Potato News from the Americas

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En el Brasil de 1980 se construyo la primer fabrica de 'batata palha' del mundo, un producto que hoy es denominador común para el consumo de papa frita en Brasil.

Un equipo Colombiano liderado por William Alfonso León Rueda, logró desarrollar un algoritmo capaz de identificar una enfermedad causada por el hongo Verticillium.

Aumento de precios de la papa en Chile abre incluso mercado de importación. Según informes gubernamentales, la suba de precios para los últimos doce meses se corresponde con un 115%.

A well-known potato researcher, Dr. Gefu Wang-Pruski will commence a one-year term as Acting Dean and Principal, Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University, effective October 30, 2023.

Renaissance BioScience, a leader in bioengineering microbes for the global agriculture and food industries, has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Certis Belchim, a global leader in the development of crop-protecting biocontrol agents that combat agricultural pests.

In the fall of 2021, the detection of potato wart disrupted sales of Prince Edward Island (PEI) potatoes to the United States, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Islanders.

Since 2006, Brazilian Potato processor Bem Brasil has grown from a single line to four. Built in partnership with Idaho Steel and Kiremko, Bem Brasil's fourth processing line features a capacity of 30 tons of french fries per hour

En el valle de México, el ciclo de otoño-invierno tiene a la horticultura trabajando sobre el cierre de año. Ya se ha sembrado pepino, cebolla y chiles, y en tanto que algunos cultivos se han visto postergados, la papa ha tenido un marcado crecimiento en área sembrada comparado con otras temporadas.

The Little Potato Company, the number one Creamer potato company in North America, is making the holiday season even brighter with its A Little Holiday Happiness Is…' campaign.

La semana pasada en Uruguay el equipo de Vicentina S.A, empresa dedicada a la producción de papa y también agentes para la compañía holandesa STET, dio la bienvenida a clientes y entusiastas del sector a la muy esperada jornada de la Papa Vicentina.

Brasil: La semana pasada, del 23 al 27 de octubre, los precios promedio de las papas tipo Ágata especial bajaron en varios estados del país. Esto se debe a una estabilización de las condiciones de cosecha, entre otros factores.

On October 26th, in Balcarce, Argentina, the English company specialized in potato storage, Restrain, organized an event to launch their technology in the region.

About 5,000 loaded-down semi-trucks of really nice Northwest french-fry-making potatoes are set to plop into cattle troughs or be destroyed. Dale Lathim is the President of the Potato Marketing Association of North America

Last month, the North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) projected the US 2023 potato crop to come in at 429.6 million hundredweight (cwt), more than 37 million cwt more than last year's unusually small crop.

If you’re looking to up your potato game this holiday season, you’re in luck. There’s a new potato variety in town, and it’s said to be so creamy that you don’t need to add butter, cream, or anything else to dress it up - it’s delicious right from the field.

A scientist from Prince Edward Island has issued a challenge to Island farmers: Guess the yield of a potato field grown using only fertilizer left over from last year's crop.

Según el listado de precios del mercado Mayorista de Ambato, el precio de la papa aumento entre un 30% y hasta un 50%—dependiendo de la variedad—en el último mes.