News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

"Let op: tijdelijk andere bereidingstijden", staat gestickerd op 'nieuwe krieltjes in de schil met winter- of lentedressing' van Cêlavita. "De oogst heeft dit jaar te weinig krielaardappeltjes opgeleverd. Om de kwaliteit te garanderen, ...

A potato described as the healthiest variety for roasting is launching in Sainsbury stores in the UK today.Called the Phureja, it has golden-coloured flesh and a slightly sweet taste.Sainsbury’s, which will sell the spud, said it is the healthiest pota...

De contractprijs voor consumptieaardappelen moet omhoog naar minstens 14 cent per kilo, exclusief btw. Dat stelt de Nederlandse Akkerbouw Vakbond (NAV). De industrie onderhandelt momenteel met telers over de contracten voor de oogst van 2008. NAV-be...

Stored potatoes are holding up well in spite of the (blight) pressures of the 2007 growing season, according to McCain Foods GB, agronomy manager, Andy Goodwin. Mr Goodwin added that McCain’s growers were, however, having to grade crops hard in order ...

A buoyant and buzzing potato industry has gathered in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, for British Potato 2007 (BP2007), the key UK industry event of the year. Attendance over the two days (November 28 and 29) was up, according to event organisers the Briti...

The British Potato Industry Award Panel is pleased to confirm David Walker, founding chirman of the British Potato Council,  as this year's winner. Presenting the award at the British Potato Council's premier event, BP2007, in Harrogate, Janet Godfrey ...

Seabrook Crisps is sourcing local potatoes for its range of crisps. The Bradford-based company has asked the EFFP (English Farmers and Foods Partnerships) for assistance in setting up a supply chain with local producers. The EFFP has identified Wold...

McCain Foods' first viral ad has been viewed by more than 100,000 people in 124 countries in its first week.The viral, created by glue London and Aardman animations of Wallace &Gromit fame, invites users to create a personalised message. The viral ...

Growers could cut, on average, potato store energy bills by maybe £1000-2000 a year, according to Andrew Kneeshaw of energy consultants, FEC Services. Energy use didn’t have to be inevitable, he told growers at a British Potato 2007 seminar, and there ...

Food and beverage processors will be fighting it out for an increasingly dwindling supply of grains sourced at ever higher prices, ING Group warned in a new forecast report for the sector.ING's financial analysts predict that agricultural prices will i...

De gevolgen van een volledige ontkoppeling van de Europese premie voor zetmeelaardappelen en van de afbouw van het EU-zetmeelbeleid voor de betreffende sector in Nederland kunnen, afhankelijk van de omstandigheden en de reacties van de telers, uiteenlo...

RJ Herbert Engineering launches an affordable optical potato sorter, the DDS 1300 ML Autosort. This market entry model optical sorter gives lower cost entry whilst maintaning high quality electronic grading of your potatoes.   The sorter is a vision ...

Door het krimpende consumptieaardappelareaal moet de Nederlandse fritesindustrie hogere prijzen gaan betalen voor haar grondstoffen. Dat zegt Jan van Hoogen, commercieel directeur van aardappelhandelshuis Agrico. "Dit jaar kunnen de contractprij...

Afgevaardigden van de van de brancheorganisatie Swisspatat hebben vrijdag in Bern de officiële aftrap voor het jaar van de Aardappel 2008 gegeven.   Swisspatat wil het hele jaar veel aandacht geven aan de aardappel zoals op de conferentie Europatat i...

Addy Risseeuw wordt met ingang van 1 januari 2008 benoemd tot technisch directeur van de NAK, de Nederlandse Algemene Keuringsdienst voor zaaizaad en pootgoed van landbouwgewassen. Risseeuw volgt Ineke Mastenbroek op. Risseeuw was sinds 2001 als direct...

A Herefordshire potato grower who lost nearly £500,000 of crop in this summer's floods has vowed never to grow potatoes again for one the country's biggest processors after it refused to make allowances for the damage inflicted to his crop. Peter Vaugh...

Video: 140 aardappelrassen werden tentoongespreid tijdens de HZPC Potato Days 2007 in Joure. Ytzen van der Werff licht 2 bijzondere rassen (Scarlet, VDW 00-4) nader toe.

The British Potato Council’s provisional estimate of Total Potato Production in Great Britain for the 2007 crop year is 5.446 million tons, down 1% from 2006. The current crop has a planted area that is 3% higher than last year, but average yields per ...