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Danespo is the leading company in Northern Europe in the field of breeding, producing and selling quality ware and seed potatoes. Danespo exports to more than 40 countries worldwide and specialises in sales to professional potato growers. 80% of the seed
February 04, 2016
Germicopa parent Florimond Desprez acquires 49% stake in Danespo
The owner of Germicopa, Florimond Desprez has acquired 49% of the shares in Danespo from DLG, thus entering into an equal partnership with DLF who owns another 49% of the shares. The remaining 2% are owned by growers and employees.
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Denmark
ChemChina to acquire Syngenta at a value of over US$ 43 billion
February 03, 2016
ChemChina to acquire Syngenta at a value of over US$ 43 billion
Syngenta today announced that ChemChina has offered to acquire the company at US$ 465 per ordinary share plus a special dividend of CHF 5 to be paid conditional upon and prior to closing.
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Switzerland
Seven Flamish potato suppliers are looking forward to meet their customers at Fruitlogistica: Bart's Potato Company, Binst Breeding & Selection, Dauchy, De Aardappelhoeve, Pomuni, RTL Patat and Warnez
February 03, 2016
VLAM at Fruit Logistica
25 suppliers of Belgian potatoes, fruits, vegetables and fruit trees welcome you in Berlin at the VLAM booth at Fruit Logistica.
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Germany
Early potatoes from Spain will be available more than two weeks ahead of schedule (Courtesy: Southern Exporters)
January 31, 2016
Early Spanish potatoes available more than two weeks ahead of schedule due to warm winter
The first early potatoes from Spain (Seville and Cartagena) are expected to be harvested more than two weeks earlier than last season due to the warm winter.
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Spain
The highlights on the EUROPLANT stand include the Venezia, Madeira and Georgina varieties. Venezia is an early, waxy potato ideal for salads. The Madeira and Georgina varieties both belong to the medium early, predominantly waxy table potato.
January 29, 2016
EUROPLANT at Fruit Logistica 2016: Focus on diversity and high quality standards
EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH,presents its wide variety of seed potatoes - including the Venezia, Madeira and Georgina varieties - at Fruit Logistica 2016
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Germany
Meet Tolsma-Grisnich, Kiremko Food Processing Equipment and Concept Engineers at Fruit Logistica 2016 in Hall 3.1 Stand C12
January 29, 2016
Know-how to store, wash, sort & process: Tolsma-Grisnich-Kiremko-Concept Engineers at Fruit Logistica together
From 3 to 5 February, Fruit Logistica in Berlin is the place to be for everyone that wants to keep up-to-date on global innovations in the food processing industry. This year Tolsma-Grisnich has a new setup in collaboration with Concept Engineers and partner, Kiremko.
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Germany
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Agrico and its subsidiaries will launch the new ‘Say Growth’ campaign at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. The theme ‘Say Growth’, will be used at Fruit Logistica to show that Agrico represents shared growth with its growers, buyers, packaging companies,
January 29, 2016
Potato company Agrico to launch 'Say Growth' campaign at Fruit Logistica
Agrico and its subsidiaries will launch the new ‘Say Growth’ campaign at Fruit Logistica in Berlin.
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Germany
Europatat Congress 2016: "Not business as usual!" Discover how to manage change in an uncertain world to remain successful.
January 28, 2016
'Not business as usual!': Europatat Congress 2016 registration now open
The Europatat Congress 2016 will take place in Brussels (Belgium) on 1 & 2 June 2016, under the slogan “Not business as usual!”
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Belgium
A Haith Process Washing system with a capacity of 25 tonnes of potatoes per hour.
January 26, 2016
New Haith potato washing system meets demands of today's market
The new Haith system offers the end user a cost effective, robust, compact and reliable solution for potato processing intake lines.
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United Kingdom
The new Mooij Croptimiz-r storage computer now officially IP54 certified. testing of the Croptimiz-r computer on water resistance (left) and testing of the housing with sensors for dust resistance (right)
January 26, 2016
Mooij Agro’s Croptimiz-r potato storage computer now officially IP54 certified
The new Mooij Agro Croptimiz-r storage computer is now officially certified as IP54
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Netherlands
Delegates of AHDB Potatoes’educational programme ‘Next Generation’ spoke on spuds and the needs of the £4.1bn GB potato sector on an informative visit to Westminster (parliament) and NFU London last week.
January 24, 2016
Next Generation UK Potato Industry Innovators educate themselves on Westminster and NFU
Delegates of AHDB Potatoes’educational programme ‘Next Generation’ spoke on spuds and the needs of the £4.1bn GB potato sector on an informative visit to Westminster (parliament) and NFU London last week.
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United Kingdom
Current buildings (left) as per Google Maps and a drawing of the new situation at the southern part of the current site with the expansion further South (right) as per the Lincolnite.
January 24, 2016
Branston Potatoes reveals expansion plans
Branston (Potatoes) Ltd, based near Lincoln in the United Kingdom, has submitted a planning application with North Kesteven District Council for an expansion which would create 19 new jobs.
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United Kingdom
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Dr Jon Pickup (center) Head of Virology & Zoology at Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) will lead on one of three AHDB Potatoes Fellowship Awards, specifically seeking to secure critical potato nematology expertise for the future.Appointed
January 21, 2016
AHDB Fellowship to safeguard critical potato nematology expertise in the United Kingdom
Dr Jon Pickup, Head of Virology & Zoology at Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) will lead on one of three AHDB Potatoes Fellowship Awards, specifically seeking to secure critical potato nematology expertise for the future.
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United Kingdom
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January 18, 2016
Colourful Perupas of potato company HZPC nominated for Fruit Logistica Innovation Award
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Germany
The AHDB Booth at Fruit Logistica in 2014
January 17, 2016
GB Potatoes at Fruit Logistica 2016
Over three days in February 2016 at Berlin’s Messe, the worldwide fresh produce industry will be able to meet leading potato and horticulture organisations on the large Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) stand.
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Germany
APH delivered a potato grading, cleaning and packing line to Belarus.
January 10, 2016
APH Group Engineering delivers potato grading, cleaning & packing line in Belarus
APH Group Engineering delivered and installed a processing line for grading, washing, dry cleaning & packing of potatoes to Belarus.
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Belarus
On Lanzarote - one of the Canary Islands - you can see a rarity in potato cultivation: potatoes are cultivated in black volcanic grit. Contrary to some of the other Canary Islands, Lanzarote is always very dry (14 cm/year - drier than some parts of the Sa
January 10, 2016
Lack of rainfall on the Canary Islands to affect potato cultivation
The drought on the Canary Islands will especially hurt the potato sub-sector, according to government sources.
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Spain
Potato wholesaler Jac van den Oord in Ammerzoden, the Netherlands has placed some new potato products on the market specifically for the Christmas period. (Courtesy: AGF / Freshplaza)
December 27, 2015
'Small colored potatoes doing well at Christmas time'
Potato wholesaler Jac van den Oord in Ammerzoden, the Netherlands has placed some new potato products on the market specifically for the Christmas period
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Netherlands

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