News on Potato Starch from France

Significant increase of government support: Recognition of the strategic role of starch potato producers

November 03, 2024

Significant increase in government support for French starch potato producers

The UNPT welcomes the announcement by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, during the presentation of the new PSN (National Strategic Plan), of the update of the government support for the production of starch potatoes, increasing from €83/ha in 2024, to €173/ha in 2025-26

February 07, 2023

Starch potatoes: how does France quietly liquidate a sovereign agricultural sector?

Faced with the economic plunge in the potato starch sector, the UNPT calls on producers to mobilize on February 8 at the call of the FNSEA Grand Bassin Parisien to make their demands heard by the Government.

Context of the 2019 campaign, COVID-19 and consequences for the 2020 campaign

August 25, 2020

France: Pandemic brought uncertainty to potato markets; focus need to be on quality, says UNPT

Covid-19 has shaken up all predictions and profoundly changed the fundamentals of the 2019 campaign in France and the rest of Europe. On the French fresh market, it has meant a revival in terms of household consumption.

October 03, 2010

Frankrijk: Minder aardappelen (-12%), vooral minder zetmeelaardappelen (-29%).

De totale Franse aardappeloogst komt volgens de prognose van Agreste, het bureau voor Statistiek van het Franse Ministerie van Landbouw, uit op 6,3 miljoen ton.

September 07, 2010

Agreste: 2010 aardappeloogst Frankrijk 10% lager;weinig zetmeelaardappelen

Volgens de laatste schattingen van Agreste (het bureau statistiek van het Franse Landbouw Ministerie) komt de hoofdoogst (excl. zetmeelaardappelen) in Frankrijk uit op 4,7 miljoen ton aardappelen.