Pengshui Potatoes

Pengshui Potatoes

Pengshui Potatoes is a Geographical Indication Certification trademark.

　　Pengshui Potatoes are a specialty of Pengshui County in Chongqing. Potatoes are one of the main staple crops in Pengshui County, with an annual planting area of over 300,000 mu. Pengshui Potatoes have been awarded a National Geographical Indication Certification trademark.

　　Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County is located in the southeastern part of Chongqing, situated in the Wuling Mountain area at the junction of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing, and Guizhou, along the lower reaches of the Wu River. The county has a mid-subtropical humid monsoon climate, characterized by mild weather, abundant and concentrated rainfall, relatively low sunlight, and frequent cloud and fog. Springs arrive early with frequent night rains, summers are hot with common midsummer droughts, autumns are cool with persistent drizzles, and winters are not extremely cold with few frosts or snowfalls.

　　Potatoes are one of the main staple crops in Pengshui County. The county’s potato planting area exceeds 320,000 mu annually, with an average yield of around 1,050 kilograms per mu, totaling approximately 350,000 tons of potatoes, mainly produced through the taro-corn-sweet potato cropping model.

　　In 2013, the “Pengshui Potatoes” trademark applied for by the Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County Potato Management Association was approved and registered as a China National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, with the trademark registration number: 12422864.