Korea Opens Its Borders to Idaho Fresh Potatoes
August 12, 2010
August 12, 2010
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 12 -- The Idaho Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
The Korean market for Idaho fresh potatoes re-opened effective July 29, 2010, with the exception of potatoes grown or packed in Bingham and Bonneville counties. Korea suspended fresh potato imports in 2006 due to the discovery of the pale cyst nematode (PCN). The nematode does not pose any threat to human health, but can reduce the yield of potatoes and other crops. There is no sign tha . . .
The Korean market for Idaho fresh potatoes re-opened effective July 29, 2010, with the exception of potatoes grown or packed in Bingham and Bonneville counties. Korea suspended fresh potato imports in 2006 due to the discovery of the pale cyst nematode (PCN). The nematode does not pose any threat to human health, but can reduce the yield of potatoes and other crops. There is no sign tha . . .