The United States is a net importer of potatoes. Potatoes USA CEO Blair Richardson said the domestic demand for potatoes is so strong, international companies are now investing in the U.S. “Everyone in this region knows about the Agristo plans (to build in Grand Forks), which is a wonderful company,” said Richardson. “The French company, Cite Gourmande, is looking at building a new processing plant here in the United States, but they haven’t decided where it’s going to be yet and in Washington, an Indian company is looking at building a processing plant there. Good demand here and I think these companies see the opportunity.” Richardson, who spoke at the International Crop Expo, said the next big trend may be using food as medicine. Listen to the full interview.
