Potato News from Europe

Consecha de patatas. (Cortesía: Consecha de patatas)

May 15, 2024

Mundo: cambio climático y cultivo de patatas

Nuevos estudios evalúan el impacto del calentamiento global y otros fenómenos climáticos sobre la producción de alimentos.

'Harvesting diversity, feeding hope' is the theme of International Day of Potato 2024

May 14, 2024

International Day of Potato 2024 on May 30 themed 'Harvesting Diversity, Feeding Hope'

FAO releases ‘get involved guide’ where it calls on governments and agencies to provide an enabling environment

May 14, 2024

Tech: DJI launches drones for precision agriculture

DJI, a global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, announced the international launch of the Agras T50 and Agras T25 drones.

Ante la creciente escasez de suministro de semillas, la cooperativa UDAPA tiene previsto impulsar su línea de producción propia de patata de siembra certificada que lleva dando servicio a sus socios 16 años.

May 13, 2024

España: crecimiento en la producción demanda nuevos esquemas de suministro de semilla

La cantidad de hectáreas de producción en España deberá duplicarse en el futuro cercano, realidad que parece incompatible con los problemas de suministro de semilla.

Patata canaria. (Cortesía: Europa Press)

May 09, 2024

España: alerta por riesgo fitosanitario en las Islas Canarias

Alerta por riesgo de tizón tardío en las Islas Canarias. Se implementan medidas de control y prevención.

May 08, 2024

FAO Food Price Index up marginally in April, mostly driven by higher world meat prices

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) stood at 119.1 points in April 2024, up 0.3 points (0.3 percent) from its revised March level, as an increase in the price index for meat and smaller upturns of vegetable oil and cereal indices slightly more than offset decreases in those for sugar and dairy products.

May 07, 2024

Potato breeding company Royal HZPC Group expects similar financial result for the current year

Potato breeding company Royal HZPC Group expects to achieve a similar result for the financial year 2023 / 2024 (July - June) as in the previous financial year. With an expected increase in financial turnover of 4%.

The latest model of Tong Engineering's UniFill big bag and box filler

May 06, 2024

Worldwide demand for updated UniFill Big Bag and Box Filler by Tong

The latest model of Tong’s popular UniFill big bag and box filler has seen record demand in the first quarter of 2024. The advanced UniFill offers the gentlest filling of both big bags and boxes, resulting in a high capacity and versatile crop filling machine.

May 06, 2024

Europa: producción de semilla en el norte se ve comprometida

Las restricciones al uso de fertilizantes dificultan la producción de semilla, haciendo a la incertidumbre europea con respecto al suministro.

Jeremy Barraclough, operations director of Biofresh Safestore

May 06, 2024

Biofresh Safestore to exhibit at SPot Store potato storage event

The UK's leading potato sprout control technology provider has confirmed it is exhibiting at SPot Store on 14th May.

(LR) Dim-Jan de Visser, Commercial director at Tolsma-Grisnich and Bjorn Bierman Director Customer Service at Invaro Agri & Horti Technology Group

May 01, 2024

Tolsma-Grisnich and the Invaro Group (Schouten) join forces in optical sorting technology.

Tolsma-Grisnich and the Invaro Group will be joining forces in the field of optical sorting of potatoes and onions. The partnership means that Tolsma-grisnich and the Invaro Group are embarking on an intensive collaboration.

May 01, 2024

ZEISS Spectroscopy: Elevating Snack Quality at SNACKEX 2024

ZEISS Spectroscopy will once again be taking part at SNACKEX.

April 29, 2024

España: Congreso de la Patata Nueva, optimismo y preocupación

Los profesionales de la patata reunidos en el sur de España parecen estar de acuerdo a dos puntos: la buena producción española, y el problema egipcio.

April 24, 2024

Europa: discusión sobre el libre tránsito de patatas de siembra

Dentro de la Unión Europea se discute la liberalización del producto. Posiciones encontradas alertan sobre los riesgos fitosanitarios.

McCain Foods es el Proveedor Global del Año de McDonald's en la Convención Mundial 2024 en Barcelona

April 23, 2024

McCain y McDonalds: una sociedad de largo plazo

McCain Foods ha sido recientemente reconocida como el proveedor global numero uno de MCDonald's para el 2024.

Europatat warmly welcomes PAYR, the Finnish Potato Sector Association, as National Association, elevating to 21 the number of countries covered by its membership.

April 22, 2024

PAYR, the Finnish Potato Sector Association, joins Europatat!

Founded in 2015, PAYR brought together the previous smaller potato associations to form a co-operative group able to speak for the whole potato value chain in Finland. PAYR also promotes the potato sales and supports potato research.

April 21, 2024

Europatat unveils final program and speakers for 2024 Congress

Europatat has announce the final program and distinguished speakers for its upcoming annual event, the Europatat Congress.

April 18, 2024

Spain: notable merger to take the potato sector by storm

Hijolusa, Agricola Villena and Natuber will now be know as "Somos Hijolusa", a new company with the reach and means to shake the spanish horticultural landscape.