Sormac expands delivery programme with Felcon machines
Sormac B.V., the market leader in machines for the processing of fresh vegetables from Venlo, The Netherlands, has reached agreement with Felcon B.V., established in Everdingen
June 24, 2023
Intralox Relocates European Headquarters to Schiphol
Intralox, L.L.C.—the inventor of modular plastic belting and the leading global conveyance solutions provider—announced the relocation of their European headquarters to a larger facility in Schiphol, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
June 18, 2023
Royal Avebe appoints Klaas Hidde Kuipers as its new Chief Operations Officer
Klaas Hidde Kuipers will start at Royal Avebe on August 21, 2023 as Chief Operations Officer (COO). He succeeds Mark Tettelaar, who will leave Avebe on August 31.
June 15, 2023
Major shortages and unprecedented high prices in the European potato market
Robert Voskamp of the Dutch company Rola Fresh said that he has never seen the potato market this hot.
June 12, 2023
Potato Processor Lamb Weston opens a new Innovation Center in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands
Lamb Weston EMEA opened its new Innovation Center in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands, on June 8, 2023 in the presence of employees, suppliers and the mayor of the city.
June 06, 2023
US Potato Prices Expected to Ease but Stay Elevated according to Rabobank Report
The Rabobank report on the US Potato Industry anticipates good prices for the remainder of the 2022/23 marketing year, particularly as the year comes to an end before the new crop harvest begins.
May 24, 2023
Ware potato growers Agrico, Leo de Kock and Nedato join forces in new independent cooperative
The ware potato activities of Agrico and Nedato, along with Leo de Kock, shall be hived off to form a new independent cooperative of ware potato growers. The new organization will start its activities this autumn. Further integration will then take place in stages.
May 16, 2023
Equipment manufacturer Sormac celebrates its 20th anniversary
It’s amazing to see how much Equipment manufacturer Sormac has grown since its inception in 2003 with 15 employees. Now, exactly 20 years later, Sormac has over 125 employees and is a key player in the market.
May 16, 2023
Dutch Potato Farmers Find October 1 Harvest Deadline on Sandy Soils Problematic
The government of the Netherlands wants farmers growing potatoes on sandy soil to harvest potatoes by October 1 and grow intermediary plants that catch nitrogen in the soil so nitrates can not leach out and contaminate groundwater.
May 11, 2023
Potato breeder Royal HZPC Group maintains forecasts
Potato breeder HZPC expects turnover to grow 11% from last year (then EUR 352 million (USD 386 million)) with a gross margin of EUR 66,5 million (USD 73 million) (last financial year EUR 63.9 million (USD 70 million).
May 06, 2023
Nueva cortadora de patata de Sormac DMA-90
La nueva maquina, que trocea el tubérculo en mitades y cuartos, cuenta con más capacidad, necesita menos mantenimiento y obtiene mejores resultados de corte.
May 03, 2023
Agrico expects to achieve a considerably higher price for its potatoes
Potato cooperative Agrico announced to its members an average price indication of EUR 35.50 (USD 39.20) per 100 kg for all supplied kilos of 28 mm upwards for seed potatoes from the 2022 harvest.
Breakthrough in fight against devastating potato disease
Potato is the third most important food crop in the world after rice and wheat in terms of human consumption. But potato world production is threatened by potato late blight
April 11, 2023
New potatoes in short supply, so Maltese potatoes most welcome
The Dutch company Altena Potatoes received its first full truckloads of Santé potatoes.
April 11, 2023
Royal Avebe strategy: focus on the added and distinctive value of potato starch and protein products
On Thursday 30 March 2023, Royal Avebe presented its strategy for the next five years during a breakfast for invited media. The cooperative will Accelerate and strengthen.
April 10, 2023
HZPC works with growers to future-proof seed potato cultivation
Growers learn best from other growers. This has been proven by the future-proof seed potato cultivation project, an initiative to examine upcoming changes in potato cultivation with a group of growers.
April 04, 2023
Mooij Agro presents its Smart Cooling Manager for potato storage
Meet Mooij Agro’s Smart Cooling Manager for the cold storage of potatoes, onions and other crops. This smart system communicates between cooling cells and units, and automatically controls the temperature for each unit.
April 04, 2023
Potato Cooperative Agrico celebrates its 50-year anniversary
Potato cooperative Agrico started its 50-year anniversary in a festive mood. Throughout the year, Agrico will organise various events for growers, members, buyers and employees.