The Price Of Purple Potatoes in Thailand Has Risen For 3 Consecutive Years At 200 Baht Per Kilogram

According to recent news from the Thai media, in recent years, purple potato in Thailand has been very popular in domestic and foreign markets, making the price of purple potato soar for three consecutive years, and purple potato farming has ushered in business opportunities. At present, there is still a lot of room in the purple potato market, and there is an opportunity to obtain quotas from other countries that produce purple potato for export. The trend of processing or eating purple sweet potato is becoming very popular, and it comes in a variety of varieties, especially foreign varieties such as Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc. This year is the 3rd year that the price of purple potato has continued to rise, especially this year's price surge. The purchase price of the plantation is 17-18 baht per kilogram, and the retail price is as high as 200 baht per kilogram. This is the price for three consecutive years. There is a huge demand for purple potatoes in the foreign market.

The yield of purple potato per rai of land varies according to the variety and environment. For example, the very popular dark purple potato has a productivity of about 500 kilograms per rai, up to 5 tons per rai. As for the market trend, the production of Japanese purple potatoes has decreased, which is a good opportunity for Thai purple potatoes.