BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 11, 2023
Seeing Canadian potatoes cross the border bound for U.S. markets makes Aroostook County farmers edgy. Canada is sending more fresh potatoes to U.S. markets, according to Canadian officials. Between 2020 and 2022, Canadian potato exports to the U.S. increased by 20.8 percent due to a decline in U.S. potato production. Canada’s weaker dollar helps exporters. Potatoes are Maine’s No. 1 food crop. In 2022, the state produced 1.8 billion pounds of potatoes, valued at $247 million.