The price of potatoes in France has no reason to fall according to producers

Will potatoes soon be cheaper? In the opinion of producers, it is not yet time for a drop in potato prices. “No, I say it clearly: it has no reason to decrease,” declared this Monday morning the president of the National Union of Potato Producers (UNPT), Geoffrey d’Évry, on the set of BFMTV . According to INSEE data, a kilo of potatoes sold for 1.93 euros on average in January 2024 in supermarkets in mainland France, compared to 1.55 euros in January 2022, an increase of 24% in two years. . “We must strengthen” potato production, “which is a production at risk,” indicated Geoffrey d’Évry. Very dependent on climatic hazards, the potato has suffered several difficult episodes in recent years. After a catastrophic drought in 2022, where production had never been so low in twenty years, rain arrived the following year and flooded the fields. However, with climate change, these events are likely to repeat themselves, causing significant losses for producers who will have to adapt to ...