date:Jan 22, 2013
There is a trend, seen throughout Australia, of declining consumption of potatoes, by around 5% per year. A similar thing is occurring across Europe. Potatoes South Australia CEO, Robbie Davis, says that in Australia, production of potatoes has not decreased, but the population of the country has increased by 4 million over the corresponding period and profit margins are getting tighter, especially at the grower end of the value chain.
Part of the reason for the stagnation in potato consumptio