News on The Potato Supply Chain from the Americas

The US State Georgia is known for its peaches, its poultry, its peanuts and pecans — but not so much for its potatoes. However, at least two farming operations in Decatur County have made potatoes a successful crop.

Black Gold Farms, an industry leader in the potato industry, has kicked off their summer red potato harvest with a five-month, locally grown program. The locally grown program transitions through all of their summer potato growing locations.

US potato growers hope that this could be the year they are allowed to ship fresh spuds into all of Mexico, which would be a $120 million opportunity.

Oregon State University researchers say they've found two fields in their region harboring thousands of volunteer potato plants infected with the Liberibacter bacterium that causes the crop disease zebra chip.

Steps are being taken to ensure late blight innoculum is not introduced to the potato crop through tomatoes and other plants sold at greenhouses and gardening centres in Canada's Manitoba province.

Alan Jones, president and owner of Jones Potato Farm in Parrish, Florida, understands companies will have to attempt to do more with less in today's economy.

El Viceministro de Desarrollo Rural y Agropecuario, Víctor Hugo Vásquez, informó el viernes que Bolivia exportará alrededor de 425.000 semillas de papa a Brasil por un valor de 61.000 dólares. "Hoy estamos exportando algo más de 425.000 tubérculo...

Están disponibles dos boletines de divulgación que describen las celebraciones del Dia Nacional de la Papa en Peru (30 de mayo) y una selección de las noticias más importantes publicadas sobre dicho festejo. Pueden verse en http://bit.ly/Kr3hh1

Potandon Produce is pleased to announce that the newest addition to its growing family of Klondike Brands, Klondike Goldust Express will be available early June 2012.

Last week, National Potato Council (NPC) Executive Vice President and CEO John Keeling met with Mexico's Ambassador to the United States Arturo Sarukhan to discuss access to the Mexican potato market for fresh U.S.

The Plant Pathology Department at North Dakota State University will again be providing the potato Blightline service at no charge to the potato industry of North Dakota and western Minnesota in 2012.

Heavy rains recently have increased risk of rot in some areas of Florida's potato fields.

The Foundation of the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FFPSA) is pleased to announce the recipients of ten $3,000 Career Development Scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year. Winners of these ten scholarships include family members of employe...

El Perú produce el 26.6 % de toda la papa de Sudamérica, ubicándose como el mayor productor de la región por encima de Brasil (25.1%), Colombia (14.8%) y Argentina (14.0%), informó la Consultora Maximixe. En cambio, en el ámbito mundial la producción ...

J.R. Simplot Co. and Lamb Weston have informed potato growers in Idaho that they will not be accepting produce that has been treated with Bayer CropScience's Luna Tranquility.

Chris Boerboom is the new director of the North Dakota State University Extension Service. "As you know, this is a critical position, not only for Extension, but also for NDSU and the state,"says Ken Grafton, NDSU's vice president for Agric...

Los productores de papa piden al consumidor tico comprar la papa producida en Costa Rica. La importación de ese producto procesado, les roba mercado, y el gobierno está atado de manos para frenarla. La importación de papa prefrita que viene de Canadá...

Fresh potatoes recorded its fifth consecutive quarter of declining movement according to a report recently released by the United States Potato Board. In the 12 months ending March 31st, fresh pounds have decreased 6.8%, but the dollar value was actual...