Aardappelketen uit België

The European RUCIP Committee held a webinar on October 17, 2025 to mark the launch of the RUCIP 2025 Rules, highlighting updates for simpler, faster, and fairer resolution of potato trade disputes across Europe.

Updated RUCIP Rules have taken effect on October 1 2025, modernizing potato trade in Europe with clearer structure, digital processes, and improved dispute resolution. Learn key changes in a free webinar on 17 Oct 2025, 09:00 CEST.

Polysense, a Belgian technology start-up, raised EUR 2 million (USD 2.3 million) from tech entrepreneurs to further disrupt the food industry. The company specialises in AI solutions for production processes to reduce waste and increase efficiency. 

Brussels marked the 2nd International Day of Potato with a conference and exhibition, highlighting the crop's role in food security, sustainability, and innovation. Stakeholders called for supportive EU policies to boost the potato value chain.

Around the world, celebrations are well underway for the 2nd International Day of the Potato, Friday, May 30th. Launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and themed 'Shaping History, Feeding the Future'

Tras polémicas decisiones por parte de los industriales, los precios de las patatas caen más del 10% repentinamente.

Met verbazing verneemt Belpotato.be de voorstellen van enkele afnemers van aardappelen waarbij ze éénzijdig vanuit de afnemer de gecontracteerde hoeveelheden verminderen zonder enige vorm van overleg bij reeds getekende contracten.

As the company's third generation, Joost Debeuckelaere took over Belgian potato wholesaler Agro Debeuckelaere's reins from his father, Walter, in 2001 and ventured into chip production under the name Waltson in 2020. 

AVR, fabrikant van een volledig assortiment aardappeloogstmachines en een wereldspeler in dat marktsegment, sluit zijn 175-jarig jubileumjaar af met de feestelijke opening van zijn vernieuwde hoofdkantoor.

INTERPOM breekt alle records met maar liefst 23.998 bezoekers! De afgelopen dagen stroomde de aardappelsector vanuit alle hoeken van de wereld samen in Kortrijk Xpo.

Following the success of the CropVision launched in 2020, DOWNS, a leader in potato reception, automated sorting, and storage, introduces its new high-throughput optical sorter for unwashed potatoes: the CropVision Plus.

The breeding company Averis, located in Veendam, has joined Breeders Trust as a shareholder. Breeders Trust supports participating companies in protecting and enforcing plant breeder rights and contract terms.

Dewulf, a leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery for the cultivation of potatoes and root crops, will also be exhibiting at Interpom this year, the premier European indoor trade fair for the potato sector in Kortrijk.

At this year’s edition of InterPom, Tolsma-Grisnich company specialists will showcase labor and energy-saving solutions meant to support the agri-food sector to efficiently produce quality food.

AVR is presenting its latest innovation at the Interpom fair: the size measuring system on the Puma 4.0 potato harvester. Thanks to the camera system on the bunker filling web, growers get more accurate insight than ever into yields.

INTERPOM is the most specialized indoor trade fair in Europe for the entire potato chain. From November 24 to 26, 2024, 330 exhibitors from 15 countries will welcome growers, contractors, processors, packers, buyers, and traders of fresh and processed potatoes to their stands at Kortrijk Xpo.

GB Potatoes has been welcomed participation from all in the potato supply chain, including growers, packers, processors, seed growers, research organisations, independent advisors, and ancillary businesses.

INTERPOM, de toonaangevende vakbeurs voor de volledige professionele aardappelketen, zal plaatsvinden op 24, 25 en 26 november 2024 in Kortrijk Xpo (B). INTERPOM, nu al op maximale capaciteit, vormt het vakplatform bij uitstek om de laatste marktevoluties, prijsontwikkelingen en innovaties in de aardappelsector te volgen.