Japan won’t accept fresh Idaho potatoes, so U.S. lawmakers are pushing for change

Japan won’t accept fresh Idaho potatoes, so U.S. lawmakers are pushing for change

Originally published May 30 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.

Japan won’t accept fresh Idaho potatoes, so U.S. lawmakers are pushing for change

A farmer sorts potatoes during the harvest season in Declo. In 2022, U.S. producers exported $303 million, or 549,533 metric tons of potatoes abroad. | Kirsten Strough, USDA (Idaho Statesman) — If there’s one thing that can get bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress, it’s potatoes. On May 11, Idaho’s entire congressional delegation — Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and Congressmen Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher — sent a letter along with 31 other…