According to preliminary data, the world production of potatoes in 2022 has decreased by 6% to 354.3 million tons due to the reduction of areas and unfavorable climatic conditions. This was announced by the French Interprofessional Potato Committee (CNIPT), citing FAO data, writes FreshPlaza. According to the latest data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which are included in the report "World potato markets", in 2021 a record amount of potatoes was produced in the world - 376.1 million tons.
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“The area devoted to growing potatoes worldwide increased by 7.4% to 18 million hectares, the highest level since 2013. The largest increase was recorded in Asia, where the area increased by 15% to 10.3 million hectares. According to estimates, the area in Europe decreased by 3.5% to 4.3 million hectares. Yields fell in all major producing regions except Oceania.” Asia continued to produce more than half of the world's potatoes, with production increasing by 15.3% to 197.5 million tonnes. China produced 94.4 million tonnes, India 54.2 million ...
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