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Articles tagged under: National Potato Council

Don’t Jump to Conclusions About Trump 2.0

Published January 6, 2025

With the incoming Trump administration, concerns have been seen over tariffs and employee shortages. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says it’s still too early to jump to conclusions. "If the threat of tariffs drives countries that we partner with…
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A Jam-Packed Schedule for Potato Expo

Published November 1, 2024

Potato Expo will be held in Orlando on January 9 and 10. "We have over 30 sessions that we'll be putting on across three stages," reports Hollee Alexander, vice president of industry relations and events, National Potato Council. "We're able…
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Dietary Guidelines Called ‘Out-of-Touch’ and ‘Elitist’

Published October 23, 2024

U.S. consumers are not eating enough vegetables, but the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee advises Americans to eat fewer starchy vegetables. The National Potato Council said this conclusion is not supported by nutritional science and will only confuse consumers. Meat groups…
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Potato Council Challenges EPA Decision

Published October 21, 2024

The National Potato Council has issued comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on its interim decision to eliminate the use of an on-farm potato seed treatment called mancozeb. The group said the assumptions made by the agency about potato planting…
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A Vegetable or a Grain?

Published April 9, 2024

An attempt to reclassify potatoes as a grain in the U.S. dietary guidelines is being considered as a serious threat by the potato industry. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles said there have been very aggressive efforts by food activists…
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U.S. Potato Exports Continue to Climb

Published March 21, 2024

The U.S. potato industry relies heavily on trade and overseas exports. While potato exports have risen dramatically over the past 25 years the top importers have remained the same. “The magnitude of the increases is striking. For Japan, our exports…
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Potatoes Generate Dollars for the General Economy

Published March 5, 2024

Michigan State University has released a study evaluating the importance of exports for the U.S. potato industry and the general economy. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles said this is new research and it delivered impressive results. "A little over $4.5…
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NPC Executive Committee Elected

Published March 4, 2024

Colorado farmer Bob Mattive is the new president of the National Potato Council. The executive committee also includes Hoople, North Dakota farmer TJ Hall. Hall is the vice president of finance and office procedures.
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NPC Recognizes Hollee Alexander

Published March 4, 2024

National Potato Council Vice President of Industry Relations and Events Hollee Alexander has received the Golden Potato Award in recognition for her 20 years of service to the industry.
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Potato Exports Look to Build Off of Strong 2023

Published March 1, 2024

U.S. potato exports remained strong through 2023, according to the National Potato Council's annual report.  From July 2022 through June 2023 over 2.2 billion dollars in potatoes and 4.78 billion dollars in potato products were exported, but according to Council…
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