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U.S. potato industry wants Canadian spuds banned after potato wart detected

One infected P.E.I. field could shut Canadian spuds out of the U.S. market — a high-stakes morning for potato farmers.

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the detection of potato wart in soil samples from a single potato field in Prince Edward Island. The discovery has prompted the U.S. potato industry to call for a ban on Canadian potatoes. Potato wart is a fungal disease that can devastate potato crops and is tightly regulated at the border.

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The CFIA confirmed to Global News that it detected the presence of potato wart in soil samples collected from one potato field in P.E.I.

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