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EAPR2020 postponed to fall
March 31, 2020
EAPR2020 postponed to fall
Due to a coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 21st EAPR Triennial Conference has been moved to fall. The new Conference date is November 2-6, 2020. Therefore, all key dates have also changed.
Following the escalation of COVID-19 crisis in Europe, the Europatat Congress 2020 will be cancelled.
March 26, 2020
Europatat Congress 2020 is cancelled
Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, regrets to inform that the Europatat
Congress 2020, scheduled to take place on 11 and 12 June in Brussels, will be cancelled following
the escalation of COVID-19 crisis in Europe.
Vrije markt voor aardappelen ingestort door coronavirus
March 24, 2020
Free market for potatoes in Belgium collapsed due to COVID-19
Due to COVID-19 the free market of potatoes has completely collapsed. The PCA/Fiwap and the Belgapom price quotation has been suspended because of a lack of transactions on the free market of potatoes.
Europatat’s position paper on EU-UK Future Trade Agreement.
March 16, 2020
Europatat's position paper on EU-UK Future Trade Agreement
Following the Council’s green light to the opening of negotiations for a new partnership with the UK, Europatat has sent a position paper to the EU-UK negotiation team, as well as to the relevant officials in DG AGRI and DG SANTE.
La Agrupación de los productores de Patata de Holanda, Bélgica, Reino Unido, Alemania y Francia, conocida como NEPG, ha calificado, en un reciente comunicado, la campaña 2020/2021 como un 'gran desafío' para los cultivadores.
February 24, 2020
NEPG: 'Potato season 2020/21 will be challenging'
Over the last years, the area for consumption potatoes has been increased with 6,5 % in the 5 leading potato countries. If there is an increase again this year, combined with an average yield the balance between demand and supply could lead to...
Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, is pleased to announce the opening of registrations for the upcoming annual Europatat Congress that will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 and 12 June 2020 at the beautiful Amigo Hotel, located at two
February 11, 2020
Europatat Congress 2020: Registrations open!
Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, is pleased to announce the opening of registrations for the upcoming annual Europatat Congress that will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 and 12 June 2020 at the beautiful Amigo Hotel.
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Bord Bia, CNIPT, Europatat and VLAM join forces to promote the consumption of fresh potatoes among European millennials.
January 28, 2020
Bord Bia, CNIPT, Europatat and VLAM join forces to promote the consumption of fresh potatoes among European millennials
CNIPT, Bord Bia, Europatat and VLAM have launched an inspiring campaign under the title “Potatoes, prepare to be surprised – Europe’s favourite since 1536”.
Bruno Dewulf (chairman Fiwap), José Renard (general secretary FWA), Jean-Pierre van Puymbrouck (chairman Belpotato.be), Sonja De Becker (chairman Boerenbond), Steven De Cuyper (1st vice-chairman Belpotato.be), Hendrik Vandamme (chairman) ABS), Marc Van H
January 23, 2020
Belpotato.be to become the single voice of the entire potato industry in Belgium
On January 20, the foundation deed of Belpotato.be was officially signed in Huldenberg. The composition of the Executive Board ensures that there are balances between growers, traders and processors, and between Dutch and French speakers.
Michel Picandet has been appointed Executive Vice President and Head of TOMRA Food.
January 23, 2020
Michel Picandet is appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Tomra Food
Michel Picandet has been appointed Executive Vice President and Head of TOMRA Food. He joined the company on January 1st, 2020 and will be based at the TOMRA Food headquarters in Leuven, Belgium.
Entering a new era in potato storage: Belgapom has formulated its position on how to handle chlorpropham as of the 2020 harvest.
January 13, 2020
Belgapom: Maximum effort required to remove CIPC from potato storage sheds
Entering a new era in potato storage: Belgapom has formulated its position on how to handle chlorpropham as of the 2020 harvest.
Digitalization at TOMRA Food: TOMRA's award winning UI TOMRA ACT
January 09, 2020
How Digitalization of the Supply Chain will Reduce Global Food Waste
The scale of the global food waste problem is staggering. According to reports, 1.6 billion tons of food are lost or wasted every year, equating to a total value of $1.2 trillion being wiped from the supply chain.
Making The Future Of Food Sustainable
November 25, 2019
Making The Future Of Food Sustainable
Nicolai Prytz, sustainability and strategy director at TOMRA, has looked at how businesses, consumers and policymakers can help make the future of food sustainable.
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Duchemin (Caen, France) potato producers use a high-performance sorting machine, the TOMRA 3A, to process their 14,000 tonnes of potatoes, a premium product.
November 21, 2019
TOMRA 3A improves output and productivity for Premium Potato Producer
By using the TOMRA 3A high-performance sorting machine Duchemin (Caen, France) are able to ensure their potatoes are a premium product.
Cargill opens a Culinary Experience Hub in Vilvoorde to help customers respond to evolving consumer demand
November 14, 2019
Cargill opens a Culinary Experience Hub in Vilvoorde to help customers respond to evolving consumer demand
Investment in Vilvoorde will give customers the opportunity to create new recipes and ingredients with Cargill’s R&D experts in Vilvoorde, Belgium.
The potato harvest is going slow since in many areas it was to wet to harvest in October, especially in Belgium and The Netherlands. (Courtesy: Rijnmond)
October 29, 2019
NEPG countries see modest potato production due to below average yields
The NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) have released a new potato production estimate for consumption potatoes in the leading 5 North-Western potato countries. If all potatoes will be lifted totally about 26.9 million tons will be harvested.
New AVR Puma 4.0 connects machine data with the farmer (Courtesy: Focus | WTV) .
October 25, 2019
Latest AVR Potato Harvester Puma 4.0 sends sensor data directly to the cloud
AVR is introducing its new Puma 4.0 at the upcoming Agritechnica fair. The four-row potato harvester is the successor of the popular Puma 3 and is now fully cloud connected.
TOMRA 5A sorting machine for potato processing.
October 19, 2019
TOMRA Food, Compac and BBC Technologies show new and state-of-the-art sorting solutions at PMA Fresh Summit 2019.
TOMRA exhibits the TOMRA 5A, its avant-garde model for potato sorting. Compac’s new UltraView inspection module maximizes Spectrim’s grading performance.
Este año no se prevé un rendimiento alto de patatas en Bélgica
October 09, 2019
Este año no se prevé un rendimiento alto de patatas en Bélgica
Aunque todavía se tiene que empezar a recolectar, en la empresa belga De Aardappelhoeve tienen bastante claro que el rendimiento de las patatas no llegará a niveles récord este año.

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