The CNIPT (National Interprofessional Potato Committee) said in a press release that sown ground for 2017 should be decided upon with care and in relation to the market needs. Only the offer/demand balance can guarantee an income that is reasonable for the production, work conditions for negotiators/packers and industrials, as well as consumer satisfaction.
The CNIPT says that with a 5.3% increase in ware potato production acreage in 2016, the 10% of yield that was lost due to bad weather is to thank for avoiding an unwieldy production. They recall that “the abundant offer in 2014, with a harvest reaching almost 6 million tons in France, linked to exceptional sown ground (over 120,000 hectares) and yield, led to markets collapsing and a major depression in the sector”.