China setzt bei der Ernährung seiner Bevölkerung voll auf die Kartoffel. Die Knolle soll neben Reis, Weizen und Mais zum Grundnahrungsmittel der 1,3 Milliarden Menschen werden. Für den auf Kartoffelerntemaschinen spezialisierten Hersteller Grimme aus Damme im Osnabrücker Land könnte das Land nun zum Boom-Markt warden. Source: www.noz.de See on Scoop.it – Global Potato News

De voorzichtige en niet meer dan kleine oprisping van de markt vorige week lijkt nog geen vervolg te krijgen. De premie voor levering later in het seizoen blijft uiterst beperkt (bijv. € 4,00 per 100 kg voor Innovator levering begin april) wat aangeeft dat er weinig verwachting is op hogere marktprijzen tegen die tijd. Source: www.aardappelinfo.nl See on Scoop.it –[Read More…]

Todavía no hay un consenso entre los productores de papa de los estados Lara y Carabobo y el Gobierno, luego de que un lote de las 7.500 toneladas de semillas de esta hortaliza que arribaron al país, provenientes de Canadá, no pudieran ser utilizadas por estar en estado de deterioro. El director Nacional de Salud Vegetal Integral del Instituto Nacional[Read More…]

Belchim Crop Protection NV obtient les droits de distribution pour l’Union européenne, la Norvège et la Suisse du nouveau produit fongicide d’Isk sur la pomme de terre. A base de fluazinam et de cymoxanil, ce produit a déjà reçu l’homologation en Belgique, Grande Bretagne, Pologne, Danemark, République Tchèque et aux Pays Bas sous le nom de Kunshi. Dans les autres[Read More…]

Le conseil d’administration et la direction de McCain Foods Belgium ont annoncé, vendredi, leur intention de fermer leur usine de Grobbendonk. «Cette décision impacte potentiellement 92 ouvriers et 31 employés», précise l’entreprise dans un communiqué. Les activités de production de McCain seraient transférées sur le site de Lutosa à Leuze-en-Hainaut où la production de ses spécialités à base de pommes[Read More…]

P.E.I. potato growers harvested an average yield in 2014, says P.E.I. Potato Board general manager Greg Donald. The 290.1 hundredweight (cwt) per acre gives growers about nine cwt per acre more than they had in 2013 when dry growing conditions hampered tuber growth in some regions. Source: www.theguardian.pe.ca See on Scoop.it – Global Potato News

Riche en énergie, la pomme de terre bon marché peut remplacer l’apport de céréales dans les rations des bovins laitiers ou viande. S’il est parfois difficile de bien la conserver en tas, l’ensilage peut s’avérer une bonne solution. Source: www.web-agri.fr See on Scoop.it – Global Potato News

Belgium is divided into three communities. Each one has its own language and traditions. But the people of Belgium are united in their love for Belgian potato fries. The fries are prepared and sold the same way in all areas of the country. Recently, a Belgian group launched a campaign aimed at getting the United Nations to recognize the popular[Read More…]

KayDee Gilkey: While at the Potato Expo in Orlando last week, I visited with Syngenta Ag Agronomist Don Drader about what the region’s potato growers should be considering this time of year.  Drader: “Potato growers should have been thinking about their seed starting about the middle of last year. They should have taken the opportunity when available to go and[Read More…]

GEA Barr-Rosin has partnered with Polish market company, GEA Process Engineering to supply PEPEES Group in Poland with a potato starch drying system including cabling, drying, sifting, cooling, conveying, silo loading and an advanced plant control system. Source: www.foodproductiondaily.com See on Scoop.it – Global Potato News

As members of the Western Gulf Fishermen’s Association left their annual meeting Monday morning in Alberton in Prince Edward Island, they were presented with a supply of potatoes. The potatoes were purchased by the association as a gesture of support for an industry impacted by sewing needles deliberately inserted into several potatoes. Source: www.journalpioneer.com See on Scoop.it – Global Potato[Read More…]

Richard “Dick” Pavelski, owner of Heartland Farms Inc., Bancock, Wis., was named the 2014 Potato Man for All Seasons by The Packer in conjunction with the National Potato Council. The award, presented by Packer national editor Tom Karst, recognizes someone who has devoted a lifetime to bettering the potato industry. Pavelski said he was deeply honored to receive the award.[Read More…]

Les producteurs de patate du Nord Pas-de-Calais n’ont pas la frite. Pour cause de surproduction, les cours s’effondrent, et les agriculteurs restent avec leurs stocks sur les bras. Une poignée d’entre eux a organisé une opération coup de poing dans un hypermarché pour alerter sur leur situation. Source: france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr See on Scoop.it – Global Potato News

Lab results expected to be back by now in the RCMP’s investigation of potato tampering on Prince Edward Island will likely be delayed with the recent discovery of more tampered potatoes, says RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Leanne Butler. On Dec. 29, Cavendish Farms Ltd. confirmed that potatoes containing needles, which originated from an Island farm it didn’t name, were found at[Read More…]

McDonald’s restaurants in Venezuela have begun offering a side of fried yuca after the U.S. fast-food chain ran out of French fries in that South American country. “There is currently a temporary issue with distribution, which we are trying to resolve,” said Sonia Ruseler, senior director for corporate communications at Arcos Dorados, which runs McDonald’s franchises in Latin America. Source:[Read More…]

China will den Anbau von Kartoffeln fördern, um diese als vierte Hauptnahrung neben Reis, Weizen und Mais zu etablieren. Dies sagte der stellvertretende Landwirtschaftsminister Yu Xinrong am Dienstag auf einem Seminar. Angesichts der rapiden Urbanisierung in China sei es der richtige Zeitpunkt, die Kartoffel stärker zu fördern, um eine größere Nahrungsmittelvielfalt in China zu erreichen, so der Direktor des Beratungskomitees[Read More…]

https://www.youtube.com/v/5xkzMSOc4Rg?fs=1&hl=fr_FR The United Potato Growers of America sponsor the Potato Business Summit on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. Summit speakers include: Sterling Liddell, of Rabobank; Romain Cools, of Belgapom; Grag Schlaver, of Lamb Weston; Don Ladhoff, of US Potato Board; and Jerry Wright of the United Potato Growers of America. Source: www.youtube.com See on Scoop.it – Global Potato[Read More…]

Die Kartoffelsorte Vitabella weist eine sehr gute Krautfäuletoleranz auf. Die Biobranche wurde deshalb auf sie aufmerksam. Vitabella ist aber eine von Terralog geschützte Sorte und darf nicht von allen angebaut werden. Celtiane, Amandine und Gwenne haben Gesellschaft bekommen im Schweizer Klub der Exklusivkartoffelsorten: die Sorte Vitabella. Während die drei erstgenannten durch die Appnal (Association des producteurs de pommes de terre[Read More…]

Continuing to expand their seed retail business in Manitoba, and building on the partnership they have with other potato growers in Prince Edward Island, are the priorities of the two farm families who were named Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) for 2014. Myron and Jill Krahn, who operate Krahn Agri Farms Ltd. at Carmen, Manitoba and Andrew and Heidi Lawless,[Read More…]