potato processing

Potato stocks across the Pacific Northwest total 157 million cwt to start the month.     Potato stocks in Idaho on December 1st totaled 85.0 million cwt.  Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 35.7 million cwt.  Potato stocks in ...

According to NASS, the value of all potatoes sold last year in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, totaled $1.92 billion.     Washington's 2021 potato crop sold was valued at $666 million, down 5% from 2020.  The marketing year average price for fall potatoes was $7.75 per cwt, up...

Could there be a light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel? While Chris Voigt, executive Director of the Washington state Potato Commission isn’t sure if the end of the pandemic is drawing near, he is confident that the future looks great for growers. “ ...

According to NASS, the combined value of Idaho, Oregon and Washington potatoes sold in 2020 hit $1.82 billion. When it comes to the value of the Idaho crop, that figure in 2020 topped out at $912 million, down 5% year over year. The marketing year average price for potatoes in Idaho was $7 ...

According to NASS, Northwest potato stocks as of April 1st hit 87.7 million CWT. In Idaho, that figure was 51.0 million CWT, with disappearance of the crop at 83.8 million CWT. In Washington, April 1st potato stocks totaled 31.0 million CWWT, while to date disappearance totaled 67 ...

When the pandemic started to impact the U.S. and global economies, one of the commodities that felt the brunt of the economic impact first was the potato industry. With restaurants and schools closed across the globe, demand plummeted, meaning many contracts went up in smoke ...

After being paused because of the coronavirus pandemic, work on the McCain Foods expansion project in Othello is set to resume in early October. On Tuesday, the frozen food company announced it would restart construction of its 170,000 square foot expansion of its potato processing facility ...

While not where it was this time last year, Chris Voigt said things have gotten slightly better for Northwest potato growers. The Executive Director of the Washington state Potato Commission said two months ago, things were dismal industry wide, but have slowly started to improve ...

According to NASS, potato stocks across the Northwest totaled 47.1 million cwt on June 1st. In Washington, potato stocks totaled 17.5 million cwt, with disappearance coming in 85.6 million cwt. In Oregon stocks totaled 3.60 million cwt, with disappearance to date at 21 ...

Could Othello soon become home to the world’s largest potato processor?   McCain Foods is currently expanding their existing facility to increase the number of potatoes that can be processed.  The expansion is reportedly taking place to keep up with demand from McDonald’s after the Golden Arches expanded its all day breakfast menu.   According to...