Kartoffeln Cockpit, 31.10.2014

Marketing year 2014/15 could bring new record

(AMI) Frits commodity is so cheap in Europe that the manufacturer of potato products have good opportunities to increase their sales to third country markets significantly this season. The competitors in North America, there is a huge production cost, which however is very modern facilities and a convenient location to ports in addition to the raw material costs. 2013/14 achieved third-country exports of frozen and par-baked products, mainly French fries, record amounts. Almost 800,000 t cash outflow from the ultimate origins of Belgium and Netherlands. 5 year earlier there were only 300,000 metric tons. The new year started with large amounts of export. From June to July 128,000 fins (previous year: 100,000) t from the two countries on the world market. Germany played with 10 k (prior year: 7,000) t while a much lesser role, the amount but sharply increased. Quantitatively most important determination for the countries Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in the first two months of the marketing year was again followed by Saudi Arabia (20,000 tons), Chile (8,500), Russia, Australia and the United Arab Emirates (25,000 t), Brazil. This is followed by Japan, Malaysia, Kuwait, and the Philippines. More was sold as good as anywhere.