Potato News from Europe

De consumptieaardappeloogst in Zweden is becijferd op 581.000 ton. Dat is 31.800 ton (7 procent) meer dan in 2010. Dat deelt de rijksdienst landbouw in Jönköping mee. De hectareopbrengst is volgens de dienst uitgekomen op ruim 29 ton (plus 6 procent t...

Many potato fields are being overworked in a bid to create the ‘perfect’ seed-bed, an expensive practice that does not increase yield and endangers the long-term health of soils. Thanks to Potato Council funding, researcher Dr Mark Stalham of Cambrid...

El Segundo Plan Global de Acción para los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura fue adoptado por el Consejo de la FAO, que tuvo lugar en Roma el 29 de noviembre de 2011, como nuevo marco de trabajo global que apunta a la conserva...

De prijs van Bintje pootgoed is op de beurs van Middenmeer met 3 euro verhoogd van 46 naar 49 euro per 100 kilo voor de klasse 28-35 mm. De grovere stortering pluste een halve euro en komt daarmee op een gemiddelde prijs van 24 euro uit. Daarmee zet d...

De Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw (VTA) inventariseert jaarlijks 3 maal de aardappelvoorraad onder een vaste representatieve groep van haar leden. De VTA-leden vertegenwoordigen 40% van het Nederlandse consumptieaardappelareaal. De eerste inventarisatie v...

After a three day strike, production resumed at the McCain French fry factory in Harnes, France. Employees on strike voted to return to work according to a statement of management. They will receive a wage increase of 2.2% on January 1, 2012. They dem...

More and more potato processors are turning to electrostatics to improve the way flavourings and coatings are added to potatoes and potato products. UK-based Spice Application Systems (SAS) reports a 20% increase in orders over the last six months and...

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...

De Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO) heeft aardappelhandelsbedrijf W.J. Westhoeve en Zonen in het Zuid-Hollandse Ouddorp geschorst als lid. De NAO vindt dat het handelsbedrijf het belang van de vereniging in ernstige mate heeft geschaad doordat ...

The UK’s leading potato supplier Greenvale AP is working with Tesco to help British consumers serve up the best roast potatoes ever – and like all good things at Christmas they come in a box! The Mayan Gold potato box is available exclusively at Tes...

NEPG reports North-western Europe's highest potato production in the last 10 years. This season, the quality of the stored product is a challenge. The NEPG (Northwestern European Potato Growers) published the total harvest of five major potato produc...

A strike at McCain Foods in France has expanded to a second factory. The strike started a week ago sunday at McCain’s french fry plant in Matouges. As of today, the McCain plant in Harnes is on strike as well. Employees at the French plants demand a ...

Leatherhead Food Research, a leading UK-based independent research organisation, has predicted the food and drink trends set to make an impact in 2012. “2012 looks set to be one in which on-going trends will be stretched to their full potential, parti...

Herbert Engineering, the leaders in handling systems for the agricultural and fresh pack industries, have announced its most innovative coil cleaner yet which will be officially launched at LAMMA 2012.

Het middel 1,4Sight (1,4-Dimethylnaphthaleen) verlengt de kiemrust van aardappelen zodanig dat bijvoorbeeld ook Innovators tot juni-juli kiemvrij te bewaren zijn. Dat claimt althans BASF. Met het gebruik van huidige middelen wordt dit kiemlustige aarda...

Food Industries (FICO) is a leading snack manufacturer located in Kuwait. FICO has more than 30 years experience in the field of snack processing. Over the years FICO grew from a company of less than 30 employees to an international operating company.

HZPC has presented it annual report for fiscal 2010/2011, showing records in sales and profits. The conditions in the potato market were such that a unique combination of both a good price level as well as a large volume occurred. HZPC growers and em...

In financial year 2010/2011 potato starch manufacturer AVEBE achieved a net profit of EUR 19.8 million with a net turnover of EUR 525.1 million. By way of comparison: in the previous financial year the net profit was EUR 2.8 million with a net turnover...