Aardappelketen

De telerscommissie van aardappelverwerker Aviko Potato gaat in de toekomst toezicht houden op de bepaling van kwaliteit en tarra van de aangevoerde aardappelen.Zo hoopt Aviko dat de akkerbouwers meer vertrouwen krijgen in de kwaliteitsbepaling en tarre...

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson says a deal to ship seed potatoes to Cuba has stalled, in part over a langcode barrier. “There is zero chance North Dakota seed potatoes will be going to Cuba this fall — the calendar just got away,” ...

De akkerbouwers en de aardappelverwerkende industrie zijn het eens geworden over enkele aanpassingen in de contracten voor de aardappelteelt. Zo zijn nieuwe afspraken gemaakt in het geval een partij wordt afgekeurd en komt er een keuzemogelijkheid voor...

Farmers on Prince Edward Island (PEI) are enjoying much higher potato prices this year, but also estimate about 10 per cent of the crop isn't worth harvesting.Ten-pound bags are going for as much as 23 cents a pound, compared with four to 10 cents at t...

The wet weather seen during the late summer is making for challenging harvesting conditions for potato farmers across Yorkshire.The heavy ground is taking its toll on farmers' pockets due to the added expense it has brought in terms of extra labour an...

Canadian harvested area for potatoes in 2008/09 could fall to 148,000 hectares, more than 11,000 hectares, or 7% below the year earlier level reflecting a combination of lower planted area and harvest problems due to wet weather in Prince Edward Island...

Potato Council is encouraging school caterers to serve up a delicious and nutritious portion of potatoes every day, while urging suppliers to spread the message that potatoes can be used to help maintain compliant menus and increase their use across ...

Komende donderdag, 30 oktober zal de regionale beurs van Emmeloord voor 35 mm opw. frites- en 40 mm opw. exportaardappelen voor het eerst dit seizoen gaan noteren. De eerste notering van de voor de Europese markt belangrijke aardappelhandelsbeurs van R...

A farmer well known to Carleton County potato growers was inducted posthumously into the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame.Ronald Ouellette, minister of Agriculture and Aquaculture, announced the 2008 New Brunswick induction of Ronald Ray Piper at a c...

With governments having trouble feeding the growing number of hungry poor and grain prices fluctuating wildly, food scientists are proposing a novel solution for the global food crisis: Let them eat potatoes.Grains like wheat and rice have long been st...

Op de termijnmarkt in Hannover zijn gisteren 353 aardappelcontracten verhandeld voor levering in april 2009. Dat is een enorm aantal. Veel beleggers stappen uit vanwege de kredietcrisis. Ze willen beschikken over het geld dat ze op de termijnmarkt in...

It was an exciting time for two dedicated area producers on Wednesday evening when they were selected in the top spot for 2008 in the McCain Top 10 Growers for Portage la Prairie competition. Anton Wiebe and Sheldon Falconer, from Anton Wiebe Ltd. of...

This report contains market data on potato and potato products.Domestic potato production in Korea expected to rebound in 2008 reaching 608,000 metric tons.Imports of U.S. fresh potato are forecast to end the year at a record 15,000 tons, equivalent to...

According to data of the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, as of October 1, 2008, 1.27 mln tonnes of potatoes and 1.137 mln tonnes of vegetables were harvested.

Egypt may already have the magic ingredient to ease the pressures of a growing population and rising food prices: the Potato.In Egypt, those who know potatoes say that the lowly, oft-mocked crop could feed the hungry and pump cash into the economy. Big...

Keystone Potato Products is committed to sustainability: In 2000, co-op members began looking at building a dehydrated potato processing facility in Pennsylvania – which would be the first dehy plant on the East Coast. A local plant would provide a ma...

A property at Thorpdale, in West Gippsland, has been found to have potato cyst nematode (PCN) and a freeze has been put on potato trade from the area.John Hodgkin from the Thorpdale branch of the Victorian Farmers Federation says the Government has to ...

Op een paar “hoekjes” na zijn alle aardappelen in Nederland gerooid. Datzelfde geldt ook voor de ons omringende landen waar veel fritesaardappelen worden geteeld. De rooiperiode werd gekenmerkt door gunstige weersomstandigheden waardoor er weinig prob...