Ottawa Announces $28 Million to Help PEI Potato Growers Cope With Export Ban

Ottawa Announces $28 Million to Help PEI Potato Growers Cope With Export Ban
Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King speaks with media as bags of potatoes sit on a table, Dec. 8, 2021 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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CHARLOTTETOWN—The federal government will spend $28 million to help Prince Edward Island farmers deal with a growing surplus of potatoes as an almost month-long export ban to the United States continues.

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau told a news conference on Monday the funding will be used to create more potato processing capacity in Canada and to ship some surplus to food aid organizations.