Screen LibraryThe international potato industry /
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the world trade in one of the most important of our basic foodstuffs - potatoes. It covers everything from the history of the potato through to plant types and uses, production, consumption and demand, and pricing. It goes on to cover the...
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Woodhead,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge : |
| Publication Dates: | 2001. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781855734654 |
| Summary: |
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the world trade in one of the most important of our basic foodstuffs - potatoes. It covers everything from the history of the potato through to plant types and uses, production, consumption and demand, and pricing. It goes on to cover the trade in potatoes around the world. Since the different potato products flow in separate channels - fresh potatoes, frozen potatoes, seed potatoes and the snack and dehydrated trade - each is described individually. The international potato industry is a fascinating reference source which will be essential reading not only for the growers, processors, retailers, marketers and others involved in the production chain but also for agricultural economists, fresh produce brokers and traders and national and international economic planning agencies. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiv, 292 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285)-287 and index. |
| ISBN: |
1855738848 9781855738843 1855734656 9781855734654 |
| Index Number: | HD9235 |
| CLC: | F416.82 |
| Contents: | Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Part I Introduction -- 1 History and background -- A brief history -- Cultural aspects of potatoes -- References -- 2 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 -- References -- Part II Economics of the global potato economy -- 3 Supply -- Potato growth requirements -- Production zones -- Production trends -- Production systems -- Costs -- Factors that influence plantings -- Potato yields -- References -- 4 Demand -- Demand theory -- Factors that influence demand for potato products -- Utilization trends by country -- Consumption trends by type of final product -- Demand forecasting models -- References -- 5 Prices -- Price theory -- Pricing mechanisms, institutions and information -- Price changes through time -- Price forecasting -- References -- Part III The trade -- 6 Fresh potato trade -- Fresh potato exports -- Fresh potato imports -- Net trade for fresh potatoes -- Fresh potato prices -- Fresh potato trade issues -- References -- 7 Frozen potato trade -- Frozen potato exports -- Frozen potato imports -- Net trade for frozen potatoes -- Frozen potato trade prices -- Frozen potato trade issues -- References -- 8 Seed potato trade -- Seed potato exports -- Seed potato imports -- Seed potato net trade -- Seed potato prices -- Seed potato trade issues -- References -- 9 Other potato trade -- Potato snack trade -- Dehydrated potato trade -- Starch potato trade -- Miscellaneous potato trade -- References -- 10 The marketing chain -- Quick-service restaurants -- Processors -- Retailers -- Fresh packers -- Growers -- Potato futures markets -- References -- Part IV Key issues for the future -- 11 Technology issues -- GMO acceptance -- Seed technology -- Plant property rights -- Electronic technology -- References -- 12 Market issues -- Greater China -- Trade agreements -- Currency exchange -- Branding by variety -- International growers -- Reference -- Bibliography. |