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With seven months still to go, 50 percent of the exhibition space at PotatoEurope 2017 – the trade show dedicated to the entire potato chain – has already been sold. The theme of this year’s edition – ‘Potatoes feed & meet the world’ – is linked to the potato’s huge potential to feed the world’s growing population.

Aviko, one of the top potato processing companies in Europe, plans to invest € 200 million (USD 210 million) in new and existing production plants.

Royal Cosun announces an increase in its profit for 2016 in comparison with 2015. The projected decline in the profit on sugar was offset by firmer results on other activities, especially potatoes.

Volgens bronnen binnen de NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) zou de eerder verwachte areaaluitbreiding, als gevolg van een tekort aan pootgoed, minder zijn dan eerder verwacht.

Tal como prometió Lamb Weston, en 2015 llevó a cabo un nuevo estudio de huella de carbono (HC) con respecto al cultivo y el almacenamiento de las papas (patatas).

Lamb Weston's European joint venture, Lamb Weston / Meijer has published its sustainability report for 2015-2016. Compared to the reference year 2008, energy consumption per tonne of product has reduced by more than 21% and potato utilisation has improved by 4.5%.

Lamb Weston / Meijer invested in four new FAM Tridis 240P cutters for the production of its wavy fries in Bergen op Zoom

Earlier in December Agrico held its central general members’ meeting, during which the Annual Report 2015/2016 was discussed and Jan Wolthuis stepped down as chairman of Agrico.

Potato Starch Cooperative AVEBE yesterday appointed Martin Möllering, Huub van Rozendaal and Marijke Folkers-In ’t Hout as a member of the Supervisory Board.

Avebe takes an active role in the development of appealing, nutritional and healthy food products with potato based solutions.

Lamb Weston / Meijer inaugurated its new production line for french fries in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands, on 10 November 2016 in the presence of employees, suppliers, the mayor and the King’s Commissioner.

Dutch industrial equipment manufacturer Optiserve has granted worldwide exclusivity to FAM - European market leader in industrial cutting solutions - for the sale of its Glide defect cutter.

The Dutch company Pulsemaster announced the sale of a 100kW Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) system to a Major European manufacturer of Premium Potato Products for the treatment of up to 60 ton potatoes per hour.

De certificaatkoers van HZPC Holding B.V., de wereldleider in aardappelveredeling en pootgoedhandel, is na de halfjaarlijkse Beursdag November 2016 vastgesteld op € 150,60 (gedaan, bieden).

The value of the certificate of HZPC Holding B.V., the world leader in potato breeding and seed potato trade, is determined on € 150.60 at the biannual stock trading day.

This year Coöperatie AVEBE U.A. achieved a performance price of 77.10 euros a ton. That is slightly lower than last year's record amount (78.41 euros) and is one of the top three performance prices of all time.

Coöperatie AVEBE U.A. realiseerde dit jaar een prestatieprijs van 77,10 euro per ton. Dat is iets lager dan het record van vorig jaar (78,41 euro) en behoort tot de top drie hoogste prestatieprijzen ooit.

British company RJ Herbert Engineering Ltd., which has been in administration since July 2016, has been acquired by Dutch company Herbert Engineering BV effective 1 November 2016.