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November 20, 2011
415,000 visitors at Agritechnica 2011
“Agritechnica 2011 has impressively demonstrated the global importance of agriculture and agricultural machinery and equipment. With over 2,700 exhibitors and some 415,000 visitors, of whom 100,000 came from outside Germany, a new dimension has been ac...From the archive
November 20, 2011
Potato production Canada harvest 2011 down 4%
Statistics Canada has published the preliminary production estimates for the 2011 potato crop in Canada. The Canadian potato production is estimated at 92,653,000 hundredweight (4 202 740 tonnes). This is down 4% from last year’s revised production. T...From the archive
November 19, 2011
Manitoba: Higher prices let farmers weather low potato yield
Extreme weather carved a chunk out of Manitoba's potato production this year, but high prices are helping to ease the pain for local producers. Manitoba farmers harvested 38,102 fewer tonnes of potatoes this year -- 825,552 versus 863,654 in 2010, for...From the archive
November 18, 2011
België rooit laatste aardappelen
Afgelopen week zijn in België de laatste aardappelen van oogstjaar 2011 gerooid. Door de zeer lage marktprijzen en in een aantal gevallen matige kwaliteit was de noodzaak om snel te oogsten niet groot. Rustig aan rooien en direct af land leveren was vo...From the archive
November 18, 2011
"Aardappelteler overgeleverd aan oververzadigde markt"
Een landbouwer ontvangt vandaag amper twee euro per 100 kg aardappelen. “Is dit het lot van de landbouw? Overgeleverd worden aan een oververzadigde markt en hopen op een ramp die het aanbod inperkt?”, vraagt Hendrik Vandamme, voorzitter van het Algemee...From the archive
November 18, 2011
Breeders Trust legt illegale productie en handel aardappelteelt op Goeree Overflakkee bloot
Het in Brussel gevestigde Breeders Trust is illegale productie van en de handel in Agria’s over de afgelopen jaren op het spoor gekomen. Het op Goeree Overflakkee gevestigde aardappel-handelshuis W.J. Westhoeve te Ouddorp heeft bij monde van haar adv...From the archive
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November 18, 2011
$5.5M Double L Harvest Equipment Plant Breaks Ground
Construction has started on a $5.5 million potato harvesting equipment plant in Heyburn in south-central Idaho for Double L Manufacturering. Double L Manufacturing co-owner David Price said the 74,000-square-foot plant located in the new Magic Valley ...From the archive
November 18, 2011
Spud glut an unfolding disaster for potato growers in Australia
Potato prices have slumped to new lows in recent weeks amid claims a glut of spuds from Far North Queensland is causing an oversupply. Potato grower and representative on AUSVEG, David Nix, says the current crop is the largest in the history of potato...From the archive
November 17, 2011
Nieuw dieptepunt aardappeltermijnmarkt
De aardappeltermijnmarkt bereikte vandaag een nieuw dieptepunt met 6,20 voor april en 7,30 euro op het junicontract. De aanhoudend zwakke stemming in de effectieve markt zorgt voor prijsdruk in de termijnmarkt. De nieuwe cash settlement-prijs voor deze...From the archive
November 17, 2011
Organic potatoes conquer Peruvian supermarkets
The Peruvian farmers cooperative Coopain Cabana recently made a very lucrative deal that benefits the members and the cooperative itself. Their own brand of organic potatoes can now be found on the shelves of the supermarkets of Plaza Vea, one of the...From the archive
November 17, 2011
Los cultivos tradicionales son claves frente al cambio climático
Los cultivos alimentarios tradicionales y otras variedades vegetales de todo el mundo necesitan protección urgente frente al cambio climático y demás presiones medioambientales, según subrayó hoy la FAO, en el décimo aniversario del Tratado Internacion...From the archive
November 17, 2011
FAO says traditional crops key to facing climate change
Traditional food crops and other plant varieties worldwide are in urgent need of protection from climate change and other environmental stresses, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, as it observed the tenth anniversary of the int...From the archive
November 17, 2011
Potato Council marketing and corporate affairs at BP2011
Visit the Potato Council team at BP2011, Harrogate, Yorkshire, November 23 and 24, to find out more about the marketing strategy to sustain potato consumption, see campaign highlights and the positive results to date, and learn about how the industry c...From the archive
November 16, 2011
Conference Committee Retains Senate Amendment Supporting Potatoes in School Meals
As the US legislation regarding school meal programs makes is way through the various stages of the approval process, a new stage has been reached and the provision that prohibits the USDA to set limits to vegetables is preserved in the current text un...From the archive
November 16, 2011
Idaho Potato Shippers In Need Of More Rail Cars
Idaho potato shippers are hitting a bit of a wall when it comes to getting that Idaho gold out of the fields and on the road. It could be the biggest catch-22 in the potato shipment industry right now. The Idaho Grower Shippers Association represents ...From the archive
November 16, 2011
Lebanese Agricultural Minister blasts merchants for exporting spoiled potatoes
Agriculture Minister Hussein Hajj Hasan (Lebanon) accused some merchants of exporting spoiled potatoes, warning he would not hesitate to reveal the names behind the shipment of such agricultural produce if they continue they behavioral pattern. Waving...From the archive
November 16, 2011
No room for complacency on CIPC levels
Three years after the formation of a stewardship group and introduction of a CIPC use code of best practice, maximum residue level (MRL) exceedances of sprout suppressant CIPC (chlorpropham) in stored potatoes are rare, but there is no room for complac...From the archive
November 15, 2011
Tecnología de procesamiento mínimo de frutas y hortalizas
Documento publicado por la Universida Federal de Viçosa en marzo de 2011 (34 p.). Está disponible como e-book en http://tiny.cc/37q84From the archive
