Potato News

workers select potatoes after washing
May 09, 2023
Pafritas se nutre de patata de diferentes zonas
Aunque la patata que se produce en La Rioja tiene como destino principal el uso industrial y muy poca llega hasta el mercado de fresco, la empresa riojana Pafritas no puede acudir a los campos riojanos para abastecerse porque no hay producción suficiente, y especialmente, no la hay de forma continuada a lo largo del año.
2023 CPMA Convention and Trade Show
May 09, 2023
Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show (CPMA 2023) sets records
The 2023 Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show (CPMA 2023) held last week in Toronto is CPMA’s biggest show in its history with over 4200 people attending the event.
Take a tour of the Bluebird chips South Auckland factory.
May 09, 2023
New Zealand potato chips manufacturer Bluebird bags USD 66m for expansion
New Zealand potato chips manufacturer Bluebird says its parent company PepsiCo has invested over USD 66 million into the development of its Auckland factory, with a USD 26m-plus vending machine packing machine under construction.
Francisco Moya
May 08, 2023
Francisco Moya, presidente de CNIPT: “Las necesidades de patata en el mundo son muy altas”
Hombre de consensos, firme defensor y creyente de las actuaciones a nivel de conjunto, Moya tomó el relevo de la presidencia del CNIPT a finales de 2022.
The workers in a potato warehouse before distribution to various regions.
May 08, 2023
Expanding Potato cultivation on Sumatra, Indonesia cause for environmental concerns
Expanding cultivation of potatoes on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island infringes on Kerinci Seblat National Park, the largest protected area on Sumatra and one of the last refuges of the Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephant and the Sunda clouded leopard.
New Red Lentil Snacks Bring a Flavor Punch to Snack Time
May 08, 2023
Harvest Snaps launches a fiery baked Red Lentil Snack
Harvest Snaps is heating up the salty snack aisle with new Crunchy Loops Hot & Spicy. Now available exclusively at Walmart locations nationwide, the ring-shaped snacks feature a complex blend of spices that deliver a fiery kick in every crunchtastic bite.
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Santiago Domínguez
May 08, 2023
Santiago Domínguez: one of the largest potato producers in Spain
The farmer Santiago Domínguez from Valladolid, achieves everything he proposes after experiencing it firsthand, he has also been a grape harvester and now has a winery: 'The secret is to suffer it, fight it and learn it'
Nestle Frozen Food
May 07, 2023
Nestle's Pizza brands find that TOMRA Food's smart Sort Technology is best for protecting food safety
Nestlé now has more than 2000 brands, including global icons and local favorites. Their products can be found in 187 countries worldwide - quite an expansion from their humble beginnings producing condensed milk and infant cereal in the Alps.
 B-hive Innovations Tuber Scan
May 07, 2023
Watch your potatoes grow... Not the plants, the tubers!
Ground-Sensing technology TuberScan - developed by Agri-tech business B-hive Innovations and partners - is entering its final phase of testing both overseas and now in the UK following the start of this year’s weather-delayed potato growing season.
The FAO Food Price Index rebounded slightly in April
May 07, 2023
The FAO Food Price Index rebounded slightly in April 2023
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 127.2 points in April 2023, up 0.8 points (0.6 percent) from March and standing 31.2 points (19.7 percent) below its value in the corresponding month last year.
New Sormac DMA-90 potato slicer
May 06, 2023
Nueva cortadora de patata de Sormac DMA-90
La nueva maquina, que trocea el tubérculo en mitades y cuartos, cuenta con más capacidad, necesita menos mantenimiento y obtiene mejores resultados de corte.
Wendy's/Arby's profit beats expectations as Arby's improves
May 04, 2023
Wendy's is Fueling 'Fry'-nals with FREE Hot & Crispy Fries for Philadelphia-Area College Students
It's finals time, a.k.a. the season of all-nighters in the library. Wendy's® knows late-night cram sessions can leave you hungry for the right answers – and for a late-night snack,
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Big savings in reducing insecticide use.
May 04, 2023
Potatoes New Zealand meeting on the benefits of IPM: Big savings by reducing insecticide use.
By adopting integrated pest management (IPM) practices growers are not on their own, Australian entomologist, Dr Paul Horne, told Pukekohe potato growers at a Potatoes New Zealand research update breakfast meeting in late March.
PVY demonstration plot trial in Maine on July 13, 2022, drew crowds of growers and crop consultans to see symptomps of three different straints of the virus in more than 20 potato cultivars.
May 04, 2023
Battling potato viruses: innovations for a healthier potato harvest
Two years ago, the Potato Research Advisory Committee (PRAC) identified and wrote letters of support for a project known as 'The Potato Virus Initiative: Developing Solutions'.
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May 04, 2023
Georgia imported more seed potatoes
EastFruit reviewed trade data of Georgia (country) for seed potatoes. In Georgia many farmers have switched to onions for the new season as in the last season the onions from the June harvest were more profitable than the potatoes from the same period.
Bangladesh to export potato to Japan
May 04, 2023
Bangladesh to export potatoes to Japan
A Japanese company has expressed interest to import potatoes from Bangladesh, said Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque. The minister said this while addressing a program at Westin Hotel in Tokyo on Thursday (April 27).
An ordinary snap of a supermarket freezer filled with frozen chips at a Queensland Aldi has excited Australians in a hopeful sign that the potato shortage is over
May 03, 2023
Australian Shoppers Share Excitement over ALDI Freezers Filled with Potato Chips
Australian Shoppers Share Excitement over ALDI Freezers Filled with Potato Chips Potato production suffered heavily due to excessive rains and flooding in major potato-growing areas in Australia in 2022.
Agrico expects to achieve a considerably higher price
May 03, 2023
Agrico expects to achieve a considerably higher price for its potatoes
Potato cooperative Agrico announced to its members an average price indication of EUR 35.50 (USD 39.20) per 100 kg for all supplied kilos of 28 mm upwards for seed potatoes from the 2022 harvest.

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