Sun
Valley Potatoe Growers, Inc.
Idaho
Potatoe Cooperative
Sun
Valley Potato Growers, Inc. is an
Idaho potatoe farmer cooperative. It
is also the only grower-owned cooperative of the Idaho potatoe
that owns and operates a packing and sales facility. The cooperative
is located in
Minidoka County in the heart of the Magic Valley
of Southern Idaho.
Sun
Valley Potatoe Growers, Inc. has
approximately 20 growers in Southern Idaho supplying approximately
1.8 million/cwt. of the Idaho potatoe to the plant. The Idaho
potatoe is then packed and sold on the fresh market.
Idaho
Potatoe - A Premium Product
By
owning their fresh pack processing plant, this cooperative creates
a situation that brings the grower and the staff together together
to produce a premium product.
"Sun
Valley Potatoe Growers, Inc. will enhance it's member's profitability
through effective marketing of their potatoe products. This
mission will be accomplished through a combination of cost
effective and efficient packaging operations, strategic partnerships
and alliances, and superior marketing approaches which establish
us as our customer's preferred supplier. Through execution
of this mission, customers, staff, and members will share
the fruits of success."
Location
and Growing Conditions
The
Idaho potatoe needs
the perfect soil and growing conditions along with the proximity
of water sources being fed by the melting snow from towering
mountain ranges. This makes the Magic Valley of Southern Idaho
the greatest growing region in the world.
The
unique environment of the Magic Valley in Southern Idaho provides
nearly perfect growing conditions for the Idaho potatoe.
The
soil, water, clean air and climate here in the Magic Valley
contribute to the consistently high-quality Idaho potatoe
that has made Idaho famous for so many years.
Magic
Valley's rich volcanic soil is ideally suited for the Idaho
potatoe.
Warm,
sunny days, cool nights and the water from melting snow in
nearby mountains make the perfect combination for growing
the world's best potatoe - the Idaho potatoe.
Our
registered certification mark, the "Grown in Idaho"
seal, is your assurance that you are getting the real thing
- the Idaho Potatoe.