Potatoes

[blackpowder]

Let's see what their govt support looks like. Maybe we should all vote for Justin?......

Ya, I'm joking.

[WiltonRanch]

Where does this put the seed potato industry in western Canada? Will they be able to export or is this country wide? Seed exports are big money for Canadian spud growers. Northern vigour is a sought after thing.

[GDR]

Sorry, the U.S. did not ban shipments from Canada,,, Canada's own Canadian Food Inspection Agency stopped the export of PEI potatoes to the U.S.

Here's a quote from the link below;
"The P.E.I. Potato Board says it is "shocked" the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has suspended the movement of all fresh potatoes from P.E.I. to the United States, following the discovery of potato wart on two different Island farms in October."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-potato-wart-us-exports-1.6257856

My point again, why didn't CFIA stop potatoes from the inflicted farms, rather than stopping all potatoes from PEI from being exported?

Sounds like it would make sense to just deal with the couple farms in question and I hope that is basically what they are doing behind the scenes. Having said that it was explained that it was a proactive move to shut off exports so that the US didn't block imports. Idea being we can change our own rule but once theirs is in place it's much harder to convince them to take our product again. Makes sense to me, took a long time to convince the world to open up again after BSE and it is a much more protectionist economy now.

I think it's mostly about seed potatoes anyhow it's not the whole industry, can still export fries etc.

[Robertbarlage]

Exactly now the market will be screwed for the whole works for awhile! What a Christmas present!

[beaverdam]

Well it just looks like there is a problem with plant disease on the potatoes. The US banned shipments.

Sorry, the U.S. did not ban shipments from Canada,,, Canada's own Canadian Food Inspection Agency stopped the export of PEI potatoes to the U.S.

Here's a quote from the link below;
"The P.E.I. Potato Board says it is "shocked" the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has suspended the movement of all fresh potatoes from P.E.I. to the United States, following the discovery of potato wart on two different Island farms in October."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-potato-wart-us-exports-1.6257856

My point again, why didn't CFIA stop potatoes from the inflicted farms, rather than stopping all potatoes from PEI from being exported?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Chuck, perhaps you should do some research before making accusations.

Thanks to Quebec, Canadian provinces now have a constitutional legal right to separate from Canada.

Advocating for saving the most valuable parts of a sinking ship, rather than all going down with the ship is a a legal right in Canada, therefore, it is not treason.

Conversely, no where in our consititution does it allow for selling our soveriegnty to unelected UN bodies, in exchange for favours to the ruling elites. That is absolutely treason.

[chuckChuck]

I think traitor would be a suitable alternative word to describe the little potato(in keeping with the theme of the thread) currently ruining our country, without offending anyone.

So says the traitor from Alberta who hates Canada and wants to break up the country and join the USA.

[Old Cowzilla]

Our government overriding there own Canada food Agency over export of potatoes in hopes of winning the heart of Joes Government. Kinda like treating spud farmers like cattlemen the last 20 years. This also happened a few years ago out east if I recall but ban on exports was short lived and maybe was seed potatoes only.

[TASFarms]

Potato wart found on two farms in PEI. Canada put a ban on exporting pei potatoes to the US

https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/atlantic/2021/11/22/1_5676092.amp.html

[makar]

I am still clueless to the potato issue., anyone?