Lawmakers Urge Trump to Push Japanese Prime Minister on Potato Access

Lawmakers urge Trump to push Japanese prime minister on potato access

Nearly 70 lawmakers on Wednesday pushed President Trump to prioritize expanding U.S. market access for fresh potatoes when he meets with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi next week. Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID) and ranking member Ron Wyden (D-OR) led a March 11 letter to the president arguing that Japan “continues to shut U.S. potatoes out of its market with no scientific basis.” The U.S. first requested market access fo…

Idaho Lawmakers Urge President Trump to Open Japanese Market to U.S. Potatoes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in urging Donald Trump to prioritize efforts to open Japan’s market to fresh U.S. potatoes during an upcoming visit to the United States by Japanese political leader Sanae Takaichi. According to a letter sent by members of Congress, ending Japan’s restrictions on imports of fresh U.S. potatoes could generate an estimated $150 million annually in new American …

U.S. lawmakers push to open Japan’s market to fresh potatoes

U.S. lawmakers push to open Japan’s market to fresh potatoes

Potato Growers Applaud Push to Open Japanese Market to U.S. Fresh Potatoes

WASHINGTON — The National Potato Council welcomed a bipartisan, bicameral letter sent March 11 to President Trump by 68 members of Congress, urging the Administration to prioritize opening Japan’s market to U.S. fresh table stock potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s visit to the United States. The letter, led by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), notes that gaini…