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TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. 40 No. 2 PO Box 333, Roberts, Idaho 83444 Telephone: (208) 520-6461 Circulation: (503) 724-3581

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FEBRUARY 2024

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EDITOR

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OPERATIONS MANAGER, ADVERTISING Brian Feist brian@ColumbiaMediaGroup.com

PUBLISHER, ADVERTISING

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INSECT IDENTIFICATION

12 Crop Protection Essentials Buyers' Guide

Andy Jensen www.nwpotatoresearch.com

DISEASE IDENTIFICATION

Jeff Miller jeff@millerresearch.com

14 Potato Country Turns 40 A Look Back at Past Potato Expos

MARKET REPORT

Ben Eborn napmn@napmn.com

POTATO GROWERS OF WASHINGTON

18 Essential Oils

Dale Lathim dale@pgw.net

Investigating Alternatives to Conventional Growth Inhibitors for Stored Potatoes

24 North American Frozen Processing Supply Update Market Report

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EDITORIAL BOARD At Potato Expo in 2017, Sanjay Gupta with University of Minnesota explains his poster presentation in San Francisco. See more memories from past Potato Expos on pages 14-17.

ON THE COVER Current NPC president R.J. Andrus (left) and first vice president Bob Mattive officially open Potato Expo 2024 at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Photo courtesy National Potato Council See story on page 6.

DEPARTMENTS 20 In the News 22 Disease Quiz

Chris Voigt

Executive Director Oregon Potato Commission (503) 239-4763

23 Calendar 26 PGW Column 26 Advertiser Index Nina Zidack

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Because You’re Here Story and photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher

This new Greentronics scale panel on display at Potato Expo is now touchscreen and features better menus, making navigation through the menus easier. The system has been redesigned and is now smaller and more compact.

he answer to the question “why are you here at Potato Expo?” is most often some form of “networking.” In essence, it’s something like, “we’re here because you're here.” Perhaps Justin Dagen with Dagen Heritage Farms in Karlstad, Minnesota, said it best. “The networking has gone exponential. Everybody from the industry is here, regardless of segment. It's a great place to be. I'll come here until I die,” Dagen said. Dagen is one of the founders of Expo, serving on the National Potato Council (NPC) board at the time of inception. So it only makes sense he comes every year. But he still finds the time spent valuable, especially the networking. Potato Expo is like a snowball rolling downhill, gaining momentum, packing more snow as it goes, growing ever larger.

Randy Mullen and Shelley Olsen get bids on an item at the Potato LEAF auction. The auction raised over $90,000 in a few minutes.

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Suberizer displays a 3D-printed 1:95 scale model of the company’s new storage building that features an interior fan house.

From left, moderator Jonathan Adamson with Vive, Brian Neufeld with Neufeld Farms, Eric Ritchie with McCain Foods and Jeff Miller with Miller Research discuss the future of biologicals in potato production.

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Potato Expo is the place to see new tech. Here, Terry and Marcus Good display HyperSound, a machine that treats potato seed with sound before planting. The company claims more yield, better quality and healthier plants. Quebec Canadian growers Marie Josee (front) with Exploitation Agricole G.B. and Michelle Flis with PPTQ try out the golden tractor in the Frito-Lay booth.

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The NPC planners of Expo just plain “get it.” At Expo, things go off on time and without a hitch. Booths are busy. The venue is beautiful and filled with helpful signage. Speakers are prepared. People have fun. Records were set at Potato Expo 2024, held Jan. 10-11 in Austin, Texas, both in numbers of attendees and vendor booths. Aside from their impressive coordination, planning and marketing blitz, even the NPC team will admit they don’t fully know why this event is now and has been the de facto gathering spot for those in the potato industry. We talked to some attendees to get their thoughts.

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This year was the second Expo for trade show vendor Sam Chavosi with Agnema. He came to expose his testing service to more people and a larger market. “Here, we are showing other businesses that we are active, we Neil Gudmestad with CSS Farms answers questions about new Velum Rise from Bayer. are a part of the industry, and we are contributing to the same cause,” Chavosi said. Tommy Caldon with Caldon Farms in Sanford, Colorado, said he came to Expo primarily to meet people and to learn. The first-time Expo attendee has been growing spuds for about 10 years in small The Calcium Solution quantities, but this year spuds will be his main crop. “We’ve got a lot to learn, but that’s why we’re here,” Caldon said. THE KEY TO C G AL N Another first-timer, Blake Thorland, KI C C came to Expo from Greenville, Michigan, for Frito-Lay meetings and to see “new • Best tuber quality that distinguishes stuff.” He said he had always wanted your product over competitors to attend and the meetings gave him • Reduces crop loss “a good excuse to get here and see the • Reduces Storage Bruises and Black Heart show.” William Johnson with Hampton Potato • Longer storage and shelf life Growers in Essexville, Michigan, has been • Increases tuber ﬁrmness and skin set to most previous Expos when they were • Highlights color, ﬁrmness and taste in the South. The chip grower and his family like to combine a vacation with Expo when the event is in a warmer climate. Johnson was attending this year for the first time since the pandemic to meet with his buyers face-to-face. Western States Brad Walter with Schoonover Farms WALT GRIGG C.S.I. CORP. comes to Expo every year.CHEMICAL The chip 509-952-7558 grower from Odessa, Washington, mostly

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POTATO EXPO 2024 comes for networking. He is able to meet with his buyers, Frito-Lay, Lamb Weston and Simplot, during the show. “This is the one place that you can meet them all and get it essentially over with,” Walter said. He also wanted to find out more about what is going on in the market. “It's pretty hectic right now on the processing side, anyway. Last year, you could sell every potato, up until June, July, you saw in your life. Now you just about can’t give them away,” he said. One of only two potato growers in Oklahoma, Chris Slagell with Triple S Farms in Hydro, Oklahoma, hadn’t been to Expo in a few years, but used to attend regularly when he was on the board. He came to catch up on what is going on in the industry, to check out new products and also to meet with his buyer, Frito-Lay. The processor is asking its growers to have zero emissions by 2030 and to cut back on center pivot use to save water. To work toward saving water, Slagell met with Dragon-Line at the trade show and will try some of the company’s pivot-todrip conversion technology this year.

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New Crop Protection

We found two new crop protection products at Potato Expo, both of which we believe will have a huge impact on the industry. Salibro from Corteva is a new nematicide using the brand new proprietary active Reklemel. According to Corteva, this new and unique mode of action controls nematodes while preserving soil health. What makes Salibro unique is that the formulation won’t harm beneficial nematodes, beneficial soil fungi or soil bacteria and it is easy and safe to use. Federal registration is completed and state registrations should be done (except for California) in time for in-furrow planting. Britt Beane with Corteva said Salibro will help put growers on a path to sustainability and will be “another tool in a fumigant-free future.” New Velum Rise from Bayer CropScience is the same formulation as nematicide/fungicide Velum Prime, which uses fluopyram as the active, with proprietary active penflufen added. So basically, all the benefits of using Velum Prime are available in Velum Rise, but Velum Rise can also control Rhizoctonia, black dot and Verticillium wilt. John Martin with Bayer CropScience said Velum Rise will be an easy choice for growers already using Velum Prime. “With the penflufen in there, it’s an easy, more cost-effective way to control Rhizoc,” Martin said.

Rolling On

If you’re interested in upping your networking game, getting more education and/or seeing new technology, make plans to attend Potato Expo 2025 on Jan. 14-15 in Las Vegas. We’ll be there because you’ll be there.

Monica Heath with Potatoes USA wears a shirt that could be called Steal Your Spuds. If you know, you know.

Larae Mattive (left) and Amanda Schreck from Colorado enjoy a couch potato spot on the Potato Expo floor.

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Salibro nematicide with Reklemel active received U.S. EPA registration in 2023. For potatoes, it offers quick and effective protection from plant-parasitic nematodes without disrupting the healthy balance of beneficial organisms in the soil. Nematodes controlled include root-knot and stubby root. As the first sulfonamide nematicide, Salibro will provide a new mode of action for effective resistance management. Reklemel active, discovered and developed by Corteva, is a non-fumigant. It received a “reduced risk” designation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticides Program. The signal word is “caution.” Salibro offers a more favorable environmental profile than certain other nematode control products used in potatoes. It has exceptionally high compatibility with soil health, including beneficial nematodes, beneficial soil fungi and soil bacteria.

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Fosphite is an EPA-approved, reduced-risk fungicide for year-round protection and control. A fantastic input in any integrated crop management program, Fosphite is a systematic fungicide with two modes of action. Working as a plant protectant and as a growth promoter, Fosphite prevents severe disease while supporting potato growth and yield. Fosphite protects potato production by slowing the growth of pathogens and inhibiting sporulation to prevent fungal infections. Effectively fighting off diseases while remaining gentle on crops, Fosphite has a zero-day pre-harvest interval and a four-hour re-entry interval.

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n the spirit of the 40th anniversary of Potato Country, and since this issue covers the 2024 Potato Expo, we couldn’t think of anything better than raiding the archives for old Expo photos. The first Potato Expo was in 2009. Billed as the “first conference and trade show to bring together the chip, fresh, process and seed sectors of the potato industry,” the Expo has seen steady growth and this year achieved record numbers in vendor booths and participants. If you have an old photo that you think would be perfect for upcoming 40th anniversary issues, email it to editor@ columbiamediagroup.com. And enjoy these memories from past Potato Expos.

2018: Chef R.J. Harvey with Potatoes USA prepares a dish at the 10th anniversary of Expo in Orlando.

2010: Attendees at Expo in Orlando enjoy the onstage entertainment.

2012: John Keeling (far right), former NPC CEO, directs an industry panel in Orlando.

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2006: Before Expo existed, the NPC Seed Seminar and Potato Industry Outlook Summit were combined into one event. Here, Walt Stevenson with the University of Wisconsin-Madison accepts the Meritorious Service Award in Chicago. 2013: The 64th NPC Annual Meeting immediately followed Potato Expo at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Here, newly elected NPC president Randy Mullen (left) from Pasco, Wash., presents a plaque to previous president Steve Crane.

2010: Allen Floyd from Othello, Wash., speaks at the NPC meeting during Expo in Orlando.

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2012: The Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert (right) conducts interviews with members of a local consumer panel. 2017: Retired Idaho Potato Commission President/CEO Frank Muir (left) and Ragen Darrington with IVI enjoy a game of foosball at Potato Expo in San Francisco.

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in U.S. agriculture, with organic food sales surpassing $60 billion in 2022, emphasizing the need for maintaining product quality and longevity.

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Dormancy is a physiological condition in which plants respond to stress by entering into a state of growth suspension. The dormancy period in potatoes is characterized by the absence of visible growth of buds (sprouts) and is under environmental, physiological and hormonal control. Extended dormancy is desirable and essential to potato storage and for providing a consistent potato supply for the fresh market, the processing industry and for the seed potatoes needed for planting the next crop. Sprouting in potato occurs when dormancy is broken. Control of sprouting is critical for potato storage since sprouting leads to alterations in weight, texture, nutritional value, softening, shrinkage and formation of toxic alkaloids. For long-term storage of potatoes (up to nine months), storage at 8–12 degrees Celsius with 85–90 percent relative humidity is the most appropriate method. However, once the natural dormancy period of the tuber is over, this storage temperature of 8–12 degrees Celsius is favorable for sprouting and sprout growth. Cold temperature storage will also alter sugar content, primarily glucose. Higher concentrations of glucose cause products to fry dark, resulting in unacceptable potato product color. Therefore, the use of a potato sprout suppressant is essential. Sprouting reduces a potato’s market appeal in appearance, taste and texture, leading to shorter storage life and potential economic losses, especially in the organic sector. Historically, chlorpropham (CIPC) has been used

to mitigate sprouting and reduce food waste. However, due to health and environmental concerns, CIPC is now banned in the European Union.

The Research

The organic potato industry can’t rely on synthetic chemicals like CIPC. Thus, the Jeliazkov lab at OSU is investigating about 200 plant essential oils for their anti-sprouting effects, seeking natural alternatives for organic potato storage, although these require more frequent applications and are costlier than CIPC. The research team is taking an innovative approach, according to Kyriakos Stylianou, assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Science. “We aim to find strategies to control the gradual release of these oils, thus prolonging the inhibitory effects on potato sprouting,” Stylianou said. “The polymers will be shaped as hollow beads capable of retaining essential oils and prepared as microemulsions in Adam Alani’s College of Pharmacy lab. Our team will experimentally optimize several conditions to tune the size of these beads, and we will spray potatoes and investigate the impact on sprouting.” Robyn Tanguay and Lisa Truong from the College of Agricultural Sciences will lead safety tests on these treatments. Neal Stewart from the University of Tennessee will examine changes in potato chemistry and hormonal balance post-treatment. The project also involves Charles Cantrell from the USDA, as well as 1,4 GROUP, a sprout inhibitor supplier. Funding comes from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture via the Organic Agricultural Research and Extension Initiative. The project started in October 2023 and will continue until September 2025.

OSU researchers’ preliminary study compares lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) essential oil on the right (treatment 267) to the non-treated control on the left.

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Study Suggests Potatoes Prompt Kids to Eat More Veggies

A recent study showed that serving kid-friendly forms of potatoes with other vegetables in a cafeteria setting increased kids’ overall vegetable consumption. The study titled “The Effects of Potato Presentation on Vegetable Intake in School-Aged Children: A Cross-Over Study” is published in the scientific journal “Nutrients.” During the study, children were given mixed peas and carrots with or without potatoes, prepared and served in various manners. Study participants ate more of their total vegetables when their serving included potatoes in the shape of smiley faces.

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IPC Introduces New Retail Promotion Director Patrick Mills has joined the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) as the retail promotion director for the western U.S. and Canada, following the retirement of Kent Beesley. Mills brings more than 25 years of experience in the produce industry. Based in the Denver area, Mills launched his career as a produce merchandiser at Safeway in 2000 and then advanced to manage produce and floral products at Sprouts Farmers Market and Lucky’s Market. Prior to that, he grew up working at his parents’ and grandparents’ wholesale produce company in Denver, a business that dates back to 1913.

Michigan Potato Industry Commission Elects Leaders Ryan Norton has been elected to serve as chairman of the Michigan Potato Industry Commission for 2024. Norton is farm manager at Walther Farms and served as the commission’s vice-chair last year. Mike Phillips, the supply and quality manager at Walther Farms, was elected as the new vice-chair Ryan Norton of the commission. The commission also includes Phil Gusmano, Travis Horkey, Dale Johnson, Ryan Pelletier and Matt Skogman. Michigan, which ranks among the top eight potato-producing states in the U.S., produces more chipping potatoes than any other state. Mike Phillips

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Photo A: The rot depicted here is Fusarium seed piece decay caused by Fusarium sambucinum. The level of Fusarium in a seed crop is indicative as to the threat of dry rot in the harvested daughter tubers. Fusarium spores can spread from infected seed tubers to healthy tubers during the cutting process. Seed treatments with mancozeb, fludioxonil, difenoconazole and prothioconazole are effective in preventing the development of Fusarium seed piece decay in healthy seed tubers. Photo B: While the symptom in this photo looks like Fusarium, this is actually a physiological disorder known as blackheart. Blackheart results from a lack of oxygen. It is not caused by a fungus or bacterium, and affected tubers do not put healthy seed tubers at risk during the cutting process. These seed pieces may decay more easily after planting due to secondary bacterial soft rot. Photo C: These symptoms are caused by Rhizoctonia solani. The black spots on the surface of this tuber are actually

masses of the fungus. These structures are called sclerotia and are commonly called “dirt that doesn’t wash off.” Seed tubers with sclerotia will not affect other healthy seed tubers, but the pathogen can grow to the developing plant and the daughter tubers during the growing season. Seed treatments containing fludioxonil, flutolanil and penflufen are effective in minimizing spread from infected seed tubers to daughter tubers. Several fungicides can also be applied in-furrow for managing Rhizoctonia. Photo D: These tubers are affected by late blight. The late blight pathogen (Phytophthora infestans) can produce spores on infected tubers. The infected tubers will likely decay and not produce a plant in the field. But spores from infected seed tubers can contaminate healthy seed pieces, which can result in late blight in the developing plants. Seed treatment with products containing mancozeb, mandipropamid, fenamidone and cymoxanil are effective in preventing the spread of seed-borne late blight. PotatoCountry.com

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and Canadian growers produced 562.34 million cwt of potatoes during 2023. That is 40.08 million cwt, or 7.7 percent, more than 2022 production. The U.S. potato crop accounted for 88.5 percent of the increase. U.S. production is estimated to be up 8.9 percent from the 2022 crop. Canada’s 2023 crop is estimated to be 3.7 percent larger than 2022’s record production. Dec. 1 stocks data, for both the U.S. and Canada, highlight several challenges and opportunities for the potato industry during the remainder of the storage season. In this article, we outline the raw-product supply situation for the North American frozen processing industry.

US Supply Situation

USDA estimates that potato growers produced 434.22 million cwt of potatoes during 2023. That is 35.48 million cwt more than the 2022 crop, an 8.9 percent increase. It is the largest U.S. potato crop since 2000. Growers in the storage states held 284.7 million cwt of potatoes on Dec. 1. That is 26.8 million cwt more than those states had in storage a year earlier, a 10.4 percent increase. USDA puts Idaho’s 2023 potato crop at 141.9 million cwt. That is 21.16 million cwt more than 2022 production, a 17.5 percent increase. Idaho’s Dec. 1 potato stocks totaled 100 million cwt. That exceeded the year-earlier inventory by 15 million cwt, or 17.6 percent. Idaho processors used 26.08 million cwt of potatoes from the 2023 crop prior to Dec. 1, 4 million cwt more than they used from the 2022 crop during the same period. The 10 percent increase in

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Idaho’s new-crop processing use is due to early potatoes filling in for a limited carryover from the 2022 crop. USDA reports that Washington growers produced 101.17 million cwt of potatoes in 2023. That is 5.76 million cwt more than the state produced in 2022, a 6 percent increase. Oregon’s 2023 potato crop totaled 27.23 million cwt, which is 1.43 million cwt, or 5.5 percent, more than the 2022 crop. Combined OregonWashington potato stocks on Dec. 1 totaled 82.6 million cwt, according to USDA. That is 7.4 million cwt more than year-earlier holdings, a 9.8 percent increase. USDA reports that processors in the Columbia Basin used 33.12 million cwt of new-crop potatoes prior to Dec. 1. That is 3.52 million cwt, or 9.6 percent, less than they used during the same timeframe a year earlier. The drop in new-crop usage is puzzling, given that 2022 crop supplies were also short in the Columbia Basin. We expected a significant increase in the Basin’s newcrop processing use. Dec. 1 stocks in the other processing states are mixed. At 19.2 million cwt, Wisconsin’s reported Dec. 1 potato stocks exceeded the year-earlier inventory by 9.1 percent. North Dakota had 19 million cwt of potatoes in storage on Dec. 1, 17.3 percent more than it held in 2022. Maine had 13.5 million cwt of potatoes left in storage on Dec. 1, 4.9 percent less than the year-earlier inventory. Minnesota had 12.3 million cwt of potatoes left in storage on Dec. 1, a 6.1 percent decline. U.S. processors used 63.86 million cwt of potatoes from the 2023 potato crop for purposes other than dehydration (mostly French fry production) prior to Dec. 1. That fell 428,000 cwt, or 0.7 percent, short of the 2022 pace. It followed a reported 27.2 percent increase for late-season usage from the 2022 crop. June-November disappearance in this category totaled 89.64 million cwt, up 6 percent. The 5.09 million cwt increase in JuneNovember processing for uses other than dehydration suggests that fry plants got off to a better start than they did the previous year. If the stocks data are accurate, Pacific Northwest and Midwest fryers might pick up the pace during the remainder of the processing season, given the abundant raw-product supplies.

Canadian Supply Situation

Canada’s 2023 potato crop is the largest on record. Canadian growers produced 128.12 million cwt of potatoes in 2023. That exceeded the 2022 crop by 4.59 million cwt, or 3.7 percent. The country had 94.22 million cwt of potatoes in storage on Dec. 1. That exceeded year-earlier holdings by 6.3 million cwt, or 7.2 percent. 2023’s Dec. 1 inventory is by far the largest on record. Stocks are up from December 2022 in all provinces except Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Quebec. Potatoes intended for processing account for all the increase. Processing stocks rose by 7.12 million cwt, or 12.4 percent. Alberta’s Dec. 1 potato stocks jumped 5.64 million cwt above 2022 holdings to a record 25.89 million cwt. Intended use data show that the province’s processing potato stocks rose by 5.86 million cwt to 20.63 million cwt, a 39.7 percent increase. Manitoba had a record 21.05 million cwt of potatoes in storage on Dec. 1. It includes 17.48 million cwt of processing potatoes, up 27.5 percent from a year earlier. Ag Canada reported Quebec’s Dec. 1 inventory at 9.29 million cwt, down 602,000 cwt, or 6.1 percent, from December 2022. At 3.4 million cwt, processing stocks are down 16 percent from the previous year. New Brunswick had 9.61 million cwt of potatoes left in storage on Dec. 1. That is 1.98 million cwt less than the year-earlier inventory, a 17.1 percent decline. The province experienced a 1.49 million cwt decline in its Dec. 1 processing potato inventory to 6.01 million cwt. The 19.9 percent decline leaves the province with its second lowest processing potato inventory since 2012. PEI held 20.92 million cwt of potatoes in storage on Dec. 1. That is 1.33 million cwt less than yearearlier holdings, a 6 percent decline. PEI’s processing potato stocks fell 710,000 cwt short of the 2022 inventory, a 5.3 percent decline. A combination of record yields and increased acreage has resulted in rawproduct surpluses in both Alberta and Manitoba. The Prairie Provinces have more than enough potatoes to keep plants running at capacity through the remainder of the processing season. Production is down from 2022 in the Maritime provinces and Quebec. Crops

ssing Supply Update in those provinces are likely to have more issues than usual with quality, size and storability. Overall, Canadian fryers should have enough potatoes to run plants at capacity. Potatoes could be moved from west to east to cover any supply gaps. U.S. fryers will not need to import processing potatoes from Canada this year.

Conclusion

One extreme follows another. The North American potato industry went from one of the shortest supply situations ever in 2022-23 to a massive over-supply situation in 2023-24. Processors did not anticipate a return to near-trendline yields in Idaho and in the Columbia Basin. Likewise, they did not expect yields to reach record levels in Alberta and Manitoba when they contracted for the 2023 crop. Midwest processors have extra potatoes, but those may be needed to cover supply gaps in the Atlantic Northeast. Carryover from the 2023 crop will significantly reduce the need for early-season potatoes as well as contract volumes for main-crop potatoes. On the bright side, domestic and global demand for French fries and other frozen products remains strong. Industry data indicate that buyers purchased 6.5 percent more U.S. frozen product between June and November than they did during the same period in 2022. In addition, when French fry import data through October are included, it appears that U.S. domestic consumption of frozen potato products may have increased by 9.2 percent during the June-November period. Canada’s August-October French fry exports were up 2.3 percent from year-earlier movement. Most of the extra shipments have gone to the U.S., though sales to offshore markets were up 4.5 percent during that timeframe. North American fryers will be in a position to expand finished product supplies this year, given the current raw-product supply situation. Europe’s offshore exports are unlikely to expand significantly due to raw-product supply limitations. North American fryers may have an opportunity to regain at least part of the domestic and offshore French fry business they have lost during the past several years.

By Ben Eborn, Publisher, North American Potato Market News

KEY POINTS • North America’s 2023 potato crop is the largest since 2000. • U.S. Dec. 1 potato stocks totaled 284.7 million cwt, the largest inventory since 2000. • Canada’s Dec. 1 potato stocks were the largest on record, at 94.2 million cwt. • The North American potato industry went from one of the shortest supply situations ever in 2022-23 to a massive over-supply situation in 2023-24. • Domestic and global demand for French fries and other frozen products remains strong. • North American fryers may have an opportunity to regain part of the French fry business they have lost during the past several years. Editor’s note: To contact Ben Eborn, or to subscribe to North American Potato Market News (published 48 times per year), write or call: P.O. Box 176, Paris, ID 83261; (208) 525-8397; or email napmn@napmn.com.

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A Fresh Take on the Latest Buzz Words By Dale Lathim, Potato Growers of Washington

ver my years in the industry, several buzz words have come and gone. But two that seem to have enough traction that I don’t see them going away are “sustainability” and “regenerative agriculture.” After first hearing these somewhat related terms and having so-called experts explain them, my first reaction was very negative. The need to focus on sustainability implies that growers are not already doing all they can to preserve the environment on and around their farms.

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Every grower I know wants to keep each acre producing as much as possible not only this year, but for generations to come. Growers and their families live and work on this land, day in and day out. They are already doing everything they can to preserve it for the future because their financial future depends on it, as does their children’s. Regenerative agriculture takes this one step further and touts that if growers follow their recommendations of using less active ingredients of most crop protectants and more organic-type farming practices, they will get better yields and higher quality at a lower price. This implies that growers are currently throwing money away by overusing crop protectants and inefficient cropping practices. At first glance, this is even

amount applied. In fact, if placed in the more critical zone, applications at less than half of the most common rate were more effective than double the rate at the more common depths of application. This got me to thinking two things. First, why would a company that makes a product spend the time and money to study ways to use less of that product? The answer was simple: the company is looking to the future, and if we as an industry can show that we are reducing the active ingredient applied, we have a far greater argument to keep this product registered in the future. The second thought that came to mind was that maybe all of this sustainability and regenerative agriculture talk has already had some benefits if it gets industry experts like Kyle to look into

"Every grower I know wants to keep each acre producing as much as possible not only this year, but for generations to come." more insulting than the more nuanced “sustainability.” However, I recently had breakfast with Kyle Coleman with AMVAC, which manufactures Vapam, the most widely used metam sodium product in potatoes. Kyle told me about the hundreds, if not thousands, of hours he has spent this past year studying the amount of fumigant present in the soil at various depths and times of the season. To say his data was impressive would be an understatement, and I won’t even try to get into the details as I am sure a nonscientific mind like mine would not do it justice. But the takeaway I had from the conversation was that there is far more impact from the depth at which the metam sodium is placed than the

ways we can improve on what we are currently doing. Until this study was done, no one really knew how metam sodium moved through the soil or even if, in fact, it did move. Since this is one of the biggest active ingredients on the hit list to be reduced or even removed from our “toolbox,” this is huge, in my opinion. It also got me to thinking that there may be other areas in which we currently are doing the best that we know to produce the highest quality crop, at the lowest possible cost, with the least environmental impact. But that does not mean we know everything. And with more people like Kyle putting in the time and effort, we can truly proceed, and we will all be better for it in the long run for generations to come.

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