Sweet potatoes: World trade is no longer growing, but Dutch imports and exports are still growing strongly

Published 2022년 12월 13일

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The Netherlands is the world's largest importer of sweet potatoes, with nearly 180,000 tons imported last year, primarily for re-export. The United States is the leading exporter, followed by the Netherlands and Egypt. The Netherlands is also the main importer of sweet potatoes from the United States and Egypt, with trade growing annually. The majority of trade is in fresh sweet potatoes, with China being the main supplier for frozen sweet potatoes. The United Kingdom also imports significant amounts of sweet potatoes, mainly from non-EU countries like Egypt and South Africa, with a decrease in imports from the EU, including the United States, after Brexit.

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The world trade in sweet potatoes has been stable to declining for a number of years. This applies to exports from the United States as well as from other countries. However, it certainly does not apply to the import (and re-export) of the Netherlands. It just keeps growing. In the past year, almost 180,000 tons were imported into the Netherlands. This made the Netherlands by far the most important import country worldwide. In 2017, the 100,000 ton mark was passed for the first time. The Netherlands is important for importing sweet potatoes into the European market. The vast majority of imports, 150,000 tonnes last year, were destined for re-export. World trade consists almost exclusively of fresh products. In addition, frozen sweet potatoes are still traded. China is the most important supplier of this product internationally. The United States still dominant, but exports fallingOn the list of export countries, the Netherlands comes in second place after the United States. The ...

Source: AGF