French-fry potatoes

August 18, 2023 | News

Nedato puts full focus on French-fry potatoes

On 6 and 7 September 2023, the entire potato chain will come together during PotatoEurope 2023 in Belgium. In the NAO-Netherlands pavilion, Nedato presents the company’s full focus on growing and trading french fries potatoes. In addition, Nedato wants to be a partner for parties in the potato chain.

July 28, 2023 | News

Farm Frites Poland Dwa’s 30th anniversary conference reflects on past, present and future

Farm Frites Poland Dwa celebrated its 30^th anniversary by organizing a conference called “1993-2023-2053. Past-Present-Future of agriculture in Poland” at the end of June. Representatives of the local government, universities, suppliers, clients, and other stakeholders who have been accompanying the company in its development for three decades gathered for this special occasion.

June 20, 2023 | Articles

Where is the limit?

The bear, the French-fry market, has woken from hibernation after the corona pandemic. The processing figures are back to their previous levels or are even higher now. Every day, around 1500 hoppers loaded with potatoes are transported to the factories in Northwest Europe.

March 21, 2023 | News

Consortium offers Kenyan potato farmers access to inputs, finance and markets

Potato farmers in Kenya’s Nyandarua county will benefit from the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by a consortium supporting the local potato supply chain, AgricoPSA reports. The producer of Kenyan certified seed potatoes declares the signing of the MoU in Nyandarua county earlier this month as an important milestone in establishing the…

September 27, 2022 | Articles

Focus on achieving the highest possible quality

On the Roebroek family farm in Beek in the province of Limburg, nothing is left to chance. From the preparations for the new crop to the moment when the last stored potato leaves the storehouse, the focus is on achieving the highest possible quality. Every choice from cultivation to storage also involves a critical look at…

October 16, 2019 | Articles

There is still plenty of room for new French-fry varieties

At the beginning of November, the European potato breeding companies and seed potato trading companies operating in the Netherlands presented their latest promising numbers and varieties again for their mostly global customer base. The largest percentage of these is destined for the French-fry market and all participants at the variety presentation days expect to have…