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Potato breeding company HZPC is on track for the expected result of the financial year 2022-2023.

La Alianza UPA-COAG de Castilla y León, ASAJA de Castilla y León y ASAJA nacional han alertado del supuesto fraude que observan en varias cadenas de supermercados en España.

At this year’s Fruit Logistica 2023 trade show, KRONEN unveiled its latest highlight: the KUJ HC-220 cube, strip & slice cutting machine.

At Aviko, sales in frozen and chilled potato products grew strongly, partly due to the recovering foodservice market. The new Aviko factory in Poperinge in Belgium, which opened last year, and Aviko’s operations in China are contributing to this growth.

The food manufacturer intends to expand its operations in the area, having agreed to purchase the 6.4-acre site off Thurcaston Road from the city council for more than GBP 3.5m (USD 4.2m).

Laser Flowpack 700 is a cost-efficient, fully automatic laser welding machine for ultra-thin film, suitable for a wide range of packaging applications, including fruits and vegetables (products) packed in ultra-thin, e.g. PE-film.

Faced with the economic plunge in the potato starch sector, the UNPT calls on producers to mobilize on February 8 at the call of the FNSEA Grand Bassin Parisien to make their demands heard by the Government.

Het bestuur van de NAK heeft Nancy Rietbroek benoemd tot operationeel directeur. Vanaf 1 maart 2023 beginnen haar werkzaamheden bij de NAK.

Productos Monti, la fábrica de patatas fritas reconocida en el mercado por la sostenibilidad de sus productos, anuncia hoy una importante inversión.

With a strong record in supplying peeling machines for potatoes, carrots, and onions to the UK market, as well as being the most progressive supplier for washing and drying systems for leafy salads, Sormac BV announced the imminent opening of Sormac Ltd.

Solynta – hybrid potato breeding technology company from The Netherlands and FreshCrop Limited, Kenya’s largest producer of seed tubers, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of hybrid true potato innovation in Kenya.

El sector de la patata mira al 2023 con ilusión, ante el despegue que está viviendo, con buenos precios, concentraciones empresariales y un creciente interés en Europa, gracias a la calidad del producto, que destaca tanto para freír, como guarnición o como aperitivo en bolsa.

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 131.2 points in January 2023, down 1.1 points (0.8 percent) from December, marking the 10th consecutive monthly decline.

Biostimulants can act as an insurance policy for growers this spring, especially as another wave of frosts threatens to knock crops back. So far, winter has been wet and except some sharp frosts, relatively mild – resulting in many autumn sown crops being further forward than usual.

Fruit Logistica as global platform for new ideas, new input and new solutions. Exhibitors from 86 countries and trade visitors attend Fruit Logistica every year to realize their full business potential within the international fresh produce trade – and to write their own success story!

HarvestEye is set to launch the newest version of its industry leading machine-learning driven root crops insights tool at Fruit Logistica, the world’s largest fresh produce trade fair.

Leading UK potato supplier Greenvale AP Ltd has partnered with Trinity AgTech to roll out Trinity’s natural capital navigator, Sandy, to farms across the country, supporting them in credibly and confidently analysing and reaching their environmental targets.

El Parque Papas firmó con la empresa Noruega Yara, líder mundial en producción de fertilizantes minerales, un acuerdo comercial para el suministro de fertilizantes verdes.