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Starch Europe published today the summary report of an updated Life Cycle Assessment study of the European Starch industry

Belgian Potato Supplier Pomuni offers purple potatoes for years, but they are still unfamiliar to many. Pomuni brings purple potatoes in two flavours: Bergerac and Vitelotte.

The North-western European potato area is estimated to decrease by 2.5% to 530,000 hectares in the coming season.

Pomuni, market leader in the Belgian table potatoes market, will this summer introduce the first potato brand in Belgium: Princesse Amadine

Researchers from Ghent University and the International Potato Center have discovered that sweet potatoes naturally contain genes from a bacterium. Because of the presence of this 'foreign' DNA, sweet potato can be seen as a 'natural gmo'.

Potato Processor McCain Foods Belgium plans to shut down its production in Grobbendonk early 2016. The production will be transferred to Leuze-en-Heinaut to a factory of McCain subsidiary Lutosa.

Belgian contract farmer Heyvaert reflects on the investment in a Dewulf Kwatro self-propelled harvester for their 200 ha chicory and 200 ha potatoes operation.

Romain Cools, secretary of the Belgian Potato Processors Association Belgapom expresses his views on the free potato market.

The total ware potato harvest in the five North-Western European Potato growers (NEPG) countries - Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Great Britain - in 2014 is estimated at more than 28 million tons.

The 17th edition of INTERPOM | PRIMEURS in Kortrijk Xpo has again chalked up record visitor numbers with no less than 19 529 visitors, representing an increase of 10.5%

Jeroen Hindryckx uit Koekelare en Condi-Plants uit Gembloux zijn tot winnaars van de tweede Inno Potato Award.gekozen tijdens de Interpom | Primeurs in Kortrijk.

Mooij Agro reveals the Croptimiz-r storage computer with personalized overview of your store at Interpom | Primeurs.

Accurate sizing of whole potatoes does not just need to be rough and mechanical thanks to the Modus, TOMRA’s new size grader!

At the Interpom | Primeurs in Kortrijk (Belgium), Insort GmbH is going to present its latest development in the field of process monitoring: Sherlock + Analyst

TOMRA Sorting Food will showcase its brand new user interface design for the Halo optical sorter at the 17th edition of INTERPOM | PRIMEURS taking place in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium from 23 – 25 November.

Herbert Engineering, dealing in root crop handling systems, will be exhibiting at the 17th annual Interpom Primeurs in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium from Sunday, 23rd to Tuesday, 25th November 2014.

TOMRA Sorting Food will be present at the 17th edition of INTERPOM | PRIMEURS taking place in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium. TOMRA will showcase and demonstrate 6 sorting and peeling machines at their booth 110!

Starch Europe (formerly AAF, Association des Amidonniers et Féculiers) announced its support for the European Commission’s Communication for a European Industrial Renaissance at an event held in Brussels October 15.