In 2010, China's potato planting area and output reached 78.08 million acres and 81.54 million tons respectively, a significant increase from previous years. The level of potato industrialization continues to improve. At present, the number of potato processing companies in the country has grown to about 5,000, including about 150 large-scale deep processing companies. The national annual processing capacity of refined starch is about 2 million tons, more than 100,000 tons of whole flour, and potato chips. About 250,000 tons.
It is reported that in 2010, the provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) with a potato planting area of ??more than 5 million acres in the country included Inner Mongolia, Guizhou, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Chongqing. The total planting area reached 50.65 million acres, accounting for 10% of the total potato planting area in the country. 65% of potato cultivation area.