Is potato starch processing plant profitable in South Africa? Where to buy complete potato starch production line?

Potatoes are easy to grow in South Africa, and with the wide application of potato starch, the data in recent years show that building potato starch processing plants in South Africa is a profitable business. The following will give you a detailed introduction to the current situation of potato processing plants in South Africa and how to find a complete potato starch production line.

First, let’s take a look at the processing status of the local potato starch processing plants in South Africa:

In South Africa, potatoes grow well and have high yields, so building a potato starch processing plant is a good idea to open up the local market. Potato starch production capacity is huge in the world. From 2006 to 2020, the total potato tuber production capacity is getting higher and higher. The total production capacity in 2020 is about 2.55 million metric tons, but judging from the recent export prices, especially in recent years, the export situation is really bad, here is a chart for reference:

Recent potato export value and volume dates in South Africa

From this we can learn that more and more people are considering processing potatoes locally rather than exporting them. It is a good idea to process potato starch, for more details, you can check the local starch price.

This is the trend chart of potato starch export volume and price in the past 8 years.

Trend of potato starch export volume and price in South Africa

After understanding the current situation of potato starch processing in South Africa, if you want to build your own potato starch processing plant to produce potato starch, where can you find a complete potato starch production line?

Henan Jinrui Food Co., Ltd. is a starch processing machinery supplier in China with more than 10 years of experience. With advanced starch production technology, it can provide potato starch processing plant from cleaning, crushing, concentration, purification, dehydration, drying, sieving, and packaging. In addition, Henan Jinrui Food Co., Ltd. can give you professional advice and support from output customization, plant construction, installation and commissioning. In recent years, our potato starch processing machines have been sold to South Africa, such as Tasania, Congo, Uganda and other countries.

Complete potato starch processing machine

As there are different processing scales of potato starch, our machine capacity ranges from 2 tons of potatoes input per hour to 40 tons of potatoes input per hour. If you still don't know your own output, Henan Jinrui can design the most cost-effective potato starch production line for you according to your budget and local market.

Potato starch is driving the market growth in South Africa. In short, it is used in the textile industry for finishing and stiffening of fabrics; in the pharmaceutical industry for the production of antibiotics; and in the paper and chemical industries for its adhesive properties. Coupled with the large scale and low cost of local potato planting in South Africa, the establishment of a potato starch processing plant is very promising and profitable. Welcome to contact Henan Jinrui Company to inquire about potato starch production line. In addition, we can also provide the production line of cassava and sweet potato starch. Looking forward to your reply.