A national survey of potato farms that planted seed from Prince Edward Island has turned up no evidence of potato wart.
The survey involved about 1,500 fields in British Columbia, the three Prairie provinces, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Prince Edward Island was not directly included in the survey. However, the CFIA targeted farms that had a history of sourcing seed potatoes from the Maritime province.
The disease was first identified in Prince Edward Island in 2000 and in two fields growing potatoes for processing in 2021.
That prompted the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to ban P.E.I. potatoes from the U.S. market, delivering a crippling blow to the potato industry. The federal government promised $28 million in compensation and the province added $12.5 million.
There were more positive tests for the disease in February, July and December.
