Western Australia’s potato war heats up as marketing body takes on tycoon
Potato Marketing Corporation announces it will take legal action against grower Tony Galati for allegedly breaching a cap on the number of potatoes he grows
Oceania 11/04/2015
Market analysis: The most popular German potato chips
The potato chip industry in Germany was established approximately 50 years ago. The idea of mass production came from two separate trips to the US.
Europa 10/04/2015
Suecia: Odla potatis – 9 bästa tipsen för en bra skörd
Odla potatis är roligt! Är du ute i god tid har och har tur med vädret kan du belönas med egenoglad potatis lagom till midsommar.
Europa 10/04/2015
Regno Unito: Il settore delle patate vuole parlare con una voce sola
"Più potassio che tre banane", "Naturalmente prive di sale, grassi e con pochi zuccheri", "La natura ha fatto la parte difficile - cuoci e basta, senza bisogno di pelare o sciacquare".
Europa 10/04/2015
EEUU (MN): Referendum for potato growers
Potato growers voted to pass a referendum increasing its check-off fee.
Norte Am. 10/04/2015
EEUU: Idaho processed spud growers take price reduction
Idaho potato growers have inked a deal with processors accepting a slight decrease in payment but requiring processors to contract for at least 90 percent of 2014 acreages with individual farms.
Norte Am. 09/04/2015
EEUU: Potato season underway in Washington state
Washington State produces more than 20 percent of all potatoes grown in the United States and ranks first in global per-acre yield of potatoes, according to the Washington State Potato Commission.
Norte Am. 09/04/2015
Potatoes become luxury item in Cuba
Potatoes have become something of a “luxury” item for millions of Cubans living in provinces where this root vegetable isn’t grown.
Latam 09/04/2015