Jan van Kempen (center) of the Potato Growers Committee of Aviko Potato had enough claims.

Nedato director Wim van de Ree is concerned about declining potato consumption. Previously, this decreased slowly, but in the last 2 years this has happened at a rapid pace.

Schaap Holland concluded a covenant with Aldi and Bionext at Potato Europe to only have robust, phytophthora-resistant varieties in the organic range by 2020. Schaap Holland director Hans Geling can use additional growers for this.

Gaby Stet of The Potato Company had completely dedicated his stand to the new potato Paris.

For Stet Holland director Peter Ton, it was the first fair where the new Stet company, including KWS Potato, made an appearance. It was continuously busy.

Jan Schreuder (left) lights up as director of Vereinigte Hagel Boerenbusinessexpert Niels van der Boom about the recent damage reports he received for the Broad Weather Insurance.

Jan Janse of the German Europlant has been at the head of the subsidiary in the Netherlands since 2010. He notices that the need for organic seed potatoes is increasing.

Agrico director Jan van Hoogen and Tom van der Meer, head of potato purchasing at Lambweston Meijer, catch up on the latest developments in potatoes.

Gerard de Geus of Royal ZAP took over Semagri at the beginning of 2017. He expects an increase in the starch area.

Visitors came not only from Europe, but also from the US and from the East.

Firma Wijtvliet (center) from Moerdijk is the winner of the PPA Group promotion among participants of the new potato pool. He won a Fendt for 200 hours, presented by Michel van Ooijen of PPA (r) and the Mechan Group. Wijtvliet will use the tractor for harvesting and plowing.

Edwin Burgers of DCA made the prediction at his 2017/2018 potato market seminar that free and co-delivery potatoes will not achieve the cost price, at least if everything is harvested.

This little boy ventures through the mud in his boots. It is not known whether he made it to the other side cleanly.

Photo report: PotatoEurope

Who were there and what did they have to say?

15 September 2017 - Redactie Boerenbusiness

There was a lot of discussion at Potato Europe on Thursday 14 September. Ultimately, the event in Emmeloord attracted about 10.000 visitors. Some of them were spotted by Boerenbusiness.

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Photo report: PotatoEurope

Who were there and what did they have to say?

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