Nieuws over trends in landbouw en voedsel uit Europa

Vorige week nam Agrico deel aan de vernieuwde Biobeurs die plaats vond in het IJsselhallencomplex te Zwolle. Tijdens deze beurs zette Agrico haar bijzonder resistente en zeer smaakvolle biologische aardappelras Carolus in de spotlight

To combat tumbling potato consumption, NFU Scotland has urged the industry’s statutory levy body to consider shifting its funding emphasis from research and development to more promotion.

Several dozen organic farmers have been protesting outside Department of Agriculture offices in Athenry, Co Galway (Ireland) over delayed farm payments

While most of the UK’s largest supermarkets reported stronger than expected food sales over the festive period, their ongoing and brutal price war is pushing many food suppliers and smaller high street grocers to the brink, warns business recovery specialists Begbies Traynor.

'Potato Council' will become 'AHDB Potatoes' later this year as the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) operating divisions will be rebranded to create a simplified family of levy-payer facing brands under the AHDB name.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 188.6 points in December 2014, down 3.2 points (1.7 percent) from November.

Romain Cools, secretary of the Belgian Potato Processors Association Belgapom expresses his views on the free potato market.

Tayto Group Ltd has recalled a batch of ‘Tayto Snack Attack 10+5 (Bikers, Rollers and Chips) multipack’ because it contains milk, soya and wheat which are not mentioned on the outer wrapper.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 192.6 points in November 2014, virtually unchanged from October, but 13 points (6.4 percent) below November 2013.

Potato and rapeseed industry produce vast amounts of protein-rich by-products, which could be utilized in the production of high-quality foodstuffs.

TNO en Wageningen UR bundelen vanaf 1 januari 2015 hun kennis en expertise op het gebied van voedsel-, voedings- en biobased-onderzoek. Zij doen dat om meer waarde voor marktpartijen en overheid te kunnen bieden en gebruik te maken van hun complementaire expertises.

Mooij Agro reveals the Croptimiz-r storage computer with personalized overview of your store at Interpom | Primeurs.

If you are a supplier to the chip shop trade or foodservice sector with quality potatoes for chipping, then it makes sense for you to get behind Chip Week 2015!

Tummers is expanding and renewing. For the Interpom | Primeurs Tummers likes to update you on 4 themes: cutting systems, washing/destoning, complete potato flakes lines and the Tummers rebranding

In the presence of HRH King Willem Alexander, the Dutch Government through Minister Kamp honored Solynta as Dutch National Icon for its breakthrough discovery ”Hybrid Potatoes from True seeds'.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 192.3 points in October 2014, marginally (0.2 percent) below the revised September figure but 14.3 points (6.9 percent) short of its corresponding level one year ago.

The intended fusion between Dewulf and Miedema, made public in early September, is to be completed this year.

De voorgenomen fusie tussen Dewulf en Miedema, die begin september bekend werd, wordt nog dit jaar voltooid.