Potato News from Asia

Cold storages in West Bengal are struggling to stay afloat because of the state government’s refusal to let them raise rent.

PepsiCo's salty snack brand Kurkure's latest ad campaign has arrived at a rather appropriate time. The Rs 9,400 crore Indian snack market is growing at a very healthy pace, about 25 per cent a year.

The Bengal state government may opt to defer a rise in the price of potato cold storage in light of the fact that an election is coming. Any rise in prices is unlikely to be popular with the electorate.

ITC Foods has launched a new TV Commercial for its Bingo Tangles. The TV Commercial (TVC) created by Ogilvy &Mather Bengaluru went on air on 15 January.

Tollywood diva Rituparna Sengupta, soccer star and ex-captain of India's national football team Baichung Bhutia, sports minister Madan Mitra, politician Sadhan Pandey and Pailan group head Apurba Saha were present at the launch of "Poto"pota...

In Bangladesh, favourable weather conditions and higher acreage are likely to boost potato yield in the ongoing harvesting season and have already pulled down the tuber's prices, agriculture officials and cold storage operators said yesterday.

Unseasonal rainfall in major potato-growing states has damaged the crop, resulting in a rise in its prices. Though the actual loss is yet to be ascertained, experts say the sustained, untimely rainfall would have a long-term impact.

Back in June 2011, Kiremko signed a contract with India-based ATOP Foods of Morbi, Gujarat for the supply of a complete potato chips line including all our latest innovations.

China Essence Group Ltd. , a leading manufacturer of potato starch and derivated products in China, recently announced its results for the third quarter (“3Q FY2013”) and nine months (“9M FY2013”) of the financial year ending 31 March 2013 (“FY2013”).

Vegetable exporters in Pakistan have demanded of the government a subsidy on exports of potato to remain competitive at world markets at a time when Pakistan is poised to produce the commodity in surplus this year.

China will extend anti-dumping duties on potato starch imported from the EU for another five years starting from Wednesday.

China prolongará cinco años el periodo de imposición de sus impuestos antidumping a la fécula de patata importada de la Unión Europea (UE) a partir de mañana miércoles (6 de enero).

Potato prices in West Bengal dipped by about Rs 50-100 a quintal over the weekend on improved supply of potatoes.

Pakistan first state of the art potato washing and grading machine was installed in Karachi, which could help boost potato’s dwindling export during the current year.

Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation (GAIC) is looking for private partnership for a potato dehydration plant. GAIC is going to set up its first potato dehydration plant at Deesa in Palanpur town with a handling capacity of 500 kg per hour.

Wholesale potato prices in West Bengal softened by nearly 15 per cent this week, due to arrival of new crop.

McCain Foods India today said the company plans to invest $ 69 million (over Rs 370 crore) at its potato processing plant at Mehsana in Gujarat, as it looks to cater to the increased demand.

he intense cold wave in Punjab has resulted in the potato crop not growing over the past several days.