The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the regions that product potato in Algeria and which supports the market with over 80% counted the production of 4 million and 268.000 kg of potato.

• Thus the prices of potato rose to more than 90 dinars on the eve of the presidential elections. The directorate of agriculture in El Oued, Ain Defla, Bouira and Mostaghanem will support the national market with 5.5 million kg.
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• Statistics by the Ministry show that the late production of Potato in El Oued exceeded 1 million and 800.000 kg.
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• The rate of the national production of potato reaches 1.3 million tons and it is expected to exceed 1.4 million tons this year compared to 1.2 million tons last year, allowing the reduction of the price to less than 50 dinars.