News
U.S. Potato Board Assessment to Increase
Board members of the U.S. Potato Board have approved an assessment increase from 2 cents to 2.5 cents per cwt. The start date is March 1, 2006.
Maine Potato Growers Look to Sell Potatoes to Cuba
Maine potato growers and dealers have just completed a second sales mission to Cuba, where they worked to further negotiations to sell 1,000 metric tons of seed potatoes and some tablestock potatoes for shipment in November.
March Potato Stocks Up 1 Percent from 2004
The 15 major potato states held 168 million cwt. of potatoes in storage March 1, up 1 percent from last year and 2 percent above 2003.
United of Idaho Hires CEO
United Fresh Potato Growers of Idaho has announced it hired the former president of Embasa Foods as its CEO.
February Potato Stocks Up 2 Percent from 2004
The 15 major potato states held 204 million cwt. of potatoes in storage Feb. 1, up 2 percent from last year and 3 percent above 2003, according to the USDA?s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
PGI Files for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Potato Growers of Idaho (PGI) is asking the USDA to provide growers with assistance under a program intended to help compensate producers for damages suffered as a consequence of increased imports of foreign farm products.
2005 Chip Seminar Approaches
The 2005 Chip Seminar will be held March 2-5 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Co-op Announces Potato Purchase
United Potato Growers of Idaho (United) has announced it plans to buy several hundred million pounds of potatoes from its members starting in January.
January Potato Stocks up 2 Percent from 2004
The 15 major potato states held 238 million cwt. of potatoes in storage Jan. 1, up 2 percent from last year and 3 percent above 2003, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
PGA Responds to Judge’s Ruling in Ring Rot Case
After the ruling by an Alberta judge that Canadian Food Inspection Agency documents must be released to a Washington state potato grower, the Potato Growers of Alberta responded, saying the group will accept the judge?s decision.
