Eastern European country’s sweet potato imports have more than doubled in the past five years, according to East Fruit
Egypt is now the leading exporter of sweet potatoes to Poland and is likely to retain that position in years to come, according to a new report by EastFruit.
In 2023, Egyptian exporters apparently sold 2.8m tons of the product to customers in Poland, an annual increase of around one-third.
And in the first half of 2024, sales of Egyptian sweet potatoes to Poland reportedly rose to a record 940 tonnes.
“Poland is already the fifteenth largest importer of sweet potatoes globally,” commented Yevhen Kuzin, fruit and vegetable market analyst at EastFruit.
“Considering that many top-listed countries import this product for re-export, Poland’s position in the global ranking of sweet potato consumers is even more significant.”
He added: “Over the past five years, Poland has more than doubled its imports of this product, a growth rate matched only by the USA, which uses a significant portion of imports for re-export.”
