Feb 15, 2007
The 13 major potato states held 188 million cwt. of potatoes in storage Feb. 1, down 1 percent from last year and 7 percent below Feb. 1, 2005, for comparable states, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Ohio and Pennsylvania were dropped from
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Feb 12, 2007
Japan is set to reopen its market to U.S. chipping potatoes following the completion of a scientific evaluation, according to a Feb. 9 statement from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Japan temporarily suspended imports from the U.S. of all varieties of chipping
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Feb 5, 2007
United Potato Growers of America has announced the addition of a new member co-op: United Southwest Potato Growers Association. The new co-op represents nearly 21,000 fresh potato acres and 13 growers from northeast Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
The Southwest region is a
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