Amid lockdowns and
stay-at-home orders, businesses and industries are suffering from
COVID-19 -- and potato farmers are no exception.
Despite
a growing demand in grocery stores, potato prices have plummeted in the
last few weeks due to social distancing guidelines and a lack of demand
in restaurants and the food industry. Just weeks prior, the industry
was looking at the best prices in recent memory and even projections for
a summer shortage, The Associated Press reported.
The
cost for a 50-pound carton of restaurant-grade potatoes in the Twin
Falls and Burley district hovered between $22 and $23 on March 13 but
had dropped to somewhere between $10 and $12 by April 16.
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