Potatoes

Experts advise against using viral hacks like pouring vodka on windscreens for defrosting, warning of potential damage to the glass and car paint. Instead, they suggest a safer and cost-effective alternative: using a potato. The natural sugars in potatoes act as a frost-resistant barrier,
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Although the presence of early ware potatoes expanded, the offerings were only able to generate limited interest due to their high prices. Meanwhile, domestic offerings dominated the market and were consistently convincing in terms of quality. According to the BLE, imports from France, the
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After a very wet and delayed harvest in Northern Europe, an increasing supply has begun to enter the market as growers look to move late harvested potatoes which were left in saturated ground for extended periods. read more

Fucino is mostly known for its production of potatoes, carrots and fennel, however it is precisely in this area that, in 2009, Antonio Di Paolo from L'Orto del Fucino started producing parsley and other fresh herbs. Italian smooth parsley represents the company's core business and is grown on 35
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The marketing of German ware potatoes is going very smoothly at the moment. “There have been several price increases recently. This in turn has contributed to the farmers’ reluctance to sell. This is because they are speculating there will be further price increases in the coming
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Pizzoli, the Italian potato specialist, is among the partners ofMasterChef Italia on the occasion of the new edition of the Sky Original show produced by Endemol Shine Italy starting tomorrow on Sky and streaming on NOW. Aspiring chefs will be able to dabble in a variety of preparations,
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There is a new project, set up by a consortium of sector groups and experts, to help potato growers fine-tune storage practices. UK growers are being encouraged to sign up to the project, which is based on the Strategic Potato (SPot) Farms model run by AHDB Potatoes, prior to its demise. It has
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The supply of potatoes across the country is ample and promotions are increasingly being put in place to move them. “We’re in a different kind of year than the last few years in that we have an excess of supply,” says Rachel Atkinson-Leach, vice president, brand & category excellence
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The marketing of German ware potatoes is going very smoothly at the moment. "There have been several price increases recently. This in turn has contributed to the farmers' reluctance to sell. This is because they are speculating there will be further price increases in the coming weeks.
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With Daniele Vaccari of the Eurorinascita stand, which operates at the Brescia wholesale market, we focused on the world of potatoes, which is continuing to record high quotations for this season. read more

Antonio Ruggiero, with his advertising campaign centred on all the national broadcasters and the programmes most loved by Italian families, enriches his story with telepromotions conducted by well-known personalities of the general public. Also this year the much-loved Antonella
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After almost a decade, Simba founders Maurice Ott and Rober Sijm have parted ways. Maurice will continue the Dutch company and has ambitious plans for further team growth and a move to a modern location where Simba can keep expanding in packaging, sorting, and exporting. read more

The retail trade of fruits and vegetables has always considered the festive period an occasion to increase sales, especially in a time when the consumption of fresh produce is decreasing due to the cost-of-living crisis. The increase concerns almost all products, including potatoes, the campaign
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NFU Potato Policy Group chair Tim Rooke in the aftermath of one of the most challenging lifting seasons he has faced. We’ve had one of the wettest and most challenging lifting seasons that I can remember, there’s no denying that it’s had an impact on the potato crop. We’ve seen a
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A scarcity of potatoes and onions has gripped the Kathmandu Valley as traders cease their sale, citing the government's imposition of a value-added tax (VAT) on these essential agricultural products. The Potato Onion Traders Association (POTA) has stopped supplying these items to retailers and
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Scott Farms began loading its new North American crop of sweet potatoes three weeks ago. "Sales aren't truly wild yet. There's still Egyptian and Portuguese trade. And we haven't even started with the organic sweet potatoes," says Pablo Fitskie of this International company's European sales office. read more

During one of our last visits to an Il Gigante shop, we found a product in the fruit and vegetable department that caught our interest and now we explain why. The reference in question is organic potatoes in 2-kg paper bags under the brand name Bio Val
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Irish retail demand and consumption of potatoes remain buoyant and should escalate significantly as Christmas approaches. Some progress was made in terms of lifting over the past week, however, the saleable yield of potatoes in store will be very difficult to estimate. This year’s yield dig
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With the arrival of Cypriot and Italian table potatoes, the range changed slightly. However, according to the BLE, the offers still generated little attention, as they were too expensive on the one hand and, on the other, the quality of ware potatoes was still convincing. Business was generally
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At the Cantley House Hotel in Wokingham, a playful potato fight between chefs escalated into violence. Chef Rashim Salim, 35, attacked his colleague, Mr. Barbu, strangling and punching him. The confrontation began over potato croquettes and led to both throwing potatoes at each other. Salim
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