Potato News from the Americas

Back row (left to right) Dave Masser, Wendy Dykstra, Les Alderete, Shelley Olsen, Trever Belnap, Blair Richardson, Dennis Wright, Hunter Gibbs Seated (left to right) Ed Staunton, Steve Elfering, Mike Carter, Leah Halverson
August 15, 2024
Potatoes USA Elects Shelley R. Olsen as Board Chair, Announces New Executive Committee for 2024-2025
Potatoes USA, the national marketing, research, and promotion board for the potato industry, elected Shelley R. Olsen as Chair of the Board at its annual meeting. Potatoes USA also announced its Executive Committee members to lead the organization through 2024-2025.
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August 15, 2024
APPPLIED – Preprocessing with Pulsed Electric Field at industrial relevant scale
Are you curious to test if Pulsed Electric Field can help you to improve the (energy) efficiency of processing your (fresh) food products? 
Productores de papa del Valle del Yaqui, preocupados por falta de agua
August 14, 2024
México: ansiedad por bajas reservas de agua
No llueve en el Valle del Yaqui y las reservas de agua en las presas son cada vez más bajas. El futuro parece incierto para el sector productivo.
Colombia: inteligencia artificial aplicada al agro
August 14, 2024
Colombia: inteligencia artificial aplicada al agro
La nueva ola de tecnología se integra al sector productivo para capitalizar los datos y tomar mejores decisiones.
Potato field in Peru
August 14, 2024
Perú: heladas en las sierras afectan producción
El cambio climático esta dando problemas también a los productores de Perú que ven sus cultivos afectados debido a inusuales heladas.
Flooded potato field
August 14, 2024
Rising potato prices across South America
Extreme weather conditions in South America have wrecked havoc on the potato production. Potato prices skyrocketed as a result.
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August 14, 2024
Aspen Global Enterprises Inc. Announces Joint Venture with Marten's Fresh
Aspen Global Enterprises Inc., a leading Metro New York-based IQF and frozen food processor and distributor of potatoes, fruits, and vegetables, has announced a strategic joint venture with Marten's Fresh, based in Port Byron, NY.
USDA Vegetable Laboratory
August 13, 2024
Developing Sweet potatoes That Are Fit to Fight Pests
Farmers in the southeastern United States struggle with the invasive guava root-knot nematode, a microscopic roundworm, which infects and damages a variety of crops, particularly sweet potatoes.
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August 12, 2024
Lamb Weston Celebrates Grand Opening of Expanded French Fry Manufacturing Line in American Falls, Idaho
Lamb Weston, a leading global supplier of frozen potato products, is renowned for its innovation and commitment to quality. With a legacy of excellence in the food industry, Lamb Weston continually invests in its production capabilities to meet the demands of a growing market.
La papa aumentó en los últimos días de forma considerable y el kilo pasó el precio relativo de varios productos de la economía
August 06, 2024
Argentina: la papa aumenta de precio y se posiciona a niveles altísimos para el país
Los precios en la ciudad de Buenos Aires vieron un aumento de prácticamente el 100% en tan solo algunos meses.
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August 06, 2024
Brasil: finalmente bajan los precios de manera significativa
Tras meses con los precios por las nubes, finalmente los mercados reflejan el aumento en la oferta.
El fenómeno de El Niño provocó un aumento del 60% en el precio de la papa en Colombia.
August 05, 2024
Colombia: precios con aumentos de hasta 60%
El fenómeno de El Niño (calentamiento de las aguas ecuatoriales del océano pacifico oriental) afecta negativamente la producción y la oferta.
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Brasil: se prevé que los precios de la papa sigan cayendo
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