The French fries market is the largest market in the potato sector all over the world, but we have almost no Ukrainian fries.
The expert of the potato market in Ukraine Igor Chechitko told about this, speaking at the XVI international conference "Fruits and Vegetables of Ukraine 2019. Export Breakthrough".
“Today the French fries market is the largest market in the potato sector in the world as a whole. It develops every year, and will continue to develop, and the demand for this product will only grow, ”Igor Chechitko is convinced.
“When I talk with colleagues about the development of potato processing in Ukraine, they smile skeptically. Ukraine is a country with an incomprehensible political situation, an incomprehensible economic climate ... you will never compete with Belgium or the Netherlands.
But we have no goal to compete with them. Our goal is to take our share of the market, even if it is small on a global scale. But this part of the market will significantly help our potato producers, ”the specialist adds.
“On the Ukrainian market, we see an increase in the consumption of French fries. HoReCa will continue to develop in the future, so we will increasingly need French fries.
But we have almost no Ukrainian fries for various reasons, ”says Igor Chechitko.
According to him, now, of the potato processors, there is only capacities in Chernigovshina, which almost did not work this year.
“Why don't we have our own processing plant? Unfortunately, the potato market has been going through hard times over the past 5-8 years. Many producers, instead of improving production, streamlining processes, simply refuse to grow potatoes, ”says Igor Chechitko.