National Potato Council

This week, Mexican potato growers engaged in a national strike against competition from the U.S., demanding that their government block imports. Their actions were part of a larger nationalistic agricultural…

The National Potato Council (NPC) is disappointed that the U.S.-Japan agreement did not include fresh market access for U.S. potatoes. Japan has delayed this market access request from the U.S….

In a private lunch last week, Republican Senators met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, where, according to Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), potatoes were a “significant topic” among the commodities…

By Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council The recent release of the Trump Administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission report, led by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert…

National Potato Council (NPC) has joined more than 300 ag and trade organizations urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to avoid negative impacts on U.S. farmers and…

During the National Potato Council (NPC) Washington Summit, the organization’s Board of Directors passed the following resolution to guide the council’s advocacy efforts: WHEREAS, the U.S. potato industry generates over…

Council installs 2025 Executive Committee during NPC Washington Summit The National Potato Council (NPC) installed its 2025 roster of Executive Committee leaders this week at the organization’s annual Washington Summit….

The National Potato Council (NPC) welcomed USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement of a new Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops initiative, which, according to a USDA press release, will “provide $2 billion…