Potato Market Information Review 2022-2023

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Overview

Potatoes are the fifth largest primary agriculture crop in Canada (after canola, wheat, soybean, and corn), contributing approximately $1.7 billion in farm cash receipts in 2022 and $3.4 billion dollars in exports of potatoes and potato products in 2022/2023Endnote 1.

In addition, potatoes are the largest vegetable crop grown in Canada, accounting for 28% of all vegetable receiptsEndnote 2 and 15% of all horticulturalEndnote 3 receipts. Potatoes also make a significant contribution to the agricultural sector in some provinces; for example, in 2022, potatoes contributed over 44% of the total farm cash receipts in Prince Edward Island, and 20% of the total farm cash receipts in New Brunswick. Manitoba and Alberta also have sizable potato sectors with higher total potato farm cash receipts than both Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick; however, potato farm cash receipts represent only 4% and 2%, respectively, of the total farm cash receipts for Manitoba and Alberta.

In Canada, potatoes are generally planted in the spring and harvested throughout the late-summer and fall. Potatoes are produced for three uses: seed, table market, and processing (frying, chipping, dehydration and others) and the relative importance of each sector differs greatly by province. Each category is comprised of unique end-uses and markets.

In 2022, potato growers across Canada produced approximately 5.7 million metric tons of potatoes. Canadian potato production is truly national, with production distributed across the country from coast-to-coast. Production on an area basis is distributed as 35.7% in Atlantic Canada, 18.7% in Central Canada, and 45.6% in the Prairie Provinces and British Columbia. The main producing provinces by volume were Prince Edward Island (21.6%), Manitoba (21.3%), Alberta (21.8%), New Brunswick (13.8%), Quebec (12.1%), and Ontario (6.6%).

Approximately 65% of the total production in 2022 was destined for the processing sector, 22% for the fresh/table sector, and 13% for the seed sector. Most processing potatoes are used to produce French fries, chips, and other processed potato products. The main French fry processing provinces, by volume, are Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, while Ontario has the largest potato chip sector. Processing plants are usually located close to where production occurs. These processors offer contracts to potato growers for production of the quantities and varieties required, in advance of the growing season. Most growers have state-of-the-art storage and are responsible for keeping good quality potatoes as required by the retailers and processors.

Approximately 150 seed potato varieties are registered in Canada for commercial production. Prince Edward Island (24%), Alberta (25%), Quebec (13%), Manitoba (16.5%), and New Brunswick (10.5%) were the largest seed potato producing provinces in 2022.

Canada is a net exporter of potato and potato products and the U.S. is by far the most important market for Canadian potatoes. In 2022/2023, Canada exported $57 million for seed potatoes, $617 million for fresh potatoes, $2.3 billion worth of french fries and 339 million for other processed potato exports to all countries.

In 2022/2023, the U.S. market represented 87% ($50 million) for seed, 97% ($601 million) for fresh and 91% ($2.1 billion) for French fry exports. During the same period, Canada imported a total value of $528 million worth of potato and potato products from the U.S., accounting for 87% of total imports from all countries. Of that total imported value, $293 million was in processed potatoes ($112 million for frozen French fry and $281 million for other processed potatoes). The remaining $135 million was in fresh potatoes ($121.8 million for table stock potatoes and $12.8 million for seed potatoes).

Canada accounts for approximately 2% of global potato production. China is by far the leading producer of potatoes with 25% of world production, followed by India (14%) and Ukraine (6%).

Worldwide, Canada is among the top ten exporting countries for table stock and seed potatoes. In 2022, in terms of value, Canada ranked 4th in table potato exports, totalling $517 million, and ranked 6th in exports of seed potatoes with a value of $39 million.

Conversely, Canada ranked as the 12th largest importer of table potatoes in terms of value at $103 million, and ranked 17st globally for seed potatoes with imports totaling $13 million.

Belgium was the largest importer of table and Egypt was the largest importer of seed potatoes in terms of value, while France was the largest exporter for table potatoes and Netherlands was the largest exporter of seed potatoes.

1. Production

1.1. Canadian potato production

1.1.1. Seeded area by province (hectares)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 162 172 172 192 168 0.1%
Prince Edward Island 34,803 34,601 33,832 34,398 33,467 21.4%
Nova Scotia 567 583 486 486 324 0.2%
New Brunswick 21,044 21,408 19,643 21,448 21,125 13.5%
Quebec 16,979 17,607 18,585 18,711 19,396 12.4%
Ontario 13,759 13,770 14,771 15,509 15,046 9.6%
Manitoba 25,940 28,328 28,935 31,565 32,577 20.8%
Saskatchewan 2,550 2,711 2,833 2,954 2,873 1.8%
Alberta 22,519 24,781 24,150 27,701 29,574 18.9%
British Columbia 2,671 2,711 2,630 2,550 2,104 1.3%
CanadaNote 1 140,993 146,672 146,037 155,515 156,655 100.0%
Note 1

The sum of provinces may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0358-01 Area, production and farm value of potatoes

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1.1.2. Harvested area by province (hectares)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 138 132 148 152 142 0.1%
Prince Edward Island 32,051 33,994 33,791 34,196 33,144 21.5%
Nova Scotia 534 567 486 465 324 0.2%
New Brunswick 20,639 21,367 19,607 21,044 20,882 13.5%
Quebec 16,255 17,469 18,044 18,525 19,233 12.5%
Ontario 13,658 13,568 14,488 15,096 15,014 9.7%
Manitoba 23,796 23,067 28,814 31,565 32,071 20.8%
Saskatchewan 2,388 2,509 2,550 2,752 2,630 1.7%
Alberta 21,605 23,006 23,446 27,438 28,864 18.7%
British Columbia 2,671 2,671 2,630 2,550 2,023 1.3%
CanadaNote 1 133,734 138,349 144,003 153,782 154,327 100.0%
Note 1

The sum of provinces may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0358-01 Area, production and farm value of potatoes

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1.1.3. Potato production by province (metric tons)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,540 2,449 2,495 2,495 2,359 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 1,025,119 1,102,320 952,544 1,234,180 1,206,556 21.6%
Nova Scotia 16,556 18,869 13,608 16,193 10,886 0.2%
New Brunswick 710,779 743,892 521,631 825,538 771,107 13.8%
Quebec 508,976 573,704 577,468 639,565 673,313 12.1%
Ontario 313,841 304,134 341,011 406,101 370,131 6.6%
Manitoba 920,793 893,577 1,088,622 1,089,710 1,185,645 21.3%
Saskatchewan 65,952 68,039 63,503 68,901 65,771 1.2%
Alberta 987,108 985,112 1,061,724 1,116,472 1,216,217 21.8%
British Columbia 95,254 97,296 97,749 94,347 72,575 1.3%
CanadaNote 1 4,646,918 4,789,437 4,720,355 5,493,503 5,574,560 100.0%
Note 1

The sum of provinces may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0358-01 Area, production and farm value of potatoes

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1.1.4. Average yield by province (metric tons per harvested hectare)

  018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador 18.46 18.62 16.89 16.44 16.65
Prince Edward Island 31.98 32.43 28.19 36.09 36.40
Nova Scotia 30.99 33.31 28.02 34.80 33.63
New Brunswick 34.44 34.81 26.60 39.23 36.93
Quebec 31.31 32.84 32.00 34.52 35.01
Ontario 22.98 22.42 23.54 26.90 24.65
Manitoba 38.70 38.74 37.78 34.52 36.97
Saskatchewan 27.62 27.12 24.91 25.04 25.00
Alberta 45.69 42.82 45.28 40.69 42.14
British Columbia 35.66 36.43 37.16 37.01 35.87
Canada 34.75 34.62 32.78 35.72 36.12
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0358-01 Area, production and farm value of potatoes

1.2. Number of potato farmsNote 1 in Canada (2011, 2016 and 2021)

  2011 2016 2021 2021 % Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 25 5 8 0.8%
Prince Edward Island 262 202 175 18.4%
Nova Scotia 13 7 9 0.9%
New Brunswick 193 144 111 11.7%
Quebec 224 191 198 20.8%
Ontario 170 147 132 13.9%
Manitoba 99 77 77 8.1%
Saskatchewan 61 33 34 3.6%
Alberta 149 125 123 12.9%
British Columbia 127 74 84 8.8%
Canada 1,323 1,005 951 100.0%
Note 1

Number of farms includes all farms reported to be growing potatoes and on which potato production represents 50% or more of total farm cash receipts.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. Table 32-10-0166-01 Farms classified by farm type, Census of Agriculture historical data.

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1.3. Top 50 registered seed potato varieties grown in Canada, total area accepted in 2022 (hectares)

  NFL PEI NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC Total
Russet Burbank 426 29 862 39 1,508 57 1,810 0 4,731
Goldrush  4 189 84 882 13 14 3 56 2 1,246
Ho2000 458 120 321 899
Ranger Russet 107 1 0 377 23 368 0 876
Norland 0 138 46 139 1 110 141 66 2 642
Mountain Gem Russet 477 29 24 35 9 574
Eva 551 551
Dakota Russet 441 16 0 67 1 12 537
Chieftain 1 57 66 258 8 57 35 483
Colomba 21 144 30 80 9 126 409
Shepody 150 19 95 3 2 4 21 102 0 396
Innovator 100 118 0 117 16 351
Ciklamen 11 10 14 225 66 9 334
Caribou Russet 83 122 9 88 31 333
Russet Norkotah 59 0 37 213 16 325
Satina 205 0 104 7 317
Milva 19 46 249 2 315
Prospect 235 34 38 307
Ivory Russet 34 5 0 18 17 211 284
Envol 1 214 40 255
Superior 2 106 18 118 5 249
Umatilla Russet 121 7 117 246
Sangre 13 0 0 137 18 77 245
Atlantic 0 1 153 6 9 66 235
Anouk 0 155 1 75 231
Bintje 0 0 5 212 216
Highland Russet 57 116 34 2 209
Clearwater Russet 58 4 0 0 9 34 85 1 193
Dakota Pearl 27 0 54 30 80 0 190
Lamoka 49 45 32 20 33 180
Orchestra 140 5 22 167
Perline 81 26 59 165
Kennebec 61 42 3 7 1 1 10 37 162
Whitney 17 15 105 3 20 161
Sifra 12 34 67 38 5 156
Targhee Russet 117 9 1 19 146
Tt-08-024/2010-06 25 98 12 135
Yellow Star 1 11 70 49 131
Frisian Gold 80 22 27 129
Purple Prince 62 12 46 120
Alverstone Russet 107 5 1 4 117
Yukon Gold 0 4 20 13 1 5 4 27 31 105
Actrice 0 44 27 9 18 2 100
Volare 56 16 25 97
Reveille Russet 24 71 94
Althea 82 3 0 8 94
Penni 23 27 44 93
Constance 3 6 5 51 24 90
Vivaldi 0 90 90
Vigor 19 67 0 86
Total top 50 registered varieties 8 4,690 154 1,983 2,203 382 3,352 1,066 4,801 163 18,801
Total other varietiesNote 1 3 890 7 454 822 287 479 360 1,045 63 4,409
Total all 11 5,580 161 2,437 3,025 669 3,831 1,426 5,846 225 23,210
Note 1

Other varieties include small acreages of registered, non-registered and private varieties.
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Potatoes Section

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1.4. Total area of registered seed potato varieties grown in Canada – hectares accepted 2018-2022

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 27 7 28 33 11 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 6,387 6,858 6,555 6,982 5,580 24.0%
Nova Scotia 149 131 152 159 161 0.7%
New Brunswick 3,107 2,982 2,754 2,742 2,437 10.5%
Quebec 2,728 2,917 3,108 3,293 3,025 13.0%
Ontario 318 247 351 467 669 2.9%
Manitoba 2,873 3,226 3,081 3,447 3,831 16.5%
Saskatchewan 1,167 1,230 1,170 1,260 1,426 6.1%
Alberta 4,864 5,268 5,477 5,860 5,846 25.2%
British Columbia 308 297 275 266 225 1.0%
Total 21,928 23,163 22,952 24,509 23,210 100.0%
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Potatoes Section

2. Canadian potato storage holdings

2.1. Canadian potato storage by provinceNote 1 (hundreds of metric tons)

  Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23
Prince Edward Island 10,093 8,990 7,970 6,949 5,718 4,636 2,755 1,628
New Brunswick 5,256 4,734 4,085 3,475 2,785 2,095 1,105 N/A
Quebec 4,484 3,923 3,403 2,818 2,272 1,525 853 434
Ontario 2,577 2,233 1,843 1,552 1,102 786 449 61
Manitoba 7,956 7,033 5,923 4,967 4,024 2,931 1,277 368
Alberta 9,184 8,305 7,065 5,982 4,617 2,790 1,798 767
British Columbia 329 232 176 132 87 35 4 0
Canada 39,880 35,450 30,464 25,875 20,604 14,798 8,242 3,257
Note 1

Storage data for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan are not available.
N/A: Not available.
This table provides data by province across Canada as reported by the storage operators and represents volumes as of the first of each month from December to July.
Source: AAFC (Infohort)

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2.2. Canadian potato storage

Description follows
Source: AAFC (Infohort)
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Canadian Potato Storage Crop Years: 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (hundreds of metric tonnes per month)

  December January February March April May June July
2020-2021 32,548 29,112 25,106 21,480 17,238 12,444 6,760 2,764
2021-2022 40,319 36,358 31,687 25,882 20,572 15,576 9,109 5,587
2022-2023 39,880 35,450 30,464 25,875 20,604 14,798 8,242 3,257

2.3. Intended utilization of potatoes by province (hundreds of metric tons)

    Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23
Prince Edward Island Fresh 3,283 2,783 2,345 1,925 1,376 940 507 185
Processed 6,040 5,437 4,866 4,271 3,591 2,947 2,201 1,439
Seed 771 770 759 753 751 749 48 5
New Brunswick Fresh 1,067 987 908 827 710 582 505 N/A
Processed 3,401 2,988 2,446 1,944 1,401 894 366 N/A
Seed 788 759 731 704 674 620 233 N/A
Quebec Fresh 2,038 1,746 1,437 1,143 842 597 343 116
Processed 1,837 1,659 1,454 1,202 1,032 731 500 318
Seed 609 517 513 473 398 197 11 0
Ontario Fresh 634 479 375 298 233 152 80 9
Processed 1,853 1,664 1,378 1,163 816 611 367 52
Seed 90 89 90 91 53 24 1 0
Manitoba Fresh 834 719 590 483 348 274 180 100
Processed 6,220 5,412 4,431 3,581 2,774 1,809 1,098 268
Seed 902 902 902 902 902 848 0 0
Alberta Fresh 731 650 447 283 176 34 0 0
Processed 6,699 5,945 5,052 4,345 3,413 2,643 1,796 767
Seed 1,754 1,711 1,565 1,354 1,029 113 2 0
British Columbia Fresh 275 187 137 93 48 20 4 0
Processed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seed 54 45 39 39 39 15 0 0
Notes:
1. Storage data for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan are not available.
N/A: Not available.
This table is done in conjunction with the storage holdings and indicates the intended utilization as reported by the storage operators of either the fresh market, seed market or processing market. The storage operator's intent may change during the month depending on the demand.
Source: AAFC (Infohort)

2.4. Percentage of intended utilization of potatoes – total

Description follows
Note:
Storage holdings as of December 1, 2022.
Source: AAFC (Infohort)
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2022/2023 Intended utilization of potatoes

Processed 65%
Fresh 22%
Seed 13%

2.5. Percentage of intended utilization of potatoes by province

  % Fresh % Processed % Seed
Prince Edward Island 32.5% 59.8% 7.6%
New Brunswick 20.3% 64.7% 15.0%
Quebec 45.5% 41.0% 13.6%
Ontario 24.6% 71.9% 3.5%
Manitoba 10.5% 78.2% 11.3%
Alberta 8.0% 72.9% 19.1%
British Columbia 83.6% 0.0% 16.4%
Note:
Details of intended utilization are not available for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, and have therefore not been used in this section.
Source: AAFC (Infohort)

3. Revenue and prices

3.1. Potato farm cash receipts (CAN$ ‘000)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,349 1,307 1,305 1,317 1,246 0.1%
Prince Edward Island 229,778 234,237 252,085 218,187 330,798 19.2%
Nova Scotia 6,220 6,873 5,227 6,115 4,661 0.3%
New Brunswick 171,654 166,836 153,504 166,152 233,418 13.5%
Quebec 157,809 176,429 181,109 185,203 246,238 14.3%
Ontario 123,280 108,099 112,123 132,602 148,188 8.6%
Manitoba 256,440 240,296 283,621 305,802 357,417 20.7%
Saskatchewan 30,992 34,254 32,046 31,585 35,004 2.0%
Alberta 252,853 253,847 271,918 287,888 312,175 18.1%
British Columbia 48,842 61,391 60,732 62,886 55,896 3.2%
Canada 1,279,217 1,283,570 1,353,669 1,397,736 1,725,041 100.0%
Note:
Potato farm cash receipts refer to market receipts, excluding program payments. They represent the income received from the sale of potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0045-01 Farm cash receipts, annual (x 1,000)

3.2. Canadian potato farm average pricesNote 1 (CAN$ per ton metric)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador .. .. .. .. ..
Prince Edward Island 254.85 281.31 295.86 313.28 320.99
Nova Scotia .. .. .. .. ..
New Brunswick 274.48 285.50 303.36 310.63 341.50
Quebec 350.53 380.96 371.92 390.22 409.84
Ontario 401.90 406.97 406.09 406.31 427.26
Manitoba 293.66 313.72 338.85 326.50 354.94
Saskatchewan .. .. .. .. ..
Alberta 276.46 297.84 299.17 310.19 330.03
British Columbia 649.26 682.33 736.56 757.51 789.25
Canada 302.92 326.50 336.65 344.80 362.44
Note 1

The average price of potatoes per province depends, among other things, on the type of potato grown in each province (seed, table or processing).

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Note 2
.. Not available for a specific reference period.
Source: Statistics Canada, Farm Income and Prices

4. Potato availability

4.1. Potatoes availableNote 1 in CanadaNote 2 (kilograms per person)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Potatoes-chips 3.65 3.60 3.70 3.90 3.94
Potatoes-chips, fresh equivalent 12.77 12.62 12.96 13.65 13.77
Potatoes-frozen 4.12 5.82 6.11 6.47 4.30
Potatoes-frozen, fresh equivalent 7.00 9.89 10.38 11.00 7.31
Potatoes-other processed 4.02 4.26 4.12 4.63 4.46
Potatoes-other processed, fresh equivalent 10.61 11.24 10.88 12.21 11.78
Potatoes-total processed 11.78 13.68 13.93 15.00 12.70
Potatoes-total processed, fresh equivalent 30.38 33.74 34.22 36.87 32.87
Potatoes-white fresh 20.30 27.34 23.24 30.56 32.37
Potatoes-white fresh and processed, fresh equivalent 50.68 61.08 57.46 67.44 65.24
Note 1

Food available per person is calculated by dividing the domestic disappearance by the Canadian population as of July 1st of the reference year, at the retail level.
Domestic disappearance represents the total food available for human consumption from the Canadian food supply chain.
Total Supply = Beginning stocks + Production + Imports
Domestic Disappearance = Total supply – Exports - Manufacturing - Waste - Ending stocks

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Note 2

Does not adjust for losses, such as waste and/or spoilage, in stores, households, private institutions or restaurants or losses during preparation.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada

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4.2. Potatoes availableNote 1 in Canada adjusted for lossesNote 2 (kilograms per person)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Potatoes-chips 3.29 3.25 3.34 3.52 3.55
Potatoes-frozen 3.25 4.59 4.82 5.11 3.40
Potatoes-other processed 3.37 3.57 3.46 3.88 3.74
Potatoes-total processed 9.91 11.42 11.62 12.51 10.69
Potatoes-white fresh 14.07 18.95 16.11 21.19 22.44
Potatoes-white fresh and processed 35.40 42.66 40.13 47.10 45.57
Note 1

Food available per person is calculated by dividing the domestic disappearance by the Canadian population as of July 1st of the reference year, at the retail level.
Domestic disappearance represents the total food available for human consumption from the Canadian food supply chain.
Total Supply = Beginning stocks + Production + Imports
Domestic Disappearance = Total supply – Exports – Manufacturing - Waste - Ending stocks

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Note 2

Experimental, use with caution. The data have been adjusted for retail, household, cooking and plate loss.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada

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5. TradeEndnote 4

5.1. Canadian potatoes trade balance (CAN$)

    2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
Exports Fresh potatoes 257,480,222 334,997,298 319,745,891 421,163,753 616,958,193
Seed potatoes 37,885,858 41,834,238 42,300,310 37,262,407 57,508,036
Frozen potatoes 1,418,605,108 1,366,479,307 1,506,488,493 1,883,597,424 2,355,247,482
Other processed potatoes 165,580,910 187,237,056 203,535,080 212,937,530 339,095,721
Total exports 1,879,552,098 1,930,547,899 2,072,069,774 2,554,961,114 3,368,809,432
Imports Fresh potatoes 130,115,564 113,747,014 117,513,628 99,195,542 121,833,558
Seed potatoes 9,102,473 9,143,410 10,903,293 12,423,274 12,801,061
Frozen potatoes 103,897,675 103,169,142 85,817,618 109,363,357 112,225,015
Other processed potatoes 204,565,972 207,177,153 217,609,372 230,712,504 280,939,841
Total imports 447,681,684 433,236,719 431,843,911 451,694,677 527,799,475
Trade balance (exports - imports) Fresh potatoes 127,364,658 221,250,284 202,232,263 321,968,211 495,124,635
Seed potatoes 28,783,385 32,690,828 31,397,017 24,839,133 44,706,975
Frozen potatoes 1,314,707,433 1,263,310,165 1,420,670,875 1,774,234,067 2,243,022,467
Other processed potatoes -38,985,062 -19,940,097 -14,074,292 -17,774,974 58,155,880
Overall trade balance 1,431,870,414 1,497,311,180 1,640,225,863 2,103,266,437 2,841,009,957
Notes:
Fresh potatoes do not include seed potatoes.
Frozen potatoes include uncooked potatoes, potatoes cooked by steaming or boiling water, prepared or preserved potatoes (other than by vinegar or acetic acid) in the frozen state.
Other processed potatoes include potato chips; potato starch, flakes, granules and pellets; potato flour, meal and powder; and dried potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

5.2. Canadian potato exports

5.2.1. Fresh potatoes

5.2.1.1. Fresh potato exports by province, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 85 347 0 1,017 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 77,244,751 98,824,358 112,935,876 102,866,225 224,933,018 36.5%
Nova Scotia 217,710 330,623 481,902 120,128 267,174 0.0%
New Brunswick 43,966,821 66,554,067 53,114,079 86,417,520 107,807,055 17.5%
Quebec 26,221,084 46,784,393 45,279,179 80,538,124 103,205,795 16.7%
Ontario 31,045,138 30,456,995 42,751,958 58,411,270 86,543,337 14.0%
Manitoba 38,985,126 55,555,468 31,407,104 36,766,266 40,219,176 6.5%
Saskatchewan 6,146,558 7,999,071 6,701,487 16,843,732 14,026,140 2.3%
Alberta 26,884,315 21,561,786 19,376,531 30,489,375 34,313,222 5.6%
British Columbia 6,768,719 6,930,452 7,697,428 8,711,113 5,642,259 0.9%
Canada 257,480,222 334,997,298 319,745,891 421,163,753 616,958,193 100.0%
Note:
Does not include seed potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.2.1.2. Fresh potato exports by province, quantity (metric tons)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 1 0 2 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 100,834 127,666 134,179 112,080 213,211 33.4%
Nova Scotia 242 444 720 176 237 0.0%
New Brunswick 74,523 89,021 73,109 109,252 121,930 19.1%
Quebec 34,205 54,876 61,351 97,955 100,419 15.7%
Ontario 72,733 69,058 87,886 117,599 108,748 17.0%
Manitoba 62,794 65,857 42,260 40,692 43,639 6.8%
Saskatchewan 6,689 7,591 6,509 12,117 10,108 1.6%
Alberta 17,317 17,206 13,504 20,260 36,091 5.7%
British Columbia 5,914 6,225 6,667 7,284 3,710 0.6%
Canada 375,251 437,944 426,186 517,415 638,095 100.0%
Note:
Does not include seed potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.2.1.3. Fresh potato export destinations, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 240,360,436 318,897,712 306,922,831 402,481,783 586,085,081 95.0%
Indonesia 974,894 2,093,904 1,405,396 2,737,543 8,030,718 1.3%
Guatemala 1,000,991 2,472,377 516,422 1,154,295 5,665,268 0.9%
Dominican Republic 368,003 979,927 1,206,895 3,025,991 4,796,868 0.8%
Thailand 7,124,286 4,542,762 4,764,688 5,072,000 3,504,924 0.6%
Others 7,651,612 6,010,616 4,929,659 6,692,141 8,875,334 1.4%
Total 257,480,222 334,997,298 319,745,891 421,163,753 616,958,193 100.0%
Note:
Does not include seed potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.2.1.4. Fresh potato export destinations, quantity (metric tons)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 342,421 407,659 406,538 486,844 601,064 94.2%
Indonesia 2,016 4,032 2,828 5,544 9,490 1.5%
Guatemala 1,752 4,176 960 1,968 5,250 0.8%
Dominican Republic 574 2,045 1,873 4,857 5,589 0.9%
Thailand 15,082 8,977 6,339 7,331 4,482 0.7%
Others 13,406 11,055 7,648 10,871 12,220 1.9%
Total 375,251 437,944 426,186 517,415 638,095 100.0%
Note:
Does not include seed potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

5.2.2. Seed potatoes

5.2.2.1. Seed potato exports by province, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 5,197,556 5,096,054 4,103,626 F F N/A
Nova Scotia 155,912 11,355 24,079 0 0 0.0%
New Brunswick 5,756,362 6,940,529 5,821,203 5,721,320 7,535,681 13.1%
Quebec 1,005,200 1,230,448 1,748,454 1,457,243 1,770,900 3.1%
Ontario 342,937 217,230 173,810 226,551 139,224 0.2%
Manitoba 1,303,400 3,171,214 6,590,733 2,099,561 5,823,627 10.1%
Saskatchewan 2,803,377 2,838,745 3,672,105 3,675,425 4,877,165 8.5%
Alberta 19,181,227 20,354,137 18,531,778 19,644,649 28,153,080 49.0%
British Columbia 2,139,887 1,974,526 1,634,522 1,569,910 1,344,381 2.3%
Canada 37,885,858 41,834,238 42,300,310 37,262,407 57,508,036 100.0%
F: Too unreliable to be published.
N/A: Not applicable.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.2.2.2. Seed potato exports by province, quantity (metric tons)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 7,736 7,262 7,204 F F N/A
Nova Scotia 416 10 43 0 0 0.0%
New Brunswick 11,478 12,361 10,487 9,593 10,959 13.6%
Quebec 1,537 1,687 2,645 2,164 2,448 3.0%
Ontario 601 390 253 325 180 0.2%
Manitoba 2,222 4,712 13,410 3,074 4,244 5.3%
Saskatchewan 5,406 4,830 5,810 6,320 7,360 9.1%
Alberta 40,605 39,224 37,245 35,852 42,780 53.0%
British Columbia 3,237 2,863 2,603 2,474 1,600 2.0%
Canada 73,238 73,339 79,700 65,820 80,743 100.0%
F: Too unreliable to be published.
N/A: Not applicable.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.2.2.3. Seed potato export destinations, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 35,585,150 39,488,591 38,377,629 34,053,088 50,279,560 87.4%
Trinidad and Tobago 80,826 20,749 784,902 1,230,702 3,335,599 5.8%
Thailand 341,366 591,049 382,489 531,654 1,453,262 2.5%
Panama 0 0 310,783 223,312 869,084 1.5%
Dominican Republic 343,072 197,684 506,429 331,106 637,081 1.1%
Others 1,535,444 1,536,165 1,938,078 892,545 933,450 1.6%
Total 37,885,858 41,834,238 42,300,310 37,262,407 57,508,036 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.2.2.4. Seed potato export destinations, quantity (metric tons)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 70,047 70,249 72,896 59,339 70,484 87.3%
Trinidad and Tobago 165 55 2,155 3,001 4,997 6.2%
Thailand 422 700 504 675 2,252 2.8%
Panama 0 0 590 372 952 1.2%
Dominican Republic 455 258 741 888 803 1.0%
Others 2,149 2,077 2,814 1,545 1,255 1.6%
Total 73,238 73,339 79,700 65,820 80,743 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

5.2.3. Frozen potatoes

5.2.3.1. Frozen potato exports by province, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 105,155 106 0 44,021 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 286,514,421 369,208,454 359,030,258 437,116,118 584,241,534 24.8%
Nova Scotia 785,448 282,889 1,077,865 2,700,255 58,160 0.0%
New Brunswick 256,189,818 155,109,786 113,808,549 185,242,256 339,391,227 14.4%
Quebec 3,360,014 2,339,389 628,584 2,120,509 9,547,016 0.4%
Ontario 65,989,330 45,282,359 35,495,549 52,350,343 68,579,129 2.9%
Manitoba 416,671,362 438,234,618 574,931,268 698,588,551 644,326,627 27.4%
Saskatchewan 280,243 24,245 0 0 0 0.0%
Alberta 387,654,704 352,490,824 406,697,583 486,000,814 688,816,964 29.2%
British Columbia 1,054,613 3,506,637 14,818,837 19,434,557 20,286,825 0.9%
Canada 1,418,605,108 1,366,479,307 1,506,488,493 1,883,597,424 2,355,247,482 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.2.3.2. Frozen potato exports by province, quantity (kilograms)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 45,237 86 0 35,555 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 200,951,240 242,908,391 239,362,606 260,691,952 271,093,104 20.2%
Nova Scotia 574,429 396,477 866,365 1,754,831 56,409 0.0%
New Brunswick 169,669,294 107,531,072 81,123,625 126,448,237 233,051,417 17.4%
Quebec 2,716,079 1,852,653 558,791 1,538,117 4,174,930 0.3%
Ontario 44,316,281 28,776,464 23,757,969 32,536,647 32,829,303 2.4%
Manitoba 391,822,273 385,658,012 483,363,076 561,246,043 465,065,890 34.7%
Saskatchewan 229,487 17,636 0 0 0 0.0%
Alberta 244,790,570 227,956,596 283,794,191 308,450,501 322,146,456 24.0%
British Columbia 504,871 2,459,812 11,651,723 13,817,770 12,788,465 1.0%
Canada 1,055,619,761 997,557,199 1,124,478,346 1,306,519,653 1,341,205,974 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.2.3.3. Frozen potato export destinations, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 1,196,225,951 1,208,034,290 1,348,789,076 1,683,653,434 2,142,187,416 91.0%
Mexico 58,780,824 34,340,576 29,491,110 46,631,839 49,412,962 2.1%
Japan 29,561,769 20,139,472 48,627,027 43,638,173 40,337,351 1.7%
Taiwan 15,018,732 14,930,402 16,797,221 18,704,289 18,651,472 0.8%
Panama 2,664,963 6,123,730 12,155,968 14,089,954 17,438,075 0.7%
Others 116,352,869 82,910,837 50,628,091 76,879,735 87,220,206 3.7%
Total 1,418,605,108 1,366,479,307 1,506,488,493 1,883,597,424 2,355,247,482 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.2.3.4. Frozen potato export destinations, quantity (kilograms)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 905,818,858 876,332,692 995,166,748 1,151,376,187 1,184,837,367 88.3%
Mexico 46,448,006 31,156,628 26,020,515 38,368,166 36,018,730 2.7%
Japan 19,939,108 18,324,559 41,857,145 34,779,684 27,629,399 2.1%
Taiwan 8,191,838 10,344,807 12,797,180 14,230,298 13,948,936 1.0%
Panama 1,891,352 5,081,565 10,417,835 11,871,259 12,278,924 0.9%
Others 73,330,599 56,316,948 38,218,923 55,894,059 66,492,618 5.0%
Total 1,055,619,761 997,557,199 1,124,478,346 1,306,519,653 1,341,205,974 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

5.2.4. Other processed potatoes

5.2.4.1. Other processed potatoNote 1 exports by province, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 5,266 3,260 4,976 6,114 5,895 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 13,229,504 16,754,417 21,966,175 19,426,923 38,069,273 11.2%
Nova Scotia 517,814 432,575 696,361 440,984 968,144 0.3%
New Brunswick 20,623,752 30,540,012 25,244,053 34,309,661 49,444,591 14.6%
Quebec 1,644,866 5,399,590 9,736,066 6,252,784 6,653,573 2.0%
Ontario 111,707,245 120,240,690 126,655,469 129,345,824 184,105,112 54.3%
Manitoba 4,340,106 1,997,643 3,806,047 7,262,390 11,250,345 3.3%
Saskatchewan 4,438 0 0 0 9,969 0.0%
Alberta 12,737,367 10,130,554 9,420,140 9,692,539 39,715,804 11.7%
British Columbia 770,552 1,738,315 6,005,793 6,200,311 8,873,015 2.6%
Canada 165,580,910 187,237,056 203,535,080 212,937,530 339,095,721 100.0%
Note 1

Other processed potatoes include potato chips; potato starch, flakes, granules and pellets; potato flour, meal and powder; and dried potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

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5.2.4.2. Other processed potatoNote 1 exports by province, quantity (kilograms)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 837 597 913 1,123 1,082 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 8,987,785 9,292,923 11,861,757 11,522,634 16,893,120 20.2%
Nova Scotia 531,916 386,266 580,217 531,297 948,026 1.1%
New Brunswick 12,427,787 15,931,168 11,664,688 16,324,159 17,367,478 20.8%
Quebec 1,454,874 2,042,204 2,569,720 1,900,833 2,028,126 2.4%
Ontario 22,374,262 23,493,787 25,395,619 24,048,849 26,047,851 31.2%
Manitoba 2,431,466 848,565 1,811,783 4,611,079 5,799,621 7.0%
Saskatchewan 35,835 0 0 0 3,100 0.0%
Alberta 11,654,391 10,058,435 11,764,401 11,829,298 13,280,695 15.9%
British Columbia 112,958 233,239 753,634 802,452 1,056,744 1.3%
Canada 60,012,111 62,287,184 66,402,732 71,571,724 83,425,843 100.0%
Note 1

Other processed potatoes include potato chips; potato starch, flakes, granules and pellets; potato flour, meal and powder; and dried potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

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5.2.4.3. Other processed potatoNote 1 export destinations, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 154,214,610 176,472,944 193,913,708 205,156,793 331,580,285 97.8%
Japan 212,183 175,543 42,737 1,436,971 1,778,164 0.5%
Chile 522,983 1,425,037 1,771,460 1,732,839 1,440,691 0.4%
Belgium 120,179 199,360 217,982 247,082 681,235 0.2%
Argentina 395,205 0 311,752 212,922 632,256 0.2%
Others 10,115,750 8,964,172 7,277,441 4,150,923 2,983,090 0.9%
Total 165,580,910 187,237,056 203,535,080 212,937,530 339,095,721 100.0%
Note 1

Other processed potatoes include potato chips; potato starch, flakes, granules and pellets; potato flour, meal and powder; and dried potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

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5.2.4.4. Other processed potatoNote 1 export destinations, quantity (kilograms)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 57,635,936 60,412,857 64,524,573 69,883,240 81,621,042 97.8%
Japan 44,952 35,088 7,846 289,568 248,681 0.3%
Chile 73,671 205,383 234,679 290,153 267,961 0.3%
Belgium 50,907 65,767 46,357 42,500 355,933 0.4%
Argentina 232,093 0 174,325 156,726 188,828 0.2%
Others 1,974,552 1,568,089 1,414,952 909,537 743,398 0.9%
Total 60,012,111 62,287,184 66,402,732 71,571,724 83,425,843 100.0%
Note 1

Other processed potatoes include potato chips; potato starch, flakes, granules and pellets; potato flour, meal and powder; and dried potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

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5.2.5. All potato products

5.2.5.1. Exports of all potato products by province, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 110,421 3,451 5,323 50,135 6,912 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 382,186,232 489,883,283 498,035,935 562,277,014 855,107,803 25.4%
Nova Scotia 1,676,884 1,057,442 2,280,207 3,261,367 1,293,478 0.0%
New Brunswick 326,536,753 259,144,394 197,987,884 311,690,757 504,178,554 15.0%
Quebec 32,231,164 55,753,820 57,392,283 90,368,660 121,177,284 3.6%
Ontario 209,084,650 196,197,274 205,076,786 240,333,988 339,366,802 10.1%
Manitoba 461,299,994 498,958,943 616,735,152 744,716,768 701,619,775 20.8%
Saskatchewan 9,234,616 10,862,061 10,373,592 20,519,157 18,913,274 0.6%
Alberta 446,457,613 404,537,301 454,026,032 545,827,377 790,999,070 23.5%
British Columbia 10,733,771 14,149,930 30,156,580 35,915,891 36,146,480 1.1%
Canada 1,879,552,098 1,930,547,899 2,072,069,774 2,554,961,114 3,368,809,432 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.2.5.2. Destinations of overall potato exports, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 1,626,386,147 1,742,893,537 1,888,003,244 2,325,345,098 3,110,132,342 443.3%
Mexico 58,780,824 34,340,576 29,491,110 46,631,839 49,412,962 7.0%
Japan 30,084,752 21,564,509 50,398,487 45,371,012 41,778,042 6.0%
Taiwan 15,067,116 14,954,938 17,068,736 19,050,395 18,722,056 2.7%
Panama 2,794,247 6,437,773 12,674,944 14,411,610 18,647,493 2.7%
Others 146,439,012 110,356,566 74,433,253 104,151,160 130,116,537 18.5%
Total 1,879,552,098 1,930,547,899 2,072,069,774 2,554,961,114 3,368,809,432 480.1%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

5.3. Canadian potato imports

5.3.1. Fresh potatoes

5.3.1.1. Fresh potato imports by province, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Nova Scotia 8,180,696 0 0 0 0 0.0%
New Brunswick 10,654,876 6,705,085 8,523,177 4,187,497 3,519,469 2.9%
Quebec 1,494,210 1,432,384 391,016 317,975 854,626 0.7%
Ontario 35,509,865 37,594,995 30,952,730 25,042,440 30,894,058 25.4%
Manitoba 7,149,596 5,286,371 23,983,888 20,680,035 26,503,357 21.8%
Saskatchewan 755,249 556,118 1,012,809 1,799,373 626,554 0.5%
Alberta 16,097,235 10,376,043 8,193,073 3,738,995 4,138,536 3.4%
British Columbia 50,273,837 51,796,018 44,456,935 43,429,227 55,296,958 45.4%
Canada 130,115,564 113,747,014 117,513,628 99,195,542 121,833,558 100.0%
Note:
Does not include seed potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.3.1.2. Fresh potato imports by province, quantity (metric tons)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Nova Scotia 4,126 0 0 0 0 0.0%
New Brunswick 29,018 14,603 20,499 8,261 10,844 4.5%
Quebec 2,750 3,657 713 257 1,462 0.6%
Ontario 48,006 49,746 39,406 22,071 43,065 17.8%
Manitoba 22,019 15,098 74,570 60,504 68,563 28.3%
Saskatchewan 2,205 668 1,742 5,335 551 0.2%
Alberta 37,155 24,763 19,633 4,424 4,704 1.9%
British Columbia 63,222 57,752 54,628 54,118 112,837 46.6%
Canada 208,501 166,287 211,191 154,970 242,026 100.0%
Note:
Does not include seed potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.3.1.3. Fresh potato imports by country of origin, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 129,869,702 113,636,921 117,447,317 98,999,752 121,451,025 99.7%
Others 245,862 110,093 66,311 195,790 382,533 0.1%
Total 130,115,564 113,747,014 117,513,628 99,195,542 121,833,558 100.0%
Note:
Does not include seed potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.3.1.4. Fresh potato imports by country of origin, quantity (metric tons)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 208,185 166,149 211,129 154,781 241,704 99.9%
Others 316 138 62 189 322 0.1%
Total 208,501 166,287 211,191 154,970 242,026 100.0%
Note:
Does not include seed potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

5.3.2. Seed potatoes

5.3.2.1. Seed potato imports by province, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
New Brunswick 2,734,378 2,948,307 2,420,508 5,425,235 6,512,820 50.9%
Quebec 176,972 136,631 135,843 203,423 161,835 1.3%
Ontario 2,300,252 2,851,112 3,814,181 2,850,260 2,088,726 16.3%
Manitoba 1,874,286 1,014,011 2,323,945 2,401,925 2,117,519 16.5%
Saskatchewan 404,783 311,342 366,388 181,923 712,895 5.6%
Alberta 1,233,830 1,513,958 1,214,542 714,661 351,357 2.7%
British Columbia 377,972 368,034 627,886 645,847 855,909 6.7%
Canada 9,102,473 9,143,410 10,903,293 12,423,274 12,801,061 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.3.2.2. Seed potato imports by province, quantity (metric tons)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
New Brunswick 7,213 7,050 8,495 14,774 15,333 55.2%
Quebec 353 180 262 480 374 1.3%
Ontario 5,489 7,773 11,083 8,213 5,464 19.7%
Manitoba 3,527 1,754 5,810 5,287 3,788 13.6%
Saskatchewan 143 225 622 451 878 3.2%
Alberta 2,304 3,373 2,634 1,700 646 2.3%
British Columbia 672 510 1,007 1,219 1,309 4.7%
Canada 19,701 20,865 29,913 32,124 27,792 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.3.2.3. Seed potato imports by country of origin, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 9,102,473 9,143,265 10,891,746 12,423,274 12,800,945 100.0%
Others 0 145 11,547 0 116 0.0%
Total 9,102,473 9,143,410 10,903,293 12,423,274 12,801,061 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.3.2.4. Seed potato imports by country of origin, quantity (metric tons)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 19,701 20,865 29,889 32,124 27,792 100.0%
Others 0 0 24 0 0 0.0%
Total 19,701 20,865 29,913 32,124 27,792 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

5.3.3. Frozen potatoes

5.3.3.1. Frozen potato imports by province, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Nova Scotia 0 630 476 38,752 557 0.0%
New Brunswick 15,910,374 13,436,691 9,338,957 13,143,281 13,214,872 11.8%
Quebec 4,490,108 5,462,866 5,304,027 6,564,230 9,290,923 8.3%
Ontario 33,458,406 38,180,033 35,822,229 44,403,706 41,610,733 37.1%
Manitoba 10,221,173 12,210,804 7,994,840 10,712,269 9,095,444 8.1%
Saskatchewan 1,540,807 2,440,529 1,015,687 4,601,886 1,080,031 1.0%
Alberta 9,563,035 8,970,275 7,765,807 7,881,516 10,103,041 9.0%
British Columbia 28,713,772 22,467,314 18,575,595 22,017,717 27,829,414 24.8%
Canada 103,897,675 103,169,142 85,817,618 109,363,357 112,225,015 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.3.3.2. Frozen potato imports by province, quantity (kilograms)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Nova Scotia 0 385 519 23,732 303 0.0%
New Brunswick 17,141,157 15,745,990 12,005,797 16,115,140 11,535,703 21.9%
Quebec 2,652,982 2,800,843 3,339,922 3,535,791 4,126,709 7.8%
Ontario 13,335,816 17,044,800 17,983,749 21,170,156 18,179,148 34.5%
Manitoba 5,795,941 6,875,950 4,261,303 5,868,600 4,302,864 8.2%
Saskatchewan 1,102,756 1,590,691 536,389 1,545,050 540,457 1.0%
Alberta 3,952,706 4,460,670 4,527,920 4,376,597 4,383,506 8.3%
British Columbia 11,204,320 9,014,407 7,079,009 8,410,253 9,665,327 18.3%
Canada 55,185,678 57,533,736 49,734,608 61,045,319 52,734,017 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.3.3.3. Frozen potato imports by country of origin, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 93,873,078 89,768,366 73,356,040 95,656,568 93,283,229 83.1%
Belgium 4,421,025 7,056,520 7,160,751 7,966,732 12,264,751 10.9%
France 1,105,571 1,404,681 1,344,964 1,959,399 2,304,207 2.1%
Netherlands 51,819 110,165 464,559 632,794 1,366,471 1.2%
Poland 80,752 70,978 66,521 78,520 270,038 0.2%
Others 4,365,430 4,758,432 3,424,783 3,069,344 2,736,319 2.4%
Total 103,897,675 103,169,142 85,817,618 109,363,357 112,225,015 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.3.3.4. Frozen potato imports by country of origin, quantity (kilograms)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 47,943,274 48,310,082 40,134,715 51,883,994 43,660,390 82.8%
Belgium 3,675,330 5,246,615 6,540,102 6,413,232 6,545,108 12.4%
France 379,632 350,012 308,645 466,821 438,732 0.8%
Netherlands 41,130 22,589 428,658 492,659 741,631 1.4%
Poland 50,932 45,700 40,158 41,212 80,481 0.2%
Others 3,095,380 3,558,738 2,282,330 1,747,401 1,267,675 2.4%
Total 55,185,678 57,533,736 49,734,608 61,045,319 52,734,017 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

5.3.4. Other processed potatoes

5.3.4.1. Other processed potatoNote 1 imports by province, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 3,685 1,008 91 0 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Nova Scotia 25,545 138,775 4,258,634 193,347 643,560 0.2%
New Brunswick 1,296,493 1,230,353 990,173 1,732,607 1,254,145 0.4%
Quebec 5,581,932 4,952,893 5,589,580 6,348,736 6,914,940 2.5%
Ontario 126,247,691 128,396,740 128,557,000 140,801,974 176,940,811 63.0%
Manitoba 6,125,741 4,437,034 5,605,668 11,053,703 12,160,713 4.3%
Saskatchewan 880,976 1,279,028 561,684 663,561 650,418 0.2%
Alberta 10,810,972 11,365,485 10,085,769 9,671,453 11,708,189 4.2%
British Columbia 53,592,937 55,375,837 61,960,773 60,247,123 70,667,065 25.2%
Canada 204,565,972 207,177,153 217,609,372 230,712,504 280,939,841 100.0%
Note 1

Other processed potatoes include potato chips; potato starch, flakes, granules and pellets; potato flour, meal and powder; and dried potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

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5.3.4.2. Other processed potatoNote 1 imports by province, quantity (kilograms)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 159 57 6 0 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Nova Scotia 902 67,835 2,633,529 106,004 63,668 0.1%
New Brunswick 756,355 700,834 592,713 926,831 515,413 0.7%
Quebec 2,134,552 2,521,197 2,621,657 2,841,904 2,657,684 3.7%
Ontario 40,533,546 40,989,046 39,829,210 40,059,814 41,369,727 58.1%
Manitoba 1,455,649 1,861,268 1,404,827 3,585,324 5,126,673 7.2%
Saskatchewan 219,725 323,825 118,636 145,018 196,343 0.3%
Alberta 2,216,822 2,398,353 1,721,229 1,736,777 1,847,218 2.6%
British Columbia 16,926,378 16,451,722 19,418,348 18,370,129 19,412,997 27.3%
Canada 64,244,088 65,314,137 68,340,155 67,771,801 71,189,723 100.0%
Note 1

Other processed potatoes include potato chips; potato starch, flakes, granules and pellets; potato flour, meal and powder; and dried potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

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5.3.4.3. Other processed potatoNote 1 imports by country of origin, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 179,302,082 178,639,959 181,952,701 198,627,141 233,882,524 83.3%
Mexico 7,726,684 6,689,495 6,452,285 6,503,700 11,222,090 4.0%
Denmark 3,909,310 4,737,352 4,163,655 5,468,416 7,075,661 2.5%
Netherlands 2,518,848 3,307,061 2,541,373 2,861,389 6,300,141 2.2%
Germany 3,012,806 3,713,683 4,733,322 3,867,212 5,869,585 2.1%
Others 8,096,242 10,089,603 17,766,036 13,384,646 16,589,840 5.9%
Total 204,565,972 207,177,153 217,609,372 230,712,504 280,939,841 100.0%
Note 1

Other processed potatoes include potato chips; potato starch, flakes, granules and pellets; potato flour, meal and powder; and dried potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

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5.3.4.4. Other processed potatoNote 1 imports by country of origin, quantity (kilograms)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 54,863,420 53,006,105 52,850,049 54,202,083 55,429,395 77.9%
Mexico 1,058,768 1,483,489 1,417,740 1,255,420 1,548,439 2.2%
Denmark 2,664,640 3,709,346 3,412,001 3,887,404 4,064,213 5.7%
Netherlands 1,667,452 2,101,373 1,790,688 1,782,630 3,377,766 4.7%
Germany 1,781,460 2,192,939 3,107,497 2,580,594 2,928,875 4.1%
Others 2,208,348 2,820,885 5,762,180 4,063,670 3,841,035 5.4%
Total 64,244,088 65,314,137 68,340,155 67,771,801 71,189,723 100.0%
Note 1

Other processed potatoes include potato chips; potato starch, flakes, granules and pellets; potato flour, meal and powder; and dried potatoes.
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

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5.3.5. All potato products

5.3.5.1. Imports of all potato products by province, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
Newfoundland and Labrador 3,685 1,008 91 0 0 0.0%
Prince Edward Island 0 15 0 0 0 0.0%
Nova Scotia 8,206,241 139,405 4,259,110 232,099 644,117 0.1%
New Brunswick 30,596,121 24,320,436 21,272,815 24,488,620 24,501,306 4.6%
Quebec 11,743,222 11,984,774 11,420,466 13,434,364 17,222,324 3.3%
Ontario 197,516,214 207,022,880 199,146,140 213,098,380 251,534,328 47.7%
Manitoba 25,370,796 22,948,220 39,908,341 44,847,932 49,877,033 9.4%
Saskatchewan 3,581,815 4,587,017 2,956,568 7,246,743 3,069,898 0.6%
Alberta 37,705,072 32,225,761 27,259,191 22,006,625 26,301,123 5.0%
British Columbia 132,958,518 130,007,203 125,621,189 126,339,914 154,649,346 29.3%
Canada 447,681,684 433,236,719 431,843,911 451,694,677 527,799,475 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)
5.3.5.2. Imports of all potato products by country of origin, value (CAN$)
  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2022/23 %
Share
United States 412,147,335 391,188,511 383,647,804 405,706,735 461,417,723 87.4%
Belgium 4,659,902 7,517,011 7,942,335 8,693,401 12,902,442 2.4%
Mexico 7,726,684 6,689,514 6,453,545 6,506,245 11,222,286 2.1%
Netherlands 2,570,984 3,417,540 3,007,519 3,494,183 7,666,612 1.5%
Denmark 3,909,310 4,737,369 4,163,655 5,468,416 7,075,661 1.3%
Others 16,667,469 19,686,774 26,629,053 21,825,697 27,514,751 5.2%
Total 447,681,684 433,236,719 431,843,911 451,694,677 527,799,475 100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada (CATSnet, September 2023)

6. World data

6.1. World production

6.1.1. World potato productionNote 1,Note 2 (thousands metric tons)

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2021 %
Share
China 88,482 90,259 89,500 92,800 94,300 25.1%
India 48,605 51,310 50,190 48,562 54,230 14.4%
Ukraine 22,208 22,504 20,269 20,838 21,356 5.7%
United States 20,453 20,422 19,251 19,052 18,582 4.9%
Russia 21,708 22,395 22,075 19,607 18,296 4.9%
Germany 11,720 8,921 10,602 11,715 11,312 3.0%
Bangladesh 10,216 9,744 9,655 9,606 9,887 2.6%
France 8,547 7,860 8,560 8,692 8,987 2.4%
Poland 9,172 7,312 6,482 7,860 7,081 1.9%
Egypt 4,841 4,960 5,201 6,786 6,903 1.8%
Netherlands 7,392 6,025 6,961 7,020 6,676 1.8%
CanadaNote 3 5,419 5,205 5,364 5,287 6,372 1.7%
Pakistan 3,853 4,592 4,869 4,553 5,873 1.6%
Peru 4,776 5,134 5,389 5,515 5,661 1.5%
United Kingdom 6,218 5,060 5,307 5,513 5,307 1.4%
Türkiye 4,800 4,550 4,980 5,200 5,100 1.4%
Belarus 6,415 5,864 6,105 5,231 4,808 1.3%
Algeria 4,606 4,653 5,020 4,659 4,361 1.2%
Kazakhstan 3,551 3,807 3,912 4,007 4,032 1.1%
Belgium 4,417 3,045 4,028 3,929 3,871 1.0%
Brazil 3,655 3,729 3,712 3,768 3,853 1.0%
Nepal 2,691 3,088 3,113 3,132 3,325 0.9%
Uzbekistan 2,794 2,912 3,090 3,144 3,286 0.9%
Argentina 2,459 2,507 2,600 2,884 2,955 0.8%
Colombia 3,707 3,019 3,124 2,625 2,621 0.7%
Other countries 57,410 56,826 59,474 59,158 57,084 15.2%
World 370,115 365,703 368,833 371,143 376,120 100.0%
Note 1

Includes seed potatoes.

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Note 2

FAO production data for the year 2022 was not yet available at the time of writing this report.

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Note 3

The figures for Canada in this table may differ slightly from the data provided by Statistics Canada as the latter are revised one year after the release.

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations | © FAO Statistics Division 2023 - 12 July 2023

6.1.2. A Comparison: United States production statistics

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Seeded area (hectares) 415,410 389,834 371,704 377,572 369,073
Harvested area (hectares) 410,675 379,312 368,952 373,768 366,686
Average yield, measured in metric tons / hectare 49.7 50.8 51.7 49.8 49.1
Production, measured in metric tons 20,412,565 19,251,323 19,051,788 18,589,532 18,002,583
Amount utilizedNote 1, measured in metric tons 19,254,725 18,116,617 17,987,978 17,529,623 ..
Average priceNote 2, measured in CAN$ / metric ton 256.4 291.5 275.1 281.1 ..
Total value of salesNote 2, measured in CAN$ (x 1,000) 4,935,497 5,234,130 4,901,429 4,889,894 ..
Note 1

Includes potatoes sold for all purposes and used on farm where grown for seed, livestock feed and home consumption.

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Note 2

For potatoes sold. Excludes potatoes used on farm where grown for seed, livestock feed and home consumption.

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.. : Not available for a specific reference period.

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0017-01 Area, production and farm value of potatoes, by harvest season, United States

6.2. World trade

6.2.1. Top 20 importers of fresh potatoes worldwide (CAN$ ‘000)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 %
Share
Belgium 620,657 875,359 682,439 709,473 878,919 17.1%
United States 279,613 258,422 339,650 318,574 503,680 9.8%
Spain 276,465 378,668 358,758 301,754 444,871 8.7%
Netherlands 442,833 515,742 401,337 440,223 438,678 8.5%
Germany 259,398 416,164 295,831 257,081 258,759 5.0%
Italy 196,447 291,856 214,118 190,385 238,543 4.6%
Portugal 122,256 131,155 102,363 94,065 146,738 2.9%
France 120,240 177,793 104,892 112,748 145,752 2.8%
Malaysia 94,005 103,634 115,296 102,157 129,008 2.5%
Greece 79,866 128,061 79,166 74,062 111,077 2.2%
Mexico 77,665 78,037 80,775 69,593 108,691 2.1%
Canada 113,180 134,439 109,703 118,828 102,735 2.0%
Romania 38,531 88,179 62,127 57,451 71,219 1.4%
Saudi Arabia 13,327 25,741 2,581 22,279 68,558 1.3%
Poland 50,291 131,113 72,309 44,723 63,840 1.2%
Czech Republic 46,723 88,730 61,522 45,841 57,752 1.1%
Viet-Nam 21,353 28,097 43,459 34,372 54,546 1.1%
Azerbaijan 28,589 50,122 44,352 56,261 54,366 1.1%
Switzerland 11,192 15,481 23,216 28,807 54,118 1.1%
Hong Kong 35,682 32,834 19,021 18,849 52,948 1.0%
Others 1,258,424 1,412,390 1,290,342 1,264,265 1,154,433 22.5%
Total 4,186,737 5,362,017 4,503,257 4,361,791 5,139,231 100.0%
Note:
Does not include seed potatoes.
Source: Global Trade Tracker (September 2023)

6.2.2. Top 20 exporters of fresh potatoes worldwide (CAN$ ‘000)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 %
Share
France 702,923 930,503 780,441 699,016 969,883 16.9%
Netherlands 336,919 563,815 407,202 449,073 573,948 10.0%
Germany 437,611 520,851 429,538 411,632 538,256 9.4%
Canada 287,821 267,425 348,899 329,650 517,174 9.0%
Egypt 253,497 335,358 304,194 249,735 464,608 8.1%
United States 293,833 320,399 305,919 324,281 368,766 6.4%
China 338,886 525,152 387,013 264,655 327,532 5.7%
Iran 198,697 638,183 648,705 950,603 298,037 5.2%
Pakistan 159,313 154,709 92,597 143,227 277,724 4.8%
Belgium 203,358 253,742 236,388 213,700 247,228 4.3%
Spain 128,532 171,400 145,413 157,895 179,153 3.1%
India 73,236 100,907 94,687 87,758 123,266 2.1%
United Kingdom 96,018 134,459 81,558 93,308 115,583 2.0%
Israel 81,467 67,955 92,297 99,921 93,242 1.6%
Cyprus 66,892 70,810 55,194 61,815 57,912 1.0%
Italy 59,499 97,938 68,198 55,438 56,531 1.0%
Azerbaijan 38,344 36,005 46,774 48,855 45,057 0.8%
South Africa 55,674 52,562 48,320 48,636 42,314 0.7%
Australia 30,417 29,235 29,900 31,888 32,278 0.6%
Denmark 45,476 41,202 38,215 30,771 28,310 0.5%
Others 334,096 526,382 426,088 437,459 378,893 6.6%
Total 4,222,509 5,838,992 5,067,540 5,189,316 5,735,695 100.0%
Note:
Does not include seed potatoes.
Source: Global Trade Tracker (September 2023)

6.2.3. Top 20 importers of seed potatoes worldwide (CAN$ ‘000)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 %
Share
Egypt 109,447 140,535 100,254 136,863 165,963 17.7%
Belgium 98,813 119,316 125,156 119,299 102,673 10.9%
Spain 54,198 65,055 59,999 46,865 57,825 6.2%
Italy 48,325 61,144 61,987 49,535 55,889 6.0%
Morocco 36,204 33,821 39,638 26,133 48,473 5.2%
Saudi Arabia 27,522 35,883 31,045 24,382 36,774 3.9%
Germany 55,780 63,414 47,138 35,726 35,828 3.8%
France 23,371 33,189 31,860 35,398 35,649 3.8%
United States 35,175 34,063 44,789 33,965 35,083 3.7%
Netherlands 52,700 79,293 67,723 43,520 31,071 3.3%
Portugal 33,148 36,477 30,222 27,920 25,965 2.8%
Israel 20,197 20,943 28,495 21,512 24,868 2.6%
Azerbaijan 21,442 18,530 21,761 13,870 17,802 1.9%
Pakistan 5,345 5,969 14,743 14,659 15,731 1.7%
Türkiye 18,481 16,761 21,830 15,030 15,027 1.6%
Greece 19,671 22,693 18,351 14,223 14,980 1.6%
Canada 5,359 8,522 9,764 10,907 12,510 1.3%
Austria 11,469 10,810 15,473 11,436 12,145 1.3%
Cyprus 8,352 8,631 6,655 11,006 11,919 1.3%
Brazil 7,283 10,716 10,596 11,301 11,373 1.2%
Others 267,936 212,767 236,651 188,823 171,115 18.2%
Total 960,218 1,038,532 1,024,130 892,373 938,663 100.0%
Source: Global Trade Tracker (September 2023)

6.2.4. Top 20 exporters of seed potatoes worldwide (CAN$ ‘000)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 %
Share
Netherlands 704,310 777,233 699,337 602,450 728,710 56.7%
France 137,276 162,203 156,717 144,909 159,619 12.4%
United Kingdom 81,556 95,574 97,725 83,899 105,549 8.2%
Germany 65,835 69,147 78,235 72,633 65,799 5.1%
Denmark 45,340 50,811 35,094 41,482 49,353 3.8%
Canada 37,767 36,159 48,096 37,144 39,180 3.1%
Belgium 56,925 66,763 63,840 35,762 32,262 2.5%
United States 12,048 17,179 20,670 21,692 27,414 2.1%
South Africa 10,743 8,345 9,350 15,665 20,659 1.6%
Spain 71,235 57,866 9,266 7,643 7,789 0.6%
Egypt 12,445 8,639 7,784 6,623 6,246 0.5%
Kyrgyzstan 50 87 2,627 1,063 5,916 0.5%
Portugal 5,606 5,762 6,217 5,047 5,410 0.4%
Australia 5,797 6,670 5,372 6,437 4,971 0.4%
Poland 2,862 2,287 2,404 4,125 2,928 0.2%
Austria 2,797 4,049 4,736 3,253 2,847 0.2%
Chile 65 1,351 963 821 1,767 0.1%
Finland 2,999 2,852 1,380 1,406 1,541 0.1%
Türkiye 4,852 732 1,170 1,319 1,514 0.1%
Luxembourg 3,849 4,326 5,020 3,097 1,479 0.1%
Others 28,763 29,020 37,142 16,506 13,523 1.1%
Total 1,293,120 1,407,055 1,293,145 1,112,976 1,284,476 100.0%
Source: Global Trade Tracker (September 2023)

7. Key resources

  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Infohort
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Potatoes Section
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Statistics Division
  • Global Trade Tracker
  • Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0045-01
  • Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0054-01
  • Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0166-01
  • Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0358-01
  • Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0017-01
  • Statistics Canada. CATSNET
  • Statistics Canada. 2021 Census of Agriculture

Import and export data is based on the following Harmonized System Codes (H.S. Codes):

  • Fresh Potato Export HS Codes: 07019000
  • Seed Potato Export HS Codes: 07011000
  • Frozen Potato Export HS Codes: 07101000, 20041000
  • Processed Export HS Codes: 07121000, 11051000, 11052000, 11081300, 20052000
  • Fresh Potato Import HS Codes: 0701900010, 0701900020
  • Seed Potato Import HS Codes: 0701100000
  • Frozen Potato Import HS Codes: 0710100000, 2004100000
  • Processed Import HS Codes: 0712909010, 1105100000, 1105200000, 1108130010, 1108130020, 2005200010, 2005200020, 2005200090
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