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Doug, also known as Dug, [1] is a tuber in the Cucurbitaceae family that was grown by Colin and Donna Craig-Brown near Hamilton in New Zealand. [2] Weighing roughly 17.4 pounds (7.9 kg), it was thought to be the largest potato on record for a period after its discovery, topping the 11-pound (5.0 kg) record holder at the time.
McCain Foods Limited is a Canadian multinational frozen food company established in 1957 in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. [2]It is the world's largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, with 1 in 4 french fries in the world being a McCain fry. [3]
One of the most popular displays in the museum is the world's largest potato crisp, donated by Pringles of Procter & Gamble. The museum's exhibits include the world's largest potato chip, measuring 25 by 14 inches, and a timeline history of potato consumption in the US (including the introduction of fries to the White House menu selection ...
In modern times, the Jersey Royal is Jersey's biggest crop export, accounting for around 70% of agricultural turnover. [3] Ninety-nine percent of production is exported to the United Kingdom. In 2012, 28,600 tonnes of the potato, worth £28.6m, were exported from the island. This figure was down from 30,890 tonnes in 2011. [4]
The total production of potatoes in China was over 70,000,000 tonnes (77,000,000 tons), or more than 22 percent of the global potato production, [5] making China the largest potato producer in the world. [1] [11] [12] However, the average yield of potatoes in China was 14.35 tons/ha, compared to the global mean of 16.74 tons/ha. [5]
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Channel 5 airs a wide variety of programming that covers various genres and themes, with programmes about farming, trains and royalty being popular.. The channel is notable for its travel and holiday shows, whether presented by comedians such as Susan Calman [1] [2] and Alexander Armstrong [3] or whether they are programmes in a fly-on-the-wall reality format like Allo Allo!
My5 (previously Five Download and later Demand 5) is the brand name of video-on-demand services offered by Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. The service went live on 26 June 2008. [ 1 ] It is owned by Paramount Global and operated by their Paramount Networks UK & Australia division.