Rooster Ireland’s top selling spud

The potato is Ireland’s most popular carbohydrate, with an average annual consumption of 85kg per person. But while Leinster loves the Rooster, Kerr’s Pink is the Munster favourite, says Ray Ryan.
Rooster Ireland’s top selling spud
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 - 01:00

WE have been arguing for ages about the quality and flavour of different varieties of spuds.

But research conducted by Keogh’s Farm, the family-owned Irish producer of fresh potatoes and hand cooked crisps in North Country Dublin, has shown that the humble Rooster is in fact the country’s most popular potato.

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Farming NewsPlace: IrelandPlace: North Country DublinPlace: Myrtle GrovePlace: Youghal, Co CorkPlace: MunsterPlace: ConnachtPlace: LeinsterPlace: EuropePerson: Ray RyanPerson: Walter RaleighPerson: Eddie DoylePerson: DoylePerson: Lorcan BourkePerson: Tom KeoghPerson: KerrPerson: Harry KehoePerson: Joe MurrayEvent: fourth National Potato DayEvent: National Potato Day in 2011Organisation: Keogh’s FarmOrganisation: Irish Farmers AssociationOrganisation: IFA Potato CommitteeOrganisation: Keogh FarmOrganisation: LeinsterOrganisation: SuperValuOrganisation: Kerr’s PinkOrganisation: RoosterOrganisation: KerrOrganisation: Teagasc
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