Potato News

Algeria is considering to import potatoes in face of a possible shortage in the market, Agriculture Minister Rachid Benaissa said Sunday.

Texas-based potato producer Pro-Health announces the release of cutting-edge, scannable technology to boost traceability in healthy potatoes.

Pepsico has announced the appointment of Zein Abdalla as Pepsico's President. Zein Abdalla, CEO of Pepsico Europe prior to his new appointment, replaces John Compton - in this role only since march - who is leaving Pepsico to become CEO of Knoxville, ...

El secretario de Agricultura, Francisco Mayorga Castañeda, afirmó que México no ha negociado la importación de papa fresca procedente de Estados Unidos, en el marco de su integración al Acuerdo de Asociación Transpacífica (TTP). El titular de la depen...

Plant Health Technologies (PHT), the proprietary products division of Simplot Growers Solutions (SGS), launched an innovative application for iPhone and Android smartphones customized for crop advisors, applicators, and growers.

The Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) is pleased to announce the recent addition of Raina Spence to their organization as the Director of Industry Outreach. Raina joins the WSPC as a decorated professional with dozens of publications in the ...

The New Zealand-based company CropLogic is the first winner of IBM’s SmartCamp Australia and New Zealand, part of a global program for start-up companies. CropLogic, which was the only New Zealand finalist in the program, is a provider of predictive d...

Although PinguinLutosa has not declared who the buyer is of their Lutosa potato processing division, the Belgian Media have made their mind up: Lamb Weston will buy Lutosa.

Herbert Engineering is set to launch a optical sorting machine at Potato Europe. The Oculus is the next generation in high performance, compact, optical sorting for washed potatoes.

The United States Potato Board (USPB) International Marketing program is proud to announce US exports of all potatoes and potato products for FY12 (July 2011-June 2012) were 1,506,557 metric tons (MT) valued at $1,583,563,167. This was a 10 percent i...

The days of a few big varieties dominating the potato market are over, with breeding programmes becoming more focused on delivering sustainable varieties for specific markets.

The 2012-13 potato season in the US promises big supplies of russets nationwide, a fact that San Luis Valley growers approach as a challenge and an opportunity.

Mario Coca Morantes acaba de publicar su libro Las Papas en Bolivia. Es una aproximación a la realidad del mejoramiento del cultivo de la papa en el país. El libro ya se imprimió y pronto estará en circulación. Mayor información: cocamorante.mario@gm...

Furious Tasmanian farmers have warned that the state's potato industry faces ruin if New Zealand imports are allowed.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 213 points in August 2012, unchanged from the previous month. Although still high, the Index value is 25 points below the peak (238 points) reached in February 2011 and 18 points less than in August last year. Internat...

Un seminario en el que se darán a conocer detalles de un proyecto que busca desarrollar un sistema de alerta temprana para controlar las principales enfermedades causadas por virus en el cultivo de papa en la zona sur, se llevará a cabo el próximo juev...

El “Catálogo de nuevas variedades de papa: sabores y colores para el gusto peruano”, será lanzado en Trujillo, como parte de un evento nacional en el que también se dará a conocer un nuevo proyecto para mejorar genéticamente el tubérculo y que pueda ha...

Markel Ventures, Inc. announced the acquisition of a majority interest in Reading Bakery Systems and affiliated entities ("Reading").