US: National Potato Council ‘strongly supports’ TPP

U.S. potato volumes have grown 56% in the last decade on the back of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, and expectations are high the Trans-Pacific Partnership will spark further growth for the sector. In a release, the National Potato Council (NPC) urged the U.S. Congress to complete its review of the TPP and approve the agreement. The NPC said congressional approval would provide significant opportunities to expand exports, which reached US$1.7 billion last year. More