Storage Crop

• 40- to 50-count supplies are extremely tight; six-week averages will be implemented for shipping large sizes through mid-August
  • Advance lead time is highly recommended for order fulfillment
  • The market will continue to strengthen through the remainder of the 2023/2024 season
• 80- through 120-count stocks remain ample
• Norkotahs will be depleted by the end of June
• The Burbank variety will be shipped until new crop, field-run Norkotahs become available in mid-August

Quality

• Overall quality is good; air checks, pressure marks, and shoulder bruising will be seen sporadically in remaining storage supplies (both Norkotahs and Burbanks)
  • Air checks are tiny thumbnail like cracks that are caused by stress due to abrupt temperatures
  • Pressure marks and shoulder bruising (soft, external indents) result from constant contact with adjacent potatoes, or the floor, while raw product sits in storage piles

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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