Weichang Potatoes

Weichang Potatoes

Weichang Potatoes are a protected geographical indication product.

Weichang Potatoes are a certified geographical indication trademark.

　　Once deemed unworthy of "refined palates," Weichang potatoes have now made their way proudly into McDonald's restaurants, becoming prized "golden eggs."

　　 Weichang Manchu and Mongolian Autonomous County in Hebei Province is the country’s largest production base for off-season vegetables — “golden and silver eggs” can’t compare to our Weichang “potatoes.” The potatoes here are renowned both domestically and internationally for being purely natural and pollution-free.

　　 In 1979, Weichang County was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture as a national seed potato production base. To accelerate the development of potato production, they established a potato research institute, a virus-free potato center, and built a state-of-the-art virus testing laboratory for potatoes in China. By 1994, virus-free mini-tubers had achieved factory-scale production. In 1995, the establishment of the Sino-American joint venture Chengde Simplot Seed Potato Co., Ltd. marked the initial formation of an integrated industrial operation model for the county’s potato industry that combined production, processing, and sales with agriculture, industry, and trade — making it a pillar industry of the county.

　　The protected geographical indication area for Weichang Potatoes covers the entire administrative region of Weichang Manchu and Mongolian Autonomous County in Hebei Province.