Africa
Egypt: Frozen Potato Exports Reach $253 Million, 11th in the World
Egypt exported 238,000 tonnes of frozen prepared potatoes worth $253 million in 2025, up from $213 million in 2024, according to the Food Export Council.
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Asia
China: Inner Mongolia Frozen Fries Exports Rise 33.25% to 108,600 Tonnes in Eight Months
Inner Mongolia exported 108,600 tonnes of frozen fries in January–August 2026, worth 834 million yuan. Customs data show volume up 33.25% and value up 21.75% year on year.
Asia
China: Potato Starch Stocks Rise 52.56% Year on Year as New-Season Production Starts
China held about 514,000 tonnes of potato starch in mid-September, up 52.56% on last year. Prices for grade-one starch slipped as new-season processing began in the north.
Asia
China: A Heilongjiang Grower Reports Yields of About 45 t/ha and Sends Small Tubers to Starch Processing
A grower in Qiqihar, in north-east China, reports a yield of 6,000 jin per mu, or about 45 tonnes per hectare, on 210 mu of potatoes. Large tubers go to the fresh market, and small ones go…
Europe
France: Drought Forces Smaller Minimum Size for Fries Potatoes as Normandy Processor Loses Up to 40%
The French potato trade body has cut the minimum size for potatoes sold for processing into French fries from 50 mm to 45 mm for this season. In Calvados, a maker of crisps and fresh fries says…
Europe
Finland: Drought Leaves Åland With Smaller Crisp Potatoes, and Some Lots Show Rot
Growers on the Åland Islands report lower yields and unusually small potatoes after a dry summer. The local crisps factory, which needs about 30,000 tonnes a year, has found stem rot and tuber rot in some lots.
News
Kazakhstan’s Zhetisu Region Produces First-Ever Potato Crop Destined for Chips
The "Kendala" farm in Kokshetau district, Zhetisu region, has harvested Kazakhstan's first potato crop grown specifically for chip production. The variety "VR 808" was planted on 33 hectares, yielding 23–25 t/ha with a dry matter content of…
America
US: Court Lets Consumer Price-Fixing Case Against Four Frozen-Potato Makers Proceed
A federal court in Illinois has refused to dismiss most consumer claims that Lamb Weston, McCain, J.R. Simplot and Cavendish Farms coordinated prices for frozen potato products.
Europe
Belgium: Drought Exposes Heavy Reliance on Fontane as Researchers Say Robust Varieties Are Years Away
Fontane covers more than half of Belgium's potato area, yields are estimated 20% below average, and new varieties need at least five years of testing before processors list them.
Processing
Belgium: The Weekly Belgian Price Quotation for Processing Potatoes Returns, but There Are No Trades Outside Contracts Yet
The Belgian association of potato traders and processors will again publish prices for two varieties, Fontane and Challenger, every Friday at 8 a.m. In the first three weeks of the season, there were too few trades outside…
Products of processing of potatoes
Kyrgyzstan: Meijer’s Crisping Variety Lady Alicia Harvested as Central Asia Builds Chip Supply
Dutch breeder Meijer Potato shows a Lady Alicia harvest in Kyrgyzstan. It is one more sign that Central Asia is starting to grow potatoes specifically for crisp production.
Company
Poland: Starch Maker PEPEES Posts Wider Parent-Company Loss in H1 2026 on Low Potato Starch Prices
Preliminary results from Łomża-based PEPEES show the parent company swinging to an operating loss in the first half of 2026, which the board attributes mainly to the low market price of potato starch.