1Agricultural Information Institute,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Key Laboratory of Agricultural Big Data,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Beijing 100081,China;2Shenyang Agricultural Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Team,Shenyang 110000,Liaoning,China;3 Zibo Agricultural Science Research Institute,Zibo Institute for DigitalAgriculture and Rural Research,Zibo 255000,Shandong,China
Abstract:The Chinese potato market in 2023 has 3 significant characteristics:high potato price in early stage,year-on-year price on the lower side in later stage,and annual prices at their highest in nearly 10 years,etc. It is expected that the potato market prices in 2024 will be generally lower than that in 2023. At present,there are still existed problems noteworthy in China’s potato industry,including unbalanced industrial development,urgent improvement of processing level and insufficient protection of regional public brands,etc.In order to further promote the upgrading of China’s potato industry,it is suggested that local governments of various regions to implement targeted support policies,accelerate the in-depth development of whole industrial chain,and strengthen protection of regional public brands.