Potato News from the Americas

Potato growers and industry members gathered in Fredericton for the Potato Selection Release Open House on Wednesday to learn what new varieties are available for trial that could improve yields and taste – including the varieties used to make French fries.

The National Potato Council, at their 2018 annual meeting, held January 12 in Orlando, Florida, presented the 2017 Environmental Stewardship Award to HFC, INC of Halma, Minnesota.

Heat and Control, one of the leading manufacturers of equipment for the potato processing and snack manufacturing industry have opened a new factory in the United States.

Four experts in nutrition and athletic performance have partnered with Potatoes USA to create 13 new recipes designed to encourage active consumers to power their performance with potatoes.

El Departamento de Agricultura y Estadísticas de los Estados Unidos (USDA) estima que los productores de papa de América del Norte produjeron 506 millones de quintales (1 quintal: 0,056 toneladas) en otoño de 2017. Esa cantidad corresponde a una disminución del 1% con respecto a 2016

The Pineland Farms Potato company in Mars Hill, Maine - acquired last year by Bob Evans Foods - changed hands again this year as Bob Evans Foods was acquired by Post Holdings.

Lamb Weston's $220 million plan for its french fry making operation in Hermiston will come with a 15-year property tax break.

Primera parte del artículo escrito por Víctor Kramm M. (INIA Quilamapu) para la Revista Cultura Orgánica (Enero/Febrero 2018) - Zonas productoras de papa y variedades utilizadas.

Packaging and Processing systems manufacturer tna has announced that it will unveil the tna robag® 5, the latest generation of its flagship series of industry - leading VFFS technology, in a world premiere at SNAXPO 2018.

The Colorado potato beetle is notorious for its role in starting the pesticide industry - and for its ability to resist the insecticides developed to stop it. Now scientists have sequenced the beetle’s genome, probing its genes for clues to its surprising adaptability.

La compañía australiana tna ha anunciado el lanzamiento mundial del tna robag® 5, la última generación de sus equipos insignia con tecnología VFFS líder del mercado, en SNAXPO 2018.

Así lo afirmó Teresa Mosquera, lider del proyecto “Papas más nutritivas”, que adelantan la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y la Universidad McGill de Canadá. Y lo hizo en el Taller Internacional: Escalamiento de innovaciones para el desarrollo rural y la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, realizado en Bogotá, el 26 de enero de 2018.

Barnana Brings the First Organic Ridged Plantain Chip to Market, and they are made from imperfect plantains.

Representantes del Senasa y la Federación Nacional de Productores (FENAP) se reunieron para hablar sobre la identificación y trazabilidad de la papa,  el proyecto de Documento de Tránsito Electrónico (DTV) para hortalizas pesadas.

El Gobierno de Cuba ha manifestado su intención de comprar a Perú los excedentes de papa, siempre y cuando estos cumpla con los requisitos fitosanitarios para su exportación.

Por primera vez se busca utilizar microorganismos presentes en diversos cultivos para generar bíoproductos naturales que tengan relaciones beneficiosas con el cultivo.

Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Key Technology, Inc. (“Key Technology”) (NASDAQ:KTEC).

Canada's largest full‐service restaurant company Cara is to merge with Keg Restaurants Ltd. The addition of 106 The Keg restaurants will provide Cara with a network of 1,365 restaurants.