News on Potatoes for processing from the Americas

Una de las historias de éxito más notables en el mundo de la patata donde la visión, el trabajo y la integración vertical convirtieron a una empresa agrícola en un titan de la agroindustria.

Pepsico produce millones de kilos de semilla en México y consume gran parte de la producción nacional de papa.

Es parte de un esfuerzo nacional de industrialización para la sustitución de importaciones y se prevé que beneficie a casi 1800 familias.

The USD 30 million incentive program for large agricultural developments in North Dakota received a unanimous "do-pass" recommendation from the Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee Thursday morning.

Autoridades provinciales y productores de papa realizaron un balance sobre el proceso productivo y las expectativas para la cosecha.

The success of the potato industry is built on growers’ ability to introduce new potato varieties that meet market demands. For example, when snack-size bags of potato chips were popularized, the industry responded by breeding smaller potatoes for smaller chips to fit into the bags.

Hasta treinta toneladas por hectárea en las primeras mediciones y esto incluso a pesar de condiciones adversas.

Si bien se espera un aumento en el área de siembra, las limitantes externas regulan el mercado. Los precios se mantienen relativamente estables.

The J.R. Simplot Company has named G.Rey Reinhardt as President of its AgriBusiness Group. Reinhardt will take over for Doug Stone who announced his retirement earlier this year.

The Value of All Potatoes Sold in 2023 in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington was USD 2.63 Billion

PepsiCo is strengthening its commitment to agricultural innovation and sustainability by announcing two pivotal job openings at its Plano headquarters. The company is seeking a Potato Storage Research & Best Practices Manager and a Senior Manager – Best Practices & Sustainability to drive forward its initiatives in crop quality and environmental stewardship.

Farm life always agreed with Brian Mahany from his early days working the fields on Sundays with his family. While he may have thought about other career choices in agriculture, he said he always came back to the farm.

Con apoyo gubernamental se busca generar alianzas entre los productores y empresas capaces de agregar valor a la cadena.

Machine-Learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye has partnered with one of Prince Edward Island’s (PEI) prominent potato growers, G Visser & Sons.

Argentina continua innovando en materia industrial, esta vez combinando dos productos insignia: papas y aceite de oliva.

El país andino celebró el día de la papa el pasado 29 de junio y conmemoraron la importancia del cultivo.

Los productores peruanos están muy disconformes con el apoyo gubernamental y las oscilaciones de precios.

Kip Yeates, Vice President of Fresh Operations at potato company Wada Farms, highlights the success of their partnership with Ellips in enhancing potato grading efficiency and quality consistency, exceeding initial expectations and paving the way for future advancements in AI-driven grading technology.