North Carolina is welcoming a very good candy potato crop. “Every part is wanting good. The crop is sizing up very properly within the area. We’re seeing loads of jumbos however total it’s wholesome wanting and appears to be plentiful,” says Kristi Hocutt of Triple J Produce.
She notes that whereas acreage could presumably be down this season within the state, the general crop dimension this 12 months is just like final 12 months. The harvest, which began on the finish of August, shall be completed for Triple J on the finish of this week although Hocutt says that some North Carolina growers will proceed harvesting till the primary of November.
The transition from outdated to new crop additionally noticed no gapping this season. “We nonetheless have a bit little bit of outdated crop. We’re packing new however we’re shifting our older crop to processing,” says Hocutt.
Home vs. export demand
As for demand, home demand continues to be regular and appears just like final 12 months. Nevertheless, export demand is a special story. “In Europe, there’s no demand as a result of greenback and the Euro and the Spanish and French crops which are out. We’re ready and seeing. The greenback is a giant a part of this,” says Hocutt.
In flip, the problem is holding the value of candy potatoes up. “Particularly with the price of rising tripling this season. The pricing must be extra but it surely’s not,” says Hocutt. “I believe the pricing will keep the place it’s at. With nobody sending hundreds upon hundreds to Europe, the product will keep right here within the U.S. and it’s bought to go someplace.”
Kristi Hocutt
Triple J Produce
Tel: +1 (252) 289-8326
kristi@triplejproduce.com
www.triplejproduce.com
