Intelligence for the global frozen & processed potato industry
Global edition
The verifiable picture of the global frozen french fry market, built from primary trade-body and government data: how much is produced and traded, by whom, and where the firmest numbers actually come from.
France's record 2025 crop has left growers with full stores into late spring, even as processors slow intake and keep running imported, largely Belgian-contracted supply — leaving free-buy growers most exposed.
June 12, 2026
North American Potato Market News projects US growers will plant about 878,000 acres of potatoes in 2026 — the smallest area in more than 70 years if it holds — with the deepest cut in Idaho. USDA's first official estimate lands 30 June.
June 12, 2026
Chip producers are increasingly buying complete, single-source processing lines instead of assembling them stage by stage. Duravant's PPM Technologies and Key Technology are set to put the model on display at SNACKEX in Lisbon, and the whole equipment field is moving the same way.
June 12, 2026
Production volumes, pricing, export flows, and demand forecasts across the global frozen and processed potato trade.
Processor strategy, M&A, capacity expansions, and the capital reshaping the frozen potato sector.
Cutting, frying, freezing, and inspection technology — the lines and machinery behind every frozen fry.
Coatings, formats, clean-label reformulation, and the product development defining the next frozen potato category.
Potato varieties, yields, growing conditions, contracts, and the raw-material supply that feeds the processors.
Water, energy, emissions, waste valorization, and the regulatory landscape shaping how the industry operates.
Menu trends, channel demand, private label, and how frozen potato products reach the end consumer.
Peer-reviewed potato science — agronomy to processing — summarised, sourced, and read for what it means to the industry. The whole potato: agronomy, varieties, disease, soil, storage, post-harvest, nutrition, genetics, sustainability, and processing.
Market data, deals, and processing intelligence for the frozen and processed potato sector. Free, every week.
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