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November 20, 2022
Packaging efficiency gains with tna's ‘Perfect Pair’: the tna robag 3e and tna auto-splice 3
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Potato Import Data Volume Australia (value) 2017 to 2022. Source: AUSVEG, Global Trade Atlas.
 
 
 
October 03, 2022
Potato trade Australia: Slight increase in potato imports after fall in 2021
AUSVEG has reviewed Global Trade Atlas import data to better understand: the changes in the levels of potato imports pre- and post-COVID, as well as
the changes in import levels over the last 12-months as growers have faced significant increases in costs of production.
Farmers in the Ballarat region say rising input costs are leaving them out of pocket (Courtesy: ABC Rural, Jane McNaughton)
August 11, 2022
Ballarat potato growers ask McCain Foods for 78 percent price increase
Potato farmers in the Ballarat region are demanding a pay rise for their produce, claiming McCain Foods does not pay a fair price for the popular mealtime vegetable. Last season McCain Foods paid growers an average of AUD 0.33 (about USD 0.23)
Tasmanian potato growers start ditching spuds after stalemate on price negotiations with Simplot. (Courtesy: ABC Rural, Laurissa Smith)
August 06, 2022
Tasmanian potato growers start ditching spuds after stalemate on price negotiations with potato processors
Potato processor Simplot Australia has refused to budge on its second price offer to Tasmanian farmers for their potato crop this season. Farmers met on Wednesday night to discuss the impasse with the company.
Snack brand Pringles has had a change to the packaging of its 53g varieties, with the plastic cap removed and replaced with a foil laminate seal, made by Sonoco. (Courtesy: Pringles / Kellogg's Australia)
July 24, 2022
In shift away from plastic, Pringles replaces plastic cap of 53 g pack with foil laminate seal
Snack brand Pringles has had a change to the packaging of its 53g varieties, with the plastic cap removed and replaced with a foil laminate seal, made by Sonoco.
Farmers are warning people need to pay more for their hot chips. (Courtesy: Hugh Hogan, ABC Rural)
July 18, 2022
Simplot and Potato farmers of Tasmania in standoff over rising prices
Farmers have rejected a second price offer made by food manufacturer Simplot for their potato crop this season.
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Graham Dugdale, Managing Director of Simplot Australia
July 11, 2022
Simplot Australia announces USD 70 million investment in vegetable processing in New South Wales, Australia
Simplot Australia has announced an AUD 65 million (about USD 44 million) upgrade to its Bathurst manufacturing facility and acquisiton of farming land in the Central West region of New South Wales valued at AUD 40 million.
Australian potato company Zerella Fresh focused on consistent potato quality and high throughput
May 21, 2022
Australian potato company Zerella Fresh focused on consistent potato quality and high throughput
Zerella Fresh was founded in 1936 (Virginia, South of Australia) and is since 2009 a part of the Pye Group family. Zerella is committed to being Australia’s leading supplier and marketer of fresh produce.
Julian Ackley risks losing his farm's profit for the year if rain doesn't clear up. (Courtesy: ABC - Angus Mackintosh).
May 06, 2022
West-Australian Potato farmers 'doing it for nothing' warn of mass exodus amid stagnant prices
West-Australian Potato farmers are warning that growers will walk away from the industry as cost pressures make the staple crop unviable in Australia.
Potatoes in Australia: mashing previous records.
February 16, 2022
Potatoes in Australia: mashing previous records
Developed by Freshlogic, the annual Horticulture Statistics Handbook includes the latest available data on 75 different categories across fruit, vegetable, nut, nursery, and cut flowers in Australia.
Nicole Stevens: A rising potato industry star.
October 27, 2021
Potatoes Australia Growers Profile: Nicole Stevens
Nicole Stevens traveled to Australia from the United Kingdom after completing her science and tourism management studies. Her career pathway has now diverted to horticulture.
Pulsemaster PEF-System: the tubers are dropped into the PEF-Treatment tank unit and the pulse generator is situated against the wall. The unit has a capacity of up to 30 t/h of tuber processing.
October 09, 2021
McCain Foods Tasmania installs Pulsemaster PEF-tech innovation, reduces water use by more than 100,000 litres per day
McCain Foods has installed proprietary world-leading technology in the form of a Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) generator, as part of the company’s latest upgrade to its Smithton plant in Tasmania.
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