Potato news archive – Page 140
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Floods cause severe disruption to potato lifting
Potato picking has been badly hampered by flooding in areas such as Yorkshire. By last Friday, just 71 per cent of the national crop was out of the ground.
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New sales format heads for Midlands
Following a successful roll-out in Bristol in April this year, the UK branch of Israeli exporter, Agrexco is extending its revised market sales structure to Birmingham.
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Produce supplies weather storms
The storms and floods that have ravaged the UK during the last week have affected significant volumes of fresh produce.
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Agrico links up with Pseedco
A tough time for the Scottish seed potato industry has prompted an alliance between two well known names.
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BPC pledge to disgruntled levy payers
After complaints that the British Potato Council was ignoring the needs of its wholesaler and potato merchant levy payers, the organisation is planning to attract more participation in this year's maincrop campaign.
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Scots declared Brown Rot free
Scotland's valuable potato and potato seed crops have been found to be free of Brown Rot despite the discovery in Scotland of bacteria which causes the disease.
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BPC invests in purchasing research
The British Potato Council is to undertake major research into the potato-purchasing habits of consumers.
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Greenvale makes ES Black purchase
Potato supplier Greenvale AP acquires all issued share capital of ES Black Holdings Ltd of Duns in Berwickshire, Scotland.
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Greenvale AP seals global deal
One of the UK's leading potato and potato-seed suppliers has signed a new exclusive varietal development agreement.
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BPC focuses on storage quality
The British Potato Council is organising a series of workshops next month looking at improvements growers can make on storage and frying quality.
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Lean and mean
Effective use of capital is key to produce industry growth, says a new report.
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BPC urges independent retailers to join campaign
Independent retailers are being encouraged to work alongside supermarkets to support the British Potato Council's national promotional campaign.
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BPC takes to the road
To mark the launch of the UK new potato season, the British Potato Council is undertaking its largest ever new potato promotional campaign.
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Consumers seek out UK new potatoes
According to research carried out by the British Potato Council published last week, consumers in the UK love to buy locally grown new potatoes and actively seek them out.
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Potato sales benefit from promo boost
Sales of potatoes at the major multiples recorded a large increase during the British Potato Council's National Chip Week 2000 in February.
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Greenvale AP wins IIP first in Scotland
Potato specialist Greenvale AP aims to achieve the Investors in People standard nation-wide.
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NZ growers face tough times
Some New Zealand top fruit growers are calling it a day and selling land for grape-growing instead while the onion and potato sectors face their own struggle.
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Port of Ipswich provides potato outlet.
The Port of Ipswich has begun to be used as an outlet for potato exports to the Canary Islands.
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BPC's 'Easy Life with Potatoes'
In a further bid to highlight the versatility of the humble spud, the British Potato Council has published a booklet offering creative new ways of cooking using the potato.