EU forecasts a significant reduction in potato areas

Due to a significant surplus in the 2025/26 season and low demand for available production, European producers are forced to reduce their plantings for next year. The NEPG association is calling on farmers in France, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium to seriously review their planting plans to restore the balance between supply and demand. This is reported by Mintec by Expana.

“A 10% drop in area and average yield would balance the market, but we have never seen such a decline before,” the World Potato Markets report notes.

Some market participants believe that a 15-20% reduction in area is necessary to stabilize the situation, although the realistic forecast is currently only 5%. The situation is complicated by a drop in frozen French fries exports to Saudi Arabia, where European products are being displaced by cheaper imports from India.

Experts warn that without sufficient acreage reduction, the market will be lost again next season.

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