Colombian fry duties are latest sign of trade tension

This year’s Europatat Congress 2025 will take place in Lille, France, from 11 to 13 June. Organized by Europatat and the French potato trade-organisation Fedepom, this event gathers professionals from across the European potato industry, providing a key platform for discussion, knowledge exchange, and networking.

This month, the World Potato Congress will be held in Adelaide Australia.  This will be the 12th World Potato Congress event since the inception of the organization over 30 years ago, says Ellen Kouwenberg, Executive Director, World Potato Congress Inc.There are many benefits to attending the World Potato Congress. Networking opportunities build relationships and lead…

Today is an important day for the potato sector worldwide. On May 30 of this year, the first International Day of Potato will take place. In 2018, the World Potato Congress took the initiative for an International Day of Potato. Together with Peru and a number of other countries, this initiative for an annual potato…

The process of drying out potato puree to make flakes produces emissions in the form of steam. Until recently, this steam was still being released into the outside world through flues, wasting energy and polluting the landscape with visible and smellable emissions. With the introduction of the E²E SteamClosure those days are over, says the…