News on The Potato Supply Chain from New Zealand

Kate Trufitt’s six month journey at the helm of Potatoes NZ
February 05, 2024

Kate Trufitt’s six month journey at the helm of Potatoes New Zealand

Six months into the Potatoes New Zealand chief executive role and Kate Trufitt has embraced the challenges and opportunities with enthusiasm.
Ensuring Quality from Seed to Table: The Role of Seed Certification in NZ’s Potato Industry
October 20, 2023

Ensuring Quality from Seed to Table: The Role of Seed Certification in New Zealand’s Potato Industry

The New Zealand Seed Potato Certification Scheme was established in 1948 and has been running continuously since then.
Big savings in reducing insecticide use.
May 04, 2023

Potatoes New Zealand meeting on the benefits of IPM: Big savings by reducing insecticide use.

By adopting integrated pest management (IPM) practices growers are not on their own, Australian entomologist, Dr Paul Horne, told Pukekohe potato growers at a Potatoes New Zealand research update breakfast meeting in late March.
Claridge resigns as Potatoes NZ CEO
February 13, 2023

Chris Claridge resigns as CEO of Potatoes New Zealand

Potatoes New Zealand has announced the resignation of its chief executive, Chris Claridge. He has been in the role for a total of seven years, since 2015.
PNZ Frozen Potatoes Trade Report No.3 Sept. 2022
September 30, 2022

Potatoes New Zealand: Frozen Potatoes Trade Report September 2022

Exports of frozen fries from Belgium and the Netherlands to New Zealand have more than doubled in the quarter ending July 2022. These exports will be arriving presently, given shipping lead-times.
They thought they had the world's largest potato. But it was no potato at all
March 17, 2022

World's largest potato? No, not a potato at all!

When is a potato not a potato? When it's a tuber of a gourd, according to Guinness World Records. A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world's largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton
November 08, 2021

This 7.9 kg potato could be the largest in the world

A New Zealand couple named Donna and Colin Craig-Brownla found a 25-pound potato by surprise buried in their backyard and ended up naming it Doug.
Pukekawa (NZ) trials to control the Potato Tuber Moth
March 14, 2021

Pukekawa (NZ) trials to control the Potato Tuber Moth

Two trials in Pukekawa, New Zealand, are showing some early promise for potato growers when it comes to greater control of the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (PTM).
Plant seed potatoes now and you’ll be digging up your own buried treasure in just a few months.
September 17, 2020

Potatoes from plot to plate: how to grow the perfect spuds in your New Zealand backyard

While in the Northern hemisphere we are harvesting potatoes and getting ready for winter, this is not the case in the Southern hemisphere. This article offers tips on how to grow potatoes in your New Zealand backyard.
Potatoes NZ request Emergency Measures to ban EU imports
May 29, 2020

Potatoes NZ request Emergency Measures to ban EU imports

Potatoes New Zealand is asking the New Zealand government to give urgent consideration to imposing short-term measures limiting the importation into New Zealand of heavily discounted frozen potato chips to avoid a food security threat.
As COVID-19 decimates job numbers, NZ potato industry can't hire fast enough
April 01, 2020

As COVID-19 decimates job numbers, NZ potato industry can't hire fast enough

Farmers are among New Zealand's essential workers, so farms and fields are remaining busy keeping food on Kiwis' plates. And despite panic-buying, there is no shortage. New Zealand could survive on potatoes alone.
Tolsma-Grisnich builds new potato storage facility in New Zealand
March 13, 2020

Tolsma-Grisnich builds new potato storage facility in New Zealand

Dutch potato storage specialist Tolsma-Grisnich has built a new storage facility for The Rakaia Hub Ltd in New Zealand.
Maara kai – reinvigorating Māori Food Sovereignty through potatoes in New Zealand
August 26, 2019

Maara kai - reinvigorating Maori Food Sovereignty through potatoes in New Zealand

As we wound our way down to Port Levy, New Zealand, although only an hour from Christchurch city, it felt a world away. The turquoise waters of the harbour as still as glass, under the mid-afternoon Winter sun.
Potato mop-top virus response closes out
August 16, 2019

Potato mop-top virus response New Zealand closes out

A joint Biosecurity New Zealand and Potatoes New Zealand response to the crop disease potato mop-top virus (PMTV) is being closed out, with industry taking the lead on long-term management.
It is widely understood that traceability is important for food safety, but less well known that traceability can also help food producers and processors improve profitability.
May 23, 2019

Why Traceability in Food Production and Processing is also a Profit Opportunity

End-to-end traceability in the food supply chain can do more than safeguard against potential disasters, particularly at the processing stage. Geoff Furniss, Head of BBC Technologies within TOMRA, explains how.
Potatoes now worth one billion dollars to New Zealand economy
May 16, 2019

Potatoes now worth one billion dollars to New Zealand economy

The Latest Potatoes New Zealand Industry Volumes & Values
Number of NZ potato farms affected by Potato mop-top virus increases by 18
October 14, 2018

Number of NZ potato farms affected by Potato mop-top virus increases by 18

The scale of the Potato Mop-Top Virus problem on New Zealand South Island potato farms has widened. Eighteen Canterbury farms are now on the suspect list, after the virus was first confirmed on two properties last month.
First time detection of Potato Mop-Top Virus (MPTV) in New Zealand
September 23, 2018

First time detection of Potato Mop-Top Virus (MPTV) in New Zealand

Biosecurity New Zealand is working with Potatoes New Zealand to respond to a detection of Potato mop-top virus (PMTV) in potato tubers in Canterbury. Though common around the world, it is the first time the virus has been found in New Zealand.

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