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HZPC is recognised as a world leader in the marketing of her varieties. HZPC's seed potatoes are exported to more than 70 countries. As a breeder and a supplier of seed potatoes, HZPC is positioned at the start of the potato chain. Therefore we attach great value in understanding the specific needs of the different players throughout the entire chain.

 

Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Oregon, Washington try out new potato varieties
The Portland-based Oregon Potato Commission has committed an extra $60,000 this year in funding for the potato variety development program at Oregon State University, said Bill Brewer, the commission’s executive director. Among those new varieties Brewer is most excited about is the AmaRosa, a red-skin/red-flesh variety the commission showed off to chefs at specialty cooking events in 2009.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Champ d�gag� en France pour la pomme de terre OGM
La culture d'Amflora, premier OGM autorisé par la Commission européenne depuis 12 ans, ne présente pas de risque notable, selon le Haut conseil des biotechnologies, mais son utilité économique est "limitée".
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Febo verhoogt patatprijs niet
De koers van de fritesaardappel is op de termijnmarkt twee keer zo hoog als een jaar geleden. Daarmee is niet gezegd dat de zak patat een exclusief gerecht wordt. Directeur Dennis Borst van de snackbarketen Febo verzekert dat hij de prijs volgend jaar niet verhoogt.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Potatoes spark political food fight in U.S.
The USDA has taken the potato off its list of approved foods for the Women, Infants and Children Program, a decision that has outraged the potato industry and politicians from potato-growing states. Nutritionists are also concerned. WIC, which stands for Women, Infants, and Children, is a supplemental food program intended to help meet the nutritional needs of families with young children. Not included is the “white” potato.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Heladas 'queman' plantas de papa en la zona andina
Las bajas temperaturas también afectan a sectores productores del departamento. En los municipios de Arque y Bolívar, en la zona Andina de Cochabamba, las heladas dañaron los cultivos de papa.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Frito-Lay launches mobile greenhouse tour
Lay's, a leading brand from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, unveiled a mobile greenhouse designed to bring a rural farm experience to the center of metropolitan areas across the country. The six-city "Lay's Mobile Farm" tour kicks-off in New York City's iconic Times Square and will then travel to five other major cities: Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas. The campaign marks another phase of the brand's strategy to celebrate the people and communities across the country that produce its line of potato chips.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Prince Edward Island Potato Board courts Algerian industry leaders
The P.E.I. Potato Board is wooing an old friend in an effort to create new business opportunities for Island farmers. The board is hosting a delegation of industry leaders from Algeria. The Algerian delegation is in the province now.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Patatje wordt duurder door slechte aardappeloogst
De prijs van patat gaat de komende tijd omhoog door een slechte aardappeloogst. Dat zei directeur van de Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie René van Diepen dinsdagochtend op Radio 1.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
British potato vodka targets lucrative U.S. market
William Chase, owner of the only premium potato-based vodka distillery in Britain, plans to take on much larger, mass-produced luxury brands in the U.S. market, Chase told Reuters. Unlike all large-scale vodka producers, Chase Distillery grows, mashes and distils its own potatoes on the founder's 400 acre family farm in the heart of the English countryside before bottling the spirit on site.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Kartoffeln: Chancen auf ausreichende Ernte schwinden
Mit jedem Hitzetag sinkt die Hoffnung der Landwirte eine ausreichende Kartoffelernte in diesem Jahr einzufahren. Auch die regionalen Niederschläge führten in dieser Woche zu keiner Entspannung am Kartoffelmarkt, da die Hauptanbaugebiete in Niedersachsen und Bayern, aber auch der Nordosten Deutschlands, erneut so gut wie leer ausgingen.
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