Exports of Prince Edward Island table-stock potatoes to the United States are resuming effective immediately.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) amended its requirements for the importation of table potatoes from P.E.I. on Friday.
The news comes following an announcement from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency last week indicating the agency would be lifting its ban on exporting P.E.I. table or eating potatoes — but not seed or processing potatoes — with conditions.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau spoke with Mainstreet host Matt Rainnie Friday afternoon shortly after the news broke.
“It’s good news for our table stock potatoes to
