News on Potatoes for processing from the Netherlands

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Lammert Buwalda, Royal-ZAP/Semagri, Wieringerwerf on potato breeding: 'It's a matter of starting somewhere and waiting for a chance hit.'
October 28, 2019
Royal-ZAP/Semagri on potato breeding: 'It's a matter of starting somewhere and waiting for a chance hit.'
Lammert Buwalda, Royal-ZAP/Semagri, Wieringerwerf on potato breeding: 'It's a matter of starting somewhere and waiting for a chance hit.'
Robert Graveland, HZPC research, Metslawier: ‘Marker-assisted classical breeding is going to change a lot in the range of varieties over the coming ten to fifteen years.’
October 26, 2019
HZPC research: 'Marker-assisted classical potato breeding is going to change a lot in the range of varieties over the coming ten to fifteen years.'
Robert Graveland, HZPC research, Metslawier: ‘Marker-assisted classical breeding is going to change a lot in the range of varieties over the coming ten to fifteen years.’
Colm McDonnell, IPM, Deinum: ‘We feel an obligation to produce varieties that can be grown in an environmentally friendly way.’
October 26, 2019
IPM: 'We feel an obligation to produce varieties that can be grown in an environmentally friendly way.'
Colm McDonnell, IPM, Deinum: ‘We feel an obligation to produce varieties that can be grown in an environmentally friendly way.’
Sjefke Allefs, Agrico Research, Bant: 'As soon as a French-fry manufacturer accepts a variety as a raw material, things move fast.'
October 26, 2019
Agrico Research: 'As soon as a French-fry manufacturer accepts a potato variety as a raw material, things move fast.'
Sjefke Allefs, Agrico Research, Bant: 'As soon as a French-fry manufacturer accepts a variety as a raw material, things move fast.'
Jaap Brondijk, Stet Holland, Emmeloord: ’The point is to achieve significant improvements and not to have more of the same.’
October 26, 2019
Stet Holland: 'The point is to achieve significant improvements and not to have more of the same.'
Jaap Brondijk, Stet Holland, Emmeloord: ’The point is to achieve significant improvements and not to have more of the same.’
Jacob Eising, Den Hartigh, Emmeloord: 'For growers, it's important to offer harvest and quality assurance.'
October 26, 2019
Den Hartigh: 'For growers, it's important to offer harvest and quality assurance.'
Jacob Eising, Den Hartigh, Emmeloord: 'For growers, it's important to offer harvest and quality assurance.'
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David Murdie, Potato Manager at GPS Potato Breeders, Angus: ‘As Scottish growers, we focus mainly on the home market.’
October 26, 2019
GPS Potato Breeders: 'As Scottish growers, we focus mainly on the home market.'
David Murdie, Potato Manager at GPS Potato Breeders, Angus: ‘As Scottish growers, we focus mainly on the home market.’
Dirk Stellingwerf of Schaap-Holland BV: 'There’s always room for new French-fry varieties, as long as it’s a 2.0 or 3.0 version.'
October 24, 2019
Schaap-Holland BV: 'There's always room for new French-fry varieties, as long as it's a 2.0 or 3.0 version.'
Dirk Stellingwerf, Schaap-Holland BV, Biddinghuizen: ‘There’s always room for new French-fry varieties, as long as it’s a 2.0 or 3.0 version of existing ones. The demand for this is growing especially now...'
The hot and dry weather in large parts of Europe have led to a drastic reduction of yield and a much smaller tuber size. This will affect the typical length of the french fries on your plate (Courtesy: AgroDay)
December 12, 2018
Potatoes in Europe: New data from the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Spain
That the potato harvest this year in Europe was well below average due to extreme weather conditions is well known by now. I this article we present some recent data from Great Britain, The Netherlands and Spain that further clarify the situation
Yield measurements by the Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw (VTA) in August and September, compared to previous years.
October 17, 2018
VTA potato harvest trials in The Netherlands confirm low yield expectations
Test trials by VTA in the Netherlands reveal an average yield of 47.088 kg per hectare, compared to 58,507 kg/ha in 2017. This means that the yield per hectare is 19.5% lower than the previous season and 12.5% lower than the 5-year average.
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Bert Jansen, Chairman of the board at Avebe UA
September 23, 2018
AVEBE pays out full result to its starch potato growers and increases advance
Dutch potato starch manufacterer Avebe has announced that the advance payment for potatoes delivered is being increased to 67 euros a tonne and that the full result of the cooperative will go to the members.
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Total production of potatoes for consumption in the Netherlands for the first time since 2000 exceeded 4 million tonnes, an increase of 27 percent compared to 2016!
October 31, 2017
Potato Production (food) in the Netherlands up 27 percent, exceeds 4 million tonnes
Earlier today Statistics Netherlands (CBS) published its latest update of the potato harvest of 2017 in the Netherlands. Total production of potatoes for consumption for the first time since 2000 exceeded 4 million tonnes, an increase of 27 percent compared to 2016!
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Dick Hylkema (Managing Director, NAO) will chair the board of the newly established organisation Holland Innovative Potato (HIP)
September 26, 2017
Dutch Potato Industry establishes Holland Innovative Potato (HIP) for major investment in research
Ten Dutch potato (processing) companies and two associations have established Holland Innovative Potato (HIP) to facilitate and coordinate joint pre-competitive research activities. A budget of € 4.5 million is available for the first research program of HIP.
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The Dutch Potato Industry is introducing PotatoNL, a national potato quotation. The first PotatoNL national potato quotation will start on 14 November 2017.
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September 17, 2017
Dutch Potato Industry introduces a national potato quotation: potatoNL
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Potato manufacturers in the Netherlands are approaching the 4 million tons of processed potatoes mark annually.
April 02, 2017
Dutch Potato processing Industry approaches 4 million tons milestone
Potato manufacturers in the Netherlands are approaching the 4 million tons of processed potatoes mark annually.
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Voor het komende teeltseizoen (2017/2018) is er volgens de NEPG een tekort aan pootgoed in Nederland, Belgie, Duitsland en Frankrijk (Courtesy: twitter)
February 08, 2017
Aardappeltelers voorzien het komende seizoen een tekort aan pootgoed
Volgens bronnen binnen de NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) zou de eerder verwachte areaaluitbreiding, als gevolg van een tekort aan pootgoed, minder zijn dan eerder verwacht.
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November 14, 2016
Agrico presents four new potato varieties during its annual variety presentation
At its annual variety presentation, Agrico presented four promising new varieties that have recently been included in the Dutch list of varieties.
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2016 Crop Progress for the potato variety Agria in The Netherlands
August 23, 2016
Aviko Potato provides detailed information on the development of the 2016 potato crop
Yearly Aviko Potatoes follows the progress of the potato crop through regular sampling and the resulting data are shared publicly based on their commitment to transparency. PotatoPro took a closer look.
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