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News
Below is a short list of some of the latest news stories. The latest news headlines can be found here.
Hot weather shrinks size of German fries
British children dig up earlies in Potato Council's growing project
Best potato harvest in the north of Finland
Cape Cod Potato Chips merger planned
US potato industry prepares for 2011
Potato harvest in Iceland never been better
Frito-Lay revenue, profit up
Aussie potato industry gets 'back to basics'
Heat and saline resistant potato varieties reach commercial stage
Two lawsuits filed against potato growers
Prince Edward Island potato crop ahead of schedule
Potential for damage between potato harvester and trailer often understated
Britain's largest coldstore opened for potato processor
Canadian 2010 potato acreage down
Potato roguing protects growers from losses, says expert
Burner upgrade at Simplot plant benefits performance, energy
Consumer demand spurring spuds' green marketing
Rose grain aphid blamed for virus spread in Scottish potato crops
US woes slash sales of Manitoba potatoes
Potato acreage in North-Western Europe expected to stay the same
Fast food chains reduce fats
British growers assured that govt cuts won’t stretch to levy funding
Drought causes much lower potato yields in Belgium
British growers urged to join environment campaign
Potato contracts hearing winds up on Prince Edward Island
Potato Council recommends blight vigilance
Badger State growers split on demand for organic, Healthy Grown program
Potato late blight confirmed in Wisconsin
Vietnam allows US potato imports
The 'greening' of potatoes: Sustainability takes hold in the US
RDO buys Ryan Potato of East Grand Forks
Late blight confirmed in four North Dakota counties
McCain UK kicks off £1m kids' sports drive
Global Initiative on Late Blight started Twitter account
Fiji looks for potato solution
'Talking head' promotes specialty potatoes
WSU potato study finds organic is more productive
Idaho potato acreage lowest since 1980
Heat and saline resistant potato varieties reach commercial stage
Don't plant imported seed potatoes, Norfolk farmers warned
Late blight developments in Canada
Muted response over virus threat to Scotland's potatoes
US potato industry works at ways to build foodservice sales
Idaho potato grower caters to foreign tastes
US researchers urge action on blight
Task force created to help ensure market acceptability of new potatoes in the US
Potato plantings forecast to hit five-year low in Britain
Plant Management Network launches focus on potato resource, webcasts
Late blight confirmed in Manitoba potatoes
Potato area in Northwest Europe unchanged
Early appearance of late blight and downy mildew in Ohio
Scottish potato industry 'at risk' after latest outbreak of disease
Dry weather increases alternaria risk in British potatoes
Further decrease in Polish potato prices
Potato blight confirmed in North Dakota
Frito-Lay Expands Portfolio With New Lower Sodium Varieties of Top Selling Snacks
Antitrust lawsuit filed against potato groups
Exporters will supply less potatoes on Russia's market
McDonald's faces yet another health-related trial
Chase Vodka owner saves Potato Council website from closure
Once again, Idaho senators push for potatoes
Tasmanian potato growers ask Simplot for 4pc price hike
Door opens for U.S. fresh potatoes in Vietnam
2010 Australian Potato Industry Conference: Modern potato farming under the spotlight
Rising aphid numbers increase risk for Britain's potatoes
‘JK can become hub of potato seed tubers’
FPC boss says more public debate needed over genetically modified produ
Potatoes being planted in Fiji - 40 years later
Press Releases
The latest press releases published on Global Potato News can be
accessed from here.
Sutton Bridge Storage Event targets long term energy savings and sustainability
New menace to the UK Potato industry – Zombie companies
Ediburgh, Scotland site of 2012 World Potato Congress
Potato Commission elects new leadership
Syngenta Accepts Student Scholarship Applications in Potato-Growing Areas
Scottish potato growers to quiz experts on money saving strategies
Dundee potato event to focus on bio-security
Quick crop desiccation sets tuber size
Trends
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McDonald's faces yet another health-related trial
Fresh Produce Consortium boss wants more debate on GMO's
German potato growers shifting towards more processing contracts
Blight control: British potato growers urged to take resistance management serious
Potato consumer perceptions still improving, says USPB
McCain cutting back on shifts in North America
News in German
Hitze setzt Kartoffeln zu - Pommes Frites werden kürzer
Kartoffel-Futures erreichen neuen Höchststand
Kartoffeln Österreich: Preis stabil bis rückläufig
Kartoffeln: Landwirte bangen um ihre Ernte
Hitze lässt Kartoffelpreise steigen
Hitze: Kartoffeln und Silomais kurz vor dem Totalausfall
Aktueller Rat zum Pflanzenschutz: Kartoffeln
News in Dutch
'Vroege aardappelen blijven goed aan de prijs'
'Exportkar' getrokken door Rusland
Weer minder aardappelen verwacht in Polen
Informatie is hot in snel stijgende markt
Aanhoudende droogte: Belgische telers vrezen catastrofe
Beregenen niet voldoende - Vooral vroege aardappel leidt onder hitte
Aviko: prijsdruk aardappel door concurrentie
FTNON Productielijnen voor aardappelspecialiteiten
Overeenkomst voor licentiepootgoed in Tsjechië
Droogte treft fritesaardappelen in de vroege teeltgebieden in Duitsland
België: Thuisverbruik aardappelen gedaald naar 36,4 kilo per persoon
News in Spanish
Gobierno aprueba el programa de control de nematodos del quiste de la papa
Se empiezan a sentir los efectos del invierno en los precios de alimentos
Alerta por posible plaga que ataca cultivos de papa
México: Identifican organismos dañinos en cultivo de papa
Director del INIA España aconseja no proteger de las plagas a las Islas Canarias con una barrera única
