Potato News from the Americas

Pioneer Potatoes Potato Grading Technology Smaller-scale Farm with Big Grading Results
April 18, 2024
Smaller-scale grower Pioneer Potatoes achieves big results with grading technology
Pioneer Potatoes understands the fundamentals of effectiveness and efficiency in grading and provisioning potatoes.
Huánuco: dos empresas logran vender en forma directa 180 tons de papas nativas
April 16, 2024
Perú: papa nativa directo del campo a la industria
Organizaciones de productores logran vender, sin intermediarios, variedades nativas a planta procesadora de snacks.
Cosecha de papa en el norte de Sinaloa
April 16, 2024
México: se redoblan los esfuerzos en Sinaloa por ser los numero uno
Sinaloa en México se posiciona como la región productora por excelencia en México y apuesta a la tecnificación y el mejoramiento.
Earth is currently in the midst of a remarkable 10-month stretch
April 11, 2024
Earth is currently in the midst of a remarkable 10-month stretch of temperature records
The world just experienced its warmest March on record, capping a 10-month streak in which every month set a new temperature record, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Tuesday.
FPS Building
April 10, 2024
FPS Food Process Solutions and partners show potato processing innovation at Food Northwest Expo
FPS Food Process Solutions, a leading provider of turn-key freezing and chilling solutions, showcased its innovative technologies at the Food Northwest Process and Packaging Expo in Portland, Oregon, took place April 10-11.
1,4GROUP Shifts CIPC Manufacturing to the United States
April 10, 2024
1,4GROUP Shifts Manufacturing of sprout inhibitor CIPC to the United States ensuring availability in North America
In a significant move, 1,4GROUP has shifted the manufacturing of its sprout inhibitor chlorpropham (CIPC) to the United States, marking a transition away from its previous manufacturing base overseas.
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Givaudan, MISTA, and Bühler celebrate opening of new extrusion hub at MISTA in San Francisco
April 10, 2024
Givaudan, MISTA, and Bühler celebrate opening of new extrusion hub at MISTA in San Francisco
Givaudan, the global leader in Taste & Wellbeing, MISTA, the world’s leading food innovation platform, and Bühler, a global technology partner for the food, feed, and mobility industries, announce the opening of a state-of-the-art extrusion hub at the MISTA Innovation Center in San Francisco. 
Guatemalan tuber moth larvae cause great damage to potatoes. (Courtesy: Pavan Kumar, Boyce Thompson Institute)
April 09, 2024
Colombia: alerta fitosanitaria por polilla guatemalteca
El Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA) dio la alerta por la plaga que puede comprometer seriamente los cultivos de la regiones más céntricas del país.
JBT Corporation and Marel hf
April 09, 2024
Merger of Food Processing Equipment manufacturers: JBT Corporation to acquire Marel Shares
JBT and Marel hf. have executed a definitive transaction agreement related to JBT’s previously announced intention to make a voluntary takeover offer for all the issued and outstanding shares of Marel.
Potatoes in the market
April 08, 2024
Brasil: gran devaluación en algunos mercados por aumento en la oferta
Las lluvias dieron tregua al campo y el ritmo de cosecha se mantiene alto, con lo cual la oferta ha aumentado y los precios caído hasta en un 40%.
El Cultivo de la papa va a la baja
April 08, 2024
México: crisis productiva en el valle de Zamora
En el valle de Zamora, México, la crisis productiva es total. Poca disponibilidad de mano de obra, problemas fitosanitarios y problemas climáticos han provocado que la producción local se haya reducido en un 30%. 
Lamb Weston Potato Products
April 04, 2024
Lamb Weston Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2024 Results; Updates Fiscal Year 2024 Outlook
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 and updated its full year earnings targets for fiscal 2024.
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