News on The Potato Supply Chain from the Americas

The National Potato Council’s successful fight to return potatoes to school menu guidelines in the US was a victory for the industry, but executive vice-president and chief executive officer John Keeling isn’t stopping there.

The U.S. Potato Board’s annual meeting March 15 started off on with some good news from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bob Keeney, deputy administrator of fruit and vegetable programs for the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service gave the board, ...

McDonald's just announced its 2012 Best of Sustainable Supply Chain winners by highlighting 51 stories of supply chain partners addressing challenges to help improve food sources, the environment, communities and employee wellness across the world. Man...

Russet potatoes still dominate markets, but specialties are gaining.

Long-sluggish russet markets are beginning to strengthen, and prices should continue to rise as the 2011-2012 deal enters its homestretch this summer. Strong processing demand was beginning to tip the scales in March in what has been a year of abundan...

Colorado Agricultural Commissioner John Salazar thought that the ban on Colorado potatoes into the heart of Mexico was solved last summer when the U.S. and its southern neighbor worked out an agreement to allow Mexican trucks full access to U.S. markets.

Las autoridades gubernamentales se reunieron con productores de papa de Intibucá, occidente de Honduras, tras denunciarse un contrabando de papa del vecino país de Guatemala, se informó hoy. Según se informó, la papa procedente de Guatemala tiene inqu...

Potato marketer Potandon Produce proudly introduces the animated potato characters of the Klondike Family with the first episode of an online story book that can be found at www.KlondikeBrands.com.  This innovative potato family features some of the ...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed all potato cyst nematode(PCN) soil sampling and testing for the 2011 seed potato crop, and PCN was not detected.

Alimentos y Regiones es un programa de televisión por cable dedicado a mostrar una visión de Argentina enfocando sus producciones, su crecimiento, sus anhelos. La última edición está dedicada al cultivo de la papa. (Click picture to watch video) ...

Idaho potato growers have rejected processors' contract offers, convinced they were insufficient to cover rising input costs and prevention of the emerging disease zebra chip.

Prince Edward Island needs to be more competitive in the global market for Island potatoes.

Recent growth at Southwind Farms in Heyburn, Idaho, should make it the nation's second largest supplier of fingerling potatoes this season.

A partir de una considerable disminución de la superficie implantada esta temporada y ya sobre el final de la primera cosecha en Mendoza, el precio de la papa experimentó un interesante incremento en los mercados de concentración.

Eighteen potato growers and industry representatives from across the United States joined together to form the 2012 class of the Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI), an annual program designed to identify, develop and cultivate new leaders within the potato industry.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries opened about 200 new locations in 2011, and the Lorton, Va.-based chain plans to open about 200 more in 2012. That’s great news for Rick Miles Produce Service. The Rigby, Idaho, broker and distributor is the sole supplier o...

En Ecuador existen alrededor de 47 mil hectáreas sembradas de papa. De estas, alrededor de 4 mil corresponden a variedades nativas. Esto significa que apenas cerca del 10% del área cultivada produce papas originarias. Pero hace dos años apenas represe...

Deere &Company (John Deere) said today it will invest $70 million to expand the manufacturing capacity in its Waterloo, Iowa operations, where the company builds large farm tractors that are used around the world. Deere has previously reported stro...