Netherlands: Processing of domestic potatoes decreases 11%

From July 2023 to January 2024, a total of 1.27 million tons of Dutch potatoes were processed. This quantity is 160,000 tonnes smaller than in the same period last year. Last year, Dutch factories were more dependent on home-grown potatoes, because the harvests in Belgium, France and Germany were disappointing. This year the situation is reversed, although the wet weather has meant that relatively many potatoes have remained in the ground in Belgium. More imported potatoes The flow of imported potatoes increased by 8% to 950,000 tons in the first seven months of this season. The share of imported potatoes in total processing is therefore 43%. In the same period last year that was 38%. In January, a total of 321,600 tons of potatoes were processed in the Netherlands. Of this, 146,300 tons of pre-fried products such as fries were made and 27,800 tons of other products. This equates to a yield of 1.8 kilos of potatoes per 1 kilo of end product. As in previous months, the processing ...