The potato supply chain plays a major role in French agriculture and the agri-food industry. It is characterised by a wide diversity of uses — human food in many forms, animal feed, industrial productions, seed potatoes — and by a clear segmentation between the fresh market, processing industries and the seed potato chain. France is one of the leading European producers, with large volumes intended for domestic consumption and processing (starch, frozen products, crisps, fresh-cut and ready-to-eat products), but also for export.
