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december 13, 2011
Keeping within CIPC residue limits despite challenging start
As timings of next CIPC applications come to the top of the agenda for store management, growers are advised not to lose sight of the importance of using the sprout suppressant CIPC correctly so levels remain within strict residue limits.From the archive

december 13, 2011
SAG e INDAP firmaron convenios de colaboración para proteger área libre de enfermedades de la papa en Arauco, Chile
Con el objeto de proteger el área libre de enfermedades cuarentenarias de la papa, mejorar su sanidad y productividad, el Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG, y el Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario, INDAP, firmaron convenios de colaboración con los siete municipios de la Provincia de Arauco.From the archive

december 13, 2011
Potato farmer Tepper out of jail if Canada asks Lebanon, suggests lawyer
The lawyer for a New Brunswick potato farmer who has been jailed in Lebanon for the past nine months says that a letter from Ottawa (Canadian Government) is all that's needed to free his client. Henk Tepper, 44, has been held in a Beirut prison since ...From the archive

december 12, 2011
Centro Internacional de la Papa busca investigador para liderar programa de papa en el África subsahariana
El Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) está buscando un científico principal con amplia experiencia en investigación y recaudación de fondos, para dirigir y ampliar el programa de papa que el CIP ha establecido en el África Subsahariana, con sede en ...From the archive
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december 12, 2011
Potato Harvest of table potatoes in Sweden up 7%
The Swedish harvest of table potatoes (all potatoes, only excludes potatoes used for starch production) is estimated at 581.000 tonnes. This is 38.100 tonnes or 7 percent more than the total harvest in 2010. Four counties dominate the cultivation of t...From the archive

december 12, 2011
New Zealand potato exports break through NZ$100m
New Zealand potato exports reached a record high in the past year as more than $100 million worth of produce left New Zealand shores. Over 93,000 metric tonnes of potatoes, including 30,000 tonnes of fresh potatoes and 62,000 tonnes in frozen product...From the archive

december 11, 2011
Belgapom waarnemening Challenger/Fontane naar € 30,00/ton;marktstemming veranderd
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

december 11, 2011
Landjuweel installeert Celox RV12 aardappelsorteermachines
De nieuwste generatie Celox RV12 optische sorteermachines van NEWTEC levert meer capaciteit en meer kwaliteit in de verwerking van consumentenaardappelen bij Landjuweel. Groothandel en verpakkingsbedrijf Landjuweel in Uithuizermeeden sorteert, wast en ...From the archive

december 09, 2011
Wratziekte in aardappelen in Bergeijk
In de regio Bergeijk heeft de nVWA wratziekte gevonden in een aardappelperceel. Dat kan gevolgen hebben voor de aardappelteelt in een straal van 10 kilometer rond de vindplaats. De ZLTO-vakgroep Akkerbouw houdt daarom op dinsdag 13 december om 20.00 ...From the archive

december 08, 2011
French fries back as USP for QSR’s
For many years you didn’t hear much on french fries from fast food restaurants. And that has hurt the product. If there is no pride invested in the product and if there is no effort to distinguish it from the neighbour’s french fries, quality might slide, the product easily becomes a bulk item and innovation in the category suffers as consequence.From the archive

december 08, 2011
Zweden oogst 7% meer consumptieaardappelen
De consumptieaardappeloogst in Zweden is becijferd op 581.000 ton. Dat is 31.800 ton (7 procent) meer dan in 2010. Dat deelt de rijksdienst landbouw in Jönköping mee. De hectareopbrengst is volgens de dienst uitgekomen op ruim 29 ton (plus 6 procent t...From the archive
