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El Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Senamhi) presentó el pronóstico de riesgo agroclimático para el cultivo de papa para el período marzo-mayo 2023. Se prevé que las precipitaciones, en toda la costa y sierra, desde marzo a abril, se encontrarían entre sus normales y superiores a su valor histórico.

Kellogg Company recently unveiled the names for the future companies it will create through its planned separation into two industry-leading, public companies focused on global snacking and North American cereal.

McCain Foods is making a substantial investment in Coaldale Alberta, doubling the size of its potato processing facility and output in Coaldale, Alberta.

FPS Food Process Solutions (“FPS”), a global leader in turn-key freezing and cooling equipment, opens a new facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The new office will oversee Latin American markets including Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, and Peru.

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces the promotion of Rudy Sanchez to Food Handling Systems Product Manager - Americas.

This year at SNAXPO 2023, PPM Technologies Director of Thermal Processing Daniel Luna will give a presentation on Heating Methods for Fryers.

Heat and Control, Inc.®, a world-leading equipment manufacturer and food processing industry supplier, will be exhibiting at Snaxpo 2023 at Booth #818 on March 19-21, 2023, in Orlando, Florida (USA).

With international markets across the globe showing solid signs of recovery, it’s no surprise that the value of U.S. potato exports was up for all potato types July – Dec. 2022, compared with the same six months in 2021.

Following their merger in August 2022, Information Resources, Inc. ("IRI") and The NPD Group ("NPD") unveiled a new combined company name and brand identity: Circana.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed its 2022 national survey for potato wart and confirms that potato wart was not detected in the soil samples tested from the fields where the samples were collected.

Ontario Potato Board, Potatoes New Brunswick join the United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) as the representative of their potato grower members, giving the organisation a truly national reach.

To help offset rising food costs, four farms on Prince Edward Island are opening their potato storages to Islanders. Visitors are invited to help themselves and pick unwashed potatoes directly from the pile in storage. The event occurs Saturday, March 11th, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

PFI, a manufacturer of sanitary conveying equipment, announced it has named Tom Vipond as Division General Manager. Vipond will oversee all PFI locations and operations.

The National Potato Council (NPC) installed its 2023 roster of Executive Committee members at the organization’s annual Washington Summit.

Pest Management Specialist Randy Van Haren, who established Pest Pros, Inc. of Plainfield, in 1984, was inducted into the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) Hall of Fame at the industry’s Annual Awards Banquet held February 8, 2023, in Stevens Point.

Investigación de clones en cultivos de papas nativas, viene desarrollando el Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA) del Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego (MIDAGRI) en la región Junín.

Fernando Cesaretti es productor hortícola de nacimiento y su pasión por la actividad se le nota cuando habla: “Mi abuelo vino de Italia en el año 1913 y yo aprendí a caminar entre los surcos de la papa”.

PepsiCo announced a USD 216 million multi-year investment in long-term, strategic partnership agreements with three of the most well-respected farmer-facing organizations