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Keystone Potato Producers Association Inc.

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Keystone Potato Producers Association (KPPA) is the processing potato producer organization for Manitoba (Canada).

Keystone started as the Carberry Growers Association in 1963 and incorporated as Keystone Potato Producers Association Inc. in 1969. KPPA members supply processing potatoes to Simplot Canada and McCain Foods Canada which make up over 85% of the potato production in Manitoba.

The Keystone organization negotiates the contracts for its members with McCain Foods Canada for the Portage la Prairie and Carberry plants and Simplot Canada regarding the Portage plant.

News for this Company

UM will host a new research chair in potato sustainability, which will advance the global potato industry in part through hands-on fieldwork.
July 23, 2023

Research Chair Potato Sustainability coming to University of Manitoba (UM) thanks to 19 industry partners

The potato is one of the most important food crops in the world, a staple in meals for more than a billion people worldwide, and University of Manitoba (UM) is leading the way globally in the future of potato production and processing.
Frost ends Manitoba potato harvest
November 08, 2019

Frost ends Manitoba potato harvest

Frost last week ended Manitoba’s potato harvest, leaving thousands of acres undug.
It’s the second year wet soils prevented potato farmers from getting all the crop off before heavy frost ruined it.
Potato shortage looms on Prairies
October 31, 2019

Potato shortage looms on Prairies (Canada)

Potato processing plants in Manitoba and Alberta may not run at full capacity this winter. About 20,000 acres of potatoes were in the ground in Manitoba as of the middle of October, and growers needed two weeks of favourable weather to harvest the crop.
August 14, 2019

This Year's Lack Of Potatoes in Manitoba Is Described As An Anomaly

This Year's Lack Of Potatoes Is Described As An Anomaly