With [count] french fry factories Idaho is also the place where most potatoes for french fry production are grown and processed.
Sixty-two percent of all Idaho® potatoes are used to make processed products such as frozen and dehydrated; 29% are shipped fresh and 9% are grown for certified seed.
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US Fall Potato Production: Top Ten States. Source: USDA-NASS: Potato Stocks (December 2014)
The top potato varieties grown in Idaho (fall harvest 2016, by acreage) are:- Russet Burbank (51.3%)
- Russet Norkota (16.7%)
- Ranger Russet(13.1%)