P.E.I. exporters begin shipping potatoes to the U.S.
Trucks loaded with P.E.I. potatoes are bound for the U.S. mainland for the first time since the ban on the province's table-stock potatoes was lifted.
Source: cbc.ca
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Source: cbc.ca
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Source: cbc.ca