Prince Edward Island needs to be more competitive in the global market for Island potatoes. Don Northcott of Real Potatoes Ltd., a seed potato supplier and exporter based in Cornwall, said the market for Island seed and table-stock potatoes is on the rise.
“One of the big problems we have is we haven’t had a very good reputation in maintaining virus disease levels here on P.E.I.” There’s also a lack of new varieties of spuds.
