Potatoes

Potatoes are the world’s fourth most important food crop. They are vital to Western Australia being:

• the second highest value vegetable crop after carrots, with a farm gate value of $54 million
• the second highest value-adding horticulture industry after wine, amounting to $177 million through the value chain
• a nutritious fresh vegetable, available all year round
• raw material for French fry processing
• outside revenue earner mostly from seed potatoes.