In France: Stop with these potatoes!

The French potato sector enters 2026 with an unusually categorical message from the National Union of Potato Producers (UNPT): it is time for reason, not for expansion. Agroecological map: Potatoes will hardly grow in Karlovo, vineyards in Sofia After an impressive but problematic 2025, the organization urges farmers to act responsibly, because: Production no longer means selling more. Record year with a disastrous end 2025 seemed like a historic success for potato production in France: However, behind these impressive numbers lies one of the worst market collapses in the sector. Already at the planning stage of the 2025 campaign, UNPT warned: excessive expansion of areas without following actual market demand is risky. The year confirmed these fears. A decline in exports of processed potato products, unexpected market collapses, frozen or postponed industrial investments, and an increase in production in other European countries were observed. The result: a saturated market that ...