Processed Potatoes versus Fresh Market Potatoes.

The demand for potatoes is growing only slowly or is in decline in many developed nations. That is the net result of fewer potatoes consumed fresh on a per capita basis and more consumed in processed forms, mostly as chips or crisps but increasingly in other value added forms such as super-washed and micro-wave ready. In developing nations, consumption is growing per head for both fresh and processed but from a lower base.

 

Processed Potatoes versus Fresh Market Potatoes.

Value of the fresh and processed global potato market.
The volume of the global fresh and processed potato market in tonnes.

Global Potato Potencial

Potato's positive attributes - its high nutritional value and potential to boost incomes - have not received the attention they deserve from governments. The lack of established marketing channels, inadequate institutional support and infrastructure, and restrictive trade policies are impediments to commercialization of the sector. National and international stakeholders need to place potato higher on the development agenda.

The volume of the global fresh and processed potato market in tonnes.

Potato production Developing Countries versus Developed Countries.

As can be appreciated in the graph at the right the Developing Countries are today's major potato producers and importers and demand is shifting from Potatoes for the Fresh Market to the Processing industry. The Global Potato Consumption is changing from Fresh Potatoes to Processed Potatoes or better said Potatoes with an extra added value. For more on this shift please go to: International Year of the Potato 2008.

World Potato Production in million tonnes:

The 4 most important End Products of Processed Potatoes are:

POTATO STARCH POTATO FLAKES FRENCH FRIES POTATO CHIPS
Potato Starch.
Potato Flakes.
Frozen French Fries.
Potato Chips.

To Top of Page or Contact us

  Print Friendly to PDF¦ Contact Us ¦ SearchMe ¦ Links ¦ LinkExchange ¦ Sitemap