Potato processors in many countries cut contracted acres

There will be fewer acres of Russets going into the ground in northern states this spring as processors cut back on their contracted acres in response to a reduction in sales of frozen french fries and other potato products, reports Ann Bailey in the Grand Forks Herald.

The report says that the closure of fast-food businesses and restaurants last month has drastically curtailed the sales of frozen potato products in the United States and around the world.