News and Trends in the Potato Industry, from seed potato all the way to packaged or processed product on the retail shelf or prepared potato product served in the restaurant. Potato News from anywhere in the world. Within a century of its introduction to the Netherlands, in the 1600s, the potato had become one of the country's most important food crops. Today, the Netherlands ranks among the world's top 10 potato producers, with a harvest in 2007 of 7.2 million tonnes.
Vanmark, an industrial potato and produce processing equipment manufacturer and part of Grote Company, announced that parts for its machines will be stocked at Grote’s facility in The Netherlands to better serve EU (European Union) customers.