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Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 9

1.1 Overview 9 1.2 Market Potential Estimation Methodology 9 1.3 The Worldwide Market Potential for Potatoes 11

2 AFRICA: POTATOES 12 2.1 Executive Summary 12 2.2 Algeria 14 2.3 Angola 14 2.4 Benin 15 2.5 Botswana 15 2.6 Burkina Faso 16 2.7 Burundi 16 2.8 Cameroon 17 2.9 Cape Verde 17 2.10 Central African Republic 18 2.11 Chad 18 2.12 Comoros 19 2.13 Congo (formerly Zaire) 19 2.14 Djibouti 20 2.15 Egypt 20 2.16 Equatorial Guinea 21 2.17 Eritrea 21 2.18 Ethiopia 22 2.19 Gabon 22 2.20 Ghana 23 2.21 Guinea 23 2.22 Guinea-Bissau 24 2.23 Ivory coast 24 2.24 Kenya 25 2.25 Lesotho 25 2.26 Liberia 26 2.27 Libya 26 2.28 Madagascar 27 2.29 Malawi 27 2.30 Mali 28 2.31 Mauritania 28 2.32 Mauritius 29 2.33 Morocco 29 2.34 Mozambique 30 2.35 Namibia 30 2.36 Niger 31 2.37 Nigeria 31

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2.38 Republic of Congo 32 2.39 Rwanda 32 2.40 Sao Tome E Principe 33 2.41 Senegal 33 2.42 Sierra Leone 34 2.43 Somalia 34 2.44 South Africa 35 2.45 Sudan 35 2.46 Swaziland 36 2.47 Tanzania 36 2.48 The Gambia 37 2.49 Togo 37 2.50 Tunisia 38 2.51 Uganda 38 2.52 Zambia 39 2.53 Zimbabwe 39

3 ASIA: POTATOES 40 3.1 Executive Summary 40 3.2 Bangladesh 42 3.3 Bhutan 42 3.4 Brunei 43 3.5 Burma 43 3.6 Cambodia 44 3.7 China 44 3.8 Hong Kong 45 3.9 India 45 3.10 Indonesia 46 3.11 Japan 46 3.12 Laos 47 3.13 Macau 47 3.14 Malaysia 48 3.15 Maldives 48 3.16 Mongolia 49 3.17 Nepal 49 3.18 North Korea 50 3.19 Papua New Guinea 50 3.20 Philippines 51 3.21 Seychelles 51 3.22 Singapore 52 3.23 South Korea 52 3.24 Sri Lanka 53 3.25 Taiwan 53 3.26 Thailand 54 3.27 Vietnam 54

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4 EUROPE: POTATOES 55 4.1 Executive Summary 55 4.2 Albania 57 4.3 Andorra 57 4.4 Austria 58 4.5 Belarus 58 4.6 Belgium 59 4.7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 59 4.8 Bulgaria 60 4.9 Croatia 60 4.10 Cyprus 61 4.11 Czech Republic 61 4.12 Denmark 62 4.13 Estonia 62 4.14 Finland 63 4.15 France 63 4.16 Georgia 64 4.17 Germany 64 4.18 Greece 65 4.19 Hungary 65 4.20 Iceland 66 4.21 Ireland 66 4.22 Italy 67 4.23 Kazakhstan 67 4.24 Latvia 68 4.25 Liechtenstein 68 4.26 Lithuania 69 4.27 Luxembourg 69 4.28 Macedonia 70 4.29 Malta 70 4.30 Moldova 71 4.31 Monaco 71 4.32 Netherlands 72 4.33 Norway 72 4.34 Poland 73 4.35 Portugal 73 4.36 Romania 74 4.37 Russia 74 4.38 Serbia and Montenegro 75 4.39 Slovakia 75 4.40 Slovenia 76 4.41 Spain 76 4.42 Sweden 77 4.43 Switzerland 77

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4.44 Ukraine 78 4.45 United Kingdom 78

5 LATIN AMERICA: POTATOES 79 5.1 Executive Summary 79 5.2 Argentina 80 5.3 Belize 81 5.4 Bolivia 81 5.5 Brazil 82 5.6 Chile 82 5.7 Colombia 83 5.8 Costa Rica 83 5.9 Ecuador 84 5.10 El Salvador 84 5.11 Guatemala 85 5.12 Guyana 85 5.13 Honduras 86 5.14 Mexico 86 5.15 Nicaragua 87 5.16 Panama 87 5.17 Paraguay 88 5.18 Peru 88 5.19 Suriname 89 5.20 Uruguay 89 5.21 Venezuela 90

6 NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: POTATOES 91 6.1 Executive Summary 91 6.2 Antigua and Barbuda 93 6.3 Bahamas 93 6.4 Barbados 94 6.5 Bermuda 94 6.6 Canada 95 6.7 Cuba 95 6.8 Dominica 96 6.9 Dominican Republic 96 6.10 Grenada 97 6.11 Haiti 97 6.12 Jamaica 98 6.13 Martinique 98 6.14 Netherlands Antilles 99 6.15 St. Kitts and Nevis 99 6.16 St. Lucia 100 6.17 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 100 6.18 Trinidad and Tobago 101

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6.19 United States 101 7 OCEANA: POTATOES 102

7.1 Executive Summary 102 7.2 American Samoa 103 7.3 Australia 104 7.4 Fiji 104 7.5 Kiribati 105 7.6 Marshall Islands 105 7.7 Micronesia Federation 106 7.8 Nauru 106 7.9 New Zealand 107 7.10 Palau 107 7.11 Solomon Islands 108 7.12 Tonga 108 7.13 Tuvalu 109 7.14 Vanuatu 109

8 THE MIDDLE EAST: POTATOES 110 8.1 Executive Summary 110 8.2 Afghanistan 112 8.3 Armenia 112 8.4 Azerbaijan 113 8.5 Bahrain 113 8.6 Iran 114 8.7 Iraq 114 8.8 Israel 115 8.9 Jordan 115 8.10 Kuwait 116 8.11 Kyrgyzstan 116 8.12 Lebanon 117 8.13 Oman 117 8.14 Pakistan 118 8.15 Qatar 118 8.16 Saudi Arabia 119 8.17 Syrian Arab Republic 119 8.18 Tajikistan 120 8.19 Turkey 120 8.20 Turkmenistan 121 8.21 United Arab Emirates 121 8.22 Uzbekistan 122 8.23 Yemen 122

9 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 123 9.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 123 9.2 Icon Group Ltd. User Agreement Provisions 124

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 OVERVIEW The liberalization of markets has lead to record levels of international investments. Icon Group’s primary mission is to assist international managers to better plan and implement strategies in a global economy. It does so by providing various specialized industry reports, databases, publications and services to its clients. This report is one of many published by Icon Group Ltd. to assist executives and planners in monitoring and analyzing world markets. In addition to industry-specific studies, Icon Group Ltd.’s reports cover human resources management, export strategies, investment strategies, entry & marketing strategies, political and economic risk assessments and legal trends (e.g., intellectual property, licensing, and corruption). This report covers the world outlook for potatoes across 235 countries. For each year reported, the estimates are given for the latent demand for the country in question. Icon Group uses a number of proprietary econometric models which project economic changes within each country and across countries. From there, market potential estimates are created. The units used in this report are: million US $. As shown in the report, the market potential for potatoes is expected to reach $51,399.73 million by 2005. The distribution of the world market, however, will not be evenly distributed across regions. Europe will be the largest market with $19,891.50 million or 38.70 percent, followed by Asia with $11,094.03 million or 21.58 percent, and then North America & the Caribbean with $7,990.56 million or 15.55 percent of the world market. In essence, if a firm targets these top 3 regions, they cover come 75.83 percent of the world wide demand for potatoes.

1.2 MARKET POTENTIAL ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY Icon Group uses a number of methodologies to create market potential estimates for products and services across markets, whether at the level of a region, country, or city. In this report, two modelling approaches are used. The first involves modelling the economic fundamentals of each market over time. This is based on standard models of economic growth (e.g. focussing on growth of income, or gross domestic product per capita). The second approach is more subtle. The second approach involves collecting information on the market size or market potential for the particular product or service in question, typically in national currency, and translating these into a common currency. Icon Group uses the U.S. dollar as its common currency across markets. For some categories and markets, basic demand indicators are reported in national statistics, as is mostly the case for the United States and other developed markets. In most of the world’s 230 countries, however, few statistics are available. For these, Icon Group uses econometric models to estimate these markets, and forecast these over time. As true for all

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forward-looking economic forecasts, certain critical assumptions must be made. Two types of assumptions are made for the models used in this report. The first type covers the socio-economic and global environment. In essence, Icon Group assumes that dynamics seen in the past are likely to continue in the future, without major discontinuous changes. For example, if a city, country or region has not seen civil strife, major recessions, or substantial foreign exchange or currency changes, this is assumed to be the case over the forecast period. Likewise, the worldwide demand is foreseen to progress in a fashion similar to that seen in historical figures, based on aggregated data collected at the national level. The extent to which these assumptions are violated in the future will surely affect the accuracy of the forecasts presented here. The second type of assumption is of greater importance, especially for those markets where insufficient local information is reported in the public domain, or in markets where there is higher uncertainty. Here, we use cross-country econometric models of demand, often called a cross-sectional pooled time series models with varying parameters. In simple terms, we assume an underlying consumption function that is allowed to vary over time and across geographic markets. Economists have long proposed various consumption functions. These include John Maynard Keynes, Simon Kuznets, Irving Fisher, Franco Modigliani, Albert Ando, Richard Brumberg, and Milton Friedman. Across these, and other authors, the consumption of a product (as opposed to the amount produced) is foreseen to vary depending on a number of local factors and the time frame that one considers (short-, medium- and long-run). In general, the variance of the market potential across markets is foreseen to be a function of variances in income, wealth, interest rates, expected future income, and a variety of exogenous factors, including geography and culture. Icon Group forecasts primarily rely on non-cultural economic factors in modelling cross-market demand, for a given product or service. We also model the market potential using a consumption function which assumes a constant average propensity to consume in the long run (i.e. as incomes rise, average consumption rates do not fall, as earlier argued by Keynes). Once the cross-market model of demand is specified, it is combined with the local economic models described above. As in all econometric exercises, the lack of local market figures in the public domain results in estimation errors. Furthermore, many intervening factors may arise over time that can materially affect the accuracy of the forecasts, including changes in local economic conditions, changes in political regimes, improvements in primary data, and currency fluctuations, among other factors. As the estimates and forecasts reported here are forward-looking and subject to assumption-induced errors, you are asked to read the caveats and disclaimers at the end of this report.

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1.3 THE WORLDWIDE MARKET POTENTIAL FOR POTATOES

Worldwide Market Potential for Potatoes (million US $): 2000 Region Latent Demand million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Europe 15,655 37.8 Asia 9,076 21.9 North America & the Caribbean 6,420 15.5 Middle East 5,730 13.8 Latin America 2,588 6.2 Africa 1,023 2.5 Oceana 916 2.2 Total 41,408 100.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Worldwide Market Potential for Potatoes (million US $): 2000

Europe

Asia

North America & the Caribbean

Middle East

Other

World Market for Potatoes: 1995 - 2005

Year World Market million US $ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 40,331.06 1996 39,166.06 1997 38,793.37 1998 38,472.43 1999 39,764.10 2000 41,418.56 2001 43,177.67 2002 45,046.69 2003 47,033.68 2004 49,147.97 2005 51,399.73 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2 AFRICA: POTATOES

2.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Potatoes in Africa (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Africa _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ South Africa 450 43.97% Algeria 225 21.94% Nigeria 141 13.76% Libya 94 9.17% Egypt 61 5.93% Morocco 7 0.64% Tunisia 4 0.36% Cameroon 4 0.35% Sudan 3 0.28% Ivory coast 3 0.26% Angola 3 0.24% Kenya 3 0.24% Congo (formerly Zaire) 2 0.24% Tanzania 2 0.17% Ghana 2 0.17% Ethiopia 2 0.16% Zimbabwe 2 0.16% Senegal 2 0.15% Uganda 2 0.14% Gabon 1 0.13% Botswana 1 0.00% Zambia 1 0.00% Burkina Faso 1 0.00% Madagascar 1 0.00% Guinea 1 0.00% Other 9 1.54% Total 1,023 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Market Potential for Potatoes in Africa (million US $): 2000

South Africa

Algeria Nigeria

Libya

Other

The Market for Potatoes in Africa: 1995 - 2005

Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1,118.88 2.77 1996 1,062.91 2.71 1997 1,046.25 2.70 1998 993.86 2.58 1999 1,002.61 2.52 2000 1,023.94 2.47 2001 1,046.96 2.42 2002 1,070.99 2.38 2003 1,095.93 2.33 2004 1,121.85 2.28 2005 1,148.80 2.24 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.2 ALGERIA Potatoes (million US $): Algeria 1995 - 2005

Year Algeria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 217 19.37% 0.53% 1996 220 20.72% 0.56% 1997 231 22.08% 0.59% 1998 219 22.05% 0.56% 1999 220 21.98% 0.55% 2000 225 21.94% 0.54% 2001 229 21.87% 0.53% 2002 234 21.80% 0.51% 2003 238 21.71% 0.50% 2004 243 21.62% 0.49% 2005 247 21.52% 0.48% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.3 ANGOLA Potatoes (million US $): Angola 1995 - 2005

Year Angola % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.23% 0.00% 1996 3 0.25% 0.00% 1997 3 0.26% 0.00% 1998 3 0.26% 0.00% 1999 3 0.25% 0.00% 2000 3 0.24% 0.00% 2001 3 0.24% 0.00% 2002 3 0.24% 0.00% 2003 3 0.25% 0.00% 2004 3 0.25% 0.00% 2005 3 0.25% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.4 BENIN Potatoes (million US $): Benin 1995 - 2005

Year Benin % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.05% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.5 BOTSWANA Potatoes (million US $): Botswana 1995 - 2005

Year Botswana % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.6 BURKINA FASO Potatoes (million US $): Burkina Faso 1995 - 2005

Year Burkina Faso % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.07% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.08% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.7 BURUNDI Potatoes (million US $): Burundi 1995 - 2005

Year Burundi % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.03% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.8 CAMEROON Potatoes (million US $): Cameroon 1995 - 2005

Year Cameroon % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.31% 0.00% 1996 4 0.35% 0.00% 1997 4 0.36% 0.00% 1998 4 0.36% 0.00% 1999 4 0.36% 0.00% 2000 4 0.35% 0.00% 2001 4 0.35% 0.00% 2002 4 0.35% 0.00% 2003 4 0.34% 0.00% 2004 4 0.34% 0.00% 2005 4 0.34% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.9 CAPE VERDE Potatoes (million US $): Cape Verde 1995 - 2005

Year Cape Verde % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.10 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Potatoes (million US $): Central African Republic 1995 - 2005

Year Central African Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.03% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.11 CHAD Potatoes (million US $): Chad 1995 - 2005

Year Chad % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.12 COMOROS Potatoes (million US $): Comoros 1995 - 2005

Year Comoros % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.13 CONGO (FORMERLY ZAIRE) Potatoes (million US $): Congo (formerly Zaire) 1995 - 2005

Year Congo (formerly Zaire) % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.19% 0.00% 1996 2 0.22% 0.00% 1997 2 0.23% 0.00% 1998 2 0.24% 0.00% 1999 2 0.24% 0.00% 2000 2 0.24% 0.00% 2001 2 0.23% 0.00% 2002 2 0.23% 0.00% 2003 2 0.22% 0.00% 2004 2 0.21% 0.00% 2005 2 0.21% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.14 DJIBOUTI Potatoes (million US $): Djibouti 1995 - 2005

Year Djibouti % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.01% 0.00% 1997 0 0.01% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.01% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.15 EGYPT Potatoes (million US $): Egypt 1995 - 2005

Year Egypt % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 82 7.30% 0.20% 1996 65 6.13% 0.16% 1997 58 5.58% 0.15% 1998 54 5.45% 0.14% 1999 57 5.65% 0.14% 2000 61 5.93% 0.14% 2001 65 6.22% 0.15% 2002 70 6.53% 0.15% 2003 75 6.86% 0.16% 2004 81 7.22% 0.16% 2005 87 7.60% 0.17% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.16 EQUATORIAL GUINEA Potatoes (million US $): Equatorial Guinea 1995 - 2005

Year Equatorial Guinea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.17 ERITREA Potatoes (million US $): Eritrea 1995 - 2005

Year Eritrea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.18 ETHIOPIA Potatoes (million US $): Ethiopia 1995 - 2005

Year Ethiopia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.15% 0.00% 1996 2 0.16% 0.00% 1997 2 0.17% 0.00% 1998 2 0.17% 0.00% 1999 2 0.17% 0.00% 2000 2 0.16% 0.00% 2001 2 0.16% 0.00% 2002 2 0.16% 0.00% 2003 2 0.16% 0.00% 2004 2 0.16% 0.00% 2005 2 0.16% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.19 GABON Potatoes (million US $): Gabon 1995 - 2005

Year Gabon % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.12% 0.00% 1996 1 0.13% 0.00% 1997 1 0.14% 0.00% 1998 1 0.14% 0.00% 1999 1 0.14% 0.00% 2000 1 0.13% 0.00% 2001 1 0.13% 0.00% 2002 1 0.13% 0.00% 2003 1 0.13% 0.00% 2004 2 0.13% 0.00% 2005 2 0.13% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.20 GHANA Potatoes (million US $): Ghana 1995 - 2005

Year Ghana % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.16% 0.00% 1996 2 0.18% 0.00% 1997 2 0.18% 0.00% 1998 2 0.18% 0.00% 1999 2 0.17% 0.00% 2000 2 0.17% 0.00% 2001 2 0.17% 0.00% 2002 2 0.17% 0.00% 2003 2 0.17% 0.00% 2004 2 0.17% 0.00% 2005 2 0.17% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.21 GUINEA Potatoes (million US $): Guinea 1995 - 2005

Year Guinea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.07% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.22 GUINEA-BISSAU Potatoes (million US $): Guinea-Bissau 1995 - 2005

Year Guinea-Bissau % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.23 IVORY COAST Potatoes (million US $): Ivory coast 1995 - 2005

Year Ivory coast % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.25% 0.00% 1996 3 0.28% 0.00% 1997 3 0.28% 0.00% 1998 3 0.28% 0.00% 1999 3 0.27% 0.00% 2000 3 0.26% 0.00% 2001 3 0.27% 0.00% 2002 3 0.27% 0.00% 2003 3 0.27% 0.00% 2004 3 0.27% 0.00% 2005 3 0.27% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.24 KENYA Potatoes (million US $): Kenya 1995 - 2005

Year Kenya % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.23% 0.00% 1996 3 0.26% 0.00% 1997 3 0.26% 0.00% 1998 3 0.26% 0.00% 1999 3 0.25% 0.00% 2000 3 0.24% 0.00% 2001 3 0.24% 0.00% 2002 3 0.25% 0.00% 2003 3 0.25% 0.00% 2004 3 0.25% 0.00% 2005 3 0.25% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.25 LESOTHO Potatoes (million US $): Lesotho 1995 - 2005

Year Lesotho % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.02% 0.00% 2000 0 0.02% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.26 LIBERIA Potatoes (million US $): Liberia 1995 - 2005

Year Liberia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.03% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.02% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.27 LIBYA Potatoes (million US $): Libya 1995 - 2005

Year Libya % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 111 9.92% 0.27% 1996 95 8.95% 0.24% 1997 87 8.34% 0.22% 1998 90 9.05% 0.23% 1999 92 9.18% 0.23% 2000 94 9.17% 0.22% 2001 96 9.15% 0.22% 2002 98 9.14% 0.21% 2003 100 9.12% 0.21% 2004 102 9.10% 0.20% 2005 104 9.09% 0.20% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.28 MADAGASCAR Potatoes (million US $): Madagascar 1995 - 2005

Year Madagascar % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.07% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.29 MALAWI Potatoes (million US $): Malawi 1995 - 2005

Year Malawi % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.05% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.05% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.30 MALI Potatoes (million US $): Mali 1995 - 2005

Year Mali % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.31 MAURITANIA Potatoes (million US $): Mauritania 1995 - 2005

Year Mauritania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.02% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.32 MAURITIUS Potatoes (million US $): Mauritius 1995 - 2005

Year Mauritius % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.33 MOROCCO Potatoes (million US $): Morocco 1995 - 2005

Year Morocco % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.51% 0.00% 1996 6 0.59% 0.00% 1997 6 0.61% 0.00% 1998 6 0.64% 0.00% 1999 6 0.64% 0.00% 2000 7 0.64% 0.00% 2001 7 0.62% 0.00% 2002 7 0.61% 0.00% 2003 7 0.59% 0.00% 2004 7 0.57% 0.00% 2005 6 0.56% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.34 MOZAMBIQUE Potatoes (million US $): Mozambique 1995 - 2005

Year Mozambique % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.35 NAMIBIA Potatoes (million US $): Namibia 1995 - 2005

Year Namibia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.04% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.36 NIGER Potatoes (million US $): Niger 1995 - 2005

Year Niger % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.37 NIGERIA Potatoes (million US $): Nigeria 1995 - 2005

Year Nigeria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 176 15.72% 0.43% 1996 144 13.56% 0.36% 1997 131 12.52% 0.33% 1998 137 13.78% 0.35% 1999 139 13.91% 0.35% 2000 141 13.76% 0.34% 2001 142 13.59% 0.32% 2002 144 13.42% 0.31% 2003 145 13.25% 0.30% 2004 147 13.08% 0.29% 2005 148 12.91% 0.28% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.38 REPUBLIC OF CONGO Potatoes (million US $): Republic of Congo 1995 - 2005

Year Republic of Congo % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.06% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.06% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.39 RWANDA Potatoes (million US $): Rwanda 1995 - 2005

Year Rwanda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.05% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.40 SAO TOME E PRINCIPE Potatoes (million US $): Sao Tome E Principe 1995 - 2005

Year Sao Tome E Principe % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.41 SENEGAL Potatoes (million US $): Senegal 1995 - 2005

Year Senegal % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.14% 0.00% 1996 2 0.16% 0.00% 1997 2 0.16% 0.00% 1998 2 0.16% 0.00% 1999 2 0.16% 0.00% 2000 2 0.15% 0.00% 2001 2 0.15% 0.00% 2002 2 0.15% 0.00% 2003 2 0.15% 0.00% 2004 2 0.15% 0.00% 2005 2 0.15% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.42 SIERRA LEONE Potatoes (million US $): Sierra Leone 1995 - 2005

Year Sierra Leone % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.43 SOMALIA Potatoes (million US $): Somalia 1995 - 2005

Year Somalia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.03% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.03% 0.00% 2004 0 0.03% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.44 SOUTH AFRICA Potatoes (million US $): South Africa 1995 - 2005

Year South Africa % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 481 43.02% 1.19% 1996 483 45.39% 1.23% 1997 483 46.13% 1.24% 1998 440 44.23% 1.14% 1999 440 43.93% 1.10% 2000 450 43.97% 1.08% 2001 460 43.97% 1.06% 2002 471 43.95% 1.04% 2003 481 43.91% 1.02% 2004 492 43.86% 1.00% 2005 503 43.79% 0.97% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.45 SUDAN Potatoes (million US $): Sudan 1995 - 2005

Year Sudan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.24% 0.00% 1996 3 0.27% 0.00% 1997 3 0.28% 0.00% 1998 3 0.29% 0.00% 1999 3 0.28% 0.00% 2000 3 0.28% 0.00% 2001 3 0.28% 0.00% 2002 3 0.27% 0.00% 2003 3 0.27% 0.00% 2004 3 0.26% 0.00% 2005 3 0.26% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.46 SWAZILAND Potatoes (million US $): Swaziland 1995 - 2005

Year Swaziland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.02% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.02% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.47 TANZANIA Potatoes (million US $): Tanzania 1995 - 2005

Year Tanzania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.16% 0.00% 1996 2 0.18% 0.00% 1997 2 0.18% 0.00% 1998 2 0.18% 0.00% 1999 2 0.18% 0.00% 2000 2 0.17% 0.00% 2001 2 0.17% 0.00% 2002 2 0.17% 0.00% 2003 2 0.17% 0.00% 2004 2 0.17% 0.00% 2005 2 0.17% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.48 THE GAMBIA Potatoes (million US $): The Gambia 1995 - 2005

Year The Gambia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.49 TOGO Potatoes (million US $): Togo 1995 - 2005

Year Togo % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.04% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.50 TUNISIA Potatoes (million US $): Tunisia 1995 - 2005

Year Tunisia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.34% 0.00% 1996 4 0.38% 0.00% 1997 4 0.38% 0.00% 1998 4 0.38% 0.00% 1999 4 0.37% 0.00% 2000 4 0.36% 0.00% 2001 4 0.36% 0.00% 2002 4 0.36% 0.00% 2003 4 0.36% 0.00% 2004 4 0.37% 0.00% 2005 4 0.37% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.51 UGANDA Potatoes (million US $): Uganda 1995 - 2005

Year Uganda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.14% 0.00% 1996 2 0.16% 0.00% 1997 2 0.16% 0.00% 1998 2 0.16% 0.00% 1999 2 0.15% 0.00% 2000 2 0.14% 0.00% 2001 2 0.15% 0.00% 2002 2 0.15% 0.00% 2003 2 0.15% 0.00% 2004 2 0.15% 0.00% 2005 2 0.16% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2.52 ZAMBIA Potatoes (million US $): Zambia 1995 - 2005

Year Zambia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.53 ZIMBABWE Potatoes (million US $): Zimbabwe 1995 - 2005

Year Zimbabwe % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.13% 0.00% 1996 2 0.15% 0.00% 1997 2 0.16% 0.00% 1998 2 0.16% 0.00% 1999 2 0.16% 0.00% 2000 2 0.16% 0.00% 2001 2 0.16% 0.00% 2002 2 0.15% 0.00% 2003 2 0.15% 0.00% 2004 2 0.15% 0.00% 2005 2 0.14% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3 ASIA: POTATOES

3.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Potatoes in Asia (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Asia _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ China 4,409 48.58% Japan 1,195 13.16% South Korea 640 7.04% Taiwan 533 5.87% Thailand 492 5.42% India 439 4.83% Indonesia 418 4.60% Philippines 337 3.71% Malaysia 281 3.09% Hong Kong 106 1.16% Burma 106 1.16% North Korea 72 0.79% Singapore 29 0.32% Bangladesh 6 0.00% Vietnam 4 0.00% Sri Lanka 2 0.00% Brunei 2 0.00% Papua New Guinea 1 0.00% Mongolia 1 0.00% Nepal 1 0.00% Cambodia 1 0.00% Macau 1 0.00% Laos 0 0.00% Seychelles 0 0.00% Bhutan 0 0.00% Other 0 0.27% Total 9,076 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Market Potential for Potatoes in Asia (million US $): 2000

China

Japan South KoreaTaiwan

Other

The Market for Potatoes in Asia: 1995 - 2005

Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9,354.95 23.20 1996 9,379.84 23.95 1997 8,993.41 23.18 1998 8,536.14 22.19 1999 8,740.98 21.98 2000 9,076.21 21.91 2001 9,432.30 21.85 2002 9,810.33 21.78 2003 10,211.96 21.71 2004 10,639.16 21.65 2005 11,094.03 21.58 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.2 BANGLADESH Potatoes (million US $): Bangladesh 1995 - 2005

Year Bangladesh % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.00% 0.00% 1996 6 0.06% 0.00% 1997 6 0.00% 0.00% 1998 6 0.00% 0.00% 1999 6 0.00% 0.00% 2000 6 0.00% 0.00% 2001 6 0.00% 0.00% 2002 6 0.00% 0.00% 2003 6 0.06% 0.00% 2004 7 0.00% 0.00% 2005 7 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.3 BHUTAN Potatoes (million US $): Bhutan 1995 - 2005

Year Bhutan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.4 BRUNEI Potatoes (million US $): Brunei 1995 - 2005

Year Brunei % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.02% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.02% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.5 BURMA Potatoes (million US $): Burma 1995 - 2005

Year Burma % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 116 1.23% 0.28% 1996 105 1.12% 0.26% 1997 99 1.10% 0.25% 1998 101 1.18% 0.26% 1999 103 1.18% 0.25% 2000 106 1.16% 0.25% 2001 108 1.14% 0.25% 2002 110 1.12% 0.24% 2003 113 1.10% 0.24% 2004 115 1.08% 0.23% 2005 118 1.06% 0.22% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.6 CAMBODIA Potatoes (million US $): Cambodia 1995 - 2005

Year Cambodia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.7 CHINA Potatoes (million US $): China 1995 - 2005

Year China % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3,649 39.00% 9.04% 1996 3,875 41.31% 9.89% 1997 4,089 45.46% 10.53% 1998 4,205 49.26% 10.92% 1999 4,306 49.26% 10.82% 2000 4,409 48.58% 10.64% 2001 4,515 47.87% 10.45% 2002 4,624 47.13% 10.26% 2003 4,735 46.36% 10.06% 2004 4,849 45.57% 9.86% 2005 4,965 44.75% 9.65% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.8 HONG KONG Potatoes (million US $): Hong Kong 1995 - 2005

Year Hong Kong % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 82 0.87% 0.20% 1996 91 0.97% 0.23% 1997 98 1.08% 0.25% 1998 101 1.17% 0.26% 1999 103 1.17% 0.25% 2000 106 1.16% 0.25% 2001 108 1.14% 0.25% 2002 111 1.13% 0.24% 2003 114 1.11% 0.24% 2004 117 1.09% 0.23% 2005 120 1.07% 0.23% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.9 INDIA Potatoes (million US $): India 1995 - 2005

Year India % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 341 3.64% 0.84% 1996 372 3.96% 0.94% 1997 394 4.37% 1.01% 1998 404 4.73% 1.05% 1999 420 4.81% 1.05% 2000 439 4.83% 1.05% 2001 458 4.85% 1.06% 2002 478 4.87% 1.06% 2003 499 4.88% 1.06% 2004 521 4.89% 1.06% 2005 544 4.90% 1.05% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.10 INDONESIA Potatoes (million US $): Indonesia 1995 - 2005

Year Indonesia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 627 6.70% 1.55% 1996 684 7.28% 1.74% 1997 624 6.94% 1.60% 1998 398 4.65% 1.03% 1999 386 4.41% 0.97% 2000 418 4.60% 1.00% 2001 453 4.80% 1.04% 2002 490 4.99% 1.08% 2003 531 5.19% 1.12% 2004 575 5.40% 1.16% 2005 622 5.60% 1.21% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.11 JAPAN Potatoes (million US $): Japan 1995 - 2005

Year Japan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1,355 14.48% 3.35% 1996 1,242 13.23% 3.17% 1997 1,021 11.35% 2.63% 1998 999 11.70% 2.59% 1999 1,086 12.42% 2.73% 2000 1,195 13.16% 2.88% 2001 1,314 13.93% 3.04% 2002 1,446 14.73% 3.20% 2003 1,590 15.57% 3.38% 2004 1,749 16.44% 3.55% 2005 1,924 17.34% 3.74% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.12 LAOS Potatoes (million US $): Laos 1995 - 2005

Year Laos % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.13 MACAU Potatoes (million US $): Macau 1995 - 2005

Year Macau % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.14 MALAYSIA Potatoes (million US $): Malaysia 1995 - 2005

Year Malaysia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 300 3.20% 0.74% 1996 303 3.22% 0.77% 1997 309 3.43% 0.79% 1998 277 3.24% 0.72% 1999 276 3.15% 0.69% 2000 281 3.09% 0.67% 2001 286 3.03% 0.66% 2002 292 2.97% 0.64% 2003 297 2.90% 0.63% 2004 303 2.84% 0.61% 2005 308 2.77% 0.59% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.15 MALDIVES Potatoes (million US $): Maldives 1995 - 2005

Year Maldives % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.16 MONGOLIA Potatoes (million US $): Mongolia 1995 - 2005

Year Mongolia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.01% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.17 NEPAL Potatoes (million US $): Nepal 1995 - 2005

Year Nepal % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.18 NORTH KOREA Potatoes (million US $): North Korea 1995 - 2005

Year North Korea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 79 0.84% 0.19% 1996 72 0.77% 0.18% 1997 67 0.74% 0.17% 1998 68 0.79% 0.17% 1999 70 0.80% 0.17% 2000 72 0.79% 0.17% 2001 75 0.79% 0.17% 2002 77 0.78% 0.17% 2003 79 0.77% 0.16% 2004 82 0.77% 0.16% 2005 85 0.76% 0.16% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.19 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Potatoes (million US $): Papua New Guinea 1995 - 2005

Year Papua New Guinea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.20 PHILIPPINES Potatoes (million US $): Philippines 1995 - 2005

Year Philippines % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 383 4.09% 0.95% 1996 385 4.10% 0.98% 1997 387 4.30% 0.99% 1998 335 3.92% 0.87% 1999 331 3.78% 0.83% 2000 337 3.71% 0.81% 2001 343 3.64% 0.79% 2002 350 3.56% 0.77% 2003 356 3.48% 0.75% 2004 363 3.40% 0.73% 2005 369 3.32% 0.71% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.21 SEYCHELLES Potatoes (million US $): Seychelles 1995 - 2005

Year Seychelles % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.22 SINGAPORE Potatoes (million US $): Singapore 1995 - 2005

Year Singapore % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 31 0.33% 0.00% 1996 32 0.33% 0.00% 1997 32 0.35% 0.00% 1998 29 0.34% 0.07% 1999 29 0.33% 0.07% 2000 29 0.32% 0.00% 2001 30 0.31% 0.00% 2002 30 0.30% 0.06% 2003 31 0.30% 0.00% 2004 31 0.29% 0.00% 2005 32 0.28% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.23 SOUTH KOREA Potatoes (million US $): South Korea 1995 - 2005

Year South Korea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1,094 11.69% 2.71% 1996 940 10.01% 2.39% 1997 755 8.39% 1.94% 1998 616 7.21% 1.60% 1999 616 7.05% 1.54% 2000 640 7.04% 1.54% 2001 664 7.03% 1.53% 2002 689 7.02% 1.52% 2003 715 6.99% 1.51% 2004 742 6.97% 1.50% 2005 770 6.93% 1.49% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.24 SRI LANKA Potatoes (million US $): Sri Lanka 1995 - 2005

Year Sri Lanka % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.02% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.02% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.02% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.25 TAIWAN Potatoes (million US $): Taiwan 1995 - 2005

Year Taiwan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 586 6.26% 1.45% 1996 550 5.86% 1.40% 1997 502 5.58% 1.29% 1998 495 5.79% 1.28% 1999 512 5.85% 1.28% 2000 533 5.87% 1.28% 2001 556 5.89% 1.28% 2002 581 5.92% 1.29% 2003 609 5.95% 1.29% 2004 638 5.99% 1.29% 2005 671 6.04% 1.30% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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3.26 THAILAND Potatoes (million US $): Thailand 1995 - 2005

Year Thailand % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 692 7.39% 1.71% 1996 709 7.55% 1.80% 1997 596 6.62% 1.53% 1998 489 5.72% 1.27% 1999 482 5.51% 1.21% 2000 492 5.42% 1.18% 2001 502 5.32% 1.16% 2002 512 5.22% 1.13% 2003 523 5.11% 1.11% 2004 533 5.01% 1.08% 2005 544 4.90% 1.05% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.27 VIETNAM Potatoes (million US $): Vietnam 1995 - 2005

Year Vietnam % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 0.00% 0.00% 1996 5 0.00% 0.00% 1997 5 0.00% 0.00% 1998 5 0.05% 0.00% 1999 4 0.00% 0.00% 2000 4 0.00% 0.00% 2001 4 0.00% 0.00% 2002 5 0.00% 0.00% 2003 5 0.00% 0.00% 2004 5 0.00% 0.00% 2005 5 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4 EUROPE: POTATOES

4.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Potatoes in Europe (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Europe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Germany 3,947 25.20% Russia 1,555 9.93% United Kingdom 1,233 7.87% France 911 5.81% Poland 879 5.61% Spain 796 5.08% Norway 777 4.96% Belgium 676 4.31% Italy 659 4.20% Greece 657 4.19% Denmark 471 3.00% Netherlands 418 2.66% Romania 404 2.58% Sweden 390 2.49% Portugal 377 2.41% Belarus 365 2.33% Kazakhstan 253 1.61% Finland 167 1.06% Switzerland 149 0.95% Hungary 124 0.78% Czech Republic 110 0.70% Austria 104 0.66% Ireland 88 0.56% Slovakia 51 0.32% Ukraine 38 0.24% Other 58 0.49% Total 15,655 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.2 ALBANIA Potatoes (million US $): Albania 1995 - 2005

Year Albania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.3 ANDORRA Potatoes (million US $): Andorra 1995 - 2005

Year Andorra % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.4 AUSTRIA Potatoes (million US $): Austria 1995 - 2005

Year Austria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 125 0.79% 0.30% 1996 115 0.76% 0.29% 1997 104 0.71% 0.26% 1998 103 0.71% 0.26% 1999 103 0.68% 0.25% 2000 104 0.66% 0.25% 2001 105 0.63% 0.24% 2002 105 0.61% 0.23% 2003 106 0.58% 0.22% 2004 106 0.56% 0.21% 2005 107 0.53% 0.20% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.5 BELARUS Potatoes (million US $): Belarus 1995 - 2005

Year Belarus % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 425 2.70% 1.05% 1996 426 2.81% 1.08% 1997 426 2.93% 1.09% 1998 364 2.52% 0.94% 1999 359 2.39% 0.90% 2000 365 2.33% 0.88% 2001 372 2.27% 0.86% 2002 379 2.20% 0.84% 2003 386 2.14% 0.82% 2004 393 2.07% 0.79% 2005 400 2.01% 0.77% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.6 BELGIUM Potatoes (million US $): Belgium 1995 - 2005

Year Belgium % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 737 4.68% 1.82% 1996 720 4.75% 1.83% 1997 665 4.58% 1.71% 1998 662 4.58% 1.72% 1999 669 4.46% 1.68% 2000 676 4.31% 1.63% 2001 683 4.16% 1.58% 2002 690 4.02% 1.53% 2003 698 3.87% 1.48% 2004 705 3.72% 1.43% 2005 713 3.58% 1.38% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.7 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Potatoes (million US $): Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995 - 2005

Year Bosnia and Herzegovina % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.01% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.01% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.8 BULGARIA Potatoes (million US $): Bulgaria 1995 - 2005

Year Bulgaria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.00% 0.00% 1996 7 0.00% 0.00% 1997 7 0.00% 0.00% 1998 7 0.00% 0.00% 1999 7 0.00% 0.01% 2000 7 0.00% 0.00% 2001 7 0.00% 0.00% 2002 7 0.00% 0.00% 2003 7 0.00% 0.00% 2004 8 0.00% 0.01% 2005 8 0.00% 0.01% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.9 CROATIA Potatoes (million US $): Croatia 1995 - 2005

Year Croatia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.00% 0.00% 1996 7 0.04% 0.00% 1997 7 0.00% 0.00% 1998 7 0.00% 0.00% 1999 7 0.00% 0.00% 2000 7 0.00% 0.00% 2001 7 0.00% 0.00% 2002 7 0.00% 0.00% 2003 7 0.00% 0.00% 2004 7 0.00% 0.00% 2005 7 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.10 CYPRUS Potatoes (million US $): Cyprus 1995 - 2005

Year Cyprus % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.11 CZECH REPUBLIC Potatoes (million US $): Czech Republic 1995 - 2005

Year Czech Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 85 0.54% 0.21% 1996 92 0.60% 0.23% 1997 86 0.59% 0.22% 1998 92 0.63% 0.23% 1999 100 0.67% 0.25% 2000 110 0.70% 0.26% 2001 120 0.73% 0.27% 2002 131 0.76% 0.29% 2003 143 0.79% 0.30% 2004 156 0.82% 0.31% 2005 170 0.85% 0.33% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.12 DENMARK Potatoes (million US $): Denmark 1995 - 2005

Year Denmark % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 587 3.72% 1.45% 1996 596 3.92% 1.52% 1997 539 3.71% 1.39% 1998 464 3.21% 1.20% 1999 461 3.08% 1.16% 2000 471 3.00% 1.13% 2001 481 2.93% 1.11% 2002 491 2.86% 1.09% 2003 502 2.78% 1.06% 2004 513 2.71% 1.04% 2005 524 2.63% 1.01% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.13 ESTONIA Potatoes (million US $): Estonia 1995 - 2005

Year Estonia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.14 FINLAND Potatoes (million US $): Finland 1995 - 2005

Year Finland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 160 1.01% 0.39% 1996 156 1.02% 0.39% 1997 143 0.98% 0.36% 1998 140 0.96% 0.36% 1999 151 1.01% 0.38% 2000 167 1.06% 0.40% 2001 183 1.11% 0.42% 2002 202 1.17% 0.44% 2003 222 1.23% 0.47% 2004 244 1.28% 0.49% 2005 268 1.34% 0.52% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.15 FRANCE Potatoes (million US $): France 1995 - 2005

Year France % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 688 4.37% 1.70% 1996 814 5.36% 2.07% 1997 844 5.81% 2.17% 1998 889 6.16% 2.31% 1999 903 6.03% 2.27% 2000 911 5.81% 2.19% 2001 918 5.60% 2.12% 2002 926 5.39% 2.05% 2003 933 5.18% 1.98% 2004 941 4.97% 1.91% 2005 949 4.76% 1.84% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.16 GEORGIA Potatoes (million US $): Georgia 1995 - 2005

Year Georgia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 0.00% 0.00% 1996 5 0.00% 0.00% 1997 5 0.03% 0.01% 1998 5 0.03% 0.00% 1999 5 0.00% 0.00% 2000 5 0.03% 0.00% 2001 5 0.00% 0.00% 2002 5 0.00% 0.00% 2003 5 0.00% 0.00% 2004 5 0.02% 0.00% 2005 5 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.17 GERMANY Potatoes (million US $): Germany 1995 - 2005

Year Germany % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4,097 26.04% 10.15% 1996 4,038 26.63% 10.31% 1997 3,702 25.53% 9.54% 1998 3,755 26.02% 9.76% 1999 3,852 25.71% 9.68% 2000 3,947 25.20% 9.52% 2001 4,043 24.67% 9.36% 2002 4,142 24.12% 9.19% 2003 4,244 23.56% 9.02% 2004 4,348 22.98% 8.84% 2005 4,454 22.39% 8.66% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.18 GREECE Potatoes (million US $): Greece 1995 - 2005

Year Greece % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 650 4.13% 1.61% 1996 675 4.45% 1.72% 1997 642 4.42% 1.65% 1998 619 4.28% 1.60% 1999 635 4.23% 1.59% 2000 657 4.19% 1.58% 2001 680 4.15% 1.57% 2002 704 4.10% 1.56% 2003 729 4.04% 1.55% 2004 755 3.99% 1.53% 2005 782 3.93% 1.52% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.19 HUNGARY Potatoes (million US $): Hungary 1995 - 2005

Year Hungary % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 183 1.16% 0.45% 1996 132 0.87% 0.33% 1997 112 0.77% 0.28% 1998 104 0.72% 0.27% 1999 112 0.75% 0.28% 2000 124 0.78% 0.29% 2001 136 0.82% 0.31% 2002 150 0.87% 0.33% 2003 164 0.91% 0.34% 2004 181 0.95% 0.36% 2005 199 1.00% 0.38% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.20 ICELAND Potatoes (million US $): Iceland 1995 - 2005

Year Iceland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.21 IRELAND Potatoes (million US $): Ireland 1995 - 2005

Year Ireland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 86 0.54% 0.21% 1996 86 0.56% 0.21% 1997 84 0.57% 0.21% 1998 83 0.57% 0.21% 1999 85 0.56% 0.21% 2000 88 0.56% 0.21% 2001 91 0.55% 0.21% 2002 94 0.54% 0.20% 2003 97 0.53% 0.20% 2004 100 0.52% 0.20% 2005 103 0.51% 0.20% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.22 ITALY Potatoes (million US $): Italy 1995 - 2005

Year Italy % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 481 3.05% 1.19% 1996 522 3.44% 1.33% 1997 519 3.57% 1.33% 1998 600 4.15% 1.55% 1999 634 4.23% 1.59% 2000 659 4.20% 1.59% 2001 684 4.17% 1.58% 2002 710 4.13% 1.57% 2003 738 4.09% 1.56% 2004 766 4.05% 1.55% 2005 796 3.99% 1.54% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.23 KAZAKHSTAN Potatoes (million US $): Kazakhstan 1995 - 2005

Year Kazakhstan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 258 1.64% 0.64% 1996 262 1.72% 0.66% 1997 270 1.86% 0.69% 1998 248 1.71% 0.64% 1999 248 1.65% 0.62% 2000 253 1.61% 0.61% 2001 258 1.57% 0.59% 2002 263 1.52% 0.58% 2003 268 1.48% 0.56% 2004 273 1.44% 0.55% 2005 278 1.39% 0.54% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.24 LATVIA Potatoes (million US $): Latvia 1995 - 2005

Year Latvia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 4 0.00% 0.00% 1997 4 0.00% 0.00% 1998 4 0.02% 0.00% 1999 4 0.00% 0.00% 2000 4 0.00% 0.00% 2001 4 0.00% 0.00% 2002 4 0.00% 0.00% 2003 4 0.00% 0.00% 2004 4 0.00% 0.00% 2005 4 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.25 LIECHTENSTEIN Potatoes (million US $): Liechtenstein 1995 - 2005

Year Liechtenstein % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.26 LITHUANIA Potatoes (million US $): Lithuania 1995 - 2005

Year Lithuania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 0.00% 0.01% 1996 5 0.00% 0.00% 1997 5 0.00% 0.01% 1998 5 0.00% 0.00% 1999 5 0.00% 0.00% 2000 5 0.00% 0.00% 2001 5 0.00% 0.00% 2002 5 0.00% 0.01% 2003 5 0.00% 0.01% 2004 5 0.00% 0.00% 2005 5 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.27 LUXEMBOURG Potatoes (million US $): Luxembourg 1995 - 2005

Year Luxembourg % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.01% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.28 MACEDONIA Potatoes (million US $): Macedonia 1995 - 2005

Year Macedonia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.01% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.29 MALTA Potatoes (million US $): Malta 1995 - 2005

Year Malta % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.30 MOLDOVA Potatoes (million US $): Moldova 1995 - 2005

Year Moldova % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 4 0.00% 0.00% 1997 4 0.00% 0.00% 1998 4 0.00% 0.00% 1999 4 0.00% 0.00% 2000 4 0.00% 0.00% 2001 4 0.00% 0.00% 2002 4 0.00% 0.00% 2003 4 0.00% 0.00% 2004 4 0.00% 0.00% 2005 4 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.31 MONACO Potatoes (million US $): Monaco 1995 - 2005

Year Monaco % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.32 NETHERLANDS Potatoes (million US $): Netherlands 1995 - 2005

Year Netherlands % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 435 2.76% 1.07% 1996 449 2.96% 1.14% 1997 413 2.84% 1.06% 1998 410 2.84% 1.06% 1999 414 2.76% 1.04% 2000 418 2.66% 1.00% 2001 422 2.57% 0.97% 2002 426 2.48% 0.94% 2003 430 2.38% 0.91% 2004 434 2.29% 0.88% 2005 439 2.20% 0.85% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.33 NORWAY Potatoes (million US $): Norway 1995 - 2005

Year Norway % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 769 4.88% 1.90% 1996 645 4.25% 1.64% 1997 656 4.52% 1.69% 1998 694 4.80% 1.80% 1999 734 4.89% 1.84% 2000 777 4.96% 1.87% 2001 825 5.03% 1.91% 2002 877 5.10% 1.94% 2003 934 5.18% 1.98% 2004 996 5.26% 2.02% 2005 1,064 5.34% 2.07% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.34 POLAND Potatoes (million US $): Poland 1995 - 2005

Year Poland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 801 5.09% 1.98% 1996 570 3.76% 1.45% 1997 647 4.46% 1.66% 1998 726 5.03% 1.88% 1999 799 5.33% 2.00% 2000 879 5.61% 2.12% 2001 967 5.90% 2.23% 2002 1,063 6.19% 2.36% 2003 1,170 6.49% 2.48% 2004 1,287 6.80% 2.61% 2005 1,415 7.11% 2.75% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.35 PORTUGAL Potatoes (million US $): Portugal 1995 - 2005

Year Portugal % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 404 2.56% 1.00% 1996 395 2.60% 1.00% 1997 351 2.41% 0.90% 1998 337 2.33% 0.87% 1999 355 2.36% 0.89% 2000 377 2.41% 0.91% 2001 402 2.45% 0.93% 2002 428 2.49% 0.94% 2003 455 2.52% 0.96% 2004 485 2.56% 0.98% 2005 516 2.59% 1.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.36 ROMANIA Potatoes (million US $): Romania 1995 - 2005

Year Romania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 152 0.96% 0.37% 1996 194 1.27% 0.49% 1997 253 1.74% 0.65% 1998 327 2.26% 0.85% 1999 368 2.45% 0.92% 2000 404 2.58% 0.97% 2001 445 2.71% 1.03% 2002 489 2.84% 1.08% 2003 538 2.98% 1.14% 2004 592 3.12% 1.20% 2005 651 3.27% 1.26% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.37 RUSSIA Potatoes (million US $): Russia 1995 - 2005

Year Russia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1,953 12.41% 4.84% 1996 1,670 11.01% 4.26% 1997 1,549 10.68% 3.99% 1998 1,337 9.26% 3.47% 1999 1,414 9.43% 3.55% 2000 1,555 9.93% 3.75% 2001 1,710 10.43% 3.96% 2002 1,882 10.95% 4.17% 2003 2,070 11.49% 4.40% 2004 2,277 12.03% 4.63% 2005 2,504 12.58% 4.87% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.38 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Potatoes (million US $): Serbia and Montenegro 1995 - 2005

Year Serbia and Montenegro % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 7 0.00% 0.00% 1996 7 0.00% 0.00% 1997 7 0.00% 0.01% 1998 7 0.04% 0.00% 1999 7 0.00% 0.00% 2000 7 0.00% 0.00% 2001 7 0.00% 0.01% 2002 7 0.00% 0.00% 2003 7 0.00% 0.00% 2004 8 0.00% 0.00% 2005 8 0.03% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.39 SLOVAKIA Potatoes (million US $): Slovakia 1995 - 2005

Year Slovakia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 48 0.30% 0.11% 1996 50 0.32% 0.12% 1997 48 0.32% 0.12% 1998 47 0.32% 0.12% 1999 48 0.32% 0.12% 2000 51 0.32% 0.12% 2001 53 0.32% 0.12% 2002 56 0.32% 0.12% 2003 59 0.32% 0.12% 2004 62 0.32% 0.12% 2005 65 0.32% 0.12% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.40 SLOVENIA Potatoes (million US $): Slovenia 1995 - 2005

Year Slovenia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 0.00% 0.00% 1996 6 0.03% 0.00% 1997 6 0.00% 0.00% 1998 5 0.00% 0.00% 1999 5 0.00% 0.00% 2000 5 0.03% 0.00% 2001 5 0.00% 0.00% 2002 6 0.00% 0.00% 2003 6 0.00% 0.00% 2004 6 0.00% 0.00% 2005 6 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.41 SPAIN Potatoes (million US $): Spain 1995 - 2005

Year Spain % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 813 5.16% 2.01% 1996 808 5.33% 2.06% 1997 721 4.97% 1.85% 1998 690 4.78% 1.79% 1999 735 4.91% 1.84% 2000 796 5.08% 1.92% 2001 861 5.25% 1.99% 2002 931 5.42% 2.06% 2003 1,007 5.59% 2.14% 2004 1,089 5.75% 2.21% 2005 1,178 5.92% 2.29% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.42 SWEDEN Potatoes (million US $): Sweden 1995 - 2005

Year Sweden % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 434 2.76% 1.07% 1996 380 2.50% 0.97% 1997 339 2.34% 0.87% 1998 328 2.27% 0.85% 1999 355 2.36% 0.89% 2000 390 2.49% 0.94% 2001 429 2.61% 0.99% 2002 472 2.74% 1.04% 2003 519 2.88% 1.10% 2004 571 3.01% 1.16% 2005 628 3.15% 1.22% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.43 SWITZERLAND Potatoes (million US $): Switzerland 1995 - 2005

Year Switzerland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 151 0.95% 0.37% 1996 145 0.95% 0.37% 1997 131 0.90% 0.33% 1998 129 0.89% 0.33% 1999 138 0.91% 0.34% 2000 149 0.95% 0.35% 2001 161 0.98% 0.37% 2002 174 1.01% 0.38% 2003 188 1.04% 0.39% 2004 203 1.07% 0.41% 2005 219 1.10% 0.42% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4.44 UKRAINE Potatoes (million US $): Ukraine 1995 - 2005

Year Ukraine % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 50 0.31% 0.12% 1996 50 0.33% 0.12% 1997 36 0.24% 0.00% 1998 32 0.22% 0.00% 1999 35 0.23% 0.00% 2000 38 0.24% 0.00% 2001 42 0.25% 0.00% 2002 46 0.26% 0.10% 2003 51 0.28% 0.10% 2004 56 0.29% 0.11% 2005 61 0.30% 0.11% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.45 UNITED KINGDOM Potatoes (million US $): United Kingdom 1995 - 2005

Year United Kingdom % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1,105 7.02% 2.74% 1996 1,109 7.31% 2.83% 1997 1,160 7.99% 2.99% 1998 1,190 8.24% 3.09% 1999 1,212 8.08% 3.04% 2000 1,233 7.87% 2.97% 2001 1,254 7.65% 2.90% 2002 1,276 7.43% 2.83% 2003 1,299 7.21% 2.76% 2004 1,321 6.98% 2.68% 2005 1,345 6.75% 2.61% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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5 LATIN AMERICA: POTATOES

5.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Potatoes in Latin America (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Latin America _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Brazil 1,051 40.59% Argentina 643 24.84% Colombia 393 15.20% Chile 159 6.12% Mexico 133 5.13% Peru 115 4.46% Venezuela 73 2.83% Guatemala 3 0.12% Ecuador 3 0.11% Panama 3 0.10% Uruguay 3 0.00% Paraguay 2 0.00% El Salvador 2 0.00% Costa Rica 2 0.00% Bolivia 1 0.00% Honduras 1 0.00% Nicaragua 1 0.00% Suriname 0 0.00% Belize 0 0.00% Guyana 0 0.00% Total 2,588 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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The Market for Potatoes in Latin America: 1995 - 2005 Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2,463.44 6.11 1996 2,494.69 6.37 1997 2,521.41 6.50 1998 2,477.26 6.44 1999 2,522.94 6.34 2000 2,588.31 6.25 2001 2,656.87 6.15 2002 2,728.33 6.06 2003 2,802.76 5.96 2004 2,880.29 5.86 2005 2,961.06 5.76 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.2 ARGENTINA Potatoes (million US $): Argentina 1995 - 2005

Year Argentina % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 642 26.07% 1.59% 1996 648 25.98% 1.65% 1997 644 25.52% 1.65% 1998 638 25.75% 1.65% 1999 640 25.36% 1.60% 2000 643 24.84% 1.55% 2001 646 24.31% 1.49% 2002 649 23.78% 1.44% 2003 652 23.26% 1.38% 2004 655 22.74% 1.33% 2005 658 22.23% 1.28% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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5.3 BELIZE Potatoes (million US $): Belize 1995 - 2005

Year Belize % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.4 BOLIVIA Potatoes (million US $): Bolivia 1995 - 2005

Year Bolivia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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5.5 BRAZIL Potatoes (million US $): Brazil 1995 - 2005

Year Brazil % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 757 30.73% 1.87% 1996 856 34.31% 2.18% 1997 910 36.07% 2.34% 1998 955 38.53% 2.48% 1999 1,001 39.69% 2.51% 2000 1,051 40.59% 2.53% 2001 1,102 41.49% 2.55% 2002 1,157 42.39% 2.56% 2003 1,213 43.29% 2.57% 2004 1,273 44.19% 2.59% 2005 1,336 45.10% 2.59% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.6 CHILE Potatoes (million US $): Chile 1995 - 2005

Year Chile % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 206 8.36% 0.51% 1996 164 6.55% 0.41% 1997 147 5.82% 0.37% 1998 155 6.25% 0.40% 1999 158 6.24% 0.39% 2000 159 6.12% 0.38% 2001 160 6.00% 0.36% 2002 161 5.88% 0.35% 2003 162 5.76% 0.34% 2004 163 5.64% 0.33% 2005 164 5.52% 0.31% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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5.7 COLOMBIA Potatoes (million US $): Colombia 1995 - 2005

Year Colombia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 466 18.93% 1.15% 1996 468 18.74% 1.19% 1997 465 18.44% 1.19% 1998 393 15.85% 1.02% 1999 386 15.31% 0.97% 2000 393 15.20% 0.95% 2001 401 15.07% 0.92% 2002 408 14.94% 0.90% 2003 415 14.81% 0.88% 2004 423 14.67% 0.86% 2005 430 14.53% 0.83% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.8 COSTA RICA Potatoes (million US $): Costa Rica 1995 - 2005

Year Costa Rica % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.06% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.06% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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5.9 ECUADOR Potatoes (million US $): Ecuador 1995 - 2005

Year Ecuador % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.11% 0.00% 1996 3 0.12% 0.00% 1997 3 0.12% 0.00% 1998 3 0.11% 0.00% 1999 3 0.11% 0.00% 2000 3 0.11% 0.00% 2001 3 0.11% 0.00% 2002 3 0.11% 0.00% 2003 3 0.10% 0.00% 2004 3 0.10% 0.00% 2005 3 0.10% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.10 EL SALVADOR Potatoes (million US $): El Salvador 1995 - 2005

Year El Salvador % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.06% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.06% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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5.11 GUATEMALA Potatoes (million US $): Guatemala 1995 - 2005

Year Guatemala % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.13% 0.00% 1996 4 0.14% 0.00% 1997 4 0.14% 0.00% 1998 3 0.13% 0.00% 1999 3 0.13% 0.00% 2000 3 0.12% 0.00% 2001 3 0.12% 0.00% 2002 3 0.12% 0.00% 2003 4 0.12% 0.00% 2004 4 0.12% 0.00% 2005 4 0.12% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.12 GUYANA Potatoes (million US $): Guyana 1995 - 2005

Year Guyana % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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5.13 HONDURAS Potatoes (million US $): Honduras 1995 - 2005

Year Honduras % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.14 MEXICO Potatoes (million US $): Mexico 1995 - 2005

Year Mexico % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 133 5.41% 0.33% 1996 129 5.18% 0.33% 1997 136 5.38% 0.35% 1998 129 5.20% 0.33% 1999 130 5.15% 0.32% 2000 133 5.13% 0.32% 2001 136 5.11% 0.31% 2002 139 5.09% 0.30% 2003 142 5.06% 0.30% 2004 145 5.04% 0.29% 2005 149 5.01% 0.28% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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5.15 NICARAGUA Potatoes (million US $): Nicaragua 1995 - 2005

Year Nicaragua % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.03% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.03% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.03% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.16 PANAMA Potatoes (million US $): Panama 1995 - 2005

Year Panama % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.10% 0.00% 1996 3 0.11% 0.00% 1997 3 0.11% 0.00% 1998 3 0.10% 0.00% 1999 3 0.10% 0.00% 2000 3 0.10% 0.00% 2001 3 0.10% 0.00% 2002 3 0.10% 0.00% 2003 3 0.10% 0.00% 2004 3 0.10% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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5.17 PARAGUAY Potatoes (million US $): Paraguay 1995 - 2005

Year Paraguay % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.18 PERU Potatoes (million US $): Peru 1995 - 2005

Year Peru % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 143 5.79% 0.35% 1996 118 4.72% 0.30% 1997 107 4.24% 0.27% 1998 112 4.50% 0.29% 1999 114 4.51% 0.28% 2000 115 4.46% 0.27% 2001 117 4.40% 0.27% 2002 119 4.35% 0.26% 2003 120 4.29% 0.25% 2004 122 4.24% 0.24% 2005 124 4.19% 0.24% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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5.19 SURINAME Potatoes (million US $): Suriname 1995 - 2005

Year Suriname % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.01% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.20 URUGUAY Potatoes (million US $): Uruguay 1995 - 2005

Year Uruguay % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.10% 0.00% 1997 3 0.10% 0.00% 1998 2 0.10% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.08% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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5.21 VENEZUELA Potatoes (million US $): Venezuela 1995 - 2005

Year Venezuela % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 95 3.85% 0.23% 1996 90 3.59% 0.22% 1997 91 3.61% 0.23% 1998 75 3.01% 0.19% 1999 73 2.87% 0.18% 2000 73 2.83% 0.17% 2001 74 2.78% 0.17% 2002 75 2.74% 0.16% 2003 76 2.69% 0.16% 2004 76 2.65% 0.15% 2005 77 2.60% 0.15% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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6 NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: POTATOES

6.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Potatoes in North America & the Caribbean (million US $):

2000 Country Latent Demand million US $ % of North America & the Caribbean _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ United States 5,941 92.45% Canada 465 7.23% Cuba 6 0.00% Dominican Republic 2 0.00% Trinidad and Tobago 1 0.00% Jamaica 1 0.00% Bahamas 1 0.00% Haiti 1 0.00% Martinique 1 0.00% Barbados 0 0.00% Netherlands Antilles 0 0.00% Bermuda 0 0.00% St. Lucia 0 0.00% Antigua and Barbuda 0 0.00% Grenada 0 0.00% St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 0.00% St. Kitts and Nevis 0 0.00% Dominica 0 0.00% Total 6,420 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Market Potential for Potatoes in North America & the Caribbean (million US $): 2000

United States

CanadaCubaDominican Republic

Other

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6.2 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Potatoes (million US $): Antigua and Barbuda 1995 - 2005

Year Antigua and Barbuda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.3 BAHAMAS Potatoes (million US $): Bahamas 1995 - 2005

Year Bahamas % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.01% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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6.4 BARBADOS Potatoes (million US $): Barbados 1995 - 2005

Year Barbados % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.5 BERMUDA Potatoes (million US $): Bermuda 1995 - 2005

Year Bermuda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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6.6 CANADA Potatoes (million US $): Canada 1995 - 2005

Year Canada % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 365 7.24% 0.90% 1996 395 7.42% 1.00% 1997 387 6.82% 0.99% 1998 389 6.58% 1.01% 1999 423 6.86% 1.06% 2000 465 7.23% 1.12% 2001 511 7.62% 1.18% 2002 563 8.02% 1.24% 2003 619 8.45% 1.31% 2004 681 8.90% 1.38% 2005 749 9.37% 1.45% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.7 CUBA Potatoes (million US $): Cuba 1995 - 2005

Year Cuba % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.11% 0.00% 1996 6 0.11% 0.00% 1997 6 0.11% 0.00% 1998 6 0.10% 0.01% 1999 6 0.00% 0.00% 2000 6 0.00% 0.00% 2001 6 0.00% 0.00% 2002 6 0.00% 0.00% 2003 6 0.08% 0.00% 2004 7 0.00% 0.00% 2005 7 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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6.8 DOMINICA Potatoes (million US $): Dominica 1995 - 2005

Year Dominica % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Potatoes (million US $): Dominican Republic 1995 - 2005

Year Dominican Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.03% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.03% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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6.10 GRENADA Potatoes (million US $): Grenada 1995 - 2005

Year Grenada % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.11 HAITI Potatoes (million US $): Haiti 1995 - 2005

Year Haiti % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.01% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.01% 0.00% 2002 1 0.01% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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6.12 JAMAICA Potatoes (million US $): Jamaica 1995 - 2005

Year Jamaica % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.13 MARTINIQUE Potatoes (million US $): Martinique 1995 - 2005

Year Martinique % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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6.14 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Potatoes (million US $): Netherlands Antilles 1995 - 2005

Year Netherlands Antilles % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.15 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS Potatoes (million US $): St. Kitts and Nevis 1995 - 2005

Year St. Kitts and Nevis % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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6.16 ST. LUCIA Potatoes (million US $): St. Lucia 1995 - 2005

Year St. Lucia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.17 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Potatoes (million US $): St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1995 - 2005

Year St. Vincent and the Grenadines % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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6.18 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Potatoes (million US $): Trinidad and Tobago 1995 - 2005

Year Trinidad and Tobago % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.02% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.01% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.19 UNITED STATES Potatoes (million US $): United States 1995 - 2005

Year United States % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4,654 92.36% 11.53% 1996 4,901 92.17% 12.51% 1997 5,260 92.80% 13.55% 1998 5,496 93.07% 14.28% 1999 5,714 92.80% 14.37% 2000 5,941 92.45% 14.34% 2001 6,178 92.07% 14.30% 2002 6,423 91.67% 14.25% 2003 6,678 91.25% 14.19% 2004 6,944 90.81% 14.12% 2005 7,220 90.35% 14.04% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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7 OCEANA: POTATOES

7.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Potatoes in Oceana (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Oceana _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Australia 764 83.27% New Zealand 151 16.50% Fiji 0 0.00% Solomon Islands 0 0.00% American Samoa 0 0.00% Nauru 0 0.00% Vanuatu 0 0.00% Tonga 0 0.00% Micronesia Federation 0 0.00% Palau 0 0.00% Marshall Islands 0 0.00% Kiribati 0 0.00% Tuvalu 0 0.00% Total 916 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Market Potential for Potatoes in Oceana (million US $): 2000

Australia

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The Market for Potatoes in Oceana: 1995 - 2005 Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 831.33 2.06 1996 899.11 2.30 1997 878.13 2.26 1998 852.07 2.21 1999 879.48 2.21 2000 917.37 2.21 2001 957.30 2.22 2002 999.38 2.22 2003 1,043.78 2.22 2004 1,090.63 2.22 2005 1,140.12 2.22 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.2 AMERICAN SAMOA Potatoes (million US $): American Samoa 1995 - 2005

Year American Samoa % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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7.3 AUSTRALIA Potatoes (million US $): Australia 1995 - 2005

Year Australia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 690 82.94% 1.70% 1996 748 83.20% 1.90% 1997 741 84.33% 1.90% 1998 721 84.59% 1.87% 1999 739 84.00% 1.85% 2000 764 83.27% 1.84% 2001 790 82.52% 1.82% 2002 817 81.74% 1.81% 2003 845 80.93% 1.79% 2004 874 80.09% 1.77% 2005 903 79.23% 1.75% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.4 FIJI Potatoes (million US $): Fiji 1995 - 2005

Year Fiji % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.03% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.04% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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7.5 KIRIBATI Potatoes (million US $): Kiribati 1995 - 2005

Year Kiribati % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.6 MARSHALL ISLANDS Potatoes (million US $): Marshall Islands 1995 - 2005

Year Marshall Islands % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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7.7 MICRONESIA FEDERATION Potatoes (million US $): Micronesia Federation 1995 - 2005

Year Micronesia Federation % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.8 NAURU Potatoes (million US $): Nauru 1995 - 2005

Year Nauru % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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7.9 NEW ZEALAND Potatoes (million US $): New Zealand 1995 - 2005

Year New Zealand % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 140 16.82% 0.34% 1996 149 16.57% 0.38% 1997 136 15.43% 0.34% 1998 129 15.17% 0.33% 1999 139 15.77% 0.34% 2000 151 16.50% 0.36% 2001 165 17.26% 0.38% 2002 180 18.05% 0.40% 2003 197 18.86% 0.41% 2004 215 19.71% 0.43% 2005 235 20.58% 0.45% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.10 PALAU Potatoes (million US $): Palau 1995 - 2005

Year Palau % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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7.11 SOLOMON ISLANDS Potatoes (million US $): Solomon Islands 1995 - 2005

Year Solomon Islands % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.12 TONGA Potatoes (million US $): Tonga 1995 - 2005

Year Tonga % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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7.13 TUVALU Potatoes (million US $): Tuvalu 1995 - 2005

Year Tuvalu % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.14 VANUATU Potatoes (million US $): Vanuatu 1995 - 2005

Year Vanuatu % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8 THE MIDDLE EAST: POTATOES

8.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Potatoes in the Middle East (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of the Middle East _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Turkey 3,626 63.27% Iran 745 12.99% Pakistan 309 5.39% Saudi Arabia 292 5.10% Uzbekistan 197 3.43% Israel 168 2.93% Syrian Arab Republic 137 2.39% United Arab Emirates 123 2.15% Iraq 92 1.60% Azerbaijan 6 0.11% Kuwait 6 0.10% Armenia 4 0.00% Oman 4 0.00% Tajikistan 3 0.00% Kyrgyzstan 3 0.00% Turkmenistan 3 0.00% Yemen 3 0.00% Qatar 2 0.00% Jordan 2 0.00% Lebanon 1 0.00% Afghanistan 1 0.00% Bahrain 1 0.00% Total 5,730 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8.2 AFGHANISTAN Potatoes (million US $): Afghanistan 1995 - 2005

Year Afghanistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.01% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.02% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.3 ARMENIA Potatoes (million US $): Armenia 1995 - 2005

Year Armenia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.00% 0.00% 1996 4 0.08% 0.00% 1997 4 0.00% 0.00% 1998 4 0.07% 0.00% 1999 4 0.00% 0.00% 2000 4 0.00% 0.00% 2001 4 0.06% 0.00% 2002 4 0.00% 0.00% 2003 4 0.00% 0.00% 2004 4 0.00% 0.00% 2005 4 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8.4 AZERBAIJAN Potatoes (million US $): Azerbaijan 1995 - 2005

Year Azerbaijan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 0.00% 0.00% 1996 6 0.11% 0.00% 1997 6 0.11% 0.00% 1998 6 0.11% 0.00% 1999 6 0.11% 0.00% 2000 6 0.11% 0.00% 2001 6 0.10% 0.01% 2002 6 0.09% 0.00% 2003 6 0.00% 0.00% 2004 6 0.00% 0.00% 2005 6 0.00% 0.01% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.5 BAHRAIN Potatoes (million US $): Bahrain 1995 - 2005

Year Bahrain % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8.6 IRAN Potatoes (million US $): Iran 1995 - 2005

Year Iran % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 549 9.48% 1.36% 1996 614 12.65% 1.56% 1997 652 12.56% 1.67% 1998 679 12.86% 1.76% 1999 711 12.96% 1.78% 2000 745 12.99% 1.79% 2001 780 13.02% 1.80% 2002 817 13.04% 1.81% 2003 856 13.06% 1.82% 2004 897 13.08% 1.82% 2005 940 13.10% 1.82% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.7 IRAQ Potatoes (million US $): Iraq 1995 - 2005

Year Iraq % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 132 2.28% 0.32% 1996 99 2.03% 0.25% 1997 85 1.64% 0.21% 1998 79 1.50% 0.20% 1999 85 1.54% 0.21% 2000 92 1.60% 0.22% 2001 101 1.67% 0.23% 2002 110 1.75% 0.24% 2003 120 1.82% 0.25% 2004 131 1.91% 0.26% 2005 143 1.99% 0.27% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8.8 ISRAEL Potatoes (million US $): Israel 1995 - 2005

Year Israel % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 134 2.30% 0.33% 1996 138 2.84% 0.35% 1997 153 2.95% 0.39% 1998 161 3.05% 0.41% 1999 165 3.01% 0.41% 2000 168 2.93% 0.40% 2001 172 2.86% 0.39% 2002 175 2.80% 0.38% 2003 179 2.73% 0.38% 2004 183 2.66% 0.37% 2005 186 2.59% 0.36% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.9 JORDAN Potatoes (million US $): Jordan 1995 - 2005

Year Jordan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8.10 KUWAIT Potatoes (million US $): Kuwait 1995 - 2005

Year Kuwait % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.10% 0.00% 1996 6 0.12% 0.00% 1997 6 0.12% 0.00% 1998 6 0.11% 0.00% 1999 6 0.10% 0.00% 2000 6 0.10% 0.00% 2001 6 0.10% 0.00% 2002 6 0.09% 0.00% 2003 6 0.00% 0.00% 2004 6 0.00% 0.00% 2005 7 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.11 KYRGYZSTAN Potatoes (million US $): Kyrgyzstan 1995 - 2005

Year Kyrgyzstan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8.12 LEBANON Potatoes (million US $): Lebanon 1995 - 2005

Year Lebanon % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.13 OMAN Potatoes (million US $): Oman 1995 - 2005

Year Oman % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.00% 0.00% 1996 4 0.00% 0.00% 1997 4 0.00% 0.00% 1998 4 0.00% 0.00% 1999 4 0.00% 0.00% 2000 4 0.00% 0.00% 2001 4 0.00% 0.00% 2002 4 0.00% 0.00% 2003 4 0.00% 0.00% 2004 4 0.00% 0.00% 2005 4 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8.14 PAKISTAN Potatoes (million US $): Pakistan 1995 - 2005

Year Pakistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 342 5.89% 0.84% 1996 344 7.09% 0.87% 1997 348 6.71% 0.89% 1998 306 5.79% 0.79% 1999 303 5.53% 0.76% 2000 309 5.39% 0.74% 2001 315 5.25% 0.72% 2002 321 5.11% 0.71% 2003 327 4.98% 0.69% 2004 333 4.85% 0.67% 2005 339 4.72% 0.65% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.15 QATAR Potatoes (million US $): Qatar 1995 - 2005

Year Qatar % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8.16 SAUDI ARABIA Potatoes (million US $): Saudi Arabia 1995 - 2005

Year Saudi Arabia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 394 6.79% 0.97% 1996 420 8.65% 1.07% 1997 384 7.39% 0.98% 1998 269 5.09% 0.69% 1999 269 4.90% 0.67% 2000 292 5.10% 0.70% 2001 318 5.30% 0.73% 2002 346 5.52% 0.76% 2003 376 5.74% 0.79% 2004 409 5.97% 0.83% 2005 445 6.20% 0.86% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.17 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC Potatoes (million US $): Syrian Arab Republic 1995 - 2005

Year Syrian Arab Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 174 3.01% 0.43% 1996 141 2.90% 0.35% 1997 127 2.44% 0.32% 1998 133 2.52% 0.34% 1999 136 2.47% 0.34% 2000 137 2.39% 0.33% 2001 138 2.30% 0.32% 2002 140 2.22% 0.31% 2003 141 2.15% 0.29% 2004 142 2.07% 0.28% 2005 144 2.00% 0.27% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8.18 TAJIKISTAN Potatoes (million US $): Tajikistan 1995 - 2005

Year Tajikistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.19 TURKEY Potatoes (million US $): Turkey 1995 - 2005

Year Turkey % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3,708 64.01% 9.19% 1996 2,752 56.71% 7.02% 1997 3,089 59.55% 7.96% 1998 3,301 62.53% 8.58% 1999 3,459 63.09% 8.69% 2000 3,626 63.27% 8.75% 2001 3,800 63.42% 8.79% 2002 3,982 63.57% 8.83% 2003 4,173 63.69% 8.87% 2004 4,374 63.80% 8.89% 2005 4,584 63.89% 8.91% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8.20 TURKMENISTAN Potatoes (million US $): Turkmenistan 1995 - 2005

Year Turkmenistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.21 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Potatoes (million US $): United Arab Emirates 1995 - 2005

Year United Arab Emirates % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 146 2.51% 0.36% 1996 125 2.57% 0.31% 1997 115 2.22% 0.29% 1998 119 2.25% 0.30% 1999 121 2.21% 0.30% 2000 123 2.15% 0.29% 2001 125 2.08% 0.28% 2002 127 2.02% 0.28% 2003 129 1.97% 0.27% 2004 131 1.91% 0.26% 2005 133 1.85% 0.25% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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8.22 UZBEKISTAN Potatoes (million US $): Uzbekistan 1995 - 2005

Year Uzbekistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 175 3.02% 0.43% 1996 179 3.69% 0.45% 1997 192 3.70% 0.49% 1998 190 3.60% 0.49% 1999 193 3.51% 0.48% 2000 197 3.43% 0.47% 2001 200 3.34% 0.46% 2002 204 3.26% 0.45% 2003 208 3.18% 0.44% 2004 213 3.10% 0.43% 2005 217 3.02% 0.42% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.23 YEMEN Potatoes (million US $): Yemen 1995 - 2005

Year Yemen % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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