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Potato Storage Building
June 14, 2023
Carrot Ventures Launches Cellar Insights Inc. Remote Monitoring and Intelligence Platform for Potato Storage Management
Carrot Ventures is announced the launch of Cellar Insights. It is the second company emerging from Carrot's AgTech company formation model.
Bredel hose pump plays an integral role in TOMRA’s sustainable potato peeling solution
June 13, 2023
Bredel hose pump plays an integral role in TOMRA’s sustainable potato peeling solution
Bredel hose pumps are contributing to a sustainable solution for steam potato peeling provided by TOMRA Food which reduces water usage, water treatment and food waste.
Pale potato cyst nematodes(Globoder pallida)
June 13, 2023
Potato Cyst Nematodes discovered in Latvia for the first time
A pest never before seen in Latvia – the pale potato cyst nematode (Globoder pallida) has been identified in a Zemgale potato farm.
Flying frying in microgravity
June 13, 2023
That's a relief! European Space Agency (ESA) finds you can fry potatoes in space
European Space Agency (ESA) has been supporting research in frying cooking methods in microgravity to fill in knowledge gaps on Earth and in space. Frying potatoes in space seems to be possible!
Powdery scab can severely reduce the quality and marketability of seed, fresh market and processing potatoes
June 13, 2023
What was behind Australia’s potato shortage? Wet weather and hard-to-control diseases
If you’ve been into a fish and chip shop in Australia in the last 12 months, you may well have seen a notice tacked to the wall about the impact of the potato shortage. Supermarkets, too, slapped temporary limits on frozen chip purchases.
from left to right: Mike Smith (Chief Operations Officer, Lamb Weston), Frank Petter, Mayor of the municipal Bergen op Zoom (NL), Marc Schroeder (President International, Lamb Weston)
June 12, 2023
Potato Processor Lamb Weston opens a new Innovation Center in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands
Lamb Weston EMEA opened its new Innovation Center in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands, on June 8, 2023 in the presence of employees, suppliers and the mayor of the city.
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India’s Bizz Corporation
June 12, 2023
Bizz Corporation enters the French Fry market in India with its Chillfill brand, invests heavily in TOMRA line solutions
Soon after setting up the business in 2005, ATOP Foods became India's first potato chip and namkeen producer to achieve ISO 2000:2005 certification for food safety management systems.
Dewulf CP 42 Smart-Float available in 4 x 90 cm
June 12, 2023
Dewulf offers updates for its CP 42 Smart-Float potato planter
The sector-wide preference for potato planting and ridging in one working pass has never been greater. Dewulf has been responding to this demand for several years with the Smart-Float principle.
A New Cape Town Office for Heat and Control
June 12, 2023
A New Cape Town Office for Heat and Control
Equipment manufacturer and food industry supplier Heat and Control celebrates the grand opening of their new office and thirty years of business in Africa.
The FAO Food Price Index back to its downward trend in May
June 08, 2023
The FAO Food Price Index back to its downward trend in May
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 124.3 points in May 2023, down 3.4 points (2.6 percent) from April and as much as 35.4 points (22.1 percent) from the all-time high it reached in March 2022.
Retail potato sales show, consumers spent more on spuds in Q1 2023
June 08, 2023
US Retail potato sales down in volume, but up in dollars spent in Q1 2023
Potato retail sales increased 16.0% in sales but decreased in volume by -4.4% from January - March 2023 compared to the same timeframe a year ago. Despite a decrease, volume sales remain above pre-pandemic levels.
Pringles® Creates New Collection With Two-Star Ingredients For A Deliciously Complex Tasting Experience
June 08, 2023
Pringles adds two new ingredients to the mix for a deliciously complex tasting experience: sweet potato and multigrains
The snacking masterminds at Pringles® are at it again — this time putting a tasty twist on not only its beloved flavors, but its beloved potato-based crisps.
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June 08, 2023
Europe’s potato industry falls victim to extreme weather
Extreme weather incidents are serving to rock Europe’s potato industry to its very foundations. Last year was actually the second warmest year on record in Europe. The drought conditions resulted in a dramatic downturn in overall potato output.
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June 07, 2023
Government of Ireland supports investments in the Seed Potato and Chipping Potato Sector
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Eleven Belt and Road countries create a potato industry network, propose a joint Potato Germplasm Resource Bank
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US Potato Prices Expected to Ease but Stay Elevated according to Rabobank Report
The Rabobank report on the US Potato Industry anticipates good prices for the remainder of the 2022/23 marketing year, particularly as the year comes to an end before the new crop harvest begins.

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