Key takeaways: U.S. customer Potato Board hopes numbers of return to pre-closure levels by next week.Large totes of potatoes are packed on a truck Monday…
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Key takeaways: U.S. farmers ‘disturbed’ with the announcement. A truckload of potatoes is abandoned in a field to be destroyed in early February. According to a…
Key takeaways: Growers state planning for spring planting season is a significant challenge amidst export delay.It’s assessed Island farmers have been left with 300 million…
Every year, the company ships over 16,000 orders across Canada. Another business on P.E.I. is suffering from potato warts. Veseys Seeds in York, P.E.I., has…
Fresh potato trade with the United States in P.E.I. has been suspended for four weeks. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture, has launched a $28…
Farmers on P.E.I. destroyed about 300 million pounds of potatoes in 2001. Farmers on Prince Edward Island are reliving history as they try to figure…
‘Thinking about ruining potatoes makes me sick to my stomach.’ Unsold potatoes are stacking up at W.P. Griffin Inc. in Elmsdale, P.E.I., with a big…
‘It will have an impact on a lot of people’s cash flow throughout the Christmas season.’ On P.E.I., many potato packing operations are operating at…
‘Redirecting more product to a market that already has enough supply is extremely tough.’ Marketers of Prince Edward Island potatoes say they have limited choices…
Potato wart has re-closed the U.S. border after 20 years of successful control. Farmers on Prince Edward Island have been unable to trade their potatoes…