Economy

September 19, 2018 | Articles

European drought could have a ripple-effect around the world

The sustained summer drought in Northern Europe is having a major impact on potato supplies and prices in across the continent and beyond. Cedric Porter of World Potato Markets reports.

June 05, 2018 | Articles

First online international potato market launched

Bringing supply and demand in the international potato trade together in a digital way is what the experienced potato trader Àngel Muñoz of the Spanish potato trading company Agromar, part of Intersur, has in mind with his new independent digital trading platform Potato Market (www.potatomarket.com).

June 05, 2018 | Articles

Potato trade reaches new highs

World potato trade is at record levels according to special analysis by World Potato Markets for its annual market and trade review, writes Cedric Porter

February 27, 2018 | Articles

The fry’s the limit

With hamburgers, chicken, fish, flavoured or covered in ketchup or mayonnaise, fries are enjoyed around the world, but a surprisingly few countries make the product. Will that ever change, asks Cedric Porter, Managing Editor of World Potato Markets.

November 14, 2017 | Articles

EU fry exports at record levels

The world is demanding more and more potato products from the European Union, writes Cedric Porter, co-editor of World Potato Markets.

September 12, 2017 | Articles

World potato output tops 400 million tonnes and is heading for half

World potato production could reach 400 million tonnes for the first time this year and may reach 500 million tonnes within the next decade, says Cedric Porter, co-editor of World Potato Markets.