Trade and marketing

March 11, 2020 | Articles

Closed potato market in Norway keeps the local potato chain afloat

Despite the fact that Norway is only a trading country for European potato traders under special conditions, the European potato trade organisation Europatat organised its annual conference in this vast country. After the congress and a tour of a number of potato areas, it can be concluded that an open international market would mean the…

March 11, 2020 | Articles

Record 2020 EU-5 plantings expected

Growers in the five key western European potato countries are expected to increase their plantings this year, which raises the risk of over-production if growing conditions are good, writes Cedric Porter.

November 20, 2019 | Articles

Price formation

People take it for granted that potatoes are always available, everywhere. However, there’s a whole world hidden behind the potato. On the supply side, a lot is going on with regard to potato varieties and storage techniques, big data, robotisation, the income development of the growers and so on.

October 16, 2019 | Articles

Jan-Willem Grievink, FoodService Institute: Whoever wins the battle for the stomach, will prosper in the food sector

During the annual meeting of the Dutch Potato Organisation (NAO), the guest speaker was enthusiastically inspiring with a motivational presentation. Under the title ‘The new battle for the stomach’ director Jan-Willem Grievink of the FoodService Institute (FSIN) shared his vision on strategic changes in the food sector with members and guests. ‘The battle for the…

October 10, 2019 | Articles

The heat is on

Weather has dominated the potato market over the last two years and is becoming increasingly important to the fortunes of growers.

June 12, 2019 | Articles

Lower potato prices kept 2018 trade growth in check, but new records expected in 2019

Unique analysis by World Potato Markets show that the trade in potato products continue to grow.