date:Nov 30, 2021
Edward Island potato industry, also annually.
Our potatoes feed an estimated nine million people each year in the U.S., says Donald. At a time when consumers are already facing rising food costs and food bank use has increased, trade restrictions with no scientific rationale are not good for anyone farmers, retailers or consumers. Our message to the CFIA and our U.S. trade partner is 'let our potatoes go.'