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The gross potato harvest in all types of agricultural enterprises is expected to reach the level 8.9 mln. tons in Belarus in 2007 comparing to 8.3 mln. of tons in 2006;the Department of fruit&vegetable production, processing and trade of the Minist...

Tasmanian potato growers have won an average $30 a tonne price rise for next season from processor McCain Foods. The company also wants an extra 30,000 tonnes of Tasmanian spuds to make up for expected shortfalls in Victoria because of the drought.

THE extent of losses to the 2007 potato crop from flood, waterlogging and blight is provisionally estimated at 3,300 hectares (2.6 per cent of total plantings). Hardest hit areas are from Herefordshire and Shropshire, across to Nottinghamshire and N...

The company Frito Lay-Venezuela did not get permission of the Venezuelan government to import 5000 tons of potatoes (variety R-12 Diacol Capiro Industrial) for its industry. Venezuelan authorities argue that the company should use domestic potatoes for...

ITC’s latest acquisition may seem like an extension of its presence in the agri-inputs space. The Zuari group’s seed potato business Technico Pty in Australia will add to its agri-input business. But just as trading in wheat gives it an edge in sourci...

De prijzen van aardappelen in Algerije zijn hoog. Hoewel het Afrikaanse land tonnen aardappelen importeert, ziet men hiervan niets op de markt. Dit komt doordat de maffia de aardappelen opslaat nadat deze in de havens zijn gearriveerd.

Members of the Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Council (PAFC) agreed here recently to apply for variety protection the Igorota PO3, a high quality potato seed, before the government's intellectual property rights office. The variety was bred at th...

Op vrijdag 24 augustus a.s. vindt in ’t Voorhuys te Emmeloord de Aardappeldemodag plaats. Ruim 200 mensen uit de sector hebben zich al aangemeld. Centraal staat elkaar ontmoeten aan de vooravond van het nieuwe seizoen. Ontmoeten op een informele manie...

The potato harvest is slowly getting under way in the Red River Valley, with a few farmers already in the fields.Northern Plains Potato Growers President Duane Maatz (MAWTZ) says expectations are high for farmers whose crops were not drowned out by he...

Diversified major ITC Ltd, which launched potato chips under the brand Bingo, has taken over Australian agri-biotech company Technico Pty Ltd for an undisclosed sum, as part of a strategy to strengthen its foods business. An ITC spokesperson said th...

Tight blight management will be crucial if this year's crop is to survive in store, warned specialists who joined a record 500-plus visitors to the BPC-sponsored event hosted by SCRI,SAC and CSC PotatoCare. Tuber blight was the biggest immediate issue...

An attempt to smuggle 100 tons of potatoes to Tunisia has been outmanoeuvred, while 200 tons were smuggled since the beginning of 2007 to “Potato Chips” factories there. Security services statistics reveal, however, that more than 200 tons might have b...

Het weer blijft erg wisselvallig en veel telers weten hierdoor niet waar ze goed aan doen. Het rooien van aardappelen en de aanvoer hiervan valt vooralsnog tegen. "We kunnen in de behoefte voorzien, maar daarmee is dan ook alles gezegd", zegt...

Enorme verschillen. Dat is het beeld van de stand van consumptieaardappelen. Gemiddeld genomen is de opbrengst voor half augustus goed. Maar dit zegt niets over de eindopbrengst. Deze kan nog flink tegenvallen, want de gewassen zijn al flink op hun ret...

As drought continues to wreak havoc on China's farmland, agriculture experts are considering moving away from the traditional staple food - rice - and encouraging farmers to plant potatoes instead. "The potato is more drought-resistant than rice ...

Ruffles have ridges but they’re not supposed to have stripes. That’s why potato-chip producers like Frito-Lay and the growers who sell taters are fretting over a somewhat mysterious crop disease known as Zebra Chip. It’s wreaking havoc on Texas potat...

De volgende aardappelverwerking gerelateerde materialen komen voor in een lange lijst van grondstoffen die benut kunnnen worden voor biobrandstof:   Frituurvet: Afvalverwerker Greenmills bouwt in de Amsterdamse haven een fabriek die gebruikt frituurvet...

A battle being fought between biggies like Pepsico, Reliance Retail and ITC one that could decide who makes the crisper chip. For the past seven years contract farming has ensured Pepsico to source 40 per cent of its need from Western Maharashtra, pota...