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August 02, 2009
Belgisch aardappelareaal stijgt 16%
Recent maakte het NIS (Nationaal Instituut voor de Statistiek) de voorlopige areaalcijfers bekend voor 2009. Het NIS baseert zijn gegevens voor deze landbouwtelling op 60% van de bedrijven. Uit deze cijfers blijkt dat het totale areaal aardappelen dit ...From the archive
August 02, 2009
Op weg naar de vierkante aardappel: portret van HZPC
In een wapperend colbertje doet Jan Hoogenboom op een drassige akker in Metslawier de finesses van de aardappelteelt uit de doeken. Hoogenboom is de financieel-economisch manager en mediawoordvoerder van HZPC, een van de twee grote aardappelveredeling...From the archive
July 31, 2009
Opbrengst aardappelen in Belgie op 30 ton/ha
De gemiddelde opbrengst van Bintje consumptieaardappelen bedroeg vorige week in België 30 ton per hectare. Dat is meer dan het tienjaarlijks gemiddelde. Het Belgische Proefcentrum voor de Aardappelteelt (PCA) heeft vorige week de eerste proefrooiinge...From the archive
July 30, 2009
Amended estimates of planted potato area in Europe
Some EU 5 countries have amended their estimates of planted area for the 2009 crop over the last month. In Holland the Dutch Statistical Office published results of its May survey of growers which shows Ware plantings at 68,800 ha, which is now slightl...From the archive
July 30, 2009
Potato Council: 'Me for a Day' inspires to cook with potatoes
Fresh potatoes take a starring role and inspire families to build them into their weekly meal repertoires.Thanks to its innovative ‘Me for a Day’ life swap experiment, which was captured on film and has been airing nationally, the Potato Council’s camp...From the archive
July 29, 2009
Food Standards Agency: Organic 'has no health benefits'
Organic food is no healthier than ordinary food, a large independent review has concluded.There is little difference in nutritional value and no evidence of any extra health benefits from eating organic produce, UK researchers found. The Food Standard...From the archive
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July 28, 2009
New Aggressive strain of potato blight is proving difficult to control
Controlling blight is of paramount importance to all potato growers, whether big or small. Research over the past two years by Dr Stephen Kildea and others in Teagasc Oak Park has shown the type of blight Ireland is getting now is changing compared t...From the archive
July 28, 2009
Food Standards Agency launches consultation on reducing saturated fat and added sugar
The Agency is today launching a consultation on its proposals to introduce voluntary recommendations for food manufacturers for reductions in saturated fat and added sugar and increased availability of smaller single-portion sizes in a number of key ...From the archive
July 26, 2009
Tong Peal and Pacepacker services collaborate to improve potato weighing and bagging
A new option for automation of the weighing and bagging of potatoes is being provided through a joint initiative by Tong Peal and Pacepacker Services. The two companies are working together to offer machinery that combines the Tong Peal electronic w...From the archive
July 25, 2009
Wâldgieltsje: oud Fries aardappelras is terug als niche
Het Wâldgieltsje is terug. Een oud aardappelras is nu een Friese culinaire bijzonderheid. Bijna was het eind nabij, maar aardappelteler Jaap Wilman heeft veel moeite gedaan om dat te voorkomen. Met succes.Het ras was jaren geleden op sterven na dood. D...From the archive
July 24, 2009
Situación del sector de la patata en España
La buena producción y excelente calidad del tubérculo, incluso a bajos precios, no ha servido para incentivar el consumo de la patata nacional, ya que las cadenas de distribución se han abastecido directamente de patata vieja extranjera, principalmente...From the archive
July 24, 2009
Potato Council Updates estimate of 2009 GB potato plantings
The Potato Council’s estimate of total potato plantings for 2009 has been updated from the provisional end-June area of 129,100 ha to a revised figure of 130,268 ha.This is very close to the final published figure for 2008 of 130,200 ha. The revised fi...From the archive
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July 23, 2009
Genetically modified potato trial restarted in Yorkshire (UK)
A trial of genetically modified potatoes which was vandalised last year has restarted, the Yorkshire Post can reveal.The Leeds University trial aims to grow potatoes which are resistant to a microscopic worm which stunts their growth and costs British ...From the archive
July 23, 2009
Potato Trading Company MBMG calls in Administrators
More than 80 jobs will go after potato trading company MBMG went into administration.Ian Carr and Malcolm Shierson of Grant Thornton were appointed joint administrators to the company, which has its headquarters in March, Cambridgeshire, and employs ab...From the archive
July 23, 2009
Low prices and residual stock plague early potato campaign in France and Spain
French and Spanish potato growers show concern on this year's early potato campaign. In France, during a meeting held in Rennes in early July, Western France's producers explained their difficulties to find room on the supermarket's shelves for their p...From the archive
July 23, 2009
Scherpe daling prijs vroege aardappelen
Er is praktisch geen vraag naar vroege aardappelen.Als gevolg daarvan is de Belgische PCA-notering voor vroege aardappelen in twee weken bijna gehalveerd. Ook de veilingprijzen van Sint Annaland in Zeeland liggen een stuk lager dan vorig jaar om deze t...From the archive
July 17, 2009
Nederlandse aardappelverwerkers draaiden in juni op volle toeren
Uit het overzicht van de aardappelverwerking van juni 2009 (bron Produktschap Akkerbouw) blijkt dat de verwerkers wederom op volle toeren hebben gedraaid. Maar liefst 295.300 ton aardappelen zijn verwerkt tot consumptieproducten, ruim 20.000 ton meer ...From the archive
July 16, 2009
What's in potato peels?
What sort of bounty could possibly lie in piles of discarded potato peelings?“We have been interested in by-products for quite a while now,” says Dr Nigel Brunton, a senior research officer with Teagasc who works with phytochemicals derived from plants...From the archive