{"id":2816,"date":"2021-12-16T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/?p=2816"},"modified":"2021-12-16T14:10:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:10:12","slug":"pei-delegation-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/pei-delegation-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"National Potato Council Statement on Today\u2019s Prince Edward Island Delegation Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
WASHINGTON \u2013 <\/strong>The following statement was issued today by Kam Quarles, CEO of the National Potato Council (NPC):<\/p>\n\n\n\n We were pleased to sit down with Premier Dennis King and a delegation from Prince Edward Island this morning for a conversation about safely and efficiently restoring trade with this important province for both the U.S. and Canadian potato industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the meeting, NPC reiterated that this is a plant health issue, not a trade dispute, and we strongly support the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) commitment to protect the U.S. potato industry from this devastating disease. We understand that APHIS is requiring that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) provide comprehensive data indicating where potato wart resides in PEI production areas. Based on that information, CFIA and APHIS can agree on clearly defined quarantine zones, additional mitigation efforts, and comprehensive monitoring measures. We further understand that all of these requirements need to be in place to enable trade to resume safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n