Alberta produced the largest potato crop of any province in Canada this year, and its production increased by nearly nine percent from 2021.
However, it may not be enough to satisfy strong demand for potatoes in 2023.
“Alberta did manage the largest increase in potato production in Canada at 8.9 percent over last year,” United Potato Growers of Canada said in a Dec. 7 production report.
“(However), the resulting supply is one that may be short of what the processors need and would like to see for the upcoming months.”
Potato production across Canada increased about 0.8 percent from 2021, hitting 122,970,000 hundredweight, thanks partly to excellent weather during harvest.
However, the provincial story is a mixed bag.
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