
Poland: Starch Maker PEPEES Posts Wider Parent-Company Loss in H1 2026 on Low Potato Starch Prices
The group result is flattered by a land revaluation while the starch business itself lost money
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The group result is flattered by a land revaluation while the starch business itself lost money

In a short-crop year, better grading means fewer marketable tubers lost to rejection or mis-sorting

Starch potatoes are being pulled into the fries chain, a sign of how tight processing raw material is

The first big fries-plant closure since the 2025 glut shows a major group now sees lasting overcapacity

Packing capacity, not field output, is often the bottleneck for Aroostook grower-packers

Optional TerraProtect ridges slow runoff and curb erosion on slopes

Farm grew from 50 hectares bought with two garages to a 350-hectare operation

Where the Rupert volume goes is the question the announcement does not answer

Volume is back before pricing power is - six quarters of it, and margins following

The extra year is not a setback for growers - it is the storage and seed window

One of the region’s largest potato producers grows potatoes on an eighth of its land

A wide varietal portfolio on a small northern farm as a way to hold steady growth

Belgian potato processor Agristo is making a major strategic bet on France with a €350 million investment in…

Crisps inside the burger, KFC flavour inside the crisps — both directions at once

5,000 m³ of peel a year becomes power for 600 homes, and the residue goes back to the field

A 10 million rouble autoclave on 3.5% leasing takes the farm into cooked packaged vegetables

Machine vision at 2 t/h and washing at 50–60 t/h with closed-loop water

Domestic varieties bred for chips, fries and flakes rather than the table

Seed from Vadinsky District ships to Rostov and Astrakhan regions

Russia, where the project is based, is 1.2% of the readership — Europe is 37.9%

A 22,000 m³ basin and holes every 30 cm — and it still will not be his best year

30 t/ha against 44 last year — same varieties, different weather, third season farming

200 boxes of his own crop, distributed through village welfare centres

From under 800 kg an acre to 550,000 acres worth 1.8 billion yuan

135 tonnes off 4.5 hectares in the trial dig — about 30 t/ha at the opening

Tripled his area in a year on Russian seed with reimbursed purchase costs

A variety that will not disintegrate in the fryer — bred to order, over several years

No cold storage meant seed lost viability between seasons — 2,000 tonnes now closes that gap

Aviko hosted its annual Potato Growers Committee (ATC) meeting this week, bringing together producers to evaluate the 2025…

Russian retail giant Magnit has acquired and modernized a warehouse complex in the Tambov Region for potato storage…

In the Wupeng greenhouse of the Dingxi Potato Research Institute in Gansu Province, a remarkable soilless cultivation technique…

In Concrémier, western Indre (France), farmer Guillaume de Carcouët has been cultivating potatoes for four years, bringing expertise…

A pilot project introducing the US-bred Atlantic potato variety in Nga My commune (Nghe An province, Vietnam) has…

On the island of Noirmoutier, off the coast of France, the famous early potato has been cultivated since…

At the 4th China International Supply Chain Expo (Chain Expo), McDonald’s China announced three strategic cooperation agreements that…

When people think of American potatoes, Idaho usually comes to mind first. However, Lay’s—one of the world’s largest…

On June 12, the “Yun Wuyi · Zheng Gaoshan” Zhenghe high-mountain potato brand launch and high-quality agricultural product…

The British early potato season is in full swing, with three coastal regions—Suffolk, Pembrokeshire, and Ayrshire—showcasing distinct approaches…

Perm-based company Simplex, founded in 2018 from scratch, has spent eight years developing technologically advanced and safe plant…

McCain Foods, one of the world’s largest producers of frozen potatoes, has announced a new partnership with the…

The Boguslavsky cooperative in Sol-Iletsk has nearly sold out its remaining last year’s potato harvest, with only 20…

Miratorg, one of Russia’s largest agricultural holdings, plans to launch its Grand Fries deep potato processing plant in…

In the village of Leka, a local agricultural enterprise has received a powerful new tractor, a modern potato…

In the village of Leka, located near Shatura, the installation of modern equipment at a local production facility…

The spring planting campaign is in full swing in Kazakhstan’s Taiynsha District. At the agricultural partnership “Astyq-Stem,” farmers…

American company Agri Spray Drones has entered the Canadian market for the first time and plans to expand…

PepsiCo and Fertiberia, Spain’s largest fertilizer producer, have entered into a long-term agreement to deploy high-tech green hydrogen-based…

The Little Potato Company, North America’s number one brand of little potatoes, has introduced a new dedicated division—The…

In Ningjin County, Dezhou City, a hub of agricultural innovation, Shandong Xuyuan Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. has been…

The Association of Peasant (Farm) Enterprises and Agricultural Cooperatives of Russia (AKKOR) has appealed to the Association of…