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Total US potato and product exports for FY13 (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013) increased 4 percent in value to $1,639,911,793 and also rose 4 percent in volume to 1,561,896 metric tons (MT)--both record levels.

El Ministerio de Agricultura, a través del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG, aumentó la vigilancia fitosanitaria y la fiscalización con el objetivo controlar la dispersión de la Marchitez Bacteriana, plaga cuarentenaria que afecta al cultivo de la papa.

La Consejería de Agricultura ha editado un nuevo boletín informativo que recoge la situación del sector en Europa, en España, y en la Comunidad, ante el inicio de la campaña de arranque.

Si existiera un sello de origen para la papa y muchos otros productos, los consumidores podrían tener un elemento de juicio adicional para decidir su compra.

La firma El Parque Papas, de la localidad bonaerense de Otamendi, produce anualmente más de 30.000 toneladas de papa utilizando agricultura de precisión, y es una de las líderes en su rubro.

Branston and Tesco are offering consumers the opportunity to have their moment of fame with their new ‘Pic on a Pack' initiative. Customers have at chance to have their photo featured on packs of freshly prepared Parmentier potatoes.

La compañía vendió al año pasado $180.000 millones. Para el 2014 espera crecer 10 a 12 por ciento.

El Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA) desarrolló el tercer módulo del Curso “Semilla de calidad, cosecha, poscosecha y almacenamiento de papa – manejo integrado de plagas”, dirigido a promotores agrarios del departamento de Cusco.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE), has acquired substantially all assets of Stateline Service Corporation ("Stateline"), a snack food distributor in Massachusetts.

The Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) in Shimla, India's premier potato research institute, has evolved a new technology to prevent conversion of starch into glucose in low temperature conditions, like cold storages.

Swedish chip brand Estrella are going to replace the Union Jack with an Irish tricolour following a request from an Irishman based in Sweden to correctly illustrate the history of salt and vinegar flavoured snacks.

Richard Newman has joined the team at R J Herbert Engineering Ltd in the role of sales manager for farm and recycling.

Línea de tiempo que incluye algunos de los eventos más importantes ocurridos en América y Europa durante el desarrollo de la papa genéticamente modificada.

As of early August, the Dutch airline Corendon is serving french fries during all its flights.

Guy Huybrechts will become the new CEO of the Dutch Potato Processor Farm Frites. In September he will succeed the current managing director, Danny Dresselaerts.

Already heard of the French Fry Burger? Well, I'll bet you will hear a lot about it...

Vietnamese and GB authorities have approved an importation protocol for the import of British seed potatoes into Vietnam.

McCain Foods is set to unveil its new Happy Days campaign on 2 September, featuring outdoor, press, TV, cinema and in-store activity, along with a 3.7 million household door drop.