Potatoes
Eco-friendly packaging for organic potatoes introduced
2023-09-08 00:00
Good Life Organic, a subsidiary of Veg-Fresh Farms, announces the launch of its compostable bio-degradable packaging for organic potatoes. This sustainable packaging is certified biologically degradable by the Rise Research Institutes of Sweden.
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The vegetable harvest is ongoing in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. In some districts, 70% of the vegetable crop has already been collected. This year, farmers have planted more than 10% additional land compared to 2022, totaling over 110,000 hectares.
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Fresh Direct in plant-food tie-up
2023-09-07 12:00
UK fresh produce foodservice wholesaler Fresh Direct has partnered with British start-up Zess to launch Zess Explore, a range of plant-based deli-fillers for the hospitality trade.
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Supermarket price differences hinder organic ware potatoes' growth
2023-09-07 00:00
Last season, Dutch organic ware potato yields were normal. Still, not all were sold as organic; some were marketed as conventional. Conventional table potatoes were in short supply, so prices, fortunately for organic growers, were good. "You wouldn't have wanted this year's mainstream prices to
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"Optimizing potato production sustainably offers opportunities"
2023-09-07 00:00
"It seems the sky's the limit. There are no issues on the demand side," is how Christophe Vermeulen interprets the current processed potatoes market. He is the CEO of Belgapom, the Belgian potato trade and processing industry's trade association. "Between 1990 and 2020, processing in Belgium
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Efficiency and profitability play leading roles in potato sorting
2023-09-07 00:00
"Efficiency is a word that comes up repeatedly regarding potato sorting," begins Kees Kelders, responsible for sales at the Austrian company Insort, which focuses on developing customized grading technology for the food processing sector. Jokingly, he cites making two kilograms of French fries
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USA pavilion celebrates quality at Asia Fruit Logistica
2023-09-07 00:00
Twenty U.S. fresh produce and dried fruits producer organizations are exhibiting this year as part of the USA Pavilion organized by the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office in Hong Kong and Macau at Asia Fruit Logistica from September 6 – 8, 2023.
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Continuous rainfall threatens potato harvest southeast Estonia
2023-09-06 00:00
In some areas of southern Estonia, recent heavy rainfall has led to waterlogged fields, which in many cases has meant potatoes have started rotting in the ground.
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Potatoes NZ appoints Kate Trufitt as its new CEO
2023-09-06 00:00
Potatoes New Zealand has appointed Kate Trufitt as its new chief executive. A director of Horticulture NZ, she has held many roles in the horticulture sector. According to the Potatoes NZ website, Trufitt has a great breadth of experience from plant nursery, growing, postharvest and processing
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For the first five months of this year, Uzbekistan imported a record volume of marketable potatoes, with about 75% of this volume imported in March-May this year, analysts of EastFruit note.
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The supplier of 86% of the potatoes that the Canary Islands imports suspends shipments
2023-08-30 00:00
The interruption in the supply of British potatoes to the Canary Islands due to the appearance of a pest in the crops of the United Kingdom, the Colorado beetle, and the uncertainty about how long this suspension could last has raised fears of a possible shortage in the islands.
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“We’re producing 20,000 tons of sweet potatoes this year”
2023-08-30 00:00
Data shows that the European sweet potato production has been increasing every year for the last ten years. Currently, the total European production is around 100,000 tons, but 90% of this production is in Iberia (Portugal and Spain), which limits the competitive landscape to these two
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The establishment of a National Potato Innovation Centre (NPIC) at The James Hutton Institute in Scotland was announced earlier this year. The NPIC will involve the whole industry working together to deliver new improvements to potato production.
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Phytosanitary inspectors return over 43 tons of potatoes to Austria
2023-08-25 00:00
The Republic Phytosanitary Inspection prohibited the import of two consignments of potatoes with a total quantity of 43.3 tons originating from Austria, because it was determined that they did not meet quality requirements.
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Search for the super potato goes on
2023-08-25 00:00
As climate change continues to pose severe challenges to ensuring sustainable food supplies around the world, scientists from McGill University are looking for ways to improve the resilience and nutritional quality of potatoes. Professor Martina Strömvik and her team have created a potato super
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The potato harvesters did not make it to the diggings. They were stopped by the Inspectorate
2023-08-22 00:00
Inspectors from the provincial road transport inspectorate in Łódź stopped combine harvesters for digging potatoes.
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Potato harvesters did not make it to the diggings
2023-08-22 00:00
Inspectors from the provincial road transport inspectorate in Łódź stopped combine harvesters for digging potatoes.
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Large harvest of Ukrainian potatoes is expected
2023-08-21 00:00
The Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers (UAPP) estimates the potato harvest in 2022 at 16.6 million tons from cultivation areas of approximately 1 million hectares. However, in 2023, the cultivation areas decreased by 12%. Despite the ongoing war and rising cultivation costs, a significant
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New forum to tackle PCN in Britain
2023-08-18 13:00
A new forum has been established to tackle the costly and devastating pest Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN).
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Sweet potato supplies slimmer with new crop ahead
2023-08-18 00:00
Supplies of sweet potatoes are tightening up as they do at this time of year with growers waiting for new crop to come on. Nick VanBerlo of Berlo’s Best, who grows sweet potatoes in both Ontario, Canada and North Carolina, says there are a few regions that have dwindling supplies of old crop
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