The European sweet potato market features record import growth

Published Jul 8, 2021

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A recent report by IndexBox on the global sweet potato market reveals a notable growth trend in imports, with the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain seeing significant increases between 2018 and 2020. In 2020, global sweet potato imports rose by 6.9% to approximately 755K tonnes, reaching a record high, and are expected to continue growing. The report highlights the Netherlands and the UK as the leading importers, with the Netherlands becoming the largest sweet potato importer in 2020. The average import price remained relatively stable in 2020, with notable variations among importing countries.

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IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘World – Sweet Potato – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. Here is a summary of the report’s key findings. Sweet potato imports in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain are gaining momentum. From 2018 to 2020, imports to Germany increased by 20% and reached 47.4K tonnes. Over the same period, supplies to Spain tripled from 3.8K to 15.3K tonnes, while imports to the Netherlands rose by 44% and peaked at 174K tonnes. In 2020, the Netherlands overcame the UK and emerged as the top sweet potato importer. In 2020, approx. 755K tonnes of sweet potato were imported worldwide; picking up by 6.9% on 2019 figures. Over the period under review, imports saw a buoyant expansion. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2016 with an increase of 28% y-o-y (IndexBox estimates). Global imports peaked in 2020 and are expected to retain growth in the immediate term. Related Content: In value terms, sweet potato imports expanded ...

Source: Globaltrademag