POTATOES: With supplies tightening in both Idaho and Washington we expect to see a continuing increase in the price. We strongly recommend that you give a bit more lead time to make sure you get exactly what you want. We are using our quality control team a […]
Read moreAs we move into the summer season, we are starting to see that we may not have as many potatoes as we thought. It appears that between a hard push by the fresh shippers early in the season and processor activity, we are a bit shorter of […]
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If we stop to think about what this weekend is really about, the produce business is not very important. Many of you are old enough to remember when Memorial Day was call Decreation Day. It was orginally stated to remember those that died in the Civil War […]
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The potato markets seem to have settled a bit for the moment. Business was slow after Mother’s Day, which is to be expected, but hasn’t seem to really pick up for Memorial Day. Next week being a short week will take some planning if we are going […]
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The Idaho potato markets seems to have calmed a bit. The dramatic shift from Norkota’s to Burbank’s caused shockwaves that were a bit unexpected. The lower pack-outs and smaller size profile cause the market to expand much faster than one would normally expect in Idaho. We still think we […]
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Potato markets continue to increase on the cartons. As we mentioned previously, the pack out on the Burbank’s is not even close to the Norkota’s. This means that fewer cartons are being packed out of this crop. This will cause the price to increase. We were urge […]
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As we close the week, we see the onion market closing about where it has been. Both California and Texas are faced with large size onions and not many mediums. As the weather warms in California the crop is coming along quickly and Texas has plenty of […]
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The Texas onion market is now in full swing and we are not seeing the demand necessary to maintain higher prices. It appears that both Texas and California have large size onions since the Supers, Colossals, and Jumbos are almost all the same price. Freight rates in […]
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The Norkota crop in Idaho is finished. We now only have the world famous Idaho Burbank and this years crop is not as good as we would like. However, the shippers are doing an excellent job of grading and the finished product is good. The biggest problem […]
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The onion market has been in a state of flux since the heavy rains in Texas. With most of the Mexican crop finished, it has put a lot more pressure on Texas and California. If the weather holds Texas should be back in full production by the […]
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