France: Potato producers challenge starch manufacturers about their falling prices

The UNPT (potato producers) called on the starch producers on May 18, 2021 in a press release, on "the decrease in the elements of remuneration" of the 2021 harvest. The down payment prices mark a decline of 8 to 10% , she told Agra Presse. "At this level of remuneration, production costs cannot be covered even though the industry has undergone extremely difficult campaigns over the past three years, characterized by limited yields," according to UNPT. The producers call on the two manufacturers concerned to "do everything in their power to enhance the attractiveness of starch for the current campaign and future years". "While investments have been made for many years, particularly in research, and in terms of the development of promising new varieties that meet ...