India exported 135,877 tonnes of FF valued at Rs 1,478.73 crore.
During April-October 2024, exports were 106,506 tonnes and worth Rs 1,056.92 crore.
Indian FF exports are mostly to Southeast Asia (Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam), Middle East (Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman) and even Japan and Taiwan.
India’s export of FF exceeds its estimated domestic consumption of 100,000 tonnes.
Varieties of potato for FF are Santana, Innovator, Kennebec, Kufri Frysona and Kufri FryoM.
India’s potato production, at 60-odd million tonnes (mt), is next only to China’s 95 mt.
In 1992, the American processed food company, Lamb Weston, began importing frozen French Fries (FF) for supplying to star hotels in India.