Wada Farms is currently planting next year’s crop. While potatoes from last season are still plentiful in the market and there is no issue with supply, large-sized Russet potatoes will be short in Idaho until new crop comes on.
april 30, 2015
US Potato Stocks Up 9 Percent from April 2014
The 13 major potato States held 130 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2015, up 9 percent from April 2014.
april 12, 2015
Idaho potato growers accept slight price cut in processing contracts
Southern Idaho Potato Cooperative growers have agreed to a contract that slightly reduces potato prices but requires processors to accept at least 90 percent of their 2014 acreages with individual farms.
maart 29, 2015
Consumer price sensitivities in the potato category
New research from the United States Potato Board (USPB) reveals the complexity and range of price sensitivities within the potato category.
februari 25, 2015
Tentative agreement US West Coast Ports - but effects may last
Columbia Basin potato processors slowed down during the West Coast port impasse, making fewer potatoes into french fries, hash browns and other potato products shipped around the world.
februari 08, 2015
Large and growing price gap between small and large Russets in Idaho
Idaho is currently confronted with the unusual situation that large Russet potatoes are far more expensive than small Russets and the price gap is only increasing.
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januari 28, 2015
Expert: Idaho potato industry has too much capacity
A former Potato Growers of Idaho executive director believes Idaho’s capacity to produce and pack potatoes has outgrown the market, at the expense of growers.
december 23, 2014
West Coast Labor Dispute is Hurting Idaho Potato Industry
Port disruptions on the West Coast due to labor contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are hurting Idaho agriculture and Idaho’s exporters.
september 11, 2014
US Potato Exports Hit New Records In Both Value & Volume (expanded)
The value of all U.S. potato exports reached $1,755,544,515 for the recently completed July 2013 – June 2014 marketing year. This is an expanded version of an earlier publication.
september 03, 2014
US Potato Exports Hit a New Record both in Value and Volume
The value of all U.S. potato exports was $1,755,544,515 for the recently completed July 2013 – June 2014 marketing year. This is a 7% increase over the previous record set in 2012/13.
juli 09, 2014
Idaho potato prices down more than 40%
In the first week of June, an Idaho potato grower could expect to receive between $7.75 and $8.25 for 100 pounds of potatoes, depending on quality, according to data. In the first week of July, prices had fallen to between $4.25 and $4.75.
mei 19, 2014
All of Mexico now open for US Potatoes
The National Potato Council (NPC) and the United States Potato Board (USPB) are pleased that effective today, May 19, 2014, the Mexican government has implemented its final rule to allow U.S. fresh potatoes to enter all of Mexico.
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mei 11, 2014
Cavendish Farms Jamestown reduces potato imports from Manitoba
Potato Processor Cavendish Farms of Jamestown, North Dakota, United States, has reduced its contracts with Manitoba growers (Canada) to 305,000 hundredweight for 2014
mei 08, 2014
Maine potato growers take hit on price in new contract
Farmers in Aroostook, Maine brace for a tough year as processors pay less and reduce orders by as much as 20 percent.
maart 25, 2014
United States Potato outlook isn't good
There are two likely scenarios facing U.S. potato growers in the 2014-15 season, and neither of them is sunny, according to Jerry Wright, president and chief executive officer of the United Potato Growers of America, Salt Lake City.
maart 06, 2014
Idaho potato growers approved contract with McCain Foods
Idaho potato farmers who sell to McCain Foods have agreed to a contract that maintains roughly the same pricing as last season, said Dan Hargraves, who negotiated on their behalf as executive director of Southern Idaho Potato Cooperative.
februari 13, 2014
Potato Marketing Association of North America Members Meet to Discuss Progress of 2014 Contract Negotiations
The Potato Marketing Association of North America held a special spring meeting this past week in Las Vegas, NV to discuss progress on the 2014 pre-season potato contract negotiations.
november 30, 2013
Report shows flat Idaho potato production costs
A new University of Idaho economic report shows potato procution costs have held steady.