El portal de la papa en Argentina
Almost 100% of the frozen chips used in Irish catering and fast food outlets are made from imported potato chips, according to Teagasc tillage advisor Shay Phelan.
For the coming months, however, a potato shortage is looming.
Potato farmers are told they must look at planting other varieties.
As its industry dealt with cases of tampering, the P.E.I. Potato Board hired a consultant to look at technology farmers could use to find foreign materials.
The potato-chips industry in Germany was established approximately 50 years ago. The idea of mass production came from two separate trips to the US.
A new potato variety developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada could open up new menu possibilities for people with diabetes and others who follow low GI diets.
The Department of Agriculture and Food has invited a world leader in seed potato physiology to share his expertise with WA growers this month.
Idaho is currently faces the unusual situation that big Russet potatoes are far more expensive than small Russets and the price gap is only increasing.