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July 01, 2010
Aviko Potato betaalde EUR 102,09 per ton voor Agria, EUR 104,42 voor Innovator
Aviko Potato uit Steenderen betaalt over het seizoen 2009/10 voor Agria in de pool zonder voorverkoop gemiddeld 97,52 euro per ton uit. Dit is 2,75 procent meer dan het seizoen ervoor. Ook voor Innovator en Victoria en Leonardo rekent de inkooporganisa...From the archive
June 30, 2010
Japanese companies save time and money with US Dehydrated potatoes
Where Japanese companies are trying to gain a competitive advantage, dehy fits in nicely as the economic climate changes! Fewer people are eating out in Japan, opting instead to shop in delis and supermarkets more. From the archive
June 30, 2010
British potato plantings to hit five year low
British potato plantings this year are likely to be the lowest for five years, according to the Potato Council's first crop estimate.It forecast that total plantings would be 2.8% lower than last year at 126,600ha, the smallest area since 2005. With an...From the archive
June 30, 2010
Jagen op Phytophthora in een luchballon
Gisteren speurden drie aardappeltelers en een wetenschapper in een luchtballon naar sporen van phytophthora boven aardappelpercelen in West-Brabant. De gevreesde aardappelziekte bedreigt elk jaar de aardappeloogst. Voor een gezonde aardappel op tafel ...From the archive
June 30, 2010
Late Blight shows up in Washington
Potato late blight has been found and confirmed in the south Columbia Basin and Washington State University plant pathologist Dennis Johnson says more confirmations of the disease are expected this week. He says the disease was found in two locations. ...From the archive
June 25, 2010
Vroege Fritesaardappelen in Duitsland getroffen door droogte
De droogte van de afgelopen weken treft nu vooral de fritesaardappelen in de vroege teeltgebieden van Midden- en Noord-Duitsland.De eerste aardappelen van oogstjaar 2010 konden door het late voorjaar sowieso later worden gepoot, waardoor het actuele we...From the archive
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June 25, 2010
Class action lawsuit filed against United Potato Growers of America, Idaho Potato growers
An antitrust lawsuit contending Idaho potato growers and others conspired to raise potato prices in the United States by controlling supply has been filed in federal courtFrom the archive
June 24, 2010
Tasmanian Potato growers ask Simplot for a 4 percent price increase
Potato growers who supply Simplot Australia’s Ulverstone potato processing plant have put their case for a four per cent price increase for the 2010/11 growing season, the equivalent of another $13 a tonne. Simplot has yet to respond to the growers’ p...From the archive
June 24, 2010
Conagra Q4 net income drops;costs related to potato processing named as contributor
ConAgra Foods Inc. reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income fell 48 percent, dragged down by charges, a poor potato crop and an extra week in last year's fourth quarter. The company also forecast earnings for its current fiscal year at th...From the archive
June 23, 2010
Manejo Integrado de Thrips y TSWV en papa
El objetivo de esta publicación es presentar las principales características del Virus del Marchitamiento del Tomate (TSWV, por sus siglas en ingles) y sus vectores, así como la información disponible en la actualidad respecto a su manejo. Se espera qu...From the archive
June 23, 2010
Idaho Potato Commission airport ads: 'Make sure you pick up the right bag'
The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has placed new print advertisements for Idaho® potatoes in the Boise and Idaho Falls airports to greet the thousands of travelers who visit these cities each day. The engaging ads are a creative way to reach consumers ...From the archive
June 22, 2010
EU to change approval system for GMO crops
The European Union is to radically overhaul its approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops from next month, opening the way to large-scale GM cultivation in Europe, draft proposals seen by Reuters on Friday showed. With most Europeans showing...From the archive
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June 22, 2010
Namibia: Huge Potential for Potato Production
It might be news to some, but Namibia is able to grow about 30 percent of its potato requirement. Six years ago, Namibia used to produce only five percent of the potatoes consumed locally. About 70 percent of potatoes are still sourced and imported fr...From the archive
June 22, 2010
Seed potato plan in Kenya stalled
Grabbed research land has stalled a Sh318 million potato revitalisation programme that would have seen the sector become a major employer and contributor to food security. A five-year potato sector master plan in Kenya has been turned down just before ...From the archive
June 22, 2010
CêlaVíta scoort met Oranje Hempie’s
CêlaVíta is met de Hempie’s, deze week op nummer vijf beland van alle oranje producten binnen food. Dit werd bekend gemaakt door GfK Panel Services Benelux.Productmanager Willemien Bolt van CêlaVíta: "Het is een innovatieve en doeltreffende toevo...From the archive
June 20, 2010
Aaltjes adviesprogramma NemaDecide Plus trekt veel belangstelling
Tijdens de presentatie bij PPO in Lelystad konden belangstellenden kennismaken met NemaDecide Plus. Het adviesprogramma ondersteunde de teler al bij de beheersing van het aardappelcysteaaltje en biedt nu ook hulp bij de beheersing van het wortellesiea...From the archive
June 18, 2010
HZPC uitbetalingsprijzen pootaardappelen hoger dan voorspeld
Deze week heeft HZPC de definitieve uitbetalingsprijzen voor pootaardappelen oogst 2009 aan haar telers bekend gemaakt. De gemiddelde prijs over alle rassen komt voor de klasse E 28/55 uit op 23,10 euro per 100 kg vóór kwekersafdracht en exclusief BTW....From the archive
June 18, 2010
Technomic: Canadian restaurant chains grew in spite of sluggish economy
The Top 200 Canadian restaurant chains managed to grow sales by 1.0 percent and increase overall units by a slightly higher 1.3 percent last year, even as the economy just started easing out of the recession. With total sales of C$23.9 billion, the Top...From the archive
