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四月 22, 2010
US Potatoes 2010: Processing down 6%, Spring Production Up
Production of winter and spring potatoes is estimated at 25.6 million hundredweight(cwt) in 2010, a 3-percent increase over 2009 and the highest level since 2004. (As of 2010, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service includes California winter ...From the archive

四月 22, 2010
2009 US Organic Food Sales up 5.1% to $24.8 Billion
U.S. sales of organic products continued to grow during 2009 despite the distressed state of the economy, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) revealed today in releasing findings from its 2010 Organic Industry Survey. In fact, organic product sales in...From the archive

四月 21, 2010
Major supply problems for the early potato from Andalucia
The early potato from Andalusia comprising 75% of the Spanish crop, may have fallen 50% this year compared to the previous years, due to rain and bad weather this winter. These climate conditions, reduced the cultivation to 5,000 hectares approximately...From the archive

四月 20, 2010
PCA: aardappelareaal België groeit 7 procent
Het areaal bewaaraardappelen in Vlaanderen stijgt dit oogstjaar met 7 procent, meldt het Proefcentrum voor de Aardappelteelt (PCA) in Kruishoutem op basis van een enquête. Omdat aardappelverwerkers garantie van aanvoer willen, sluiten ze meer contrac...From the archive

四月 20, 2010
China's first potato museum in Yanquing, Beijing
Potatoes also have a museum. China's first and only "Potato Museum"was completed in Yanqing County, Beijing. The history, current condition, development, promotion and application of potatoes in China are shown at the exhibition hall which co...From the archive

四月 19, 2010
HZPC boort nieuwe pootgoedmarkten aan
Aardappelhandelshuis HZPC ziet zich dit seizoen genoodzaakt om met zijn pootgoed andere markten aan te boren dan gebruikelijk. "In een jaar als dit moeten we alle gaten vullen", zegt financieel manager Jan Hoogenboom. De uitvoer van poters ...From the archive
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四月 15, 2010
PEI Potato Farmers reject McCain contract
Prince Edward Island potato farmers have rejected a contract offered by McCain Foods, arguing the proposal was less than one accepted last week from a rival company.The farmers voted Tuesday night against what they called a disappointing price offered ...From the archive

四月 15, 2010
Potato After-Cooking Darkening most strongly related with phosphorus, Calcium Copper and Magnesium
Irish potato, one of the world's major food crops, is increasingly grown and processed for use in various products;consider the popularity of consumer favorites like French fries and potato chips. In the closely scrutinized food production industry, pr...From the archive

四月 14, 2010
PMMI economic outlook: US Economy in mild recovery
According to PMMI’s Quarterly Economic Outlook, the U.S. is in the early stages of a mild recovery. The Industrial Production Index reached a low point in October, ending its worst economic downturn since 1946. Most industries are showing increasing a...From the archive

四月 13, 2010
Australian Hungry Jack's french fries now manufactured in Canada?
McCain Foods has told growers in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania it requires 10 per cent less potatoes for the 2010-11 season and wants to cut the price by AU$45 per tonne. A meeting of potato growers at Ballarat last week angrily rejected Mc...From the archive

四月 13, 2010
Process potato growers accept Cavendish Farms contract
Cavendish Farms process growers voted to accept the company’s 2010 contract offer with overwhelming support despite an agreed upon cut in the base price at the end of the season.About 100 growers cast ballots in the recent secret vote and the offer — c...From the archive

四月 13, 2010
Al Reser, CEO and Chairman of Reser's Finefood dies at 74
Al Reser, CEO and chairman of Reser's Fionefood, a philanthropist and "Beaver Believer,"died Monday night at the age of 74.According to a statement issued by his family on Tuesday, Reser passed away in his sleep at his Sarasota, Fla., vacatio...From the archive

四月 12, 2010
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and Agrian to Develop Enterprise-wide Agronomy Information System
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and Agrian announced today that they have reached an agreement under which Agrian will develop the company’s sustainability data collection and reporting system utilizing the Agrian suite of data management tools. The software...From the archive

四月 09, 2010
KMC CEO Michael Jensen: interview on potato starch challenges
For 17 years Danish company KMC had Uffe Andreasen as its CEO and he transformed the company from a raw material supplier to the food industry to dedicated partner and supplier of functional solutions worldwide. Late last year Michael Jensen took ove...From the archive

四月 09, 2010
Less early potatoes in Spain
In Spain this year 10.1 percent less early potatoes were planted than last year. Spain need to import more potatoes. According to the Spanish ministry for rural business 12,872 HA of early potatoes are being grown in Spain. That is 10.1 percent less be...From the archive

四月 09, 2010
Trials with GM Potatoes resistant to PCN in United Kingdom approved
The government has given the green light to scientists to undertake a trial of genetically modified potatoes.Researchers will grow a trial crop of potatoes genetically modified to resist infection by potato cyst nematodes.DEFRA granted approval to scie...From the archive

四月 08, 2010
La superpapa mejorada podrá llegar a los hogares panameños en los próximos tres años
Analizan el cruce futuro entre la variedad nativa que cuenta con resistencia ante las plagas con otras de mayor rendimiento. PANAMÁ. La superpapa mejorada podrá llegar a sus hogares en los próximos tres años cuando culminen dos estudios que se llevan ...From the archive
