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May 05, 2008
Environmental groups urge EU to reject 3 new biotech crops
Environmental groups appealed to the European Union on Monday to reject applications from the biotech industry to approve one newly engineered potato variety and two corn crops. Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Europe also argued for rules to ensu...From the archive

May 05, 2008
CêlaVíta stunt met Aardappelschilmes InleverPunt (AIP)
CêlaVíta heeft met haar zogenoemde aardappelschilmes-inleverpunt (AIP) gratis reclame gemaakt voor haar merk voorgeschilde aardappelprodukten. Vorig week zou het eerste AIP in Hardenberg officieel worden geopend. Supermarkten en winkelketens in wit- ...From the archive

May 03, 2008
Supermarket in firing line as potato bosses pull plug on £32m contract
The announcement by Taypack Potatoes in Perthshire yesterday that it had cut its £32 million-a-year contract with Asda, Britain's third-largest supermarket group, was met with surprise by insiders. The company, which started up in 1986, supplies Asda w...From the archive

April 29, 2008
Tesco introduce el etiquetado de la “huella de carbono” en las patatas
La cadena de supermercados británica Tesco, ha introducido de forma piloto un etiquetado de la “huella de carbono” en las patatas con el fin de que los consumidores puedan elegir si lo desean aquellas en cuya producción haya menos emisiones de gases de...From the archive

April 27, 2008
Las nuevas tendencias de calidad en la producción de patata en España
Hasta hace unos años el término calidad no era un concepto considerado en la producción de patata, pues el objetivo del agricultor sólo se centraba en conseguir los mayores rendimientos posibles, mientras que el consumidor prácticamente se limitaba a ...From the archive

April 11, 2008
Herbert Engineering improves UK's best selling vertical eject box tipper
Herbert Engineering’s latest product improvement can rotate their best selling Vertical Eject Box Tipper within 20 degrees of vertical inversion and thus making it ‘Super High Angle’. The already highly proven and well trusted box tipper offers reliab...From the archive
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April 10, 2008
Consumenten kopen meer biologische aardappelen
Consumenten kochten vorig jaar voor 27,8 miljoen euro aan biologische aardappelen. Dat is 8,4 procent meer dan in 2006. Van de totale afzet aan biologische AGF (aardappelen, groenten en fruit) nemen de aardappelen 21 procent voor hun rekening.From the archive

April 04, 2008
Goodbye British Potato Council, hello Potato Council Limited
Everything you value about the British Potato Council (BPC) and the activities it has supported on behalf of levy-payers will continue. That’s the pledge from Potato Council Limited, the new sector company that took over the reins from the BPC on Apr...From the archive

April 04, 2008
Tayto makes appeal to potato producers to help it meet a major shortage in chips potato
ULSTER snack giant Tayto has issued an appeal to farmers across the Province to help it meet a major shortfall in potatoes required to produce its famous crisps. The firm has orders involving 20,000 tonnes of potatoes this year but only 9,000 secured...From the archive

April 03, 2008
Genetisch gemodificeerde aardappels laten microflora bodem ongemoeid
Aardappelplanten die via genetische modificatie zijn uitgerust met het een gen dat codeert voor het zogenoemde T4-lysozym, hebben geen aantoonbare onbedoelde effecten op de samenstelling van de microflora in de grond dicht bij de wortels en de samenste...From the archive

April 03, 2008
Aardappel verdringt suikerbiet bij Cosun
Langzaam verdringt de aardappel bij Cosun de suikerbiet. De diep insnijdende maatregelen van Europa in de suikermarkt doen suikeromzet, aantal fabrieken en aantallen telers slinken.Tegelijk groeit de omzet van aardappelpoot Aviko en vliegen ook de prij...From the archive

April 03, 2008
Nedato scant aardappelen
Nedato, gespecialiseerd in aardappelverwerking, heeft haar vestiging in Oud-Beijerland voorzien van automatische tracking &tracing-apparatuur ten behoeve van het scannen van de Serial Shipment Container Code (SSCC) op rolcontainers en CBL-fusten. A...From the archive

April 02, 2008
BASF gets permission for GMO potato field trials in Germany
BASF Plant Science, part of German chemicals group BASF, has been given approval to plant GMO potatoes on 30,000 square metres divided among three locations between 2008 and 2012. "The BVL's safety assessment came to the conclusion that the open...From the archive

March 27, 2008
Vale's Fresh offers parcooked potatoes for schools
Vale's Fresh has launched parcooked potatoes developed for the school market and to meet the demands of the Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative (PSFPI). The potatoes are 100% British, 100% natural, with no additives or preservatives, and have a ...From the archive

March 21, 2008
NEPG expects small reduction in 2008 potato planting
During their last meeting in Belgium at the beginning of March the NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) discussed a possible reduction in the 2008 potato area in the 5 main producing countries (Germany, France, Belgium, GB and The Netherlands)...From the archive

March 21, 2008
Kartelvorming fritesfabrikanten onderzocht
Fritesfabrikanten maken geen prijsafspraken en vormen geen kartel. Dat is de conclusie die vicevoorzitter Hans Hus van de sector Fastservice trekt uit een onderzoek naar de prijsvorming van frites. De prijsvorming van frites is onderzocht naar aanl...From the archive

March 16, 2008
Sainsbury’s in £3m scandal over potato bribes
Sainsbury’s, the supermarket group, was this weekend embroiled in a £3m bribes investigation after one of its most senior buyers was arrested on suspicion of accepting backhanders from a potato supplier. John Maylam, who has worked for the supermark...From the archive

March 14, 2008
Daling Franse aardappelexport
De Franse aardappelsector heeft in de maanden augustus tot en met december vorig jaar 635.900 ton aardappelen uitgevoerd. Dat is 60.000 ton ofwel bijna 9% minder dan een jaar eerder. De grootste afnemer, Spanje, nam met 203.100 ton bijna 20% minder Fr...From the archive