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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced today that it would suspend shipments of Prince Edward Island potatoes to the United States and PEI seed potatoes to other Canadian provinces to stop the spread of the…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced today that it would suspend shipments of Prince Edward Island potatoes to the United States and PEI seed potatoes to other Canadian provinces to stop the spread of the…

WASHINGTON – The Mexican Supreme Court ruled by a unanimous vote of five to zero on Wednesday in favor of overturning a 2017 lower court decision that prevented the Mexican federal government from implementing regulations to allow for the importation of fresh U.S. potatoes throughout the country. The ruling, cheered by the National Potato Council and Potatoes USA, marks the end of a decade-long legal process that began when Mexico’s potato industry sued its government to prevent compe...

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U.S. Potato Industry Celebrates Mexico’s Supreme Court Decision Overturning Decades-long Ban on Fresh U.S. Potato Imports Friday Apr 30th, 2021 The Mexican Supreme Court has ruled by a unanimous vote of five to zero in favor of overturning a 2017 lower court decision that prevented the Mexican federal government from implementing regulations to allow for the importation of fresh U.S. potatoes throughout the country. The ruling, cheered by the National Potato Council and Potatoes US...

(NAFB) – The Mexican Supreme Court ruled by a unanimous vote of five to zero in favor of overturning a 2017 lower court decision that blocked the importation of U.S. fresh potatoes. The ruling, cheered by the National Potato Council and Potatoes USA, marks the end of a decade-long legal process that began when Mexico’s potato industry sued its government to prevent competition from imports. National Potato Council vice president of trade affairs, Jared Balcom, says, “This ruling is consis...