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Potatoes
Idaho: Potato demand is good on all packs. Prices are firm with Burbank prices about $1.00 higher than Norkotahs.
Colorado: Potato demand in Colorado is excellent and prices are firm to higher.
Transportation
Freight rates in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington continue to be high. Demand for trucks is high and with all the new crops shipping from these locations. It has created a buyer’s market. That will change at some point in October as freight eases up, but the holidays are right around the corner which will see an immediate repeat in a few short weeks.
Expect rates to be a bit higher than last year due to increased fuel costs.
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OnionsIdaho/Oregon: Yields vary due to late planting and the weather during the summer. The general feeling is that yields are 30% below normal and as much as 50% below last season. Some areas are a bit better but based on what we are seeing, these figures seem to be average.
Washington: Yields are average with size being a bit smaller than normal. We expect large onions to remain high with little or no price variance. Mediums will be more plentiful and we expect to see wider swings in their pricing.Utah: The onion crop in Utah looks good; yields are down a bit with nice size with more mediums than jumbos. Look for the market to follow other western states. Quality on the Utah onions is excellent–overall they’ve had a very good harvest season.
Colorado: Onion size varies greatly in Colorado. Yields are up and down. Quality looks good and the harvest is moving forward. Market prices are stable.
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