Potato News from the Americas

Eight in 10 Americans report eating at fast-food restaurants at least monthly, with almost half saying they eat fast food at least weekly.

North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) is projecting a 22.6% production drop in the North Dakota Potato crop this fall.

After three decades of increases, adult obesity rates remained level in every US state except for one, Arkansas, in the past year, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2013.

H.J. Heinz Co. is eliminating 600 jobs across the U.S. and in Canada, including 350 in Pittsburgh, nearly a third of its operation there, it said Tuesday.

US Consumers frustrated with historically high potato prices should look for some relief at the checkout lane soon when the late summer and fall crops start hitting store shelves.

La medida tiene como origen el ingreso indiscriminado de papa que está afectando a los productores del valle y del occidente del país.

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development warns Alberta growers and gardeners for the risk of late blight.

Officials from Oregon and Washington are working on an upcoming joint trade mission to expand export opportunities for Northwest potatoes.

The Idaho Potato Commission has stepped up its global marketing efforts with the addition of Traci Hiebert as the new Idaho Potato Commission international marketing director.

A prominent North Dakota potato farmer who’s among a group of people accused in an alleged price-fixing scheme is suing his insurance company for failing to cover his defense costs.

Nora Olsen is The Potato Association of America president for 2013-2014. Olsen is a professor and Extension potato specialist at the University of Idaho’s Kimberly Research and Extension Center.

tna intelli-flav® OMS 5 seasoning system from tna, Sydney, Australia, makes U.S. debut at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, September 23-25, 2013, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Productores de papa de la provincia de Ubaté, en Cundinamarca, le apuestan al uso de semillas certificadas y a la reducción del uso de agroquímicos para mejorar sus cosechas y proteger el medio ambiente.

McCain Foods' Aug. 7 announcement that it will invest more than $100 million to expand its Burley potato processing plant was exciting news to Idaho potato farmers.

Redepapa acaba de publicar el resumen, la presentación y el audio de la charla que Fausto Yumisaca presentó sobre el tema en el V Congreso Ecuatoriano de la Papa, realizado en Riobamba (Ecuador) entre el 25-27 de junio de 2013.

The price of potatoes in Brazil reached the highest level in the last 10 years. Farmers say that this increase is due to the reduction in the planted area and the lack of product on the market.

McCain Foods USA has announced plans to expand its Burley, Idaho manufacturing plant with the addition of a third production line.

McDonald's Corporation today announced that global comparable sales increased 0.7% in July.