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EU 5 total ware potato area still remains uncertain. Although provisional estimates predict little overall change from 2009, there is a feeling that the Belgian area may be considerably more than anticipated.

Prijzen voor voedingsmiddelen lagen in juli ten opzichte van een jaar eerder 0,7 procent hoger. De stijging is vooral het gevolg van prijsstijgingen bij aardappelen en groente. In vergelijking met 2009 is de prijs van aardappelen en groente 11 procent ...

Below you find an excerpt of "Potato Weekly", by the Potato Council. This crop update, published on August 2, provides insight on the harvest and development of the potato production in the United Kingdom:Total early crop clearance to 31st Ju...

The European Snacks Association (ESA) recommends a portion of 30g for savoury snacks and Nuts.This portion recommendation for savoury snacks was agreed in close cooperation with CIAA.In defining portions for snacks and for nuts, ESA aims to ensure that...

The snacks and biscuits division of UK manufacturer United Biscuits could be parcelled out to different buyers, according to a research firm's analysis of the market following media reports the company is to be sold by its private equity owners.

Het Vlaams Centrum voor Agro- en Visserijmarketing (VLAM) mag rekenen op 2,74 miljoen euro Europese subsidies voor drie nieuwe promotiecampagnes. De vleessectoren bundelen vanaf half oktober hun krachten om de verschillende kwaliteitslabels te promoten...

Reuters reports that private equity firms Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) and PAI Partners are considering selling Britain's United Biscuits for more than 2 billion pounds ($3.06 billion). Reuters refers to a person familiar with the matter.   Blackstone an...

After last weeks speculations in the UK media on what would happen to the Food Standards Agency, the United Kingdom's food safety watchdog, here is the REAL plan, outlined in a press release by the Food Standards Agency, the Department of Health and th...

Asda (United Kingdom)has withdrawn some of its own-brand Salt &Vinegar, Variety and Boxed Crisps, because the salt and vinegar flavouring used in the crisps contains trace amounts of wheat gluten. This means the products, which are available in var...

Issues surrounding potato storage such as efficiency will be one of the many topics on the agenda at the Storage Event to be held at Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research in Lincolnshire on 2 September.Professor Gareth Edwards-Jones from Bangor Universit...

Potato growers gathered together for an update on the latest legislative, technical and environmental issues facing their sector at the East Midlands Potato Day held near Spalding in Lincolnshire.

De nieuwe patatjes worden duur. Op de veiling worden voor machinegerooide vroege aardappelen nu prijzen betaald van 19,50 euro tot 23 euro plus btw voor 100 kg. Vorig jaar ging hetzelfde pakket nog van de hand voor 9 euro. Door het koude voorjaar en de...

Stories circulated yesterday reported that Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, would be announcing the break up of the Food Standards Agency.  They also suggested that this break up was an indication that the Government had ‘caved in’ to the pressure of...

Heavy rainfall at the start of the second week of July has benefited parts of Northern European, where the dry conditions are affecting the whole European potato industry. Most areas have crops two weeks behind last year. New crop tuber size and yields...

Potatoes have been the centre of classroom activity as thousands of Earlies, grown as part of the Potato Council ‘Grow Your Own Potatoes’ project, have been unearthed.Nearly half a million pupils have had a hand in growing their own potatoes this year ...

The promotion of fresh potatoes in the UK is to be boosted by additional funding from the European Union.   This follows an application for co-financing of a European programme for the promotion of fresh potatoes, made jointly by the UK, France and Bel...

The Food Standards Agency is to be abolished by Andrew Lansley, the health secretary, it emerged last night, after the watchdog fought a running battle with industry over the introduction of colour-coded "traffic light"warnings for groceries,...

Voor het toerisme is het warme weer een zegen, voor de landbouwers een nachtmerrie. De aanhoudende droogte brengt de oogst in gevaar. Het verlies wordt geschat op veertig procent.Een fikse regenbui. Dat is waar de boeren voor bidden. De aanhoudende dro...