[2] The statutory corporation operated to ensure licensed growers supplied potatoes all year round to the WA consumer market.
[3] The corporation was self-funded by revenue from licence fees and did not receive financial support from the state government.
[3] The PMC is remembered for a high-profile dispute with Tony Galati, potato grower and founder of the Spudshed supermarket chain.
[6][7] The campaign succeeded in 2015 when the state government confirmed it would abolish the agency within two years.
[10] The Potato Growers Association of WA launched a new website to counter criticism from those in favour of scrapping the board.