ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaP.E.I. processing company ships in potatoes as Island crop comes up short2 hours ago|Duration 2:322 hours agoNewsDuration 2:32This summer’s hot, dry weather took its its toll on the supply of processing potatoes on Prince Edward Island, and it’s forcing Cavendish Farms to start importing replacements. The company estimates it will ship in 200 million pounds, starting with ones coming in now from Manitoba. CBC’s Nancy Russell explains. Related Stories P.E.I. will delay planting 350,000 trees until spring due to hot, dry summer conditions P.E.I. government calls on Ottawa for cash support as oyster diseases impact industry Annual pumpkin weigh-off in P.E.I. to include even more garden giants this year P.E.I. oyster fishers ‘feeling pain’ as companies stop buying due to risk from MSX Why Summerside is pushing to play a bigger role as P.E.I. faces rising energy strainMore from NewsVideo0:35Riley Laychuk’s Manitoba forecast for Wednesday, Oct. 29, 20251 hour agoVideo3:03Former PC premier haunts party’s debate over its futureCBC News New Brunswick 2 hours agoVideo3:44Deaf artists now have a retreat to call their own in eastern N.B. communityCBC News New Brunswick 2 hours agoVideo2:47New Canadians still recovering from apartment building fire in St. John’s2 hours agoVideo1:08Stories to start your day from CBC N.L. — Wednesday, Oct. 292 hours agoTrending NowVideo1:11Trump asked about Canadians refusing to travel to the U.S.October 8Video2:51How Ontario’s tariff ad compares to Reagan’s original speechThe National October 25Video3:38Hurricane Melissa reaches Category 5 as it approaches JamaicaOctober 27Video1:30Why are kids yelling ‘6-7’ in class?CBC News October 23Video8:42U.S. senator says it’s ’embarrassing’ to have a president ‘who lets an ad rattle him so deeply’Rosemary Barton Live October 26
P.E.I. processing company ships in potatoes as Island crop comes up short
