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Apr
Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on April 1, 2023 are up 3.1% over 2022 numbers for the same period, and well over the 3-yr. average for the month of April. Based on the disappearance figures, there were 11.6 million cwt of potatoes shipped from storage in March 2023, an increase...
4
Apr
Wayne Rempel Ray Keenan Vancouver, BC – 13 March 2023 – The...
10
Mar
United Potato Growers of Canada pleased to welcome re-joining members The Saskatchewan Seed Potato Growers Association, Potatoes New Brunswick and the Ontario Potato Board have decided to re-join UPGC representing the potato grower members in their respective provinces. Chairman, Ray Keenan: “The return of these member provinces reunites UPGC, making...
10
Mar
Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on March 1, 2023 are up slightly (1.7%) over 2022 numbers for the same period, and almost 6% above the 3-yr. average. Based on the disappearance figures, there were 10.1 million cwt of potatoes shipped from storage in February 2023, down from shipments levels last...
9
Feb
Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on February 1, 2023 are down slightly (-1.8%) over 2022 numbers for the same period, but are still 5.8% above the 3-yr. average, mostly due to the increased size of the crop in the last two years. Based on the disappearance figures, there were 10.9...
12
Jan
Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on January 11, 2023 are down slightly (-0.4%) over 2022 numbers for the same period, but are still 5.84% above the 3-yr. average, mostly due to the increased size of the crop in the last two years. Demand overall is strong for both fresh and...
20
Dec
Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on December 1, 2022 are up just slightly over 2021 number but are still 11.7% above the 3-yr. average. Demand is overall strong for both fresh and processing given the short crop in the US and we can see the pull in Eastern Canada with...
Following a discussion with our Quebec members we want to inform you that they feel the production numbers recently reported are overstated, indicating that the potato production in the province may actually be decreased from 2021 levels, not an increase as originally published. These figures are submitted to Statistics Canada...
7
Dec
Photo courtesy of Eugenia Banks, Ontario Potato Board Statistics Canada has estimated Canadian Potato Production in 2022 to be 122,970,000 hundred weight, up 0.8% over 2021. Despite a very cold and wet spring delaying planting and very hot, dry weather in many parts of Canada throughout August and into...