Industria: The Chips Market Looks Promising
The global potato chips market reached EUR26.5bn by the end of 2017, riding an average annual volume percent growth of 5.9% over the 2012-2017 period.
Europa 14/08/2018
EEUU: Monsanto ordered to pay $289 million in California Roundup cancer trial
Monsanto was found liable in a lawsuit and ordered to pay $289 million in damages to a man who alleged the company’s glyphosate-based weed-killers, including Roundup, caused him cancer.
Norte Am. 14/08/2018
Italia: Patate del Fucino, la qualità non manca
Da inizio agosto i pataticoltori dell’altopiano del Fucino (Abruzzo) hanno cominciato a scavare le varietà precoci. E i risultati dei primi saggi effettuati nei campi consentono di guardare alla nuova stagione in maniera positiva.
Europa 14/08/2018
EEUU: Heat wave in North America: Podcast on ‘keeping your potatoes happy and healthy during the summer heat’
Fertilizer company Yara North America recently launched a podcast initiative to provide growers with updated agronomic advice, production and market insights, and more.
Norte Am. 14/08/2018
EEUU: European Drought Threatens Harvests From Sweden to the Czech Republic
For farmers in central and northern Europe, this summer’s unusually high temperatures aren’t just uncomfortable, they are putting their harvests at risk, The Guardian reported Friday.
Norte Am. 14/08/2018
Kenia: 303 combines set new Guinness record in Winkler, Manitoba
That’s the new Guinness World Record for most combine harvesters working simultaneously in a field, following a successful record attempt in southern Manitoba on Saturday.
Africa 14/08/2018
EEUU: EPA is ordered to ban farm pesticide chlorpyrifos
A federal court on Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to ban a pesticide used widely in farming.
Norte Am. 14/08/2018
Escocia: Climate-resilient spuds in focus at Potatoes in Practice 2018
When the weather is warmer than 14-22˚C, tuber production is inhibited, reducing potato tuber production, with damaging consequences for both producer and consumer.
Europa 14/08/2018