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Large potato surplus in North America, while pricing remains strong in Canada

The United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) released its November crop update Dec. 4, which looked at the fresh, processing and seed sectors in the industry.


CFIA lays out process for new potato wart management plan

Representatives from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced its process for developing, finalizing and implementing plans to mitigate the risk of spreading P.E.I. potato wart to the United States.


Cheaper Canadian potatoes hurting U.S. farmers in Maine

Between 2020 and 2022, Canadian potato exports to the U.S. increased by 20.8 per cent due to a decline in U.S. potato production. U.S. production declined by two per cent in 2021 and three per cent in 2022.


 
 
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Top potato stories for 2023

A report from Statistics Canada says the potato sector saw its highest levels of seeded and harvested area, average yield and production over the last five years. Numbers reveal that in 2023, there was 395,389 acres of seeded area, 385,368 acres harvested, 332.4 hundredweight per harvested acres (cwt) and more than 128 million hundredweight of production. » Read More...
 
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Promoting food security in Canada’s North

Desmond Sellers is the owner/operator of Nature’s Best Farm in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, a town centrally located in Newfoundland and Labrador near the mouth of the Churchill River; the region’s climate borders on the subarctic. Road transport over such a huge geographic area is long and regularly affected by seasonal disruptions. » Read More...
 
 
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Potato Expo 2024

January 10, 2024 | 500 E. Cesar Chavez St. Austin, TX 78701 United States » Read More...

International Potato Technology Expo

February 22, 2024 | 46 Kensington Road Charlottetown, PEI » Read More...