News on Potato Stats, Trade, Prices from the Americas

Peru expects to produce 4.77 million tons of potatoes in the 2018/2019 campaign, more than the 4.45 million tons it produced In the previous season

United Potato Growers of Canada has released an update on the potato crop in the various provinces of Canada.

En el país hay 2.02 millones de hectáreas aptas para cultivar papa y más de 110.000 productores dedicados a este cultivo.

The Washington State Potato Commission, headquartered in Moses Lake, Washington, has been pleasantly surprised by the weather and its impact on this year’s potato crop in the state.

Cavendish Farms announced today that they will close their fresh pack facility in O’Leary, Prince Edward Island due to the limited availability of potatoes on Prince Edward Island

La Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP) de Argentina digitalizará los procesos de facturación para determinar impuestos en forma directa. La entidad no tendrá que esperar el IVA de los contribuyentes sino que lo definirá de acuerdo a sus débitos y créditos.

Red Potato Farmers in North Dakota and Minnesota helped out by a $3 million in purchase of red potatoes for nutrition assistance programs through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).

Citing national security and biosecurity, a federal judge in Mexico yesterday barred the import of fresh potatoes from the United States, describing the country as 'a power that in recent times has institutionalized hostile policies towards Mexico'.

La autoridad dictaminó que el ingreso de papa de Estados Unidos a México pone en riesgo la soberanía y seguridad nacional, así como también el derecho a la alimentación de los ciudadanos.

In the United States, there was 9 percent more potatoes in stock on June 1 compared to last year

Effective immediately frozen potato products entering Mexico from the United States under Harmonized code 2004.1 will be assessed a 20% tariff.

Fresh and seed potatoes from all US states are now permitted entry into Guatemala, a welcome expansion of market access from only one state (Idaho) four years ago.

Industry veteran Ross Johnson was appointed as the new Idaho Potato Commission International Marketing Director.

USDA-AMS has proposed a rule to revise the classifications that determine the size requirements for potatoes grown in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. The proposal would also apply to all import of long type potatoes.

The 13 major potato States held 134 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2018, up 2 percent from April 1, 2017 according to a USDA report released last week.

Worldwide consumption of potatoes is increasing, according to Blair Richardson, chief executive officer of Potatoes USA during a recent meeting of Wisconsin potato growers

A federal judge ruled that the United States government illegally quarantined some Idaho potato fields infested with potato cyst nematodes (PCN), a pest that could threaten the state’s $1.2 billion potato industry.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson says he is anticipating that Jamaica will achieve its goal of 100 per cent self-sufficiency in the production of table Irish potato this year.