News
March Potato Stocks Down 8 Percent from Last Year
The 13 major potato states held 154 million cwt. of potatoes in storage March 1, down 8 percent from last year and 7 percent below March 1, 2004, for comparable states, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
United Potato Growers of Canada Formed
Grower representatives from the major potato producing provinces in Canada met in Toronto Feb. 15 and approved the formation of a new organization, United Potato Growers of Canada.
U.S. Seed Potatoes Gain Market Access in Brazil, Nicaragua
The United States has achieved official market access to export seed potatoes to Brazil and Nicaragua.
North Dakota Seed Certification Lawsuit Settled for $600,000
A North Dakota lawsuit involving seed potato certification has been settled out of court for $600,000.
February Potato Stocks Down 7 Percent
The 13 major potato states held 188 million cwt. of potatoes in storage Feb. 1, down 7 percent from last year and 6 percent below Feb. 1, 2004, for comparable states, according to USDA?s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Agreement Signed To Allow U.S. Chipping Potatoes Into Japan
The National Potato Council and United States Potato Board have announced that after more than 25 years of effort, the U.S. potato industry, on Feb. 1, achieved market access for U.S. chipping potatoes to Japan.
January Potato Stocks Down 7 Percent from 2005
The 13 major potato states held 219 million cwt. of potatoes in storage Jan. 1, down 7 percent from last year and 6 percent below Jan. 1, 2004, for comparable states, according to USDA?s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
United of America, PMANA To Work Together
The United Potato Growers of America (United) met this week with leaders of the Potato Marketing Association of North America (PMANA) and agreed to work together to ensure that potato supply does not exceed demand across North America.
Offices To Relocate To Salt Lake City
UNITED Potato Growers of America has hired Julia E. Cissel as CEO. Cissel takes over from interim CEO Jerry Wright, who led the co-op since its inception in March 2005.
Overshipping Could Mean Shortages Later
Fresh potato growers now shipping potatoes are receiving as much as $5 per cwt. f.o.b. less for their potatoes than they could expect to obtain later in the season, according to the National Fresh Marketing Committee of United Potato Growers of America (United).
