The Humble Potato

It is estimated that 11 million tonnes of factory made french fries were produced world-wide each year.

Mcdonald alone sells 5 tons of fries each day.

Today, the U.S. ranks as the largest producer of frozen french fries in the world, turning out an estimated 3.6 million tons of fries.

The Netherlands ranked second, producing 1.2 million tons, while Canada was third with 1.1 million tons.


Per capita consumption of frozen potato products in the U.S. is estimated at 13 kg per person.

China is now the biggest potato producer in the world but the country still imports 70 per cent of its French fries.



How's that for the simple potato ?