High prices will put millions of dollars into the province's economy, potato board says

By Shane Ross, CBC News Posted: Nov 19, 2016 12:59 PM AT Last Updated: Nov 19, 2016 2:24 PM AT

The Prince Edward Island potato board says the high price for potatoes will put millions of extra dollars into the  provincial economy this winter.

Good weather contributed to high yields across the island, and with some varieties of potatoes up five to eight cents a pound, $75 million is coming to the P.E.I. economy from the potato industry alone.

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