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NoKota Packers is locked and loaded for the 2023-24 season, says Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of the Buxton, N.D.-based marketer.

Potato movement has been good throughout the Red River Valley at the start of this season.

The biggest trend this year for OC Schulz & Sons Inc., Crystal, N.D., is the continued demand for yellow potatoes.

Red River Valley potatoes are promoted in a big way by the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association.

Heimbuch Potatoes has purchased a trucking company, said Chad Heimbuch, owner of the Cogswell, N.D.-based potato marketer.

With reports of above-average quality, fresh potato harvest for NoKota Packers will likely continue into the third or fourth week of October, says Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of the Buxton, N.D.-based marketer.

After a tough year last year, potato crop prospects are much improved for Crystal, N.D.-based O.C. Schulz & Sons.

Some Red River Valley potato marketers could finish a little earlier than usual this year, said Ted Kreis, marketing and communications director for the Northern Great Plains Potato Growers Association.

Carissa Olsen is the new president and CEO of NoKota Packers Inc., Buxton, N.D.

Black Gold Farms, Grand Forks, N.D., has formed Horizons Logistics LLC to overcome increasing challenges of finding reliable transportation.

Black Gold Farms has started harvesting red and yellow potatoes in the Red River Valley.

Black Gold Farms has started harvesting red and yellow potatoes in the Red River Valley.

Read business updates from companies featured in The Packer's Red River Valley Potatoes profile.

Red River Valley potato grower-shippers in North Dakota and Minnesota anticipate plenty of spuds on the market for the upcoming season.