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The potato store is becoming a strategic asset — and the industry can no longer afford to treat it as a dark box

Potato News Today argues that storage has quietly become one of the most consequential control points in the value chain, shaped by climate stress, the loss of CIPC, rising energy costs and the slow arrival of data-driven management.

potatoes.me Editorial Desk · Jul 11, 2026 · 3 min read

Processing & Manufacturing

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Potato Processing Enters a New Era: Why the Next Battle Will Be Won Before the Crop Reaches the Factory

Potato News Today's analysis argues that processing's biggest constraint is no longer factory technology but raw material quality, automation, sustainability accounting and where value is extracted across the whole chain.

Jul 10, 2026 · 3 min read

Processing & Manufacturing

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Global potato processing shifts toward efficiency as Asia expands capacity and Europe adapts

Rising labour and energy costs, plus climate-stressed crops, are pushing European processors toward automation and flexible lines even as China and India build new capacity, according to PotatoPro.

Jul 10, 2026 · 3 min read

Processing & Manufacturing

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The fry frontier: why global processors are circling African potatoes

Frozen-potato demand is surging past $67 billion worldwide, and processors like McCain are betting Africa's fry market will follow — if seed quality and cold storage can catch up first.

Jul 10, 2026 · 3 min read

Processing & Manufacturing

How One French Fry Variety Turned Gujarat Into India's Processing Potato Hub

A first-hand account of Santana's adoption in Gujarat traces how a single potato variety, paired with irrigation and storage investment, helped build India's French fry export industry from near-scratch.

Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min read