PotatoPro: News on Dehydrated Potato Products

Aardappelverwerkende Industrie verwacht moeilijk jaar

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:54:20 GMT

De moeilijke marktomstandigheden en de economische crisis hebben de aardappelverwerkende industrie in Noordwest-Europa vele tientallen miljoenen euro gekost. Verwacht wordt dat ook 2010 een moeilijk...

KMC intensifies its focus on the US market

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:56:21 GMT

KMC has for many years been present on the US market. Due to the continued focus on modified starches as well as functional ingredients KMC recently expanded its team of Application...

Native potatoes of Peru now available as flakes

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:13:38 GMT

Native potatoes are known for their exquisite, unique taste, their great nutritional properties. And now their also experiencing an increased demand in local and foreign markets. France and...

Mintel: UK consumers dig potatoes again

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:30:59 GMT

Potatoes have been attacked for their less than exciting image, ignored by low carb dieters and ostracised from the five a day allowance, but new research from Mintel finds that the fortunes of the...

Wal-mart cambia su sistema de compras para bajar costos

Jorge Alonso — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:39:08 GMT

Wal-mart está lanzando una campaña este año para recortar miles de millones de dólares de costos de su cadena de abastecimiento combinando las compras de sus tiendas a través de las fronteras...

US Potato use for French Fries processing down 12%; Recovery in processing of Potato flakes

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:38:20 GMT

Potato processors in the 9 major potato processing States have used 60.9 million cwt of potatoes this season (harvest 2009), down 12 percent from the same period last year and down 17 percent from 2...

Closure of Idahoan Foods plant causes uncertainty in Dubois

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:58:43 GMT

Closure of the Idahoan Foods plant that employed 22 percent of Clark County's labor force, causes uncertainty for the residents of the southeastern Idaho town of Dubois. The shuttering of the...

Michael Jensen to succeed Uffe Andreasen as CEO of KMC

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:58:17 GMT

KMC has appointed a new CEO, Michael Jensen, to succeed current CEO, Uffe Andreasen who announced his plans to retire the post earlier this year. Michael Jensen takes over the position starting...

Potato Dehy Manufacturer Basic American Foods helps foodservice with "Menu economics"

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:46:42 GMT

Basic American Foods, the largest manufacturer of dehydrated potato products in the United States offers a program called "Menu Economics". This program is designed to help restaurant...

Delaware French fry vending machine startup gets state funding

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:52:13 GMT

One of the country's leading manufacturers of frozen potatoes worked more than 20 years trying to perfect a french fry vending machine, with little success. In the 1990s, another company promised...

Importante instalación de planta industrial

Jorge Alonso — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:06:50 GMT

En el municipio de General Alvarado se inauguró la planta industrial de Conasud. Conosud es una empresa de origen santafesino que elabora escamas de papas y exporta el 50% de su producción a Europa y...

US Potato Stocks and Processing as of June 1

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:01:32 GMT

The 13 major potato States held 44.8 million cwt of potatoes in storage June 1, 2009, down 11 percent from a year ago but 1 percent above June 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 12 percent of...

US Potato Stocks down 10% from May 2008

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:37:04 GMT

The 13 major US potato States held 115 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2009, down 9 percent from a year ago and 5 percent below April 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 31 percent...

Duurzame Energie voor aardappelverwerker Rixona Aviko

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:05:21 GMT

Classens Bio-Energy gaat met een wervelbedvergasser energie uit biomassa leveren aan aardappelverwerker Rixona. Het idee was goed voor een prijs bij de NV Regio innovatietender €ureka! 2008. De...

The World Experiences US Dehy: USPB Hosts Workshop for International Guests

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:38:44 GMT

For the third year running, the United States Potato Board (USPB) hosted guests from select international private voluntary organizations (PVOs) for a workshop to introduce US dehydrated potatoes...

US potato Stocks: use of potatoes for dehydrated products low

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:03:28 GMT

The 13 major potato States held 115 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2009, down 9 percent from a year ago and 5 percent below April 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 31 percent of...

Potato Processing Zone to boost tourism for Agra (India)?

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:10:55 GMT

Agra is globally known for being the city where one of the seven wonders of the world, Taj is situated. But what has Agra to do with the Potato? A lot, according to a study conducted by the...

Processing industry in India to consume 10% of potato output by 2010-11

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:51:12 GMT

India's potato production has seen a phenomenal increase since the 1950s, mainly due to strong demand from the processing industry and remunerative returns. According to the Central Potato Research...

Cosun Financial Results; Aviko margins under pressure

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:04:17 GMT

Cosun achieved net turnover for 2008 of € 1,689 million (2007: € 1,713 million). Loss of turnover following the sale of Unifine Sauces & Spices was largely compensated for by higher turnover at a...

Jianping Green Dragon potato flakes line in production

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:41:29 GMT

Earlier Kiremko reported on the booming potato flakes business, with a significant number of new projects for this particular product being realized around the world. Kiremko was fortunate to be part...

USPB Partners with local Chinese Importer to host Successful US Dehy Bakery Seminar

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:18:48 GMT

Partnering with importers and distributors in country is critical to the success of increasing the use of US dehydrated potatoes in foreign markets and is an important strategy under the USPB long...

Farm level puffed potato cube production project near Mumbai

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:46:38 GMT

Throughout the last two years, CTI volunteers Shiv Murty, Steve Laible, and Nancy Laible have been in contact with Prof. Narendra Shah at the Center for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas...

China: Potato and Frozen Potato Products 2009 (Gain Report)

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:06:23 GMT

China's fresh potato production in MY08/09 is forecast at 65 million metric tons (MMT), not much change from the previous year. In the past two years, about 10 percent of China’s potato acreage...

Last years closure of potato dehy plant of North American Foods in Glenns Ferry sparks dispute

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:18:24 GMT

From 1996 through October 2007, officials say Glenns Ferry cogeneration sold power to Idaho Power under a contract; but now Idaho Power Company is seeking $11.15 Million in damages for an alleged...

Procesamiento de la papa para el consumidor. Evolucion y desafios

Jorge Alonso — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:38:04 GMT

La primera parte de este documento describe la evolución del procesamiento de la papa. Se hará hincapié en el crecimiento de la industria de transformación en unos pocos actores mundiales, la...

Japanese Consumers enjoying hamburger buns made with 25% US Dehydrated Potatoes

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:26:46 GMT

Zopf, a Japanese bakery which operates a retail bakery outlet, conducts internet bakery sales and supplies restaurants, recently launched a hamburger bun made with 25% US dehydrated standard potato...

Nederlandse Frites fabrikanten houden contract aardappelprijs voor 2009 gelijk

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:52:44 GMT

Aviko houdt de contractprijs voor fritesaardappelen dit jaar gelijk. Aviko doet dit, ook al zijn de kosten voor het aardappelverwerkend bedrijf gestegen. Dat zegt directeur Grondstoffen Dick Zelhorst...

Potato Processors cut back Potato Contracts

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:14:43 GMT

The first part of 2008 began as a banner year for spuds. "But then all of a sudden in the fourth quarter of 2008, things started to change," Dale Lathim said, Executive Director of the...

Basic American Foods press release on closure of Plover facility

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:39:27 GMT

Basic American Foods announced plans to moth-ball its Plover, WI facility. The downturn of the economy, coupled with the high costs of energy and raw material in Wisconsin requires Basic American...

Fire at a potato flakes-storage facility in Hartland in use by HSF Foods

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:17:39 GMT

The quick response of the Hartland Fire Department limited the damage to the contents of a storage warehouse in Hartland, NB on Thursday morning. Just before 10:30 a.m., the fire department responded...

US Dehy Draws Record Attention at Food Ingredients Asia Trade Show

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:09:45 GMT

The United States Potato Board’s (USPB’s) Dehydrated Potato Program attracted a record number of interested attendees at the 2008 Food Ingredients Asia Trade Show. The USPB recently participated in...

US Potato Stocks Down 9 Percent From December 2007; Usage for processing down, especially for dehy.

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:48:06 GMT

The 13 major [US] potato States held 242 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2008, down 9 percent from a year ago and 7 percent below December 1, 2006. Potatoes in storage accounted for...

Primera dama del Peru lanza panetón con harina de papa

Jorge Alonso — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:22:35 GMT

La primera dama de la Nación, Pilar Nores de García, lanzó el “papanetón”, un panetón navideño hecho a base de harina de papa. Este producto es posible gracias al esfuerzo de Sierra Exportadora y...

Ecuador: En Ambato se elabora la harina de papa

Jorge Alonso — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:23:11 GMT

En los laboratorios de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato (UTA), el investigador Galo Sandoval y un equipo de estudiantes logró que la papa se transforme en una harina blanquecina y fina. Este...

Reasoning Behind Basic American Foods Lays Off Questioned by United Potato Growers of Idaho

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:29:49 GMT

Basic American Foods announced it will be closing part of its Shelley plant, one of three facilities the business has in Idaho. Their reasoning they say is the downturn of the economy, the high cost...

Basic American Foods Plans to Eliminate 65 Positions, to close a factory

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:03:42 GMT

Basic American Foods announced Monday they are consolidating their production facilities in Eastern Idaho by laying off 65 positions in Shelley along with cost reductions at the Rexburg and Blackfoot...

Henrik Skoett new head of environmental team at KMC

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:34:55 GMT

KMC is proud to announce the addition of Henrik Skoett, MSc in biochemistry as head of the environmental team. Henrik brings 12 years of experience and service in public wastewater management with...

US Dehy Draws Interest of Mexican Bakery Industry

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:48:38 GMT

The MEXIPAN Trade Show is one of the most important events for the Mexican bakery industry. As such, the United States Potato Board (USPB) recently participated in this trade show, providing...

Telers en industrie maken nieuwe afspraken in aardappelcontracten

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:15:23 GMT

De akkerbouwers en de aardappelverwerkende industrie zijn het eens geworden over enkele aanpassingen in de contracten voor de aardappelteelt. Zo zijn nieuwe afspraken gemaakt in het geval een...

Mayor empresa de papas procesadas de EE.UU. se asocia con chilena Unisur

Jorge Alonso — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:04:49 GMT

Tras un año de negociaciones, la semana pasada ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston, la mayor empresa de papas en América del Norte, y Unisur Alimentos Ltda, compañía nacional de procesamiento de los...

Gain Report: Korean Potato market in 2008

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:43:57 GMT

This report contains market data on potato and potato products. Domestic potato production in Korea expected to rebound in 2008 reaching 608,000 metric tons. Imports of U.S. fresh potato are...

Keystone Potato Products: sustainable potato dehydrates

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:24:49 GMT

Keystone Potato Products is committed to sustainability: In 2000, co-op members began looking at building a dehydrated potato processing facility in Pennsylvania – which would be the first dehy plant...

Lamb Weston and Unisur announce strategic partnership; Unisur expands facilities.

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:30:46 GMT

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston, the largest potato company in North America, and Unisur Alimentos Ltda, the only frozen French fry and dehydrated potato processing company in Chile, announced the...

Dehydrated potatoes versatile option for food aid

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:19:46 GMT

Representatives for charitable organizations were back in Idaho this week to explore different ways of using dehydrated potatoes in international food aid programs. The visit, sponsored by the U.S....

Danish Potato Starch Manufacturer KMC announces results 2007/2008

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:54:29 GMT

Danish Potato Starch manufacturer KMC's results for the fiscal year 2007/08* are one of the best in KMC’s history, president Uffe Andreasen announces. The fiscal year that ended August 31 exceeded...

USPB International Dehy program demonstrates physical properties of Dehy in Bakery Applications

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:08:05 GMT

Chef Yutaka Yamazaki of the Technology Development Division of Saint-Germain made potato pan bread for this study. Based on his experience in Europe, he recommends making bread with potatoes. He used...

Technical seminars teach Mexican Bakers about US dehydrated potato

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:42:02 GMT

During May the USPB representative in Mexico held a training session for bakers in Vera Cruz. The seminar was held in conjunction with CANAINPA, the Mexican bakery association annual meeting, was...

AgraWest now a Major Supplier to KFC

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:43:50 GMT

In the USA, KFC serves steaming hot mashed potato with their finger-lickin' good chicken. If you eat at KFC restaurants on the eastern seaboard of the USA, the mashed potato you are served originates...

Siex instala su primera maquina productora de harina de papa en Peru

Jorge Alonso — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:28:17 GMT

Junín se convirtió ayer, fecha en que el país conmemora el Día del Campesino, en la primera región del país en la que se instaló la máquina que permite la transformación industrial de papa en...

Idaho Potato Commission works on promo of Dehydrated Potato in Mexico

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:13:51 GMT

The Idaho Potato Commission is developing the details of a promotion for dehydrated potato products in Mexico. The details of the project are still being worked out, said Seth Pemsler, vice...

USDA buys an additional 70MT dehydrated potato flakes for food aid in Africa

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:49:01 GMT

An additional 70 MT (10,032.75 cwt fresh weight equivalent) of dehydrated potato flakes (dehy) was purchased by USDA, June 3rd for Africare, a non-governmental organization (NGO) working in Africa....

Guia de la buenas practicas de procesamiento para la produccion artesanal de la tunta

Jorge Alonso — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:24:48 GMT

Esta guía tiene por finalidad difundir las “buenas prácticas de procesamiento” (BPP) para la elaboración artesanal de la tunta, con el propósito de promover la producción de alimentos que no...

Alicorp estudia en Peru el desarrollo de harina a partir de papa, cebada y camote

Jorge Alonso — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:24:00 GMT

La empresa Alicorp estudia el desarrollo de harinas a partir de productos nativos de Perú como la papa, la cebada y el camote, para hacer frente a los altos precios internacionales del trigo, señaló...

Patwary Potato Flakes Limited shut despite bumper crop

Marja Kuijsten — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:20:20 GMT

The country's major manufactures of potato flakes have closed their factories, despite this year's bumper potato crop, complaining that they are unable to raise working capital to run the plants....

United States: NPC urges passage of food aid funding

Marja Kuijsten — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:25:24 GMT

National Potato Council (NPC) has signed onto a letter with many other groups requesting Chairman Byrd (D-WV) of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member Cochran (R-MS) include...

Kiremko and Idaho Steel help potato processors take full advantage of flakes boom!

Marja Kuijsten — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:47:02 GMT

It will come as no surprise to insiders of the potato processing industry that the worldwide flakes industry finds itself in an extremely favourable position over the last 1 ½ years. An increasing...

SPS takes over Pailan's Potato Flake unit

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:59:11 GMT

The Rs 2000-crore SPS Group, with interests in steel, hotels and biscuits among other things, has taken over a potato flakes project set up by Apurba Saha's Pailan group, another diversified outfit...

Maquina productora de harina de papa reducira costo del pan

Jorge Alonso — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:50:34 GMT

Sierra Exportadora logró obtener una de las harinas de papa más baratas del mundo, utilizando como insumo la papa nacional de segunda y de descarte, así lo informó el presidente ejecutivo de Sierra...

March US Potato Stocks Up 8 Percent from Last Year

Marja Kuijsten — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:00:06 GMT

The 13 major potato states held 172 million cwt. of potatoes in storage March 1, up 8 percent from last year and 10 percent above 2006, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service....

Grand Forks North American Foods potato plant damaged by fire

Marja Kuijsten — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:41:47 GMT

Fire damage to a Grand Forks potato plant is estimated at about $25,000. The fire early Thursday morning was contained in the dust collection system at the North American Foods plant, but the...

Aviko heeft in 2007 40 miljoen euro winst gemaakt.

Marja Kuijsten — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:48:10 GMT

Aviko heeft vorig jaar 40 miljoen euro winst gemaakt. In 2006 draaide het dochterbedrijf van coöperatie Cosun nog met verlies. Het was daarom niet te voorzien dat de niet-suikeractiviteiten van Cosun...

NASS: US February Potato Stocks up 7% from last year

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:50:02 GMT

The 13 major potato States held 206 million cwt of potatoes in storage February 1, 2008, up 7 percent from last year and 9 percent above February 1, 2006. Potatoes in storage accounted for 52 percent...

Simplot transfers Pasco processing plant to joint venture with Washington Potato Company

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:58:20 GMT

The J. R. Simplot Company is transferring its vegetable processing plant in Pasco, Wash., to a new manufacturing joint venture to be managed and co-owned by Washington Potato Company. Washington...

North American Foods closes another potato processing plant: Glenns Ferry

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:11:57 GMT

North American Foods confirmed Wednesday that it will close its potato processing plant in Glenns Ferry, ending nearly six months of uncertainty about the future of the plant. The Idaho Department of...

Aviko werkt aan aardappelpuree die langer 'vol' gevoel geeft.

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:40:03 GMT

Aviko, onderdeel van Cosun, werkt momenteel aan de ontwikkeling van een aardappelpuree die gebruikers een 'extra verzadigd gevoel' geeft, zodat je na het eten ervan niet zo snel honger krijgt. Dat...

Radix Systems celebrates the 20 year anniversary of the company and the Autosort

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:06:34 GMT

2008 marks the 20th anniversary of Radix Systems Limited. This experience is reflected in the latest generation of Autosorts, constantly evolving to meet the increasing demands of today’s food...

Organic Potato Processing facility starting in Colorado?

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:38:08 GMT

Staff of a Denver-area organization supposedly brokering a deal to set up an organic potato processing facility in Center were reluctant to release information locally about the proposal but told...

Martin van de Ven appointed as new CEO at Aviko

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:30:24 GMT

With effect from 1 April 2008 Martin van de Ven (53) will be appointed as CEO of Aviko, business group of Royal Cosun. In this capacity he will remain a member of Cosun’s Executive Board and he...

North American Foods Potato flake plant in Grand Forks closing

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:15:07 GMT

Workers at North American Foods' dehydrated potato flake processing plant have been told that the operation will be closed March 15. The company, previously RDO Foods Co., employs about 125 people...

Produccion de papa en Peru podria duplicarse por demanda industrial

Jorge Alonso — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:46:37 GMT

La papa, tubérculo que se consume mayoritariamente frito en el país, puede retomar parte del esplendor que tuvo en la alimentación de los Incas. ¿La razón? Muy simple, pasaría a reemplazar...

Bengal all set to gain from potato

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:15:55 GMT

West Bengal farmers are now on a track to tap profit from potato cultivation and even started several organised potato processing unit in the state. It seemed to them very profitable compared to any...

AFT France plans more potato flakes units in India

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:40:14 GMT

France-based agricultural company, Advanced Food Technologies (AFT), is planning to set up a couple of potato flakes plants in the Hoogly district near Kolkata. Both the plants with capacity of...

Canada belangrijke exporteur aardappelprodukten

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:15:15 GMT

Canada is een grote speler in de aardappelwereldmarkt. Zowel het volume export van verse aardappelen als van voorgebakken product is aanzienlijk. Alleen al in de maand oktober 2007 werd er netto...

Pan con harina de papa

Jorge Alonso — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:03:11 GMT

La producción de pan compuesto en un 50 por ciento por harina de papa y un 50 por ciento por harina de trigo, será promocionada a partir de la fecha en las panaderías de los diferentes organismos del...

Smorgon Food Factory in Belarus to start potato flakes production

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:30:28 GMT

Next year Smorgon Food Factory plans to start carrying out an investment project aimed at launching the production of potato flakes, BelTA learnt from director of the company Vadim Kozel. According...

Selkhozinvest announced construction of a Potato Processing Plant in the Tyumen Region (Siberia)

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:57:35 GMT

According to the department of investment policy of the Tyumen region, Ivan Dudanov, Chairman of the Directors Board of Selkhozinvest announced the company's plans to invest about EUR30 million into...

Washington potato growers celebrate a heck of a harvest

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:04:25 GMT

Washington potato farmers harvested more than 5.1 million tons of potatoes in 2007, the state's second-largest spud harvest in history. Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato...

Are chips the answer to world hunger?

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:28:54 GMT

Solanum tuberosum – the potato - will have its year in 2008. The UN is trying to wean developing countries off rice and persuade them to adopt the potato as a staple food. Potatoes beat rice on most...

Potato Parade, McCain Foods first viral advertising campaign

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:42:04 GMT

McCain Foods has launched its first viral advertising campaign, Potato Parade. Potato Parade allows users to choose from hundreds of combinations of words and names to create a personalised message...

2009 World Potato Congress to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:15:15 GMT

Allan Parker, President of World Potato Congress Inc., announced today that Christchurch has been selected as the site of the 7th International World Potato Congress to be held in March 2009. It’s...

Idaho Potato Commission wants potatoes on food aid list

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:30:37 GMT

Potatoes aren't on the list developing nations can order as part of the U.S. food aid program, and Frank Muir, president and chief executive officer of the Idaho Potato Commission, wants to change...

NASS: US Potato harvest fall 2007

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:03:26 GMT

Production of fall potatoes for 2007 is forecast at 408 million cwt, up 2 percent from last year. Area harvested, at 997,800 acres, is virtually unchanged from the July estimate but 2 percent above...

Is ‘Umami’ the secret of the perfect potato flavour?

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:31:02 GMT

New varieties of potatoes bred at SCRI, including Mayan Gold and Inca Sun, have better flavour than their more common relatives, thanks to their umami. Although perhaps not widely known, umami, from...

Washington potato harvest could break last year's record of $562M

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:13:02 GMT

The deal: The value of the state's potato crop hit a record $562 million last year and could beat that record for the just-harvested 2007 crop. This year and last, the state's potato growers seem...

Wide variation in quality Idaho spuds

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:40:50 GMT

Keith Esplin, executive director of Potato Growers of Idaho, on this years crop: “I think as far as the crop, growers are pleased with what they found,” he said. “Yield and quality are...

Farm Frites en Machiels laten het proces van friet tot stroom zien op Openbedrijvendag

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:19:16 GMT

Op de Openbedrijvendag op 7 oktober, demonstreert BioEnergy in Lommel het proces van friet tot stroom, een project van de Group Machiels en Farm Frites. Van de 500.000 ton aardappelen die Farm...

Aardappelopbrengst Nederland 4,2% lager dan meerjarig gemiddelde 2002-2007

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:58:41 GMT

De aardappelopbrengst per hectare is 2,2% lager dan het meerjarig gemiddelde over de jaren 2002 tot en met 2007, dit blijkt uit de jaarlijkse meting van VTA (voorheen POA/BAMM). De VTA-leden hebben...

GMF Gouda improves Brush-'n-belt peel remover

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:40:22 GMT

GMF-Gouda has re-engineered its successful Brush-‘n-Belt dry peel remover. Although the proven concept of the machine remained, many innovative features contribute to improved processing capacity and...

GAIN report: Potato Update Russian Federation

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:51:55 GMT

Russia is the second largest potato producer in the world, but crop yield is well below the global average. The Russian Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service has imposed a de facto ban on...

Pinguin rondt overname Lutosa af

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:06:48 GMT

De West-Vlaamse beursgenoteerde diepvriesgroentespecialist Pinguin heeft de overname van aardappelverwerker Lutosa afgerond. Het bedrijf betaalde 175 miljoen euro voor de overname. Dankzij de...

Idaho Potato Harvest Indicates Yield Decrease (video)

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:20:13 GMT

Harvest time is here and Idaho farmers are busy digging up their fields. But the hot weather we saw this summer has taken a toll on the local crop. The fields are pretty much dug up, with a few...

USPB promotes dehydrated potatoes in Thailand

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:23:31 GMT

The United States Potato Board (USPB) is tapping into the food and bakery business in Thailand by promoting the use of dehydrated potatoes. The USPB, a non-profit organisation that represents...

Conagra announces dividend increase and share repurchase

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:21:04 GMT

Today the board of directors of ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) announced two items related to the company's capital allocation program: The quarterly dividend has been raised to $0.19 per common...

US potato export tops one billion

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:47:41 GMT

For the marketing year July 2006 - June 2007 (MY07), the United States Potato Board (USPB) reports total US potato exports were valued at a record $1,000,252,000. On a volume basis, total exports...

AUSVEG and PPAA sign MOU to strengthen the Australian potato industry’s

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:31:53 GMT

The Australian potato industry is set for increased success after AUSVEG and the Potato Processors Association of Australian (PPAA) formalised their commitment to working together for the betterment...

Hoofdoogst komt op gang

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:21:47 GMT

Het rooien van de hoofdoogst zal vanaf volgende week echt op gang komen. Volgens insiders is momenteel 10% van de hoofdoogst gerooid en is ca. 80% van de gewassen doodgespoten. Er zal worden...

Gobierno peruano promoverá desarrollo de harinas alternativas a la del trigo

Jorge Alonso — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:37:11 GMT

Los ministerios de Agricultura (Minag) y de la Producción están trabajando en conjunto para desarrollar nuevas harinas de camote o papa como alternativa ante el incremento del precio del trigo,...

Potato Industry contributes 6.7 billion to the Idaho Economy

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:15:54 GMT

Spuds are no longer the top agricultural commodity in Idaho as measured by annual cash receipts. Potatoes yielded that position to the dairy industry several years ago. But spuds are still a huge...

Grote brand legt productie bij Aviko/Rixona stil

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:21:29 GMT

Om kwart over één vannacht, woensdag 22 augustus, meldde een medewerker van het bedrijf Aviko/Rixona in Warffum (productie aardappelgranules) dat er brand was uitgebroken. De brand bleek te woeden in...

Minag promoverá desarrollo de harina de papa y de camote como alternativa al mayor precio del trigo

Jorge Alonso — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:12:41 GMT

El Ministerio de Agricultura (Minag) informó hoy que promoverá el desarrollo de la harina de papa y de camote (papa dulce) como alternativa ante el incremento del precio internacional del trigo,...