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Bintje - a Dutch potato variety bred over a century ago (1904) - is still very popular in the Netherlands and Belgium, especially for the production of French Fries, but its sensitivity to potato diseases is a major concern.
April 15, 2011
Aardappeloogst 2011 Vlaanderen: 5% stijging areaal, minder Bintje (PCA enquete)
Begin april lieten 125 PCA-leden weten welk aardappelareaal en welke rassen ze telen in 2011. Dezelfde telers gaven ook in 2010 hun areaal en rassenpakket door. Met deze gegevens kan een schatting gemaakt worden van het aardappelareaal 2011 en kan een...
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April 15, 2011
Belgie: De prijs van friet blijft stijgen
Sinds 1976 is de prijs van een pakje friet (in de frituur) in Belgie met meer dan 300% gestegen. In september 2010 waarschuwde het OIVO de consumenten al dat de stijging van de aardappelprijs waarschijnlijk zou leiden tot een stijging van de prijs van...
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Aardappelhandel op stelten: Aardappelen voor export naar Rusland moeten gewassen worden
April 08, 2011
Aardappelhandel op stelten: Aardappelen voor export naar Rusland moeten gewassen worden
De aardappelhandel is compleet overdonderd door de eis van het Nederlandse ministerie dat de aardappelen eerst gewassen moeten worden voordat ze voor export naar Rusland mogen.
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April 08, 2011
Wassen aardappelen voor export Rusland wellicht van de baan
De aardappeltermijnmarkt beleefde een zeer slechte handelsweek.
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Breeders Trust commences legal proceedings against Belgian government
April 08, 2011
Breeders Trust commences legal proceedings against Belgian government
Breeders Trust, an organisation looking after the interest of potato breeders, is taking the Belgian Federaal Agentschap voor de Veiligheid van de Voedselketen (FAVV;Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain) to court.
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Neiker for news
April 04, 2011
Producing high quality potato starches with new genetic tools
Neiker-Tecnalia (the Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development) is realising a project for obtaining high quality starch in potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) using new molecular and genetic tools.
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March 30, 2011
Scottish seed potato exports to Egypt soar despite turmoil
There may be political turmoil in the Middle East but Scottish seed potato exports to that part of the world have just risen to new heights.
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Goodbye British Potato Council, hello Potato Council Limited
March 30, 2011
Euro Potato: UK exports of fresh potatoes to Holland in January were 11 times higher than the 3 year average
A highlight from this report: UK exports of fresh potatoes to Holland in January were 11 times higher than the 3 year average
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NFU calls for swift action on Epitrix Potato Flea Beetle threat
March 28, 2011
NFU calls for swift action on Epitrix Potato Flea Beetle threat
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Norwegian potatoes tested in the United Kingdom
March 28, 2011
Norwegian potatoes tested in the United Kingdom
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March 22 is World Water Day: Eat potatoes!
March 22, 2011
March 22 is World Water Day: Eat potatoes!
March 22 is 'world water day’ and a diversity of organisations are making use of this day to check the water use in the production of a wide variety of food stuffs.
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'Grow your own potatoes' now reaches 13000 schools
March 09, 2011
'Grow your own potatoes' now reaches 13000 schools
‘Grow Your Own Potatoes’ from Potato Council is flourishing. The educational project for primary school pupils continues to expand, with 13,000 schools registered for 2011 – the equivalent of 60 per cent of all primary schools in Great Britain taking ...
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