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Bumper crop of spuds

Olsen Farms offered potatoes Saturday at the Spokane Farmers Market, held in a lot on West Second Avenue between Division and Browne streets. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
Olsen Farms offered potatoes Saturday at the Spokane Farmers Market, held in a lot on West Second Avenue between Division and Browne streets. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
Olsen Farms offered potatoes Saturday at the Spokane Farmers Market, held in a lot on West Second Avenue between Division and Browne streets. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

POCATELLO — New figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the value of Idaho’s potato crop reached a record $855 million last year.

That’s an increase of nearly $22 million from 2008, according to the report the USDA released Thursday.

Idaho Potato Commission President Frank Muir told the Idaho State Journal that the record value shows that 2009 had a positive ending for growers, despite challenges caused by price slumps and high yields. AP, Read more.

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* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog