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January 17, 2008
Aardappelverwerker Aviko blijft lonken naar België
De overname van Eurofreez en Seru &Annoot door de Nederlandse aardappelverwerker Aviko heeft geen grote gevolgen voor de Vlaamse aardappeltelers. "Beide bedrijven blijven zelstandig bestaan. Seru &Annoot zal de aardappelen van 300 telers i...From the archive
January 15, 2008
Bengal all set to gain from potato
West Bengal farmers are now on a track to tap profit from potato cultivation and even started several organised potato processing unit in the state. It seemed to them very profitable compared to any other crop within their limit. According to a recent ...From the archive
January 15, 2008
Produccion de papa en Peru podria duplicarse por demanda industrial
La papa, tubérculo que se consume mayoritariamente frito en el país, puede retomar parte del esplendor que tuvo en la alimentación de los Incas. ¿La razón? Muy simple, pasaría a reemplazar parcialmente al trigo dentro de la producción de alimentos indu...From the archive
January 14, 2008
Interview met Romain Cools, secretaris van Belgapom over het Jaar van de Aardappel en aardappelverwerking in Belgie
Misschien eet u hem het liefst onder de vorm van krokante pureerozetjes, diepgevroren friet of huisbereide kroket. Maar de aardappel is ondanks zijn ietwat oubollig imago nog altijd springlevend. Zeker in een pak ontwikkelingslanden, waar de knol zowaa...From the archive
January 14, 2008
Eurofreez en Seru & Annoot in handen van Aviko
De Nederlandse aardappelverwerker Aviko neemt twee Belgische sectorgenoten over. Het gaat om Eurofreez en Seru &Annoot, beide uit de Westhoek. Eurofreez uit Proven is gespecialiseerd in aardappelbereidingen, meer bepaald diepvriesfrieten en -puree....From the archive
January 11, 2008
Los alemanes han perdido interes en las patatas holandesas
Los vecinos orientales prefieren la patata francesa, no por el gusto, sino porque su forma es más atractiva, y su piel es más lisa y reluciente. Se trata de un serio problema, advierte el director de la cooperación de patatas Nedato, Heero Gramsma, pue...From the archive
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January 10, 2008
Heero Gramsma (Nedato): Slechte aardappel kost afzet
De Nederlandse aardappelsector verliest afzetmarkten door de tegenvallende kwaliteit van de aardappelen. Dat gaat ten koste van de prijs die aardappeltelers krijgen uitbetaald. Doordat Frankrijk betere aardappelen levert, verliest Nederland afzetmar...From the archive
January 09, 2008
Canadian potato fields clear of potato cyst nematodes
The seed potato fields in Alberta, Canada, show no signs of a potato cyst nematode infestation, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture is not ready to lift temporary restrictions placed on the Canadian potatoes, according to the Canadian Food Inspectio...From the archive
January 09, 2008
Potato farmers in Jeppo speed up the production of vacuum packed potatoes
JEPO - the farmer owned potato processing company, which is the marketleader in Finland for vacuum packed cooked potato products - has increased the capacity of their production line: the cooking section in the pasteuriser has been lenghtened, the post...From the archive
January 08, 2008
Bengal plans to export surplus potatoes to Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand
To get rid of surplus potato production in the state, the West Bengal government is getting its act in place to explore possibilities of exporting table potatoes to Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand which are deficient in meeting their internal demands...From the archive
January 07, 2008
McCain se instalaria en Washington
Una de las más grandes industrias procesadora de papas, McCain Foods Ltd de Canadá, podría construir una planta en Washington, para lo que destinaría aproximadamente 150 millones de dólares, destacó Puget Sound Business Journal.From the archive
January 05, 2008
Canada belangrijke exporteur aardappelprodukten
Canada is een grote speler in de aardappelwereldmarkt. Zowel het volume export van verse aardappelen als van voorgebakken product is aanzienlijk. Alleen al in de maand oktober 2007 werd er netto bijna 88.000 ton aan voorgebakken product geëxporteerd. ...From the archive
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January 05, 2008
Indian potato farmers strengthen export opportunities with GAP certification
Indian potato is all set to reach out to 80 countries, mostly in Europe, thanks to Indian farmers getting their produce certified by a global agency. Export prospects of potato are looking up with farmers taking Global GAP Certification for the product...From the archive
January 04, 2008
Harding named general manager of PEI Potato Board
Robert (Bob) Harding is the new general manager of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board. He will take over Feb. 4 from long-time general manager, Ivan Noonan. Kevin MacIsaac, chairman of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board, says Harding has extensiv...From the archive
January 04, 2008
Frost hits potato crop in Punjab
Frost, triggered by intense cold wave conditions in the northern region, have hit the potato crop in Punjab damaging mainly the late sown crop. Experts fear that almost 15 to 20 per cent of the crop at several potato fields in Jalandhar, Kapurthala an...From the archive
January 04, 2008
Washington may be in the running for the new McCain french fry plant
One of the world's largest french fry processors, McCain Foods Ltd. of Canada, may build a $150 million potato processing plant in Washington. Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission in Moses Lake, said a new plant ...From the archive
January 03, 2008
Blight dashes potato farmers's hope in Northern Bangladesh
Farmers' hopes to recover flood losses by cultivating potato may be shattered as vast areas of potato fields in Nilphamari are attacked with 'early blight' and 'late blight' diseases due to dense fog and chilly cold.With expectations of good prices fro...From the archive
January 02, 2008
Less than 30% of organic potato farmers used copper last year, thanks to blight resistant potato varieties
Despite last year being the worst for blight in the UK in 50 years, fewer than 30% of Soil Association organic farmers resorted to the use of copper. Two-thirds managed through the use of blight resistant varieties [1], crop rotations [2] and burning o...From the archive
