Due to the wet and cold harvest conditions, Buxton, North Dakota-based NoKota Packers ended up with 43 percent of their typical potato crop this year. President and CEO Carissa Olsen says they are on schedule to wrap up shipping in March. “Overall, everything looks alright. We are about as busy as we want to be. We’ll finish up in mid-March, which is a little unusual, but everyone is looking forward to it.” Olsen says weather challenges spanned beyond the Red River Valley in 2019. “Idaho had a shortage, too. It’s a unique market and everyone is learning from it, trying to manage and keep potatoes moving out the door.”
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