Stable Argentine processing potato industry

Argentina’s potato production has stabilised at around 2.0 million tonnes in the past decade and the country’s acreage devoted to the crop is stable at around 70,000 hectares, the country’s agriculture ministry stated. Roughly one-quarter of the Argentine potato harvest, or around 500,000 tonnes, is industrially processed each year, a new report on pre-fried frozen French fry production authored by agriculture ministry analyst Daniel Franco stated. More