THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016
Business & Ag
Food Co-op holds 40th
annual tasting fair
— Weekly Hay Report —
Friday, May 6, 2016 — Eastern Oregon
Prices trended generally steady compared to week
ago prices in a very limited test. Many producers
have decided to hold on to their hay for now, in
hopes for higher prices or to feed to their own ani-
mals. Many hay producers are sold out for the year.
New crop hay is growing and will be harvested in
the upcoming months.
BY MEGHAN ANDERSCH
Meghan@TheBakerCountyPress.com
The Baker Food Co-
op’s 40th Annual Tasting
Fair and Open House was
a great success, judging
by the bustling crowd
and positive atmosphere.
Several individuals were
heard to mention how very
much fun they’d had. Held
May 6th from 4-6 p.m.,
the event featured special
sales, free recipes, draw-
ings for door prizes, and
many assorted samples. A
coupon for $5 off member-
ship was also offered.
Samples were offered
in each department and
included cheeses, tea, kom-
bucha, various salads and
main dishes, spicy meat-
balls, chocolate covered
blueberries, sugar-free
chocolate, and gluten-free
items. There was a line all
night for the five-minute
professional massages.
Staff members Carol
Morrison and Pat Cullen,
board members, Co-op De-
partment Heads, and many,
many more volunteers
worked together to make
the event run smoothly.
Manager Morrison was
everywhere throughout
the event, from cashiering
up front to mopping up
No new sales confirmed this week.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg
Last week’s results were:
Alfalfa / Orchard Mix —Small Square Premium
15 165.00-165.00 165.00
USDA Market News Service—AMS.USDA.gov
— Cattle Market Report —
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Vale, Oregon
Cattle sold through the auction: 558
Submitted Photo.
The aisles were packed at the Baker Food Co-ops 40th annual tasting fair and
open house last week.
afterwards.
Special mention was
made of Co-op founders
Ramon and Carolyn Lara
who started this as a buy-
ers’ club out of their home
forty years ago. They have
maintained their commit-
ment to partnering with
like-minded individuals in
obtaining healthy products
and are still involved with
the Co-Op. Informa-
tion on the Laras and the
beginnings of the Co-Op is
featured in the May edition
of the Co-op newsletter
(available at the Baker
Food Co-op).
The Co-op offers a wide
range of supplements, bulk
foods, organic produce,
gluten-free items, and bulk
herbs and spices. Though
a membership is not
required to shop there, $25
buys a lifetime member-
ship for all members of a
household. New members
receive a 15% discount on
purchases during their first
month and a 5% discount
thereafter. Volunteer work-
ing members can receive
up to a 30% discount on
purchases, depending on
hours worked the previous
month.
The Co-op is located at
2008 Broadway in Baker
City and is open 10-6
Monday through Friday
and 10-4 on Saturday.
Baker City to have Albertsons
and Safeway once again?
Albertsons, one of the
largest food and drug
retailers in North America,
is proud to be unveiling a
newly remodeled store in
Baker City, OR, in early
Fall of 2016.
Albertsons is extremely
proud of its plans for an
entirely new store.
The popular supermarket
chain plans to begin hiring
50-80 people this summer
to work at the remodeled
location.
The grocery store’s
upgrade will include all of
the traditional customer
favorites including, but
not limited to, piping hot
French bread, delicious
fried chicken, and fresh cut
fruit.
In the new meat depart-
ment, shoppers will have
access to an elaborate
assortment of the finest
cuts of choice beef, fresh
poultry and fresh seafood.
Albertsons expert meat
team will always be avail-
able to answer questions
and help find that perfect
cut of choice beef for any
occasion.
In the produce depart-
ment, fresh cut fruit will
be available daily, cut right
on sight in the produce
kitchen.
The department will
feature the very best of
locally grown fruits and
vegetables including a vast
variety of the finest organic
produce available.
For shoppers who
believe in eating dessert
first, Albertsons expanded
bakery will be a must see,
and will have every item
possible when it comes
to indulging in something
sweet.
In addition, Albertsons
is working on having a
Starbucks available. The
Grand Opening celebration
will include sampling, a
ribbon cutting, cake and a
generous donation to the
local community.
More on the ceremony,
and a community invita-
tion, will be shared as
the grand opening date
draws near. “We can’t wait
to unveil what will be a
beautiful and highly up-
graded Albertsons store in
Baker City. The extensive
enhancements we are mak-
ing will give shoppers an
enjoyable experience each
time they visit the store.
We look forward to serv-
ing the needs of the Baker
City community again,”
said Greg McNiff, Port-
land Division President for
Albertsons.
Safeway was slated to
relocate from its currently
location on Campbell
Street to the vacated Hag-
gen building across from it.
As of the time of print,
no official word was given
as to which store, Alb-
ertsons or Safeway, will
occupy that location.
Agritourism studio workshop
scheduled this month
Have you considered
adding a farm stand, farm
tour, event venue or lodg-
ing to your farm, ranch or
garden business?
Get inspired and dis-
cover how to plan your
project, navigate the regu-
lations and permitting,
and gain the most from
your marketing dollars and
efforts at the Northeastern
Oregon Agritourism Stu-
dio on May 23 and 24.
Hear about best prac-
tices, successful operation
examples, and how to be
ready for visitors. The
workshop is being devel-
oped with input from the
Union, Baker and Wallowa
County agritourism work-
ing group in conjunction
with Travel Oregon.
The workshop will be
useful for people just
starting or those with an
established agritourism
business. This workshop is
sponsored by NEOEDD,
Eastern Oregon Visitors
Association and Travel
Oregon.
They encourage par-
ticipants to attend both
sessions.
Anyone in Union, Baker
and Wallowa County that
is interested in capitalizing
on the growing travel trend
in agricultural tourism is
invited to participate!
Registration is required!
Registration link:
Industry.traveloregon.com/
northeastATS
Regional Agritourism
Destination Workshop:
Monday, May 23, 2016 |
1:00-5:00
Blue Mountain Confer-
ence Center | 404 12th St,
La Grande, OR
Business Development
Workshop:
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 |
8:00-4:30
Blue Mountain Conference
Center | 404 12th St, La
Grande, OR
Questions? Contact Janet
Dodson, Eastern Oregon
Agritourism Development
Project Coordinator, 541-
786-8006 or janetd@eoni.
com.
A second workshop is
being held in June.
Anyone in Morrow and
Umatilla County that is
interested in capitalizing
on the growing travel trend
in agricultural tourism is
invited to participate!
Registration is required!
Registration link:
Industry.traveloregon.com/
ruggedcountryATS
Regional Agritourism
Destination Workshop
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 |
1:00-5:00
Port of Morrow River-
front Center –
Well Spring Room | 2
Marine Drive Boardman,
Oregon
Business Development
Workshop
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
| 8:00-4:30
Eastern Oregon Trade &
Event Center | 1705 East
Airport Road, Hermiston,
OR
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Steer Calves
300-400# Bulk N/A Top N/A
400-500# Bulk 155.00 - 168.00 Top 170.00
500-600# Bulk 143.00 - 159.00 Top 165.00
Heifer Calves
300-400# Bulk 131.00 - 143.00 Top 144.00
400-500# Bulk 130.00 - 147.00 Top 148.50
500-600# Bulk 127.00 - 141.00 Top 142.50
Yearling Steers
600-700# Bulk 138.00 - 156.00 Top 158.00
700-800# Bulk 117.00 - 125.00 Top 126.00
800-900# Bulk N/A Top N/A
900-1,000# Bulk N/A Top N/A
Yearling Heifers
600-700# Bulk 124.00 - 132.00 Top 134.00
700-800# Bulk N/A Top N/A
800-900# Bulk 113.00 - 119.00 Top 121.00
900-1,000# Bulk N/A Top N/A
Thin Shelly Cows 47.00 - 59.00
Butcher Cows 67.00 - 76.00
Butcher Bulls 78.00 - 82.00
Pairs Yng. 1325.00 - 1610.00
Hfretts. 81.00 - 106.00
Pairs Older. - 875.00 - 1275.00
ProducersLivestock.com
541-473-3136
— Log Price Report —
Price per 1,000 board feet: Northeast Oregon
Currently the local log market is flooded with
fire salvage logs. The log buyer for Malheur
Lumber Co. stated they have all the logs they
need under contract and are not accepting any
new purchases. BCC/LLC of La Grande has
receive so many burned fire salvage logs they
are no longer accepting logs at the La Grande
log yard. Any additional pine logs have to be
delivered to the Elgin Log yard cut in plywood
lengths and to a 8 inch top. For these pine
logs cut in plywood lengths, BCC is offering
$280.00/mbf. They are also paying $410.00/
mbf for Doug Fir & Western Larch. For White
Fir they are offing $310.00/mbf. At the Pilot
Rock Saw Mill BCC is offing $360.00/mbf for a
12 to 15 inch top, for 16 to 19 inch top $400.00/
mbf & offing $425.00/mbf for 20 inch plus top
Courtesy of Arvid Andersen,
Andersen Forestry Consulting
— Precious Metals Report —
Price per ounce, USD
Gold: $1,276.00
Silver: $17.34
Platinum: $1065.73
Palladium: $607.80
Bloomberg.com
— Ag Commodities —
Corn: $376.25/bu/USD
Wheat: $457.75/bu/USD
Soybeans: $1076.25/bu/USD
Oats: $188.75 bu/USD
Rough Rice: $11.47/cwt/USD
Canola: $519.00 CAD/mwt
Live Cattle: $123.23/lb./USD
Feeder Cattle: $150.65/lb./USD
Lean Hogs: $82.60/lb./USD
Bloomberg.com