Mexico Accepts US Potatoes Throughout Country
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said May 12 that potatoes from Idaho were allowed to be sold in Mexico just beyond the border zone -- market access the U.S. had been seeking for about 15 years, though potatoes were briefly allowed to all of Mexico in 2014 (see 14052305).
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"Through diplomacy, the Biden Administration is delivering access to markets that were previously closed," Vilsack tweeted.
Before the recent shipment, U.S. fresh potatoes could be sold only within 26 kilometers of the border in Mexico. Even with that limitation, the National Potato Council said Mexico is the second-largest market for fresh potato exports, with $60 million in sales last year.