Potato News from Europe

Het is mogelijk om zetmeelaardappels zó te veredelen dat ze nieuwe soorten zetmeel maken, als nieuwe, betere groene grondstof voor nieuwe toepassingen, zoals in de bouw en in de papier-, lijm-, diervoeder- en voedingsmiddelenindustrie.

During the 2009/2010 financial year, AVEBE posted a net result of 2.8 million Euro, whilst net turnover amounted to 521.8 million Euro.

Potato exports to Eastern Europe are picking up, which, together with lower yields and increasing domestic demand, are creating a tighter feel to the market.

During the past few decades, the Belgian potato-processing industry experienced spectacular growth.

Visitors to Grimme’s German Technica were treated to the first showing of a new two-row potato planter and a sneak preview of the company’s very first trailer last week.

Royal Cosun announces that it has decided to investigate the potential sale of Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients (Unifine F&Bi), its pastry ingredients business.

Grimme’s two-row self-propelled potato harvester took to the London Streets at the historic 683rd Lord Mayor’s Show last weekend

In het integrale onderzoek van pootgoed oogst 2010 is sprake van een aantal verdenkingen van besmettingen met ringrot.

Prins Verpakkingstechniek will introduce at the Interpom | Primeurs 2010 exhibition in Kortrijk, its re-styled, carrousel shaped multihead weigher specially designed for unpeeled potatoes.

n September, Russia imported 15,259 tons of potatoes with a value of 5 million dollars.

Potato starch manufacturer Avebe reports that due to better weather conditions in the first half of October the potato harvest is well underway. Many storage barns have been filled over this period.

Researchers funded by the BBSRC Crop Science Initiative have made a discovery that could instigate a paradigm shift in breeding resistance to Phytophthora infestans

The Potato Council has confirmed that it is increasing its levy for 2011/2012 by 3%.

Lekker, gezond én snel klaar. Die boodschap draagt CêlaVíta wel heel letterlijk uit.

De Nederlandse aardappelverwerkende industrie verwerkte in Oktober 2010 blijkens data van de Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie 307 300 ton aardappelen.

Nearly a third of UK shoppers want food and grocery retailers and manufacturers to focus on reducing waste.