Potato News from Europe

In consultation with the municipality of Noordoostpolder all activities of PotatoEurope 2017 are cancelled for Wednesday 13 September, due to the expected weather conditions.

AHDB exports is present at Potato Europe 2017 with a large stand, with co-exhibitors Caithness Potato Export, Cygnet PEP, Cullen Allen, Greenvale Seed, James Hutton Limited and SASA

Tong Engineering will display and demonstrate the Easy-Fill box filler at PotatoEurope 2017, its best selling box filler in the UK market.

El volumen de compra de papa fresca es superior al de la papa congelada y procesada, aunque es esta última la que más aumenta su consumo.

Dewulf-Miedema presents an impressive number of machines at Potato Europe. Much of the equipment can be seen in action during numerous demonstrations of harvesting and storage technology. But the the main eye-catcher will be the unveiling of Torro!

Potato Processing Equipment Specialist Kiremko introduces a new sliver remover that effectively removes more than 98% of all cutting waste of your product.

Check out the five products nominated for the Potato Europe 2017 Innovation Award. Until Monday September 11, noon, you can still vote for your favorite!

Potato Farmers are reminded to consider safety during harvest, since incidents during the potato harvesting season remain a common cause of serious and fatal injury.

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 176.6 points in August 2017, down 2.3 points (1.3 percent) from July, but still 10 points (6 percent) above its value a year earlier. The August decline reflected generally lower values for cereals, sugar and meat, which more than compensated for increases in the Vegetable Oil and Dairy Indices.

Potato Processor McCain Foods (GB) officially marked the start of its £100 million (re-)construction project of the Scarborough french fries production facility

Mydibel strengthens management team to support its national and international growth ambition:
Appointment of Marc Van Herreweghe as CEO of the Mydibel group

Nicolai Hansen, Managing Director of potato starch coop KMC explains how the company is 'taking food forward'

The pressure on the Dutch table potato market is increasing, according to Kees Bijl from the potato trading, sorting and packing company Bijl Aardappelen in Sint-Annaland.

Tong’s market leading Caretaker mobile (potato) grader is now available with a new option of trailer reversing sensors, make loading the grader’s hopper much quicker, safer, easier and more accurate than ever before.

As the potato harvest in the United Kingdom progresses, there are increasing reports of widespread scab.

The Irish Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Iverk Produce has signed a deal to provide Aldi with €70m worth of Irish-grown potatoes over three years.

Mydibel versterkt management ter ondersteuning nationale én internationale groeiambities:
Marc Van Herreweghe wordt CEO van de Mydibel Groep.

Se prevé que el mercado de procesamiento de papas crecerá a una tasa anual compuesta de crecimiento del 5,3% a partir de 2017, para alcanzar un valor proyectado de 30,85 millones de dólares estadounidenses para 2022.