Tag: potatoes

MountainKing Potatoes is pairing its high-flavor Butter Russets with Pioneer, the longtime maker of rich, flavorful gravy mixes, to create a retail promotion ideal for shoppers preparing popular fall-time dishes.

This week, Eagle Eye Produce, a top-tier fresh produce grower and shipper, will start shipping a new crop of yellow, red, and white onions from their facilities in Western Idaho & Eastern Oregon.

The danger of a potato supply gap is here, along with high prices.

Nathan Bender, a 16-year agribusiness veteran and co-founder of baby potato category leader Tasteful Selections, has assumed the role of President at the organization he helped establish in 2010.

Wisconsin yellow potato harvest is underway at Alsum Farms in Arena, Wis. with the first potato loads being washed, graded and packed for fresh market delivery to distribution centers and retail grocers the first full week of August.

DGM Racing is proud to announce a partnership for the No. 92 Chevrolet Camaro with Farmer’s Promise and driver Ross Chastain.

Potato prices are rising as the remaining storage crop gets depleted. But summer red and yellow potato volume is rising as Texas and California growers send more to a high demand market.

Heat has brought a wide variety of northern states into early harvest. However, despite a few price declines this week, overall produce markets remain at record highs.

Though not always associated with summer, plenty of potatoes move from June to September, too, according to Greg Zdroik, director of grower relations, sourcing, and logistics for grower-shipper RPE, LLC.

Covid-19-related foodservice closures and the sector’s lagging full recovery still loom over potato growers upstream, increasing uncertainty and keeping a lid on acreage growth, according to a new report from Rabobank's RaboResearch group.