Markon First Crop (MFC) Idaho and Washington Potatoes are available.  

Storage Crop

• Idaho

• • MFC Burbank Potatoes are beginning to wind down; supplies will run through mid- to late August
  • Expect the market to soften with the start of the new crop season approaching

Sizing

• 40- through 50-count supplies are limited
• 90– through 120-count potatoes are readily available
• Quality is good; air checks and pressure/shoulder bruising will be seen sporadically in remaining storage supplies
• Air checks are tiny thumbnail-like cracks caused by stress due to abrupt temperature changes
• Pressure and shoulder bruising (soft/external indents) result from constant contact with adjacent potatoes, or the floor, while raw product sits in storage piles

New Crop

• Idaho

• • Norkotah harvesting will begin in the western part of the state early next week
  • Harvests in the southern and eastern areas of Idaho will start mid- to late August
  • New crop Burbanks will enter the market early October

• Washington:
  • Norkotah production has begun
  • Quality is excellent; pack outs favor 90-through 120 count potatoes

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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