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Ukraine's Potato Consumption Figure Was Off by Nearly Half

A joint KSE–UAVK research project finds Ukrainians eat roughly 68 kilograms of potatoes per person a year — less than half the 120–140 kg figure long cited across the industry, with implications for how the domestic market and processing potential get measured.

potatoes.me Editorial Desk · Jul 28, 2026 · 3 min read

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Chile's Potato Trade Gap Widens as Planted Area Shrinks

Chile's potato imports outran its exports by roughly 38 to 1 in the first half of 2026, even as wholesale prices jumped 44% year over year and the country's own planted area contracted.

Jul 28, 2026 · 3 min read

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Azerbaijan's Potato Exports Rise, But Unit Prices Slip

Azerbaijan's potato exports climbed 11.4% by volume in the first half of 2026, but the value gain lagged behind, pointing to a falling per-ton price even as shipments grew.

Jul 28, 2026 · 2 min read

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Spain's New Potato Symposium Bets on the Crop's Strategic Image as EU Output Slides

Spain's first-ever International Potato Symposium arrives as EU production keeps shrinking and the country's own acreage rebound remains outpaced by import dependency — a bid to rebrand potato as a strategic, food-security crop rather than a commodity in decline.

Jul 27, 2026 · 3 min read

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AnalysisChile's Wholesale Potato Prices Crash to a Five-Year Lowpotatoes.me Editorial Desk · Jul 12, 2026

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Kaliningrad's Potato Imports Near 1,500 Tons as Local Supply Gap Recurs

Kaliningrad has imported nearly 1,500 tons of potatoes from four countries since the start of 2026, a pattern that traces back to the 2025 season when local stock ran out in mid-April and retail prices spiked.

Jul 27, 2026 · 2 min read

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French Storage Potato Area Set to Drop 9.7% in 2026 After Record Year

French growers are pulling back sharply on storage potato plantings in 2026, cutting nearly 18,700 hectares after a record 2025 season — a correction driven by a supply/demand imbalance and broader economic instability, with processing-oriented regions absorbing most of the cut.

Jul 25, 2026 · 2 min read

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Dutch Seed Potatoes: Export Crop or Food Security Tool?

Dutch seed potatoes reach more than 80 countries and can quadruple yields for the farmers who plant them — reframing a familiar export complaint as a food security story.

Jul 12, 2026 · 2 min read

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USMCA Won't Get a 16-Year Extension — Annual Renewals Bring New Uncertainty for Potato Exports

The U.S., Mexico and Canada missed the July 1 deadline to lock in another 16-year term for USMCA. The pact now renews annually, and the National Potato Council says that shift injects uncertainty into trade with two of the industry's largest export markets.

Jul 12, 2026 · 3 min read

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National Potato Council Presses USDA to Re-Ban Fresh Potato Imports From Prince Edward Island

After a new Potato Wart detection in an unregulated PEI field, the National Potato Council and 13 state potato groups are asking USDA to reinstate an import ban, warning of risk to a $100 billion U.S. industry.

Jul 11, 2026 · 3 min read

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Kenya's Potato Sector Bets on Cooperative Unity to Fix Market Access Gaps

The National Potato Council of Kenya is backing a new national umbrella cooperative, Usawa, to consolidate smallholder bargaining power — but the reporting leaves open how aggregation and governance will actually work in practice.

Jul 11, 2026 · 3 min read

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Global potato outlook: second half of 2026 tests supply discipline, climate resilience, and processing demand

As the world's potato sector heads into the back half of 2026, Europe is trying to correct an oversupply hangover, North American processors are sending steadier demand signals, and new exporters are reshaping the frozen fry trade — all while fertilizer costs and heat stress loom over every region.

Jul 11, 2026 · 5 min read

Industry Analysis

Ukraine's Potato Consumption Figure Was Off by Nearly Half

Chile's Potato Trade Gap Widens as Planted Area Shrinks

Azerbaijan's Potato Exports Rise, But Unit Prices Slip

Spain's New Potato Symposium Bets on the Crop's Strategic Image as EU Output Slides

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Kaliningrad's Potato Imports Near 1,500 Tons as Local Supply Gap Recurs

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Dutch Seed Potatoes: Export Crop or Food Security Tool?

USMCA Won't Get a 16-Year Extension — Annual Renewals Bring New Uncertainty for Potato Exports

National Potato Council Presses USDA to Re-Ban Fresh Potato Imports From Prince Edward Island

Kenya's Potato Sector Bets on Cooperative Unity to Fix Market Access Gaps

Global potato outlook: second half of 2026 tests supply discipline, climate resilience, and processing demand