Importance of frozen potatoes
Potato is one of the most important food crops in the world. The annual output of potato is about 330 million tons, and its cultivation range is extensive. The international trade of potatoes is mainly frozen products, mainly fries and chips. Microwave drying machinery In recent years, the world's total export trade of frozen potatoes is more than $3 billion, the main exporters are the Netherlands, Canada, Belgium and the United States. In 2005, 59 U.S. potato products were frozen chips and 41 were exported to Japan and 5 to China. According to our customs statistics, in 2005 China imported about 32,800 tons of American potato products, mainly frozen products. It is estimated that the total output of frozen potato strips around the world is about 8 million T. At present, there are six chilled potato chips manufacturers in China. According to incomplete statistics of the Potato Food Professional Committee, the total production of chilled potato chips in 2006 was nearly 63