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April 20, 2009
Crackdown on terrorists hits Algeria's potato crop
Algeria is suffering a potato shortage because officials have imposed strict controls on the use of fertiliser to stop al Qaeda militants using it as a bomb-making ingredient, farmers said.Security experts say ammonia, used by farmers to improve crop y...From the archive
April 17, 2009
£3.5m for potato disease research
Scientists of the University of Dundee will lead a £3.5m investigation into potato blight, which was responsible for the Irish potato famine and problems across the globe.Blight costs the potato industry more than £3bn a year due to crop failure and th...From the archive
April 17, 2009
McDonald's contratara 10.000 trabajadores en China
La cadena estadounidenses McDonald's contratará a 10.000 personas para sus sucursales de comida rápida en China y prevé también subir los salarios.From the archive
April 17, 2009
Pepsico acquires Karinto snack business in Peru
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today announced that it has acquired leading Peruvian snack business Karinto S.A.C., maker of Peru's top-selling corn chips, Los Cuates, as well as a popular line of nuts and seeds."The Karinto brands span a broad array o...From the archive
April 17, 2009
Potato leads retail food prices higher in Canada
Potatoes are 55 per cent more expensive now than a year ago, Statistics Canada says, and grocery prices overall rose more in March than at any time in the past 28 years.Potato prices are particularly hot, but double-digit increases have been recorded f...From the archive
April 17, 2009
Potato shippers rally for higher truck weight limits
The potato industry is backing a bill that would change the 20 year-old national truck weight restriction from a maximum of 80,000 pounds up to 97,000 pounds, which could allow them to ship 19% more potatoes at the same cost.Potato grower-shippers and ...From the archive
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April 16, 2009
Prouddesign stopt Smith zoutjes in nieuwe zakken
PepsiCo heeft zoutjesmerk Smiths versterkt met een nieuw design van ProudDesign uit Amsterdam. Na herintroductie onder het nieuwe Smiths-logo in 2007 heeft het merk nu, in 2009, een eigen merkstijl gekregen die emotie brengt. Hiermee worden de merkwaa...From the archive
April 16, 2009
Maine Potato Grower to Chair United States Potato Board
Members of the United States Potato Board recently elected Maine chip stock grower Tom Qualey as Chairman of the Board, an honor last bestowed upon a Mainer more than two decades ago. It is an achievement not easily earned but rather the result of hard...From the archive
April 16, 2009
US potato Stocks: use of potatoes for dehydrated products low
The 13 major potato States held 115 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2009, down 9 percent from a year ago and 5 percent below April 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 31 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production, slightly b...From the archive
April 16, 2009
Biodegradable Snack Food Packaging for Sunchips introduced
SunChips, Frito-Lay’s popular line of multigrain snacks, announced today that in 2010 it will introduce the first fully compostable snack chip bag made from plant-based materials. The change is designed to significantly improve the environmental impact...From the archive
April 16, 2009
Food makers pass on savings to customers
After tracing an upward path last year, thanks, in part, to increased fuel prices and global demand, food prices recently have declined. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation keeps tabs on food prices with a quarterly survey of retail prices. ...From the archive
April 16, 2009
FMC allays fears on rising potato prices
Commodity futures market regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC) is confident that the skew between spot and futures prices in potato will cease once the diversion from physical markets to cold storage reverses. The regulator had recently asked MCX ...From the archive
April 16, 2009
Pootaardappelen Oogst 2008 brengen minder op
De pootaardappelen van de oogst 2008 hebben over het algemeen minder geld opgebracht dan de twee jaar daarvoor. Toch zijn de prognoseprijzen op een behoorlijk niveau, vindt Peter Oldenkamp, manager kweekwerk en productie bij Van Rijn-KWS. Het bedrijf...From the archive
April 15, 2009
Columbia root-knot nematodes resistant potato developed by ARS scientists
Despite their microscopic size, Columbia root-knot nematodes (CRN) have potential to inflict huge losses—about $40 million annually—by tunneling into potatoes to feed.From the archive
April 15, 2009
Productores peruanos visitaron estacion experimental para conocer el procesamiento de papas nativas
Productores y Técnicos de las Agencias Agrarias de la Región Apurimac, convocados por la Dirección Regional Agraria de esa región, visitaron la Estación Experimental Agraria Andenes del INIA en el Cusco, ubicada en el distrito de Zurite de la provincia...From the archive
April 15, 2009
Convenio entre Fritolay y Copaboy beneficiará a pequenos productores de papa en Colombia
Aunque la cooperativa de papicultores de Boyacá agremia a 1.200 pequeños productores, del convenio con la multinacional norteamericana se beneficiarán campesinos de Toca, Siachoque y Soracá. Desde mayo próximo los cultivos de por lo menos 200 pequeño...From the archive
April 15, 2009
MP asks RCMP to investigate Quebec potato processor Russet House Inc
The Tobique-Mactaquac Member of Parliament has called for the RCMP to investigate why eight Grand Falls region farmers were never paid for potatoes shipped to a Quebec processing company between August and December of 2008.Conservative member Mike Alle...From the archive
April 15, 2009
"Strandbakje": Frietbakje gemaakt van aardappelafval
Gedeputeerde Staten van Zeeland hebben een bedrag van 16.750 euro beschikbaar gesteld voor het plan van Eric Odinot uit Zierikzee om een duurzame frietbakje te ontwikkelen. De kunstenaar wil het biologisch afbreekbaar bakje tijdens het evenement Conce...From the archive