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Canadian Potato Acres Estimated to Fall by 9.4 Per Cent

As demand has dropped due to the current global pandemic, Canadian potato growers are expected to plant only 328,000 acres, a 9.4 per cent...

Piles of Potatoes

Shuttered restaurants across North America are leading to piles of potatoes and fries, which has farmers asking for government support. Pat Owen is thankful he’s...

Too Late to Change Planting Plans Despite Pandemic Plunge

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered potato demand across North America, however the demand changes may have come too late for farmers to fully...

Canadian Potato Stocks Rise on Pandemic Plunge

Canadian potato stocks are up only 919,000 cwt as of April 1 compared to last year, however a collapse in frozen potato product demand...

Potato Processing Slowdown Just Beginning

The February-March processing use slowdown is just the beginning, as social distancing and other restrictions on work, travel and dining out caused a sharp decline...

Spring 2020 Market News

Total storage holdings in Canada were up 6.5 per cent on Feb. 1 compared to the year before, but some provinces are still having...

Canadian Potato Acres Estimated to Fall by 9.4 Per Cent

As demand has dropped due to the current global pandemic, Canadian potato growers are expected to plant only 328,000 acres, a 9.4 per cent...

Piles of Potatoes

Shuttered restaurants across North America are leading to piles of potatoes and fries, which has farmers asking for government support. Pat Owen is thankful he’s...

Too Late to Change Planting Plans Despite Pandemic Plunge

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered potato demand across North America, however the demand changes may have come too late for farmers to fully...

Canadian Potato Stocks Rise on Pandemic Plunge

Canadian potato stocks are up only 919,000 cwt as of April 1 compared to last year, however a collapse in frozen potato product demand...

Potato Processing Slowdown Just Beginning

The February-March processing use slowdown is just the beginning, as social distancing and other restrictions on work, travel and dining out caused a sharp decline...

Spring 2020 Market News

Total storage holdings in Canada were up 6.5 per cent on Feb. 1 compared to the year before, but some provinces are still having...