The limited U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement came into effect on January 1, 2020, immediately eliminating the 4.3% tariff on U.S. fresh chipping potatoes as well as lowering Japan’s tariffs on U.S. frozen fries to 4.25% (from 8.5%) and on U.S. dehydrated potato flakes to 13.3% (from 20%).
From July 2020 – June 2021, potato sales increased in dollars by 3% but declined slightly in volume by 0.3% compared to the previous July-June marketing year. The elevated purchasing…
…Board for the 2,000 potato farming families operating in the United States. Potatoes USA, the largest vegetable commodity board, was established in 1971 by potato farmers to promote the benefits…
IRI data for the second quarter of the marketing year (October through December 2019) showed success with dollars and a decline in volume for total potato sales at retail.
During the third quarter of Potatoes USA’s Marketing Year 2022 (January – March 2022), potato sales increased in dollars by 7.2% but decreased in volume by 5%, compared to the…
U.S. exports of frozen potato products increased by 30% for the July – September 2021 quarter compared to 2020. These increases were led by a 63% increase to Mexico, continuing…
…supply and shipping constraints. U.S. exports of frozen potato products increased by 9% from July to December 2021 compared to 2020, even though exports were off by 12% in December….
…increase greater than 13% in total store dollar and volume sales compared to 2020. In 2020, these store sales months occurred before the panic buying that commenced in March of…
…2019. Prices grew by 10.9% compared to 2020, growing five times faster than the previous two years. While all categories fell in volume sales, compared to the previous year…
…Agricultural Service (FAS) increased for the 2022-2023 marketing year. Potatoes USA received $5,242,949 in new MAP funding for the coming marketing year. This, combined with additional funding from other FAS…
…pack types increased in dollar and volume sales. Fresh potatoes had a larger dollar sales increase than seen in the last five years. For questions, reach out to retail@potatoesusa.com. Download…
…volume compared to 2020. One through four-pound bags of potatoes grew by 3.3% in dollars but fell slightly in volume by 2.7%. These figures are compiled by IRI. Potatoes USA…