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Archive Home > 2006 > August > 31 > Region's farms are fast-food providers

Region's farms are fast-food providers

Central Oregon potato crop falls in last decade

By Jeff McDonald / The Bulletin
August 31, 2006

REDMOND - Fast-food customers may not realize that their french fries and hash browns originate with many Northwest growers, including those in Central Oregon.

Each year, McDonald's Corp. purchases more than 619 million pounds of potatoes and spends more than $52.5 million on potatoes grown in....

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