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Egyptian Spunta potatoes — for the world's largest table-potato importer.

Why this page exists

Uzbekistan is, in volume terms, one of the world's largest single-country importers of table potato for direct consumption — annual ware-potato imports run 400–550 kt, and Jan–Nov 2024 alone reached 627 kt valued at $52.6 M [S35]. Today 74 % of that volume comes from Kazakhstan, with Pakistan (111 kt) and Kyrgyzstan (71.3 kt) as the next largest suppliers [S35]. The supply mix is geographically narrow and seasonally exposed.

Egyptian Spunta closes the structural Feb–Apr gap before Uzbek domestic new-harvest (Jun–Jul). It is also the cultivar that Uzbek processors and retail call by name. Egypt has already begun the agronomic upstream: the first Egyptian shipments of high-tech mini-tuber seed potato arrived in Uzbekistan in 2025 under the EBRD / FAO Central-Asia Trade Mission programme — a precursor to ware-potato volume contracts [S37].

Required sections

Cultivar spec — Spunta (long oval, yellow flesh, smooth skin), 40–70 mm / 60+ mm sizes; pack-grade dry matter 18–21%; frying / boiling suitability.
Packaging — 25 kg mesh / 50 lb sack · 10 kg retail mesh · 1 t bulk tote.
Season — Nov → Apr (main), shoulder Oct, May.
Routing — Sea Aktau for FCL · Bandar Abbas for Fergana pull · Mersin TIR.
Reefer setpoint +4 to +8 °C; do not freeze.
Processing-grade spec — dry matter 20%+ for frying, 18–20% for boiling; residue cert included.
Supplier-mix opportunity — Egypt is currently outside the top 3 ware-potato suppliers; the price-sensitive Feb–Apr window favours diversified origin.

Required facts

HS 070190 (potatoes, other — ware / table potato)
Spunta is the European Union benchmark early-season yellow-flesh potato
Uzbekistan ware-potato imports Jan–Nov 2024: 627 kt / $52.6 M [S35]
Top 2024 suppliers: Kazakhstan 74 % · Pakistan 111 kt · Kyrgyzstan 71.3 kt [S35]
Annual UZ table-potato imports steady-state: 400–550 kt — among the largest single-country direct-consumption potato imports in the world [S35]
First Egyptian mini-tuber (high-tech seed-potato) shipments to UZ arrived in 2025 [S37]

Required FAQs

Q: How big is the Uzbek table-potato import market? A: Uzbekistan is one of the largest single-country importers of table potato in the world, at 400–550 kt per year. Jan–Nov 2024 alone was 627 kt valued at $52.6 M [S35]. The supplier mix is concentrated — Kazakhstan ships 74 %, Pakistan 111 kt, Kyrgyzstan 71.3 kt — leaving headroom for an Egyptian Feb–Apr line that fills the pre-harvest gap.
Q: Why specifically Spunta? A: Spunta is a named European cultivar with consistent dry matter, shape and cooking performance. Uzbek buyers and processors request it by cultivar name.
Q: What about seed potato — has Egypt already shipped to Uzbekistan? A: Yes. The first Egyptian shipments of high-tech mini-tuber seed potato arrived in Uzbekistan in 2025, under the EBRD / FAO Central- Asia trade-mission programme [S37]. Mini-tubers are a precursor to ware-potato volume contracts; the agronomic relationship is already in motion.
Q: Can we buy processing-grade in bulk? A: Yes — 1 t bulk tote with spec Brix / dry-matter / size grade for Uzbek frying / boiling / chip-plant intake.
Q: Do you also pack retail-ready mesh? A: Yes, 10 kg retail mesh with Russian + Uzbek-Latn label and private-label branding.

Internal links

→ /products/sweet-potatoes/
→ /products/onions-yellow/

Translation notes

Protect: "Spunta", HS 070190.

Content-brief source

content/uzbek-import-statistics.md §3, §7
content/seasonality-match.md §3
personas.md P6

Spunta potatoes