Potato harvest, as with onions, has been delayed occasional because of bad weather. While not completely stopped as long we haven’t been able to harvest as fast as we would normally. The next few days are to be very nice. Mid 60’s and harvest should move along […]
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THE weather is not being good to the farmers in Idaho-Oregon. We got about a 1/4″ yesterday and it is forecast to rain today and tomorrow. Then we will have about 10 days of good harvest weather. The only problem this late is that we have to […]
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Well, it has been a roller coaster ride for the potato market this week. There may be some relief because the weather has cooled and growers are going heavily into storage. This may reduce the pressure on some packing operations and allow the market to settle. Guess […]
Read moreWhile we expected to see the potato market slip, it fell apart. The extreme drop in one week was very suprising. We are still in harvest so there is a possibility that more changes will occur. However, we may be getting close to the bottom but time […]
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The potato and onion crops harvest are starting to get into full swing again after three days of rain that stopped harvest in several areas. Finally, we are starting increase our volumes. The onion market seems to be fairly steady. However, the potato market is still trying […]
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The weather is once again having an effect on both potatoes and onions in Idaho and Washington. Where before we were concerned about the heat now we are concerned about the rain. The last three days have brought heavy rains throughout Idaho and Oregon. This is slowing […]
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