ASSOCIATED PRESS • May 5, 2020
Maine’s independent senator urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support his state’s blueberry and potato industries on Monday amid difficulty in the market. Sen. Angus King said the industries that harvest the two crops are in trouble because of changes in market demand since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Maine is America’s sole wild blueberry growing state, and it’s also a major producer of potatoes.