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TOMATOES — F.O.B.S AS OF MAY 14

CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA DISTRICTS — Shipments (433-454-398) — Movement expected to increase. Trading moderate. Prices 5x6s higher, others lower. Extra services included. 25-pound cartons loose mature-greens 85% U.S. 1 or better 5x6s $8.95-9.95, 6x6s $7.95-8.95, 6x7s $7.95-8.95. Quality generally good.

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZ. — Crossings (152-146-159, greenhouse 124-123-137, vine-ripes 28-23-22) — Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies 4x4 to 4x5s light. Trading 4x4 to 4x5s fairly active, others slow. Prices 4x4 to 4x5s higher, others generally unchanged. Field-grown and greenhouse cartons/flats two-layer 4x4s mostly $9-10, 4x5s mostly $7.95-9, 5x5s mostly $4.99-5, 5x6s $4.64-5. Quality variable.

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH OTAY MESA, CALIF. — Crossings (8-8-11, greenhouse 7-7-9, vine-ripes 1-1-2) — Movement expected to increase seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. Quality generally good. The first f.o.b. report was expected to be issued the week of May 21.

WEST FLORIDA DISTRICT — Shipments (0-0-0) — Light harvest expected to start the week of May 28. Expect first f.o.b. by the first week of June.

U.S. SHIPPING POINTS — Greenhouse (54-56-**) — No prices reported. **unavailable

CANADA SHIPPING POINTS — Greenhouse (149*-150-**) — No prices reported. **unavailable, *revised

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NoKota expands to Minnesota

12/02/2011 10:53:15 AM
Coral Beach

After more than 30 years of exclusively packing potatoes grown in its home state, NoKota Packers Inc. entered the Minnesota potato deal this year.

Steve Tweten, company president and son of NoKota co-founder Malcom Tweten, said it was just the right time to expand, partly because of improvements at the Buxton, N.D., packing facility.

“We started with a couple of Minnesota growers from the Long Prairie area,” Tweten said. “The potatoes started coming in at the end of August.”

NoKota started packing and shipping red potatoes from the Red River Valley region in 1979. At first the business was regional, but now the company ships from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast.

As business grew, so did NoKota’s facility.

In its latest growth spurt, NoKota increased the size of its on-site, atmosphere-controlled storage facility. The addition, like the previously built portions of the facility, is all concrete.

With the new space, NoKota can store 54 million pounds of potatoes at its Buxton location, Tweten said.

Potatoes at NoKota are stored at 40 degrees and 98% humidity to preserve maximum freshness. According to the company’s website, NoKota annually ships about 1,500 truckloads of red potatoes.

The company’s own brands include Buxton’s Best, Bully, Roughrider and NoKota Pride.

Tweten said about 90% of the potatoes packed by NoKota are under customers’ private brands.

NoKota works with eight growers in North Dakota in addition to the two new growers in Minnesota.

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