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November 16, 2010
Estudio boliviano muestra cómo el chuño (papa deshidratada) tiene cinco antioxidantes que previenen enfermedades cardiovasculares
El chuño, el alimento andino heredado de nuestros ancestros, contiene al menos cinco compuestos antioxidantes que pueden prevenir las enfermedades cardiovasculares. Así lo demuestra un estudio realizado por el químico de alimentos Mauricio Peñarrieta y...From the archive
November 01, 2010
City of Burley awarded $499,000 to build infrastructure for new potato dehydration plant
Governor C.L. 'Butch' Otter announced that the city of Burley will receive nearly $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding for the cost of public infrastructure to support a new potato dehydration facility of Gem State Processing.From the archive
October 29, 2010
Potato Starch manufacturer China Essence provides update on loan refinancing
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October 10, 2010
Bangladesh: higher incentives for potato export and support for potato processors urged
Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) on Saturday urged the government to double the cash incentive from its current level of 10 percent to boost exports of the vegetable stored in 313 cold storages across the country.From the archive
October 05, 2010
US export of potato products remains strong
Exports of US potatoes and products for July 2009 through June 2010 (MY09/10) totaled 1,229,853 metric tons (MT) valued at $1,172,702,250.This is a decline of 0.67 percent in volume and 2.69 percent in value from the previous year’s record levels.From the archive
September 29, 2010
USDA publica el reporte anual para el cultivo de la papa (2009)
El reporte incluye la siguiente información: Producción de papa para el año 2009 Producción de papa durante el invierno Producción final de papa durante la primavera Producción de papa durante el verano Producción de papa durante el otoño Produ...From the archive
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September 29, 2010
USDA publishes Potatoes 2009 Annual Summary
The USDA has recently published their annual potato summary, reviewing the 2009 potato crop.Potato production in 2009 is revised to 431 million cwt, down slightly from the estimate in the January Crop Production 2009 Summary but 4 percent above the 20...From the archive
September 24, 2010
BASF indentifies cause of Amadea and Amflora starch potato mingling
BASF Plant Science has identified the root cause of the starch potato comingling in northern Sweden. During the course of company's regular internal quality assurance measures in August, BASF Plant Science discovered 47 Amadea plants in Amflora propaga...From the archive
September 19, 2010
Aardappelzetmeelconcern Emsland group betaalt bonus voor teler die quotum levert
Het Duitse Emsland Group heeft in haar laatste nieuwsbrief laten weten dat telers verplicht zijn hun contracten aan de fabriek na te komen.From the archive
September 13, 2010
Idaho 2009 potato crop revised up
Final disposition numbers show Idaho’s 2009 potato crop totalling 133 million cwt, an increase of 1.1 percent from earlier estimates.From the archive
September 13, 2010
Hungry Jack & Celebrity Chef Adam Gertler Challenge Americans to Put Down the Shopping List & 'Use up the Box'
Who says a box of pancake mix can only make pancakes?From the archive
September 10, 2010
Europe stevent af op tekort aardappelzetmeel
De vraag naar aardappelzetmeel uit de Europese Unie is sterk gestegen.From the archive
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September 08, 2010
Nicolai Hansen new CEO at KMC
Potato starch manufacturer KMC announces that its board of directors has named Nicolai Hansen to serve as the company's Chief Executive Officer.From the archive
September 06, 2010
La CE confirma el cultivo ilegal de una patata transgénica en Suecia
La Comisión Europea (CE) ha confirmado hoy el cultivo de una variedad de patata genéticamente modificada no permitida por la UE en campos de Suecia y ha pedido explicaciones a la compañía responsable, la alemana BASF. El portavoz comunitario de Sanida...From the archive
September 02, 2010
Amadea submission announced at harvest first Amflora starch potatoes
The German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Rainer Brüderle, today helped to start the harvesting of the Amflora potatoes in Zepkow in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Together with BASF’s Chairman Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht an...From the archive
September 02, 2010
GAIN Report: China Potato and Potato Products annual 2010
China’s fresh potato production in MY09/10 is estimated at 64 million metric tons (MMT), a 10 percent decrease from the 71 MMT in MY08/09 due to unfavorable weather conditions, which resulted in record high potato prices domestically.From the archive
September 01, 2010
Starch manufacturers Lyckeby and Emsland Group Announce Joint Venture SOLAM GmbH
Starch manufacturers Lyckeby and Emsland Group have announced an agreement to form a joint venture, named SOLAM GmbH. The joint venture will specialize in the development and marketing of starches for paper and corrugated board. SOLAM will be based in...From the archive
August 31, 2010
BASF ha solicitado a la CE autorización para una segunda patata transgénica
El grupo químico alemán BASF ha solicitado a la Comisión Europea (CE) autorización para una segunda patata manipulada genéticamente "Amadea", cinco meses después de haberla logrado para "Amflora"tras años de espera. Con motivo del...From the archive