The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, exported 67,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) — $800 million worth — of frozen french fries in 2019.
The trade war with China and the coronavirus pandemic have taken a bite out of those exports.
“We usually grow about 165,000 acres of potatoes in Washington state. That will net close to 10 billion pounds of potatoes,” said Matt Harris, director of government affairs and assistant executive director of the...
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