Sun
Valley Potatoe Growers, Inc.
Potatoe
Cooperative
Sun
Valley Potatoe Growers, Inc. is a potatoe
farmer
cooperative. It
is also the only grower-owned potatoe
cooperative
in Idaho 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 2.6 million/cwt. of the potatoe to the
plant. The potatoe is then packed and sold on the
fresh market.
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
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
potatoe growing region in the world.
The
unique environment of the Magic Valley in Southern
Idaho provides nearly perfect growing conditions
for the potatoe.
The
soil, water, clean air and climate here in the Magic
Valley contribute to the consistently high-quality
potatoe that has made Idaho famous for so many years.
Magic
Valley's rich volcanic soil is ideally suited for
the 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.
Our
registered certification mark, the "Grown in
Idaho" seal, is your assurance that you are
getting the real thing.
