South Africa: No shortage of French fries after ‘anti-dumping’ ruling, sufficient supply of fresh potatoes

게시됨 2023년 1월 19일

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The South African potato industry has reassured the public that it will be able to meet the country's demand for French fries, despite heavy anti-dumping duties imposed on Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands last year. Acting marketing manager of Potatoes SA, Jaco Koekemoer, confirmed that South Africa has a sufficient supply of fresh potatoes and is capable of meeting the demand for frozen chip manufacturing. However, the industry faces challenges such as load shedding and the availability of cheap imports.

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The local potato industry has assured South Africans that it would be able to meet local demand for French fries after heavy “anti-dumping” duties were imposed by the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) in July last year on Belgium, German and Dutch suppliers. As Kristin Engel reports for IOL, when the duties were announced there was concern that South Africans could face a severe shortage of French fries as it curbed imports from its usual European frozen chips markets. But Potatoes SA acting marketing manager, Jaco Koekemoer, said the country has a sufficient supply of fresh potatoes, with forecasts looking promising over the next 12 months. Koekemoer said: “There is ample produce to meet frozen chip manufacturing demand, and satisfy customer and retail appetites. What’s more, there are 16 potato production regions across South Africa, and a continuous supply of ...

출처: Potatonewstoday