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In the pursuit of fostering a positive narrative surrounding the onion industry, OnionBusiness.com is excited to launch a new series for 2024. Our inaugural article shines a spotlight on Eagle Eye Produce (EEP), delving into their practices and commitments to ensure well-developed food safety measures within their onion program. Join us on this journey as we strive to empower consumers with knowledge and highlight the dedication of industry players in securing the health and well-being of onion enthusiasts nationwide
Read MoreThe past season was Eagle Eye’s biggest yet, as it shipped millions of pounds of onions all over North America, offering a range of packaging options from 2-pound small packs to 50-pound mesh bags, bins and sling totes to meet customers’ needs.
Read MoreWith the addition of robotic sorters and automatic palletizers, Eagle Eye Produce of Idaho Falls, ID, has completed a two-year technology upgrade that makes liberal use of artificial intelligence and has significantly reduced its labor needs.
Read MoreWhether it’s accommodating suggestions from customers or following through with their own initiatives, onion grower-shippers in East Oregon and Idaho say they take sustainability seriously.
Read MoreTroublesome springtime weather gave way to much-improved conditions during the early summer, enabling a good, on-time start to the East Oregon-Idaho onion harvest, grower-shippers said. “Heavy rainfall and cold weather delayed the start of the growing season”, said Dallin Klingler, marketing and communications manager for Eagle Eye Produce, Nyssa, Ore.
But that changed as the season progressed.
From his Nyssa, OR, office Ange said on Sept. 15 that Eagle Eye had begun shipping 2022 onions out of Washington, Idaho and Oregon a few weeks earlier, adding, “Since the season started in the Northwest, demand has been very strong, and new crop supplies are moving very well. The Northwest is now the primary shipping region with New Mexico and California now finished.”
Read MoreFrom his Nyssa, OR, office Ange said on Sept. 15 that Eagle Eye had begun shipping 2022 onions out of Washington, Idaho and Oregon a few weeks earlier, adding, “Since the season started in the Northwest, demand has been very strong, and new crop supplies are moving very well. The Northwest is now the primary shipping region with New Mexico and California now finished.”
Read MoreIDAHO FALLS, ID – In our industry, every minute counts. So, I won’t waste any time in sharing the latest insights I received on the onion market through a recent conversation with Eagle Eye Produce’s Dallin Klingler, Marketing and Communications.
Read MoreEagle Eye Produce had been harvesting new crop potatoes for several weeks before beginning harvest for its storage supplies the week after Labor Day. While it is still too early to know the overall projection for the crop, early indications are for high-quality spuds with smaller overall sizing and a bit lower yield.
Read MoreWith new package and freight options for customers, Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Eagle Eye Produce is looking at the start of its yellow onion harvest in mid-August, with red and white onion harvest about two to three weeks after that, says Dallin Klingler.
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