Potato News from Europe

En España se aprobó una subvención de 80.000 euros para la investigación y la promoción del cultivo de patatas. Una apuesta gubernamental a uno de los cultivos que más ha visto crecer sus exportaciones en los últimos tiempos.

The forecasted price for seed potato growers of HZPC Holland for the 2023 harvest is EUR 50.70 (USD 50.20) per 100 kilos. This price is more than 35% higher than the price of the 2022 harvest.

The Sackett family has been growing potatoes in Michigan for six generations since first planting 20 acres of the crop in 1905.

Royal Avebe will continue to purchase two million kilowatt hours of fossil-free biomethane at its German plant in Lüchow in 2024.

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) stood at 117.3 points in February 2024, down 0.9 points (0.7 percent) from its revised January level

Anuga FoodTec, the leading international trade fair for the food industry, will take place next week from 19
to 22 March in Cologne, Germany.

Sandrine Dixson-Declève is going to open Anuga FoodTec in Cologne on 19 March 2024 at 9.15 a.m. with a keynote speech on the Main Stage Responsibility (Hall 9, B080/C081).

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Demand for EU potato supplies remains strong, but supplies are tightening.

On March 1, 2024, Nimbus entered into a purchase agreement with CelaVita B.V., a member of the McCain Group of companies, to acquire the activities of CelaVita.

Europatat just announced the opening of registrations for its annual Congress that will take place in Brussels on May 23 and 24, 2024.

Pulsemaster is poised to unveil its latest advancements in Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology at the upcoming Anuga FoodTec 2024.

Bio Plast Pom has worked with the Gdańsk University of Technology and other scientific centres to design a compostable and biodegradable material based on potato starch

The snacks are flavored according to the customer’s needs, the chosen product and the type of aroma.

One of the UK's top potato suppliers is looking for alternatives to the popular Maris Piper due to rising costs and unreliable crops during extreme weather.

Urschel will showcase its latest innovations at Anuga FoodTec, Hall 10.1, Booth C-030. on March 19-24th, 2024.

Machine-Learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye has secured its first distributorship in Finland

The new generation of the proven GRIMME RH 20, RH 24 and RH 28 receiving hoppers features numerous further developments in terms of throughput capacity, crop protection, convenience and variety of equipment.