There was a gap between the old and new crop of potatoes. This is reflected in the processing figure of the Dutch potato processing industry for the month of July. It's been a while since that started with a tweet.
In July, the chip industry processed 276.100 tons of potatoes, according to figures from the Association for the Potato Processing Industry (Vavi). The last time the processing figure fell below 300.000 tonnes was in August 2022. Last July, 312.700 tonnes were still processed.
Few fries fried
A relatively large part of the processed potatoes came from abroad: 59,4%, or 164.100 tons. A total of 128.500 tons of pre-fried fries and 22.700 tons of other frozen potato products were produced. That is the smallest monthly production in almost two years. In August 2021, slightly less was produced: 126.400 tons of pre-fried fries and 19.700 tons of other products. The processing yield last July was 54,8%.