Tom Karst

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California’s Kern County produces eight out every 10 carrots grown in the U.S., according to a recent estimate by the University of California, Davis.
The Kern County carrot season will pick up steam in late May for Arvin, Calif.-based Kern Ridge Growers LLC.
Foodservice demand is coming back for Idaho-eastern Oregon onion marketers, but it is complicated.
U.S. onion exports in the 12 months from July 2020 to June 2021 rose 10%, according to new trade numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Nyssa, Ore.-based Snake River Produce is gearing up for another Northwest onion season, with plans to offer yellow, red, white and sweet onions from mid-August to early April.
Though their early season sizing and yields were off compared with a year ago, Idaho-eastern Oregon onion shippers predicted a quality crop of onions this year.
Government statistics show the final value of Idaho’s 2020 potato crop sold totaled $912 million, down 5% from 2019.
Whether it is the COVID-19 pandemic, strange weather, or the erratic foodservice market, the Idaho potato industry can handle it.
Higher trucking costs are one of the season’s biggest potholes for Idaho potato grower-shippers this season.
Yields are down but sizes are up for Idaho potatoes this year, industry leaders report.