European Potato Markets Monthly

摘要

EU (p2): Markets dominated by quality fears; Fries raw material position uncertain; NEPG concern over marketable harvest; QS and EurepGAP sign harmonisation contracts; Germany (p5): Why are prices so high versus 2003?; Short-term supply pressure expected; Cooler August reduces fresh consumption decline; One-third decline in fresh potato sales 1993-2003; Highest fresh imports last season since 1997/98; Fresh exports just below 2000/01 record; Ware trade into deficit in June; Netherlands (p14): Qualityconcerns intensify; August processing stabilisation but autumn uncertainty; Import plunge shrinks ware trade deficit; Strong start for ware exports; Customs data confirm ware trade deficit shrinkage; Fry exports falter in June; Avebe's 2006-2011 plan centred on core business: potato starch; France (pi8): Smaller maincrop ware yield than 2003; Ware market static; Processing prices firm again; Two-year decline in fresh consumption; Second highest June ware exports; Stagnating production in EUs No. 5 potato processor; McCain celebrates 25 years of frozen fry production in France; Leclerc introduces bags from maize, potato starch; Belgium (p26): Underwater weights still low; June fry exports falter; Ware export decline extended; Huge switches in ware import trade; Lutosa frozen purees nominated for Sial d'Or 2006; GB (p28): Small increase in harvest estimate, census area up 3.2%; Free-buy average levels out; Ware trade continues to improve; Estima uncertainty distorts Scottish classified seed total; Takeover makes Bartlett major Sainsbury's supplier; Waitrose rescues Shetland Black; McCain stresses nutritional value of its fries; Tesco stops 'unauthorised' sales of Tyrrells crisps; Spain (p34): Harvest now put at 2.45mt; Prices sustaining premium; Italy(p35): Extended maincrop harvest recovery expected; Austria (p36): Maincrop harvest 21% down; Poland (p37): Prices still falling; Czech Rep. (p37): Price premium on 2005 increasing; Portugal (p38): Imports on wholesale markets; Israel (p39): First deliveries of Uncle Moses range head for Russia; Denmark (p39): KMC will; not benefit fully from higher starch prices; Morocco/GB (p40): British visit promotes Scottish seed exports; Ireland (p40): Slow lifting keeps prices steady; Acrylamide (p41): Computermodel confirms low intakes; Canada/US (p41): US restricts Quebec embargo; Hungary (p42): Producer prices double 2005; Tunisia (p42): Growers encouraged to adopt EurepGAP; India (p42): Rain-delayed planting leading to high prices; Russia (p43): Harvest now seen just short of market requirements; World (p43): Next World Potato Congress in Paris.