b'Potatoes USA Programs Lead To U.S. Seed Potato Sales In GuatemalaTiffany Thompson, Assistant International Marketing Manager,Potatoes USAMoreU.S.growers,includinganewexporter,aresellingseedpotatoestoGuatemala as a resultof Potatoes USA pro-gramsandsupport.ThrougheffectiveactivitiesaimedatincreasingdemandforU.S.seed,moreopportunities are aris-inginGuatemala,atargetmarketinUSA PotatoesPotatoesUSAsInternationalSeedProgram. One of the first seedMessageprogramactivitiesthisfiscalyear(July Harvesting potatoes grown from U.S. seed varieties ata field day in San Marcos, Guatemala.2019- June 2020) wastheInternational see U.S. seed potato operations. Seed Symposium, which took placein August 2019. Over ten countries, Potatoes USA has conducted severalincludingGuatemala,wererepre- experimentalandvalidationtrialssented at this educational event for using U.S. seed in Guatemala. FENA-growers,importers,andgovern- PAPA,agrowerassociationinmentofficials.Atthesymposium, Guatemala, established trials at dif-international participants met with ferent farms to compare a few vari-U.S.potatoindustrymembersto etiesaftersendingarepresentativelearn about the advantages of U.S. tothesymposiumtolearnaboutseed, discuss the export process, and U.S.seed.GuatemalasNational6 POTATO GROWER MAY/JUNE 2020'