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Extremely low temperatures are forecast in Eastern Idaho.  Suppliers will also be operating on limited hours through Christmas and New Year’s Eve, and closed Christmas and New Year’s Day.    

• The cold weather may affect the number of finished potatoes packed as well as delay loading times  
  • Temperatures need to be 18 degrees or warmer for five to seven hours of the day to transport potatoes to sheds
  • Hauling from storage to production areas when temperatures are below 18 degrees will freeze the potatoes
• Carriers should be aware of holiday loading hours 
  • On Christmas and New Year’s Eve, most sheds will be working abbreviated hours; a few sheds will be closed
  • All sheds will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day
  • Many sheds will reopen with limited hours on the Saturday following each holiday
  • December 28 and January 4 will be very slow loading days as suppliers will not produce over the holidays or weekends  

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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