The lack of seed potatoes in the Netherlands puts exports at a disadvantage

A smaller area of seed potatoes in 2023 is the main cause of the lower export figure. Partly due to the significant increase in contract prices for French fries potatoes, the cultivation of seed potatoes in the Netherlands decreased by around 2,500 hectares last year to a total of less than 39,000 hectares. Read more below the graph Seed potato exports are lagging behind by about 15% This season, seed potato exports remain at 282,584 tons as of December 31. That is 100,000 tons less than exports in the same period a year ago. That was a record amount at the time. But current exports are also about 15% behind the five-year average. For the time being, the total export can be compared with the sales of the harvest in the extremely dry year of 2018. At the end of December, the counter was just under 280,000 tons. Exports to Africa are almost a third smaller The biggest differences compared to last year are in sales to Asia and Africa. Exports to Africa are almost a third smaller than ...