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Potato processors in Canada may benefit in 2015

April 2, 2015 – A weak Canadian dollar and shipping disruptions at the Port of Seattle, in Washington, could increase demand for Canadian potatoes in 2015, says a spokesperson for the United Potato Growers of Canada.

Potato acres have fallen by 25,000, or 6.7 per cent, during the last three years as processing companies such as McCain Foods and Simplot shifted production to lower cost regions such as the Pacific Northwest. READ MORE

April 3, 2015  By Potato Pro