It’s not every day you get to meet a world-renowned potato expert in person, especially under current conditions. But the rules around social distancing have relaxed somewhat in Belgium, which allowed me to up meet Romain Cools in person, writes Melanie Epp, contributing writer for US based Spudman magazine in a recent article.
We talked about COVID-19’s impact on the Belgian potato market over a cold beer for over two hours, Melanie writes. Cools is perhaps the most qualified person to break down how COVID-19 impacted the Western European potato market.
He’s President and CEO of World Potato Congress and Secretary General of Belgapom, the trade association that defends the interests of Belgium’s potato trade and processing sectors.
Romain Cools is a livelong “potato guy” who has served as Secretary General of the European Potato Trade Association, Europatat, and as Secretary General of the European Potato Processors’ Association (EUPPA). In a nutshell, he knows his stuff.
Read the full story on the Spudman magazine website here.
This is the latest article in Spudman’s Global Perspectives series, which looks at developments around the world and how they may effect the U.S. industry.
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August 25, 2020 at 01:04AM
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