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Floods in Poland and a drought in Russia have wiped out large portions of the potato harvests in those countries, prompting their buyers to turn abroad in search of spuds.

Provincial and federal officials are seeking assurances from McCain Foods Canada as dwindling production and reduced shifts at its Borden Carleton facility have sparked worries

Clara Aguilera, consejera de Pesca y Agricultura de la Junta de Andalucía, ha apostado por la transformación y la modernización como ejes claves para consolidar el sector de Patata Temprana en la comunidad andaluza, tras su intervención en la inaugurac...

Food and Farming Minister, Jim Paice, will be celebrating Potato Day on 14 October with a visit to Frogmary Green Farm in Somerset, a farm which works to educate children about potatoes.

McCain Foods in Plover will be getting a significant grant from the Wisconsin governor's office in order to help increase energy efficiency at the plant.

The National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA), a branch of Peru's Agriculture Ministry, presented today the INIA 309 potato -also known as Serranita Ecologica (Ecological Serranita)- which uses fewer pesticides during its cultivation

Last fall, a motivated group of potato industry members set out to find a way to create short-term demand for potatoes that goes beyond the traditional coupon or price cut, but wasn’t a consistent, long-term demand catalyst.

Key Technology and ABCO Industries announce the formation of a manufacturing and sales alliance.

In time for the festive period, Kettle Chips is introducing a winter seasonal flavour, Stilton and Port, to its range of hand cooked chips in the UK.

Door het aanhoudend mooie weer zal naar schatting aan het eind van de week (41) 75% van de consumptieaardappelen in Nederland zijn gerooid.

Coöperatie Cosun boekt dit jaar een hogere winst dan in 2009.

Nutrition rating systems and symbols on the fronts of food packaging would be most useful to shoppers if they highlighted four nutrients of greatest concern – calories, saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium – says a new report from the Institute of Med...

Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), announced that it plans to more than double the capacity of its canola processing plant in Altona, Manitoba.

La investigación que acaba de publicar la Universidad de California, Davis y el Centro Nacional de Inocuidad de los Alimentos y Tecnología, organismo perteneciente al Instituto de Tecnología de Illinois, demuestra que las personas pueden incluir la pap...

ConAgra Foods, Inc., announced today new research indicating that a daily snack of Orville Redenbacher's 94 percent fat-free SmartPop!(R) popcorn can help dieters maintain reduced calorie eating plans while still feeling full and satisfied.

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) is looking for the best location to expand it's US production of kettle brand products.

Russians' love of potatoes may be force them to turn to Egypt and even America to replace crop lost to this summer's drought.