date:Dec 18, 2013
Idaho potato prices have dipped near or slightly below the cost of production, but the market appears to have bottomed out and may be poised for an upswing, according to University of Idaho Extension economist Paul Patterson.
Patterson suspects the size profile of the 2013 spud crop which contained a larger percentage of potatoes over 14 ounces but a 2.5 percent decline in 4- to 6-ounce tubers contributed to price declines. He believes more crop than normal had to move through fresh sheds to