THE INTERNATIONAL POTATO INDUSTRY

By JESSICA RODRIGUEZ

CONTENTS PART I INTRODUCTION HISTORY AND BACKGROUND A BRIEF HISTORY CULTURAL ASPECTS OF POTATOES REFERENCES POTATO PROPERTIES, TYPES AND USE NUTRITIONAL ATTRIBUTES CULINARY ASPECTS OF POTATOES POTATO TYPES AND VARIETIES FRESH POTATOES PROCESSED POTATOES FRESH PROCESSED POTATOES SEED POTATOES LIVESTOCK FEED AND OTHER USES PART II ECONOMICS OF THE GLOBAL POTATO ECONOMY SUPPLY POTATO GROWTH REQUIREMENTS PRODUCTION ZONES PRODUCTION TRENDS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS COSTS FACTORS THAT IN?UENCE PLANTINGS POTATO YIELDS DEMAND DEMAND THEORY FACTORS THAT IN?UENCE DEMAND FOR POTATO PRODUCTS UTILIZATION TRENDS BY COUNTRY CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY TYPE OF ?NAL PRODUCT DEMAND FORECASTING MODELS PRICES PRICE THEORY PRICING MECHANISMS, INSTITUTIONS AND INFORMATION PRICE CHANGES THROUGH TIME PRICE FORECASTING PART III THE TRADE FRESH POTATO TRADE FRESH POTATO EXPORTS FRESH POTATO IMPORTS NET TRADE FOR FRESH POTATOES FRESH POTATO PRICES FRESH POTATO TRADE ISSUES FROZEN POTATO TRADE FROZEN POTATO EXPORTS FROZEN POTATO IMPORTS NET TRADE FOR FROZEN POTATOES FROZEN POTATO TRADE PRICES FROZEN POTATO TRADE ISSUES SEED POTATO TRADE SEED POTATO EXPORTS SEED POTATO IMPORTS SEED POTATO NET TRADE SEED POTATO PRICES SEED POTATO TRADE ISSUES OTHER POTATO TRADE POTATO SNACK TRADE DEHYDRATED POTATO TRADE STARCH POTATO TRADE MISCELLANEOUS POTATO TRADE THE MARKETING CHAIN QUICK-SERVICE RESTAURANTS PROCESSORS RETAILERS FRESH PACKERS GROWERS POTATO FUTURES MARKETS PART IV KEY ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGY ISSUES GMO ACCEPTANCE SEED TECHNOLOGY PLANT PROPERTY RIGHTS ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY MARKET ISSUES GREATER CHINA TRADE AGREEMENTS CURRENCY EXCHANGE BRANDING BY VARIETY INTERNATIONAL GROWERS REFERENCE