Category: Crop News

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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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 …

Continue reading “Frozen Fruit Demand Cools Down”

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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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 …

Continue reading “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 …

Continue reading “Florida’s Citrus Loss”

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 …

Continue reading “Sweet Corn Season Coming To A Close”

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 …

Continue reading “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 …

Continue reading “SIZZLING SUMMER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST”

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 …

Continue reading “An Unpredictable Pea Season”

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 …

Continue reading “Green Pea Season Is Delayed”

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 …

Continue reading “April Freeze Plus Snow Hurt Northwest Vegetable And Fruit Crops”

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 …

Continue reading “VEGETABLE AND FRUIT PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE”

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 …

Continue reading “PEA AND POTATO PLANTINGS BEGIN THIS MONTH IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST”

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. …

Continue reading “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. …

Continue reading “Flooded Fields Could Take A Toll On British Columbia’s 2022 Berry Crop”

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. …

Continue reading “Most Vegetables and Fruits In Short Supply”

United States Early summer heat took its toll on the Green Pea crop and most processors are 20% to 50% below budget.  Extreme heat with 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 …

Continue reading “A Dissapointing Northwest Potato Harvest”

United States Early summer heat took its toll on the Green Pea crop and most processors are 20% to 50% below budget. Extreme heat with 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 …

Continue reading “Global Potato Yields Down This Season”

United States Green Pea market very short. The early summer heat took its toll on the Green Pea crop and most processors are 20% to 50% below budget. Extreme heat with temperatures between 105 – 117 degrees made it difficult to keep up with the harvest and many processors had to leave their peas in …

Continue reading “Surging Sweet Corn Prices”

United States Green Pea harvest is now completed.  The early summer heat took its toll on the Green Pea crop and most processors are 20% to 50% below budget.  Extreme heat with temperatures between 105 – 117 degrees made it difficult to keep up with the harvest and many processors had to leave their peas …

Continue reading “Yields Down On All Northwest Berry Fruits”