United States Green Pea harvest is completed. Overall, early season pea yields came in under budget and this could reflect a 20% drop in pack for some processors. The situation is more severe for those whose fields are not irrigated and we are hearing numbers of a 50% to 60% reduction in yield due to …
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Sweet Corn In Full Swing
United States Green Pea harvest is completed. Overall, early season yields came in under budget and this could reflect a 20% drop in pack for some processors. The situation is more severe for those whose fields are not irrigated and we are hearing numbers of a 50% to 60% reduction in yield due to lack …
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Pacific Northwest Pea Yields Down
United States Pea harvest is underway. Overall, early season yields came in under budget and this could reflect a 20% drop in pack for some processors. The situation is more severe for those whose fields are not irrigated and we are hearing numbers of a 50% to 60% reduction in yield due to lack of …
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Green Pea Season Beginning This Week!
United States Pea plantings in the Pacific Northwest is completed and the harvest should begin first week of June. The weather has warmed up considerably in the Pacific Northwest which has brought on the pea crop sooner than expected. Sweet Corn plantings are somewhere between 50% to 75% in the ground. Grower prices were up …
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Green Pea Crop Beginning to Emerge
United States Pea plantings in the Pacific Northwest is almost completed. Due to the cooler than usual weather in the Pacific Northwest during April, we expect the crop to commence about 10 days later than usual. The recent weather over the last week or so has warmed up considerably and we expect a start to …
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Pacific Northwest Plantings Continue
United States Pea plantings in the Pacific Northwest are about a third of the way through. Green Pea season expected to commence middle to end May. The first plantings of Oregon and Washington peas are now sprouting. Sweet Corn plantings have just begun. Grower prices were up about 10% to 15% this season, with prices …
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Vegetable Prices Continue Upward
United States Plantings on peas starting this month. Corn acres are mostly contracted. Grower prices were up about 10% to 15% this season, with prices on most vegetables anticipated to go up by 6% to 7%. There are some processors who are down on pea acres and some who are down on corn acres. Industry …
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Frozen Fruit Demand Cools Down
United States Planting on early summer crops should be starting in a month or two. We hear from industry experts that seed is short, land cost is high and grower prices will be rising once again this season. We expect more price increases for 2023 crop, however not as high as last season. California growers …
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Fruit Prices Trending Lower
United States Due to a rainy and cool spring, planting for 2022 season corn started late. As a result, some processors experienced bunching which caused some off grades. Less acres were planted due to the risk of freeze, which in the end did not happen. Weather was warm through the entire season, and this resulted …
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Water Chestnut Season Begins in China
United States Due to a rainy and cool spring, planting for 2022 season corn started late. As a result, some processors experience bunching at the tall end of pack which caused some off grades. Less acres were planted due to the risk of freeze, which in the end did not happen. Weather was warm through …
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Florida’s Citrus Loss
United States Due to a rainy and cool spring, planting for 2022 season corn started late. As a result, some processors experience bunching at the tall end of pack which caused some off grades. Less acres were planted due to the risk of freeze, which in the end did not happen. Weather was warm through …
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Sweet Corn Season Coming To A Close
United States A late start to corn planting resulted in some processors cutting back on later acres due to concern about frost. Corn season in the Pacific Northwest will be finishing up this month. Strong yields and quality are being reported, however this will not offset the tight corn market as acres were lost due …
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Potato Prices Are Soaring
United States A cold and wet spring in the Pacific Northwest delayed pea plantings and the crop ran about 2 to 3 weeks late. July’s heat wave with sizzling temperatures well into the 100 degree and over mark, brought on the crop very quickly. Acres have been lost as some processors could not keep up …
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SIZZLING SUMMER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
United States A cold and wet spring in the Pacific Northwest delayed pea plantings and the crop ran about 2 to 3 weeks late. July’s heat wave with sizzling temperatures well into the 100 degree and over mark, brought on the crop very quickly. Acres have been lost as some processors could not keep up …
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An Unpredictable Pea Season
United States A cold and wet spring in the Pacific Northwest delayed pea plantings and the crop is running about 2 to 3 weeks late. June was extremely cool and wet in Oregon and Washington and rainfall hit record highs. Along with the rain there was some wind and we have heard that some fields …
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Green Pea Season Is Delayed
United States A cold and wet spring in the Pacific Northwet delayed pea planting which in turn has delayed the start of the season by about 1 or two weeks. We expect harvesting to commence in the next week or so depending on weather. In general the weather has been cool which is good for …
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April Freeze Plus Snow Hurt Northwest Vegetable And Fruit Crops
United States Green pea planting is completed. Recent cold weather and snow delayed plantings and we could see some reduced crop yields due to the unusual weather conditions in April. We do not anticipate a start date on green pea harvest until the early part of June. Sweet corn plantings are underway and to date …
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VEGETABLE AND FRUIT PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE
United States Green pea and potato planting still underway. Corn plantings are just beginning. Securing enough contracted acreage has been a struggle as growers have many other more profitable options to consider and processors are paying more to the growers this year. Most processors are planning on same volumes as last season or even a …
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PEA AND POTATO PLANTINGS BEGIN THIS MONTH IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
United States Green pea and potato plantings should begin this week as long as the cold and snow stay away. Corn planting should commence at the end of this month/early April. Due to logistic challenges (not being able to ship product) there are still inventories of corn available to purchase, however prices remain high with …
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China is now the largest grower of blueberries and strawberries worldwide
United States Early summer heat took its toll on the Green Pea crop and all processors are 20% to 50% below budget. Temperatures between 105 – 117 degrees made it difficult to keep up with the harvest and many processors had to leave their peas in the ground. Dry land pea fields suffered the most. …
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