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Bruce Huffaker, editor of North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) forecasts the total area planted to potatoes in Canada to be 356,000 acres - 15,100 fewer acres than planted in 2009, a 4.1% reduction.

Canada exported 14.0 million cwt of potatoes and potato products during the January-March quarter. According to the editor of North American Potato Market News (NAPMN), Bruce Huffaker, that fell 1.7 million cwt short of the 2009 pace, a 10.7% decline. ...

The Government of Canada is helping New Brunswick potato farmers capture new markets and increase profitability by investing in a new market information database that will help producers make more informed decisions.

Statistics Canada has released the report "Canadian Potato Production"January  22, 2010 with some revised numbers.The publication contains revisions to the 2009 potato production for both Canada and the United States, as well as revisions to ...

The preliminary 2009 area planted to potatoes for Canada was estimated at 378,400 acres (153 138 hectares), down less than 1 percent from 2008. Despite little change nationally, the area planted varied widely by province.Farmers in Newfoundland and L...