foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network voluntary public distribution date 11 7 2001 tw1045 taiwan product brief frozen and fresh potatoes approved by stan cohen ato director american institute in prepared strategic pathfinders marketing consultancy highlights imported a total of us 25 million 2000 the united states had largest market share 86 percent followed canada 12 nearly all are primary drivers have been sales fries to quick restaurants food companies selling lunch dinner boxes street vendors with fried chicken includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled taipei tw2 tw tw1047 page 1 5 unclassified usda executive summary overview s imports chilled potatos were valued at remaining flat since 1998 domestic production has declined from 52 000 metric tons 1997 43 potato is concentrated taichung yunlin counties
