A virtual meeting by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs' potato expert steering group reviewed the potential challenges and opportunities for China's potato crop production in the upcoming year. The meeting underscored the importance of potato crops as a vital food source and highlighted the need for significant advances in mechanization, social services, and disaster mitigation to tackle issues such as insufficient mechanical support, regional disasters, market differentiation, and price volatility. With the potato sowing season underway and potential risks like climate uncertainties and rising agricultural material prices, the meeting emphasized the critical need for the promotion of high-quality, high-yield, and multi-resistant potato varieties, improved technological research, and the efficient link between production and sales to ensure the sustainable and high-quality development of China's potato industry.