Sat, Apr-24-04, 01:17
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Plan: Muscle Centric
Stats: 238/152/160
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Progress: 110%
Location: UK
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Low-Carb Craze Causes Potato Pileup
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota farmers are hoping a nationwide campaign to counter the low-carbohydrate diet fad will help shrink their growing stocks of potatoes.
Growers, dealers and processors in the state had the equivalent of 11.2 million 100-pound bags of spuds on hand on April 1 -- up 42 percent from the previous year and a record level for the date. U.S. Department of Agriculture figures show the stocks represented 41 percent of production.
While some of the increase in stocks is due to a bigger crop last year, a drop in demand also is a factor.
Help may be on the way, though.
The U.S. Potato Board is launching a campaign aimed at promoting the healthy aspects of potatoes. A spokesman for the group said low-carb programs such as the Atkins Diet have affected potato sales.
http://www.wesh.com/food/3034255/detail.html
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