Wuchuan--The Land of The Chinese Potato--Hohhot, Inner Mongolia

Wuchuan County is an important potato producing area of Department of Agriculture of IMAR. It is located 50 km north of Huhhehot City and Yinshan mountains. This county is situated on highland and has a cold climate.

Potato is a major crop in Wuchuan County. The gross cultivated area of potato is 0.7 million mu(46,667 ha) which is 1.45% of that of the whole country.

The annual mean gross output is 0.87 million tons which is 2.18% of that of the whole country. The annual output of fresh potato is 0.55 million tons and the money earned is about 29.3 million US$. Potatoes produced in Wuchuan county are mainly dispatched to the markets of north China, such as Beijing, Tianjin and other regions.

A relatively large amount is also sent to the markets of south China, such as Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and other cities.