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In Belarus, the Tolochin Cannery has launched a line for the production of frozen semi-finished french fries. This is the first production of such products in the country.

Potato Processor McCain Foods has reached an agreement with the French group of potato producers for industry (Groupement d'agriculteurs producteurs de pommes de terre pour l'industrie, Gappi) on the new potato contracts.

For Tummers Food Processing Solutions, the 20th edition of Interpom was accompanied by many uncertainties. However, as they consider personal customer contact very important.

Tong is pleased to announce its first new product development for 2022 with the launch of the new edition JetFill big bag filler. The JetFill is Tong’s highest capacity big bag filler which offers automated and gentle big bag filling.

An innovative method of controlling a range of damaging crop diseases using native, beneficial soil bacteria has emerged from a research-industry collaboration.

Sudstarke GmbH has concluded its 2021 potato starch production campaign. The 2021 production campaign was the most difficult in decades, even team members 40+ years with the company cannot remember anything close.

Desgrelar o sacarle el brote a este cultivo es un trabajo manual sencillo que lleva mucho tiempo, pero según los agricultores de Icod el Alto, garantiza un crecimiento parejo.

Sembrar una hectárea de este cultivo supone invertir alrededor de 800 euros más que en la campaña de hace un año. Al sector de la patata le asaltan las dudas y a los productores no les salen las cuentas.

APH Group, distributeur van landbouwmachines, heeft per 1 januari 2022 de activiteiten van Agri 2.0 CIS B.V. (hierna: Agri 2.0) overgenomen in Rusland en Oekraïne.

Hybricol, a Dutch company active in the food ingredients business, shared a concept shaped potato product with PotatoPro: baked potato sausages.

Antarctic Foods takes product quality seriously. Selling frozen vegetables to baby food processors and others throughout Europe, Antarctic has grown 25 percent annually over the last few years.

Los consumidores españoles han tardado solo dos años en
valorar y reconocer el sabor cremoso y sabroso de la patata Princesa Amandine, que ha sido
recientemente premiada con el sello Sabor del Año 2022 para productos de retail.

Ya ha comenzado la siembra de patatas en Sevilla, principal provincia productora de Andalucía. Se prevé una caída productiva de aquellas variedades destinadas a la industria.

Dry matter is a key quality parameter for French fries and other potato-based food products. Aquantis now offers inline measurement of dry matter content of french fries during processing.

APH Group, distributeur van landbouwmachines, heeft onlangs meerdere miljoenencontracten gesloten in China, Roemenië en Saudi Arabië. Het betreft hier een drietal nieuw te bouwen frites fabrieken waarbij APH Group de bewaar-, sorteer- en wasserij installaties gaat leveren.

The Emsland Group has completed the construction of a 750 m2 building that holds new roller drying units with autoclaves. Nicknamed 'WaltrAut', the facility was designed for the production of plant-based products

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 133.7 points in December 2021, down 1.2 points (0.9 percent) from November, but still up 25.1 points (23.1 percent) from December 2020.

It’s clearly understood that improved farm productivity is good for business and more recently, for carbon footprint. But the challenge has always been how to measure the cost of producing a particular crop with regards to carbon.