Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 7/29/20



Retail potato sales reached a five-year record high July 2019 through June 2020 according to potato marketing organization Potatoes USA, with total sales increasing by 11 percent in dollars and ten percent in volume. Every category, except deli-prepared sides, increased in both dollar and volume sales. Frozen, dehydrated, and canned potatoes saw double-digit increases in both dollar and volume sales. Potato chips and fresh potatoes make up the majority of volume sales, and both saw increases...

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