Japan: Japan Lifts Suspension of Idaho Chipping Potatoes

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On September 12, 2017, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) rescinded a suspension on the import of fresh chipping potatoes from Idaho. The same decision also permits the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to approve areas to supply seed potatoes for the 16 states approved to export chipping potatoes to Japan. The United States exported $19 million in fresh chipping potatoes to Japan in 2016.

Japan: Japan Lifts Suspension of Idaho Chipping Potatoes

 

 

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, Japan
Fruits and Vegetables

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