Here's how many P.E.I. potatoes will be destroyed because the U.S. border is closed

Here’s how many P.E.I. potatoes will be destroyed because the U.S. border is closed | CBC News Loaded

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The potatoes must be destroyed this winter.

Social SharingPotatoes must be destroyed this winterKevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted: Feb 04, 2022 2:10 PM AT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoIt’s difficult to imagine what 300 million pounds of potatoes looks like. (Brooke Schreiber/CBC)

A dispute over potato wart has closed the U.S. border to P.E.I. potatoes.

The closure leaves Island farmers with an estimated 300 million pounds of potatoes that they cannot sell. Those potatoes will