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U.S. French Fry Processing Dropped 10 Per Cent Due to Pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown caused restaurants across to close to slow the spread of the virus earlier this year, it is now expected...

Summer 2020 Market News

The surplus of spuds created by the COVID 19 pandemic closures will affect the potato market well into the fall. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted...

U.S. Potato Acres Down 4.9 Per Cent in Pandemic Contract Cuts

United States potato growers planted 47,300 fewer acres to potatoes this year than they did during 2019, with the biggest cuts coming in Washington, Idaho,...

French Fry Processors Scrambling to Find Potatoes to Keep Plants Running

In April as the pandemic swept North America french fry processors made drastic moves to balance their raw product supplies with expected usage requirements,...

McDonald’s International Sales Fell by 39 Per Cent in April, 30.9 Per Cent in May

Only 75 per cent of McDonald's stores globally were open as of April 30 as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the fast food giant to...

Fry Backup Continues to Keep Canada Potato Stocks High

The pandemic french fry demand downturn pushed Canadian potato stocks to 20.82 million cwt as of June 1, 26.8 per cent more than in...

U.S. French Fry Processing Dropped 10 Per Cent Due to Pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown caused restaurants across to close to slow the spread of the virus earlier this year, it is now expected...

Summer 2020 Market News

The surplus of spuds created by the COVID 19 pandemic closures will affect the potato market well into the fall. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted...

U.S. Potato Acres Down 4.9 Per Cent in Pandemic Contract Cuts

United States potato growers planted 47,300 fewer acres to potatoes this year than they did during 2019, with the biggest cuts coming in Washington, Idaho,...

French Fry Processors Scrambling to Find Potatoes to Keep Plants Running

In April as the pandemic swept North America french fry processors made drastic moves to balance their raw product supplies with expected usage requirements,...

McDonald’s International Sales Fell by 39 Per Cent in April, 30.9 Per Cent in May

Only 75 per cent of McDonald's stores globally were open as of April 30 as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the fast food giant to...

Fry Backup Continues to Keep Canada Potato Stocks High

The pandemic french fry demand downturn pushed Canadian potato stocks to 20.82 million cwt as of June 1, 26.8 per cent more than in...