Source: Cynthia David, THE PACKER, 8/26/20


It’s the year nobody ever dreamed of, but thanks to good weather and healthy retail sales, sweet potato growers appear to be adapting well to their new world.   While retail produce sales are up nearly 13%, Kay Rentzel, executive director of the U.S. Sweet Potato Council in Dillsburg, Pa., said the shutdown of restaurants, foodservice and schools wiped out 34% of the market for sweet potatoes.

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