Oregon and Washington agriculture officials will spend 10 days in the Philippines and Vietnam promoting Northwest potatoes. Fresh U.S. potatoes can’t compete on price with homegrown or Chinese spuds, so the bistate delegation will stress quality, the Washington Department of Agriculture’s international marketing program manager, Joe Bippert, said. “If we can get across the idea that the Northwest potato is a premium potato, we can demand a premium price,” he said.
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