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The Packer is seeking insight from Washington and Oregon potato suppliers for the July 5 special section on potatoes from the region.
Led by Washington’s Columbia Basin output, onion production in Washington and Oregon accounts for more than four in 10 onions consumed in the U.S.
A run of hot weather that has stressed the Northwest onion crop is expected to reduce yields and set up an active market for storage onions.
Washington apple growers are continuing to see big volume of organic apples, with expected fresh output close to that of a year ago.
Washington’s Cosmic Crisp apples are on the rise.
The value of U.S. apple exports dipped slightly in the year ending June 2021, but some export destinations saw big gains.
Harvest will pick up steam in August for the 2021 Wisconsin potato crop.
Texas growing regions saw plenty of rain this past summer, and that should be a good foundation for upcoming produce harvests, said Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO for the Texas International Produce Association.
Texas ports have seen an increasing volume of Mexican fresh produce over the past 15 years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Wish Farms California is present in all the main strawberry growing regions of Oxnard, Santa Maria and Salinas, said Nick Wishnatzki, public relations manager for Plant City, Fla.-based Wish Farms.