date:Nov 08, 2017
f fresh potatoes has been changing over the years, shifting from fresh table potatoes to processed potato products (see Chart 1). Demand for processing potatoes (particularly chipping potatoes) has been increasing, while demand for table potatoes and potato starch has been on a continuous decline since 2012.
However, reduced production and supply shortages decreased the consumption of each category in MY 2016/17. Consumption of table potatoes fell 9 percent, in part because market prices were