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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pat Kole is The Packer’s 2022 Potato Person for All Seasons.

COVID disrupted the world supply chain. Add in labor and truck shortages, inflation and a freeze last year for Texas onion growers, and it’s hard to pin down which challenge was greater.

Onion House, LLC is a grower-shipper, shipping mostly Mexican and Texas onions. The company has about 500 acres of onions in the Rio Grande Valley. The Texas onion season will begin a few weeks later than usual.

Congress returns Monday, but to a very different situation due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is expected to be one of the key issues President Biden talks about during his State of the Union address.

The future of the onion marketing order is our biggest concern right now. The season is upon us. The South Texas onion marketing order is supposed to start March 1.

The Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial Central Valley Project water allocation for 2022, which includes a 15% allocation for Friant Division Class 1 contractors. Hydrology for the 2022 water year is very dry.

With global economic growth projected to average 3.1% annually from 2022 to 2031, the USDA is predicting a solid foundation for growth in U.S. fruit and vegetable imports in the next decade.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced that it anticipates zero water allocations this year from the Central Valley Project for California growers.

Kind Snacks calls on Americans to eat fresh, whole foods, such as whole nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruit and grains, instead of packaged foods — including its own products.