Potato News from the Netherlands

The Dutch Association of Arable Farmers of (VTA) finds an average yield of 53.622 kg/ha, 8% below last year and on par with the 5-year average. Although tubers are large this season, the VTA predicts low factory yields as a result of a host of quality issues, resulting in an increased demand for potatoes per ton finished product.

Last Friday, the expansion of Lamb Weston / Meijer's French Fry factory in Kruiningen was inaugurated by Royal Commissioner Han Polman

La compañía holandesa Caenator puso en marcha, en colaboración con StartLife y la Universidad de Wageningen y Centro de Investigación, una nueva generación de máquinas automáticas expendedoras de papas (o patatas).

Fifty percent of the trucks used for the transport of potatoes to Avebe now meet the Euro 6 emission standards.

Dutch start-up Caenator, in collaboration with StartLife and Wageningen University & Research Centre, presented a new fully automatic french fry vending machine.

Dutch processing equipment manufacturer Florigo, since March of this year a tna company, takes its processing capabilities to a new level with the company’s breakthrough high performance 25 t/h fryer for french fries.

Research shows that crops with stacks of two or more resistance genes from closely related species, introduced into the crop via for instance genetic engineering, combined with the simultaneous introduction of resistance management, can ensure the long-term resistance of these plants to economically significant and aggressive diseases.

In the annual VTA sampling of the development of the Dutch potato crop development, mid August a yield was found 16% lower than last year and 7.1 below the 5 year average.

To obtain a better quality potatoes and fewer clods, potato packer Nedato has installed a TOMRA Field Potato Sorter directly at the reception of the potatoes.

Dutch potato company Nedato - specialized in handling and sales of ware potatoes and potatoes for the European processing industry - has launched a new website and corporate identity.

Dutch Potato Starch Manufacture AVEBE has developed a new house style including a new logo, which was unveiled July 2..

Manter International BV, manufacturer of weighing and packing equipment for the fruit and vegetable industry launches a new model of their Automatic Bagplacing system - called MBP 2 - onto the market.

Potato starch manufacturer AVEBE introduces a high amylopectin potato starch (ELIANE™ GEL 100) with unique properties that allow food manufacturers to create high quality, creamy and indulgent fat reduced soups, dressings and sauces.

Lamb Weston® has announced the launch of a new global brand identity expressed by the tagline 'Seeing Possibilities in Potatoes'.

As the 2014 crop year is coming to an end, Dutch potato processor Aviko is taking a look at the 2015 potato crop

The value of the certificate of HZPC Holland B.V., world leader in potato breeding and seed potato export, is determined on € 113.15 after the Stock trading day 2015.

De certificaatkoers van HZPC Holland bv, wereldleider in aardappelveredeling en pootgoedexport, is na Beursdag Mei 2015 vastgesteld op €113,15.

La conferencia se realizará el 3 de septiembre de 2015 en las instalaciones de la Universidad de Wageningen. No tiene ningún costo pero los asistentes deben pagar su hotel y el desplazamiento aéreo y terrestre.