 China - produces 53,492,000 tonnes of potatoes per year (a 4 year average)
- In 2000/01 Supermarkets had 74% of the Market share of potato sales.
- The other 26% consists of Greengrocers, Farm shops, Markets etc
- In the UK we consume 6 million tonnes of potatoes per year
- In 2001 the UK planted 146,000 Ha with an average yield of 43.8t/ha
- The UK in 2001 has 5,262 potato growers. We are the second biggest consumers of potatoes in Europe behind Ireland. We consume on average 104kg per head per year.
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