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Potato Crop Progress: Overall good weather, red potatoes slow to sell
The executive committee of Potatoes USA held a virtual meeting on July 28, during which time the members shared updates on how the 2020 potato growing... READ MORE »
Potato acreage in Canada looks to be steady
Potato acreage in Canada is expected to see a slight uptick, according to data reported by United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC). UPGC has this ye... READ MORE »
US potato acres down 4.9%, according to USDA-NASS tallies
Data collected by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) and released June 30 has total planted potato acreage in 2020 at 9... READ MORE »
US potato acreage to be down 6.2%, NAPMN projects
The USDA is yet to release its 2020 U.S. potato acreage estimates, but industry statistical tracker and market monitor North American Potato Market Ne... READ MORE »
Rep. Simpson discusses how CFAP fell short with potato industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) didn’t do enough to clean out the backed-up potato supply chain, s... READ MORE »
How COVID-19 is backing up potato supply chain, reducing acreage
(UPDATE: USDA announces $19 billion coronavirus relief package for food industry, including $2.1 billion for specialty crops) Stories from two pota... READ MORE »
Potatoes USA report shows how dependent industry is on foodservice
Recent data released by Potatoes USA shows just how important foodservice is to the potato industry. The report — compiled from Technomic, IRI Re... READ MORE »
Total US potato stocks at 204.3 million hundredweight as of Feb. 1
Total potato stocks in the U.S. were at 204.3 million cwt, in comparison to 212.8 million cwt at the same time last year, according to the USDA's Nati... READ MORE »
US potato stocks down 4%, processing numbers continue to increase
Potato stocks in the U.S. are down about 4% from this time last year, reported the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Northwest Regional ... READ MORE »
Canadian potato crop rebounds, but still sees heavy lost acreage
Statistics Canada estimates the 2019 Canadian potato crop at 106.577 million cwt, up 4% from a down 2018 season and on par with 2017. Canadian grow... READ MORE »