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July 08, 2010
La base de datos más grande del mundo sobre alimentos, el hambre e información agrícola se puede consultar en línea
La FAO está permitiendo el acceso libre y abierto a su depósito central de datos, FAOSTAT, la base de datos estadísticos más grande y completa del mundo en materia de alimentos, agricultura y el hambre, anunció hoy la Organización. Anteriormente era p...
July 06, 2010
NEPG: aardappelareaal West Europa blijft gelijk in 2010
Het aardappelareaal van Europa is nagenoeg gelijk gebleven aan het areaal van vorig jaar. Dit melden de North Western European Potato Growers (NEPG). De verwachting van NEPG is dat het areaal in Nederland, Duitsland en Frankrijk onveranderd is. Het fei...
June 17, 2010
Agra Europe: Industrie krijgt voldoende aardappelen
Ondanks dat de groei van de aardappelen dit jaar achter loopt ten opzichte van andere jaren. Dat stelt het marktbureau Agra Europe in een rapport over de aardappelmarkt. Volgens het marktbureau heeft de verwerkende industrie in de vijf belangrijkste aa...
June 16, 2010
NAPMN predicts 4.1% reduction of potato acreage in Canada in 2010
Bruce Huffaker, editor of North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) forecasts the total area planted to potatoes in Canada to be 356,000 acres - 15,100 fewer acres than planted in 2009, a 4.1% reduction.
June 15, 2010
No progress made with lifting Mexican frozen potato tariff
After 15 months, there’s been no change in lifting a retaliatory tariff placed on U.S. frozen potato imports. During that time, U.S. potato shipments to Mexico declined by 50 percent, according to the Washington State Potato Commission. But Canadian ...June 02, 2010
Potato Prices in India to remain flat on bumper harvest
Retail prices of potatoes are expected to remain stable in the next three months, despite monsoons being right at the doorstep in most parts of the country as rabi production in key growing states of Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal has exceeded estimates
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June 01, 2010
China turns to potato for food security
In the land of rice, China is looking at an unlikely tool for maintaining growth and social harmony: the potato. The Chinese government has begun ramping up research, production and training related to the humble spud, and hopes are high that it could...
May 28, 2010
Canada's export of potato products down 11% in first quarter
Canada exported 14.0 million cwt of potatoes and potato products during the January-March quarter. According to the editor of North American Potato Market News (NAPMN), Bruce Huffaker, that fell 1.7 million cwt short of the 2009 pace, a 10.7% decline. ...May 17, 2010
April Potato Processing in Idaho and Malheur County Up 5.5 Percent from Last Year
Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon used 6.90 million cwt of 2009 crop raw potatoes during April, up 5.5 percent from April 2009. Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon have used 56.1 million cwt of 2009 crop raw potatoes to May 1, ...
April 20, 2010
PCA: aardappelareaal België groeit 7 procent
Het areaal bewaaraardappelen in Vlaanderen stijgt dit oogstjaar met 7 procent, meldt het Proefcentrum voor de Aardappelteelt (PCA) in Kruishoutem op basis van een enquête. Omdat aardappelverwerkers garantie van aanvoer willen, sluiten ze meer contrac...
March 23, 2010
NASS: Frozen potato in storage down 7% compared to last year
The USDA NASS Cold Storage report released yesterday indicates there was a total of 1,106,521,000 pounds of frozen potato products in storage in the United States on February 28 2010. This is down 7% from last year and slightly up from the amount in s...
March 05, 2010
One year later, costly trade blunder still in effect
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February 17, 2010
USDA Revision: Potato Stocks Up 11 Percent From February 2009
The 13 major potato States held 203 million cwt of potatoes in storage February 1, 2010, up 11 percent from a year ago and 2 percent above February 1, 2008. Potatoes in storage accounted for 53 percent of the 2009 fall storage States' production, 3 per...
February 11, 2010
Government of Canada Helps Potato Farmers Boost Their Bottom Line
The Government of Canada is helping New Brunswick potato farmers capture new markets and increase profitability by investing in a new market information database that will help producers make more informed decisions.February 08, 2010
U.S., Mexico closer to resolving trucking dispute
In March 2009, U.S. lawmakers canceled funding for a test program begun by the Bush administration that allowed Mexican long-haul trucks to circulate in the United States, citing safety and security concerns.The truck ban prompted Mexico to slap retali...February 05, 2010
Grotere vooraad aardappelen in de Verenigde Staten
De voorraad aardappelen in de Verengde Staten van oogstjaar 2009 per 1 februari 2010 ligt volgens cijfers van het NAPMN (North American Potato Market News) maar liefst 12% hoger dan vorig seizoen rond dezelfde tijd. Totaal zou de actuele voorraad nu ui...January 26, 2010
Combined U.S. Fall Potato and Canadian Potato Production Up 3 Percent From 2008
This publication is the result of a joint effort by Statistics Canada and USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to publish potato production for both countries in one report. U.S. 2009 fall potato production was released January 12, 20...
January 22, 2010
Canadian Potato Production (Revised January 22, 2010)
Statistics Canada has released the report "Canadian Potato Production"January 22, 2010 with some revised numbers.The publication contains revisions to the 2009 potato production for both Canada and the United States, as well as revisions to ...