WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Jeff Merkley, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, with Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today asked Donald Trump to prioritize gaining 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 U.S. exports, benefitting farming communities in Oregon and nationwide.
"U.S. potato growers produce the best potatoes in the world. International trade and foreign export markets are critical to the U...