Overview global sweet potato market

While sweet potatoes are becoming an increasingly popular commodity in many countries, some markets have struggled to make a profit from their crops this year due to rising costs of cultivation, the effect of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and labor shortages. In the Netherlands, importers believe that prices have to rise to make the sale worthwhile. South African growers are also experiencing the consequences of rising cultivation costs and North American growers are complaining about an oversupply on their market, while home-grown sweet potatoes are becoming increasingly popular in the Netherlands and Germany. The Netherlands: "Sweet potato yields must increase to cover costs" Cost increases make it a difficult year for sweet potatoes, regardless of the country of origin, says a Dutch importer of North American sweet potatoes. "It is therefore difficult to grow cost-effectively for every sweet potato grower. In addition, the quality of this season is not the best we have seen and ...