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Category: Press Releases

NPC Urges SBA to Include Ag Businesses in Disaster Loan Program

April 02, 2020

The National Potato Council joined 30 agriculture organizations and businesses calling on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to include agricultural businesses in the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program,...

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NPC Welcomes Ag Benefits in COVID-19 Relief Bill

March 27, 2020

NPC welcomes the CARES Act, which lays the groundwork to improve the odds of a sustainable growing season in the coming weeks and months.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Potato Growers, House Supporters of Ag Labor Reform to Call for Senate Action on Legislation

February 26, 2020

Potato growers to host a press conference with agricultural industry partners and members of the U.S. House of Representatives to call on the U.S. Senate to take up legislation...

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U.S. Potato Industry Applauds Opening of Chinese Market for Fresh Chipping Potatoes

February 24, 2020

Trade agreement includes historic protocol that allows the importation of U.S. fresh chipping potatoes from the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

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NPC Welcomes Year-Round Access for U.S. Chipping Potatoes to Japan

February 19, 2020

Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (MAFF) informed USDA that U.S. chipping potatoes will be allowed to enter year-round, starting Feb. 14, 2020.

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NPC Celebrates President Trump Signing USMCA into Law

January 29, 2020

The National Potato Council cheered today’s signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade pact, expected to stabilize the U.S. potato export markets of Canada and Mexico by both eliminating...

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NPC Applauds EPA Decision to Roll Back Onerous Waters of the United States Rule

January 24, 2020

Leaders of the National Potato Council welcomed the announcement that EPA finalized its proposed rule clarifying that Waters of the United States (WOTUS) do not include farm and...

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Record Breaking Potato Expo 2020 Focuses Industry on the Future

January 16, 2020

From Jan. 14 through 15, more than 2,000 U.S. potato growers and industry members from a dozen countries turned out for Potato Expo 2020 at The Mirage Hotel and...

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Potato Growers Select 2020 NPC Leadership

January 16, 2020

Today at the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2020 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Britt Raybould of Rexburg, Idaho was elected to serve as NPC’s 2020 President and to lead...

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NPC Welcomes China Phase One Agreement Signing

January 15, 2020

The National Potato Council welcomed the signing of the Phase One Agreement reached between the United States and China, expected to reduce tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of American...

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