Potandon Produce announces start date for Az. new-crop potatoes
Potandon Produce announces start date for Az. new-crop potatoes
Potandon Produce LLC, the exclusive marketing agent for Pinto Creek Co. LLC in Eloy, AZ, announced that its fresh potato season will begin May 9.
Red potatoes will start shipping that day, and the Green Giant Fresh Klondike Goldust potatoes are expected to start May 13, followed by Green Giant Fresh Klondike Gourmet mini potatoes on May 25. Fresh shipments will be available from Arizona until approximately July 4, at which time production will move to Texas.
“We’ve had excellent red potato demand throughout the winter and we expect that to continue throughout the summer,” Dick Thomas, senior vice president of sales, said in a press release.
Arizona potatoes will be available in Idaho Falls to load with russet orders approximately one week after production starts. With a full-service distribution warehouse in Idaho, Potandon is able to offer its customers the option of combining varietal potatoes with russet orders.
Pinto Creek is a PRIMUS-certified facility with a full-time quality assurance person on-site daily. The packing facility has seen steady improvement over the past five years, with improvements to the grading and sizing equipment and the addition of a refrigerated storage. The Pinto Creek team commitment to excellence has elevated its status to one of the premier potato packingsheds in the country.