The National Potato Council’s CEO says actions to block certain Canadian potatoes from entering the U.S. were the right thing to do. Kam Quarles says Prince Edward Island in Canada has been struggling with potato wart for years. “Based on these kinds of accelerating detections, it’s the responsible thing to do, is to pause exports and just figure out, alright, where is the disease in PEI? How widespread is it? Are the measures that are in place effective?”
Earlier this fall, inspectors found the disease in Prince Edward Island potatoes for processing.
