Green is Good
We haven’t seen this much green on our onion shipping point price charts in a very long time. In the last week, onion prices in Southern New Mexico are up…
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Malheur Experiment Station Field Day July 9
The Malheur Experiment Station Field Day has had a long-time tradition for sharing the work of experiment station faculty with growers and community members. This is an opportunity to view…
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Cost of Summer Cookout Nearly Unchanged from 2024
Families celebrating the Fourth of July holiday continue to find high prices at the grocery store, based on the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation annual marketbasket survey. An Independence Day…
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Central California and Walla Walla Now Shipping Onions
Onion Shipping Point Prices for June 23, 2025 The San Joaquin Valley, Calif. and Walla Walla, Washington onion growing areas started shipping last week. This is good timing, because after…
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More Supply than Demand, but Market Could Improve Between Now and Late July
Onion Market Update 6/10/2025 By John Harris We have made it nearly halfway through 2025 already. Wow, time flies when you’re having fun. Wait, I don’t think we have had…
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Southern New Mexico Now Shipping All Three Colors
Onion Shipping Point Prices for June 9, 2025 Southern New Mexico has replaced Imperial Valley, Calif. on this week’s onion shipping point report. All three colors from New Mexico are…
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Farmer Sentiment Reaches a Four-Year High in May
Farmer sentiment improved for the second consecutive month in May, reaching its highest level since May 2021. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 10 points to a reading of 158,…
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Three Shipping Areas Show a Steady Market
Onion Shipping Point Prices for May 27, 2025 Three areas are shipping onions this week, but product from Southern New Mexico should be showing up soon. All three areas have…
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ARA Denounces Anti-Science Pesticide Claims in MAHA Report, Warns of Potential Threats to Food Security
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) expressed deep concerns regarding comments on pesticide safety in the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Report, which was released May 22. While the importance of evaluating agricultural…
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Syngenta Vegetable Seeds Opens New Seed Health Lab in the Netherlands
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds announced today the opening of a new $9 million state-of-the-art Seed Health Lab in Enkhuizen, Netherlands, further bolstering the company’s global quality control capabilities. The leading vegetable…
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