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Herbert Engineering is set to launch a optical sorting machine at Potato Europe. The Oculus is the next generation in high performance, compact, optical sorting for washed potatoes.

The United States Potato Board (USPB) International Marketing program is proud to announce US exports of all potatoes and potato products for FY12 (July 2011-June 2012) were 1,506,557 metric tons (MT) valued at $1,583,563,167. This was a 10 percent i...

The days of a few big varieties dominating the potato market are over, with breeding programmes becoming more focused on delivering sustainable varieties for specific markets.

The 2012-13 potato season in the US promises big supplies of russets nationwide, a fact that San Luis Valley growers approach as a challenge and an opportunity.

Mario Coca Morantes acaba de publicar su libro Las Papas en Bolivia. Es una aproximación a la realidad del mejoramiento del cultivo de la papa en el país. El libro ya se imprimió y pronto estará en circulación. Mayor información: cocamorante.mario@gm...

Furious Tasmanian farmers have warned that the state's potato industry faces ruin if New Zealand imports are allowed.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 213 points in August 2012, unchanged from the previous month. Although still high, the Index value is 25 points below the peak (238 points) reached in February 2011 and 18 points less than in August last year. Internat...

Un seminario en el que se darán a conocer detalles de un proyecto que busca desarrollar un sistema de alerta temprana para controlar las principales enfermedades causadas por virus en el cultivo de papa en la zona sur, se llevará a cabo el próximo juev...

El “Catálogo de nuevas variedades de papa: sabores y colores para el gusto peruano”, será lanzado en Trujillo, como parte de un evento nacional en el que también se dará a conocer un nuevo proyecto para mejorar genéticamente el tubérculo y que pueda ha...

Markel Ventures, Inc. announced the acquisition of a majority interest in Reading Bakery Systems and affiliated entities ("Reading").

The Board of Directors of PinguinLutosa have reached a principle agreement on the proposed sale of the Lutosa division. A term sheet was signed in which the entreprise value has been fixed on 225 million euro and the transaction is subject to the fulf...

Potato prices have taken a dramatic turn with a 450pc increase in less than six months in Ireland.

GB’s seed potato community will be coming together to keep up-to-date on plant health and variety breeding at this year’s Seed Industry Event at Crieff Hydro near Perth, Scotland on November 20.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Snack Factory, LLC and certain affiliates, for $340 million in cash.This includes approximately $60 million of net present value of future...

A cartoon portraying Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard and senior ministers as children playing a video game has been launched by the potato industry as part of its war to block imports of New Zealand potatoes.

PinguinLutosa NV (PIN), the Belgian producer of frozen vegetables, rose the most in almost three years in Brussels trading after saying it received unsolicited non-binding offers for its potato division.

In 2013, McDonald's is planning to open its first vegetarian outlet in the hills near the Vaishno Devi, a holy Hindu temple in Jammu & Kashmir, India.

Does an organic strawberry contain more vitamin C than a conventional one? Maybe — or maybe not. Stanford University scientists have weighed in on the “maybe not” side of the debate after an extensive examination of four decades of research comparing...