Potato News

As growth slows down and intense competition emerges from regional brands in potato chips, PepsiCo and ITC are shifting their focus more towards newer and healthier forms of packaged snacks, the market for which is growing at twice the speed.

Even though the ban by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on sale of potatoes to other states over the past three years has been lifted, cases of farmer suicides, which some say may have been driven by the fear of heavy losses, are still being reported.

The new Haith Multi-Wash System offers de-stoning-barrel washing and brush polishing all in one unit - and now also a split barrel, which allows the washing section to rotate in the opposite direction to the polishing rollers.

H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create The Kraft Heinz Company, forming the third largest food and beverage company in North America with an unparalleled portfolio of iconic brands.

This week, the Wisconsin Spudmobile - Wisconsin’s traveling billboard - is in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for the annual Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) Farm Show at the EAA Grounds.

The family business Hof Trumann has installed a Halo for the sorting of unwashed, brushed potatoes. Since the installation of this equipment there was an increase in efficiency, turnover and quality of the end product.

AVEBE betaalt gemiddeld 71 euro per ton aardappelen over de oogst van 2014. Dit is inclusief de prestatiecomponenten voor zetmeelgehalte, kwaliteit, levertijdstip en geleverd volume.

Tensions between Russia and Canada are having an impact on P.E.I. potato exports.

New research from an Iowa State University economist, Wallace Huffman, found consumers were willing to spend more for genetically modified potato products with reduced levels of a chemical compound linked to cancer.

Fresh Solutions Network (FSN) has reimagined their entire online domain to create a single, comprehensive online resource housing all the information that existing and potential customers would likely ever want to know about their products, services and operations.

Tong Peal Engineering, the UK’s longest established vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, is further expanding its international customer base, with not one, but two orders for large-scale stainless steel washing and processing equipment from Polish firm Polfarm.

Con gran entusiasmo y ganas de seguir impulsando la producción y consumo de la papa nativa, las guardianas de Puqueldón culminaron la gira técnica que las llevó a diversos puntos de Perú y cuyo objetivo fue conocer y compartir experiencias en cuanto a formas de asociación, trabajo y comercialización de este producto agroalimentario con valor patrimonial.

En el corredor Quines-Candelaria de la Provincia de San Luis dejan sin sembrar mil hectáreas. Algunos alquilaron tierras cerca de Villa Dolores. Esperan un fuerte impacto negativo en el empleo temporario.

Pizzoli S.p.A., Italy's largest operator in the potato sector and Bio-on S.p.A., the leader in eco-sustainable chemical technologies, will collaborate to build Italy's first PHAs bioplastic production plant using waste product from the potato agro-industrial process.

The Algerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abdelouahab Nouri, has announced a programme to tackle the problem of soaring potato prices, consisting in the adoption of a new marketing strategy to connect producers and consumers directly.

Representatives of the Canadian Government announced an investment of $1.83 million in a Canadian-led international research effort to give potato farmers a technological edge in predicting and preventing yield losses in their fields and in storage.

A shopper has been horrified to find a snake curled up in a sealed bag of potatoes bought from Woolworths.

The first line of J.R. Simplot Co.'s genetically modified potatoes has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration as safe for human consumption. The voluntary FDA safety review found that the potatoes are as safe and nutritious as conventional potatoes.