By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Huffaker’s Highlights: The COVID-19 pandemic has created huge dislocations for the potato industry. The long-term impact is unknowable and will…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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