HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! We want to take this opportunity to THANK YOU for allowing us to serve you. We know you have lots of choices for your produce decisions but the fact that you have given us the opportunity to serve you is very much appreciate. We […]
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I would like to say we have finally found a trading level for Idaho potatoes but I am not sure we have. However, we are starting to find shippers that have set a number below which they will not sell. If this continues after Thanksgiving we may […]
Read moreOnion market seems to be steady. Most shippers are booked fairly heavy for the holiday and it will be a short week. Shippers are packing Monday thru Wednesday and some are loading trucks on Friday some are not. We will see what the market does after Thanksgiving. […]
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This is the end of the week before the Thanksgiving ads start to break. Expect a push on trucks next week to make sure customers have the product for the holiday. We expect markets to remain unchanged next week. Idaho/Oregon onions generally at $8.50 and Idaho Norkota’s […]
Read moreThings seem to be somewhat calming down on both potatoes and onions this week. Onions prices were unchanged this week but we have been told by both processors and fresh packers that yields were off about 15 to 20% and the shrink at time of packing is […]
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Both potato and onion markets closed the week about steady. The real concern is that the rail car situation of the last couple of weeks has created concerns about receivers switching from rail cars to trucks to get their supplies for the holidays. Not sure if we […]
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Expect onions to continue to increase in price. Short supplies in the Pacific rim and Mexico are causing increase in export demand. On top of that there is a lighter yield in the Idaho/Oregon than normal. We also had more rain than we would have liked in […]
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We end the week with markets basically steady. The expectation for onions to continue a steady increase and a slight concern about the carton market on both Burbank’s and Norkota’s. We do expect to see many more $8-9 on Jumbo yellow onions next week. Not sure if […]
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