EU forecasts a significant reduction in potato areas

is reported by Mintec by Expana. “A 10% drop in area and average yield would balance the market, but we have never seen such a decline before,” the World Potato Markets report notes. Some market participants believe that a 15-20% reduction in area is necessary to stabilize the situation, although the realistic forecast is currently only 5%. The situation is complicated by a drop in frozen French fries exports to Saudi Arabia, where European products are ...