Potato News

A Brandon man is accused of setting more than two dozen fires at the McCain potato processing plant near Carberry.

McCain Foods (GB) Ltd is recalling all batches of the Sweet Potato with Rosemary and Garlic (pack size 400g) as the product potentially contains pieces of grit that became embedded within the sweet potato during harvesting.

De Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (nVWa) verwacht dat een partij aardappelen bij een pootgoedbedrijf in de Wieringermeer is besmet met ringrot.

The Food Channel has released our 2011 Trends Forecast – the Top Ten Trends we see for the coming year, and the top ten foods to watch.

The National Restaurant Association’s “What’s Hot” survey of more than 1,500 professional chefs—members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF)—reveals that local and hyper-local sourcing, healthy children’s meals, sustainable seafood, and gluten-free cuisine will be among the hottest trends on restaurant menus in 2011.

By a vote of 215 to 144 today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Food Safety Modernization Act, enacting large-scale changes to the nation’s food safety system.

If you thought 2010 was a year of challenges, hang on to your hat.

La Comisión Europea decidió continuar con la autorización de cultivo de plantas genéticamente modificadas pese a la oposición de numerosos países y de la opinión pública, anunció este lunes el encargado del asunto, John Dalli. "No tenemos la inte...

Met een omzet van € 233 miljoen bij 898.000 ton product heeft de Agrico-groep ook in boekjaar 2009-2010 vrijwel het gehele in de markt behaalde resultaat uitbetaald aan haar telers.

In India, the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) is planning to launch potato spot trading on its exchange from February next year. It will be the first perishable commodity to be traded under this umbrella.

A special ceremony, held on December 6 celebrated the signing of a renewed agreement between the International Potato Center and the Pisaq Potato Park’s Association of Communities - represented by the Association ANDES.

Lukie Pieterse, responsable del contenido de la Global Potato News y una de las personas que más conoce la industria de la papa en Canadá, está organizando una gira de conocimiento en la Isla del Principe Eduardo para febrero del próximo año. Aún no s...

Extreme weather patterns wreaking havoc on many parts of the world could put the global farmer on the endangered species list, says an international agricultural expert.

Israel is getting a taste of potatoes grown in Hooghly (West-Bengal, India). Recently, 40 tonnes of potato flakes, processed and packaged at the Pailan Group plant was shipped to Israel on a trial basis.

In the latest Euro-Potato report of November 30: NEPG estimates of EU 5 production, area and yield

The port of Summerside (Prince Edward Island, Canada) may begin exporting tablestock potatoes again this winter.