Canada Avoids Tariffs and Potato Sales Stable
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**Canada has temporarily avoided a 50% U.S. tariff after reaching a last-minute agreement with the Trump administration, just hours before the higher duties were scheduled to take effect.
The tariffs would have affected about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, including wine and hockey sticks.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said substantial progress had been made toward a trade deal but added, more work remains.
**Retail potato sales remained stable during the 12-month period from July 2025 through June 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier.
www.morningagclips.com reports data from Circana shows total retail dollar sales reached $20.0 billion, essentially unchanged from the previous year, with 15.2 billion pounds of potatoes sold.
Total volume declined just a half a percentage point, while the average consumer retail price remained flat at $2.31 per pound.
www.morningagclips.com/us-retail-potato-sales-hold-steady-as-fresh-potato-volume-reaches-five-year-high/
**The National FFA Convention and Expo has been named to Trade Show Executive’s Gold 100 Class of 2025, recognizing it among the 100 largest trade shows in the nation.
The annual event brought over 73,000 attendees to Indianapolis last October and generated an estimated $41 million in economic impact.
The National FFA Convention will be honored at the Gold 100 Awards and Summit next month in Palos Verdes, California.
