EEUU: Idaho potato harvest wrapped up
The Idaho potato crop is predicted to be down 25,000 acres this year, an 8% to 10% decline from 2021.
Potatoes were planted on about 290,000 acres this year, reports say. Some of those former potato acres were planted instead to wheat and barley. Both are lower-cost crops and require less water. It should be noted, however, that there is an expectation in Idaho of a higher-quality potato harvest (compared to 2021), with final production in line with the state’s three-year average.
In response, French fry processors agreed to pay Idaho growers about 20% more this year than in 2021. While that seems significant, not every grower receives that increase, and it will not offset high production costs. Processors set the price contract growers receive.
The price paid to the farmer generally is about 20% of the retail price.
Fuente: https://www.freshplaza.com/latin-america/article/9471105/idaho-potato-harvest-wrapped-up/
