Peru becomes the leading potato producer in Latin America
"Indicators tell us that we are already the first [potato producer] in all of Latin America and the 11th worldwide," Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Jose Manuel Hernandez affirmed.
On a global scale, the Inca country ranks below China, India, U.S., Russia, among others.
Peru's potato output stood a little above 4.5 million tons in 2016, with an estimated 318,530 ha crop area and an average yield of 14.5 tons per hectare, official data reveals. In addition, Hernandez underscored potato growing —of close to 3,000 varieties— accounts for 4% of the country's agricultural GDP.
source: andina.com.pe
