News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 210 in January 2013, unchanged from the slightly revised December value. Following three months of consecutive declines, the Index stabilized in January, as a rebound in oils/fats prices offset a decline for cereals an...

A second outbreak of potato bacterial disease ring rot in the UK is being investigated, Fera has announced.

The ever changing story of Europe's relationship with biotechnology took another twist recently when the giant German chemical firm BASF announced it was halting the development of all its GM potato varieties in Europe.

The dire weather conditions this winter has thrown at potato growers in the United Kingdom has created a harvest that has been far more challenging than the industry has seen for many years.

ODENBERG and BEST, part of TOMRA Sorting Solutions, will showcase different systems from their market-leading sensor-based optical sorters. The newly formed company exhibits for the first time together in Germany.

2012 was a challenging growing season, with exceptional weather conditions impacting on the GB crop’s size and quality. Shoppers have seen price rises in store and there have been many stories about the cost of food within the media.

During the upcoming Fruit Logistica, Agrico will sign a contract with the UK firm Albert Bartlett, who will shortly introduce the Gourmandine potato variety in the United Kingdom.

At Fruit Logistica 2013 next week (Berlin, 6-8 February) Syngenta will unveil key elements of the company’s integrated business of seeds and crop protection – a world first for new innovation and crop solutions.

Because labourers are becoming an ever-scarcer commodity, today’s farmer requires customised machines that perfectly match the way he works. In order to meet this need, Miedema has formed a new department: Miedema Smart Solutions.

La empresa holandesa HZPC quiere saber hacia dónde se encaminan los gustos de los actuales consumidores de patatas. Para ello ha encargado a una empresa especializada la realización de un “consumer research” en varios países, entre los que se incluye E...

Ulster Farmers’ Union President Harry Sinclair has welcomed the swift implementation of legislation to help protect the local potato industry’s ‘high health’ status.

The trial of eleven protesters who in 2011 destroyed a field of genetically modified potatoes started before Dendermonde magistrates on Tuesday.

UK consumers may have to pay more for the 382 million fish-and-chip meals they buy annually after the second-wettest year in a century curbed the potato crop.

In the United Kingdom, secondary school students are being given the chance to be a part of potato history and name a brand new variety.

Potato and vegetable machinery exporter, the APH Group, moved its corporate headquarters from Joure to Heerenveen (both in the Netherlands) on January 5th 2013.

Potato growers are invited to an event that will help improve their negotiation power. The first of its kind in the UK, the NFU summit will include a two-hour negotiation workshop on skills and techniques for dealing with contract negotiations.

El gobierno polaco prohibió este miércoles los cultivos de maíz y papa transgénicos, según un comunicado oficial publicado al término del Consejo de Ministros.

The Polish government has banned cultivation of certain genetically modified (GM) strains of maize and potatoes, according to a government statement on January 2.