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WASHINGTON, D.C. <\/strong>\u2013 The National Potato Council today welcomed USDA\u2019s announcement of a $50 million surplus potato purchase to support the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The potato purchase, the largest of all the specialty crop purchases, was part of a $470 million Section 32 food purchase announced by USDA. This purchase is in addition to those previously announced by USDA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is very welcome news from Secretary Perdue, Undersecretary Ibach, and the entire team at USDA. Given the size of the crisis involving potatoes, this purchase is a partial down payment on the industry\u2019s overall relief needs and more will be needed. In the short term, the announcement is very positive in that it provides clarity on the immediate relief efforts and gives family farms hope for more to come,\u201d said Britt Raybould, NPC President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDue to mandated shutdowns, the U.S. potato industry has been reeling from an oversupply of processing potatoes left over from the 2019 harvest,\u201d said NPC CEO Kam Quarles. \u201cIndividual potato growers and state potato associations have distributed millions of pounds of potatoes to charities, food banks, and local drop off locations nationwide, incurring substantial financial losses in support of the needy despite their own businesses being threatened by the pandemic. We desperately need Congress and the Administration\u2019s partnership to defend America\u2019s family farms in this crisis and believe today\u2019s announcement is a positive step in that long road.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the announcement, The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will purchase a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, and seafood products. These \u201cUSDA Foods\u201d will then be provided to USDA\u2019s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) nutrition assistance programs, including food banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Potato Council represents the interests of U.S. potato growers on federal legislative, regulatory, environmental and trade issues. The value of U.S. potato production is over $3.7 billion annually and supports hundreds of thousands of jobs both directly and indirectly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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