China: Potatoes and Potato Products Annual
China’s MY2014/15 fresh potato production is estimated at 101 million metric tons, a 5 percent increase from MY2013/14. This increase is largely attributed to an expanding crop area. Additionally, Post forecasts MY2014/15 potato starch production at 360,000 MT, up 20 percent from 300,000 MT in MY2013/14. As a result of China’s increased domestic potato production, Post forecasts imports of frozen French fries to decrease 5 percent in MY2014/15 to 128,000 metric tons.
