The United States and Indonesia have reached a market access agreement that will allow U.S. fresh potatoes to be exported to Indonesia. The agreement comes after four years of discussions and will include U.S. chipping potatoes and table-stock potatoes.
U.S. potato growers and exporters will need to follow phytosanitary requirements including growing from certified seed potatoes, addressing potential pests of concern and sprout inhibiting the potatoes prior to export.
Indonesia is a market of 261 million people and is the largest market in Southeast Asia to which U.S. fresh potatoes had not previously secured formal market access. U.S. exports of potatoes and products to Indonesia were valued at $27 million in 2017.
