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October 01, 2008
Avebe vreest verlies inkomenspremies
Veenkoloniale akkerbouwers dreigen hun bedrijfstoeslagen kwijt te raken bij een al te drastische omschakeling van het EU-landbouwbeleid.Met die waarschuwing kwam Avebe-voorzitter Hans Hoekman vandaag naar de Tweede Kamer. Een Kamercommissie belegde een...From the archive

September 30, 2008
Danish Potato Starch Manufacturer KMC announces results 2007/2008
Danish Potato Starch manufacturer KMC's results for the fiscal year 2007/08* are one of the best in KMC’s history, president Uffe Andreasen announces. The fiscal year that ended August 31 exceeded the budgeted result with a little over 10%, which is mo...From the archive

September 30, 2008
Walkers relaunches Monster Munch Crisps
Following the successful revival of Cadbury's Wispa chocolate bar, which was re-released last year in response to reportedly overwhelming consumer demand, the lurid corn snack has been reborn. And Walker's Crisps, which manufactures Monster Munch, has ...From the archive

September 26, 2008
Agrana Potato Starch Campaign 2008 forecasts
The potato starch campaign at the AGRANA facility in Gmünd|Lower Austria started on 26 August. Including organic potato starch, this year’s harvest will be around 210,000 tonnes (prior year: 195,000 tonnes), thereby reaching the limit of the contractua...From the archive

September 26, 2008
HayssenSandiacre opens new sales office in the Netherlands
HayssenSandiacre, a leading provider of vertical and horizontal form/fill/seal equipment and services, has announced the establishment of a sales and service office in s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. This investment is a further important step in the dev...From the archive

September 24, 2008
Holanda reanuda la lucha contra la Phitophtora
Tras las imprecisiones e inconvenientes de la investigación en la lucha contra el hongo Phitophtora en la patata con rayos ultravioleta del pasado año y el posterior abandono de la investigación debido a la imposibilidad de tratar las plantas de patata...From the archive
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September 19, 2008
Aardappelareaal Oost-Europa blijft afnemen
Het aardappelareaal voor oogst 2008 in de Oost-Europese landen (Polen, Roemenië, Litouwen, Letland, Tsjechië, Bulgarije, Hongarije, Slowakije, Estland en Slovenië) is t.o.v. de voorgaande jaren verder afgenomen. Naar schatting (bron Eurostat) zal het t...From the archive

September 19, 2008
Rooitijd Hoofdoogst aangebroken
De rooitijd voor de aardappelen van de hoofdoogst is aangebroken. Na de ruime hoeveelheid neerslag van eind vorige week zijn de weersomstandigheden alsmede de vooruitzichten prima zodat er de komende week flink kan worden doorgewerkt.De stemming in de ...From the archive

September 19, 2008
'Aantal aardappeltelers heeft te veel geld uitgegeven aan bestrijding phytophthora'
Een aantal aardappeltelers heeft teveel geld uitgegeven aan de bestrijding van de schimmelziekten phytophthora en alternaria. De telers deden dit vooral uit angst voor de schimmelziekten of door onwetendheid, aldus Huub Schepers, onderzoeker bij Wageni...From the archive

September 19, 2008
Potato Council (UK) continues the 'Love Potatoes' campaign through fall
Riding high on the wave of increased awareness generated by the ‘Love Potatoes’ summer marketing campaign, Potato Council is setting its sights on increasing potato-based meals eaten in the home even further this autumn.The new season of activity will ...From the archive

September 18, 2008
Cargill opens rapeseed crush plant in Montoir, western France
Cargill has inaugurated a new €65-million rapeseed crush plant in the port of Montoir in western France. The company has made the investment in partnership with Sofiprotéol, which promotes the marketing and processing of oilseeds in France. Cargill is ...From the archive

September 16, 2008
Workers leave jobs at Tayto's crisp manufacturing plant in Corby
Up to 20 workers have left their jobs at the Tayto crisp factory in Corby which is under threat of closure.Eastern European workers have taken the decision to return home because of the uncertainty of jobs at the Tayto plant.The Irish crisp company ann...From the archive

September 16, 2008
Adwatch reviews: Walkers 'Do us a Flavour'
Logan Wilmont, executive creative director of Draftfcb, reviews the Walkers TV commercial 'Suggest a flavour', which had the highest recall with the public in the weekly Adwatch ranking for 17 September.Straight in at number one, this is the stuff ever...From the archive

September 16, 2008
NEPG: aardappelprijs blijft boven 10 euro
De prijs voor consumptieaardappelen voor de verwerkende industrie blijft dit seizoen boven de 10 euro per 100 kilo. Dat verwacht de aardappeltelersvereniging Northwest European Potato Growers (NEPG).In de NEPG zitten vertegenwoordigers van telers uit...From the archive

September 13, 2008
NEIKER-Tecnalia participa en la creacion de la Red Nacional de Innovacion en Patata
Recientemente se ha creado la Red Nacional de Innovación en Patata y de la cual es coordinador José Ignacio Ruiz de Galarreta, investigador principal de NEIKER-Tecnalia. El objetivo general de la Red Papata es organizar y hacer operativa una red españo...From the archive

September 12, 2008
Farm Frites launches curry flavoured french fries in the UK
Curry and chips is a staple of many pub menus, while chips with curry sauce is a takeaway favourite. It takes a special kind of genius to combine the two, which is why pub customers are likely to be all fired up by the latest launch from Farm Frites.Cu...From the archive

September 11, 2008
FSA publishes Process contaminants Survey in Retail products 2007
The British Food Standard Agency published a Food Surveillance Information Sheet on process contaminants in retail products in 2007This Food Surveillance Information Sheet (FSIS) contains the results from the first year of a three-year rolling program...From the archive

September 11, 2008
Nu doorpakken met krachtenbundeling aardappeltelers
Nu doorpakken in Nederland en aandacht blijven genereren in andere landen’, is een van de conclusies in het Ecorys-rapport ‘Potato Supply Management’. De akkerbouwvakbond NAV heeft de ambitie om nu door te pakken met de krachtenbundeling van aardappelt...From the archive