While European chips producers have become embroiled in a new anti-dumping case, recent export figures show what the effect of such measures could be.
The French fries sector is currently mainly busy with the anti-dumping complaint from the South American country Colombia. It is supported by politicians and the European Commission. The impact of an import tax is significant, this is also visible in the figures for example Brazil.
Belgium benefits
In the current case with Colombia, Belgium in particular has a major interest. They are responsible for more than half of exports to this country. Brazil has the largest tax on Dutch fries. The Belgian chip manufacturers got off relatively mildly, which is reflected in the figures.
The result is that Belgium, together with neighboring country Argentina, now controls almost the entire French fries trade to this country. The United States plays a smaller role because it is not price competitive. This also applies to Turkey. In 1 year, the two countries have significantly strengthened their grip on the Brazilian market.
Dutch share falls
According to global trade data, the Netherlands is still in 3rd place. It exported more than 12 tons of fries to Brazil in 50.000 months, a decrease of 17% compared to the previous period. In the same period, Belgium saw its volume double. However, the trade still represents an export value of $155 million real, which has increased slightly.
Exports from the United States fell by almost 12% in 75 months. For France that is more than 25%. However, the French fries volumes that these countries export are considerably lower than the top 5. This is followed by Germany, where trade fell by more than 10%.