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***** NATIONAL BUYOUT PROGRAM RESULTS *****
“UNITED’s goal to reduce potato supplies and bring them back in line with demand has been met. Preliminary numbers show U.S. fresh potato acreage down 35,000 acres as a result of UNITED’s acreage bid buy-down program. An additional 4,000 fresh potato acres were cut on the east coast, outside of UNITED. Utilizing last year’s yields, at 401 cwt per acre, UNITED has removed approximately 15,600,000 cwt potatoes, representing an 11 percent reduction in potatoes available for fresh shipments from the 2005 crop,” announced Jerry Wright, CEO of United Potato Growers of America. For more, see United of America press release or visit U of America site.
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| Reports now indicate a total reduction of 46,000 acres in both the U.S. and Canada, with 26,000 in Idaho, 4,000 in Washington and Oregon, and 16,000 in remaining states and Canada. |
Dwight Freeman comes on board full-time at United of Colorado. |
As manager, Dwight brings with him an intimate knowledge of Colorado potatoes and Colorado growers and the financial understanding of a banker. He has been on the scene for many years, and has seen good times and bad. Colorado joins the ranks of United America, United Idaho, United Washington, and United Wisconsin in having a full-time professional. |
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