News on The Potato Supply Chain

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is excited to announce that Sobeys is constructing a record-setting display featuring 90,000 pounds of PEI potatoes on Wednesday, October 3rd at their retail location on University Av., Charlottetown.This will set ...

Scottish potato producer, Albert Bartlett, announced plans on Sunday to target growth in the U.S. market, after partnering with supermarket giant Wal-Mart to supply its Rooster brand of potatoes.

Produce Investments plc (PI), owners of Greenvale AP Ltd, one of the UK’s largest fresh potato companies, has acquired 100% of the share capital of Rowe Farming Ltd, a specialist new and salad potato and daffodil growing business based in Cornwall.

Kettle Brand is building on its long-standing natural promise and commitment to raising the standards for the potato chip category by adding Non-GMO Project verification to 16 of its kettle-cooked potato chip flavors.

Dow AgroSciences introduced a new brand and visual identity today, the culmination of a major brand transformation the company has undertaken over the past year.

Easily the biggest potato event in Europe this year, Potato Europe took place in the middle of this region, close to the village of Villers-Saint-Christophe.

Plant breeding business KWS marked its formal entry into potato breeding in the UK last week, with a demonstration of up-and-coming varieties and an outline of its key breeding objectives for the potato crop.

While recent rain should help boost protective soil intake by harvesters, the risk of potato bruising remains high, potato agronomists and machinery makers are warning.

It used to be hand picking and barrels were the only way to do it, but today you're lucky if you can find someone who still does it the old fashioned way. Today farmers have turned to more modern technology to harvest their potato crop.Self run harvest...

El Gobierno y representantes de los empresarios de comida rápida firmaron un convenio para que a partir de 2014 se consuma papa producida en cuatro departamentos de Bolivia y evitar, de esta forma, que se importe desde Perú casi el 94 por ciento que de...

Last week the USDA published the final overview and latest revision of potato harvest 2011, Potatoes 2011 Summary.

La unidad de Adquisición y Distribución de Germoplasma (GADU) tiene novedades. Estamos ofreciendo unos viveros internacionales con materiales de papa en forma de plántulas in vitro 2 tubos por accesión donde cada tubo tiene 2 plántulas. Los materiales ...

Potato harvesting has begun in the Western Division of Fiji and the government is hoping for around $1.7 million worth of potatoes.

This year’s drought conditions may result in potatoes becoming a source of feed for cattle.

After two years of market development by the United States Potato Board (USPB) International Table-Stock Program, the US potato industry is reaping the rewards of this investment, effort and commitment in Vietnam.

Florikan, a specialist in polymer-coated fertilizer technologies for the agriculture and horticulture industries, has sold its patented Florikote technology to the J. R. Simplot Company, a leading global supplier of crop nutrient and specialty fertiliz...

With a dry August and September, and little or no rain forecast for the next 14 days or so, Ladner potato farmer Peter Guichon is not too concerned about this year's harvesting conditions. Go back 24 months or so on the calendar and it was a much diff...

The UK seed potato industry is on a high as Potato Council has announced another record year for seed exports, with this year’s figures surpassing 103,000 tonnes. “This year, despite the testing conditions experienced by growers, we have achieved ano...