Plans are in top gear for a Bill to be presented in the Senate regulating the sale and processing of potatoes in the country. The Bill aims at coming up with guidelines on produce marketing and processing in counties that grow the crop. It aims to wipe out middle men who have for a very long time exploited farmers by[Read More…]
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UK: Potato sales drop in 2013
Spending on fresh potatoes increased 21.5% on the previous year to £1.35bn in the 52 weeks to 8 December 2013, despite volume sales falling 7.9%. The fresh potato price now stands at 87p/kg – 9.4% higher than this time last year. Frozen potato spending grew by 9.6% to £715,699, while volume sales dipped by 0.7%. Potato servings also declined in[Read More…]
2014 strategy for French seed potatoes
During its General Assembly on the 14th January in Carhaux, Bretagne Plants revealed their goals for the year to come. They are essentially based on three priorities: finding new producers whilst raising the profitability of the sector and renewing pathogen detection tools. ”By wanting to go from 5,000 to 7,000 ha, we have set the bar at a high level”,[Read More…]
Aardappeltekort Turkije kan grens openbreken
Terwijl de Turken met een groot tekort aan aardappelen kampen, gaat er geen enkele Nederlandse aardappel de grens over. Maar daar kan verandering in komen. Mogelijk wordt het importverbod over een week opgeheven. Dat melden Nederlandse handelaren aan Boerenbusiness. Na een matige aardappeloogst kampen de Turken momenteel met een groot tekort aan aardappelen. Nederland zou hier prima op in kunnen[Read More…]
Fresh potato export expected to expand in Pakistan
In 2013, lower output in Iran amidst a bigger crop in Pakistan had provided the potato exports in a big way, after a lull of two years. But export volumes had fallen short of the target of 200,000 tonnes chiefly for two reasons: Russia had initially bought Pakistani potatoes in small quantities and, later on, suspended imports on quarantine issues.[Read More…]
Frankrijk: Export bepaald voor een belangrijk deel stemming
Net als in Nederland wordt ook in de Franse aardappelmarkt de stemming voor een belangrijk deel bepaald door de exportmogelijkheden. Volgens de laatste gegevens van het CNIPT loopt de Franse export goed door met 147.000 ton in november, 23.000 ton meer dan een maand eerder. Vooral de afzet naar Italië is met ruim 37.000 ton opvallend hoog. Meer
US Congress wants more potatoes in government program
Nutritionists say Americans don’t need more white potatoes. Congress disagrees – again. Lawmakers are encouraging the agriculture secretary to allow low-income pregnant and nursing mothers to buy white potatoes with the vouchers they receive as part of a government program. That goes against the advice of the Institute of Medicine, which advises the government on health issues. The institute has[Read More…]
Vrees kwaliteitsverlies Nederlandse aardappel
In tegenstelling tot een heleboel andere sectoren is de aardappelsector crisisbestendig. Misschien kun je wel spreken van oorlogsbestendig, want ook als spanningen in landen oplopen blijft de aardappel als eerste levensbehoefte nodig. Maar om die marktpositie te behouden, moet Nederland fyto als speerpunt benoemen. Dat zei Jan Muijsers, vicevoorzitter van de Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO) dinsdag op de Themadag Aardappelen[Read More…]
US: Potato pests, prices top concerns of potato industry
Early blight and white mold — and the yield and quality loss due to these and other potato pests — are the top concerns of many potato growers. Those are the results of the Potato Perspectives Survey that Bayer CropScience, Research Triangle Park, N.C., conducted among attendees of the Potato Expo, Jan. 8-10, in San Antonio. Of those surveyed, 48[Read More…]
Stemming wil er nog niet echt inkomen
De stemming aan het begin van het nieuwe jaar wil er nog niet echt inkomen. Toch was er de laatste dagen wat meer activiteit waarneembaar met de opmerking dat de markt aanvoelt als een motor die met horten en stoten draait. Nog altijd wordt door de belanghebbenden uit West-Europa en Rusland over exportmogelijkheden van o.a. aardappelen gesproken. Meer
US: Industry leader cautions against over-planting potatoes
After a disastrous 2012-13 marketing year, fresh-market potato supply and demand appear more in balance for 2013-14, resulting in steady pricing and reasonable returns — but the processing sector still has the potential to affect that. “We have a balanced crop and the outlook says there’s no reason for us to give it away and there’s no reason for us[Read More…]
Russia set to resume imports of EU seed potatoes
Russia looks set to reopen its market to seed potatoes from the EU after coming under pressure from local growers ahead of the next growing season. Restrictions have been in force since July 1, but have had little impact on trade as Russian buyers secure almost all of their seed potato requirements in the first half of the year. More
South Australian potato industry receives over $400,000 in federal funding
Potatoes South Australia Incorporated, the peak industry body for the potato industry value chain, has been awarded funding of $409,800 (excl GST) through the Federal Department of Agriculture’s National Landcare Innovation Grants for a two year project which will help develop a more reliable soil Phosphorus test. The project (which will be delivered by PIRSA’s consultancy business unit, Rural Solutions[Read More…]
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