Potato News

A good harvest in 2019 set the table for strong sales in early 2020. 
September 04, 2020
Prince Edward Island farms post best cash receipts in a decade
Crop sales in first half of 2020 topped CAD 200M despite COVID-19 pandemic. It has been on the wild side, but 2020 has started out well for Prince Edward Island farmers.
Shaking up the industry: how tna developed the world’s first end-to-end snack production solution
September 04, 2020
Founders Alf and Nadia Taylor reflect on the history of tna, supplier of complete processing lines for the snack industry
It has been an exciting journey for tna over the last few years. From developing our very own manufacturing service line in Melbourne in the 80s, to making some key acquisitions that helped shape our entire offering, we have come a long way.
The West Bengal state government (India) has a plan in place to curb spike in prices of potatoes
September 04, 2020
West Bengal state government (India) to curb spike in prices of potatoes
The Kolkata state government (India) had given seven days time to potato traders to lower its wholesale price to Rs 22 per kg so that it can be sold at Rs 25 per kg.
Egypt's potato exports hit 674K tons: Agriculture official
September 04, 2020
Egypt Potato exports at 674K tons
Egypt has exported a total of 674,480 tons of potatoes to world market, especially the European Union countries, since April 2020, according to Head of Central Administration of Plant Quarantine at the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ahmed al-Attar.
As Idaho's potato harvest gets underway, a look back at how it got started.
September 04, 2020
As Idaho's potato harvest gets underway, a look back at how it got started
Farmers all across Idaho will be in their fields from now through most of October collecting the state's signature crop.
Ample supplies of medium and small size potatoes on the market in Idaho
September 04, 2020
Ample supplies of medium and small size potatoes on the market in Idaho
The Idaho potato harvest has started. For Eagle Eye Produce, the harvest kicked off in central Idaho during the first week of August with their russet potatoes.
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The Consumer Goods Forum Launches Food Waste Coalition of Action.
September 03, 2020
Food Waste Coalition of Action of the Consumer Goods Forum includes many familiar names
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has recently launched a CEO-led Coalition of Action on Food Waste, bringing together 14 of the world's largest retailers and manufacturers with the goal of halving per capita global food loss at the retailer and consumer levels.
In celebration of 10 years, Tasteful Selections adds store locator to their new website.
September 01, 2020
Tasteful Selections releases a new feature for consumers to find bite-size potatoes near them
As part of their 10-year celebration and in response to their consumers, Tasteful Selections®, a pioneer and leader in the bite-size potato category, has added a new feature to its recently revamped website.

The potato is used to cooler climate and vulnerabe to environmental stresses; particularly to combinations of heat and drought. (Courtesy: Dr. Markus Teige)
September 01, 2020
Major European project to develop heat- and drought-stress tolerant potatoes
The Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Vienna coordinates a consortium of 17 European leading academic research institutions, potato breeders, a non-profit EU association, a government agency and a screening technology developer.
Restrain launches unique online potato storage training course.
September 01, 2020
Restrain launches unique online potato storage training course
After placing an order, Restrain customers can now go online and complete an online training course in which they will learn how the Restrain system works, and what storage managers should take into account applying ethylene as a sprout inhibitor. The course is currently available in 8 different languages.
The new Secretary General, Berta Redondo Benito holds a Journalism Degree from the University of Valladolid in Spain.
September 01, 2020
Europatat appoints Berta Redondo Benito as Secretary General
The Board of Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, is pleased to announce the appointment of Berta Redondo Benito as the new Secretary-General of the association, with effect as of 1st of September 2020.
Utz Quality Foods and Collier Creek Holdings Complete Business Combination to Form Utz Brands, Inc. As of August 31, the company is listed as UTZ on the New York Stock Exchange and Utz rang the opening bell in celebration of their listing (Courtesy:
September 01, 2020
Formation of Utz Brands, Inc. complete and now listed as NYSE:UTZ
Transaction Introduces Utz as a Publicly Listed Company on the New York Stock Exchange After Nearly 100 Years as a Family-Owned Business.
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Less cultivating equipment required by cleverly combining field and machine data.
August 28, 2020
Smart potato farming: AVR and Dacom combine field and machine data
Less cultivating equipment required by cleverly combining field and machine data. This data is displayed on the digital platform AVR Connect, offering the farmer improved, real time insights into what is going on inside the machine, how it is operating, and how the process can be made more efficient.
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August 28, 2020
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