Articles tagged under: John Toaspern
National Potato Council Hosts Virtual Summer Meeting
Published June 29, 2020
The National Potato Council held its virtual summer meeting last Thursday. During a potato industry and COVID-19 update, United Potato Growers of America President and CEO Mark Klompien reviewed demand and pricing for fresh red potatoes. Klompien said shipping started…Chipping Potato Provision in Phase One Deal
Published January 17, 2020
There is a potato provision included in the Phase One trade deal. According the text, USDA-APHIS and the General Administration of Customs People’s Republic of China will sign and implement phytosanitary protocol to allow U.S. fresh potato imports into China…Fresh Potato Market Potential in China
Published January 11, 2019
Potatoes USA Chief Marketing Officer John Toaspern says frozen and dehydrated potatoes do have market access in China, but fresh potatoes do not. There’s hope this could change. "Just as we worked for many years to get in Japan, the first…