Australia: New season baby potatoes fetch $940,000/tonne
Attendance at the Annual Potato Industry Dinner at Next Gen, North Adelaide, South Australia last Friday night exceeded all expectations.
Oceania 28/10/2015
Escocia: Potato price collapse brings fall in Scottish production
LAST year’s collapse in potato prices across Europe has been reflected in a new record low for the amount of Scottish agricultural land being used to grow the crop.
Europa 28/10/2015
Generalidades: Alcuni composti delle patate viola aiutano a sconfiggere il cancro del colon
Per combattere il tumore è sufficiente consumare ogjni giorno una grossa patata al forno.
Europa 28/10/2015
Gran Bretaña: Irish and UK potato yield to be above 5-year average
The Irish and UK sugar beet and potato yield for 2015 is to be above the five-year average, according to the European Commission’s latest MARS Bulletin.
Europa 28/10/2015
R. Checa: Přes 150 druhů brambor, s modrou i červenou dužinou
Více než 150 druhů brambor nabízeli v sobotu vystavovatelé na trhu v Havlíčkově Brodě. Byl závěrečnou akcí třídenních pětadvacátých Bramborářských dnů.
Europa 28/10/2015
Suiza: Potato harvest reduced by half
On the way from field to fork, more than half of the potato harvest is lost. This is according to a new study conducted by researchers from Agroscope and ETH Zurich.
Europa 28/10/2015
R. Checa: Czech potato producers reimbursed for losses
Agriculture Minister Marian Jurečka says potato producers will be reimbursed for losses of more than 30% in 2015.
Europa 28/10/2015
Generalidades: Researchers turn potato byproducts into eco-friendly plastic films
Using potato peels and culls considered waste by Alberta’s potato-processing industry, University of Alberta researchers have created a starch-based bioactive film that is both eco-friendly and rich in antioxidants.
Europa 28/10/2015