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To consumers in the U.S. and elsewhere, "buying local"isn't a top priority in and of itself, according to a new study from Communispace. Instead, localism becomes an important part of a product's overall value proposition when it is perceived...

Latfood, the company behind Latvia's most popular potato chips 'Adazu cipsi', has begun production for its new export brand entitled 'Taffel', which will offer 'San Trope'potato chips on the Lithuanian and Estonian markets.

De eerstkomende drie weken kunnen we niets doen', zegt Jasper Cevaal. 'Het is veel te nat en de regen blijft nog een week aanhouden volgens de buienradar.

De aardappelopbrengst in Nederland komt gemiddeld uit op 52,5 ton per hectare, blijkt uit proefrooiingen van Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw (VTA).

Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE: CPO), a leading global provider of agriculturally derived ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of National Starch

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...

Jack in the Box Inc. plans to close 40 underperforming corporate stores across seven states, mostly in the Southeast and Texas, by next week.

The high unemployment rate in California continued to hurt sales at Carl’s Jr. in the second quarter, deepening the loss for parent company CKE Restaurants Inc., the now-private company reported Tuesday.

Onderzoekers van Plant Research International (PRI) en de divisie Plant van de nieuwe Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit (nVWA) zijn in staat om DNA te isoleren van de veroorzaker van wratziekte bij aardappelen.

Uit de laatste proefrooiingen door het PCA blijkt dat de gemiddelde hectareopbrengst in Belgie van het ras Bintje uit zal komen op 46,5 ton.

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...

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...

This month's Euro-Potato report focuses on the potato harvest and provides an overview of estimates and predictions currently available on acreages, yields and prices

A new potato variety will be appearing on retail shelves in Australia, Asia and the Middle East in coming months from the South Australian Potato Company

A truck shortage in Washington, Idaho and California is causing potato packers to scramble for available vehicles to bring their product to market.

More and more people in St Louis are choosing the Billy Goat Chip Company for potato chips to satisfy their salty cravings.

Storage conditions can be ripe for diseases to develop and devastate potato crops, leading many universities to seek ways to control or prevent diseases before they become a problem. At the University of Maine (UM) a fungicide testing program looks at...

Consumers are demanding dramatic changes in the way that food companies formulate, process, and even flavor foods as they continue to look to the food industry for more natural health solutions and increasingly convenient meal options.