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november 17, 2011
Potato Council marketing and corporate affairs at BP2011
Visit the Potato Council team at BP2011, Harrogate, Yorkshire, November 23 and 24, to find out more about the marketing strategy to sustain potato consumption, see campaign highlights and the positive results to date, and learn about how the industry c...From the archive

november 16, 2011
Conference Committee Retains Senate Amendment Supporting Potatoes in School Meals
As the US legislation regarding school meal programs makes is way through the various stages of the approval process, a new stage has been reached and the provision that prohibits the USDA to set limits to vegetables is preserved in the current text un...From the archive

november 16, 2011
Idaho Potato Shippers In Need Of More Rail Cars
Idaho potato shippers are hitting a bit of a wall when it comes to getting that Idaho gold out of the fields and on the road. It could be the biggest catch-22 in the potato shipment industry right now. The Idaho Grower Shippers Association represents ...From the archive

november 14, 2011
Belgapom notering blijft € 20,00/ton
De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...From the archive

november 14, 2011
McCain Ballarat Potato growers hope for a better potato season
Fourth-generation potato farmer Dominic Prendergast is hoping for a better potato season than last year. At the beginning of this year he led a group of Ballarat growers in a successful protest for better prices against global food giant McCain. In M...From the archive

november 14, 2011
Idaho spud crop larger in more ways than one
Idaho potato growers saw increases in yields, tuber sizes and total production from last fall, according to a report released Nov. 9 by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide, the 2011 spud harvest totaled 127 million hundredweig...From the archive
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november 10, 2011
Idaho growers eye BASF's new GM potato
More than a decade has passed since Jim Tiede was among the growers caught up in a debacle over the first U.S. genetically modified potato variety. Even today, the American Falls, Idaho, farmer copes with the fallout of planting Monsanto's GM potato N...From the archive

november 08, 2011
UK Potato Industry event BP2011 expects record crowd
British Potato Industry event BP2011 expects a record number of visitors on November 23 and 24. The free-to-enter potato industry event to be held in Harrogate, Yorkshire, is expected to attract more than 6,000 delegates. Scottish potato seed grower A...From the archive

november 07, 2011
Irish Potato growers facing retail and cost challenges
The Irish Farmers’ Association has today (Mon) launched a comprehensive survey of potato growing in Ireland, Trends &Challenges in Irish Potato Production, which identifies the power of the retail multiples as an increasing threat to the viability ...From the archive

november 06, 2011
Belgapom notering zakt naar € 20,00 per ton
De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...From the archive

november 03, 2011
Potato Shopper Study Highlights Opportunities for Retailers
According to the findings of a new study released by the United States Potato Board (USPB), fresh potatoes are more of a planned purchase than ever. But at the same time, this research paints the picture of a potato shopper as someone who is more prone...From the archive

november 02, 2011
Speaker Programme World Potato Congress 2012: an update
According to Rob Clayton, director of WPC 2012 organiser the Potato Council, the BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - hold enormous potential for the development of the potato industry both in their own countries and on the international ...From the archive

oktober 30, 2011
Nederland en België winnen op wereld-fritesmarkt
Nederland en België veroveren structureel marktaandeel op de wereldmarkt voor frites. En dat is een goede zaak, zei Kees van Arendonk, voorzitter van de Nederlandse Aardappelorganisatie (NAO) dinsdag bij de opening van het nieuwe beursjaar in Heinkensz...From the archive

oktober 30, 2011
Belgapom notering stabiel op € 25,00/ton
De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...From the archive

oktober 27, 2011
2011 Idaho® Potato Crop Marks the 75th Anniversary for the Idaho Potato Commission
Milestone Year Kicks Off with a Tribute to the Farmers and State’s Rich Natural Resources. The 2011 Idaho® potato harvest season is in full swing and the 319,000 acres that will be harvested are expected to yield more than 12 billion pounds of potatoes.From the archive

oktober 25, 2011
Trek Belgapom gelijk met Nederlandse notering
De Nederlandse aardappelnoteringen en de Belgische notering Belgapom moeten vergelijkbaar met elkaar worden gemaakt. Hiervoor pleitte Kees van Arendonk, voorzitter van de Nederlandse Aardappel-organisatie (NAO), dinsdag bij de presentatie van de eerst...From the archive

oktober 23, 2011
Frozen U.S. Potato Exports to Mexico now Duty-Free
The National Potato Council (NPC) applauded today’s complete suspension of the retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports by the government of Mexico. The action comes in response to last week’s approval of the first Mexico-based carrier by the U.S. Departmen...From the archive