Potato Production in : Consumption Statistics United Kingdom. Filters Refine By Regions. Excluding seed and starch; Estimate; Great Britain Only. In the s, Poland was the second-largest producer of potatoes behind Russia at the time. About half of its crop was used for farm animal feed, and about a quarter used for direct consumption.
However, production has declined since the fall of the Soviet Union. This is because of decreasing potato prices, and because of decreased pork production there, as hogs eat large quantities of potatoes. Still, Poland produces 9. Despite a similar trend towards agricultural consolidation as seen in other European countries, the Netherlands contains smaller potato farms on average than any other country in Europe.
This is due to an expanding domestic market for convenient, frozen products, and most Dutch potatoes are grown for processing in nearby facilities. This country was also the largest European exporter of potatoes until recently, when it was surpassed by Germany and France.
The Netherlands produces 7. Despite a slow decline in domestic consumption, the potato remains the most produced vegetable in the country. France has also experienced consolidation among farmers, and now 22 percent of growers produce 80 percent of the crop each year.
Freshly harvested potatoes, dug by hand on a small farm. Commercial operations usually plow up and collect potatoes from the earth with large tractors. Rank Country Potatoes Produced metric tons 1 China 99,, 2 India 48,, 3 Russian Federation 29,, 4 Ukraine 22,, 5 United States of America 20,, 6 Germany 11,, 7 Bangladesh 10,, 8 Poland 9,, 9 Netherlands 7,, 10 France 7,, 11 Belarus 6,, 12 United Kingdom 6,, 13 Iran Islamic Republic of 5,, 14 Turkey 4,, 15 Peru 4,, 16 Algeria 4,, 17 Belgium 4,, 18 Canada 4,, 19 Egypt 4,, 20 Pakistan 4,, 21 Brazil 3,, 22 Kazakhstan 3,, 23 Romania 3,, 24 Colombia 2,, 25 Uzbekistan 2,, 26 Nepal 2,, 27 Argentina 2,, 28 South Africa 2,, 29 Spain 2,, 30 Denmark 2,, Jessica Lynn January 28 in World Facts.
Back to Recipes Vegetable soups Healthy soups See more. Back to Recipes Chicken curry Pasta See more. Back to Recipes Smoothies Autumn drinks See more. Back to Recipes Whole foods recipes Healthy dinners See more. Back to Recipes Vegetarian dinners Quick vegetarian See more. Back to Recipes Vegan storecupboard Vegan baking See more. You harvest and eat them when they are expensive in the shops and, unlike maincrop potatoes, they rarely suffer from scab, blight or holes in the tubers from slugs or wireworm.
Since you harvest then early, in late June or early July, you might be able to grow another crop eg carrots, sweetcorn or squash afterwards, for harvesting later in the same year. There are first earlies, and second earlies — plant and harvest the latter a bit later.
Maincrops have a floury texture — good for baking, roasting, mashing or chips. You can buy seed potatoes from garden centres and sometimes from hardware shops and DIY stores. If you can, buy from somewhere where you can pick and choose each individual seed potato, then you can choose the right amount, size and quality.
Often this is cheaper since the shop has bulk-bought without so much packaging, and they pass the saving on to their customers. Chitting means allowing them to sprout before they are planted out in the soil. Over the course of a few weeks, the eyes of the potatoes start to produce short and sturdy green sprouts. Also, they can be harvested slightly earlier, with less damage from slugs and wireworm.
Early harvest gives you a wider choice of follow-on green manures that can be planted to protect the soil over winter. For instance, winter tares might just be possible, which are best sown before mid-September. If the soil is alkaline, serious scab is more likely. An open sunny position gives the best yield, although they still grow and yield reasonably in partial shade.
The best time in your crop rotation to add compost is just before planting potatoes. It really is surprising how much greater the yield can be if you add a lot. Compost also helps to hold water in the soil, and potatoes yield better if they are kept moist. Some people dig compost in before planting, some leave it on the surface, and some only add it to the soil in the vicinity of the planting hole.
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