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21st EAPR Triennial Conference – change of date and location!
September 14, 2020
21st EAPR Triennial Conference – change of date and location!
As you know the situation with coronavirus (COVID-19) is changing dynamically. Due to the pandemic and for the safety of our participants we have decided to postpone the 21st EAPR Triennial Conference further. The new Conference date is July 12-16, 2021.
Alain Betancourt, nuevo Director Comercial de Patatas Meléndez
September 14, 2020
Alain Betancourt se incorpora a Patatas Meléndez como nuevo Director Comercial
Un profesional con larga trayectoria en retail y productos frescos, principalmente en Carrefour España, compañía en la que ha desarrollado conceptos completamente novedosos que han supuesto un antes y un después en el mercado retail.
Previstos Menores Rendimientos en patata en Salamanca
September 14, 2020
Previstos Menores Rendimientos en patata en Salamanca
La sectorial de patata de la organización agraria ASAJA Salamanca se reunió la pasada semana, con la presencia del presidente regional Donaciano Dujo, y constató que la campaña avanza en la provincia con un 15 por ciento de patata arrancada de una superficie sembrada de 4.209 hectáreas, cifra ligeramente inferior a la del año pasado.
Daly Potato Company acquired by Pure Foods Tasmania Limited
September 11, 2020
Daly Potato Company acquired by Pure Foods Tasmania Limited
Pure Foods Tasmania Limited has agreed to buy the business and assets of Daly Potato Company Pty Ltd (DPC) for $1.8M with a mixture of cash and shares, subject to working capital adjustments.
The WSU study estimates the reduced potato acreage due to COVID-19 lowered production by 13% or 729,120 tons of potatoes, equivalent to the weight of about 76 Space Needles.
September 11, 2020
Economic hit of COVID-19 to the Washington State Potato Sector estimated at USD 1 Billion
A WSU study has estimated the 2020 economic losses from potato production and processing in Washington. The demand shocks of COVID-19 resulted in a hit of roughly $1 billion dollars in gross state product.
The Industry Advisory Group (IAG) of the IPPC ePhyto Solution calls on governments to support the adoption of ePhyto to facilitate international agricultural trade
September 09, 2020
ePhyto: Electronic phytosanitary certification can facilitate international agricultural trade
The Industry Advisory Group (IAG) of the IPPC ePhyto Solution calls on governments to support the adoption of ePhyto to facilitate international agricultural trade, which would be crucial in safeguarding global food security beyond the Covid-19 recovery period.
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Colorado's Skyline Potato starts 2020 on optimistic note
September 09, 2020
Colorado's Skyline Potato starts 2020 on optimistic note
Just days before his Center, CO, operation kicked off its 2020 San Luis Valley potato season, Skyline Potato Co. General Manager Les Alderete said he was optimistic about the overall market situation and the coming year.
MountainKing Potatoes adds longtime fingerling farmer, packer Cindy Adkins to sales team.
September 09, 2020
MountainKing Potatoes adds fingerling farmer, packer Cindy Adkins to sales team
MountainKing Potatoes has added Cindy Adkins, a former owner and operator of the nation's largest certified organic packer of fingerling potatoes, to its team of sales representatives, the company says in a press release recently issued.
The potential of the potato has only just begun to be realized.
September 08, 2020
Potato Potential - in all climates
The potential of the potato has only just begun to be realized. Some 368 million metric tons of potatoes were harvested globally in 2019, as people from Vietnam to Kenya, the Peruvian Andes to Rwanda produced a wide variety of the root vegetable, helping feed an estimated 1.3 billion people who rely on them as a staple food.
The FAO Food Price Index hits a six-month high.
September 04, 2020
The FAO Food Price Index hits a six-month high
The FAO Food Price Index* averaged 96.1 points in August 2020, up 1.8 points (2.0 percent) from July and 2.1 points (2.2 percent June) higher than its level in the corresponding month last year. The August value, the highest since February 2020, represented an increase for the third consecutive month.
A good harvest in 2019 set the table for strong sales in early 2020. 
September 04, 2020
Prince Edward Island farms post best cash receipts in a decade
Crop sales in first half of 2020 topped CAD 200M despite COVID-19 pandemic. It has been on the wild side, but 2020 has started out well for Prince Edward Island farmers.
Shaking up the industry: how tna developed the world’s first end-to-end snack production solution
September 04, 2020
Founders Alf and Nadia Taylor reflect on the history of tna, supplier of complete processing lines for the snack industry
It has been an exciting journey for tna over the last few years. From developing our very own manufacturing service line in Melbourne in the 80s, to making some key acquisitions that helped shape our entire offering, we have come a long way.
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Ample supplies of medium and small size potatoes on the market in Idaho
September 04, 2020
Ample supplies of medium and small size potatoes on the market in Idaho
The Idaho potato harvest has started. For Eagle Eye Produce, the harvest kicked off in central Idaho during the first week of August with their russet potatoes.
The Consumer Goods Forum Launches Food Waste Coalition of Action.
September 03, 2020
Food Waste Coalition of Action of the Consumer Goods Forum includes many familiar names
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has recently launched a CEO-led Coalition of Action on Food Waste, bringing together 14 of the world's largest retailers and manufacturers with the goal of halving per capita global food loss at the retailer and consumer levels.
In celebration of 10 years, Tasteful Selections adds store locator to their new website.
September 01, 2020
Tasteful Selections releases a new feature for consumers to find bite-size potatoes near them
As part of their 10-year celebration and in response to their consumers, Tasteful Selections®, a pioneer and leader in the bite-size potato category, has added a new feature to its recently revamped website.

The potato is used to cooler climate and vulnerabe to environmental stresses; particularly to combinations of heat and drought. (Courtesy: Dr. Markus Teige)
September 01, 2020
Major European project to develop heat- and drought-stress tolerant potatoes
The Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Vienna coordinates a consortium of 17 European leading academic research institutions, potato breeders, a non-profit EU association, a government agency and a screening technology developer.
Utz Quality Foods and Collier Creek Holdings Complete Business Combination to Form Utz Brands, Inc. As of August 31, the company is listed as UTZ on the New York Stock Exchange and Utz rang the opening bell in celebration of their listing (Courtesy:
September 01, 2020
Formation of Utz Brands, Inc. complete and now listed as NYSE:UTZ
Transaction Introduces Utz as a Publicly Listed Company on the New York Stock Exchange After Nearly 100 Years as a Family-Owned Business.
Key Technology: 'The Increasing Role of Digital Sorters'
September 01, 2020
The Increasing Role of Digital Sorters
Powered by Industry 4.0 methodologies and IIoT (the Industrial Internet of Things), modern sorters are increasingly being utilized as data centers at the same time they sort product and are uniquely qualified to contribute to the data revolution.

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