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Supply and Demand Committee and 
Board of Directors Meeting Agenda


Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at:
. 11:00am Eastern
. 10:00am Central
. 9:00am Mountain
. 8:00am Pacific


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- Mountain Time Zone -

SUPPLY AND DEMAND COMMITTEE MEETING – 9:00am-11:00am
Jed Ellithorpe, Committee Chairman

1. Welcome and Call to Order by Lucas Wysocki, Chairman

a. Introductions and announcements
b. Disclosure reading 

2. Potatoes USA Update (if representative available)

3. Processing Update - Dale Lathim

4. Canadian Market Update - Victoria Stamper

5. Shipping Forecast
a. Harvest progress
b. Yield
c. Size profile
d. Quality and storability
e. Contract status
f. Holiday business/ads
g. Supply distribution between fresh, process, seed, other
h. Estimate of grower returns for Idaho, Colorado, Columbia Basin, Wisconsin



BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING – 11:00am-12:00pm
Lucas Wysocki, Chairman

1. Call to order by Lucas Wysocki, Chairman    
   a. Introductions and announcements
b. Disclosure reading
c. Additions to agenda, if any
d. Review and approval of the September 15 meeting minutes

2. Financial Report - Mark Klompien


3. Cooperative Reports
a. United Potato Growers of Colorado
b. United Potato Growers of the Pacific Northwest
c. United Potato Growers of Wisconsin
d. United Potato Growers of the Red River Valley
e. United Potato Growers of the Southwest
f. United Potato Growers of Montana
g. United Potato Growers At-Large

4. Alliance Reports
a. Victoria Stamper, United Potato Growers of Canada
b. Dale Lathim, Potato Marketing Association of North America

5. Seed Division Report - Wyatt Penfold, Chairman

6. Business - Mark Klompien, President/CEO
a. Public policy update

b. Future meetings
c. Potato Business Summit/Potato Expo

7. Other Business

8. Adjourn



Meeting Calendar:

November 17 on Zoom
December 15 on Zoom

January 5-7 in Denver, Colorado
January 5, UPGA Annual Meeting
January 6, Potato Business Summit
January 6-7, Potato Expo

Full calendar at unitedpotatousa.com/meetings

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