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november 21, 2011
BP2011 – something for everyone, including BASIS points
Follow the Potato Council knowledge trail at BP2011 and gain up to 18 BASIS points! There are lots of reasons to register now for your free entry to the event, to be held in Harrogate, Yorkshire on November 23 and 24. Areas of interest include market ...
november 21, 2011
Top Chinese potato specialist joins World Potato Congress speaker programme
Dr Qu Dongyu, chair of the Potato Association of China (PAC), is to speak at the World Potato Congress (WPC2012) in Great Britain next year. Dr Qu, vice governor of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, will address the ...
november 20, 2011
Belgapom notering blijft € 20,00/ton
De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...
november 18, 2011
"Aardappelteler overgeleverd aan oververzadigde markt"
Een landbouwer ontvangt vandaag amper twee euro per 100 kg aardappelen. “Is dit het lot van de landbouw? Overgeleverd worden aan een oververzadigde markt en hopen op een ramp die het aanbod inperkt?”, vraagt Hendrik Vandamme, voorzitter van het Algemee...
november 17, 2011
Potato Council marketing and corporate affairs at BP2011
Visit the Potato Council team at BP2011, Harrogate, Yorkshire, November 23 and 24, to find out more about the marketing strategy to sustain potato consumption, see campaign highlights and the positive results to date, and learn about how the industry c...
november 16, 2011
Idaho Potato Shippers In Need Of More Rail Cars
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november 16, 2011
National Restaurant Association Offers e?Learning Opportunities 365 Days a Year
Attendee registration for National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel?Motel Show (NRA Show) 2012 and International Wine, Spirits &Beer Event (IWSB) is now open. Attending the live Show is always a unique experience. However, in case you cann...
november 16, 2011
Conference Committee Retains Senate Amendment Supporting Potatoes in School Meals
As the US legislation regarding school meal programs makes is way through the various stages of the approval process, a new stage has been reached and the provision that prohibits the USDA to set limits to vegetables is preserved in the current text un...
november 14, 2011
Belgapom notering blijft € 20,00/ton
De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...
november 14, 2011
McCain Ballarat Potato growers hope for a better potato season
Fourth-generation potato farmer Dominic Prendergast is hoping for a better potato season than last year. At the beginning of this year he led a group of Ballarat growers in a successful protest for better prices against global food giant McCain. In M...
november 14, 2011
Functional Technologies Announces Next Generation Acrylamide-Preventing Yeast Technology
Functional Technologies Corp. is pleased to report the development of a third (3rd) generation of its proprietary acrylamide-preventing (AP) yeast platform, wherein various improvements made to the Company's original underlying AP technology have enabl...
november 14, 2011
Idaho spud crop larger in more ways than one
Idaho potato growers saw increases in yields, tuber sizes and total production from last fall, according to a report released Nov. 9 by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide, the 2011 spud harvest totaled 127 million hundredweig...
november 10, 2011
Idaho growers eye BASF's new GM potato
More than a decade has passed since Jim Tiede was among the growers caught up in a debacle over the first U.S. genetically modified potato variety. Even today, the American Falls, Idaho, farmer copes with the fallout of planting Monsanto's GM potato N...
november 08, 2011
UK Potato Industry event BP2011 expects record crowd
British Potato Industry event BP2011 expects a record number of visitors on November 23 and 24. The free-to-enter potato industry event to be held in Harrogate, Yorkshire, is expected to attract more than 6,000 delegates. Scottish potato seed grower A...
november 07, 2011
Irish Potato growers facing retail and cost challenges
The Irish Farmers’ Association has today (Mon) launched a comprehensive survey of potato growing in Ireland, Trends &Challenges in Irish Potato Production, which identifies the power of the retail multiples as an increasing threat to the viability ...
november 06, 2011
Belgapom notering zakt naar € 20,00 per ton
De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...
november 03, 2011
Potato Shopper Study Highlights Opportunities for Retailers
According to the findings of a new study released by the United States Potato Board (USPB), fresh potatoes are more of a planned purchase than ever. But at the same time, this research paints the picture of a potato shopper as someone who is more prone...