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oktober 05, 2010
US export of potato products remains strong
Exports of US potatoes and products for July 2009 through June 2010 (MY09/10) totaled 1,229,853 metric tons (MT) valued at $1,172,702,250.This is a decline of 0.67 percent in volume and 2.69 percent in value from the previous year’s record levels.From the archive

oktober 03, 2010
Simplot could face fines for health and safety violations in Grand Forks french fry plant
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued J.R. Simplot Co. of Boise, Idaho, one repeat and 12 serious workplace health and safety citations at its facility in Grand Forks, N.D. Proposed penalties total $59,000.From the archive

september 30, 2010
Flood could cost Wisconsin potato farmers over 65 million - if you include storage losses
Officials began totaling the millions of dollars in crop damage and loss to central Wisconsin farmers from last week's flooding. In Portage County, where more than half of Wisconsin's potato acreage is planted, losses to potato farmers could rise as hi...From the archive

september 29, 2010
USDA publica el reporte anual para el cultivo de la papa (2009)
El reporte incluye la siguiente información: Producción de papa para el año 2009 Producción de papa durante el invierno Producción final de papa durante la primavera Producción de papa durante el verano Producción de papa durante el otoño Produ...From the archive

september 29, 2010
USDA publishes Potatoes 2009 Annual Summary
The USDA has recently published their annual potato summary, reviewing the 2009 potato crop.Potato production in 2009 is revised to 431 million cwt, down slightly from the estimate in the January Crop Production 2009 Summary but 4 percent above the 20...From the archive
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september 06, 2010
Cavendish Farms buys breeding rights 'Prospect', an eco-friendly potato variety
Cavendish Farms has purchased the breeding rights for "Prospect", a potato variety it says is suitable for French fries and good for the environment.It's the first time the Prince Edward Island company has bought the rights to an entire vari...From the archive

september 02, 2010
McCain Florenceville fry plant`s air quality approval subject to public review
The government of New Brunswick announced the start of a 180-day public participation process to renew the air quality operating approval for McCain Foods (Canada) frozen food plant in Florenceville has begun.From the archive

augustus 31, 2010
Working on a potato future for the Mon-Dak region
Chuck Stadick doesn’t want to predict the agricultural future of the Mon-Dak region — the northwest North Dakota and northeast Montana region.“No, we want to make the future,” says Stadick, who is one of the key experts the area has been counting on to...From the archive

augustus 26, 2010
Wendy’s Skin-On Fries Part of Healthy Fast Food Push
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group is taking the Wendy’s restaurant slogan “Quality is Our Recipe” to a new level – this time, with all-natural French fries in test markets.And interestingly, the new recipe comes at a time when Wendy’s French fries are already popul...From the archive

augustus 23, 2010
Production in Lamb Weston sweet potato processing plant expected to start in September
ConAgra Foods, which began training its final group of 80 employees this week to complete its 241-person work force, should begin production at its new Lamb Weston sweet potato processing plant near Delhi in less than a month, officials said Monday.From the archive

augustus 20, 2010
AFFI Calls on President, Congress to Hasten Resolution of Cross-Border Trucking Dispute with Mexico
President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz of the American Frozen Foods Institute (AFFI) today issued a statement responding to Mexico’s announcement of additional retaliatory import tariffs on select U.S. exports due to the ongoing cross-border trucking dispute.From the archive

augustus 19, 2010
PEI Potato board welcomes decision Tribunal in potato contracts appeal
In a dispute around the process for the establishment of potato contracts between potato growers and processors, a decision has been reached by the Natural Products Appeals Tribunal. The decision provides a unique insight in the negotiation process o...From the archive

