December 16, 2025 | Articles

A shake-up in the world potato order

The rise of India and China as major exporters of processed potato products has upset the global market which was dominated by North American and European processors.

September 23, 2025 | Articles

World frozen fry trade under pressure

A drop in exports by the world’s largest frozen fry exporters resulted in a 5.8% drop in trade in May compared to May 2024 at 771 728 tonnes, according to the latest World Potato Markets Frozen Fry Index. That was almost 19 000 tonnes less than in April 2025. However, May sales were still 10.0% more…

June 18, 2025 | Articles

Another record set in 2024, but trade now under pressure

World potato trade reached record levels in 2024, but growth was a lot less spectacular than 2023 as demand and prices eased.

March 18, 2025 | Articles

A new record for potato production

Latest figures show the world is producing more potatoes than ever before, writes Cedric Porter, editor of World Potato Markets.

December 17, 2024 | Articles

China and India create a stir in the global potato market

China and India are causing waves in the global potato market as they increase their exports of potatoes and potato products.

October 08, 2024 | Articles

France is the new potato hotspot

After an eight-year absence, members of the European potato industry were very keen to return to France for the Potato Europe Show. More than 18°000 visitors attended the event in the north east of France, which is seeing a large increase in potato production. The exhibitor lines were almost three kilometres long and consisted of…

June 18, 2024 | Articles

Global potato & potato product trade reached new highs in 2023

The value of potato and product exports soared by 21.9% to €23.450 billion in 2023, driven by much higher prices. That value was 112.5% more than 10 years before in 2013. All categories posted an increase in value, with products leading the way. The largest category by value was frozen fries, which increased by 24.2%…

March 19, 2024 | Articles

World potato production reaches new highs

World potato production hit a new high in 2022, but that record may have been broken in 2023 despite another small European crop.

December 19, 2023 | Articles

The smallest EU crop since 2018?

The impact of the wet autumn on the European potato crop is not fully understood but it will have caused significant damage. At the beginning of December at least 10% of the EU-4 crop (Germany, France, Belgium and Netherlands) was still in the ground and potatoes that have been lifted have suffered higher than normal…

October 03, 2023 | Articles

Extra European potatoes will not cover

Ware production (maincrop and early consumption potatoes) in Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands is expected to be 1.3 million tonnes more than in 2022 at about 23 million tonnes, according to the NEPG group of organisations from the four countries. Despite that figure being similar to 2021, greater needs by processors and more disease…