News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

Potato trouble in Norway
June 18, 2015
Potato trouble in Norway
In Norway, farmers in the Jæren region, south of Stavanger, fear that their potato harvest is in danger, following unusually heavy rainfall this spring.
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Potato Council now AHDB Potatoes
June 18, 2015
Potato Council now AHDB Potatoes
New branding and a proposed new way of working for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) was formally launched at the Cereals event in Lincolnshire earlier this month.
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Former Tesco potato Supplier fails to fast-track legal action against supermarket
June 15, 2015
Former Tesco potato Supplier fails to fast-track legal action against supermarket
A former Irish potato supplier to supermarket giant Tesco has failed to have a legal action for alleged breach of contract and personal injuries entered into the fast track Commercial Court list.
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España: La primera empresa distribuidora de papa por Internet vendió cinco toneladas
June 11, 2015
España: La primera empresa distribuidora de papa por Internet vendió cinco toneladas
La primera empresa ourensana que comercializa papa (o patata) de A Limia por Internet a cualquier punto de España, Patatas Ama, cerró su primera campaña de actividad tras comercializar cinco toneladas de tubérculo, de las variedades agria y daifla.
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Maris Piper (Courtesy: Potato Council Variety Database / SASA)p
June 10, 2015
The Quest to Engineer the Perfect Potato
Researchers in the United Kingdom aim for a new commercial potato that resists many of the worst vulnerabilities of potato crops around the world.
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Syngenta rejects second merger proposal Monsanto
June 10, 2015
Syngenta rejects second merger proposal Monsanto
Syngenta has rejected an updated merger proposal from Monsanto.
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Potatoes in the market
June 08, 2015
Reino Unido: Investigadores utilizan un proceso natural de las bacterias para transferir ADN a las papas y hacerlas megarresistentes
Esta papa (o patata) es el objetivo de un proyecto lanzado oficialmente esta semana por Jonathan Jones, uno de los más reconocidos expertos del mundo en la genética de enfermedades vegetales.
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España: Crían insectos para tratar de frenar la polilla guatemalteca en la papa
June 07, 2015
España: Crían insectos para tratar de frenar la polilla guatemalteca en la papa
Desde el Cabildo de Tenerife no descartan que se pudiese producir un aumento de la enfermedad en la presente cosecha, sobre todo si las temperaturas experimentan una subida.
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Acrylamide in Food; Scientific Opinion provided by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
June 07, 2015
Acrylamide in Food; Scientific Opinion provided by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its Scientific Opinion on Acrylamide in Food
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Irrigation best practice guide for potatoes published
May 28, 2015
Irrigation Best Practice Guide for potatoes published
To support UK Potato Growers in decisions regarding irrigation and water use, AHDB Potatoes (Potato Council) has published a best practice guide 'Irrigation and water use'.
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Euroblight - a potato late blight network for Europe
May 26, 2015
Están disponibles las presentaciones del último taller de Euroblight
El evento se realizó en Brazov, Rumania, entre el 10 y 13 de mayo.
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Purple potatoes
May 20, 2015
Purple: Are you familiar with truffle potatoes?
Belgian Potato Supplier Pomuni offers purple potatoes for years, but they are still unfamiliar to many. Pomuni brings purple potatoes in two flavours: Bergerac and Vitelotte.
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Educating the Next Generation of Potato Industry Innovators in the United Kingdom
May 20, 2015
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AHDB Potatoes launched its first ever ‘Next Generation’ programme, a series of 9 business and technical days that - for a selected few - will provide exposure to the whole supply chain.
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Value of HZPC certificate increases with the maximum 10 percent
May 14, 2015
Value of HZPC certificate increases with the maximum 10 percent
The value of the certificate of HZPC Holland B.V., world leader in potato breeding and seed potato export, is determined on € 113.15 after the Stock trading day 2015.
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Koers HZPC-certificaat stijgt met maximale 10 procent
May 14, 2015
Koers HZPC-certificaat stijgt met maximale 10 procent
De certificaatkoers van HZPC Holland bv, wereldleider in aardappelveredeling en pootgoedexport, is na Beursdag Mei 2015 vastgesteld op €113,15.
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Syngenta response on Monsanto acquisition offer
May 14, 2015
Syngenta response on Monsanto acquisition offer
Syngenta reacts to the acquisition offer of Monsanto reported in the media in this response dated May 8, 2015
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Potato products recall in the United Kingdom
May 12, 2015
Potato products recall in the United Kingdom
Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Morrison’s are recalling a number of food products after a batch of potatoes used as ingredients in all of them was found to contain small pieces of metal. The affected batch of potatoes originated from a single supplier.
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Buying fresh potatoes online (United Kingdom)
May 12, 2015
Buying fresh potatoes online (United Kingdom)
In the latest Consumer Category Report of the Potato Council, one of the topics addressed is the online sales of fresh potatoes - including actual growth, comparison to competitive products and grocery in general as well as future opportunities
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