A total of 55.3 million tons of potatoes were harvested in the EU in 2020. Germany, the largest potato producer of the European Union, realized 21.2% of the union's potato production with its production.
Following Germany, Poland produced 16.4% of the union's potato production, France 15.7% , the Netherlands 12.7% and Belgium 7.2% . These 5 states, which are members of the European Union, meet about 75% of the EU's potato production .
The main potato products of the European Union are french fries and chips.
The European Union processes raw potatoes in four main product groups as frozen potatoes (mainly french fries), prepared or canned potatoes (mostly chips), dried potatoes and potato starch, as well as food and seed export and trade.
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In 2019, potato production with a total value of 9.1 billion Euros in the European Union reached 1.6% of the food industry production in the whole Europe. The most important potato products in terms of production value in the European Union are frozen chips and chips.