announced the attainment of Import Tolerance for the sprout inhibitor 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene (1,4-DMN) in Japan.

Bags of Calbee chips at a supermarket in Tokyo in July 2021.

augustus 08, 2023

How Asia’s top potato chip maker Calbee dealt with a huge supply shortage

What happens when Asia’s biggest potato chip maker runs out of potatoes? Japanese snack brand Calbee had to learn the hard way.

Koikeya giving snackers a chance to compare chips made from potatoes in 3 Japanese regions

mei 29, 2023

Koikeya offers snackers the opportunity to compare chips made from potatoes grown in 3 Japanese regions

Drinks like sake and wine are often appreciated for their regional characteristics that are deeply rooted in the environmental conditions from the crop used. So, why not potato chips too?

november 17, 2022

Japan’s newest potato chip flavor: Convenience store fried chicken

There are all sorts of ways Japanese convenience stores earn the "convenient" part of their name. They’ve got branches all over, for example, so you’re hardly ever more than a short walk away from one.

april 17, 2021

Japan Tariff Reductions For US Potatoes - Fries Now Enter Tariff Free

Last week Japan eliminated its remaining 2.1% tariff on US frozen fries (HS 2004.10) as a result of the tariff concessions secured under the US-Japan Trade Agreement.

september 11, 2017

Nagasaki hopes to boost recognition as potato producer with new variety 'Nagasaki Kogane'

Potato growers in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan's second-largest potato-producing region hope to boost their name recognition as a potato producer with a new variety, "Nagasaki Kogane" (Nagasaki Gold), which it filed for registration in 2015.

augustus 10, 2017

Japanese Potato Chips manufacturer Calbee is expanding potato production in rice fields

Japanese snack maker Calbee is increasing the amount of the crop it grows in rice fields. Paddy-field potatoes are mainly grown in Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island, but Calbee also plans to start cultivating them in the northern regions of Hokkaido and Tohoku.

juli 10, 2017

Japan's potato supply is recovering as production returns to normal

Japan's potato supply is rebounding -- with wholesale and retail prices falling -- thanks to solid shipments from secondary producing regions starting in the spring.

juni 19, 2017

Good News for Potato Chip Lovers in Japan

Calbee, Inc. the largest potato chip manufacturer in Japan, had some good news for Potato Chip Lovers in the country: it will resume sales of three brands of potato chips it suspended in April because of the potato shortage.

mei 04, 2017

Japan's potato chip shortage reaching crisis point

Japan's potato chip shortage is rapidly developing into a crisis, with consumers rushing to stock up on what little is left in supermarkets and manufacturers struggling to find fresh supplies.

april 11, 2017

Japan: Worst Potato Harvest in 34 years hits Calbee and other Japanese snack manufacturers

Japan’s potato chip lovers, beware: Your favourite snacks may become harder to find. The country’s worst potato harvest in at least 34 years has prompted major snack makers to halt production of several types of snacks.

oktober 22, 2016

USDA: Summer Typhoons Reduce Japanese Potato Production

Japan's largest fresh potato production region - Hokkaido - was struck by four typhoons in August of 2016. Approximately 24,000 ha of land received damaging levels of rain and flooding, including areas producing fresh potatoes.

april 08, 2015

Japan Approves Overland Transportation Route for US Chipping Potatoes

After several years of negotiations, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) has agreed to allow US chipping potatoes to be transported overland from an international port to an approved processing facility in Kagoshima.

december 15, 2014

McDonalds Japan to only sell small fries

McDonald's Japan is to only sell small portions of fries starting December 17, in response to the french fry shortage in the country.

december 10, 2014

Japanese Restaurants Are Airlifting 200 Tons Of French Fries To Ease A Shortage

Restaurants in Japan are rushing to secure supplies of french fries after shipment delays from the US, with one chain readying to airlift 200 tons of fries.

Estructura en 3D de la proteína inmunosupresora de Phytophthora

september 07, 2011

La estructura 3D de una proteína de Phytophthora ofrece pistas sobre cómo la enfermedad ataca a las papas

Phytophthora en latín significa "destructor de plantas", y Phytophthora infestans es el patógeno que causa el tizón tardío de la papa. Este patógeno es responsable de la devastación de los cultivos de papa, y es especialmente conocido como l...

3D structure of Phytophthora immunosuppressing protein

september 07, 2011

3D structure of Phytophthora protein provides clues on how the disease attacks potatoes

Phytophthora is Latin for “plant destroyer,” and Phytophthora infestans is the pathogen that causes potato late blight. This pathogen is responsible for widespread devastation of potato crops, and is especially known as the cause of the mass starvati...

september 06, 2011

Japan's largest potato festival held in Yamagata

Over 18,000 portions of boiled potatoes and meat were distributed at "Japan's largest boiled potato festival,"held in the Mamigasaki district of Yamagata on Sept. 4. The meals, cooked in a gigantic pot spanning 6 meters in diameter and serve...