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  2. List of countries by potato production - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries by potato production from 2016 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for potatoes in 2022 was 374,777,763 metric tonnes , up 0.3% from 373,787,150 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]

  3. Potato production in France - Wikipedia

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    The potato, first discovered among the Incas in present-day Peru by the Spanish conquistadors around 1537, probably arrived in France towards the end of the 16th century. . The first mention of its cultivation in France comes from the agronomist Olivier de Serres in his Théâtre d'Agriculture et mesnage des champs, which describes its cultivation and gives it as originating in Switzerland

  4. History of the potato - Wikipedia

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    The potato had a large effect on European demographics and society, due to the fact that it yielded about three times the calories per acre of grain while also being more nutritive and growing in a wider variety of soils and climates, significantly improving agricultural production in the early modern era. Despite this it took a while to catch on.

  5. Potato - Wikipedia

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    The potato remains an essential crop in Europe, especially Northern and Eastern Europe, where per capita production is still the highest in the world, while the most rapid expansion in production during the 21st century was in southern and eastern Asia, with China and India leading the world production as of 2021.

  6. Category:Agriculture by country - Wikipedia

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    Agriculture in Europe by country (48 C) Agriculture in North America by country (16 C, 2 P) ... List of countries by potato production;

  7. Baked? Mashed? Either way, holiday potato supply solid ...

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    The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates the year’s potato production will be 417 million hundredweight (cwt), which is down slightly more than 5% from 2023. Wisconsin’s reported ...

  8. Are potatoes vegetables or grains? Sen. Cantwell takes side ...

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    A 2019 study found that the average American eats 49.4 pounds of potatoes a year, compared to 31.4 pounds of tomatoes, ... “Because of potato production in Washington, we’re responsible for ...

  9. Potato - en.wikipedia.org

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    The potato (/ p ə ˈ t eɪ t oʊ /) is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are tubers of the pl