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slightly profi table. A mild fi re
season meant summer log-
ging was not interrupted and
now log supplies are ample.
Increased log supplies are
helping mills manage low
lumber prices. As building
season wraps up, housing
starts are around 1.25 mil-
lion, below many projections
of around 1.3 million.
Hay: Alfalfa will be profi t-
able given tighter supplies,
and timothy slightly profi t-
able due to an abundance of
middle-grade hay inventory.
Supplies of high-quality hay
are limited.
Nursery/greenhouse:
Nursery and greenhouse
producers are expected to
remain profi table due to
strong sales. The industry’s
supply and demand appear
to be in balance as carry-
over inventories are limited.
Increasing labor and input
costs could soften revenues
from increased gross sales.
Onions: Onion growers
may receive slightly profi t-
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made by Oct. 28 — and the
$50 conference registration
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able returns. Yields in Wash-
ington and the Treasure
Valley are expected to be
down as much as 30% due to
the late planting this spring.
Growing conditions in Wash-
ington were favorable, pro-
ducing a high-quality crop
that will likely store well.
Treasure Valley early onions
have some quality issues,
but later harvested onions
appear to be good quality.
Pears: Slight profi ts for
pear growers are foreseen.
The offi cial crop estimate
says production will be simi-
lar to last season’s. However,
reports from the northern
Washington growing region
indicate the crop is smaller
than estimated. Although
the pear industry is working
hard to improve consumer
demand, solutions may take
a few years to achieve suc-
cess. Therefore, soft prices
are expected again this year.
Potatoes: The outlook is
profi table for contracted po-
tatoes, and slightly profi table
to profi table for uncontracted
potatoes. Harvest has started
in the Columbia Basin and
Commerce reminds mem-
bers that votes for the open
positions on the 2020 Board
of Directors must be submit-
ted by 5 p.m. Nov. 1. The
candidates are Mollie Hulse
(incumbent), Ryan Leonard,
Mike Rysavy and Caleb
Sampson. To cast your vote,
go to www.surveymonkey.
com/r/VCDBVVR or call the
Chamber at 541-963-8588.
Idaho with early indications
of a smaller crop than in
2018. Producers with early
market potatoes of large size
will be able to take advantage
of higher grower returns.
Sugar beets: Most sugar
beet producers could see
profi table returns. Isolated
weather events hindered
production in Montana. This
comes as the USDA projects
a lower sugar stocks-to-
use ratio. Lower supply is
favorable to sugar prices and
producer profi tability.
Wheat: Forecasts call
for break-even returns for
wheat producers. Strong
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global stocks continue to
weigh on grain prices. Rota-
tional crop returns are below
break-even and yields are
varied signifi cantly across
the Northwest.
Wine/vineyard: The out-
look indicates slight profi ts
for vineyards while winery
returns are expected to be
slightly profi table. New prod-
ucts and younger consumer
groups present opportunities
despite the larger trend of
slowing alcohol consumption.
High grape supplies con-
tinue to challenge vineyards,
especially growers with
uncontracted acreage.
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