trade
Trump signs USMCA into law, move lauded by National Potato Council
The National Potato Council cheered the Jan. 29 signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade pact into law by President Trump. The agree... READ MORE »
State of the Potato Industry Report 2020
The U.S. potato industry has been in a fight in recent decades, a fight against negative public perception. International demand for potatoes and p... READ MORE »
House of Representatives ratifies USMCA trade agreement in lopsided vote
The House of Representatives ratified the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a vote of 385-41 on Dec. 19. The bill now moves to the Senate. Th... READ MORE »
Colorado Congressman Tipton pushes for more potatoes to Mexico
Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) is among the people pushing for more potato access to Mexico for U.S. potato producers. In an opinion editorial publis... READ MORE »
Japan approves deal that will eventually remove tariffs on US frozen potatoes
The Japanese parliament approved the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement Dec. 4, which means tariff reduction on U.S. potatoes. The deal was negotiated earl... READ MORE »
U.S. potato exports up across the board during first quarter
U.S. fresh, frozen and dehy potato exports saw significant growth during the first quarter of the July 2019-to-June 2020 marketing year, reports Potat... READ MORE »
South Korea approves Colorado, Montana seed potatoes for chipping
From the National Potato Council: This week saw very positive news on the South Korean trade front. As of Nov. 12, seed potatoes from Montana and C... READ MORE »
NPC: Time running out for USMCA passage, Perdue visits Michigan potato industry
National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles recently expressed concern regarding the still-unpassed U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement, which was ... READ MORE »
USDA announces new details of $22 million potato-purchase trade mitigation package
On July 25, 2019, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced details of additional actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would t... READ MORE »
US-Japan trade deal a positive for potato industry, even without inclusion of fresh
Farmers, ranchers and many others involved in U.S. agriculture are welcoming an announcement of a mini-trade deal between the United States and Japan,... READ MORE »
