The temperatures are climbing and it appears that we are in for about a week of above normal temperatures. Hopefully, it will not be as hot as they forecast. Every production area in the west will be hit with these hot temperatures. It is not good for […]
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The weather could be the big story this next week. By the weekend we are to be around 100 degrees in the potato areas and 105 in the onion areas. It is to last about a week. This is very tough on crops and we worry about […]
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POTATOES: It appears that the potato market will inch forward again next week. We expect to see a 50 cent increase on cartons and consumers but not necessarily on 2’s. We still haven’t reached prices where buyers seem to be uneasy about buying. Look for continuing prices […]
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First, HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL THE DAD’S OUT THERE!! Potatoes remain steady. There are indications that the market may remain steady next week but we do expect to see price increases even if we take a week off here and there. Onions seem to have found […]
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The produce ship seems to be steady! Potatoes continue to move up slowly and onions are about steady. As stated earlier this week transportation issues seem to be really causing problems everywhere. We look for these trends to continue in both potatoes and onions. Texas onions are […]
Read moreTransportation is becoming an issue in Idaho. With California getting cranked up with melons, veg and summer fruit the demand for trucks is increasing. Many trucks are able to deadhead from Idaho to California and take loads to the Midwest or east coast and still have a […]
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The week closed with potatoes having a stronger feeling all sizes of cartons, consumers, and U.S.#2’s. We expect all potatoes to be higher priced next week. We know they will be at least 50 cents higher and maybe even a dollar. Quality remains one of the biggest […]
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POTATOES: We expect to see prices increase on cartons. The suprise is why consumers haven’t gone up? All the shippers we talked to are sort on consumers and they will be going up as well. We expect to see a constant increase in cartons over the next […]
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