Source: MORNING AG CLIPS, 8/31/17

Exports of all U.S. potatoes and potato products reached a record $1,758,130,172 for the July 2016 – June 2017 marketing year. U.S. exports also achieved a record volume level of 1,712,364 metric tons (MT). At their fresh weight equivalent (FWE), this represents the movement of 71,837,331 hundredweight of potatoes out of the U.S. market, which is approximately 20% of U.S. potato production for the marketing year.

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