Global French Fry Supplies Tight
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Major French fry producing countries shipped 6.572 billion pounds of French fries to countries outside of their local trading zones…
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Looking Ahead to the 2020 Crop
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News There is little doubt that the 2019 potato crop will be seared in the memories of both potato growers and…
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Wild Potato Market Ahead?
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News North American potato buyers will face challenging supply conditions for the remainder of the 2019-20 marketing season. Yields on the…
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Table Potato Supplies Tighten
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News U.S. table potato shipments from the 2018 crop dropped 1.4 percent below year-earlier movement, to 92.7 million cwt. That reduced…
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Potato Markets on the Edge
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Huffaker’s Highlights: Deviations from expected yields are a major factor for year-to-year changes in open-market potato prices. The outlook for…
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Potential Disruptive Forces for the 2019-20 Potato Crop
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News napmn.com Growers generally base their potato acreage on perceived demand for their product, though that may be altered to some…
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Will French Fry Production Lead to Increased Potato Acreage?
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News North American processors either have or will be bringing online as least 1.3 billion pounds of new frozen potato product…
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Trend Yields: Causes and Consequences
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Potato yields have been in a constant uptrend since World War II. Between 1900 and 1940, the average annual yield…
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Shades of 1976?
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Reports from Europe are comparing the 2018 potato supply situation to conditions during the 1976-77 marketing season. Though estimates vary,…
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Planning for the 2019 Potato Crop
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Potato growers are likely to see mixed signals as they make production plans for 2019. Markets for the 2018 potato…
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