EU accounted for 97% of total British potato exports in March

Published 2021년 5월 25일

Tridge summary

The HMRC has released data showing an increase in the export and import of potatoes and processed potato products in the UK until the end of March 2021, compared to the previous month. Exports of ware potatoes and processed products, including canned potatoes, frozen and dried potato products, and industrial potatoes, saw an increase. However, the export of seed potatoes decreased due to restrictions on exporting to the EU. Imports of consumer potatoes and processed potato products also increased, but the import of seed potatoes decreased. These figures show a mixed performance against the five-year averages.

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Original content

The HMRC has published the potato export figures up to the end of March. These figures show that both the exports of ware potatoes and processed potato products have increased compared to February 2021. The imports of potatoes and processed potato products also increased. The import and export of seed potatoes, on the other hand, decreased. Export Total exports (EU and other markets) amounted to 11,400 tons in March, bringing the seasonal total for 2020/21 to 114,400 tons so far. For the export of ware potatoes, this is 23,300 tonnes below the average of the past five years (2015/16 - 2019/20). The EU accounted for 97% of total ware potato exports in March. Exports grew by 19% in this month compared to February, but despite this, average exports to the EU are lagging behind those during the transition period (July-December). The main export destinations for potatoes remained Ireland, Spain and Belgium (in order of numbers). Exports to Ireland increased markedly this month, at ...

Source: AGF