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Section 1— NPC Year in Review, U.S. POTATO PRICING, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION Issues, and Resolutions U.S. Monthly and Season-Average Grower Price ...... 70 Message from the NPC President...... 2 U.S. Monthly Retail Price ...... 71 Message from the NPC Executive Vice President and CEO...... 3 Farm Marketings of All Potatoes...... 71 NPC Year in Review...... 4 Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing ...... 72 NPC Resolutions ...... 13 Number of Chip and Shoestring Plants and Quantity Used ...... 73 Marketing Year Average Price Received for Potatoes ...... 74 Section 2—NPC Delegates, U.S. per Capita Utilization of Potatoes...... 75 Board of Directors, and Committees Utilization of Potatoes ...... 76 NPC Executive Committee ...... 22 WORLD POTATO PRODUCTION NPC Board of Directors ...... 22 World Potato Production ...... 77 NPC Past Presidents ...... 23 Selected U.S. Exports ...... 78 NPC Committees and Subcommittees ...... 24 Selected U.S. Imports ...... 78 State Voting Delegates ...... 26 POTATO QUICK FACTS Section 3—NPC Members and Potato Nutrition...... 80 Industry Contacts Potato Production, Consumption, and Exports ...... 81 State Potato Grower Organizations...... 30 NPC Sustaining Members ...... 32 Advertising Index NPC Grower Supporters...... 39 AMVAC...... 20 Regulatory Contacts ...... 42 Bayer CropScience ...... 12 Seed Potato Certification Offices ...... 44 Colorado Potatoes ...... 37 National Potato Industry Organizations ...... 45 ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston ...... 21 Farm Credit ...... 38 Section 4—United States Potato Board Idaho Potato Commission ...... 29 USPB Executive Committee ...... 47 Maine Potato Board...... 43 Message from the USPB Chairman ...... 47 McCain Foods...... 41 USPB International Marketing...... 48 Michigan Potatoes ...... 59 USPB Domestic Marketing ...... 53 Minnesota Department of Agriculture ...... 73 USPB Board Members...... 58 National Potato Council ...... 60 North Carolina Potato Growers...... 27 Section 5—Potato Statistics North Dakota Certified Seed...... 74 U.S. POTATO PRODUCTION Northern Plains Potato Growers Association ...... 68 Production, Disposition, and Value of U.S. Potatoes ...... 61 Oregon Potato Commission ...... 45 Potato Acres Planted and Harvested by Seasonal Group ...... 62 POTATO EXPO 2014 ...... 79 Potato Yield and Production in Cwt by Seasonal Group ...... 63 Simplot...... 25 Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value ...... 64 United States Potato Board ...... inside front cover Price per Cwt and Value of Production ...... 65 Washington State Potato Commission ...... 46 Percent of Fall Potato Acreage Planted by Type of Potato...... 66 Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association ...... 76 Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors ... 66 Wisconsin Seed Potato Improvement Association ...... 20 Top 50 Registered Seed Potato Varieties Grown in Canada ...... 67 Zimmatic by Lindsay ...... 59 Fall Potato Acres Planted for Certified Seed ...... 68 Certified Seed Potato Acres Accepted - USA ...... 69

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2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 1 Message from the President

uring his final address to potato growers in January, 2012 NPC President Steve Crane of The National Potato Council Maine compared last year’s potato industry policy efforts to a football game: he said we drove NPC leads the charge on behalf of U.S. potato a number of our priorities down the field only to have them stopped right before the goal line. growers and industry members in our nation’s D capital. NPC protects potato growers’ interests in e farm bill, the fresh potato Mexico access issue, and efforts to include fresh potatoes in the Washington, D.C. by addressing issues that affect WIC program all came immediately to my mind as I was listening to Steve’s remarks. Although the potato industry, from policy issues debated in we may not have put a lot of points up on the board, we believe the legwork done by NPC and our Congress to regulatory issues proposed by federal state partners will yield opportunities to get these issues into the end zone in 2013. agencies. e industry’s commitment to retaining specialty crop Grassroots Driven, Member Led research, pest and disease, and marketing funding in a • U.S. potato growers, representing diverse long-term farm bill is one of our industry’s highest-priority growing regions, develop national policies issues. As we all know, the 2012 Farm Bill advanced in and speak with a unified voice Congress only to be held up at the end of the year. And • NPC’s President, Executive Committee, while a temporary extension of agriculture policy was and Board of Directors — made up of granted through September 2013, several important potato grower volunteers — oversee the research programs, like the Specialty Crop Research implementation of NPC policy initiatives Initiative, were not funded through that extension. • Potato D.C. Fly-In allows attendees the As the new Congress starts to write a new five-year farm opportunity to provide real-world examples bill, the growers who make up the National Potato Council of how decisions made in Washington, D.C. will be called on once more to fight to retain the specialty impact their ability to farm crop gains made in the 2008 Farm Bill. At stake is $3 billion Securing a Healthy Future in critical funding that will help growers manage pests of concern, conduct potato research, and expand export markets for potatoes and potato products. • Educating U.S. legislators and regulators When we need you and your neighbors to contact your members of Congress to advocate for these on crucial industry issues initiatives, I hope you will heed the call because your voice makes a real difference. • Ensuring fair market access to foreign markets for potatoes and potato products e single most important trade priority for the year ahead is getting approval by the Mexican • Promoting science-based phytosanitary policy government to ship U.S. potatoes throughout their country. • Securing funding for potato breeding, Last year, the U.S. potato industry was agonizingly close to achieving this long-sought goal, only pest management, and disease research to have the Mexican government publish a market access document that held up the agreement. • Maintaining access to pest management tools NPC, state potato organizations, and the U.S. government continue to work with Mexico to and advanced production technologies alleviate their concerns. e path to success on this issue is far from guaranteed but, by the end of the year, I hope to be able to report that this $150 million market is open for business. • Fostering environmental stewardship • Supporting strong and effective state Finally, building off NPC’s success in bringing common sense to USDA’s school meal rules, we will potato organizations continue to encourage the inclusion of nutritious fresh potatoes in all federal feeding programs, • Developing the next generation of including the WIC program. agricultural leaders Designed to help low income mothers and their young children supplement the nutritional quality of their diets, the WIC program currently prohibits participants from buying fresh white potatoes Supported by Growers (more commonly referred to as Irish potatoes) with program vouchers. While including potatoes and Industry in the program will not result in a financial windfall for the industry, it will send a strong message • Donations from NPC Grower Supporters that potatoes are an important and efficient nutrient delivery vehicle that should be included in all • Production-based contributions from federal nutrition programs. state potato organizations As NPC’s 2013 president, I look forward to teaming up with the council’s leadership and with • Corporate memberships and sponsorships growers from across the country so that, with time and energy, we can get these and other priorities across the goal line. ank you, and have a safe and successful 2013.

Randy Mullen NPC President Owner of Mullen Farms, Inc., Pasco, Washington

2 National Potato Council Message from the Executive Vice President and CEO

n 1948, the National Potato Council was created to represent the interests of America’s 45,000 potato growers. NPC STAFF at year, nearly two million acres of potatoes were harvested nationwide, yielding 138 cwt per acre for a total John Keeling of nearly 270 million cwt. I Executive Vice President and CEO Needless to say, as NPC celebrates its 65 year anniversary this year, a lot has changed about the industry. During [email protected] last year’s harvest, far fewer growers dug up around 1.1 million acres of potatoes. However, that smaller acreage Ryan Krabill was tremendously productive, yielding 412 cwt of potatoes per acre for a total of 467 million cwt. Senior Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs So while we’ve seen the number of acres harvested cut by half, the total production value has increased by 42 [email protected] percent, demonstrating just how far the industry has come in taking advantage of dramatic advancements in breeding, irrigation, technology, Hollee Alexander pest and disease control, and farming equipment compared to the days Director, Meetings and of NPC’s founding. Industry Outreach [email protected] Outsiders looking at these numbers might conclude that it must be easy Mark Szymanski to be a grower in today’s environment. After all, if a grower can dig up Director, Public Relations three times as many potatoes on the same land that his or her grand- [email protected] parents farmed, it must be a lot less work. Of course, that simplistic viewpoint ignores the fact that growers today do not simply plant seed Marie Ruff potatoes and dig up a bounty of spuds. Growers in 2013 are expected Manager, Industry Communications to wear a number of hats of which their ancestors might never have and Outreach [email protected] dreamed. 1300 L Street, NW, Suite 910 In addition to staying up to speed in the agro sciences, today’s potato Washington, D.C. 20005 growers must be experts in the fields of environmental regulations and p: (202) 682-9456 labor law. ey have to understand how international trade developments impact their operations and the national f: (202) 682-0333 market for their crops. ey need to be advocates for the industry in a world searching for scapegoats in the fight w: www.nationalpotatocouncil.org against obesity. Finally, they must be willing and able to communicate with state and national policymakers who may not understand how their decisions impact local farms, families, and jobs. For better or worse, times have changed for the growers who make up the U.S. potato industry. As we have since our founding in 1948, the grower leaders and staff of NPC are focused on ensuring the voices of U.S. potato growers are being heard in the policy debates that will impact their operations for generations to come. To be effective in the crowded halls of Congress, NPC must put our best spokespeople to work: America’s potato growers. Who better to share their concerns about policy debates with decision-makers than the very people who will feel the impact? NPC continually seeks opportunities for growers to get more involved in advocacy efforts. For instance, in February 2013, 160 growers and industry leaders came to Washington to participate in NPC’s annual Potato D.C. Fly-In. ere, they learned about policies that will impact their operations and met face-to-face with high-level federal officials, members of Congress, and key staff to share their views and advocate for industry positions. e year 2013 will continue to present our industry with tough issues and new challenges. However, by working together and expanding the number of growers involved in industry advocacy efforts, we can ensure that the industry’s growing productivity is not relegated to the potato fields. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at NPC to learn more about how you can engage in advocacy efforts. e more voices our industry has behind it, the more successful it will continue to become. Wishing you a prosperous year ahead.

John Keeling Executive Vice President and CEO National Potato Council

2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 3 4 ISSUES & RESOLUTIONS yield trials; and heard from area growers generation fields, and experimental variety toured potato seed tissue culture, early briefed on spray drift mitigation efforts; During the trip, three-day staffers were Ronan, in Seed Lake Mont. of co-owner President Environmental of Affairs and and hosted by Dan Lake, NPC’s Vice Flathead area Lake Western of Montana e 2012crop tour held the was in production. potato impact decisions howtheagency’s policy of understanding farm tour helps EPA abetter gain staff and packing facilities, NPC’s annual fields,ship. storages, potato By visiting commitment to environmental steward- (EPA) to designed showcase the industry’s E Understand Production Practices Helping FederalRegulators E Recognizing Environmental Leaders to theEnvironment Commitment Industry’s Demonstrating the is availableis onlineat http://www.youtube.com/NatlPotatoCouncil. industry’s commitment to sound environmental stewardship. evideo agricultural organizations, and civic groups to demonstrate the potato Environmentalof Stewardship Award are winners by schools, used the generous DuPont sponsorship of Crop Protection. Each year, videos Kimm Seed’s of A video sustainability practices created was through programs that composted utilize manure and compost tea. proper irrigation, and balanced fertilizer and pestmanagement crops asustainable in mannerthrough crop rotation, reduced tillage, PotatoesKimm Seed recognized was for its commitment to producing and to promote the safe andpesticides. effective of use the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to protect the environment Environmental Stewardship Program, apartnership and NPC between Stewardship Award. eannual award acomponent is the Pesticide of Mont., the was recipient NPC’s prestigious of 2012Environmental Environmental Protection Agency Environmental thea tourmembers U.S. for of staff year,very works NPC state with one potato-growing to coordinate shared environment. In 2012, Potatoes Kimm Seed Manhattan, of commitment to their stewardship land and protection of our of ach year, honors NPC afamily farm that demonstrated has a and pest management programs and other sustainability activities. andothersustainability programs and pestmanagement The 2012EnvironmentalStewardship Award itsbalancedfertilizer for recognized KimmSeedPotatoes

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Work and travel visas for the experienced farm labor force; force; labor farm experienced visas the for travel and Work provides that option program worker market-oriented new, A jobs agricultural among move can workers visa where “portable” a will;at A contract-based those option situations for employment where and, is needed; workforce of certainty a contract-tied the in employed workers undocumented those allow to plan A seeking legal status. while working continue to agriculture he current agricultural is comprised of workforce domestic workers Department U.S. the through laborers foreign by supplemented program. Worker Agricultural Temporary H-2A of Labor’s n Dec. 2007, USDA proposed new regulations allowing Supplemental Supplemental allowing new regulations proposed USDA 2007, n Dec. Children and (WIC) Infants Women, for Program Nutrition vegetables— fruits and all fresh purchase be used to to vouchers • • • • Unfortunately, the H-2A program does not work as advertised. as advertised. work does not program H-2A the Unfortunately, rejections and delays unprecedented by frustrated are growers Countless farms – their work citizens seasonal to allow foreign to of applications there. worked previously who workers even those either product where crisis in agriculture a full-blown avoid to order In NPC competitors, overseas to shifts production or field in the rots to access have employers agricultural that ensure to efforts supports without workers current including workforce, skilled and a stable program. guest worker a workable through and documentation, (AWC), Coalition Workforce Agriculture of member an active the As NPC is plan, reform guest worker an agricultural supports which reform immigration a comprehensive adopt to Congress encouraging includes: that plan Guest Worker Program Guest Worker Reversing the Ban Potatoes in WIC on Fresh I Fixing the Broken AgriculturalFixing the Broken T except fresh white potatoes. Despite repeated appeals from NPC, NPC, from appeals repeated Despite potatoes. white fresh except has refused USDA industry, potato U.S. the and ofmembers Congress, of purchase fresh the on ban the remove to regulation WIC reviseto its program. in the potatoes white As the 113th Congress debates a new farm bill, NPC and its partners partners its NPC and a new bill, farm debates Congress 113th the As again calling for are (SCFBA) Alliance Bill Farm Crop Specialty in the pests manage and exclude to efforts industry’s the builds on a bill that export expand and growers, to relevant research conduct of concern, pest crop in $3 billion specialty invested Bill e 2008 Farm markets. grants, block state choices, nutritional better diseaseand protections, internationally. and domestically opportunities market increased and support to working are growers potato of SCFBA, members As the specialty making for will decision that market-based maintain policies of producers. crop specialty competitiveness the increase and crops

uring the 2011-12 session of Congress, NPC and other industry industry other NPC and of session 2011-12 Congress, the uring “Reducing Regulatory bipartisan the supported actively partners a National for need the eliminated have would which Act,” Burdens

n 2012, the agriculture community was stymied by the inability of inability the was by stymied community agriculture the n 2012, expiration the bill before farm a new five-year approve to Congress farm domestic while frustration, that compound To of law. current I Safeguarding Specialty Crop Priorities Specialty Crop Safeguarding in a New Farm Bill Protecting theProtecting inGrowers of Interests D.C. Washington, improving and measure production over practices, improvements time. Fighting to Reduce Regulatory on Farmers Burdens D Sustainable Agriculture (NISA), and the Field to Market project. NPC project. Market to Field the and (NISA), Agriculture Sustainable grower are a set of that adopt to metrics groups these is encouraging of importance the acknowledge data, available use largely friendly, NPC Year in Review in Year NPC and was approved by the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee during during Committee Agriculture Senate U.S. the by wasand approved the During full Senate. the by was it never considered last Congress, the again working are partners its NPC and Session, Congressional 113th pesticides regulate to EPA allow fix to pass a legislative to Congress with under oversight duplicative of without FIFRA, requirements the using environment. the to benefit no provides that CWA the Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the use the permit for (NPDES) System Elimination Discharge Pollutant Insecticide, Federal use under the for approved of already pesticides was necessary e legislation (FIFRA). Act Rodenticide and Fungicide, which ofAppeals, Court U.S. Circuit 6th the a 2009 ruling by reverse to Act Water Clean a permit under the obtain to users pesticide requires fine. a costly to be subject or (CWA) pesticide since benefits environmental no provides decision e court’s including FIFRA, through regulated stringently already are applications time e ruling also and financial imposes water. near and to applications exposes them and municipalities, and small businesses, farms, on burdens violations. as as minor infractions paperwork over lawsuits potential to legislation the Although of House easily Representatives passed U.S. the policy as laid out in the 2008 Farm Bill was extended on Jan. 1, 2013, 2013, 1, Jan. on was Bill extended 2008 Farm policy in as the out laid were producers crop specialty benefit of that programs many the 2008 the example, For extension. in the funded, not but authorized, the for $50 million funding in annual approximately Bill’s Farm funds critical which (SCRI), Initiative Research Crop Specialty Y, Virus Potato on research including projects, industry potato research 2013. for appropriated was not Acrylamide, and Chip, Zebra 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 6 ISSUES & RESOLUTIONS I USDA PotatoBonusBuy self-responsibility.” promotion of and ‘government-knows-best’ mentality inconsistent with individual choice message to low-income WIC participating mothers and suggests a concerned that excluding potatoes from the program “sends the wrong USDA Secretary Vilsack to reverse the ban. emembers were Congress 93memberssupport who of signedaletter of callingon In 2012, and NPC its state partners worked to garner the bipartisan claim that WIC mothers eat too many potatoes. white potatoes than their non-WIC counterparts, countering USDA’s (NHANES) show that women participating in WIC consume fewer 2005-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey contradicts this notion. Data from the Centers for Control’s Disease should encouraged. be However, the actualWIC behavior of participants therefore, and, vegetables other potatoes of enough thesubstitution eat To the justify restriction, USDA that argues WIC participants already fresh and fruits vegetables. DGA—at acost significantly less than most other widely consumed and the fiber—two four of “nutrients concern” of according to the 2010 addition, at 10cents serving, per fresh white potatoes provide potassium ½to1cupperweekcomparedthe2005DGA).In (an increase of starchy3 ½to 4cups of vegetables week for per children up to age five 1-3cups from the(an increase of 2005DGA). It recommends also recommends starchy 4-6cups of vegetables week for per women released for Guidelines its 2010Dietary Americans (DGA), which tions. Since the implementation the draft of WIC regulations, USDA USDA’s ban on fresh potatoes ignores its nutritional own recommenda 2012 potatoes. federal feeding programs and help the alleviate current oversupply of above and beyond its normal 32purchases Section to augment current requesting thatService the purchase potatoes agency abonus-buy of In Sept. 2012, sent NPC aletter to USDA’s Agriculture Marketing USDA’s of to recipients food nutritious nutrition programs.” downward prices, stabilize market conditions, and provide highquality, pressure on American potato producers help mitigate and will further Programs, Edward Avalos, stated, help relieve purchase “is will announcement, USDA Under Marketing of Secretary and Regulatory food purchases for natural distribution of disasters. to victims In the Emergency Food Assistance Program. USDA makes also emergency Reservations, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, and the Food Program, Service the Food Distribution Program on Indian School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Summer food products each high-quality yearof to support the National USDA’s Agricultural Marketing purchases (AMS) avariety Service fresh potatoes. purchase represented the about equivalent of pounds 300million of fresh and processed potatoes for federal nutrition programs. e Agriculture (USDA) announced in the $25million purchase of n Dec. 2012, NPC, at the the of U.S. urging Department of - deep areadeep along the Mexico. border of esignedagreement called for the shipment U.S. of fresh potatoes from 50 states all into a26-kilometer States and Mexico signedamarket access agreement that allowed for congressional and agricultural to allies achieve truck weight reform. on aletter SETA support in of continue and will to work with by 47other national, regional, and state specialty crop organizations reauthorization, or highway bill, early due in 2014. joined was NPC truck weightof reform by Congress advance in atransportation of consideration SETA the of process of introduction e begins the reducedbecause of wear and tear on the road surface. result pavement $2.4billion in in restoration cost over savings 20years conducted astudy that found that increased truck weights would consumption.fuel In 2000, the U.S. Department of Transportation on the road and areduced impact on the environment due to decreased e change would result safer in federal highways due to fewer trucks Although the trucks would heavier, be they would not larger. be preserve current safety standards and braking capabilities. are limited to on 80,000pounds five axles. eadditional axle would to long asixth as 97,000pounds as present. axle is Currently, trucks increasingoption the of maximum allowable atractor weight of trailer (R-Wisc.) and Mike Michaud (D-Maine)that would give states the introduced the in early the days 113th of Congress by Reps. Reid Ribble enacted during the Congress, 2011-2012session of was bill asimilar (SETA). Although legislation to reform truck weight not ruleswas to coordinate comments to the proposed rule. products to schools to fully evaluate the the impact proposed of rule and and snack bars. working is NPC with potato processors who provide and fatsodium for foods sold all àlacarte in lines, vending machines, Snacks School” in rule to seeks nutrition set standards on and limits A Weight Reform Truck Supporting M for U.S.Fresh Potatoes Gaining FullMarketAccesstoMexico U.S. PotatoExports Expanding N Keeping PotatoesinSchools efficiency throughefficiency the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act supportsNPC legislation that would increase interstate trucking s anactivethe Coalition member of for Transportation Productivity, and French fries school in cafeteria àlacarte lines. e “Smart USDA Feb. in 2013that potatoes could of influence the servings evaluating is thePC components aproposed rule issued of by U.S. potatoes throughout the country. In March 2003, the United despite acurrent trade dispute preventing the shipment fresh of exico currently is the third largest market for U.S. potatoes

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ISSUES & RESOLUTIONS 7 n February 2013, more than 160 potato growers and industry industry and growers 160 potato than more 2013, n February to D.C., Washington, in met country the across from partners most pressing federal policy industry’s In the for advocate priorities. on a new farm bill and other agriculture-related issues. Former Former issues. agriculture-related other a new billon and farm Uniting and EmpoweringUniting and the Industry on Capitol Hill Converge Growers I addition to breaking previous attendance records, the 2013 Potato D.C. D.C. 2013 Potato the records, previous attendance breaking to addition Growers history. in Fly-In range widest geographic the boasted Fly-In Oklahoma, Jersey, New Nevada, Nebraska, including 22 states, from Capitol on offices more to message industry’s the delivered Texas, and Fly-In. prior any than Hill regulators federal with met activists grassroots Fly-In, four-day the During 129 U.S. with meeting Hill, Capitol to took and EPA, and USDA at reach to able were we 42 new offices including offices, House and Senate distribution. geographical and attendance increased to due to out and policy, of a number high-level political, also featured e Fly-In Ranking Committee Agriculture House including speakers, industry Simpson Mike (D-Minn.) Congressman and Peterson Collin Member impact their and challenges budget federal addressed who (R-Idaho), e Korea agreement will be fully implemented over a period of a period over will agreement be implemented fully e Korea immediately were potatoes frozen U.S. on tariffs however, 10 years; for fastest-growing and market fourth-largest is the Korea eliminated. will agreement fry eliminate and e Panama potatoes. frozen U.S. immediately agreement e Colombia years. five over tariffs dehy chips. potato and dehy, fries, French on tariffs 20 percent eliminated Senator Angus King (right) meets with Maine growers during the Potato D.C. with Maine growersAngus King (right) meets during the Potato D.C. Senator Capitol Hill Day. Fly-In’s -

products, NPC works with Congress to encourage the continued continued the encourage to Congress with NPC works products, pro U.S. helps which (MAP), Program Access offunding Market the o support the growing exportation of U.S. potatoes and potato potato and potatoes of exportation growing U.S. the o support n 2012, free trade agreements (FTAs) between the United States and and States United between the (FTAs) agreements trade free n 2012, together, Taken implemented. were Panama and Colombia, Korea, exports. potato U.S. $50 million will in additional to lead FTAs the ducers, exporters, private companies, and other trade organizations finance finance organizations trade other and companies, private exporters, ducers, agricultural MAP encouragespromotional activities products. the U.S. for markets export of expansion and commercial maintenance, development, agriculturalfor Activities financed commodities. include consumer servicing. trade and assistance, technical research, market promotions, $5 million average on receives (USPB) Board Potato States e United $3 than more leverages funding e MAP per funding year. in MAP promotes USPB exports. promote to dollars grower million in potato and potatoes, dehydrated products, potato frozen of export the U.S. America, Central Mexico, China, Korea, in Japan, potatoes fresh Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, the ailand, Taiwan, and America in Latin seed potatoes and Vietnam and Kong, Hong funding with activities program MAP its complements USPB Africa. Program, Emerging Markets Program, Samples Quality the from program Crops Specialty for Assistance Technical and Program, Cochran markets develops that strategy unified export under a strategically-driven trade. to barriers overcome to works and potatoes U.S. for Free TradeFree Agreements I Implementation of Supporting Export Funding Promotion T increased access to the five northern Mexican states the next year and and year next the states Mexican northern five the to access increased any honored yet has not Mexico 2005. by of full access consideration for fresh U.S. that meaning years, subsequent the for of commitments their Mexico. into 26 kilometers be shipped only still can potatoes Mexico officials, agriculture and trade U.S. by efforts sustained Despite of limit imports to fresh use standards non-science-based to continues for a revised proposal published Mexico 2012, Nov. In potatoes. U.S. access market leave to continue would if implemented, that, access market entirely. market the close could and potatoes U.S. for in place barriers have would that proposal an earlier replaced agreement is proposed in Mexico. potatoes U.S. for access increased significantly allowed findings of the an international acknowledge also to refuses Mexico in Secretaries ofAgriculture the 2011 by of panel in Dec. experts tasked e panel issue. the analyzing with Mexico and States United the both measures mitigation workable which for pests of six only concern found 81 are there that maintain to continues Mexico be implemented. can pests of concern. government are asking and the U.S. potato industry, NPC, the U.S. U.S. fresh for full access provide to commitments its honor to Mexico entire the to access that estimates e industry all of to potatoes Mexico. of potential a market provide would 120 million its residents and country $40 million per year. current the from up $150 million per year, 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 8 ISSUES & RESOLUTIONS Friends Potato of Growers Congressional Potato Luncheon the in federal supplemental nutrition program. hosted also NPC the annual fresh potatoes; and ending the ban on fresh potatoes the in WIC immigration reform; market full gaining access Mexico in for U.S. agricultural worker guest comprehensive programpart of as five-yeara new farm bill; reforming the funding for specialty crop programs in toppreserving four priorities: on focusing to lead the industry’s advocacy efforts, briefings, attendees took to Capitol Hill After and policy political two days of the United Fresh Produce Association. and Tom Stenzel, president and CEOof eRothenberg Political of Report, editor Policy Center, Nathan Gonzales, deputy senior vice president the Bipartisan of Farmer Hoagland, Cooperatives,Bill president the National of Council of Agriculture (APHIS), Chuck Conner, USDA’s National Institute Food of and Dr. Ramaswamy, Sonny director of Trade IsiAmbassador Siddiqui, Additional speakers included U.S. White House to govern our country. impacting the Congress efforts and of the about how the today’s state of politics is commentator Donna Brazile spoke also and strategist political Renowned beyond. forward for the 2014elections and path its affairs forof the Republican Party and attendees the analysis his current of state Congressman Tom Davis (R-Va.) offered Congress and congressional staff. congressional and Congress Industry Leaders Leaders Industry Growing Tomorrow’s of the countryof to Idaho Falls, Idaho, participants traveled from regions all Feb.Over 21-28, 2013, PILI T industry. next generation leaders the within of Board that identifies and cultivates the by and NPC the United States Potato an annual program jointly administered Industry Leadership Institute (PILI), room, attended by members of hearing Committee House Agriculture

form the the Potato 2013class of to together joined representatives wenty potato growers and industry

Brad Knights, StevensPoint, Wisc. Ronan, Mont.;Steven Tarbet, MountainHome, Idaho;Klade Williams, Rupert, Idaho;EricSchroeder, Antigo, Wisc.; Heilig, MosesLake, Wash.; Michael Wenkel, Dewitt, Mich.;(backrow) JaredClavin, Oakdale,ReedTobol, Calif.; N.D.; Adam Naslund, Cody, Neb.;RyanHolterhoff, MosesLake, Wash.; JenniferGogan, Houlton, Maine;Kerry (2013 GrowerLeader), Rexburg, Doyen, Idaho;(middlerow)Shawn Mapleton, Maine;MikeSitzmann, Tappen, Megan Mattive, Monte Vista, Colo.;RandiHammer, Pasco, Wash.; Tanya Fell, LaSalle, Colo.;Derek Peterson N.J.; Christopher Wada, IdahoFalls, Idaho;RemingtonKendall, Boise, Idaho;Blake Thorlund, Greenville, Mich.; LeadershipInstitute: Industry Participants inthe2013Potato (firstrow, lefttoright)JenniferCoombs-Kelly, Elmer,

policies improve that will the long-term the health industry. of participants joined their state grower delegations advocating in for lobbying towith aday visits of member offices on Capitol Hill, where regulatory priorities the U.S. of potato industry. eprogram finished NPC’s Potato D.C. Fly-In, where they learned about the legislative and Attendees joined the in on public discussions place taking policy at satisfying meal that included potatoes and chicken one in hour. pantry challenged and list was to prepare anutritious, creative, and the Iron “Potato” Competition, Chef where each team given a was etiquette. participated eclass also team in building exercises, including D.C., for sessions on lobbying and media training, and business traded their in and for boots jeans suits and ties to and flew Washington, theDuring program, the of second half Leadership Institute attendees equipment manufacturing at Spudnik’s plant Blackfoot. in Lamb Westonfacilities of and Idahoan Foods, and potato see Potatoes, afresh pack shed located in Aberdeen, the visit processing production and packing facility located Rexburg, in Pleasant Valley to open. Participants then had achance to tour Wilcox Fresh, alocal exciting international export opportunities the working industry is with amarket and and consumer talkedthe about overview some of sector.production USPB President Tim attendees O’Connor provided the beyond issues and industry, thechallenges of some including where they the received local and of national anoverview potato National Potato Council

ISSUES & RESOLUTIONS 9 Find us on Facebook: Facebook: us on Find www.facebook.com/ NationalPotatoCouncil Sign up for the Insider Report, NPC’s weekly e-newsletter: email weekly e-newsletter: NPC’s [email protected]. Get ConnectedGet Follow us on Twitter: @ThisSpudsForYou Twitter: us on Follow Subscribe on YouTube: NatlPotatoCouncil YouTube: Subscribe on POTATO EXPO 2013 featured 149 exhibitors and attracted more than 1,900 POTATO America and around the world. attendees from North

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RESOLUTION A-6: BUREAU OF RECLAMATION BUREAU OF RECLAMATION A-6: RESOLUTION AGING INFRASTRUCTURE of Reclamation Bureau U.S. the WHEREAS, provide that reservoirs 600 dams and over constructed of thousands miles of wildlife habitat, and recreation provide 31 million people, to water deliver canals that of and 10 million acres over farmland, for irrigation over produce that plants power has 58 hydroelectric and kilowatts; 40 billion exceeded of have facilities most these WHEREAS, of expectancy in need life are and major 50 year their costs operational and All maintenance rehabilitation. but users of water local responsibility the the are the with residues of often facilities ownership these very it difficult is for makes government. federal rehabilitation finance privately to groups water local as facilities equity use for these cannot they since and financing; does of Reclamation Bureau U.S. the WHEREAS, users water enables which program a viable have not pay and projects their modernize rehabilitate or to RESOLUTION A-5: RESOLUTION A-5: AGRICULTURE YOUTH LABOR IN of Labor hasDepartment put U.S. the WHEREAS, expanded have would that proposals regulatory forth as orders ofa number hazardous occupation existing under the of workers employment pertain the they to and ofage ranches; farms and 16 on have would proposals regulatory the WHEREAS, under the workers for ability the limited potentially family’s their farms including on ofage work 16 to and farm; have would proposals regulatory the WHEREAS, under workers for ability the restricted dramatically equipment farm common with of age work the 16 to animals; and and are ranches farms and U.S. many WHEREAS, upon rely that operations family multi-generational, oflabor and all ages; the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, federal any oppose actively Council Potato National legislation or regulation that would further restrict in ofage working under the 16 from workers agriculture. and terms under reasonable time over off costs those conditions; when and where he wants without being required being required without wants he where and when particular any to subscribe or support join, to and organization; the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, any oppose actively Council Potato National deny would that state, or federal either legislation, work. to right the individual the

RESOLUTION A-4: RESOLUTION A-4: RIGHT TO WORK believes Council Potato National the WHEREAS, work of to individual right any fundamental isit the RESOLUTION A-3: RESOLUTION A-3: WORLD HUMAN NUTRITION of value is one potatoes nutritional the WHEREAS, of diet of peoples the the the to of importance great the have of U.S. in the potatoes producers and world of this supply of an abundant producing capability industry processing food the and commodity staple in a form potatoes put to capacity has the of U.S. the for reconstituted and stored, be easily shipped, to processed and fresh such and consumption; human in under- people more many feed be used to could food the starving are lacking or who developed nations strength; and health sustain their to food necessary and of be one to the proven are potatoes WHEREAS, single-food and nutritious, most complete products the on are and consumption human for available as of list of part PL-480 the available foods approved for Food the and McGovern-Dole, Peace, for Food Progress Programs; the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, and States United the urge Council Potato National potatoes utilize more to of world the countries other and countries developing in feeding all programs of areas world. the famine-stricken National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE potatoes keep to efforts its continue Council Potato feeding in foods all list world of the on available additional encourage to continue and programs voluntary private by ofpurchases products potato Programs; Aid under allorganizations Food National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE various in the participate to continues Council Potato Aid programs. Food upon participation continued the of this country in of world, the countries other with fair trade expanded of has on bearing a direct balance trade the since and products agricultural since and of value dollar, the the our in areas which of principal one the represent increased; or be maintained of can volume trade the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, any opposes strongly Council Potato National to government federal the by action inappropriate of exports otherwise or restrict control, curb, such measures through commodities agricultural as embargoes; National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE the and Administration the urge Council Potato of imbalance any address Reserve to Bank Federal or impact adversely that rates currency exchange restrict trade. -

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WHEREAS, the economic welfare of the U.S. and of U.S. welfare the economic the WHEREAS, well-being of and citizenry its prosperity rest the RESOLUTION A-2: RESOLUTION A-2: PANDED POTATO USAGE POTATO EXPANDED Potato National the that IT RESOLVED, BE to Board Potato States United the with work Council the on public general familiarize and the inform fully expand to strive and of value potato the nutritional consumption of potatoes by general the public and programs; feeding private and all public including National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE Council to continue encourage to Potato USDA WIC, programs, feeding school for potatoes purchase recipients program food other for and private public, “bonus system. buy” through the EX AGRICULTURAL II. PUBLIC INTEREST RESOLUTION A-1: e National Potato Council shall represent the the represent shall Council Potato e National be the shall It producers. potato of all U.S. interests interests the promote to responsibility Council’s of potato the industry by bringing the various and interests marketing and areas several production together mutual consideration for of common affect would arise issues which Whenever problems. National the producer, of potato the interests the Council wouldPotato determine whether take to a of Council desire is it the the Since issue. the on position of wishes of potato majority the the the follow to the that is it important issues, all on such growers giveDirectors due consideration policy the to position resolutions the by of as Council represented the the In meeting. annual recent most the at adopted will Council your of policy position, a stated absence of this interest believes best overall it is inact what the here policy stated the and ese resolutions industry. Resolutions ofResolutions the National I. POLICY GENERAL Council Potato of National position the the in are basis the by an interim on change to subject and by meeting annual each at change to and Directors, e Council. Potato of National Delegates the the pursues organization Council the which with diligence and importance be based relative shall its issue on any producer. potato the and industry potato the urgency to 2013 Potato Council Issues & Resolutions Issues 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 14 ISSUES & RESOLUTIONS on the that basis those negotiations liberalized seek the under Worldnegotiations Trade Organization supported the Doha multilateral Round of trade WHEREAS, the National Potato Council has U.S.exports of fresh and processed potatoes; and tariffs andother market access barriers impeding agreements that eliminate or substantially reduce actively supported U.S. bilateral and regional free trade WHEREAS, the National Potato Council has exports; and continue to restrict and impede access for U.S. potato restrictions phytosanitary unjustified scientifically subsidies, foreign and trade-distorting quotas, WHEREAS, hightariffs, restrictive tariff-rate and to markets theAsia fast-growing of and Latin America; potato exports to foreign all markets, and particularly and accessliberalized fair for U.S. fresh and processed WHEREAS, the National Potato Council seeks R IV. Agriculture. of theCensus in participate Potato Council encourages U.S. all potato growers to BE ITFURTHER RESOLVED that the National possible. complete as representative as and is inputs, that so the information gathered and analyzed acreage and inventory surveys, including production the NASS and growers urges to participate potato in National Potato Council reaffirms its endorsement of THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the protects the confidentiality individual all responses; of Agriculture required is by law, and that same law WHEREAS, participation the in of Census for state every and county the in United States; and uniform,source of comprehensive agricultural data Agriculture of Census five every years that the is only WHEREAS, the USDA/NASS conducts the and other data; and producers who consent to provide acreage inventory with cooperation in services collection data important WHEREAS, the USDA/NASS performs some PRODUCER PARTICIPATION INUSDASURVEYS RESOLUTION B-1: INFORMATION — III. systems.delivery modernization and rehabilitation their local water of byutilized local irrigation districts to privately finance a workable loan guarantee program that can be NationalPotato Council urge Congressto establish THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the ESOLUTION C-1: MARKET ACCESS PRIORITIES TRADE COMMUNICATION STATISTICS —

objectives of theU.S. of industry. potato objectives organizationsallied to achieve the above priority trade closely with the National Potato Council and its Agriculture of Secretary particular, in to work the UnitedStates Trade Representative andthe the and PotatoAdministration, encourages Council BE ITFURTHER RESOLVED that the National phytosanitary measures; justified to scientifically adherence strict requiring existing tradeagreements, includingagreements Agriculture, of Secretary to aggressively enforce the UnitedStates Trade Representative andthe Potato Council urges the Administration, including BE ITFURTHER RESOLVED that the National phytosanitary restrictions on U.S. potato products; unjustified scientifically to address strong disciplines U.S. fresh and processed potato exports, and include affecting subsidies trade-distorting rate and quotas, or foreignin the eliminationtariffs, of restrictive tariff- result agreements in that achieve substantial reductions for U.S. negotiations those products, provided potato countries that offer market meaningful opportunities with negotiations trade agreement free regional thein World Trade Organization, and bilateral and trade negotiations multilateral continuing supports exports. To this end, the National Potato Council and access fair for U.S. fresh and processed potato and regional trade negotiations that liberalized seek United States to participate multilateral in and bilateral National Potato Council continues to encourage the THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the principles; and phytosanitary on sound rulesbased scientific developing country markets and enforceable sanitary access for U.S. potato exports to and developed THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the shipments; inspection at shipping point for interstate all seed producing states and that program mandates (SNHP) ratified been has by the seed- majority of National Harmonization Program for Potatoes Seed WHEREAS, the MOU establishing the State certified potatoes; seed and States to require inspection at shipping point for WHEREAS, general it is practice the in United needed seed by theandthe of industry; quality thehinder ability U.S. of industry seed to provide WHEREAS, the movement these potato of pests and transmission; seed by occur WHEREAS, the movement potato pestscan of upon seed; quality and WHEREAS, the U.S. potato dependent industry is IMPORTED POTATOES FORSEED RESOLUTION C-2:

U.S. from Canada. that the in SNHP for potatoes seed shipped to the require inspection at the shipping point equivalent to National Potato Council directs USDA/APHIS to global export markets. the U.S. potato industry remains competitive in negotiate and fair equitable trade agreements that so Administration so that the Administration can approve Trade Promotion Authority for the National PotatoCouncil Congress urges toquickly THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the TradeFree Agreements. cannot effectively and quickly continue to negotiate losing substantialof market our government share if WHEREAS, U.S. potato producers at be risk will over U.S. products global in markets, and Agreements that give them a competitive advantage countries are quickly negotiating Free Trade WHEREAS, othercompeting potatoproducing global potatoes and exporter potato of products, and WHEREAS, the U.S. potato amajor industry is PROMOTION AUTHORITY TRADE RESOLUTION C-3: USDA Foreign Agricultural (FAS), Service U.S. National Potato work Council will with the THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the MRLs; established harmonized at with levels U.S. potato tato industry to have foreign new potato MRLs WHEREAS, the in it is interest the U.S. of po residuenew standards; and by foreign governments and importers to meet these WHEREAS, U.S. potato suppliers are asked being markets for U.S. potato products; and WHEREAS, these countries many of are key export WHEREAS, this trend likely is to continue; and pesticidesdomestically and to promote and food safety; (MRL) systems to promote responsible of use nationalown pesticide Maximum Residue Level WHEREAS, manycountries are establishing their MAXIMUM R RESOLUTION C-5: Science Panel Guidelines. PCN APHIS support the Independent International National Potato Council further recommends that THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the thebetween two nations, science for potatoes seed all exported or imported sampling protocol consistent with the latest available recommends that APHIS support aU.S./Canada WHEREAS, the National Potato Council SEED POTATO SAMPLINGPROTOCOL C-4:RESOLUTION ESIDUE L

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ISSUES & RESOLUTIONS 15 RESOLUTION G-1: FEDERAL POWER PROJECTS FEDERAL RESOLUTION G-1: and Administrations various WHEREAS, selling the proposed of have Congress Members and water supply that projects power federal and country; the across agriculture to electricity are and effective cost are projects these WHEREAS, in general; public of the to benefit great the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, of sale the these opposes Council Potato National projects industry. private to FUEL RENEWABLE RESOLUTION G-2: must deficits trade and spending deficit WHEREAS, and be reduced; millions ofWHEREAS, be created would new jobs basic industries, byAmerica activatingin nation’s the produce to industry agricultural the specifically and fuels; renewable fuels fossil on reliance total almost the WHEREAS, energy is needs exhausting nation’s this meet to requiring thereby supplies, petroleum domestic and imports; increased cleaner fuels to fossil from transition the WHEREAS, biodiesel and fuels ethanol like renewable burning most pressingwill be key in addressing nation’s the energy and security issues; environmental, economic, and productive most has the America WHEREAS, new with opportunities world in the sector agricultural including production, crop expand to farmers for of and crops conversion the grasses and for trees and fuels; renewable into biomass cellulosic clean and renewable, domestic, these WHEREAS, VIII. ENERGY the United States and these inconsistencies limit inconsistencies these and States United the efficient transportation options agriculture; for and dependent truck are areas rural many WHEREAS, weight vehicle gross in an increase overall need and on highways interstate federal pounds 97,000 on to and axle; a sixth with equipped vehicles adding and weights vehicle increasing WHEREAS, environmental fuel use generate willaxles and reduce tractor/ any of to axle addition a sixth the and benefits ability braking willsemi-trailer in improved result through highway the on footprint” “softer a and weightimproved distribution; the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, overall increased supports Council Potato National 97,000 pounds on exceed to not weight vehicle gross highways; interstate federal National the that RESOLVED, IT FURTHER BE vehicle a gross with vehicles supports Council Potato of axle. weight a sixth 97,000 pounds with equipped

RESOLUTION TRUCK TRANSPORTATION F-2: across consistent not are weights truck WHEREAS, VII. TRANSPORTATION RAIL CARRIERS RESOLUTION F-1: environmentally- to of lack access WHEREAS, of rail service concern rail is a major efficient friendly, customers; since Congress passed the Staggers Rail consolidations and 40 mergers than more ofAct 1980, of number from Class decreased the have I railroads of railroads major these Four seven. only 40 to over and of revenue rail the 90 percent than more control and miles; track of country’s the 90 percent own over has increased of lack competition the WHEREAS, has and to led rates, rail raised shippers, captive potato some leaving in service quality, deterioration a single to captive consumers) their (and shippers and railroad; rail in the competition to a barrier WHEREAS, line between is short industry tie-in agreements ese agreements railroads. major and railroads from or to freight moving line from short the prevent from Class the I railroad than other railroad any and is it track; leasing its which has indicated of Justice Department the WHEREAS, a to a rate provide to failure the that Congress to be a could agreements “tie-in” and railroad competing and Act; Antitrust of Sherman violation the and of carriers rail consolidation WHEREAS, of in a reduction resulted have abandonment track competition by railroads shipments for of perishable and products; regulatory rail rulings of the federal the WHEREAS, of shippers interests the protected not agency have impactsfrom anticompetitive the of captive mergers, structures; rate unreasonable and shippers the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, Council support actions Potato by CongressNational rate and of lack competition the address to transparency in the rail industry; National the that RESOLVED, IT FURTHER BE relevant with collaborate should Council Potato passage of assist to in the to organizations legislation correct these unfair competition practices. potatooption which allows additional for for coverage loss of certification and of recertification seed; National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE greater create RMA to the with work Council Potato while regions growing between uniformity policy recognizing regional scientifically supported differences; differences; supported scientifically regional recognizing National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE development, product RMA support Council Potato fraudwhich overproduction do not promote or waste, Program(s). Management of abuse Risk and the

POTATO CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM CROP INSURANCE POTATO VI. LEGAL and RESOLUTION E-1: RISK MANAGEMENT Agency Management Risk USDA the WHEREAS, insurance crop a potato (RMA) has initiated program; the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, have to RMA the with work Council Potato National all to available program insurance all-risk a federal basis, with a option” “producer potato producers on a be farm set an individual on to determination yield basis; National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE explore to RMA the with work Council Potato implementation of an generation certified early seed RESOLUTION D-2: LABOR DISPUTES RESOLUTION D-2: have can in shipping disruptions WHEREAS, and exports; all on U.S. impacts adverse significant is industry heavily potato U.S. the WHEREAS, growth long-term its for exports potato on dependent and success; economic and a of disruptions represents exports WHEREAS, security; national and economic to threat labor by caused disruptions manmade WHEREAS, disputes should be avoided whenever possible; labor that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, an have would that shortages labor causing disputes of U.S. marketing and shipping in the effect adverse as be resolved should export for products potato all by full engagement require and as possible quickly government. levels of federal the V. LABOR RELATIONS REFORM IMMIGRATION RESOLUTION D-1: up make workers farm undocumented WHEREAS, force; of labor agricultural portion the a significant and provide does not program H-2A the WHEREAS, the meet to of seasonal supply workers an adequate needs of agriculture; the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, comprehensive support Council Potato National immigration legislation reform that would reform allow and programs guest worker agricultural in been employed have who workers undocumented U.S. in the working legally continue to agriculture agricultural industry. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), (USEPA), Agency Protection Environmental seek to governments foreign and registrants, chemical do not levels MRLs at that potato foreign establish to exports. potato hinder U.S. Issues & Resolutions Issues 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 16 ISSUES & RESOLUTIONS effect on the listed species and by establishing an for certain activities known to adverse have minimal landowners and to issue general incidental take permits the Interiorthe of Secretary to consult with private (4) Improvement mechanism the by allowing relief of existence anendangered of species; actions taken the under act that would perpetuate the (3) an Requirementeconomic of impact all study of thespecies; of to listing prior (2) Use economic process of data and review apeer or threatened; heldbe before endangered aspecies theas listing of (1) Public hearings each within region affected should legislative changes should include: BE ITFURTHER RESOLVED that the needed legislation to reform the ESA; National Potato Council support the enactment of THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the confusing; required by the inefficient, ESA is cumbersome, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as National Wildlife and the (the Services) Service the National Marine and Fisheries the Service WHEREAS, the consultation process between common-sense approach to its implementation; and state governments, and the courts precluded has a pretation the statute of by the federal government, species andunderstanding habitat of and the inter since enacted it was to reflect the current scientific WHEREAS, the not modified ESA has been and endangered and threatened species and their habitat; a balanced scientific approach to the protection of WHEREAS, the National Potato Council supports species and their habitats are protected; and enactedwas to ensure that endangered or threatened WHEREAS, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) RESOLUTION H-1: ENDANGEREDSPECIES ACT IX. ENVIRONMENT renewable agricultural and biomass sources. portation can continue fuels to produced be from Agency, to support incentives the so nation’s trans and Energy, the as well Environmental as Protection theU.S. Congress, and Agriculture of Departments National Potato Council requests the President, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the the transportation market fuels and creating jobs; new home bringing by economy therural and industries renewable stimulate will fuels the nation’s basic WHEREAS, the greatly increased production of andsecurity the environment the planet; of and burning renewable enhance fuels the nation’s energy - -

an action will have minimal impact havean action minimal on will aspecies. other agencies when the determination made is that made by their scientists without consultation with would allow federal agencies to act on determinations (7) Clarification for the consultation requirements that takings” and subject be to compensation; just and property would defined as be “private or public property impair by public existing right uses of or private critical or(6) Listings designations habitats of which implement recovery plans; great, the Interior the of Secretary may opt not to economic impacts the in areaaffected would too be available resources, found it is that or or if social a recovery plan are anunreasonable allocation of determine findings (5) If that costs associated with owners; property private to process compensate administrative million acres of irrigated acresmillion of land; upstream reservoirs which threaten to up several dry noticefiling intent of to sue for larger flows even from WHEREAS, environmental groups have filed or are and sources; other associated with purchasing replacement power from diverting water from the turbines and the higher costs due to$394 million the power generation loss of from spilling this water over the calculated is dams at over WHEREAS, the five year average annual cost of and Service; clearly been never has justified by NOAA Fisheries WHEREAS, the “flow augmentation” program and screens, have significantly reduced risk to fish runs; operations, such fish friendly as turbines, ladders and WHEREAS, technological improvements at hydro dramatically impact and salmon mortality; nutrients, and predation by humans and animals that ocean effects including water temperature, WHEREAS, research and studies have shown also fish survival; and ineffective been has not and does measurably impact spill and river flow through reservoirs, draw of downs flow augmentation program, which summer increases Washingtonof shown has that the NOAA Fisheries Washington Power Planning Council and University WHEREAS, more research than adecade of at the and augmentation; waterfeet annually of (MAF) from reservoirs for flow Fisheries Service, requiringmore than acre 10million Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) Snake River system were initiated by the National “flow augmentation” the Columbia- in programs WHEREAS, large volume water “summer spill” or RESOLUTION H-2: FLOW AUGMENTATION creating unnecessary and economic social costs. program, it offersas nobenefit to while fishsurvival flow augmentation or spill summer Service Fisheries and Congress to halt or oppose the current NOAA National Potato Council the urges Administration THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the regulatory requirements. regulatory order in basis to mitigate the need for any statutory or and lessen greenhouseemissions on avoluntary resources,energy alternative utilize sources energy potato industry continue to work diligently to conserve unduly burden U.S. potato growers; and that the U.S. climate change legislation or regulatory actions not do tion and the Congress toassure that any treaty, new National Potato Council work with the Administra THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the situation; placed the U.S. producer marketing anunfair in potatoes and potato products globally, it would have WHEREAS, the U.S. potato producers market and to theconsumer; food of production toof the producer and anincreased cost chemicals and would have created anincreased cost increased the fuel, cost of electricity, fertilizer, and have may reductions emission such complied with WHEREAS, for the U.S. potato producer to have and countries; notdoes apply reductions similar to developing WHEREAS, the current emission reduction treaty and countries; developed by reductions stringent applied have would WHEREAS, the current emission reduction treaty can reached be on adraft treaty; and issues that need to addressed be before anagreement ongoing be the on will many major discussions of Change Treaty currently is redrafted being and WHEREAS, the United Nations Global Climate R agricultural practices. agricultural single audit for sustainability standards and good National Potato Council supports the a pursuit of THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the complianceincrease costs of for U.S. potato growers; WHEREAS, multiple standards can unnecessarily standard; and help drive the around discussion policy such a WHEREAS, U.S. potato growers can proactive be soon, demand such astandard; and WHEREAS, the market eventually, will and may and agricultural good practices; and proposed audits for standards related to sustainability WHEREAS, there aproliferation been has of RESOLUTION H-4: SUSTAINABILITY /GAP AUDITS ESOLUTION H-3: CLIMATE CHANGE National Potato Council -

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RESOLUTION I-7: RESOLUTION I-7: QUARANTINE GOLDEN NEMATODE Inspection Health Plant Animal an WHEREAS, has for been in effect quarantine Service (APHIS) of state in the locations in identified 50 years over and York; New pest the has contained quarantine the WHEREAS, theseto locations; and and labs diagnostic university state WHEREAS, detect to soil samples analyze routinely labs private and populations; nematode populations Nematode new no Golden WHEREAS, areas; of quarantine outside the been reported have the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, APHIS, commend Council Potato National RESOLUTION I-6: LATE BLIGHT RESEARCH LATE RESOLUTION I-6: industries’ tomato and potato U.S. the WHEREAS, of outbreak a nationwide is in peril to due future and blight; of late strains potato aggressive of of strains potato aggressive control WHEREAS, effort an interdisciplinary on is predicated blight late grant land at performed research of applied and basic and U.S.; the across universities of applied and basic the completion the WHEREAS, adequate requires blight late control to research the between cooperation and coordination, funding, Con U.S. the EPA, USDA, Council, Potato National institutions; research grant land various the and gress, the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, control for funding supports Council Potato National States; United the from of of blight strains late Congressional upon RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE be IPM program USDA-NIFA the that appropriation of of guidance funds (under the the administrator the Group) Working Industry Potato USDA-NIFA the research eradication on oversight proper provide and of progress efforts. funded overall and c) secondary verification of testing protocol, and of protocol, testing verification c) secondary d) funding; blight late for system rating a uniform (7) Develop into introduced all seed varieties for resistance of channels entering or industry potato U.S. the commerce include to the following criteria: for location a central at be done to a) all testing release, to prior results consistent in testing, useb) virulent strains of most the be rated, should foliage and tuber c) both assuch compliance assure to vehicles for d) look federal and/or state Act, Protection Variety Plant the and inspectioncertification, services; and limit the means to possible all other (8) Pursue of blight. impact late

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RESOLUTION I-5: LATE BLIGHT CONTROL LATE RESOLUTION I-5: across seed growers and commercial WHEREAS, and blight; late from losses serious suffer can U.S. the been have of blight new strains late WHEREAS, and potatoes; produce that in all states found can ofseed currently certified buyers WHEREAS, certification state their and seed growers from obtain Seed Potato Certified American North the agencies RESOLUTION I-4: RESOLUTION I-4: AND TECHNOLOGY CHEMICALS AGRICULTURAL chemicals agricultural traditional WHEREAS, to critical are methods control non-traditional and efficient production; crop the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, the ensure to actively work Council Potato National products registered of availability currently continued new and in alternatives research encourage and products. all pertinent contains which Certificate, Health and seed lot; a particular on information the to respect with of state knowledge the WHEREAS, biologydetection, of and epidemiology pathogen, the of establishment the prevents blight of late the procedures testing timely or tolerances reasonable point; shipping at seed lots potato for the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, all with diligently work Council Potato National agencies federal and state including parties interested to accomplish the following: of seed; certified planting (1) Encourage timely the ensure to measures mandatory (2) Support of elimination cull effective piles; and volunteers, fields, of (i.e. sources infection (3) Control centers, retail distribution carriers, host other gardens, sources); possible other and education; and research (4) Expanded of disclosure information; (5) Enhanced screening blight of late a national (6) Development following: the include to program basis, a voluntary on shipping to prior a) screening b) uniform protocol, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Na the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE of national concept the pursue Council Potato tional where states, pertaining quality whereby to research and resources research their combine possible, research common on out carried work the coordinate problems; National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE potato the that ensure to work Council Potato largest vegetable which produces nation’s the industry, dollars. of research share federal a fairer obtain crop,

WHEREAS, there is a continuing need for research research for need is a continuing there WHEREAS, in potatoes problems production to related work and impact the of production problems on product quality; the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, Council support Potato National and otherwise in areas developing production various assist the potatoes; on research production pertinent RESOLUTION I-3: RESOLUTION I-3: RESOLUTION I-2: CERTIFIED SEED PROGRAMS CERTIFIED RESOLUTION I-2: a severe hardship place pests can potato WHEREAS, potato industry;on the U.S. and through spread often pests are these WHEREAS, to place of one from seed potatoes movement the another; and disease reduce help seed can certified WHEREAS, of seed lots; monitoring careful through movement the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, resources use educational Council its Potato National of of benefits seed the growers certified inform to adoption. their encourage and programs PRODUCTION RESEARCH POTATO RESOLUTION TECHNOLOGY/BIOTECHNOLOGY I-1: of standard living and world’s the WHEREAS, through improved steadily diets have people’s advancements technological and research agricultural fertilizers, of seeds, development hybrid as the such animal better and animalvaccines, pesticides, husbandry; and for frontier next is the biotechnology WHEREAS, productivity, in agricultural improvements major quality; and nutritional and safety, environmental and potato of U.S. the prosperity the WHEREAS, on depends industry largely processing food potato competitive remain to technology latest the to access marketplace; global in the the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, Council supports Potato National biotechnology steady and safe the encourages and research development of biotechnology and the adoption of the encourages guidelines and that regulations of commercialization and development, research, and products; biotechnologically-produced National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE of research and efforts the supports Council Potato develop, will which diversify, technology new food will usage of further that and expand potatoes and new develop potato and value nutritional enhance markets. X. RESEARCH — — TECHNOLOGY CONTROL DISEASE 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 18 ISSUES & RESOLUTIONS management not does provide incentives for early WHEREAS, the current system quarantine of pest and participation and containment surveys in programs; causes hardship on growers, thus discouraging WHEREAS, aquarantine the discovery of pest aquarantine is WHEREAS, pest; PCN and States; and discovered been Pallida has the in United (PCN) WHEREAS, the Potato Cyst Nematode Globodera QUARANTINE PESTSYSTEMREVIEW RESOLUTION I-9: follow survey nationwide scientific PCN standards. Potato Council request that APHIS verifies that the BE ITFURTHER RESOLVED that the National growers; on imposed pest by removing the financial penalties currently containing or any quarantine the new spread PCN of or compensation system, effective be that will in agencies, and Congress to implement asafety net, National Potato Council work with APHIS, other THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the conduct anational for survey PCN; WHEREAS, APHIS working is with states to report and pestfinds participate surveys; in and discovery and remove a disincentive for growers to discoveredpest is remove that will the for penalty its compensation, for losses incurred when aquarantine WHEREAS, growers need a “safety net,” or system of to prevent the spread; and pest arefinancially by penalized regulations imposed due to the fact that growers found with aquarantine spread quarantine of pests, rather than stopping it, spread quarantine of pestscan actually encourage the WHEREAS, the current system for controlling the controlling further spread; and work invested and the delimiting in area with PCN to congratulated be for their quick response and hard (APHIS) USDAService of and state authorities are WHEREAS, the Animal Plant Health Inspection States; and discovered been Pallida has the in United (PCN) WHEREAS, the Potato Cyst Nematode Globodera COMPENSATION OR “SAFETY NET” PLAN RESOLUTION I-8: QUARANTINEPEST . York quarantine program for Golden Nematode New in Potato Council encourages APHIS to fully fund the BE ITFURTHER RESOLVED that the National Golden Nematode; efforts which resulted the in successful quarantine of further commend Cornell University for their diligent particularly the personnel at the Avoca, NY lab, and

cooperative grower response. quarantinemanaging encourage peststhat will a reformthe quarantine of and pestlist system for Potato Council support athorough evaluation and BE ITFURTHER RESOLVED that the National management plan for any quarantine pestfind; and Mexico to develop aworkable tri-country that steps should taken be to jointly work with Canada harmonize standards, processes, and procedures and system conjunction in with Canada and Mexico, to the U.S. of review quarantine pestmanagement National Potato Council work for acomprehensive THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the pest introductions and spread; have different systems place in for quarantine managing WHEREAS, Canada, Mexico, and the United States warrant; and prevention, control or eradication circumstances as systematic approach and detection, prevention to and support the following resolutions: resolutions: thefollowing support and recommend we agriculture, of all and industry potato the both strengthening and stabilizing of interest Other problems agriculture. affect of all In the industry.potato industry. these Many problems of are exclusive to the which adverselyaffect the overallthe welfarepotato of We POTATO that recognize there INDUSTRY are many existing conditions PROBLEMS MARKETINGAND XI. Idaho. and eradication program for the Pallida Nematode in Council encourages USDA to fully fund the quarantine BE ITRESOLVED that the National Potato Nematode; program to move toward eradication the Pallida of University Idaho of have conducted aneffective with the Idaho Department Agriculture of and the WHEREAS, APHIS working partnership in have reported been the outside regulated of areas; WHEREAS, noPallida new Nematode populations nematode populations; and private labs routinely analyze samples soil to detect WHEREAS, stateuniversity diagnostic labs and pest to these locations; and WHEREAS, the Idaho programcontained has the thein Idaho; state of and effect for (7)years almost seven identified in locations (APHIS)Service eradication in programbeen has WHEREAS, an Animal Plant Health Inspection NEMATODE ERADICATION PROGRAM RESOLUTION I-10: IDAHOPOTATO CYST Issues &Resolutions

implementation. federal agriculture supportprogram prior to its economic impacts—intended any proposed or not—of Potato Council supports the any analysis of BE ITFURTHER RESOLVED that the National government that results market in distortion; discontinuation any activity by the of federal the National Potato strongly supports Council THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the U.S. potato farmers; market distortion that can cause economic harm to government programs can inadvertently result in WHEREAS, these contract payments and other for processing on program acres; and program to allow the planting and fruits vegetables of WHEREAS, the 2008Farm Bill creates apilot and exemptions; specific the contract reduction of acres except certain under acreage without the contract loss of payment and Bill prohibit the planting potatoes on contract of WHEREAS, both the 1996andFarm 2002 RESOLUTION J-2: FLEX both foreign and domestic. and other potatoes and strive to markets, develop new and defend existing all markets for fresh, seed, frozen, National Potato Council work diligently to protect THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the expanded; and should preserved, be protected; possible, and if thatrecognize markets all for potatoes are important the the economic potato of well-being producer, we promoting, in interested protecting, advancing and WHEREAS, the National Potato Council keenly is RESOLUTION J-1: POTATO MARKETS size, and are bruise-free; and are consistent appearance, in quality, uniformity of WHEREAS, consumers require fresh potatoes that and potatoes; mechanized harvesting, in packaging, and shipping of WHEREAS, the potato become industry has more RECEIVING POINTINSPECTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALSHIPPING, AND RESOLUTION J-4: UNIFORMITYOFGRADES the PACA to correct this problem. National Potato Council supports efforts to amend THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the and vegetable producers have aresult; as developed WHEREAS, receiving practices detrimental to potato and it; accepting without receiver to unload and take control produce of WHEREAS, currentPACA regulations a permit RESOLUTION J-3: PACA RECEIVINGPRACTICES IBLE ACREAGE National Potato Council

ISSUES & RESOLUTIONS 19 - ; ntn RESOLUTION L-3: FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS RESOLUTION L-3: are Agencies Federal and Congress WHEREAS, Standards. Safety Food the revisions to considering the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, programs these encourages Council Potato National specific. be commodity and analysis be based risk on RESOLUTION L-2: APHIS INSPECTIONS RESOLUTION L-2: Council Potato National the that WHEREAS, the regulate to USDA-APHIS encourages strongly growing associated and of material plant importation of rot brown causes that pathogen the for median which countries from (Ralstonpotato solanacearum) pathogen; the with infested are National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE Council recommendsPotato that the states survey PVY for plots test winter in their seed lots XIII. AND QUALITY concerned is greatly Council Potato e National quality of and potatoes appearance overall the with SAFETY FOOD needs the Satisfying retail markets. fresh in the found of success continued the to is critical of consumer the consum the recognize that We industry. potato the produce purchase to expects is and entitled public ing appearance. has and a fresh is clean that INSPECTIONS IMPORT RESOLUTION L-1: of and amounts fresh increasing WHEREAS, being imported are vegetables fruits and processed and States; United the into the to offered vegetables fruits and WHEREAS, stores must beconsumer consistent in in adhering U.S. safety; food for standards federal to the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, that ensure to diligently work Council Potato National States United the into imported vegetables fruits and they that assure inspections to adequate to subject are grades, residue, chemical for standards same the meet produce; of as is packaging required and U.S. for fees that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE are vegetables fruits and imported inspections for assessed on importer; the penalties that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE be growers U.S. to applied those to commensurate so set. standards meeting not levied produce upon BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the National National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE formalize USDA-APHIS that request Council Potato its relationship with state certification agencies with matters. seed export to respect BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the National National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE Council supportsPotato full transparency of the economic impact of proposed regulations on U.S. farmers. potato

CODE PORT PROMOTION PORT XII. TAXES AND REGULATIONS AND XII. TAXES X TA FEDERAL RESOLUTION K-1: in a compete growers potato U.S. WHEREAS, FEDERAL REGULATIONS RESOLUTION K-2: in a compete growers potato U.S. WHEREAS, RESOLUTION J-7: POTATO EX POTATO RESOLUTION J-7: the reauthorized Bill Farm current the WHEREAS, a minimum level at (MAP) Program Access Market 2008; Year of beginning $200 million a year in Fiscal the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, reduce to efforts any opposes Council Potato National program; promotion valuable this for funding the National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE Council supportsPotato the permanent funding of a minimum ofat MAP $200 million. and marketplace; global growers potato U.S. for costs input WHEREAS, profit in lower resulting increasing, constantly are margins; and is heavily tax structure current the WHEREAS, a is at assets which on farmland like weighted high level of and value; historically to needed are tax reforms responsible WHEREAS, competitive; producers potato keep the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, that tax reform supports Council Potato National potato of U.S. the competitiveness the enhances lower including marketplace, global in the industry of repeal taxes; permanent estate the tax rates, overall National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE in increase any opposes strongly Council Potato gains taxes. capital and marketplace; global in farmers on burden regulatory the WHEREAS, and is increasing; States United the of impact an excessive economic the WHEREAS, for negative be significantly can agenda regulatory be difficult to more it make and growers potato U.S. marketplace; in a global competitive the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, a responsible supports Council Potato National States; United in the structure regulatory marketing orders help keep inferior grades of grades potatoes inferior keep help orders marketing crop. entire the for market the depressing from build to help orders these Equally as important of high- supply as a constant confidence consumer year; the throughout available remain quality potatoes the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, Council supports strongly Potato National the potatoes for orders of marketing federal continuation both to equal benefit bring quality provisions as the producer and consumer. -

RESOLUTION J-6: MARKETING ORDERS RESOLUTION J-6: 65 over cover orders marketing federal WHEREAS, of the 15 percent over of and fall potatoes the percent e States. United in the produced potatoes summer governing orders of marketing the feature primary use of the size regulations and allows grade potatoes order. under the all shipments be for met must that these be shipped, can quality that the regulating By RESOLUTION J-5: RESEARCH, PROMOTION, PROMOTION, RESEARCH, RESOLUTION J-5: PROGRAMS AND QUALITY-CONTROL promotion, research, state and federal WHEREAS, potato important are programs quality control and producers both benefiting programs self-help industry and consumers; and producers potato allow programs such WHEREAS, and of issues industry address concern; collectively to state of and sources federal other WHEREAS, pressures; budget diminishing to are due assistance and provisions all contain programs such WHEREAS, of seek redress administratively to producers allow to grievances; and exercises legitimate are programs such WHEREAS, authority; state of and federal the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, federal support to continue Council Potato National quality control and promotion, research, state and of benefit producers the potato for programs self-help and consumers; National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE Council support strongly Potato the ruling by the Court Supreme which unequivocallyU.S. upheld the of programs. these constitutionality nology to implement increased uniformity of uniformity increased grades nology implement to between shipping and inspectors between individual States. United the throughout points receiving and WHEREAS, a variety of factors including dirt, dirt, including of a variety factors WHEREAS, bruising, grading, size, greening, defects, internal rot, of a lack to contribute can methods sampling and and product; in marketable consistency services inspection federal/state the WHEREAS, level of desired uniformity the reach always do not shipping between inspectors, individual between and between states and point, receiving and point regions; the that IT RESOLVED BE THEREFORE, to USDA the with work Council Potato National of problem the on data and research develop Grade U.S. in the be included to defects conditional Standards; National the that RESOLVED IT FURTHER BE and Fruit Fresh USDA with work Council Potato tech best available the using Inspections Vegetable 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato

CULTIVATING CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

As one of the industry’s leading makers of frozen potato products, Lamb Weston works closely with growers to produce the high-quality products our customers expect. In growing potatoes, we respect our planet’s limited resources and strive toward economically, environmentally and socially sustainable production practices.

We believe that sustainable potato production, which is both productive and efficient, is truly a collaborative venture with our growers and customers. This collaboration allows us to reinvest in the environment and our communities.

©ConAgra Foods, Inc. All rights reserved. 22 COMMITTEES COMMITTEE 2013 EXECUTIVE Nels Iverson Office Procedures Vice President, Financeand e: [email protected] p: (406)253-3638 Ronan, MT59864 35822 SpringCreekRoad Lake Seed Dan Lake Environmental Affairs Vice President, e: [email protected] p: (719)754-3464 Center, CO81125 P.O. Box1179 Aspen Produce, LLC Dwayne Weyers Public Relations Vice President, Growerand e: [email protected] p: (208)221-3411 American Falls, ID83211 #230 Road 2727 Tiede Allan Farms James Tiede Jim Tiede AffairsGovernment Vice President, Legislativeand e: [email protected] p: (208)300-3680 Oakley, ID83346 1818 South500 West Hardy Farms Randy Hardy Vice President, Trade Affairs First Vice Presidentand e: [email protected] p: (509)531-7383 Pasco,99301 WA 220 CarrRoad Mullen Farms, Inc. Randy Mullen President e: [email protected] p: (207)379-2543 Exeter, ME04435 69 CraneRoad Crane Brothers, Inc. Steve Crane Immediate Past President e: [email protected] p: (541)619-1031 Jefferson, OR97352 159 10thStreet Farms Iverson Family

submitted by state potato grower organizations and hold office for one calendar year. Board members are appointed by the Executive Committee from recommendations thee business affairs National of Potato Council are Directors. managed by aBoard of NPC 2013BOARDOFDIRECTORS e: [email protected] p: (719)580-3128 Monte Vista, CO81144 6400 N. CountyRoad5E. Holland Farms Keith Holland e: [email protected] p: (719)852-2498 Alamosa, CO81101 0721 Lane2N. Martinez Farms Miguel Diaz Colorado e: [email protected] p: (541)892-5263 Tulelake, CA96134 3725 HillRoad Staunton Farms Ed Staunton California e: danny@bsffl.com p: (904)823-6442 Hastings, FL32145 P.O. Box202 Blue SkyFarms Johns Danny Florida e: [email protected] p: (970)284-6526 LaSalle, CO80645 50 19595 WCR Strohauer FarmsInc. Strohauer Harry e: [email protected] p: (719)850-5401 Monte Vista, CO81144 5070 N. CtyRoad2E. Peterson Farms Mark Peterson e: [email protected] p: (719)850-1782 Monte Vista, CO81144 4015 E. CountyRoad6N. Worley Farms Family Bob Mattive e: [email protected] p: (208)312-8008 Burley, ID83318 479 RiversideDrive Ida GoldFarms Todd Gerratt e: [email protected] p: (208)652-7370 Ashton, ID83420 4054 East1330North Ashton Hi-Tech Seed Clen Atchley e: [email protected] p: (208)681-9988 Idaho Falls, ID83406 Ross Avenue 2390 Idahoan FoodsLLC RJ Andrus Idaho e: [email protected] p: (208)709-3508 Rexburg, ID83440-3824 1370 S. 2ndE. T.R. Webster &Son, Inc. Shane Webster e: [email protected] p: (208)226-9906 Aberdeen, ID83210 2279 South2900 West Farms Kim Wahlen Kim Wahlen e: [email protected] p: (208)226-5069 American Falls, ID83211 2662 LakeviewRoad MesaFarms Co./Navajo R&G Potato Steve Theobald e: jeff@flyinghfarms.net p: (208)587-8716 Mountain Home, ID83647 1890 North5East HFarms,Flying Partnership Jeff Harper e: [email protected] p: (208)438-2995 Paul, ID83347 P.O. Box730 Magic Valley ProduceInc. Dean Gibson e: [email protected] p: (207)429-0928 Mars Hill, ME04758 P.O. Box660 County SuperSpuds Darrell McCrum e: [email protected] p: (207)484-1414 Van Buren, ME04785 Street 140 Adams LaJoie GrowersLLC Dominic LaJoie e: [email protected] p: (207)227-4816 Chapman, ME04757 3722 W Buck Farms Brent Buck Maine e: [email protected] p: (406)539-6478 Manhattan, MT59741-8114 3627 Wooden ShoeRoad Schutter SeedFarm, Inc. Sid Schutter Montana e: [email protected] p: (218)857-3345 Climax, MN56523-9431 32066 390th Avenue S.W. Larson Farms Larson Jerry e: [email protected] p: (218)686-1734 Karlstad, MN56732 360 Avenue 1148 Farms Heritage Dagen Justin Dagen Minnesota e: [email protected] p: (269)279-2450 Three Rivers, MI49093 52944 U.S. 131 Walther Farms Jason Walther e: [email protected] p: (989)766-2662 Posen, MI49776 9886 M-65 R &EFarms Randy Styma Michigan National Potato Council . Road Chapman COMMITTEES 23 Whitely Wathen Claude Aunger Headlee Wright Merle Anderson Obed Tweten Louis Wysocki Larry Young Richard Watt Dave Warsh Jim Wysocki 1957 - 1959 1960 Perrin Edmunds E. 1961 - 1962 1963 John Broome 1964 - 1965 Bushee John 1966 1967 Jr. Camp, W.B. 1968 1969 James Vernon 1970 Roy Hirai 1971 Allan Larsen 1972 1973 Basil Fox 1974 Don Johnston 1975 Norman Falconer 1976 1977 Clarence Parr 1978 Jr. David Clark, 1979 Ed Stastny 1980 - 1981 1982 Bernard Shaw Dell Raybould 1983 1984 1985 Herschel Heilig 1986 Gene Shaver 1987 Jerry Larson 1988 Doug Michael 1989 Thomas Ford 1990 Robert Sanders 1991 1992 - 1993 Michael Cranney 1994 David Long 1995 Douglas Monter 1996 1997 Ron Mack 1998 Olsen Lynn 1999 Maggio Wayne 2000 Jeff Raybould 2001 Nick Somers 2002 Gary Ball 2003 Chuck Gunnerson 2004 Allen Olberding 2005 Michael Todd 2006 2007 Keith Masser 2008 Dan Moss 2009 2010 Don Sklarczyk 2011 Richard Polatis 2012 Ed Schneider Roger Mix Justin Dagen Steve Crane 1948 - 1950 1951 - 1953 S.A. 1954 Peters E.J. 1955 - 1956 W.B. Lavit Sol NPC PAST PRESIDENTS NPC PAST 20th Avenue 65th Avenue Wisconsin Larry Alsum Inc. Alsum Farms, N9083 Highway EF WI Friesland, 53935 (920) 348-6700 p: [email protected] e: Jeremie Pavelski Inc. Heartland Farms, 907 3rd Avenue WI Hancock, 54943 (715) 249-5555 p: jpavelski@hfinc.biz e: Jim Wysocki Inc. Wysocki Produce Farm, 8550 Central Sands Road WI Bancroft, 54921 (715) 335-8060 p: [email protected] e: Cully Easterday Easterday Farms 1816 N. WA 99301 Pasco, (509) 948-6431 p: [email protected] e: Bob Halvorson Inc. R & R Halvorson, 211 S. WA 98908 Yakima, (509) 952-0817 p: [email protected] e: Darrin Morrison Smith & Morrison Farms 19212 Morrison Road WA 98274 Mount Vernon, (360) 661-1566 p: [email protected] e: Tschirky Ted Inc. Sand Ridge Farms, 260 Cemetery Road WA 99326 Connell, (509) 539-9461 p: [email protected] e:

. 2 S.E. 2 S.E. . Airport Drive Nelson Cox LLC Nelson Cox Farms, 7815 Road W WA 98857 Warden, (509) 750-4700 p: [email protected] e: Washington Jared Balcom Inc. Balcom & Moe, 968 Box P.O. WA 99302 Pasco, (509) 547-3383 p: [email protected] e: Ellie Charvet Inc. Harvest Fresh Produce, Box 510 P.O. WA 99344 Othello, (509) 488-9655 p: [email protected] e: Pennsylvania Keith Masser Inc. Sterman Masser, 210 Box P.O. 17968 PA Sacramento, (570) 682-3709 p: [email protected] e: South Dakota Milt Carter CSS Farm 706 E. SD 57201 Watertown, (605) 886-2577 p: [email protected] e: Oregon Amstad Tony Amstad Farming Company Box 890 P.O. 97838 OR Hermiston, (541) 567-8540 p: [email protected] e: Lon Baley Potato Company Baley-Trotman Box 417 P.O. OR 97632 Malin, (541) 723-3200 p: [email protected] e: Dan Walchli Farms Walchli Loop Road 32907 E. OR 97838 Hermiston, (541) 567-4300 p: [email protected] e: Virgil Slagell Virgil S Farms Triple Box 132A Route 1, OK 73048 Hydro, (405) 663-2913 p: [email protected] e: Ohio Michael Todd Michael Farms 4440 Prairie Road OH 43078 Urbana, (937) 484-3573 p: [email protected] e: Oklahoma Brian Vculek Brian Vculek Farms 222 Denver Drive ND 58040 Crete, (701) 753-7401 p: [email protected] e: North Dakota Keith McGovern Offutt Company R.D. 7th Street 700 S. ND 58104 Fargo, (701) 261-3090 p: [email protected] e: North Carolina Chris Hopkins Black Gold Farms Gum Neck Road 2815 N. NC 27925 Columbia, (252) 796-4271 p: [email protected] e: New York Ralph Child Childstock Farms 156 Child Road NY 12953 Malone, (518) 483-1239 p: [email protected] e: New Jersey Jennifer Coombs-Kelly Jim Coombs LLC 16 Route 77 NJ 08318 Elmer, (856) 982-6162 p: [email protected] e: Nebraska Joe Thompson Thompson Seed Potato 6541 Jefferson Road NE 69301 Alliance, (308) 760-6553 p: [email protected] e: NPC Leadership NPC 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 24 COMMITTEES Randy Styma(MI) Nick Somers(WI) (ID) Raybould Jeff Mark Peterson(CO) (WI) Jeremie Pavelski Lynn Olsen(WA) Darrell McCrum(ME) Stacy Kniveton(WA) Johns(FL) Danny Keith Holland(CO) Doug Hanks(ID) (WA) Easterday Cully (ID) Clen Atchley Tony(OR) Amstad (WI) Alsum Larry Don Sklarczyk(MI) Lynn Olsen(WA) Roger Mix(CO) Dominic LaJoie(ME) (CO) Byron Kunugi Doug Hanks(ID) Todd (ID) Gerratt Segundo Diaz(CO) Miguel Diaz(CO) (OR) Lon Baley Working Group Pesticide ResistanceManagement Committee: Environmental Affairs Ed Staunton(CA) Jeremie Pavelski (WI) Subcommittee Water &EndangeredSpecies Committee: Environmental Affairs Dan Lake(MT) Committee Environmental Affairs Jason Walther (MI) Jason Walther (ID) Kim Wahlen Ted(WA) Tschirky (NE) Joe Thompson Strohauer(CO) Harry Ed Staunton(CA) Nick Somers(WI) Don Sklarczyk(MI) (ID) Britt Raybould (WI) Jeremie Pavelski Lynn Olsen(WA) Allen Olberding(WA) Roger Mix(CO) Keith McGovern(ND) Darrell McCrum(ME) Long(WA)Dave Dominic LaJoie(ME) Johns(FL) Danny Chris Hopkins(NC) Doug Hanks(ID) (WA) Easterday Cully Miguel Diaz(CO) (WA)Rex Calloway Bill BrooksJr(NJ) Jared Balcom(WA) (ID) Clen Atchley Tony(OR) Amstad

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Sharon Wysocki (WI) Sharon Wysocki (WI) Louis Wysocki (MI) Jason Walther (OR) Dan Walchli Strohauer(CO) Harry Ed Staunton(CA) (ID) Britt Raybould Darrin Morrison(WA) Nick Johnson(WA) Johns(FL) Danny Keith Holland(CO) Mike Dodds(WA) (NJ) Jennifer Coombs-Kelly (WA)Ellie Charvet Brent Buck(ME) Bill BrooksJr(NJ) Jared Balcom(WA) Jeff Raybould (ID) Raybould Jeff (ID) Britt Raybould Mike Pink(WA) Mark Peterson(CO) (WI) Jeremie Pavelski Darrin Morrison(WA) Todd Michael(OH) Keith McGovern(ND) (CO) Bob Mattive Keith Masser(PA) Long(WA)Dave Dominic LaJoie(ME) (CO) Byron Kunugi Klaren Koompin(ID) Johns(FL) Danny Robert Halvorson(WA) Dean Gibson(ID) Todd (ID) Gerratt (WA) Easterday Cully (MN) Justin Dagen (NJ) Jennifer Coombs-Kelly Ralph Child(NY) Brent Buck(ME) (OR) Lon Baley Jared Balcom(WA) Milt Carter(SD) Jim Tiede (ID) Committee Affairs Legislative &Government Dwayne Weyers (CO) Committee Grower &PublicRelations Nels Iverson(OR) Procedures Committee Finance &Office Jason Walther (MI)) Jason Walther (OR) Dan Walchli (ID) Steve Theobald Don Sklarczyk(MI) Mike Pink(WA) Harper(ID) Jeff Robert Halvorson(WA) Dean Gibson(ID) Miguel Diaz(CO) Nelson Cox(WA) (WA)Ellie Charvet Larry Alsum (WI) Alsum Larry Brian Vculek (ND) Brian Vculek Nick Somers(WI)

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2013 NPC Committees 2013 NPCCommittees Dan Walchli (OR) Dan Walchli (ND) Brian Vculek (ID) Raybould Jeff Darrin Morrison(WA) Darrell McCrum(ME) Johns(FL) Danny Todd (ID) Gerratt (NJ) Jennifer Coombs-Kelly Brent Buck(ME) Brian Vculek (ND) Brian Vculek Nick Somers(WI) Don Sklarczyk(MI) Sid Schutter(MT) Mark Peterson(CO) Darrin Morrison(WA) (NY) Mahany Gary Larson(MN) Jerry (WA)Roger Hawley Harper(ID) Jeff Segundo Diaz(CO) Miguel Diaz(CO) (MN) Justin Dagen Ralph Child(NY) Milt Carter(SD) Brent Buck(ME) (OR) Lon Baley (ID) Clen Atchley Darrell McCrum(ME) Dominic LaJoie(ME) Johns(FL) Danny Dean Gibson(ID) (OR) Lon Baley Jared Balcom(WA) Fred Flewelling(ME) Seed CertificationSubcommittee Disease Management& Committee: Affairs Legislative &Government Klaren Koompin(ID) Risk ManagementSubcommittee Committee: Affairs Legislative &Government Dale Steevens(MN) Greg Harris(OR) Harper(ID) Jeff Ned Berce(ME) Time ZoneCommittee Research ProposalSubcommittee/ Committee: Affairs Legislative &Government Jim Tiede (ID) Potato Working Industry Group Committee: Affairs Legislative &Government Louis Wysocki (WI) Louis Wysocki (WI) Jim Wysocki (ID) Shane Webster (MI) Jason Walther (ND) Brian Vculek (ID) Steve Theobald Randy Styma(MI) Sid Schutter(MT) Ed Schneider(WA) and Subcommitees –Chair

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Ted(WA) Tschirky Mark Peterson(CO) Frank Martinez(WA) Johns(FL) Danny Harper(ID) Jeff Segundo Diaz(CO) (OR) Lon Baley (ID) RJ Andrus (WI) Alsum Larry Ted(WA) Tschirky Nick Somers(WI) Sid Schutter(MT) Larson(MN) Jerry Dominic LaJoie(ME) Keith Holland(CO) (NJ) Jennifer Coombs-Kelly Ralph Child(NY) (OR) Lon Baley (ID) RJ Andrus (WI) Alsum Larry Dan Walchli (OR) Dan Walchli Ed Staunton(CA) Don Sklarczyk(MI) Ed Schneider(WA) Allen Olberding(WA) Dan Moss(ID) Roger Mix(CO) Brent Buck(ME) (ID) RJ Andrus Randy Hardy(ID) Committee Affairs Trade Steve Crane(ME) Long RangePlanning Dan Moss(ID) U.S.—Mexico Subcommittee Committee: Affairs Trade Dan Moss(ID) U.S.—Canada Subcommittee Committee: Affairs Trade Shane Webster (ID) Shane Webster (ID) Kim Wahlen Ted(WA) Tschirky (OK) Slagell Virgil Mark Peterson(CO) Dan Moss(ID) Roger Mix(CO) Darrell McCrum(ME) Frank Martinez(WA) Larson(MN) Jerry Dominic LaJoie(ME) Stacy Kniveton(WA) Nick Johnson(WA) (WA)Roger Hawley Robert Halvorson(WA) Dean Gibson(ID) Todd (ID) Gerratt (WA) Easterday Cully Nelson Cox(WA) (OR) Lon Baley (ID) RJ Andrus (WI) Alsum Larry Jeremie Pavelski (WI) Jeremie Pavelski Todd Michael(OH) National Potato Council

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26 COMMITTEES production, with at one least vote allotted potato per producing state. resolutions. State enumber of Voting Delegates allotted state per on potato based is potato producing states state as to representatives serve on issues and NPC policy e State Voting Delegates the National of Potato Council are nominated by individual 2013 StateVoting Delegates e: [email protected] p: (941)538-2790 Parrish, FL Alan Jones e: danny@bsffl.com p: (904)692-5938 Hastings, FL Johns Danny Florida e: [email protected] p: (719)754-3744 Center, CO Sheldon Rockey e: [email protected] p: (719)754-3889 Center, CO Kent Palmgren e: [email protected] p: (719)754-0117 Center, CO Roger Mix e: [email protected] p: (719)850-1782 Monte Vista,CO Bob Mattive e: [email protected] p: (719)379-3593 Blanca, CO Byron Kunugi e: [email protected] p: (719)580-3128 Monte Vista,CO Keith Holland e: [email protected] p: (719)852-2498 Alamosa, CO Segundo Diaz e: [email protected] p: (719)852-2498 Alamosa, CO Miguel Diaz Colorado e: [email protected] p: (541)892-5263 Tulelake, CA Ed Staunton California e: [email protected] p: (208)438-2995 Paul, ID Dean Gibson e: [email protected] p: (208)312-8008 Burley, ID Todd Gerratt e: [email protected] p: (208)745-6936 Rigby, ID Boyd Foster e: [email protected] p: (208)573-9150 Melba, ID Michael Christensen e: [email protected] p: (208)652-7301 Ashton, ID Rex Baum e: [email protected] p: (208)521-5286 Hamer, ID Carl Ball e: [email protected] p: (208)652-3560 Ashton, ID Clen Atchley e: [email protected] p: (208)681-9988 Idaho Falls, ID RJ Andrus Idaho e: [email protected] p: (386)437-2151 Ormond Beach, FL Stan Robertson e: [email protected] p: (904)669-6200 Elkton, FL Prim Parker e: [email protected] p: (863)678-0000 Lake Wales,FL Arnold Mack e: [email protected] p: (208)356-3498 Rexburg, ID Randy Huskinson e: jeff@flyinghfarms.net p: (208)599-4575 Mountain Home, ID Jeff Harper e: [email protected] p: (208)300-3680 Oakley, ID Randy Hardy e: [email protected] p: (208)351-2653 St. Doug Hanks e: [email protected] p: (208)431-5957 Paul, ID Mike Telford e: [email protected] p: (208)624-3640 St. Jeff Raybould e: [email protected] p: (208)419-0768 Idaho Falls, ID Britt Raybould e: [email protected] p: (208)354-8311 Driggs, ID Paris Penfold e: [email protected] p: (208)300-0009 Declo, ID Jann Moss e: [email protected] p: (208)300-0009 Declo, ID Dan Moss e: [email protected] p: (208)221-1317 American Falls, ID Klaren Koompin e: [email protected] p: (208)226-7924 American Falls, ID Koompin Cheryl Anthony,ID Anthony,ID Kim Wahlen e: [email protected] p: (208)221-7550 Aberdeen, ID Eric Wahlen e: [email protected] p: (208)436-6372 Heyburn, ID Robert Tominaga e: [email protected] p: (208)604-2599 Aberdeen, ID Ritchey Toevs e: [email protected] p: (208)221-3411 American Falls, ID Jim Tiede e: [email protected] p: (208)226-5069 American Falls, ID Steve Theobald e: [email protected] p: (208)351-8030 Rexburg, ID Terry Wilcox e: [email protected] p: (208)356-7563 Rexburg, ID Lynn Wilcox e: [email protected] p: (208)313-0972 Rexburg, ID WebsterShawn e: [email protected] p: (208)709-3508 Rexburg, ID Shane Webster e: jonwebster@qwestoffice.net p: (208)356-4355 Rexburg, ID Kevin Webster e: [email protected] p: (208)458-4451 Newdale, ID WaltersShawn e: [email protected] p: (208)458-4105 Rexburg, ID Jeffrey Walters e: [email protected] p: (208)226-9906 Aberdeen, ID National Potato Council COMMITTEES 27 North Dakota Gregg Halverson ND Grand Forks, (701) 772-2620 p: [email protected] e: Brent Heisler ND Cando, (701) 968-3357 p: [email protected] e: Carl Hoverson ND Larimore, (701) 343-6224 p: [email protected] e: Myron Tim ND Thompson, (701) 740-5337 p: [email protected] e: Nick Otto ND Crystal, (701) 520-0825 p: [email protected] e: New York Ralph Child NY Malone, (518) 483-1239 p: [email protected] e: Gary Mahany NY Arkport, (607) 295-7298 p: [email protected] e: John Williams NY Marion, (315) 926-5770 p: [email protected] e: North Carolina Chris Hopkins NC Columbia, (252) 796-4271 p: [email protected] e: Reuben James NC Elizabeth City, (252) 330-5561 p: [email protected] e: Sid Schutter MT Manhattan, (406) 539-6478 p: [email protected] e: New Jersey Bill Brooks Jr NJ Elmer, (856) 358-8031 p: [email protected] e: Jennifer Coombs-Kelly NJ Elmer, (856) 358-2589 p: [email protected] e: Ronald Pape Ronald Pape MN East Grand Forks, (218) 773-9366 p: [email protected] e: Lonnie Spokely MN Nielsville, (701) 430-1803 p: [email protected] e: Montana Dan Lake MT Ronan, (406) 253-3638 p: [email protected] e: Clear Lake, MN Clear Lake, (320) 743-2543 p: [email protected] e: Lance Hapka MN Argyle, (218) 201-0400 p: [email protected] e: Imle Peter MN Gonvick, (218) 268-4499 p: [email protected] e: Jerry Larson MN Climax, (218) 857-2235 p: [email protected] e: Jason Walther Jason Walther MI Three Rivers, (269) 279-2450 p: [email protected] e: Minnesota George Cariveau MN East Grand Forks, (701) 741-6606 p: [email protected] e: Justin Dagen MN Karlstad, (218) 686-1734 p: [email protected] e: Gray Paul Don Sklarczyk MI Johannesburg, (989) 731-5452 p: [email protected] e: Randy Styma MI Posen, (989) 766-2662 p: [email protected] e: Dennis Iott MI Kalkaska, (231) 258-8294 p: [email protected] e: Greg Iott MI Kalkaska, (231) 258-8294 p: [email protected] e: Manchester, MI Manchester, (734) 428-8900 p: [email protected] e: Dennis Hanson MI Cornell, (906) 384-6301 p: [email protected] e: Mark Tarr Mark Tarr ME Washburn, (207) 455-4390 p: [email protected] e: Michigan DuRussel Pat Mars Hill, ME Mars Hill, (207) 429-0928 p: [email protected] e: Alan Moir ME Woodland, (207) 551-5990 p: [email protected] e: Dominic LaJoie ME Buren, Van (207) 484-1414 p: [email protected] e: Darrell McCrum Keith Doyen ME Mapleton, (303) 369-7783 p: [email protected] e: Keith Labrie Saint Agatha, ME (207) 543-6700 p: [email protected] e: Maine Brent Buck ME Chapman, (207) 227-4816 p: [email protected] e: 2013 Voting Delegates Voting 2013 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 28 COMMITTEES e: [email protected] p: (541)786-5263 La Grande, OR Rob Lane e: [email protected] p: (541)619-1031 Jefferson, OR Nels Iverson e: [email protected] p: (541)281-7570 Falls,Klamath OR Daniel Chin e: [email protected] p: (503)550-9925 Sherwood, OR Jim Baggenstos e: [email protected] p: (541)567-8540 Hermiston, OR Tony Amstad Oregon e: [email protected] p: (937)484-3573 Urbana, OH Todd Michael Ohio e: [email protected] p: (701)657-2440 Hensel, ND Richard Vivatson e: [email protected] p: (701)753-7401 Crete, ND Brian Vculek e: [email protected] p: (701)285-3381 Pingree, ND Jeff VanRay e: [email protected] p: (701)284-6703 Park River, ND Mark Thompson e: [email protected] p: (509)948-6431 Pasco, WA Cully Easterday e: [email protected] p: (509)760-2309 Lake,Moses WA Mike Dodds e: [email protected] p: (509)727-2504 Warden, WA Nelson Cox e: [email protected] p: (509)832-3159 Pasco, WA Ellie Charvet e: [email protected] p: (509)750-0154 Quincy, WA Rex Calloway e: [email protected] p: (509)948-9752 Pasco, WA Jared Balcom Washington e: [email protected] p: (570)682-3709 Sacramento, PA Keith Masser Pennsylvania e: [email protected] p: (541)567-4300 Hermiston, OR Dan Walchli e: [email protected] p: (208)573-4968 Huntington, OR Strickland Jerry e: [email protected] p: (541)546-4424 Culver, OR Mike Macy e: [email protected] p: (541)473-4004 Vale, OR Corey Maag 2013 Voting Delegates e: [email protected] p: (509)989-0033 Lake,Moses WA Frank Martinez e: [email protected] p: (509)948-5826 Plymouth, WA Mike Madsen e: [email protected] p: (509)430-5640 Pasco, WA Stacy Kniveton e: [email protected] p: (509)531-3369 Othello, WA Nick Johnson e: [email protected] p: (360)739-5590 Bellingham, WA Roger Hawley e: [email protected] p: (509)952-0817 Yakima, WA Robert Halvorson e: [email protected] p: (509)539-9461 Connell, WA Ted Tschirky e: [email protected] p: (509)539-2711 Pasco, WA Ed Schneider e: [email protected] p: (509)989-0202 Othello, WA Lynn Olsen e: [email protected] p: (509)727-2504 Pasco, WA Allen Olberding e: [email protected] p: (360)661-1566 Mount Vernon, WA Darrin Morrison e: [email protected] p: (715)344-2526 Plover, WI Mike Finnessy e: [email protected] p: (715)228-3031 Coloma, WI Steve Diercks e: [email protected] p: (715)228-3031 Coloma, WI Andy Diercks e: [email protected] p: (715)544-6073 Point,Stevens WI Richard Beggs e: [email protected] p: (920)348-6700 Friesland, WI Alsum Larry Wisconsin e: [email protected] p: (715)335-8060 Bancroft, WI Jim Wysocki e: [email protected] p: (715)498-1900 Custer, WI Kirk Wille e: [email protected] p: (715)592-4926 Point,Stevens WI Nick Somers e: johnt@sbfi.biz p: (715)623-2689 Antigo, WI John Schroeder e: jpavelski@hfinc.biz p: (715)249-5555 Hancock, WI Jeremie Pavelski e: [email protected] p: (715)623-5882 Antigo, WI Ron Mach National Potato Council BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND BIGGEST WORLD’S PROMOTIONAL VEHICLE

Last year, our famous Great Big Idaho® Potato Truck industry-leading certification from the American Heart generated over 500 million media impressions nationwide, Association and continuing to strengthen international, with extensive TV and online coverage and active retail and foodservice relationships. We’re supporting consumer engagement in every market it visited. university-level agricultural research. Hosting and sponsoring the Famous Idaho® Potato Bowl™. And Now, we’re out to drive our message home more effectively producing powerful TV advertising and PR initiatives. than ever during an even bigger and better 7-month tour of 72 cities, featuring appearances at high-profile events like If you thought last year’s sales success was a big deal, the Kentucky Derby parade and more. just wait until you see what’s in store for 2013. Because when it comes to moving Idaho® Potatoes, we’re on a But that’s just the beginning of this year’s king-sized roll like never before. marketing program. We’ll also be publicizing our 30 MEMBERSHIP & CONTACTS w: www.wga.com e: [email protected] p: (949)885-2263 contact: McInerney Matt Irvine, CA 92614 17620 FitchStreet Growers Association Western w: www.unitedpotatokb.com e: [email protected] p: (541)892-5263 contact: EdStaunton Merrill, OR97633 P.O. Box523 United PotatoGrowers oftheKlamathBasin e: [email protected] p: (530)667-5214 contact: IvaRogers Tulelake, CA96134 356 MainStreet P.O. Box338 TulelakeGrowers Association e: [email protected] p: (661)366-5721 contact: TomFranconi Edison, CA93220 P.O. Box98 ProduceShippers Kern Association California Organizations Grower State Potato

e: [email protected] p: (302)698-4500 contact:Philip Towle Dover, DE19901 2320 S. DupontHighway Delaware Departmentof Agriculture Delaware PotatoBoard Delaware w: www.unitedpotatoco.com e: unitedpotatoco@qwestoffice.net p: (719)852-2144 contact: Lyla Davis Monte Vista, CO81144 P.O. Box269 Street 101 Adams United Fresh PotatoGrowers ofColorado e: [email protected] p: (970)352-5231 contact: LolaMundt Greeley, CO80632 528 7thStreet P.O. Box1774 Area III Colorado Potato Administrative Committee w: www.coloradopotato.org e: [email protected] p: (719)852-3322 contact: JimEhrlich Monte Vista, CO81144 Park Avenue 1305 P.O. Box348 Area II Colorado Potato Administrative Committee Colorado

e: [email protected] p: (208)360-9560 contact: TravisBlacker Idaho Falls, ID83404 3670 S. 25thEast, Suite3 Oregon PotatoCommittee Idaho-Eastern Idaho e: flspuds@cfl.rr.com p: (407)865-6303 contact: MikeHevener Winter Park, FL32789 611 N. Wymore Road, Suite212 South FloridaPotatoGrowers Exchange e: [email protected] p: (904)692-5938 contact: Johns Danny Elkton, FL32033 4805 CountyRoad13 P.O. Box655 North FloridaGrowers Exchange Florida w: www.mainepotatoes.com e: fl[email protected] p: (207)769-5061 contact: DonFlannery Presque Isle, ME04769 744 MainStreet, Room1 Maine PotatoBoard e: [email protected] p: (207)764-3380 contact:Dana Wright Presque Isle, ME04769 744 MainStreet, Suite6 Agricultural Bargaining Council Maine w: www.unitedpotato.com e: [email protected] p: (208)535-8500 contact: RickShawver Idaho Falls, ID83402 6109 S. United PotatoGrowers ofIdaho w: www.idahopotato.com e: [email protected] p: (208)334-2350 contact: Kole Pat Eagle, ID83616 661 S. RivershoreLane, Suite230 Idaho PotatoCommission w: www.idahoshippers.org e: [email protected] p: (208)529-4400 contact: MarkKlompien Idaho Falls, ID83404 3670 S. 25thEast, Suite3 P.O. Box51100 Idaho Grower Shippers Association YellowstoneHwy National Potato Council MEMBERSHIP & CONTACTS 31 Washington State Potato Commission Washington 108 Interlake Road 98837 WA Moses Lake, contact: Chris Voigt (509) 765-8845 p: [email protected] e: www.potatoes.com w: Wisconsin Cooperative United Potato Growers of Wisconsin 5374 State Hwy 66 WI 54481 Stevens Point, Chris Malek contact: (715) 342-9809 p: [email protected] e: Growers Vegetable Wisconsin Potato & Association Box 327 P.O. WI Antigo, 54409 Duane Maatz contact: (715) 623-7683 p: [email protected] e: www.wisconsinpotatoes.com w: Texas America of Growers United Southwest Potato Box 525 P.O. TX 79347-2525 Muleshoe, Barrett Keith contact: (806) 272-4546 p: [email protected] e: Virginia and Potato Virginia Association of Growers Vegetable Box 26 P.O. 21047 Front Street VA 23418 Onley, Butch Nottingham contact: (757) 787-5867 p: [email protected] e: Washington of Potato Growers United Fresh and Oregon Washington Suite 311 Center Parkway, 1030 N. WA 99336 Kennewick, Dale Lathim contact: (509) 539-6360 p: [email protected] e: www.unitedpotatowa.com w: Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers Potato Growers Cooperative Pennsylvania Suite 100 Front Street, 3107 N. 17110 PA Harrisburg, Roger Springer contact: (717) 232-5300 p: [email protected] e: www.pacooppotatoes.com w: Red River Valley Fresh Potato Fresh Valley Red River Cooperative Growers 301 Box P.O. 420 Business Hwy 2 MN 56721 East Grand Forks, Kreis Ted contact: (218) 773-3633 p: [email protected] e: Oregon Potato Commission Oregon Suite 130 Barbur Blvd, 9320 S.W. OR 97219 Portland, Bill Brewer contact: (503) 239-4763 p: [email protected] e: www.oregonspuds.com w: Also see: California—United Potato Growers of the Klamath Basin Idaho—Idaho-Eastern Oregon Potato Committee United Fresh Potato Growers Washington— and Oregon Washington of Pennsylvania New York State Potato Growers Empire Box 566 P.O. NY 14561 Stanley, contact: Melanie Wickham (585) 526-5356 p: [email protected] e: www.nypotatoes.org w: North Carolina Association North Carolina Potato Box 2066 P.O. NC 27906 Elizabeth City, Fleetwood Tommy contact: (252) 331-4773 p: tommy.fl[email protected] e: www.ncpotatoes.org w: North Dakota Association Northern Plains Potato Growers 301 Box P.O. 420 Business Hwy 2 MN 56721 East Grand Forks, Chuck Gunnerson contact: (218) 773-3633 p: [email protected] e: www.nppga.org w: .state.mt.us/crops/potatocomm.asp Nebraska Potato Council Nebraska 6541 Jefferson Road NE 69301 Alliance, contact: Joe Thompson (308) 762-7699 p: [email protected] e: United Potato Growers of Montana United Potato Growers 2660 Alders Lane MT 59725 Dillon, Art contact: Mangels (406) 683-4356 p: [email protected] e: Montana Advisory Committee Montana Potato Development Bureau Rural Agriculture Montana Department of Box 200201 P.O. 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Government Contacts Government Acting Administrator NW Avenue, 1200 Pennsylvania Room 3000 ARF 20460 D.C. Washington, (202) 564-4711 p: Jim Jones Acting Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention NW Avenue, 1200 Pennsylvania East Room 3130A EPA 20460 D.C. Washington, (202) 564-2902 p: Environmental Bob Perciasepe Protection Agency Protection 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 44 MEMBERSHIP & CONTACTS e: [email protected] p: (207)764-2036 contact: AllisonTodd Presque Isle, ME04769 744 MainStreet, Suite9 Program Certification Seed Potato Division ofPlantIndustry Food andRuralResources Maine DepartmentofAgriculture, Maine e: [email protected] p: (208)884-8225 contact: DougBoze Meridian, ID83642 429 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite105 Association Idaho CropImprovement Idaho e: [email protected] p: (719)754-3496 contact: KentSather Center, CO81125 0249 E. Road9N. San Luis Valley ResearchCenter Potato CertificationService Colorado e: [email protected] p: (530)754-9649 contact: Guzman Pablo Davis, CA95616 Shield Avenue One University ofCalifornia Center Parsons SeedCertification Association California CropImprovement California e: [email protected] p: (907)745-8724 contact: BillCampbell Palmer,99645 AK 5310 S. BodenburgSpur Plant MaterialsCenter Alaska Offices Certification Seed Potato

e: [email protected] p: (701)231-5435 contact:Schrage Willem Fargo, ND58105-5257 1313 18thStreetNorth P.O. Box5257 University Station North DakotaStateSeedDepartment Dakota North e: [email protected] p: (607)255-9869 contact: AlanWestra Ithaca, NY14853 103C LelandLab and Genetics Cornell UniversityDepartmentofPlantBreeding New York Project SeedImprovement New York e: [email protected] p: (308)762-1674 contact: StevenMarquardt Alliance, NE69301 100 DepotStreet P.O. Box339 Potato CertificationAssociationofNebraska Nebraska e: [email protected] p: (406)994-3150 contact: NinaZidack Bozeman, MT59717-2060 MSU-Bozeman P.O. Box172060 223 PlantGrowthCenter Montana SeedPotato Certification Montana e: [email protected] p: (218)773-4956 contact: MikeHorken East GrandForks, MN56721 312 4th Avenue, N.E. Inspection Potato Minnesota DepartmentofAgriculture Minnesota e: [email protected] p: (989)732-4433 Axford contact:Jeff Gaylord, MI49734 P.O. Box1865 4355 WhitehouseTrail Michigan SeedPotato Association Michigan Wisconsin SeedPotato Certification Wisconsin e: [email protected] p: (360)902-1984 contact: Tom Wessels Olympia,98504-2560 WA P.O. Box42560 Street 1111 Washington Plant ProtectionDivision Washington StateDepartmentofAgriculture Washington e: [email protected] p: (541)737-4513 contact: McMorran Jeffrey Corvallis, OR97331-3003 031 CropScienceBuilding University Oregon State Oregon SeedCertificationService Oregon e: [email protected] p: (613)225-2342 contact: CameronDuff Ottawa, OntarioK1A049Canada Tower 1, Floor1, Room146 1400 MerivaleRoad Plant HealthScienceDirectorate Canadian FoodInspectionAgency Canada e: [email protected] p: (307)754-9815 contact: MikeMoore Powell,82435 WY P.O. Box983 747 Road9 Service Seed Certification University ofWyoming Wyoming e: [email protected] p: (715)623-4039 contact: RobertColtman Antigo,54409 WI P.O. Box328 Fifth Avenue 807 National Potato Council MEMBERSHIP & CONTACTS 45 United Potato Growers of America United Potato Suite 120 5320 South 900 East, UT 84117 Salt Lake City, (801) 517-9000 p: [email protected] e: www.unitedpotatousa.com w: Board United States Potato #400 Street, Syracuse 4949 S. CO 80237 Denver, (303) 369-7783 p: [email protected] e: www.uspotatoes.com w: United Fresh Produce Association Suite 1100 NW, Avenue, 1901 Pennsylvania 20006 D.C. Washington, (202) 303-3400 p: [email protected] e: www.unitedfresh.org w: Potato Association of America Potato University of Maine Room 6 5715 Coburn Hall, ME 04469 Orono, (207) 581-3042 p: [email protected] e: www.ume.maine.edu/paa w: Produce Marketing Association 1500 Casho Mill Road 6036 Box P.O. DE 19714-6036 Newark, (302) 738-7100 p: [email protected] e: www.pma.com w: Snack Food Association Suite 650 Wilson Blvd, 1600 22209 VA Arlington, (800) 628-1334 p: [email protected] e: www.sfa.org w: National Potato Council National Potato Suite 910 NW, 1300 L Street, 20005 D.C. Washington, (202) 682-9456 p: [email protected] e: www.nationalpotatocouncil.org w: Food Marketing Institute Suite 800 2345 Crystal Drive, 22202 VA Arlington, (202) 452-8444 p: [email protected] e: www.fmi.org w: Association Grocery Manufacturers Suite 300 NW, 1350 I (Eye) Street, 20005 D.C. Washington, (202) 369-5900 p: [email protected] e: www.gmabrands.com w: Oregon Potato Commission 9320 SW Barbur Blvd. Suite 130 Portland, OR 97219 (503) 239-4763 Tel: www.oregonspuds.com Quality you can count on Oregon Potato Commission 9320 SW Barbur Blvd. Suite 130 Portland, OR 97219 (503) 239-4763 Tel: www.oregonspuds.com Quality you can count on 1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 400 NW, 1156 15th Street, 20005 D.C. Washington, (202) 296-1585 p: [email protected] e: www.croplifeamerica.org w: 2000 Corporate Ridge Blvd, Suite 1000 2000 Corporate Ridge Blvd, VA 22102 McLean, (703) 821-0770 p: info@affi.com e: www.affi.com w: CropLife America 2000 Corporate Ridge Blvd, Suite 1000 2000 Corporate Ridge Blvd, VA 22102 McLean, (703) 821-0770 p: [email protected] e: www.apre.org w: Institute American Frozen Food National Potato IndustryNational Organizations Research & Alliance for Potato Education Contacts 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato POTATO RESEARCH MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

Cutting edge research and technology development will not only ensure that Washington remains home to the most productive potato fields in the world, but will also help our state thrive in today’s economy.

Washington’s potato farmers need strategic government investments in research that will help them grow more food while using fewer resources. Continual advancements in research and technology will enable Washington’s growers to maintain their competitiveness in a global economy, help to expand our state’s exports, and protect the number one job provider in the state. Washington’s 250 potato growers alone are responsible for more than 23,000 jobs and economic activity in excess of $4.6 billion throughout the state.

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USPB Brian Kirschenmann California Bakersfield, CHAIRMAN FINANCE John Meyer Cohocton, New York CO-CHAIRMAN COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY & POLICY Grand Forks, North Dakota Grand Forks, CO-CHAIRMAN MARKETING INTERNATIONAL Chris Slagell Oklahoma Hydro, CO-CHAIRMAN COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY & POLICY Marty Myers Oregon Lake Oswego, CO-CHAIRMAN MARKETING INTERNATIONAL Eric Halverson Ritchey Toevs Idaho Aberdeen, CO-CHAIRMAN MARKETING INTERNATIONAL Mike Carter Wisconsin Rosholt, CO-CHAIRMAN DOMESTIC MARKETING Brett Jensen Idaho Idaho Falls, CO-CHAIRMAN DOMESTIC MARKETING Bruce Richardson Virginia Capeville, CO-CHAIRMAN DOMESTIC MARKETING Rob Davis Washington Connell, CHAIRMAN Sid Staunton California Tulelake, CHAIRMAN PAST IMMEDIATE 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 2013/2014 2013/2014 Executive Committee 48 USPB marketing through the adoption the USPB of program. Class Best in promotions, expanding the varieties numbers sold of and improved service. Increased demand at generated retailis through in-store U.S.on increasing demand and of usage potatoes at retailand food- e international marketing program for table-stock potatoes focuses targeted countries. to consumer research aimed at better understanding perceptions in awareness the U.S. availability of of table-stock potatoes and to respond thee goal International of Table-Stock Program to is build market North, intheSouth. and10locations with threesupermarketsinthecenterof Vietnam, ninesupermarketsinthe among shoppers. BigCisoneofthelargestshoppingcentersin Vietnam, Supercenter nearHoChiMinhCity, Vietnam, interestandexcitement creates U.S. andpromotionfor A retaildisplay BigC at potatoes table-stock Potato Program International Table-Stock International Marketing: • • • • • MAXIMIZING RETURNONGROWERINVESTMENT! approved the state of Colorado to ship to that market. ofColoradotoshipthat thestate approved Indonesia, Korea, CostaRica, andthePhilippines. Market accessissueswereaddressedin Taiwan, Mexico, markets ofCentral America, Mexico, Malaysia, and Vietnam U.S. arebeingcarriedin700retailoutletsthetarget potatoes make purchases markets ofHongKong, Taiwan, continueto and Singapore All currentimportersofU.S. inthemaintenance potatoes sales increasesofmorethan75% and 3in U.S.Vietnam conductedpromotionsfor with potatoes 13 retailchainsinCentral America, 4inMalaysia, 3inMexico, restaurantsinMalaysia by 13 newmenuitemsmadewithU.S. wereadopted freshpotatoes

Taiwan menu items featuring U.S.menu itemsfeaturing potatoes. table-stock ofU.S.and versatility potatoes. addednew Thirteen restaurantsinthiscountry Chef Seminars, likethisoneinMalaysia, thequality todemonstrating arekey highest priority the for organizations. of all opportunities for U.S. growers and increased market access the of is the Board, National Potato Council and states have created new arediscussions occurring with Mexico. ecombined efforts of protocol for U.S. table-stock potatoes and serious political level the Colorado state of to ship there, the Philippines animport signing elsewhere. Excellent made progress been with has Taiwan approving while trying to increased access gain to Mexico, Korea, ailand, and table-stock potatoes to Indonesia, China, the Philippines and Japan, potatoes. eUSPB continues to work on establishing access for U.S. Market access the is biggest barrier U.S. to increased exports of fresh storage, handlingand marketing. U.S. potatoes to these markets new and provide training on proper distributors. provided seminars also ese achance to fully introduce Guatemalaseminars in and Salvador El to train retailers, importers and potatoes particular. in Armed with this information, held USPB staff consumersof these in countries towards potatoes general in and U.S. this researchResults of provide the understanding agood perception of e USPB conducted extensive consumer research Central in America. seminars added at one least U.S. potato dish to their menus. more to come. To date, the chefs 90%of who attended these five theseMany chefs of have already put dishes on new their menus with Finally, they created their dishes own ablack in box cooking challenge. nutrition U.S. and the of use table-stock potatoes different in cuisines. chefs from Malaysia. chefs ese learned about U.S. potatoes, potato held Malaysia. in training and cooking two-day is event attracted 20 In November 2012, the fifth annual International was Seminar Chef messages. positive these consumersmillion the in three markets target have reached been with cooking classes, TV programs, and promotional materials. 2 Over potato messages. done is through is press releases, advertorials, theso international table-stock program on providing focuses positive In some USPB markets, target potatoes are not considered nutritious, increased and shrinkage reduced, resulting increased exports. in By helping the retailoutlets improve their handlingpractices, sales are National Potato Council USPB 49 “Why Buy US” continues to undeniably continues demonstrateand quality the value “Why Buy US” world market. fries on the of U.S. culminated in July 2011 with a set of recommendations for improved improved for a set 2011 with of recommendations culminated in July e U.S. buy should companies these why messaging highlighting in all launched and been refined has program since “Why US” Buy against share market protect helps implementation Its target markets. make to users encourages and E.U., the from product very inexpensive potatoes. frozen U.S. to switch the expands products potato frozen of U.S. for new channels Development foodservice traditional the new net beyond sales creates and demand supermarket at products prepared ese include new channels sector. pizza mini-marts gas at stations, supermarkets, bulk at sales delis, kiosks markets, public wholesale online shopping, chains, delivery manufacturing. food and vendors, street and USPB Reverse Trade Mission (RTM) participants learn from field to fork participants about Mission (RTM) Trade USPB Reverse frozen potato products were introduced new U.S. Twenty-four potatoes. U.S. this past year thanks in part to this valuable industry opportunity for foreign importers and distributors.

19 positive messages about potatoes to trade and distributed consumers in target markets Frozen Fries program implemented in markets “Why Buy US” Vietnam, in 4 market access issues addressed and 3 resolved and China Panama, 18 new channels were developed for U.S. frozen potato products 18 new channels were developed for U.S. 42 new menu items launched at foodservice chains in target markets frozen 18 retail chains in target markets began carrying U.S. potato products 20 restaurant chains in the target markets switched to 20 restaurant chains in the frozen potato from another source products U.S. MAXIMIZING RETURN ON GROWER INVESTMENT! MAXIMIZING RETURN • • • • • • • e frozen program is the largest USPB International Marketing Marketing International USPB largest is the program e frozen of 60 percent roughly for account products as potato program frozen but fries, on only focuses is not program exports. potato U.S. total U.S. the from available products potato frozen all other also promotes by potatoes U.S. for opportunities new growth spurs is approach potatoes. frozen U.S. for new channels creating usage and increasing growth create which targets markets specifically e USPB representatives local utilizing by growers potato U.S. for opportunities strong with has e program been very successful markets. in the volume the (MY) year 2002-2003, market Since sales. in export growth (MT); tons 905,679 metric over to rose exports potato frozen of U.S. period. of an increase a 10-year over 100% over creating countries eight from distributors and 31 importers 2012, October In is Oregon. and Idaho to mission trade a reverse for U.S. the to came fork, to field from production potato frozen U.S. about learned group facilities. storage cold and processing, storage, harvest, visitswith to frozen for new and applications new products ey about also learned players ese market key processors. the at chefs from products potato 24 new add sales, increase to helping staff, their train to back gone have to users potato frozen non-U.S. switch lineups, sales their to products they new information the with gain new and customers products, U.S. traininglearned during experience. their U.S. determine: was to undertaken project research ambitious 2010 an July In make utilize to markets in chains foreign do restaurant factors what attributes the are What fries? frozen for decisions purchasing their e research choice? desirable a more them make that fries of U.S. International Frozen ProgramFrozen International is to Program Frozen Marketing International of USPB e goal the in export products potato and potatoes of U.S. consumption increase of development and new products introduction the through markets U.S. expand and protect to also works e program of new channels. markets. in existing share market 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 50 USPB ailand, Indonesia, and Japan. which are closed or have limited market access, such Mexico, as China, to freshly harvested potatoes. ere countries are anumber also of storageping times and the of use potatoes make U.S. potatoes inferior supply capabilities, and the highquality. Many the believe longer ship- chipping potatoes—the varieties the grown in U.S., the year-round Asia. However, foreign chip manufacturers with U.S. are unfamiliar e potato chip growing industry around is the world, especially in technical requirements for import. U.S.standing of chip-stock varieties, their characteristics and the manufacturers targeted in foreign markets and build greater under- thee goal International of Chip-Stock Program to is educate chip International Chip-StockProgram U.S. products which are oftentimes higher priced. U.S. the foreign reasons one main is of restaurants remain loyal to e Buy US”“Why research from confirms the services value-added preparation provided, is with roughly 1,000outlets trained each year. items to menus. Employee training proper in storage, handlingand products, including restaurants’ second addition or multiple of fry include cooperative promotional support on new focused launches of to restaurantsservices purchasing U.S. frozen products. services ese processors advantage adistinct this process, in providing value-added vying for business. einternational marketing program gives U.S. potato products competitive, very is with processors around the globe Restaurante Quick Service (QSR) market for frozen fries and other newsletters. and publicity, menu promotions, media events, websites, press releases, seminars and trainings for trade, consumer cooking classes, paid potato profile these in markets, the international program utilizes U.S.growth of frozen potatoes markets. target in To create apositive A positive for image potatoes important is for the continued sales • • • • • • MAXIMIZING RETURNONGROWERINVESTMENT! made on further improving access for chipping potatoes to Japan chippingpotatoes made onfurtherimprovingaccessfor Dominican Republicwereresolved, was whilesignificantprogress Market accessbarriersinKorea, Taiwan, CostaRica, andthe toexportJapan 4 newshipperswereapproved buyersand4U.S.with 5foreign suppliersinattendance Chip-stockSymposiumwasheldinMinneapolis An International producing them industry andthesignificantresourcessophisticated potatoes America, U.S. visitedNorthDakotatolearnabout chip-stock A reversetrademission(RTM), with5participantsfromCentral America 1 sampleshipmentwassenttoachipprocessorinCentral purchase U.S. chippingpotatoes 8 outof9chipmanufacturersintargetmarketscontinueto and met with four U.S. grower/shippers. industry, theUS more about learned they where contracting, varieties, RTM, participants attended the international chip-stock symposium breeders at North Dakota State University (NDSU). theAs part of and shipping and learned agreat about deal variety research from the helped to host the mission. eparticipants saw harvest, storage, e Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPPGA) fivemade buyers up of from Central America to North Dakota. In 2012the September international department brought aRTM companies that had not previously tested them. and interest U.S. in chipping potatoes. Samples were sent to those meetings to determine their one-on-one needsprovided part of as and Central America. Educational and promotional materials were e USPB continues to work with snack food manufacturers in Asia industry association,industry Canacintra. theMexicansnack thetradeshowheldby The USPBhadalargeboothat Association for helpingorganizethevisittoNorthDakota. for Association El Salvador, andGuatemala. Growers BigthankstotheNorthernPlains Potato snack manufacturers. RTM participantswerefromNicaragua, CostaRica, The USPBhostedachip-stockRTM fiveCentral toNorthDakotafor American National Potato Council USPB 51 Increased demand for dehy by the Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) Increased demand for dehy by the Private continues to be created through basic education regarding the benefits dehy. of utilizing U.S. U.S. dehy is becoming an important ingredient in noodles, breads, soups, pizza, pizza, soups, breads, dehy is becoming an important ingredient in noodles, U.S. It adds unique textures and flavors to a variety of foods. and donuts. pastries, and knowledge of technical a foundation build to continues e USPB of in a variety dehy of benefits the U.S. utilizing regarding information attitudes potato mashed on research consumer FY13, In applications. messaging while Mexico, and in Korea completed were awareness and in croquettes and Philippines of in the results studies ball fish the on was developed. Japan to provided were information other of and e results studies these and 40 one-on-one meetings technical through audience targeted the developed were materials Additionally, shows. trade and 17 seminars food use details of the providing on in baking, dehy distributed and seminar ever potato mashed e first foodservice. and manufacturing, Asia. East South throughout from chefs for was in Singapore held higher the for is markets being developed in these interest Strong processors. U.S. the by provided mixes potato mashed value

Market access barriers in Korea and China were addressed while the free-trade agreement with Panama was implemented The USDA purchased 800 MT (114,639 cwt fresh weight equivalent) of flakes for the McGovern-Dole International School Feeding Program to be implemented in the Congo The first ever purchase of granules under the Food for Education program occurred with 480 MT (68,783 cwt fresh weight equivalent) of the fortified product going to Cameroon 74 new products made with U.S. dehy are under development 74 new products made with U.S. in the target markets 3 research studies are underway to identify new uses or dehy in the target markets applications for U.S. and the Japan, 3 new importer/distributors in Malaysia, dehydrated potatoes or new Philippines began carrying U.S. dehy products for the first time U.S. 32 new products made with U.S. dehy were launched by foreign 32 new products made with U.S. food manufacturers and restaurants MAXIMIZING RETURN ON GROWER INVESTMENT! • • • • • • • International Dehydrated Potato Program (Dehy) Potato Dehydrated International of USPB e goal the and commercial in both dehy use of the increase is to U.S. Program world. the throughout programs assistance food e newly opened market of Vietnam continued to grow after the the after grow to continued ofVietnam market opened e newly of exports potatoes fresh U.S. in FY12. there mission trade USPB tons of 2,251 metric seven FY13 to months first 564% in the up were (49,626 cwt). since began have in 2006 and Japan to Exports of potatoes chipping of expansion improved and demand the with significantly grown of Ministry visit a Japanese by a required hosted USPB e access. to Washington and California, Oregon, Nevada, to official Agriculture export to approved become states in these shippers and growers help USDA- with work to NPC continue and e USPB market. the to Japan, to potatoes chipping U.S. for access improve to FAS and APHIS inland be transported to potatoes U.S. the allowing importantly most a port. at located not plants at processed and in Japan in NPC, and USPB efforts, expansion market proactive to addition In on work to continue organizations, potato state the with conjunction and China, Indonesia in Mexico, barriers access market overcoming in barriers overcoming or new markets, to access Gaining Taiwan. exports. increases inwill U.S. in significant result markets, current 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 52 USPB Honduras, Uruguay, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. carriesalso out maintenance programs the in established markets of markets:target Nicaragua, Sri Brazil, Lanka, and Egypt. eUSPB conducting acombination the activities of listed below each in or our government officials, importers and growers. done is by is U.S.of potato seed availability, safety, and quality varieties among e strategy for the program seed to is increase the knowledge U.S. potatoes seed targeted in markets. introduce the world to U.S. potatoes seed and to increase demand for thee goal International of Potato Seed Marketing Program to is International SeedPotatoMarketing are food-aid in used settings and the results measured. carried out food in assistance settingswhich in dehydrated potatoes keep training people new about dehy. Demonstration projects are constant turnover personnel in these in organizations, crucial to it is foreign nationals, and the second for U.S.-based employees. With the trainings are held year: one per for foreign employees, based oftentimes PVOs who distribute dehy food in aid settings. Two PVO employee “demonstration projects” the countrieswith recipient food-aid in e most effective marketing efforts are individual trainings and dehy U.S. in the of use government international food-aid programs. Organizations (PVOs) and U.S. governmental agencies to expand e USPB develops and circulates informationVoluntaryPrivate to convenience stores and retail. includeese the institutional sector, foodservice food manufacturing, U.S.and resulting of use dehychannels the new in in markets. target bread products. Another important success the been has introduction sandwich filling, ensaymadas, mashed potato side dishes, and various thein markets, target including soups, donuts, croquettes, pizza, More and more products new made with U.S. dehy are launched being • • • • • • • • MAXIMIZING RETURNONGROWERINVESTMENT! Dominican Republic andthe arecontinuinginEgypt whileefforts Nicaragua Market accessissueswereresolvedinBrazil, Uruguay, and 10 tradeleadswereobtainedanddistributedtotheindustry 1 newU.S. exporterbeganexportingto2countries import U.S. seedpotatoes 5 of6importersinmaintenancemarketsarecontinuingto and Mauritius Market visitswithU.S. occurredinBrazil, growers SriLanka, and SriLanka Cut seedtrialsareongoingintheDominicanRepublic, Nicaragua, Mauritius, andtheCongo U.S. inEgypt, varietytrialsareunderway seedpotato Nicaragua, 2 newimportersbeganbuyingU.S. seedpotatoes help them negotiate with their government officials from within. markets. eInternational Department works also with importers to with the USDA-APHIS and FAS officials the in U.S. and foreign in organizations to overcome these barriers. Most the work of done is e International Department works with the and NPC state grower Addressing market access akey component issues is the strategy. of Market Access U.S.resulted sales of new anumber in of potatoes. seed Symposium,Seed held in August 2011, were the and largest ever certification, breeding and inspections. eRTM and International growing regions to get afirsthand look at U.S. growing practices, seed brings growers and importers from markets target to U.S. visit seed establish commercial relationships. During the Seed Tour, the USPB otherevery year to showcase U.S. potato seed production practices and e International Department aSeed organizes Tour and Symposium Mission Reverse Trade went to Brazil, Sri Mauritius, Lanka, Nicaragua, and Honduras. importers and growers, and work on access issues. In 2012-2013, teams markets to evaluate variety trials, establish relationships with the e international program seed to makes visits the regular foreign Market Development to become abeliever. promote U.S. potatoes seed the in market. ere nothing is like seeing eachin country, aprerequisite to imports. eresults to are used also these trials areResults needed of for also the variety registration process step determining in which U.S. thrive varieties will foreign in markets. local growing conditions and climate. Variety trials are anessential to show the and viability U.S. adaptability of potato seed varieties to U.S. potatoes seed are sent to markets target to planted be and grown, Variety Trials markets at alower price compared to international competition. used, U.S.is growers better be able will to meet the these demand in thecost the and seed limits of supply available from the U.S. seed cut If markets. 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Seminar QSR A was in Caldwell, held processors, QSRs, including present, were Industry ofparts Fry the USPB, researchers, breeders, organizations, potato state producers, e representatives. industry other and universities, USDA/ARS, showed which of clones two identification seminar the focused on in analysis QSR expanding and fries capable in making QSR promise years. future focus the acrylamide, low for promise showing varieties numerous With analysis. capability QSR more towards is shifting Project of NFPT the in doing join Simplot to agreed have Farms Cavendish and McCain of number the triple or is will double analysis. finish product capability. 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Expanding the the Expanding Wisconsin. and Maine include to Dakota, North and amount the reduces and year each information more provides sites trial material. raw forming acrylamide new find of low to needed time 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 58 USPB [email protected] Coordinator MarketingProgram International Dinah Tobey [email protected] Vice President, Marketing International John Toaspern International Marketing [email protected] Assistant Administrative Rognmoe Beth Ayn [email protected] Manager, PublicRelations Meredith Myers [email protected] Vice President, DomesticMarketing TriouKathleen Domestic Marketing [email protected] & Policy Manager, Communications Industry Alexandra Imhof [email protected] & Policy Manager, Communications Industry Fairbourn David [email protected] &Policy Communications Vice President, Industry Fraser David & Policy Communications Industry [email protected] Compliance Assistant Helga Cole [email protected] Accounting &Compliance Administrator Melissa Guzman [email protected] Audit Analyst Terri Boyd-Snell [email protected] Compliance Investigator Pamela Lee [email protected] TechnologyInformation & Vice President, Finance Diana LeDoux Technology Finance &Information [email protected] Assistant Administrative Debra Crane [email protected] Executive Administrator Robin Vest Angelo President &CEO Vacant (To 2013) benamedJuly President/CEO Office USPB Staff

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STATISTICS 61 - Sales $ 1,000 Value of Value Farm $/Cwt - 8.39 3,914,949 . Potatoes . - 28,355 327,140 5.03 1,810,330 1,644,602 Farm Disposition 1,000 Cwt otal Grown Where Used Seed and Home and Loss Cwt S of U. and Value Disposition, Production, Harvested Yield Production for Feed Seed, Shrinkage Sold Price Production 1,000 Acres 1,246.9 1,220.9 358 437,673 28,625 5,386 21,227 401,060 6.99 3,055,876 2,802,978 Potatoes 2011 Summary, September 2012, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Agriculture (USDA)/National Department of U.S. September 2012, Potatoes 2011 Summary, USDA/NASS. February 2013, 2012 Summary, Values Crop USDA/NASS. January 2013, Crop Production 2012 Summary, 1975 1,298.5 1,259.5 256 321,978 25,615 6,560 22,177 293,241 4.48 1,442,741 1,313,201 1976 1,404.2 1,371.4 261 357,666 25,566 6,760 26,246 3.59 324,660 1,282,521 1,166,539 1977 1,398.9 1,360.2 261 355,334 25,989 6,718 31,119 317,497 3.55 1,255,047 1,127,531 1978 1,401.0 1,374.5 267 366,314 24,331 6,302 34,439 325,573 3.38 1,224,478 1,098,936 1979 1,295.4 1,258.3 272 342,447 22,316 5,904 30,128 306,415 3.44 1,172,108 1,052,542 1980 1,175.4 1,147.8 265 303,905 24,063 6,380 23,237 274,288 6.55 1,985,814 1,795,482 1981 1,255.3 1,232.4 276 340,623 24,931 6,004 26,339 308,280 5.42 1,831,474 1,670,955 1982 1,302.8 1,266.9 280 355,131 24,120 7,242 31,045 316,844 4.45 1,562,639 1,411,309 1983 1,271.1 1,241.5 269 333,726 25,475 5,937 24,664 303,125 5.82 1,934,263 1,763,508 1984 1,333.7 1,297.8 279 362,039 27,159 5,701 30,057 326,281 5.69 2,042,298 1,855,751 1985 1,406.7 1,358.7 299 406,609 24,955 8,061 52,707 345,841 3.92 1,568,296 1,355,438 1986 1,256.6 1,220.2 296 361,743 25,770 6,248 1987 1,316.6 1,293.4 301 389,320 25,544 5,654 31,901 351,765 4.38 1,682,949 1,539,467 1988 1,284.7 1,259.3 283 356,438 25,973 5,810 25,067 325,561 6.02 2,143,971 1,958,373 1989 1,305.0 1,281.5 289 370,444 27,025 5,722 24,974 339,748 7.36 2,716,963 2,501,327 1990 1,399.7 1,370.6 293 402,110 28,061 5,949 28,329 367,832 6.08 2,430,983 2,239,615 1991 1,407.5 1,374.4 304 417,622 26,747 5,995 32,429 379,198 4.96 2,042,899 1,880,156 1992 1,339.3 1,315.0 323 425,367 28,241 5,923 33,807 385,637 5.52 2,336,478 2,129,241 1993 1,389.9 1,321.2 326 430,349 29,081 5,951 30,181 394,217 6.16 2,642,699 2,429,854 1994 1,421.8 1,385.1 339 469,425 29,428 5,904 37,342 426,179 5.56 2,593,446 2,369,130 1995 1,400.7 1,376.1 323 445,099 30,561 5,755 29,630 409,714 6.75 2,995,711 2,765,823 1996 1,454.7 1,425.9 350 499,254 29,138 6,221 41,238 451,795 4.91 2,423,476 2,218,119 1997 1,383.5 1,353.6 345 467,091 29,975 5,475 32,183 429,433 5.64 2,622,621 2,421,212 1998 1,415.8 1,386.9 343 475,667 29,206 5,764 35,449 434,454 5.56 2,633,941 2,416,566 1999 1,376.1 1,331.8 359 478,093 29,580 5,545 35,550 436,998 5.76 2,742,428 2,519,138 2000 1,383.1 1,347.5 381 513,544 27,137 5,287 43,685 464,572 5.08 2,590,053 2,359,162 2001 2002 1,299.6 1,265.9 362 458,171 28,149 5,622 30,905 421,644 6.67 3,045,310 2,811,995 2003 1,272.6 1,248.6 367 457,814 26,687 5,543 35,294 416,977 5.89 2,685,822 2,457,640 2004 1,192.4 1,166.0 391 456,041 24,695 4,796 37,408 413,837 5.65 2,565,260 2,344,481 2005 2006 1,139.4 1,120.2 1,108.4 393 441,348 26,437 1,086.2 4,738 390 29,852 406,758 7.31 3,208,632 2,981,414 423,926 25,659 4,791 28,519 390,616 7.04 2,981,754 2,758,275 2007 1,141.9 1,122.2 396 444,875 24,476 4,105 29,561 411,209 7.51 3,339,710 3,088,763 2008 1,059.6 1,046.9 396 415,055 24,533 4,138 26,438 384,478 8.42 3,770,462 3,494,193 2009 1,071.2 1,044.0 414 432,601 24,027 4,535 29,135 398,931 8.25 3,557,574 3,291,800 2010 1,025.7 1,008.0 401 404,273 25,060 4,220 24,990 375,063 9.20 3,721,501 3,448,748 2011 1,099.2 1,077.0 399 429,647 26,497 4,142 27,755 397,750 9.41 4,040,568 3,743,011 2012 1,148.3 1,132.7 412 467,126 - - - Data not available. T Statistics Year Planted Acreage Sources: Sources:

2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 62 STATISTICS andState Source: CropProduction2012Summary, 2013, withheldabove. January Includesdata USDA/NASS. 1 individualoperations. for disclosingdata Withheldtoavoid (D) Seasonal Group New Jersey NewJersey Missouri NorthCarolina Maine Maryland Maryland OtherAreas Nebraska OtherIdahoCounties Kansas HastingsArea Montana 10SouthwestCounties Illinois Florida Wisconsin RhodeIsland NorthDakota NewMexico Minnesota Idaho UnitedStates Delaware Delaware UnitedStates California California United States All UnitedStates Other States Other States Washington Pennsylvania Oregon Ohio NewYork Nevada Michigan Massachusetts Colorado California Fall Virginia Virginia Texas Colorado Summer Texas Arizona Spring 1

Potato Acres PlantedandH 1,025.7 0021 2012 2010 2011 279.0 295.0 894.3 135.0 13.4 16.0 55.0 11.7 19.0 21.5 11.5 16.0 33.2 62.5 84.0 45.0 27.1 35.5 16.2 44.0 55.5 42.1 89.3 1.9 6.5 7.3 2.1 4.5 6.5 0.6 1.6 9.5 2.2 3.9 5.8 8.4 4.0 9.3 3.7 rea Harvested rea A Harvested Area Planted (D) (D) S tates andUnitedS 1,099.2 301.0 320.0 957.7 160.0 17.0 57.0 13.0 20.0 23.4 11.7 19.0 36.4 63.0 84.0 49.0 28.1 40.0 16.5 45.0 54.0 48.2 11.1 93.3 13.3 2.0 8.3 2.2 5.5 7.0 0.6 1.6 9.2 2.0 3.6 8.8 6.0 4.5 8.0 (D) (D) 3.8 arvested by S 1,148.3 1,001.7 325.0 345.0 165.0 tates: 2010-2012 16.5 57.5 13.5 23.0 23.5 12.0 20.0 37.0 64.5 88.0 49.0 29.5 42.0 17.0 46.5 55.1 49.8 11.0 96.8 2.3 9.1 2.3 5.5 7.6 1.6 8.9 3.9 8.8 5.0 5.4 9.8 2.1 6.3 7.1 4.0 (D) (D) 1,000 Acres 1,008.0 easonal Group 294.0 2010 20112012 278.0 881.8 134.0 0.6 2.1 15.0 54.8 11.5 18.6 20.3 11.3 16.0 31.8 61.5 80.0 42.0 27.0 35.5 16.0 43.5 55.2 40.4 85.8 13.4 1.7 7.2 2.1 4.4 6.3 1.6 9.0 3.8 6.5 5.6 7.6 3.9 8.3 3.7 (D) (D) 1,077.0 300.0 319.0 939.5 160.0 16.5 54.0 12.5 19.5 23.1 11.5 19.0 35.6 62.5 77.0 47.0 28.0 39.9 16.2 44.0 53.9 46.0 10.9 91.5 13.3 1.8 7.1 2.2 5.3 6.8 0.6 1.6 7.8 1.7 2.8 8.8 5.9 4.4 7.6 (D) (D) 3.8

National Potato Council 1,132.7 324.0 344.0 989.6 164.0 6.2 7.1 16.0 57.0 13.3 22.8 23.3 11.7 20.0 36.6 64.0 84.0 47.0 29.0 41.9 16.5 45.5 54.6 48.5 10.8 94.6 2.3 8.9 2.2 5.2 7.4 1.6 8.6 3.9 8.8 4.8 5.3 9.3 2.0 3.7 (D) (D) STATISTICS 63 (D) (D) 482 833 408 836 644 8,917 5,592 3,325 3,200 2,186 2,173 2,812 1,820 2,670 5,292 1,200 4,312 1,365 3,744 2,769 4,703 2,236 2,852 11,600 26,736 17,855 21,021 10,400 15,675 15,925 18,800 10,146 25,200 23,045 97,580 29,440 (D)

(D) 400 660 342 770 459 150 1,064 9,112 6,237 2,875 2,805 1,672 1,562 2,244 1,484 1,207 3,815 1,180 4,312 3,795 7,800 4,050 2,028 5,845 10,920 25,573 12,894 21,291 10,260 14,310 15,180 16,685 18,865 23,342 97,600 25,938 1,000 Cwt Production (D) (D) 440 714 391 952 2,828 609 165 2010 2011 2012 5,252 1,036 7,950 5,075 2,875 2,925 1,951 1,443 2,205 1,474 2,160 3,192 8,720 1,083 3,673 7,719 5,120 2,205 10,935 24,797 12,971 21,528 15,892 15,660 17,010 22,000 20,058 88,440 24,293 366,505 391,180 422,535 366,505 391,180 422,535 404,273 429,647 467,126 404,273 429,647 467,126 112,970 128,760 143,240 112,970 128,760 143,240 104,250 118,500 132,840 104,250 118,500 132,840 easonal Group wt by S wt by (D) (D) 241 225 427 400 412 244 240 250 200 235 283 410 255 380 350 380 300 280 490 250 368 490 385 416 520 410 275 350 350 400 320 445 390 460 285 300 550 260 595 460 tates: 2010-2012

(D) (D) 439 280 416 390 399 256 270 230 170 220 279 355 250 330 280 300 170 190 350 200 280 490 395 404 540 395 265 275 345 355 330 400 250 245 270 585 260 250 610 415 tates and United S tates and United S (D) Yield per Acre (D) 392 280 416 405 250 250 250 195 235 289 370 275 350 335 340 300 230 420 170 321 435 390 384 545 375 290 285 360 405 325 415 320 290 565 275 660 395 401 275 245 2010 2011 2012 Potato Yield and Production in C and Production Yield Potato

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North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Washington Wisconsin Other States (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1 USDA/NASS. Includes data January withheld above. 2013, Crop Production 2012 Summary, Source: Seasonal Group Cwt Statistics and State 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 64 STATISTICS

Source: 2011Summary, Potatoes withheld above. Includesdata September2012, USDA/NASS. duetorounding. notcalculate May 2 1 individualoperations. for disclosingdata Withheldtoavoid Representszero. (D) - notaddduetorounding. totalsmay United States Other States Other States Wisconsin Washington Virginia Texas Rhode Island Pennsylvania Oregon Ohio North Dakota North Carolina New York New Mexico New Jersey Nevada Nebraska Montana Missouri Minnesota Michigan Massachusetts Maryland Maine Kansas Illinois Idaho Florida Delaware Colorado California Arizona ntdSae 4967 647 ,4 2,5 3770 .1 ,0,0 3,743,011 4,003,007 9.41 397,750 27,755 4,142 26,497 429,647 United States State Production Used Seed, Production Used State 2

Potato Production, S 1,000Cwt 1,000 Cwt 128,760 25,938 97,600 23,342 18,865 16,685 15,180 14,310 22,853 15,232 1,180 5,487 2,028 2,805 4,050 7,800 3,795 1,207 1,484 2,244 9,112 7,251

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150 459 770 660 400 (D) (D) (D) (D) Loss Seed Home S ,9 20 ,8 2,0 03 267,161 24,30510.30 771,040 1,383 250 91,3257.90 6,000 275 1,397 4,125 ,6 20 ,4 1,0 .0 173,558 16,6009.20 2,045 220 1,760 ,2 19 ,4 1,3 .0 160,176 176,088 15,4359.60 13,50011.60 1,141 109 1,420 260 1,020 148,824 1,168 12,66010.40 1,500 150 1,210 ,3 95 ,0 198581 1,042,956 119,8358.10 8,000 925 222,494 245,152 7,935 14,33714.70 19,82510.80 677 1,959 1,069 218 1,573 1,145 for Feed, otal tates andUnitedS

304 196 988 391 8 20 1 7001.0 83,460 340 47,438 7,08010.70 3,36812.50 510 200 210 227 585 324 166 138 158 891 393 84 16 40 93 33 24 D (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) eed Use, FarmDisposition, Price, andValue

(D) (D) (D) 1 0 5311.0 74,336 5,36113.50 105 21 150,342 21,8728.05 33 1,380 90 0 5 ,5 1.0 63,585 15.70 3,850 150 50 19 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 - - 61 ,5 .2 70,491 6,5559.92 691 5 36 ,8 58 144,769 8,78615.80 326 -

Disposition Farm 1,000 Cwt Shrink and SoldCwtProduction tates: 2011C (D) (D) (D) (D) 7 ,3 1.0 16,402 13.90 1,131 47 3 ,3 1.0 24,539 12.10 1,932 63 13 5 ,8 1.0 25,806 11.50 12 2,180 45 2 ,9 09 13,156 18,698 1,19510.90 12 12.60 1,425 59 3 5 9 - ,0 1.0 34,502 12.30 2,803 - Price 4 57 2,355 146 15.70 5,646 445 12.30 5 1.0 8,547 7,326 11.10 11.10 755 654 9 1.0 4,160 10.40 390 (D) (D) (D) (D) rop per $ $1,000 Value of (D) (D) (D) (D) National Potato Council 1

Sales $1,000 250,845 723,268 175,771 152,771 969,181 148,242 156,152 131,644 138,658 213,389 210,480 15,734 72,593 23,283 60,256 34,384 25,105 75,580 42,201 13,055 17,980 64,993 8,366 7,273 4,056 2,286 5,465

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STATISTICS 65 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 7,752 8,862 12,995 23,902 10,920 15,425 32,040 47,174 16,614 64,431 36,160 37,565 15,480

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(D) (D) (D) (D) 70,491 345,068 4,160 7,326 8,547 $1,000 5,646 2,355 25,806 18,698 13,156 47,438 83,460 101,460 63,585 34,502 24,539 74,336 16,402 173,558 235,620

Value of Production Value (D) (D) 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 41,425 4,356 7,354 4,770 7,491 2,129 16,783 19,845 13,856 10,451 22,680 42,240 77,190 69,120 31,005 26,681 77,799 10,282 157,313 222,494 201,217 290,132 245,152 151,087 138,783 144,769 915,057 1,042,956 938,222 158,920 148,824 172,425 170,694 176,088 183,138 124,173 160,176 129,720 192,500 176,510 187,903 172,838 654,456 771,040 692,818 257,506 267,161 262,016 3,721,501 4,040,568 3,914,949 3,721,501 4,040,568 3,914,949 tates and United S tates and United 8.39 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 16.94 6.50 6.55 8.50 6.00 6.90 6.00 9.35 7.50 7.10 8.90 15.60 12.60 19.00 11.00 10.60 11.30 11.50 12.00 12.60 10.00 13.70 11.30 16.80 12.90

$ 9.41 9.92 (D) (D) (D) (D) 8.10 9.60 9.20 8.05 7.90 14.70 10.80 10.40 15.80 11.50 12.60 10.40 11.10 11.10 11.60 10.90 12.50 10.70 15.70 12.30 12.30 12.10 15.70 13.50 13.90 10.30 (D) (D) Price per Cwt wt and Value of Production - S of Production wt and Value 9.20 7.89 8.10 9.00 9.40 9.65 7.30 8.75 8.80 7.40 9.90 16.20 11.40 12.60 17.40 10.00 10.30 10.90 10.50 11.50 10.00 12.20 13.50 10.60 12.30 12.10 12.90 15.20 10.80 10.60 2010 2011 2010 2011 2012

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2 Arizona California United States Colorado Delaware Florida Idaho Illinois Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Oregon Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Texas Virginia Washington Washington Wisconsin Other States All Potatoes Price per C Price All Potatoes (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Crop Values 2012 Summary, February 2013, USDA/NASS. USDA/NASS. February 2013, 2012 Summary, Values Crop Source: 1 2 is the sum of the value of production of the seasonal groups. The value of production Includes data withheld above. 3 is derived from value of production. The 2012 price prices per cwt are derived from value of sales. The 2010 and 2011

Statistics State 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 66 STATISTICS State CropYear

Potato Source: 2011 Summary, Potatoes County, andKlamath stocksinCalifornia Includespotato September2012, USDA/NASS. Oregon. 1 individualoperations. for disclosingdata Withheldtoavoid (D) Representszero. - allpurposesanduses, for Stocks aredefinedasthequantity(whethersoldornot)remaininginstorage arenotyetmoved, that includingseedpotatoes andshrinkage, waste, andotherlosses includesmallportionofothertype(s)constitutinglessthan1percentState’s Predominanttypeshownmay total.Source: Bluetypesarereportedunderredtypes. 2011Summary, Potatoes September2012, USDA/NASS. Representszero. 1 – and StateDecember Washington Pennsylvania Oregon North Dakota United States Wisconsin New York Minnesota Michigan Maine Idaho Colorado Other States Other States Wisconsin Washington Oregon North Dakota New York Klamath Basin Klamath United States Nebraska Montana Minnesota Michigan Maine Idaho Colorado California California that occur after the date ofeachestimate. occurafterthedate that S tocks 1

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180.49 12.65 0.00 14.20 0.00 0.00 0.41 3.75 107.99 26.50 261.43 48.62 38.14 6.54 101.40 134.29 14.44 15.55 12.80 1.06 14.25 32.06 608.77 120.71 232.02 14.83 73.51 42.20 25.36 61.08 3.79 27.74 88.16 661.19 328.13 30.48 0.84 174.69 5.39 165.12 158.41 77.23 13.58 762.73 117.27 0.52 21.73 8.00 52.83 290.98 6.19 912.89 73.75 242.98 17.40 2.70 715.12 205.48 60.06 788.61 21.71 36.09 2.17 39.16 0.71 2,011.23 T Alberta British ntario Manitoba Saskatchewan New Quebec O ectarage Accepted by Province: 2012 Province: Accepted by ectarage H

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Totals may not add due to rounding. Totals varieties grown hectarage on smaller and varieties that were not approved for release by the Canadian Representative. 1 Other varieties included non registered varieties, October 2012. Agency, Source: Canadian Food Inspection Total Other Varieties Total Ipm-Abr 50 Top Registered Varieties Total 25 6,949 38 3,302 2,398 236 3,083 1,010 3,635 329 21,006 Rebond Lady Claire Carlingford Rosara Blazer Russet Ampera Fianna Norvalley Red Maria Red La Soda Ac Peregrine Red Alturas Red Pontiac Agata Fabula Valor Valor Darkred Chieftain Estima Andover Adora Satina Vivaldi Pacific Russet Viking Gemstar Russet Piccolo Cal White Ranger Russet Envol Snowden Umatilla Russet Ho2000 Eva Baby Boomer Sangre Bintje Ac Chaleur Innovator Dakota Pearl Kennebec Chieftain Yukon Gold Yukon Russet Norkotah Norland Shepody Superior Atlantic Russet Burbank Goldrush TOTAL ALL ALL TOTAL

Name Variety Statistics 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 68 STATISTICS

State Fall Potato Acres PlantedforC UnitedStates Wisconsin Washington Pennsylvania Oregon NorthDakota NewYork Nebraska Montana Minnesota Michigan Maine Idaho Colorado California California Alaska X Notapplicable. (X) Notapplicable. (NA) Acres Acres Certificationertified Certification Certified Entered for 113,538 108,617 17,926 11,115 30,464 13,326 8,133 2,915 2,436 4,949 9,938 8,154 2,277 271 862 618 154 2010Crop ertified 15,872 10,755 30,461 12,053 8,119 2,915 2,436 4,914 9,938 6,976 2,273 271 862 618 154 S eed –S elected Percent 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 96 89 99 86 97 90 Source: 2011Summary, Potatoes September2012, USDA/NASS. S tates andUnitedS Entered for 17,984 10,187 11,546 14,998 8,353 2,901 2,557 5,229 8,279 2,343 (NA) 278 845 704 (X) 114,426 53 2011 Crop tates: 2010and2011 14,890 10,187 10,742 34,766 13,287 8,353 2,887 2,557 5,211 7,394 2,272 278 845 704 53 National Potato Council Percent 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) 83 89 97 93 89 (X) STATISTICS 69 386.21 367.32 424.22 413.14 440.32 958.87 901.86 891.00 796.85 764.39 627.08 621.40 600.23 594.38 502.06 497.01 441.87 2,838.21 3,177.16 1,173.72 1,165.14 1,763.54 1,293.13 1,258.57 7,003.21 1,964.74 2.50 1,604.83 13.85 431.75 20.54 641.49 55.75 633.54 28.50 2,496.65 31.30 2,327.93 244.74 373.60 221.80 1,115.23 663.59 1,084.30 522.51 376.88 522.65 523.21 812.07 2,207.64 9.32 2.52 3.00 392.46 0.01 1.04 2.29 11.95 536.07 0.05 0.02 389.58 2,285.89 63.27 708.05 3,251.15 66.10 25.10 2,603.27 80.00 372.37 771.67 91.90 47.82 802.23 4,921.86 47.00 2,277.61 10,161.38 188.01 266.00 3,773.30 480.60 167.00 139.54 192.49 1,893.24 171.00 321.78 23,510.13 66.00 UT WA UT WA WI Acres 19.00 59.00 29.00 40.00 157.81 27.00 18.00 25.00 140.12 40.30 30.00 1,677.19 18.00 161.00 161.00 143.40 453.30 457.00 344.00 167.20 0.97 2.16 23.52 35.67 65.57 tate, By Variety tate, 1.80 0.26 3.89 8.50 67.90 33.07 29.00 128.59 416.50 144.12 0.30 529.50 549.77 433.23 2,066.04 7.60 1,399.67 0.05 5.2 0.80 0.09 119.50 46.70 1,102.20 246.51 550.34 212.98 1,274.64 2,588.59 896.22

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Colorado Potato Seed Certification Service, Source: Silverton Russet Blazer Russet 34.10 521.00 3,462.85 2,585.83 2420.12 150.60 459.20 545.02 488.39 1,495.57 577.33 300.50 40.00 741.79 486.17 14,308.47 All Other Varieties 741.79 486.17 40.00 577.33 300.50 2,585.83 2420.12 150.60 459.20 1,495.57 3,462.85 521.00 545.02 488.39 34.10 LaRatte Red Pontiac Dakota Rose Rosara Umatilla Russet Atlantic Alpine Russet Russet Norkotah Sel 296 Goldrush “ID Strain” Russet Burbank Alturas Chieftain Russet Norkotah Sel 8 10.00 Cal White Superior “NY Strain” Russet Norkotah Sel 3 Russet Norkotah Sel 112 29.00 Prospect Pike Reba Russet Norkotah Strains Umatilla Centennial Russet Kennebec “MT Strain” Russet Burbank Chipeta Sangre Bannock Russet Innovator Megachip Superior Agata Red LaSoda Russet Norkotah Sel 278 Rio Grande Russet Classic Russet Shepody Russet Norkotah 18.00 Dakota Pearl Miscellaneous Norland “Dark Red” Gold Yukon Canela Russet Norland “Red” Snowden Frito-Lay Varieties Ranger Russet TOTAL Russet Burbank Variety AK CA CO ID ME MI MN MT NE ND NY OR Statistics 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato 70 STATISTICS 02p .3 .1 .8 10.57 9.98 9.31 9.23 2012 p 8.35 8.27 8.30 2012 p 2012 p 01p .8 92 07 11 1.7 15 1.9 04 83 73 85 90 10.08 9.08 8.54 7.33 8.30 10.47 14.19 11.59 7.72 11.17 8.10 11.17 7.47 10.74 6.56 9.26 9.08 6.57 2011 p 7.24 8.18 8.21 8.41 8.38 14.73 8.26 10.72 7.63 10.71 7.68 10.83 2011 p 14.21 23.05 19.79 17.49 16.59 15.61 14.50 12.07 11.21 2011 p 00 74 .9 78 .6 88 .2 82 .4 72 .3 80 .4 8.07 9.94 8.01 7.03 7.22 7.84 8.25 8.22 8.87 7.79 8.36 7.55 7.86 6.89 7.79 6.27 7.45 6.16 2010 6.30 8.25 8.40 8.95 9.04 9.15 8.74 13.63 8.46 10.23 10.32 8.45 11.14 2010 13.27 8.35 8.21 9.19 6.54 6.56 6.68 5.70 2010 09 .7 90 .3 94 .6 94 .3 85 .1 71 .2 74 8.19 7.47 7.22 7.11 8.01 8.54 8.63 9.48 9.46 8.15 9.44 8.17 9.33 7.46 9.07 7.06 9.27 7.88 2009 7.14 7.27 7.44 7.93 7.50 8.35 7.01 6.19 7.00 6.68 6.89 7.46 2009 8.77 11.85 10.56 13.28 12.21 10.60 12.07 12.45 12.95 2009 08 .0 77 .7 84 .3 1.7 1.8 1.1 86 .0 87 .0 9.09 9.30 8.77 7.60 8.65 10.71 10.98 10.37 9.23 6.49 8.45 6.31 7.87 6.01 7.76 5.61 7.50 5.75 2008 5.75 6.72 6.85 6.72 6.58 6.25 14.44 6.34 14.19 14.97 6.20 17.59 2008 19.39 23.66 18.00 18.03 14.56 11.77 10.25 10.30 9.67 2008 07 71 .8 79 .9 79 .4 79 .0 57 .7 64 .2 7.51 7.02 6.47 5.67 5.79 6.70 7.96 7.74 7.94 6.01 8.69 6.14 7.92 5.62 7.38 5.29 7.15 5.34 2007 5.55 6.51 6.65 6.74 6.55 10.84 6.36 8.52 6.03 8.11 6.14 7.68 2007 7.85 10.53 9.74 10.36 10.37 13.09 11.04 10.05 9.05 2007 06 .9 68 .8 83 .3 84 .2 75 .2 56 .8 69 7.31 6.92 6.68 5.68 6.12 7.55 9.32 8.46 7.73 5.90 8.36 5.94 8.48 5.68 6.80 5.11 7.09 5.20 2006 5.43 6.40 6.46 6.30 6.04 10.25 5.73 8.70 5.58 8.63 5.65 8.67 2006 9.81 13.97 12.70 12.02 10.56 12.39 13.82 9.14 9.58 2006 05 56 .3 64 .9 60 .1 71 .8 56 .8 63 .7 7.04 6.87 6.35 5.38 5.64 6.48 7.10 6.31 6.06 5.39 6.19 5.51 6.44 4.89 5.83 4.66 5.64 4.65 2005 4.91 5.52 5.51 5.69 10.31 5.45 9.18 5.37 9.04 5.28 8.80 5.29 9.61 2005 11.00 10.05 8.29 7.36 7.24 8.06 6.64 6.15 2005 04 57 .3 61 .2 63 .4 61 .7 51 .1 48 .8 5.65 5.28 4.89 4.61 5.16 5.57 6.14 6.44 6.37 5.06 6.62 5.10 6.11 4.87 5.93 4.46 5.70 4.59 2004 4.76 5.15 5.53 5.62 6.70 5.56 5.57 5.24 4.89 5.40 5.07 5.30 6.75 2004 7.76 7.99 9.01 7.65 7.84 7.38 6.79 6.28 2004 03 64 .7 67 .8 69 .9 68 .8 51 .5 52 .6 5.88 5.56 5.21 4.85 5.16 5.78 6.82 6.69 6.93 5.11 6.98 5.19 6.79 4.77 6.47 4.46 6.44 4.62 2003 4.88 5.38 5.59 5.59 7.34 5.49 6.13 5.28 6.19 5.27 6.21 5.29 6.87 2003 8.48 8.95 9.20 9.09 8.35 8.57 8.51 8.05 2003 02 73 .3 82 .1 85 .8 1.9 73 .9 55 .4 66 6.67 6.62 6.24 5.53 6.29 7.39 10.59 9.38 8.59 5.16 8.01 5.35 8.24 5.14 7.33 4.79 7.34 4.62 2002 4.67 6.09 5.83 6.02 5.66 9.59 5.34 8.60 5.27 8.62 5.37 8.34 2002 11.52 15.31 16.70 16.28 14.69 12.17 13.19 11.63 10.49 2002 01 .2 52 .2 54 .2 57 .6 72 .3 52 .6 67 6.99 6.73 6.16 5.28 6.23 7.20 6.36 5.71 5.22 5.05 5.47 5.15 5.12 4.89 5.28 4.47 4.72 4.56 2001 4.43 5.24 4.96 5.10 10.79 5.19 9.37 5.10 8.68 5.15 8.69 4.95 10.96 2001 12.96 8.93 8.31 7.23 5.53 4.48 5.41 3.54 2001 00 .6 57 .4 64 .8 59 .8 53 .9 43 .0 49 5.08 4.93 4.50 4.39 4.79 5.32 6.58 5.97 6.28 4.70 6.49 5.07 6.14 4.69 5.78 4.34 5.56 4.48 2000 4.46 4.89 5.34 5.37 5.27 5.41 4.77 5.21 4.16 5.27 4.66 5.18 5.90 2000 8.15 8.81 7.40 7.30 6.61 6.74 6.62 6.21 2000 99 .0 57 .2 65 .6 65 .5 59 .3 49 .8 56 5.76 5.68 5.58 4.98 5.33 5.91 7.35 6.54 6.06 4.99 6.50 4.95 6.12 5.04 5.75 4.67 5.50 4.59 1999 4.43 5.28 5.30 5.32 6.94 5.30 7.00 5.14 6.58 4.94 6.26 5.11 7.23 1999 9.67 9.79 9.08 7.70 8.32 7.85 6.94 6.08 1999 98 .1 58 .1 62 .6 61 .8 53 .8 45 .2 52 5.56 5.29 5.02 4.55 5.08 5.38 5.78 6.13 6.46 4.86 6.27 5.22 6.41 4.61 5.88 4.31 5.41 4.55 1998 4.83 5.04 5.58 5.97 6.94 5.48 5.41 5.24 5.77 5.26 5.75 5.07 6.62 1998 6.73 6.94 7.23 7.31 6.83 7.54 6.81 5.76 1998 97 .2 45 .4 46 .1 46 .6 63 .8 49 .2 53 5.64 5.36 5.12 4.93 5.08 6.31 5.66 4.66 5.31 5.00 4.67 4.96 4.64 4.71 4.56 4.60 4.22 4.61 1997 4.81 4.33 5.04 6.04 6.65 5.02 6.05 5.11 6.07 4.90 6.65 4.98 7.02 1997 9.04 7.02 5.34 4.60 3.92 3.46 3.82 3.21 1997 96 .5 69 .1 78 .9 81 .9 55 .2 47 .4 42 4.91 4.28 4.44 4.75 4.92 5.58 7.79 8.16 8.09 4.82 7.82 4.77 7.51 4.67 6.92 4.67 6.65 4.67 1996 4.91 5.92 6.47 6.59 5.05 5.87 3.73 5.71 4.02 5.44 5.31 5.42 5.82 1996 7.06 9.74 10.50 9.78 9.01 8.86 8.52 7.99 1996 95 .3 49 .7 54 .6 71 .5 66 .6 63 .9 63 6.75 6.33 6.39 6.30 5.76 6.64 8.75 7.12 5.86 5.21 5.41 5.39 5.37 5.37 4.97 4.65 4.83 4.90 1995 4.98 5.80 5.07 4.82 8.87 4.76 7.54 4.80 7.87 4.90 8.00 4.89 9.31 1995 9.63 10.70 9.85 7.26 5.97 5.84 5.43 4.70 1995 94 .4 63 .5 66 .2 68 .8 62 .5 45 .7 48 5.56 4.85 4.77 4.57 4.95 6.25 7.38 6.80 6.62 4.83 6.68 4.75 7.75 4.56 6.37 4.51 6.04 4.80 1994 4.91 4.95 5.50 4.79 6.87 4.96 5.03 5.43 5.08 5.12 4.95 5.08 5.58 1994 8.63 8.90 8.14 8.58 7.90 10.60 8.03 7.14 1994 93 .5 52 .6 71 .8 64 .8 62 .6 49 .4 61 6.16 6.15 6.34 4.90 5.06 6.25 7.38 6.45 7.18 4.96 7.18 5.04 6.06 4.75 5.29 4.56 5.15 4.55 1993 4.97 5.40 5.37 7.09 7.96 6.33 7.51 5.14 8.25 4.88 6.79 4.86 6.94 1993 7.96 9.11 7.95 8.36 8.91 6.73 5.95 5.59 1993 92 .7 40 .4 51 .3 47 .0 66 .9 45 .0 50 5.52 5.06 4.90 4.55 4.89 6.64 7.00 4.71 4.43 4.79 5.16 4.77 4.64 4.43 4.08 4.32 4.07 4.56 1992 5.05 3.90 3.93 3.71 6.76 4.17 5.43 3.96 5.56 4.06 5.73 4.34 6.27 1992 9.23 8.52 5.82 5.18 6.39 5.56 4.06 3.79 1992 91 .6 55 .5 70 .8 75 .5 53 .1 40 .9 42 4.96 4.29 3.99 4.06 4.51 5.39 7.95 7.51 7.98 4.55 7.03 4.48 6.15 4.08 5.53 4.09 5.66 4.43 1991 5.01 5.41 5.55 7.05 5.65 6.00 4.29 5.14 3.99 4.99 4.06 5.04 4.51 1991 5.39 7.95 7.51 7.98 7.03 6.15 5.53 5.66 1991 Year 90 .6 77 .7 1.0 93 .6 95 .9 53 .3 52 .6 6.08 5.46 5.24 4.73 5.36 8.09 9.50 8.96 9.32 4.80 10.30 5.03 9.17 4.75 7.71 4.42 7.36 4.63 1990 All Uses: 5.15 5.38 5.98 5.15 8.01 5.46 5.46 5.70 5.24 5.66 4.73 5.37 5.36 1990 Processing: 8.09 9.50 8.96 9.32 10.30 9.17 7.71 7.36 1990 Table Stock: Source: USDA, National Service, Statistics Agricultural Potatoes & Annual Summary Prices.Agricultural Vegetables andMelons Yearbook Data, 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. 585 2151885 2,1 4,6 6,9 1985 211,875 179,855 126,715144,465161,290 92,115108,895 75,875 31,750 38,165 44,475 51,360 58,515 65,320 73,04084,105 13,375 16,845 20,875 24,410 28,070 31,533 35,31042,585 230 755 91,950109,930 127,375 143,730 161,430190,910 77,585 62,390 28,060 34,800 41,800 49,460 56,680 63,800 71,51084,780 14,205 16,770 19,525 21,930 24,910 27,230 29,96036,200 27,670 33,570 38,815 46,700 53,660 60,145 67,65577,940 21,040 26,840 32,700 39,240 46,180 52,830 59,44070,050 11,820 14,785 17,435 20,370 23,215 25,775 28,69035,430 25,395 31,245 36,530 43,780 50,130 56,700 64,80575,690 10,985 14,035 17,150 19,895 23,155 26,630 30,04538,915 095 600 90,685108,090 124,845 141,705 160,370196,490 76,050 60,945 23,110 29,180 35,170 42,050 49,200 56,100 62,93079,400 10,865 13,565 16,305 18,995 21,600 24,355 27,37534,240 1,860 1,860 7,960 10,795 13,645 16,485 19,415 22,740 25,85532,700 1,575 Jan. Feb. Jan. March

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2,680 3,095 2,680 1,000 Cwt 3,695 3,620 3,265 y JuneSeason AprilMay 4,360 4,320 3,915 tates: 2009-2011 4,940 4,980 4,550 National Potato Council 5,345 5,645 5,260 6,790 7,490 7,160 STATISTICS 73

Quantity 2011 hoestrings, hoestrings, Quantity Plants 1,000 Cwt 1,000 Cwt # 3 3,270 3 3,041 8 8,627 10 9,942 5 4,988 5,536 5 2010 # 14 8,416 13 8,591 19 12,940 17 14,042 12 8,354 13 9,449 15 4,738 15 4,716 81 54,508 80 58,672 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Plants hipping and S tates: 2010-2011 218-773-4956 Seed Potatoes Minnesota Minnesota  Certified Seed Directory Call:  For your free copy of the Minnesota Minnesota Certified by Area and United S Area by hoestring Plants and Quantity Used for C hoestring Plants d hip and S : Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming Utah, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, : 1 we can grow it. : Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska Missouri, Kansas, : specific variety, 1 Central and Southern

deep peat soils of East umber of C high performance, high certified seed potatoes, soil types, from the rich www.mnsee potato.org Minnesota. If you want a When you buy Minnesota N you’re getting a history of : Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Vermont Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New England: : Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Midwest: : Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia Pennsylvania, York, New Jersey, New Maryland, District of Columbia, Delaware, Eastern: : Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington Washington Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii, California, Arizona, Alaska, Coast: West : Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Tennessee South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Southeast: : Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia West Ohio, Michigan, : North Central United States Total Texas Southwest: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mid-Central Rocky Mountains of Central Minnesota to the black soils of the Red River 1 (D) Included in United States total. Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. USDA/NASS. September 2012, Potatoes 2011 Summary, Source: is grown on a wide range of Valley to the irrigated sands quality seed. Minnesota seed

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2010 2011 10.50 10.30 10.00 10.00 11.50 10.90 17.40 14.30 10.00 12.60 23.80 11.80 16.20 11.40 7.30 9.00 7.00 9.55 9.65 9.40 8.10 9.90 $perCwt (D) 10.70 12.50 10.90 11.60 11.10 11.10 10.40 12.60 11.50 15.80 10.40 12.30 23.70 14.70 10.80 16.90 7.70 8.05 9.60 8.10 8.80 Source: 2011Summary, Potatoes September2012, USDA/NASS. RI PA - All ND Processing Fresh U.S. -All Processing Fresh - All WI Processing - All WA VA TX OR OH Processing Fresh NC NY NV State NJ NM

tates andUnitedS tates: 2010-2011 2010 15.20 12.30 12.90 12.10 12.71 11.70 10.60 10.80 13.00 10.60 13.50 12.20 8.75 7.41 9.20 9.20 6.45 7.40 8.80 7.35 (D) $perCwt (D) National Potato Council 2011 15.70 12.10 12.82 11.70 10.30 13.90 15.80 13.50 12.30 12.30 15.70 9.20 7.84 9.41 8.40 7.10 7.90 8.05 7.40 (D) (D) (D) STATISTICS 75

2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 1 9.8 10.6 0.7 12.0 12.3 12.4 13.1 14.5 14.7 16.3 11.4 12.1 11.2 10.8 10.4 10.0 10.3 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.4 10.8 12.6 13.8 12.8 13.7 13.2 13.2 16.7 15.5 16.5 12.4 15.7 14.8 14.7 15.5 13.8 12.8 12.4 13.0 12.4 11.8 11.2 Canning Dehydrating

17.4 17.2 16.7 16.3 15.7 15.5 15.8 16.2 16.5 16.7 16.5 16.6 17.0 17.8 18.0 17.6 18.1 17.6 17.1 17.4 16.4 17.3 17.1 17.7 16.5 16.4 16.4 15.5 14.7 15.9 15.6 17.4 16.3 17.2 16.4 16.1 18.6 18.6 15.7 13.7 15.0 16.8 Processing Shoestrings ategory: 1970-2011 Chips & 28.5 30.1 30.3 34.2 35.3 37.1 41.8 42.2 42.6 38.5 35.4 41.5 38.6 39.2 43.7 45.4 46.3 47.9 43.3 46.8 46.4 51.1 49.9 53.5 55.7 56.2 60.2 57.8 58.1 58.5 57.5 58.2 55.2 57.1 57.4 54.4 53.3 53.2 51.5 50.5 50.2 48.2 Freezing Pounds/Person/Year, Farm Weight Pounds/Person/Year,

otal 59.9 61.7 61.5 65.8 67.8 69.3 75.9 72.0 73.5 68.5 63.6 70.7 67.9 68.9 73.8 76.1 77.1 78.1 72.7 77.0 77.2 83.9 81.6 86.6 87.1 87.7 95.1 90.5 90.8 88.5 90.5 91.9 87.6 91.2 88.8 84.1 85.1 85.7 80.5 76.8 77.1 76.2 T

61.8 56.1 57.9 52.4 49.4 52.6 49.5 50.1 46.0 49.3 51.1 45.8 47.1 49.8 48.3 46.3 48.8 47.9 49.6 50.0 46.7 50.2 48.3 50.1 49.6 49.2 49.9 47.3 46.9 47.7 47.2 46.6 44.3 46.8 45.8 41.3 38.6 38.7 37.8 36.7 36.8 34.1 Fresh Fresh apita Utilization of Potatoes, by C by of Potatoes, apita Utilization . per C .

otal 121.7 117.8 119.4 118.3 117.2 121.9 125.3 122.1 119.4 117.8 114.7 116.5 115.0 118.7 122.1 122.4 125.9 126.0 122.3 127.0 123.9 134.1 129.9 136.7 136.7 136.9 145.0 137.8 137.7 136.2 137.7 138.5 131.9 137.9 134.6 125.4 123.7 124.4 118.3 113.5 113.9 110.3 U.S 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 p p Preliminary. 1 USDA. Service, Economic Research November 2012, revised Data, Yearbook estimates on a fresh-equivalent basis. and Melons Vegetables Calendar-year USDA. Calculated bySource: Economic Research Service,

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Total Processed 1 Dehydrated productsexceptstarchandflour. Dehydrated 1 Totals notaddduetorounding. may Non-Sales Total Sales Other Sales Sales Total TableStock Total Production Utilization Items Seed UsedonFarms Where Grown Chips andShoestrings Frozen FrenchFries Household Use and Used for FeedonFarms Household UseandUsedfor Where Grown Dehydrated Other FrozenProducts Shrinkage andLoss Shrinkage Other CannedProducts(Hash, Stews, Soups) Starch, Flour, andOther

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Utilization ofPotatoes, UnitedS 432,601 116,326 398,931 138,589 255,853 2009 44,477 42,548 26,752 20,219 21,004 33,670 29,135 Source: 2011Summary, Potatoes September2012, USDA/NASS. 6,533 3,346 1,189 1,983 6,504

748 tates: 2009-2011 Crop Year 1,000 Cwt 404,273 107,407 375,063 135,703 246,442 2010 34,164 54,508 21,214 20,621 13,374 29,210 24,990 3,002 1,218 1,659 6,334 593 700 National Potato Council 429,647 102,655 397,750 144,551 272,407 2011 45,489 58,672 22,688 21,863 15,180 31,897 27,755 3,012 1,130 1,649 6,150 825 716 STATISTICS 77 930,305 743,282 843,545 898,282 887,363 891,513

World Potato Production Potato World

861,566 1,223,530 1,084,410 2,640,600 2,415,080 2,192,280 2,900,000 2,299,090 2,725,940 2,365,260 777,200 834,400 895,730 924,180 1,020,990 1,188,000 1,398,700 1,524,500 1,629,900 1,824,000 637,000 678,000 726,000 776,000 838,000 662,000 1,105,000 914,778 900,300 950,000 694,947 769,047 930,445 1,083,070 999,343 1,037,320 1,077,110 982,979 953,710 938,517 913,550 857,100 979,100 947,300 777,800 789,000 853,200 857,900 815,600 878,400 893,824 1,009,980 1,072,040 1,009,620 1,011,910 1,003,730 1,044,490 1,176,300 1,060,810 863,680 356,703 473,331 527,240 555,125 573,687 662,093 679,774 690,853 760,139 863,100 179,385 369,204 241,945 307,296 295,142 491,216 402,207 823,266 841,279 841,252 2002 2003 2009 2004 2006 2007 2008 2005 2010 2011 2,994,000 3,385,910 3,907,120 4,855,380 5,368,400 5,167,000 6,648,000 5,268,000 7,930,000 8,326,390 6,874,390 6,348,130 7,255,380 6,604,600 6,362,820 7,183,100 6,871,970 7,020,600 7,216,210 8,016,230 7,420,700 8,649,580 9,902,170 8,184,950 8,329,410 8,743,980 8,748,630 7,124,980 7,831,110 7,721,040 7,362,740 6,468,760 7,487,700 6,777,000 6,239,600 6,870,400 6,922,700 7,180,980 6,843,530 7,333,470 6,966,000 5,918,000 6,316,500 5,979,000 5,864,000 5,635,000 5,999,000 6,396,000 6,056,000 6,115,000 5,200,000 5,300,000 4,800,000 4,090,000 4,397,310 4,246,210 4,196,520 4,397,710 4,548,090 4,613,070 1,985,320 2,039,350 2,546,610 3,167,430 2,312,790 2,760,460 3,567,050 3,659,280 3,643,220 4,338,430 4,705,130 5,282,420 5,234,840 4,434,020 5,091,140 4,999,420 4,724,460 4,581,120 4,421,770 4,168,180 2,909,000 2,522,100 3,229,620 2,780,870 2,592,820 3,189,820 2,943,210 3,296,080 3,455,800 4,128,670 4,077,630 3,947,180 4,230,210 3,738,590 4,015,900 3,712,410 3,649,020 4,003,980 3,283,870 4,076,570 3,298,160 3,143,870 3,008,160 3,289,700 3,248,420 3,388,000 3,597,090 3,765,290 3,814,370 4,073,600 1,333,470 1,879,920 1,896,270 2,156,550 2,180,960 1,506,860 2,171,060 2,636,060 3,310,000 3,993,400 3,126,410 3,089,020 3,047,080 3,130,170 3,151,720 3,550,510 3,676,940 3,443,710 3,547,510 3,917,230 1,721,700 1,946,300 1,938,100 2,024,900 1,568,000 2,581,500 2,539,000 2,941,300 3,141,500 3,491,800 1,403,800 1,884,200 2,182,620 1,485,880 2,309,430 2,858,810 2,993,820 3,427,760 3,673,540 3,123,980 2,268,800 2,308,340 2,260,630 2,520,800 2,361,600 2,414,800 2,354,410 2,755,600 2,554,600 3,076,100 1,472,760 1,531,320 1,643,360 1,738,840 1,974,760 1,943,250 2,054,820 2,424,050 2,517,700 2,508,040 3,078,140 2,664,960 2,773,570 2,563,460 2,515,000 2,479,580 2,145,170 2,459,800 2,277,900 2,360,700 3,074,000 2,939,000 2,884,000 2,749,000 2,635,000 2,873,000 2,743,000 2,459,000 2,290,000 2,349,130 1,647,000 1,496,000 1,799,620 1,767,730 1,862,860 1,972,390 2,040,000 1,866,580 2,090,210 2,195,400 1,038,930 1,099,550 1,072,770 1,314,050 1,285,150 967,000 1,162,000 1,289,620 1,789,400 2,171,520 2,262,120 2,094,520 2,021,020 1,788,680 1,943,630 1,950,000 1,900,000 1,950,000 1,996,040 2,126,790 1,761,060 2,144,160 2,035,930 1,832,920 2,208,070 2,823,360 2,372,860 2,272,770 2,121,880 1,998,250 1,334,380 1,401,470 1,481,800 1,478,540 1,569,100 1,437,220 1,536,560 1,234,470 1,604,620 1,947,690 1,884,000 2,023,000 2,052,000 2,070,000 2,000,000 1,900,000 1,520,280 1,560,000 1,708,000 1,756,000 1,303,270 1,093,730 1,144,170 1,115,740 1,391,380 834,223 965,767 924,555 1,081,350 1,676,440 1,504,200 1,412,200 1,629,400 1,576,400 1,361,200 1,625,580 1,693,000 1,617,700 1,357,800 1,620,000 1,855,320 1,610,440 1,821,510 1,753,530 1,782,810 1,781,650 1,603,830 1,773,920 1,558,030 1,547,050 1,483,500 1,661,780 1,506,510 1,634,700 1,522,610 1,750,800 1,670,480 1,501,230 1,536,620 1,433,240 1,244,030 1,308,200 1,362,530 1,141,460 1,254,760 1,373,780 1,334,900 1,393,140 1,339,420 1,379,220 1,333,160 1,247,270 1,310,390 1,288,270 1,249,610 1,211,990 1,400,210 1,178,530 1,278,120 1,128,210 70,223,331 68,139,264 72,256,279 70,906,729 54,075,569 64,837,389 70,839,652 73,281,890 81,594,184 88,350,220 24,456,100 23,161,400 27,925,800 28,787,700 29,174,600 28,599,600 34,658,000 34,390,900 36,577,300 42,339,400 32,870,800 36,746,500 35,914,200 37,279,800 38,572,600 36,784,200 28,846,400 31,134,000 21,140,500 32,681,500 16,619,500 18,453,000 20,754,800 19,462,400 19,467,100 19,102,000 19,545,400 19,666,100 18,705,000 24,248,000 11,491,700 9,915,680 13,043,600 11,624,200 10,030,600 11,643,800 11,369,000 11,617,500 10,201,900 11,800,000 15,523,900 13,731,500 13,998,700 10,369,300 8,981,980 11,791,100 10,462,100 9,702,800 8,765,960 8,196,700 24,113,094 22,231,932 23,458,450 23,580,645 20,605,674 21,065,665 21,183,002 20,642,630 19,824,459 20,934,319

otal World otal World Production 333,955,646 329,909,587 334,262,522 316,440,525 323,915,642 314,858,551 326,752,846 307,343,667 336,198,334 374,382,274 FAOSTAT data, March 2013. data, FAOSTAT Source: Country T China India Russian Federation Ukraine United States of America America United States of 20,782,300 20,783,600 20,675,000 19,222,700 19,989,700 20,179,200 18,826,600 19,622,500 18,337,500 19,361,500 Germany Bangladesh Poland France Belarus Netherlands United Kingdom Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,756,000 4,210,640 4,453,790 4,830,120 4,218,520 4,026,410 4,706,720 4,107,630 4,274,490 4,822,140 Turkey Turkey Egypt Canada Belgium Romania Peru Algeria Brazil Pakistan Malawi Kazakhstan Nepal Kenya Spain Japan South Africa Rwanda Argentina Colombia Morocco Uzbekistan North Korea Chile Denmark United Republic of Tanzania Tanzania United Republic of 637,720 684,420 731,120 651,010 660,000 650,000 674,962 860,980 1,472,560 1,555,520 Italy Mexico Kyrgyzstan Australia Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 728,785 745,343 748,095 761,891 754,807 735,254 747,968 956,953 975,418 966,413 Nigeria Azerbaijan Serbia Sweden Indonesia Tajikistan Tajikistan Angola All Other Countries —————————————————————Tons—————————————————————

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4 Largely canned. Largely Includesflakesandgranules. 4 Includes frenchfriespriorto1989. 3 2 1 Imports of processed potatoes are in product weight as reported by Census. areinproductweightas reportedby Importsofprocessedpotatoes 1 p Preliminary. Notavailable. --

Excludesflourandstarch. onCanadianimportsofU.S.3 data 1986to1989incorporate for Data Canada. reportedby potatoes theBureauofCensus. areinproductweightasreportedby Exportsofprocessedpotatoes 2 1 p Preliminary. Notavailable. -- 00 6,7 5,8 137831744 240 ,1 3021854 804 49,088 68,044 3,002188,564 1,615 32,450 1,377,853157,424 762,876153,489 2010 09 9,1 4,1 ,2,5 3,9 107 114 243 1414 4,2 47,192 48,429 184,124 2,403 1,134 31,087 133,195 1,527,559 141,712 794,611 2009 08 ,7,7 0,7 ,8,4 2,9 328 658 400 1017 2,2 32,178 28,527 150,197 4,020 6,508 23,278 127,691 1,588,141 105,573 1,071,972 2008 07 2,7 8,8 ,8,7 2,9 891 101 370 1150 1,0 12,984 16,403 161,590 3,730 1,081 48,901 122,496 1,581,079 182,286 923,573 2007 06 1,3 0,9 ,7,7 4,7 61,825 142,278 1,576,576 206,190 611,230 2006 05 3,5 5,7 ,1,4 2,7 71,681 128,871 1,515,046 156,578 631,251 2005 04 7,7 7,2 ,3,6 0,7 76,172 108,871 1,739,661 179,724 575,374 2004 03 3,0 3,6 ,3,9 1,7 61,489 117,779 1,533,890 237,363 635,006 2003 02 2,6 6,4 ,4,2 0,2 36,917 101,220 1,348,523 261,647 621,461 2002 01 8,8 8,7 ,1,7 563 41,259 85,603 1,211,775 183,171 487,888 2001 00 0,0 0,5 ,6,5 302 38,029 93,092 1,060,050 302,753 502,705 2000 99 1,8 1,0 0,1 360 10,589 73,640 909,011 312,908 610,581 1999 98 3,2 2,0 0,0 223 5,145 62,233 808,800 323,801 737,222 1998 97 1,2 5,9 5,9 658 1,057 46,548 650,695 252,498 512,321 1997 96 9,6 9,9 2,2 090 1,963 30,940 423,322 295,698 690,767 1996 95 5,2 2,4 3,2 22,573 332,427 225,942 458,925 1995 94 0,9 3,1 8,3 022 1,006 20,212 289,436 236,911 405,899 1994 93 4,8 7,0 7,8 204 2,511 12,074 278,386 171,200 541,382 1993 92 7,1 2,7 8,0 ,2 4,147 7,022 188,608 128,071 273,515 1992 91 3,4 7,0 6,4 ,4 3,632 6,749 163,744 178,907 437,349 1991 90 8,0 0,4 2,8 ,9 ,0 1,082 3,807 8,497 129,685 201,043 482,903 1990 99 0,4 160,931 509,346 1989 98 8,9 95,029 388,394 1988 97 0,9 96,995 402,791 1987 01p 0,4 7,2 ,3,6 8,8 362 99 376 1930 6,6 56,478 67,465 179,370 3,716 969 23,692 182,787 1,432,660 174,021 909,645 2011 p 63,645 280,813 1986 96 1,1 26,989 313,618 1986 2011 p 944,494 45,017 1,866,744 1,633,203 233,541 142,822138,838 15,800 69,480 97 4,3 22,281 340,934 1987 98 9,7 27,606 394,379 1988 00 1,4 278 16634 14716 1928 1912 1671 997 70,310 56,627 45,973 42,239 55,717 19,967 53,960 19,085 37,072 11,824 15,681 9,853 106,781 9,267 122,595 8,580 141,075 125,918 27,565 134,211 119,182 154,424 102,548 154,621 117,907 143,299 13,605 136,284 149,268 123,698 124,211 130,489 119,993 94,748 237,382 1,477,126 74,814 1,518,187 79,842 1,636,239 69,517 1,472,317 264,648 1,626,394 1,313,372 49,316 1,642,398 1,133,521 50,010 1,756,231 1,049,414 74,886 1,567,065 52,755 42,798 46,699 1,388,186 1,051,586 46,601 1,213,363 1,082,887 25,224 1,118,931 1,072,489 24,351 1,022,183 812,748 30,009 991,076 1,100,902 682,190 53,163 1,132,898 616,290 50,747 1,147,375 615,784 48,577 1,074,938 2010 600,715 49,777 1,037,775 2009 586,226 56,815 2008 433,712 32,387 2007 541,775 19,688 2006 647,119 43,165 2005 579,361 35,366 2004 644,190 46,043 2003 579,378 47,428 2002 607,753 34,653 2001 634,904 32,714 2000 564,010 38,044 1999 536,510 44,365 1998 620,373 25,443 1997 506,630 22,844 1996 499,894 1995 297,317 1994 301,890 1993 444,993 1992 1991 1990 1989 erFeh Seed Year Fresh erFeh Seed Year Fresh

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S S French Fries elected U.S elected U.S Total 624 7,982 96,224 9,6 7,5 23,310 171,756 195,066 4,0 1,8 33,022 212,982 246,004 0,0 6,3 43,473 265,636 309,109 9,5 3,2 488 1000 1545 542 39,173 5,432 125,475 34,519 100,080 14,416 54,828 135,759 935,923 117,870 55,436 57,084 55,613 990,751 42,037 903,998 45,206 800,473 34,659 778,565 31,971 596,024 35,712 482,543 43,548 959,434 429,166 857,557 377,808 834,178 385,884 638,061 319,770 527,749 463,826 409,779 421,597 363,318

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1,000 Pounds - 5,022 -- - ,0 ,4 60,742 1,545 3,702 -- - ,2 ,0 742 114 1,965 1,194 47,422 1,305 4,226 -- 0 Other id FlourStarch Dried Source: USDepartmentofCommerce, providedby ERSusingdata Preparedby

Source: USDepartmentofCommerce, providedby ERSusingdata Preparedby ype: 1986-2011 ype: 1986-2011 Economic ResearchService, USDA. US CensusBureau. Vegetable andMelon Yearbook Data, revisedNovember2012, Economic ResearchService, USDA. US CensusBureau. Vegetable andMelon Yearbook Data, revisedNovember2012, 5 ,4 7,9 252 12,258 12,532 178,898 3,145 757 4 ,8 0,8 499 11,016 14,969 207,086 8,388 245 6 ,8 6,5 676 7,252 16,736 164,153 5,383 261 0 ,8 7,3 391 5,802 33,971 178,530 1,788 303 8 ,4 6,4 799 8,260 27,929 160,641 1,948 189 5 ,8 2,2 332 4,273 23,392 124,928 1,888 151 122 235 229 283 297 266 288 217 277 427

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80 STATISTICS Source: U.S. Departmentof Agriculture, ResearchService,Agricultural 2011. StandardReference, for Nutrient Database USDANational Release24. Compiledby Research&Education. Potato Alliance for Salad dressings, mayonaise: 2.7% Always Delicious. Naturally Nutritious. The HealthyPotato: Potato Nutrition Potatoes (white):2.9% Flour, branbakingingredients: 2.4% Frankfurters, sausages, luncheon meats: 3.0% Other fats, oils: 3.6% pancakes, tortillas: 3.6% Crackers, popcorn, pretzels, chips: 4.3% Biscuits, cornbread, Source: Nuts, seeds(incl. butters, pastes): 2.1% Food Sources of Energy Food SourcesofEnergy Among U.S. Adults, (NHANES), Survey HealthandNutritionExamination National 2003-2006. Potatoes in All FormsContributeLess Than Milk desserts: 2.2% Margerine, butter: 2.2% Fruit: 2.3% Milk: 3.8% 3% of All Caloriesin Adults’ Diets Candy, sugars, foods: sugary 4.3%

from O’Neiletal. Nutrients. 2012;4:2097-2120. doi: 10.3390/nu4122097. Pork, ham, bacon: 2.1% Only 110caloriesperserving No fat,cholesterol orsodium spinach, andbroccoli More potassiumthanbananas, Rich inVitamin C Good-for-you fiber Poultry: 4.3% Yeast breadsandrolls: 7.2% Cheese: 4.6% National Potato Council Cakes, cookies, quickbread, Alcoholic beverages: 4.7% pastry, pie: 7.2% Soft drinks, soda: 5.4% Beef: 5%

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USDA/NASS Source: Source: USDA/NASS Source: Totals may not add due to rounding Totals Top 10 Top (in billion pounds) Producing States 1 Idaho 2 Washington 3 Wisconsin 4 North Dakota 5 Colorado 6 Oregon 7 Minnesota 8 Michigan 9 California 10 Maine Utilization of Potatoes and Exports 2012 figures $3.9 billion Source: USDA/NASS Source: Production, Consumption,Production, USDA/U.S. Department of Commerce USDA/U.S. Source: 1,132,700 acres 1,148,300 acres 46.7 billion pounds 41,200 pounds per acre

Department of Commerce, Department of Commerce, Harvested U.S. Potato Production Figures U.S. Potato Production Source: Source: Top 10 Top Planted Production Yield of Production Value Market Share of Exported U.S. Potatoes Share of Exported U.S. Market U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics Trade Foreign Census Bureau, U.S. Export Markets (by value for calendar year 2012) for calendar year value (by 1 Japan 2 Canada 3 Mexico $404 million 4 $342 million China 5 $185 million South Korea 6 Taiwan $115 million $90 million 7 Philippines 8 Malaysia $59 million 9 $58 million Hong Kong 10 Australia $52 million $40 million $37 million Potato Quick Facts Quick Potato 2013 Potato Statistical Yearbook · May 2013 Statistical Yearbook 2013 Potato National Potato Council PRESORT 1300 L Street, NW, Suite 910 STANDARD Washington, D.C. 20005 U.S.POSTAGE

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