Europa: EU to dispute Colombia tariff on french fries
The European Union is to launch a dispute through the World Trade Organization against Colombia.
Europa 22/10/2019
Polonia: UK potatoes delisted from Polish supermarket
British potatoes have been delisted from a number of lines in Biedronka, Poland’s largest supermarket, due to fears of a no-deal Brexit. A large UK potato exporter has had to cancel orders with its growers as a result.
Europa 22/10/2019
India: Nieuw aardappelras Kufri Neelkanth is rijk aan antioxidanten
De Kufri Neelkanth is een nieuw aardappelras uit Noord-India. De knol is rijk aan antioxidanten en de gemiddelde opbrengst ligt op 35-38 ton/ha.
Asia 22/10/2019
Argentina: Lamb Weston Forms New Joint Venture in Argentina to Serve South American Market
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced earlier this week that it has formed a joint venture with Sociedad Comercial del Plata in Argentina to serve the nearly 2-billion-pound South American market.
Argentina 18/10/2019
EEUU: Despite freezing temperatures, Idaho potato farmers harvest majority of crops
Despite herculean efforts to finish harvesting spuds last week, there remained thousands of acres of potatoes left to be gathered as of Oct. 10.
Norte Am. 18/10/2019
Alemania: Bayer ends sales of potato seed treatment Monceren
Bayer has stopped sales of the potato seed treatment Monceren (pencycuron) due to the ’uncertain regulatory future’ of the product.
Europa 18/10/2019
EEUU: McCain Foods begins construction on potato processing plant
McCain Foods USA has started construction on a 170,000-square-foot expansion at its potato processing facility in Othello, Wash.
Norte Am. 18/10/2019
India: A Complete Guide to Potato Plantation
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is considered as a commercial crop of India. Total vegetable crops production of the India is 169.06 million tons from total area 10.10 million ha with productivity 16.73 t/ ha.
Asia 15/10/2019