WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven issued the following news release:
Senator John Hoeven joined Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) in sending a bicameral letter to President Trump asking to prioritize market access for U.S. fresh potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's upcoming visit to the United States. Ending Japan's restrictions on U.S. fresh potatoes would result in an estimated $150 million a year in new American exports, benefitting farming communities in North Dakota and across the country.
"U.S. potato growers produce the best potatoes in the world. International trade and foreign export markets are critical to the U.S. potato industry," wrote the legislators.
"With low commodity price...