The Australian which is an important export market for New Zealand fry exports is growing at more than 10% a year, with annual shipments at 134 113 tonnes in the year ending March 2018 – the highest volume since the year ending September 2015. March imports were up 13.7% to 12 303 tonnes. The average…
New Zealand’s fry exports continue to reach new highs, with strong demand from Asian Pacific markets as well as established customer Australia. In February 5,905 tonnes were shipped, more than double the volume exported in February 2017, with annual sales up 28.0% to 75,911 tonnes, beating the highs seen in 2008 and 2009. The average…
Research, Development & Extension (RD&E) is one of the four themes driving Potatoes New Zealand Inc (PNZ)’s strategic plan. The other three being Markets, Quality and Industry Good initiatives. There are two parts of Potatoes New Zealand’s RD&E programme; Part A – on-farm productivity innovations, including plant breeding, and the development and extension activities on-farm to…
Alex Michel, Sarah Sinton and Steven Dellow, Plant & Food Research (PFR) Potato crops require high water supply and are often competing with other crops on the farm for irrigation through the summer months, when demand is high and supply can be limited. In the 2015-16 season, an experiment was run on a PFR experimental…
At the recent Potatoes NZ Grower Talks, Jen Linton (Research Manager for FAR) provided a high-level update on a selection of the current research projects… Research for the 2017/18 season is well underway with trials planted and research programmes half way through their investigation. Research is being undertaken with both processing and seed crops and in Canterbury,…
John Fletcher – Plant and Food Research offers his perspective on the importance of Potatoe virus S (PVS)… Potato virus S (PVS) is a virus causing very mild (often not visible) symptoms in a potato crop. Its effect on a crop may be enhanced with a co-infection (mixed infection) with other viruses such as Potato…
We are lucky enough to enjoy locally grown fresh potatoes year round in New Zealand, but there’s something extra special about new season potatoes! Potatoes NZ ran a November Means New Potatoes promotional campaign, promoting new potatoes as a premium seasonal product, whilst extoling the nutritional benefits of fresh potatoes. From the creation of four…
The inaugural Pest Management and Biosecurity Preparedness Workshop was held at Plant & Food Research in Lincoln in early November. Representatives from Eurogrow, Fruitfed, McCain Foods, SGS, Seed & Field Services, Southern Star Seeds, Talley’s and independent experts attended the workshop, which was brilliantly lead by Jessica Dohmen-Vereijssen and her team. Attendees undertook a number…
Strong demand for New Zealand fries in Australia and Thailand mean that September exports were at their highest monthly total since May 2015. During the month 7,197 tonnes were shipped, up 27.8%, with a 12.1% increase in annual exports to 64 462 tonnes, the highest annual total since the end of 2014. The average price…
On Saturday, 14 October Angela Meyer visited her local Pak ’n’ Save to purchase groceries. As she leant forward to grab her favourite pack of potato crisps there was a void; and in its place a sign which read “Due to a Nationwide Potato shortage, we will be having trouble stock Potato Chips. This will…
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