Farmers donate tons of potatoes in Ritzville
State Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, loads two bags of potatoes into a car during an April giveaway in Ritzville. In the early days of the pandemic, as supply-chain disruptions began impacting orders for potatoes, growers throughout the region decided to donate their surplus spuds rather than let them go to waste.
Stephen McFadden, Adams County Economic Development Director
Stephen McFadden, Adams County Economic Development Director Cars filled the Ace Hardware parking lot in Ritzville Wednesday as a team of volunteers loaded 15-pound bags of potatoes into their cars.
RITZVILLE — Potato farmers across Washington are facing an unprecedented economic crisis as restaurant demand for spuds bottoms out, with a billion pounds of potatoes once planned for domestic consumption that no longer have customers.
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