Mike Krage News Today

Despite higher prices, consumers in the Northeast and Midwest can’t seem to get their fill of Idaho potatoes, reported Mike Krage, retail promotion director-Northeast/Midwest for the Idaho Potato Commission. “We are in our third year of double-digit sales increases within the potato category in our region,” Krage said. “We’re running almost 20 percent up in dollars, even with Idaho having out-of-stock situations this year for the first time in a very long time.”