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May 08, 2012
Lotte Mart (South Korea) now offers table-stock potatoes imported from the United States
Lotte Mart, with 93 stores nationwide (the 3rd largest retail group in Korea), started to sell US fresh table-stock potatoes in all stores on April 20, announcing the new product in their in-house paper and in their newspaper ads.From the archive

May 08, 2012
Decision support system can help reduce the use of pesticides in Danish potato production
The decision support system “Blight Management” (“Skimmelstyring”) could in the future give Danish potato growers more effective control of potato late blight and reduce the use of fungicides.From the archive

May 07, 2012
En España identifican genes implicados en la podredumbre blanda de la papa
Una de las infecciones microbianas más frecuentes entre especies de interés para los agricultores, como la patata, es la podredumbre blanda de algunas de sus zonas que hace que el cultivo quede inutilizado. Un equipo internacional de investigadores, l...From the archive

May 07, 2012
Empezó construcción de planta industrializadora de papa en Ecuador
Cinco productores de patata del cantón San Gabriel (Carchi) aspiran concretar, a finales de 2012, un proyecto de industrialización del tubérculo, tras un largo proceso de investigación que incluye estudios de factibilidad en varias universidades del pa...From the archive
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May 07, 2012
Changes to seed potato terms boost confidence of British growers
The British Potato Trade Association (BPTA) last week launched revised terms and conditions surrounding the sale and purchase of seed potatoes, providing growers with much-needed confidence that claims for contamination will be dealt with effectively.From the archive

May 07, 2012
Odd Snack Flavors Prove Successful For International Food Companies
Russians prefer their Lay's potato chips dusted in caviar and crab flavors. The Chinese like their Oreos stuffed with mango and orange cream. And in Spain, Kellogg's All-Bran cereal is served floating in hot coffee instead of cold milk. Americans migh...From the archive

May 07, 2012
Sweets and Snacks Expo not just sweet
Later this week starts in Chicago the Sweets &Snacks Expo, conveniently co-located with the NRA Show. There is a lot of "sweet"at the Sweets &Snacks Expo, but increasingly there is also place for (savory) snacks. Four years ago the A...From the archive

May 07, 2012
Venezuela prohibirá importación de papa ecuatoriana
El Gobierno venezolano prometió este lunes a sus agricultores que prohibirá la importación de papa ecuatoriana para proteger su producción nacional. Esto, porque productores de ese país señalaron que la papa ecuatoriana se vende por debajo del precio d...From the archive

May 06, 2012
Belgapom notering in de lift
De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Voor...From the archive

May 06, 2012
US April Potato Stocks and Use: strong increase in use for dehy
The 13 major potato States held 116 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2012, up 4 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 30 percent of the 2011 fall storage States' production, one percentage point below April 1, 2011.From the archive

May 06, 2012
Focus on Potato webcast on Internal Heat Necrosis of potato
Internal Heat Necrosis, or IHN, has many aliases. They include internal brown spot, physiological internal necrosis, internal browning, internal brown fleck, and chocolate spot. Whatever you choose to call this physiological disorder, it is an economi...From the archive

May 06, 2012
Grant To Secure Seed Supply For South Australian Potato Industry
A Waikerie-based seed potato company has received a State Government grant for a major three stage expansion, which will help provide a secure source of quality seed potatoes for South Australian growers. Minister for Regional Development and Agricult...From the archive

May 05, 2012
Partner deal opens American gateway for SAS
UK-based Spice Application Systems (SAS) has signed an exclusive trading partner deal with Canadian company ARBO Engineering. The move is expected to open up major new opportunities for SAS to increase sales of its specialist electrostatic systems wit...From the archive

May 05, 2012
Snacks de papa triunfan en la Feria Internacional de Cochabamba (Bolivia)
Los snacks o bocaditos triunfan en la Feria Internacional de Cochabamba, no sólo por su precio accesible sino también por sus sabores y calidad nutricional. Son productos crujientes, dulces y saladitos que son elaborados con insumos saludables, caract...From the archive