The potato processors were unable to maintain the record high pace of October into November. This is apparent from the most recent potato processing figures from the Arable Farming Sector Organization.
In the month of November, 336.500 tons were processed. That is clearly less than the 370.500 tons in the month of October was processed. Yet nothing spectacular is happening yet: last year a comparable amount of potatoes were processed in November.
Nearly half were imports
Of the total number, 136.400 tons were processed into pre-baked products and 28.700 tons into other products. More than 40% came from imports. In the period from December 2017 to November 2018, 4.048.700 tons of potatoes were processed. That is more than the 4.035.800 tons processed in the same period 1 year earlier.