date:Jun 06, 2017
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Total Fresh potato exports were up 18% for March and at 318,977 metric tons are now up 10% for the marketing year. Canada continues to contribute substantially to this growth up 47% for the month and 18% on the marketing year for a total of 134,431 MT.
For the Potatoes USA target markets, a slight decline was recorded for the month with Japan off 12%, Korea down 71%, the Philippines off 62% and Taiwan down 34%. On the positive side, Malaysia was up 120% and Mexico up 7% for March.