Marketing and Statistics-Related Websites

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Marketing, General

• Agribusiness Council of Oregon
• AMS Market News Service
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) -D99-06: Policy on the Issuance of Phytosanitary Certificate
• Census of Agriculture
• Coops, Developing New (Wisc.) -- steps in developing and running a new coop
• Cull & Waste Potato Mgt. (Idaho) [PDF]
• Economic Research Service (ERS/USDA) -- enter potatoes or other commodity in the "search" box for various reports
• Economic Research Service (US) Publications
• Europatat -- European union of the potato trade
• FAO
• Farmers Markets Directory
• Foreign Ag Svc -- Buying U.S. Potatoes
• Grading Manual for French Fried Potatoes [PDF]
• Idaho Grower Shippers Association
• MarketAg -- world ag statistics, trade barriers, market trends, buy/sell bulletin boards, 1009 links!
• Natl Agric Stats Svcs-2009 Potatoes Annual Summary
• National Coop Business Association
• NC Dept. of Ag--Market News -- quick info on a number of commodities (cattle, swine, fruits, tobacco, etc.)
• Oregon Ag Statistics Service
• Other Fruits & Vegetables -- AMS/USDA
• Perishable Pundent - understanding and assessing the state of the perishable food industries
• Potato Marketing Board (Britain)
• Potato Promotion Board
• Potato Stocks On Hand--AMS/USDA
• Produce Data Quest -- complete produce industry resource; wanna know more about your new customer's pay habits?
• Produce Marketing Association
• Shipping Point Prices (by city) -- current potato prices for 8 U.S. shipping points
• Snack Food Association
• Stewart International -- international marketing consulting
• Terminal Market Prices (by city) -- current potato prices for 18 U.S./international markets
• USDA Economic Research Service Reports
• US Grade Standards, Fresh Potatoes [PDF]
• US Grade Standards for Chipping Potatoes   [PDF]
• US Grade Standards for Seed Potatoes   [PDF]
• US National Agricultural Statistics Service
• Washington Farm Mngt. Resources
• World Potato Atlas -- world production statistics, etc.  

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Growers

• United Fresh Potato Growers of Idaho
• Northern Plains Potato Growers Assn.
• Potato Growers of Alberta
• Wisconsin Potato Vegetable Growers Assn.

Potato Suppliers

• Potato Shippers (PotatoGrower Mag.) -- dozens of companies listed

Processors

• Better Made Potato Chips - chips and snacks
• Fresh From The Start
• Frito-Lay, Inc.
• J. R. Simplot Co.
• Kettle Foods
• Logan's Premium French Fried Potatoes
• McCain Foods Ltd.
• Nestle Brands Food Svc.
• Snack Food Association
• Wise Foods, Inc.

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Producer Groups

• Agdia, Inc.
• ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods Co., Inc.
• Farming Technology [Mountain King Potatoes]
• PEI Potato Marketing Board
• United Agri Products

Alternative Markets

• Ensiling Potatoes (U.K.) -- excellent
• Potatoes for Animal Feed (N. Dakota) -- describes feeding attributes of a number of crops including potatoes