Potato industry in the Netherlands recovers from corona dip

Published Feb 9, 2022

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In December 2021, Dutch potato processors, including those producing French fries, used over 323,000 tons of potatoes, resulting in 172,000 tons of finished product. Nearly 48 percent of the potatoes used were imported. Compared to the previous month, there was a slight increase in processing volume, recovering from a dip in 2020 due to the pandemic. The total processing volume for 2021 was 3.8 million tons, approaching the 2019 levels but still not reaching the peak years of 2017 and 2018, when over 4 million tons of potatoes were processed.

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The French fries manufacturers and other potato processors used more than 323,000 tons of potatoes in December 2021. Ultimately, 172,000 tons of end product were made of this. It is remarkable that no less than 47.8 percent of the processed volume comes from potatoes that are supplied from abroad. In December last year, 293,000 tons of potatoes were processed. At that time the share from imports was 38 percent. Processing figures from the Dutch Potato Organization (NAO) and the Association for the Potato Processing Industry (Vavi) show that the processors have recovered from the severe corona dip in 2020. Last year a processing volume of 3.39 million tons was achieved. The 3.8 million tons of 2021 is almost the same as the processing level in 2019. Volume still lags behind peak years What is striking about last year's processing ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst