News on The Potato Supply Chain from the Americas

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

Chris Voigt is the executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission, which supports and promotes the Washington state potato industry (1). On October 1st, Mr. Voigt began a two month, potato-only diet to raise awareness about the health properties of potatoes.

The 13 major potato States held 232 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2010, down 13 percent from a year ago.

La Federacafé ha dicho que por la roya están afectadas más de 300.000 hectáreas, incluyendo algunas renovadas con variedades susceptibles. En papa el diagnóstico es semejante.

Though potato fields yielded average amounts, the crop quality in Maine was better than last year, growers and industry representatives said Monday.

Bayer CropScience today announced that is has divested certain crop protection products to Amvac Chemical Corporation (Amvac)

America’s number one potato, the Idaho® potato, has earned another number one title: Best Agricultural Cooperative Website.

El perfil requerido es el siguiente: Profesional titulado en Agronomía. Experiencia en trabajo de campo de al menos dos años. Experiencia en el manejo del cultivo de papa, de preferencia en variedades nativas. Adaptabilidad y flexibilidad a tra...

When the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture renews talks with Mexico this week, potatoes should be on the plate, say U.S. Senators from Idaho and Washington.

Los consumidores comienzan a resentir la propagación de la plaga en los cultivos de papa. Unos 200 millones de lempiras han perdido los productores de papa a raíz de la propagación de la plaga paratrioza. Armando Bustillo, subdirector general de la D...

La empresa Cordens S.A, la primera en radicarse en la ampliación del Parque Industrial, es la principal proveedora de papa semilla de la firma que abastece a McDonald's en el Mercosur. En breve comenzará la construcción de la planta para procesar la pr...

rince Edward Island has just completed the successful harvest of an almost near bumper crop for 2010 and Russia is calling.

Supply issues around the globe should help U.S. fresh potato exports remain strong and create opportunities for the industry.

Potato agronomist Jeff Stark was one of three plant breeders who were honored with Innovation Awards from the University of Idaho Technology Transfer Office.

The head of the Washington State Potato Commission ended a self-imposed diet of potatoes-only that he said allowed him to shed more than 20 pounds in two months.

Following six years of unprecedented growth of Idaho® potatoes into international markets, the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has hired Amanda Albers as its first International Marketing Manager

The Potato Man proudly lined up a bunch of them on a counter in his family's kitchen: a really nice assortment of russets that, in the next days, would end up in his belly.