New crop red and yellow potatoes ramping up volume

Markon First Crop (MFC) Red and Yellow Potatoes are available in Idaho, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Volume is steady with multiple growing regions now in play, and more to start over the next several weeks. Markets are steady.

MFC Red and Yellow Potatoes are available

New crop supplies are dominated by A-sizes; B-sizes are available with limited supplies of C-sizes

Quality is very good

Harvests will finish in late September when growers transition to storage potatoes

Quality and color is excellent

Harvests will finish in late September to early October before transitioning to storage supplies

Quality and color are excellent

Supplies will ship until the first week or two of October

Washington

Production of new crop red and yellow potatoes is ramping up Size is leaning heavily towards larger A-sizes to start the season

Colorado

Colorado white and yellow potato harvests have started; reds will start in mid- to late September

Supplies are dominated by A-sizes, with some B-sizes also available

Quality is good; color is somewhat light compared to other regions

Canada

Canadian-grown yellow and white potato harvests are underway; reds will begin in two to three weeks

Harvests will begin in early October

Please contact your Markon Account Manager for more information. News you need.

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