Category: Crop News

United States With sweet corn shortages in the Midwest region and Europe, coming into season with lower than usual inventories, plus some loss of yields here in the Pacific Northwest, expect for a tight sweet corn market with prices firm going forward.  Most Northwest suppliers are officially off market, for the time being. Carrot harvest …

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United States Northwest sweet corn harvest will be completed in the next week.   While a fewprocessors are already done, there are a few still processing.   The weather has turned cool, so everyone is trying best to button up the season before a major frost hits.   The market is a tight one both on conventional corn …

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United States Northwest sweet corn is full steam ahead. The season is expected to be a tight one both on conventional corn and organic corn. The smoke cover in the Pacific Northwest from fires cooled the air and delayed the growth of much of the harvest. Processors are scrambling to finish up the season before a …

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United States Northwest sweet corn has commenced, and so has the true heat of summer!  Processors are between 35% and 45% complete with their pack.  Favorable weather continues continue in the Pacific Northwest for this crop.  Packers are keeping true to their budgets and quality. Carrot will commence in late September.  The sometimes-forgettable Lima Bean …

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United States Northwest green peas harvest has been completed.   Conditions have been good; however, weather heated up in the middle of the pack which caused bunching for some processors.  Overall budgets were met, however there may be more lower grade peas than desired, with high quality AAA grade product at a premium.   In regard to …

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United States Northwest green peas are in peak harvest.   Conditions have been good; however, weather has heated up in the last week which may affect grades coming out of the fields.  Depending on who you speak with, some processors have been unable to keep up with harvest as peas are coming in quickly due to …

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United States Most Northwest Green Pea processers will begin harvest this coming week.  Conditions have been perfect for pea growing in the Northwest and yields and quality expected to be excellent. Northwest corn plantings began in April and approximately 50% of crop is now planted, with an expected harvest date of end July.  The weather …

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United States Northwest Green Pea harvest should start end May /first week of June.   To date conditions have been favorable for a good season.  Most processors planted close to the same amount of acreage as last year give or take about 10%.  Green Peas are relatively tight currently so the start of the new season …

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United States Northwest Green Pea plantings are underway.   About 40% to 50% of the crop is planted with harvest expected to begin late May a bit earlier than usual.   Favorable spring weather conditions have allowed all planting to commence on time or a bit earlier than usual. Northwest corn plantings began last week with an …

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United States Green Pea and Potato plantings will commence this month.  Processing potato grower contract volumes are expected to increase in 2020.  With the decrease in contract volumes last season , along with weather struggles which included heavy rain in the Midwest and freeze in Idaho, the overall potato harvest came up short.  Some are …

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United States The overall vegetable season in the Pacific Northwest was good with no major hiccups to report, however the market is fairly tight due to demand from the Midwest region and Europe. Potatoes in the Northwest began about a week later than usual.   Autumn wet and cool weather set in during the last days …

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United States The  overall vegetable season in the Pacific Northwest was good with no major hiccups to report, however the market is fairly tight due to demand from the Midwest region and Europe.  Diced Carrots are now completed and production plants in Oregon and Washington will be down until new season begins up again in …

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United States Diced Carrots are being processed and to date the yields and quality are normal.    Our overall vegetable season in the Pacific Northwest was good with no major hiccups to report, however the market is farily tight due to demand from the Midwest region and Europe. Potatoes in the Northwest began about a week …

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United States Sweet corn harvest is now completed in the Pacific Northwest.  The weather cooled off with day time temperatures in the mid 60-degree F range.  The nights were much cooler and the last few weeks of the harvest the yields and quality dropped off significantly. Diced Carrots are being processed and to date the …

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United States Sweet corn harvest is approximately 85% completed in the Pacific Northwest.  The weather has cooled off with day time temperatures in the mid 60-degree F range.  Nights are certainly cooler and the last few nights have been in the range of 32 – 35 Degrees F.  There has been no frost reported yet, …

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United States Northwest green pea harvest is completed.  Some are reporting lower yields while others say they are on budget.   However with a shortage in the Midwest and in Europe we can expect green pea prices to be rising as demand for green peas is falling on Northwest processors. Sweet corn harvest is in full …

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United States Northwest green pea harvest is completed.  Some are reporting lower yields while others say they are on budget.   However with a shortage in the Midwest and in Europe we can expect green pea prices to be rising as demand for green peas is falling on Northwest processors.  Sweet corn harvest  began in most …

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United States Northewest green pea harvest is underway. To date harvest seems to be going well with no major issues to report.  The season began later than usual and some were worried about bunching. Quality is reported as good, although some are expecting a decline in yields by about 10%. Future weather conditions along with …

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United States Here in the Northwest, Green Pea plantings are completed.   Harvest should begin in another 10 to 12 days, about 2 weeks later than usual.   Weather conditions have been very good for pea growing and to date the crop is doing well.   Some processors decided to cut back acres, due to the late planting …

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United States Green Pea plantings should be coming to completion sometime this month.  Even though plantings got off to a late start weather has been favorable and the crop is coming along well.   Most processors should start production of peas by middle June which is later than usual due to the late start of plantings. …

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