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 […]
Read moreThe onion market made a move over the weekend. Yellows went up some as did reds, however, whites took a big jump. Strong export demand from Mexico helped but few onions in storage than normal is also part of the reason. We expect to see this trend […]
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The week closed with the potato market steady and still showing strength in the consumers. Onions seem to have a stronger undertone and we expect to see prices up slightly next week on all colors. Strong export demand from Mexico has caused some supply issues on both […]
Read moreWith harvest completed and PMA over, we will start to see some normalization of business. Growers/shippers are looking over their crops and beginning to make marketing decisions. We expect to see some increase in prices as we head into the holiday season and beyond. We don’t expect […]
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As we enter into the storage part of the new crop season, we are starting to see a stabilizing of prices. Onions seem to be steady around the $7 per bag FOB in Idaho and in the same range in Washington. Utah is slightly higher and Colorado […]
Read moreThe weather has broken and we are getting sunshine. Idaho potatoes are 98% finished and should be done by the weekend. The potato crop in both Washington and Idaho went into storage in good shape and we expect a very good quality crop coming out of storage. […]
Read moreThere is much concern about the onion crop this year because of the spot virus that has affected much of the crop. First, this virus has been around for about 10 to 15 years. It exists every year but is more sever during a hot summer. Hot […]
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The weather, while not good for onions, is ok for potato harvest. While the acreage in Idaho is down by 8% the yields look good and quality is much better than last year. Our harvest is about 80% done and the ground temperatures are still above 45 […]
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