Terminal operators at West Coast ports say longshore workers are slowing down work to win leverage in contract talks. Now exports of potatoes appear to be part of the collateral damage. Potato farmers from the Columbia River basin to the Skagit Valley are increasingly facing problems. Matt Harris with the Washington State Potato Commission says farmers are trying to ship potatoes — fresh, frozen and dehydrated — everywhere from Taiwan to Vietnam, to Korea. Harris says this is the busy season for potato growers.
Source: www.kplu.org
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