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S.E. Wash.
pack kills
calf; no
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Cosmic Crisp gets high prices in rookie season
Apple prices for select varieties
By DAN WHEAT
For the Capital Press
WENATCHEE, Wash.—
Cosmic Crisp, Washington
state’s new apple, sold for top
wholesale prices in its debut
this winter because promo-
tions built strong demand and
supply was limited.
Meanwhile, the prices
of other varieties continued
to fall because of abundant
supply.
Cosmic Crisp averaged
$72 per 40-pound box for
244,000 boxes sold in Decem-
ber and January, said Des-
mond O’Rourke, world apple
analyst and retired Washing-
ton State University agricul-
tural economist in Pullman.
That compares with a
season-to-date (September
through January) average
of $19.50 per box for main-
stream varieties and $38.21
for other varieties, mostly
small-volume
proprietary
varieties, he said.
The large 2019 crop and
competition from New York,
Pennsylvania and Michi-
gan apples has weakened
demand and depressed the
prices of most varieties.
“Their modest downward
slide” continued through
January with overall prices
11.2% lower season to date
compared to the same period
The average asking price per box among Yakima and Wenatchee
district shippers as of Feb. 6 compared to Dec. 6, 2019.
(Price range per box in dollars, where size 80 equals 80 apples per box
and size 88 equals 88 apples per box.)
Variety
Feb. 6
Size 80 Size 88
Dec. 6, 2019
Size 80 Size 88
Gala
$18-24
$18-22
$20-24
$18-22
Red Delicious
14-17
14-17
14-17
14-17
Honeycrisp
26-37
26-37
30-41
30-41
Fuji
20-25
19-24
20-26
19-24
Granny Smith
18-24
18-22
20-26
20-24
Golden Delicious
28-32
26-32
28-32
26-32
Source: USDA
Capital Press graphic
a year ago, O’Rourke said.
Prices of mainstream vari-
eties are down 12.8%, and
others are down 9.3%.
Brian Focht, manager of
the Washington Apple Grow-
ers Marketing Association,
in Wenatchee, said this is a
tough year for apple prices
and returns, similar to the
even larger 2014 crop.
“Some shippers are a little
better positioned than in 2014
with better varieties and a
stronger varietal mix, so they
may perform better but over-
all it’s a down year,” Focht
said.
Cosmic Crisp is definitely
a bright spot with Proprietary
Variety Management, known
by the initials PVM, doing
good promotions, he said.
A total of 310,000 boxes
of Cosmic Crisp had been
shipped as of Feb. 6. The
apple will be sold out soon at
400,000 boxes or less. That’s
less than the 477,000-box
estimate, Focht said.
“Cosmic Crisp has had a
great first season; however,
taking account of inflation,
this is what Fuji received at
the same volume in its startup
in about 1990,” O’Rourke
said.
Cosmic Crisp was selling
at $3.49 per pound in a Pull-
man, Wash., Safeway store on
Feb. 7, he said.
Cosmic Crisp prices will
fall below $50 per box next
year when volume increases
to 2 million boxes and to
about $30 per box the year
after, when volume reaches 6
million boxes, he said.
“The law of supply and
demand will not be repealed
for Cosmic Crisp,” O’Rourke
said.
As of Feb. 6, the average
asking price among Yakima
and Wenatchee district ship-
pers for extra fancy (standard
grade), medium size 80 apples
per box for Gala was $18 to
$24, down $2 on the low end
from Dec. 6 and unchanged
for size 88 at $18 to $22,
according to USDA.
Red Delicious 80s and
88s were $14 to $17 per box,
unchanged from two months
ago.
Honeycrisp 80s and 88s
were $26 to $36.90, down
$4 from two months ago and
down from $42 to $50.90 in
October. Volume is up and
this is the first season Honey-
crisp has fallen below $40 per
box, O’Rourke said.
Fuji 80s were $20 to $25,
down $1 on the high end
from Dec. 6, and 88s were
unchanged at $19 to $24.
Granny Smith 80s were
$18 to $24 and 88s were $18
to $22, all down $2 from Dec.
6.
Golden Delicious premium
80s were $28 to $32 and 88s
were $26 to $32, unchanged
from two and three months
ago.
Reducing volume and
maintaining good quality are
keys to any late season price
recovery, O’Rourke said.
The total 2019 Washing-
ton apple crop was estimated
by the Washington State Tree
Fruit Association at 136.4
million boxes on Feb. 1, down
from 136.8 million on Jan.
1 and 138.2 on Nov. 1. The
record high is 143.6 million
from the 2014 crop.
As of Feb. 1, 54.4 million
boxes had been shipped with
81.9 million left to sell by fall.
Inventory is 14% greater than
last year at this time and 6%
above the latest three-year
average, O’Rourke said.
Weekly shipments have
been greater than in 2018-
2019 but less than in 2017-
2018, he said.
Low prices has contrib-
uted to strong exports, which
are up 33.8% over last year,
O’Rourke said.
The leading export mar-
ket, Mexico, is up 27% at 3.3
million boxes. Taiwan is up
56.9%, Canada is up 22.9%,
Vietnam up 30.8% and Latin
America is up 57.5%, he said.
Exports to India are down
17.1% and China is down
22.3%, he said.
By DON JENKINS
Capital Press
The Grouse Flats wolf-
pack in southeast Washing-
ton has killed another calf, a
depredation Fish and Wild-
life called an isolated event
that won’t cause the depart-
ment to resume culling the
pack.
The calf was in a fenced
private pasture and was
reported dead by a rancher
Feb. 3, the department said
Monday.
The remains of the par-
tially eaten calf provided evi-
dence it had been attacked by
a wolf. Investigators found
the tracks of a single wolf
and signs the calf had been
dragged.
The pack has attacked cat-
tle at least five times in the
past seven months, accord-
ing to the department. The
threshold for the depart-
ment to consider lethal con-
trol is four depredations in 10
months.
The pack crossed the
threshold last fall, attack-
ing cattle four times in two
months. In response, Fish
and Wildlife shot one adult
female wolf on Sept. 25. It
was the first time the depart-
ment had killed a wolf in
southeast Washington to pro-
tect livestock.
The department called
the recent attack an “isolated
occurrence” and an “oppor-
tunistic depredation rather
than an ongoing pattern.”
The department also said
there were more non-lethal
deterrence measures to try.
The department put flashing
lights and ribbons that flap in
the wind around the pasture.
The rancher reduced the
calving pasture to 10 acres
from 140 acres, and started
penning cattle at night and
checking on them more
often, according to Fish and
Wildlife.
Even if the department
were determined to thin the
pack, it might not be pos-
sible to find the wolves. No
Grouse Flats wolf is wear-
ing a radio collar. The pack’s
only collared wolf has dis-
persed into Oregon, accord-
ing to the department.
A Fish and Wildlife
spokeswoman said the
department’s decision to not
resume lethal control was
based on the other factors,
not the absence of a radio
collar in the pack.
The depredation was
roughly 2 miles southeast
of where the Grouse Flats
attacked a calf last year. The
pack has attacked cattle eight
times since Aug. 23, 2018,
according to the department.
The pack had at least eight
wolves at the end of 2018,
making it one of the larger
packs in the state. Fish and
Wildlife has not announced
a 2019 count. The pack’s
territory dips into southeast
Oregon.
Washington Senate panel OKs chlorpyrifos ban
By DON JENKINS
Capital Press
OLYMPIA — A Washington
state Senate committee on Feb. 6
recommended partially banning
chlorpyrifos, acting on the same day
as California’s prohibition on sell-
ing the pesticide took effect and that
a large company announced it will
stop producing the chemical.
The Senate agriculture commit-
tee’s four Democrats supported the
partial ban, over the objections of the
panel’s three Republicans. Growers
could still use chlorpyrifos on some
crops. The ban would be less restric-
tive than those in California, Hawaii
and New York.
Senate Bill 6518 must still pass
the full Senate and then work its way
through the House. The Washington
Farm Bureau and other farm groups
oppose the bill.
The bill’s prime sponsor, Sen.
Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge
Island, said she wants to help the
agriculture industry move away from
chlorpyrifos. “I don’t relish doing
this bill,” she said. “I take the fact I
Don Jenkins/Capital Press File
Washington state Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island, listens
to testimony Jan. 30 in Olympia on a bill she introduced to partially
ban chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide. A Senate committee has ap-
proved the bill.
brought this forward very seriously.”
Chlorpyrifos, prohibited for res-
idential uses for two decades, is
widely used in commercial agri-
culture. The Environmental Protec-
tion Agency has acknowledged the
health risks, particularly to young
and unborn children, when exposed
to chlorpyrifos.
The EPA, under the Obama and
Trump administrations, has resisted
lawsuits to completely ban chlorpy-
rifos. The EPA says it will complete
a review of the pesticide’s uses in
2022.
Meanwhile, Corteva Agriscience,
described by the EPA as the primary
registrant of chlorpyrifos, announced
Feb. 6 it would stop making prod-
ucts with the pesticide. Ending pro-
duction will benefit shareholders, the
company said in a statement.
“Demand for one of our
long-standing products, chlorpyri-
fos, has declined significantly over
the last two decades, particularly in
the U.S. Due to this reduced demand,
Corteva has made the strategic busi-
ness decision to phase out our pro-
duction of chlorpyrifos in 2020,” the
company stated.
“Our customers will have access
to enough chlorpyrifos supply to
cover current demand through the
end of the year, while they transition
to other products or other providers,”
the company stated.
Corteva was spun off from Dow-
DuPont last year as a standalone
company.
Washington State University
entomologist Allan Felsot said he
wasn’t surprised by Corteva’s deci-
sion to stop making chlorpyrifos.
“It’s not really used that much,” he
said.
Oregon irrigators argue against curtailing legal tool
strate they’re likely to prevail
in the lawsuit. An amended
version of the bill would
require farmers to demonstrate
they’d suffer an “irreparable
injury” from the enforcement
order that outweighs the harm
to the senior irrigator.
Under the original bill,
farmers who lose such law-
suits would also be liable for
the attorney fees of senior
water rights holders.
Brad Parrish, water rights
specialist with the Klam-
ath Tribes, said the bill would
impose reasonable require-
ments to prevent junior irriga-
tors from using the automatic
stay as a “weapon.”
Currently, they can file law-
suits to block enforcement
actions, then drop the com-
plaints and use the same tactic
the next year to keep irrigating,
Parrish said.
The tribes rely on healthy
surface flows for fishing, and
LEGAL
LEGAL
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF MARION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF MARION
VICTOR L. BLAKESLEE,
Plaintiff,
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Case No. 19CV53917
v.
STEVE NAMWOO KIM, BP WEST
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
COAST PRODUCTS, LLC, a Delaware
Corporation doing business in the
State of Oregon, and ARCO #5882
DBA Salem Best Retail, LLC,
Defendant.
TO DEFENDANT: STEVE NAMWOO KIM
In the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby required to appear and an-
swer the complaint filed against you in the above-entitled Court and cause on
or before the expiration of 30 days from the date of the first publication of this
summons. The date of the first publication in this matter is February 7th, 2020.
If you fail to timely appear and answer, Plaintiff will apply to the above-en-
titled court for the relief prayed for in its complaint. SUMMARY STATEMENT
FOR RELIEF: This is an action for personal injuries, whereby Plaintiff is seeking
judgment against Defendant Steve Namwoo Kim, BP West Coast Products, LLC,
a Delaware Corporation doing business in the State of Oregon, and
Arco #5882 DBA Salem Best Retail, LLC for economic damages in the amount
of $10,000.00, plus Plaintiff’s reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred, and
for such other relief as the court deems just and equitable.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!
A lawsuit has been started against you in the above-entitled court by Gabri-
elle V. Blakeslee, plaintiff. Plaintiff’s claims are stated in the written complaint,
a copy of which was filed with the above-entitled Court.
You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To
“appear” you must file with the court a legal document called a “motion” or
“answer”. The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court
clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified
herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have
proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney, or if the plaintiff does not have an
attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff.
If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. Attorney
Christopher Drotzmann was retained by the insurance carrier on your behalf.
You can contact your attorney Christopher Drotzmann at Davis Rothwell Earle
& Xochihua, 200 SW Market Street, Ste. 1800, Portland, Oregon 97201. Chris-
topher Drotzmann’s phone number is 503.222.4422. If you need help in finding
a different attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral
Service online at www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the
Portland metropolitan area) or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.
This summons is issued pursuant to ORCP 7.
DUNN & ROY, PC
Alex C. Dunn, OSB #992533
Of Attorneys for Plaintiff
1515 State Street Salem, Oregon 97301
T: 503.364.8488 • F: 503.588.3495
GABRIELLE V. BLAKESLEE,
Plaintiff,
v.
STEVE NAMWOO KIM, BP WEST
COAST PRODUCTS, LLC, a Delaware
Corporation doing business in the
State of Oregon, and ARCO #5882
DBA Salem Best Retail, LLC,
Defendant.
Case No. 19CV53894
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO DEFENDANT: STEVE NAMWOO KIM
In the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby required to appear and an-
swer the complaint filed against you in the above-entitled Court and cause on
or before the expiration of 30 days from the date of the first publication of this
summons. The date of the first publication in this matter is February 7, 2020. If
you fail to timely appear and answer, Plaintiff will apply to the above-entitled
court for the relief prayed for in its complaint. SUMMARY STATEMENT FOR
RELIEF: This is an action for personal injuries, whereby Plaintiff is seeking judg-
ment against Defendant Steve Namwoo Kim, BP West Coast Products, LLC, a
Delaware Corporation doing business in the State of Oregon, and
Arco #5882 DBA Salem Best Retail, LLC for economic damages in the amount
of $10,000.00, plus Plaintiff’s reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred, and
for such other relief as the court deems just and equitable.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!
A lawsuit has been started against you in the above-entitled court by Gabri-
elle V. Blakeslee, plaintiff. Plaintiff’s claims are stated in the written complaint,
a copy of which was filed with the above-entitled Court.
You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To
“appear” you must file with the court a legal document called a “motion” or
“answer”. The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court
clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified
herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have
proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney, or if the plaintiff does not have an
attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff.
If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. Attorney
Christopher Drotzmann was retained by the insurance carrier on your behalf. You
can contact your attorney Christopher Drotzmann at Davis Rothwell Earle & Xo-
chihua, 200 SW Market Street, Ste. 1800, Portland, Oregon 97201. Christopher
Drotzmann’s phone number is 503.222.4422. If you need help in finding a dif-
ferent attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service
online at www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland
metropolitan area) or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.
This summons is issued pursuant to ORCP 7.
DUNN & ROY, PC
Alex C. Dunn, OSB #992533
Of Attorneys for Plaintiff
1515 State Street Salem, Oregon 97301
T: 503.364.8488 • F: 503.588.3495
the automatic stay prevents
them from protecting their
resources, said Don Gentry, the
tribes’ chairman.
“This loophole has been
used to deny us water we have
a right to,” he said.
Critics of HB 4086 say the
proposal seeks to correct a
problem that’s been overblown,
since lawsuits that invoke the
automatic stay provision are
infrequent and have recently
focused on a controversial pol-
icy specific to the Klamath
Basin.
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
02/24/2020. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2008 CHEV SUBURBAN UT
VIN=3GNFK16398G230596
Amount due on lien $1,855.00
Reputed owner(s)
JENNIFER L R & BRETT D BRENNER
ONEMAIN FINANCIAL GROUP LLC
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Defenders of an Oregon
law that shields farmers from
irrigation shutdowns argue it’s
not being abused and shouldn’t
be weakened.
Water regulators can order
a farmer to stop irrigating to
protect flows for the owner of
senior water rights.
However, junior water rights
holders can block the enforce-
ment of such orders by filing
lawsuits against the Oregon
Water Resources Department.
This “automatic stay” pro-
vision has come under fire
from such critics as the Klam-
ath Tribes, who hold the old-
est “time immemorial” water
rights with top priority in their
basin.
House Bill 4086 proposes
to eliminate the automatic stay
provision and would instead
require farmers to first demon-
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By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI
Capital Press
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
02/03/2020. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO (WEST)
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2015 TOYOTA CAMRY 4DR
VIN=4T1BF1FK4FU018536
Amount due on lien $1,255.00
Reputed owner(s)
ALLSTATE INS CO WEST
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USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
Local Work Group Meeting for Marion County
February 28th, 2020
9:00am - 12:00pm
650 Hawthorne Ave SE, Suite 130, Salem, OR
For more information call:
Les Bachelor 971-273-4816
NRCS will hold their annual Local Work Group
Meeting to gather input from farmers, ranchers,
state and federal agencies, agriculture, energy,
and conservation organizations regarding Farm
Bill conservation priorities in Marion County.
Request accommodations for persons with disabilities should
be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to Les Bachelor
at 971-273-4816.
USDA is an equal opportunity employer.
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