❓ The WA parliamentary question seeks data on potato varieties grown in other Australian states, but the answer reveals this data is not centrally collected. The response also addresses a common misconception about potato variety in WA.
AnsweredQoN 3588Legislative Assembly
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How many varieties of potato were grown in each other State in Australia?
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Answered
11 March 2015
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
20 days
There is no data available which would allow a definitive answer to this question. Ausveg, independent national seed growers and washpackers, do not currently collect or collate data on varieties of potatoes grown in other states of Australia.
It should be noted that the two major retailers in Western Australia (WA) and nationally (Coles and Woolworths), predominantly market brands of potatoes into which they feed a number of different varieties (according to the time of year and which variety is in better quality and quantity). This gives rise to the common assumption that there is a lack of variety grown in WA, which is simply not the case.
It should be noted that the two major retailers in Western Australia (WA) and nationally (Coles and Woolworths), predominantly market brands of potatoes into which they feed a number of different varieties (according to the time of year and which variety is in better quality and quantity). This gives rise to the common assumption that there is a lack of variety grown in WA, which is simply not the case.
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