Russet potato

Unless you're Irish or Russian, then we're talking about the humble potato.

And specifically, We're starting with your ordinary white version, whether that be the Russets, Yukon Golds, the Red Potatoes, whichever variety you prefer.

I can get behind this right away.

Potatoes are pretty hard to argue with.

The...

Russet Idaho potatoes are the subset of Russet grown specifically in Idaho, by the way.

Yukon gold potatoes, those are those soft and silky mashed potato style.

White potatoes, skin-on mashed potatoes, those are best if you're going to use those white potatoes.

And many of the russet varieties used by the processing industry were developed here at the Ayers facility in Aberdeen.

So what makes russet potatoes ideal for fries and other treats?

The shape.

So it's either an oblong or a long potato so that it goes through the fry cutting with minimal waste.

It's got resistance like immunity.

So it's fantastic.

Providing growers with a variety resistant to PVY is a game changer, and it could one day exceed demand for Clearwater and Teton, two widely grown russet potatoes in the U.S.

Given the potato industry what they want, it's the main reason Whitworth works so closely with farmers, growers, and processors.