Potatoes do have a better return on investment per plant but because of the difference in growth speed, parsnips actually give you a better return if you replant all profits. This is because the growth cycle makes your plot grow much much faster with parsnips.
That assumes that your plot keeps growing all season ofc.
Edit: I have a full valculation of this, but I’m not near my pc. If you want I can look for it later today





Edit: my comment does not answer your question, sorry about that, I don’t know. But:
Not sure if it’s the same everywhere, but in my country (in EU), you can, if your revenue is under the limit, choose one of those:
At least, that’s what I remember from googling this a few weeks ago while looking to start for myself. I could be wrong. But might be good to check.