Canadian seed potato growers are suing the federal government

Published 2023년 3월 27일

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Prince Edward Island potato farmers are suing the federal government over a 2021 decision that banned the export of seed potatoes to the US and restricted their sale within Canada due to potato wart. Despite ware potatoes being cleared for export in 2022, the ban on seed potatoes persists, affecting about 10% of the island's potato production. The P.E.I. Potato Board is seeking to overturn the decisions of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Federal Secretary of Agriculture through a federal court application.

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Potato farmers on Prince Edward Island are suing the federal government over the decision to limit the shipment of their seed potatoes. As is known, in 2021 a ministerial decision halted the transport of the island's best-known export products, namely consumption and seed potatoes, to the US after potato wart was found in some fields on the island. Shipments of ware potatoes resumed in April 2022 after the U.S. Department of Agriculture gave the green light to farms on the islands. However, seed potatoes, which account for about 10% of the island's annual potato production, are still banned from export to the US pending the outcome of a more thorough USDA investigation. There are also restrictions on its sale to Canadian provinces. The ...

Source: AGF