New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- India, the world's second-largest potato producer after China, is likely to produce around 60 million tonnes of the tuber this season, flat from last year's record high, according to Brajesh Singh, director at ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) in Shimla.

India and China together account for 40% of the global potato production, which was estimated at 385 million tonnes in 2024.

"According to our preliminary estimates, we don't see any major increase in area under potato cultivation and production is expected to be more or less the same compared to last year at 60 million tonnes," Singh said.

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