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Thailand expected 120,854 tonnes of potatoes in 2025 from 40,455 rai, the Office of Agricultural Economics says. In the north, 85% of the potato area grows varieties for processing under contract.
Israel plants about 180,000 dunams (18,000 hectares) of potatoes a year and exported 169,407 tonnes in 2023, according to a sector plan of the Vegetable Growers Organization.
Reviews in Applied Sciences and earlier research show that potato fruit juice holds only 1–2% protein, but EU starch plants produce about 6 million cubic metres of it a year.
Avebe, a potato starch producer based in Veendam, has received an international award for developing a modified potato starch that dramatically speeds up the drying process of vegan sweets such as gummy candies. Traditional gelatin-based gummies rely…
McCain Foods ended price talks with Tasmanian growers and is asking for a $15 per tonne cut, TasFarmers says. Most Simplot growers signed contracts with an average 2.5% price cut on 15 September.
Belgian fry maker Agristo says a fourth line at Wielsbeke starts in November, fries production in India follows in 2027 and a US plant in 2029.
NAO data show Dutch exports of ware and industrial potatoes reached 108,172 t by 31 August, up from 85,526 t, led by Belgium and France, while imports fell.
International standards require ware potatoes to have cured skin, no abnormal moisture and at most 10% defects in Class I. Packs up to 5 kg may be limited to a 30 mm size spread.
Austria harvested 813,300 tonnes of potatoes in 2025, up 17%. But its supply balance shows self-sufficiency fell to 78% in 2023/24, and the 2026 crop is hit by drought.
Finland grew 546,000 tonnes of potatoes in 2025. In 2026 the area rose back above 20,000 hectares, driven by starch potatoes, and Luke expects more than 620 million kg.
Snack maker Mohammed Riaz & Partner has launched the Muscat Chips brand in Oman with a 300 kg per hour potato chip line from TNA Solutions, the companies say. A second line is already ordered.
Dutch fry potatoes are unusually small this year, according to a processor's crop monitoring and a farm weekly. The weekly price quotation for potatoes sold without a contract fell slightly on 28 September.
