Peru is the main potato producer in Latin America, which are the most consumed?

The coordinator of the potato chain of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, engineer Miguel Quevedo, highlighted the large production of potatoes in Peru, which reaches 6 million tons per campaign on average, which positions us as the first producer potato in Latin America. "Peru is the leading potato producer in Latin America, of which it is produced in approximately 21 countries. We have maintained this first position over time. In these last 5 years, the average production per campaign is 6 million tons per year," he said. The Midagri official indicated that, despite the fact that last year production dropped to 5.3 million tons due to the El Niño Phenomenon, our country continues to be a leader in the region, followed by Colombia, Ecuador and Chile. It is worth remembering that there are more than 711 thousand families that are dedicated to growing potatoes in Peru. Engineer Quevado also stated that our country has more than 4 thousand varieties of potatoes ...