European Potato Markets MONTHLY

摘要

EU (p2): Shrinking margins in 2004; Price trends in line with ware, seed production; EU to raise trade pressure on Russia; Russia to lift ban on Dutch plant imports; Starch production refund introduced; Large volumes of imported earlies expected; Eurorecovery against dollar, yen; Potato skins help distinguish organic from conventional; UK biggest spenders on eating out; Germany (p9): Harvest weighing down EU market; Plantings cutback alone not sufficient; Early start to competition from imports; Regional reports; No shortage of certified seed; Seed exports relatively stable; No December boost for consumption; North-south consumption divide widening; Processed products take half of expenditure on potatoes; Price major criterion; QS seeks EurepGAP harmonisation; Netherlands (pl6): Very poor prices for unexceptional harvest; Premium for small processing grade; Small futures recovery; Processing usage slumps in December; Fry exports now stabilising; Ware trade deficit shrinking, export improvement; Seed exports well ahead of lastwear; Seed export certification slippage; Aviko Rixona -expands potato flake activities; Belgium (p23): Growers pay heavy price for harvest success; 62% of 2004 crop still in store; Consumers put convenience above price; France (p25): ; Producers, purchasers hold back; Earlies market up against too mum ware; Becalmed processing market; Ware exports at respectable level; Question-mark over future of GIPT; UNPT requests aid for farmers in difficulty; Flodor works committee tries to recover brand-name; McCain calms tensions with suppliers; McDonald's France best-performing subsidiary in Europe; New processed division, new president, for Felcoop Bondueile Foundation attacks low-carb diets; Great Britain (p30): Depressed marketdespite colder weather; Notification required for Dutch imports; Jersey Royal campaign; Eastern counties results illustrate CAP impact; Carbs back on menus; Big Food agrees to Baugur takeover; Spain (p34): Record late crop yield; January price rise notenough; Extra earlies affected by frost; Market off the boil; Italy (p36): Demand increases, not prices; Poland (p37): Ample ware, despite small crop; Czech Rep. (p37): Gloomy market mood; Producer prices down; Hungary (p38): Oversupply puts pressure onprices; Slovenia (p39): Relatively large 2004 crop; Ireland (p39): Growers hit by SFP decision; Further plantings cutback; Portugal (p40): One of largest European potato consumers; Russia (p40): Smaller harvest decline than expected; Austria (p41): No change to prices in brief cold spell; Switzerland (p41): Producers angry at imports; Israel (p41): Ego emerges as significant exporter; World (p42): Edible hepatitis B vaccine in potatoes; Syngenta releases blight genome to GenBank; Pakistan/Sri Lanka (p43