USDA officials give green light to P.E.I. potatoes
Farmers in Prince Edward Island got the all-clear Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to resume sending some of the world’s most celebrated table potatoes back over the Canada-U.S. border.
Canada stopped sending potatoes to the U.S. in November, a decision designed to pre-empt an all-out ban after potato wart fungus, an otherwise harmless disease that disfigures potatoes and reduces crop yields, was detected in several fields on the Island last fall. The order also requires that shipments be traceable “from production site to packing and export” so they can be tracked and recalled if necessary. They must also be “officially inspected for pest freedom” after washing.
In an interview last week after the initial Canada-U.S. agreement was announced, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said she asked early on that table-stock potatoes and seed potatoes be assessed separately.
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