Industry News
Industry News
February 19, 2020
The National Potato Council (NPC) announced that Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (MAFF) informed USDA that U.S. chipping potatoes will be allowed to enter year-round, starting Feb. 14,…
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Industry News
February 19, 2020
Potato stocks in Idaho on February 1, 2020 totaled 73.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 57.9 million cwt. February 1 potato stocks in Oregon totaled…
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Industry News, Podcast
February 18, 2020
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Industry News, Market Report
February 18, 2020
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Major French fry producing countries shipped 6.572 billion pounds of French fries to countries outside of their local trading zones…
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Industry News
February 17, 2020
Key players in the U.S. and Canadian potato industries announced at Potato Expo the creation of a new organization dedicated to sustainability in the potato sector, the Potato Sustainability Alliance….
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Industry News
February 12, 2020
On February 20 at 9 a.m. EST, the World Potato Congress (WPC) will have a second webinar featuring Hein Kruyt, CEO of Solynta. The webinar is titled “What’s All This…
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Industry News
February 10, 2020
The famous potato and the famous football player both of whom hail from Idaho, have teamed up to create a four-month long social media campaign that engages fans during the…
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Industry News, Products
February 6, 2020
New technology pairs with smartphones, laptops to produce results Foodborne illness hits about one in six people in the United States every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that…
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Diseases and Pests, Industry News
February 5, 2020
BioSafe Systems has announced that OxiDate 5.0, a bactericide/fungicide, has been approved in California. With this approval, BioSafe Systems can now manufacture, deliver and sell the product in California. OxiDate…
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Industry News
February 4, 2020
Story by Bill Schaefer & Dave Alexander The blast of arctic air that resulted in three nights of a hard freeze beginning on Oct. 9 was the proverbial…
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