August 19 2026 is National Potato Day!

Managing Director, Will Shakeshaft spoke to Farmers Guide to give his thoughts on the crop and the industry.

In honor of this special day, we have also gathered some potato based facts:

1. Great Britain produces on average around 5,000,000 tons of potatoes each year 🌱
2. On average, each person eats roughly 103 kg each year 🧍🏻‍♂️
3. The UK is the third largest consumer of potatoes in Europe 🌏
4. The potato was the first vegetable to be grown in space, in 1995 🚀
5. Potatoes were initially grown as ornamental plants for their flowers rather than a vegetable crop 🌺
6. The UK processes roughly one tonne of potatoes into crisps or chips every 20 seconds 🍟