Ukraine was the world’s third largest potato producer last year

Ukraine was the world’s third largest potato producer last year, reports Potato Business. The ranking was: China – 93 million tons; India – 51 million tons; and Ukraine – 23 million tons. The Economy plans to ban the import of Russian potatoes. Although imports from Russia grew 43-fold last year, they only reached 250,000 tons, barely 1% of Ukrainian production.