There are five Potatoes USA Board Member committees that are overseen and led by nine members of the industry. Together, with the Chair and Past Chair, these committee chairs also make up the Executive Committee. Meet the Committee Chairs.!
Potatoes USA, the marketing and promotion board for the potato industry, elected new leadership during its annual meeting. The newly elected chairman and executive committee will lead the board through 2022-23.
WASHINGTON â The Mexican Supreme Court ruled by a unanimous vote of five to zero on Wednesday in favor of overturning a 2017 lower court decision that prevented the Mexican federal government from implementing regulations to allow for the importation of fresh U.S. potatoes throughout the country.
The ruling, cheered by the National Potato Council and Potatoes USA, marks the end of a decade-long legal process that began when Mexicoâs potato industry sued its government to prevent competition from imports.
âThis ruling is consistent with Mexicoâs obligations under the USMCA and the WTO. It represents a major step forward in the U.S. potato industryâs efforts to provide consumers throughout Mexico access to fresh, healthy U.S.-grown potatoes,â said Jared Balcom, vice president of trade affairs for the NPC and potato grower from Pasco, Wash. âAfter decades of delay, we hope this ruling represents a light at the end of the tunnel and that Mexican regul
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U.S. Potato Industry Celebrates Mexico’s Supreme Court Decision Overturning Decades-long Ban on Fresh U.S. Potato Imports
Friday Apr 30th, 2021 The Mexican Supreme Court has ruled by a unanimous vote of five to zero in favor of overturning a 2017 lower court decision that prevented the Mexican federal government from implementing regulations to allow for the importation of fresh U.S. potatoes throughout the country. The ruling, cheered by the National Potato Council and Potatoes USA, marks the end of a decade-long legal process that began when Mexico’s potato industry sued its government to prevent competition from imports.