News on Potato Starch from Asia

According to the Chinese state press, the Ministry of Commerce has started to impose an anti-dumping tax on potato starch imported from the European Union since yesterday. Importers of potato starch are required to pay an anti-dumping tax of 17 to 35%....

South Korean corporation “Bistek” plans to build a potato starch manufacturing plant in Chuy oblast in Kyrgyzstan. Next to potato starch, the plant will also produces a range of secondary products, including protein and bioethanol. All products are in...

China fresh potato production in MY07/08 is forecast at 75.6 million tons, up 5 percent from the previous year as a result of growing consumer demand. Average fresh potato prices have risen 15 percent annually over the previous three years. Processed ...