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April 03, 2008
Aardappel verdringt suikerbiet bij Cosun
Langzaam verdringt de aardappel bij Cosun de suikerbiet. De diep insnijdende maatregelen van Europa in de suikermarkt doen suikeromzet, aantal fabrieken en aantallen telers slinken.Tegelijk groeit de omzet van aardappelpoot Aviko en vliegen ook de prij...From the archive
April 02, 2008
BASF gets permission for GMO potato field trials in Germany
BASF Plant Science, part of German chemicals group BASF, has been given approval to plant GMO potatoes on 30,000 square metres divided among three locations between 2008 and 2012. "The BVL's safety assessment came to the conclusion that the open...From the archive
March 27, 2008
Vale's Fresh offers parcooked potatoes for schools
Vale's Fresh has launched parcooked potatoes developed for the school market and to meet the demands of the Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative (PSFPI). The potatoes are 100% British, 100% natural, with no additives or preservatives, and have a ...From the archive
March 21, 2008
NEPG expects small reduction in 2008 potato planting
During their last meeting in Belgium at the beginning of March the NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) discussed a possible reduction in the 2008 potato area in the 5 main producing countries (Germany, France, Belgium, GB and The Netherlands)...From the archive
March 21, 2008
Kartelvorming fritesfabrikanten onderzocht
Fritesfabrikanten maken geen prijsafspraken en vormen geen kartel. Dat is de conclusie die vicevoorzitter Hans Hus van de sector Fastservice trekt uit een onderzoek naar de prijsvorming van frites. De prijsvorming van frites is onderzocht naar aanl...From the archive
March 16, 2008
Sainsbury’s in £3m scandal over potato bribes
Sainsbury’s, the supermarket group, was this weekend embroiled in a £3m bribes investigation after one of its most senior buyers was arrested on suspicion of accepting backhanders from a potato supplier. John Maylam, who has worked for the supermark...From the archive
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March 14, 2008
Daling Franse aardappelexport
De Franse aardappelsector heeft in de maanden augustus tot en met december vorig jaar 635.900 ton aardappelen uitgevoerd. Dat is 60.000 ton ofwel bijna 9% minder dan een jaar eerder. De grootste afnemer, Spanje, nam met 203.100 ton bijna 20% minder Fr...From the archive
March 13, 2008
De Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO) en LTO Nederland hebben in het kader van het Internationaal Jaar van de Aardappel een website gelanceerd.
Op www.aardappel2008.nl wordt aandacht besteed aan de aardappel in eigen land. Zo is er informatie te vinden over de verschillende soorten aardappelen, de geschiedenis en de voedingswaarde. Ook staan leuke anekdotes vermeld met betrekking tot aardapp...From the archive
March 13, 2008
Now a flyer is available of the 17th Triennial Conference of the European Association for Potato Research
A brochure is available of the 17th Triennial Conference of the European Association for Potato Research.From the archive
March 11, 2008
C. Meijer ontwikkelt nieuwe aardappelrassen
C. Meijer B.V. te Kruiningen is in 1920 opgericht, en sindsdien altijd een familiebedrijf gebleven. De kwaliteit en waarde van de organisatie, producten en diensten zijn gebaseerd op de kennis, kunde en inzet van alle medewerkers. Meijer is in de eerst...From the archive
March 10, 2008
BASF Delays Gene-Modified Potato Crop, Blames EU for Inaction
BASF SE,the world's largest chemicals maker, postponed cultivation of the genetically modified Amflora potato to at least next year after the European Commission failed to rule on its approval. The European Union's executive body "is violating th...From the archive
March 10, 2008
United Kingdom: The BPC urges potato growers to re-assess their production costs
Cost inflation is having a significant impact on potato production and the British Potato Council (BPC) is urging growers to ensure they have a comprehensive knowledge of their production costs. Farm Business Consultants Andersons have shown that a c...From the archive
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March 09, 2008
Top firms discover the need to reduce carbon emissions extends through every link in the supply chain.
Once upon a time, businesses' supply chains were a quiet backwater of commercial life. This is no longer the case. Over the past few decades, supply chains have been transformed by enterprise resource planning and specialist supply-chain software. Now...From the archive
March 09, 2008
Aviko-topman Wim Gerritsen: Fascinerend eten van aardappels
Hoewel Aviko-topman Wim Gerritsen (59) zich in zijn dagelijks werk eerder bezighoudt met het opzetten van een fabriek in China en het uitbreiden van de activiteiten binnen Europa, gaat hij enthousiast in op de recente ontwikkelingen in de Nederlandse e...From the archive
March 07, 2008
Hoe ziet de verwerkende industrie de toekomst van de aardappelsector?
De evoluties in de graan- en suikermarkt doen vele vragen stellen omtrent de toekomst van de akkerbouwsector. Ook de aardappelsector komt daarbij prominent in beeld. Welke zijn de ontwikkelingen die we in die sector kunnen verwachten? Marcel Delamilli...From the archive
March 06, 2008
Europatat centralises the European (seed) potato trade in Berne
Europatat, the European Union of the Potato Trade, is inviting its members and the other links in the potato trade at its 60th general assembly in the Swiss capital Berne from 29 till 31 May 2008. The congress is composed out of 3 pillars: the commissi...From the archive
March 03, 2008
New GM potatoes to be planted by Czech farmers soon
Czech farmers could be reaping a new specie of the genetically modified (GM) potatoes with superior starch more befitting the human organism next year. Experts agree that this would broaden the possibilities of Czech potato producers. However, in spi...From the archive
February 24, 2008
Dublin firm Keogh & Sons launches blue potatoes
A Dublin family that has been growing vegetables for 200 years is bringing blue potatoes to the Irish market, to coincide with the international year of the potato.Peter Keogh &Sons, has launched the heritage ‘blue’ potatoes, from its farm in Oldt...From the archive
