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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.
Rising aphid numbers increase risk for Britain's potatoes
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
‘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
Syngenta launch on-line Specialist Crops Community
Bacterial disease Dickeya found in newly-planted Scottish ware potatoes
HZPC growers' final price for seed potatoes higher than expected
China invests in Belarussian technology to develop virus free potato seed
Kids dig in to learn about vegetables with McCain School Veggie Patches
WSU research group hosts local potato day
Syngenta UK launched alternaria forecasting system
German potato growers opt for processing contracts
Huge potential for potato production in Namibia
Canadian scientist looks south for answers to spud issues close to home
No progress made with lifting Mexican tariff on US frozen potato imports
Sri Lanka back to producing seed potato
Manitoba issues advisory about fungus found in retail tomato plants
Washington Potato Commission providing scholarships for irrigation tech training
Market analyst expects Canadian potato acreage to go down by 4 percent
Blight control: British potato growers urged to take resistance management serious
New tri-state processing spuds show promise
Tri-state spud group slashes licensing fees
New Syngenta fungicide said to have dual action against potato diseases
GMO potatoes: 'European farmers being isolated in the new growing revolution'
Buoyant Pepsi to take contract farming to troubled Indian states
Potato consumer perceptions still improving, says USPB
Lidl supermarket stops selling Israeli potatoes
Major conference coup for Dundee
Leading British scientist's plea over GM technology
Jobs boost as QV buys Taypack's potato packing arm
McCain cutting back on Canadian factory's shifts
GM potato field tests begin at secret Norfolk location
Canadian-Panama free trade agreement to allow duti-free frozen potato access
Idaho lawmakers join lobby for inclusion of potatoes in nutrition program
Flooded fields frustrate farmers in southern Alberta
Cold spell reduces aphid risk for British potatoes
PepsiCo to recycle potato water
Idaho trade mission to China to promote potato products
Potato pest increases crop yield dramatically
Potatoes suffering from moisture in Canada's Manitoba province
Klamath potato farms plagued by pests
Fiji launches potato farming to reduce imports
Irving fighting early contract order on Prince Edward Island
End to Mexican tariffs cant come soon enough
Irish farmers warned of new aggressive potato blight
Potato in 'dirty dozen' vegetables with high pesticide residue
Hopes that potato disease in Scotland has been safely contained
McCain digs in on Australian cuts
McCain cutting back on shifts in North America
Dutch potatoes: a headache for Tunisian farmers
West Australian growers take AUSVEG 'hat trick'
Aussie potato growers fear factory closure
Belarussian govt to boost potato sector
Canadian chip company received tourism award
DNA testing to strengthen Australian potato industry
After ConAgra: The closing of a potato processing plant
China pins food-security hopes on the potato
US fresh potato exports to Mexico
Potatoes South Africa seeks tariff to stem frozen fry imports
US potato growers' pain is consumers' gain
8th World Potato Congress to be staged in Edinburgh
'Potato export from Israel to Europe could be reduced by 30%'
Canada's export of potato products down 11% in first quarter
Aussie scientists chip away at potato disease risks
Alert after Dutch potato disease found in Scotland
China Essence reported significant increase in revenue
Moth larvae saliva boosts spud yields
UK potato farmer's Chase Vodka named best in the world
Frito-Lay working to make healthier products
Chip maker Wise Foods said to be up for sale
Trials show yield and quality benefits for foliar treated potatoes
All systems go in fight against potato blight
Potato Council cuts? Impossible, says chair
Record volume in Finnish potato exports to St. Petersburg
Salazar gives boost to effort for gaining access for US fresh potatoes in Mexico
Sainsbury Lab forging ahead with late blight GMO trial
Scientists in Peru develop a plastic made from potato starch
PepsiCo ups investment in China by $2.5 billion
Northwest US growers urged to use late blight hotline
BlightCAST sees high risk for emerging British potatoes

Press Releases
The latest press releases published on Global Potato News can be
accessed from here.
Posie Packer launched new labelling machine
Potato growers must treat blight and Alternaria separately
Wild Potato Germplasm Holds Key to Disease Resistance
Potato Council introduces ten Potato Ambassadors
Nominations sought for prestigious potato industry award
Potato salad cuts the cancer risk from red meat
Small companies continue to struggle in the UK Potatoes industry
Europatat wants to strengthen voice of potato trade sector

Trends
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McCain digs in on Australian cuts
China pins food-security hopes on the potato
US potato growers' pain is consumers' gain
Congressman gives boost to effort for gaining access for US fresh potatoes in Mexico
North American process potato industry struggles

Articles
Scientists Clarify Origins of Potato Germplasm Neo-Tuberosum
Proceeding papers from the EuroBlight Workshop 2010 now online
GMO potato has some Swedes frowning
The History and Future of GM Potatoes
Pesticide Use in Sustainable Potato Production

News in German
Frankreich: Mehr Kartoffeln exportiert
Knollenfäule: Fortschritte in der Forschung
Mottenspucke lässt Kartoffeln wachsen
Frühkartoffelsaison in Nordrhein-Westfalen hat begonnen
Marktüberblick Kartoffel

News in Dutch
België: Thuisverbruik aardappelen gedaald naar 36,4 kilo per persoon
HZPC uitbetalingsprijs pootgoed aanmerkelijk hoger dan eerder verwacht
COGEM: Geen isolatieafstand nodig voor veldproef Avebe
Luxemburg verbiedt ggo-aardappel Amflora
Aardappelveiling in Sint Annaland: 'Vraag zal meegroeien met het aanbod'
Aardappelsalade bij barbecue verkleint kans op kanker
Spunta populairst bij pootgoedtelers
Aardappelsector werkt aan digitaal prijzeninformatiesysteem
Genetische bouwstenen voor resistente aardappelen voorradig
WUR wil in veldproeven resistentie tegen phytophthora testen
Duits seizoen vroege aardappelen later van start
Marktaandeel aardappelen binnen thuisverbruik relatief stabiel in België
Recordvolume Finse aardappelen naar St. Petersburg
Agrico lanceert nieuwe website
Situatie Oostenrijkse en Duitse aardappelmarkt
Koers HZPC-certificaat stijgt met 10%
Mogelijkheden voor Amflora in Nederland zijn beperkt

News in Spanish
Inyección de 61 millones para regular el mercado de la patata
PepsiCo adopta un sistema innovador para reducir su consumo de agua en Reino Unido
Descubrieron 500 toneladas de semillas de papa contaminadas
Científicos aclaran los orígenes del germoplasma de Neo-tuberosum de la papa
Los agricultores dicen que la 'tuta' del tomate ya ataca a los cultivos de papas en Canarias
En el bolso de mano, papas arrugadas con mojo
COAG asegura que la campaña de la patata ha comenzado con muy buenas perspectivas
Científicos peruanos crearon plástico ecológico a base de papa