WASHINGTON, DC 10-DECEMBER-2019 TRENDS - ONIONS & POTATOES WA_FV158 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Effective with the release of the December 09, 2019 text report, the text version of the National Shipping Point Trends will be discontinued. To access the information, please refer to https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvwtrds.pdf. Unless otherwise stated, shipments, crossings or imports are for the weeks ending November 23, 30, and December 7, 2019 in that order in thousand hundredweight (cwt) or 100,000 pound units. Expected movement is for the period December 08-21, 2019. Prices are for Monday, December 09, 2019 compared to Monday, December 02, 2019. Unless otherwise stated, sales are F.O.B. Shipping Point Basis (including Delivered Sales, F.O.B. Shipping Point Basis) or port of entry and extra services are included. Prices represent open (spot) market sales by first handlers on product of generally good quality and condition unless otherwise stated and may include promotional allowances or other incentives. No consideration is given to after-sale adjustments unless otherwise stated. Brokerage fees paid by shipper are included in the price reported. ONIONS ---ONIONS, DRY UNITED STATES Shipments 1,066*-772*-897 --- The top shipping areas for the week, in order, were Columbia Basin Washington, Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, Peru, New York, and Colorado. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 10,545 ads for onions last week, which is 18 percent lower then last weeks ads of 12,788. (* revised) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON Shipments 377-290-343 (Includes exports 46-56-66)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Reds lower, others generally unchanged. Yellow Hybrid 50 pound sacks colossal 7.00-8.00, jumbo mostly 6.00, medium mostly 5.50-6.00; White 50-pound sacks jumbo 9.00-10.00, medium 8.00-9.00; Red Globe Type jumbo 5.00-5.50, medium 5.00. IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY OREGON Shipments 343-250-307 (Includes exports 7-4-11)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Yellow medium and Whites higher, others generally unchanged. Yellow Spanish Hybrid 50-pound sacks super colossal mostly 9.00, colossal 7.00-8.00, jumbo mostly 6.50, medium 5.50-6.00; White 50-pound sacks jumbo 10.00-12.00, medium mostly 10.00; Red Globe Type jumbo 6.00-7.00, medium mostly 6.00. NEW YORK Shipments 64-57-68 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Unchanged. Yellow Globe type 50 pounds sacks jumbo 8.00-9.00, medium 2 1/4 inch minimum 7.00-8.00. Red Globe type 25 pound sacks jumbo 8.00-9.00, medium mostly 7.00-8.00. FVWTRDS PERU IMPORTS THROUGH VARIOUS EAST COAST PORTS OF ENTRY Shipments 124-67*-64 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Generally Unchanged. Yellow Granex -marked Sweet 40 pound cartons jumbo mostly 18.00. (* revised) NORTH AND EAST POINTS COLORADO 2019 CROP Shipments 26-23-31 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Generally Unchanged. Unofficial prices for Monday, December 09, 2019. Yellow colossal 10.00-11.00, jumbo 8.00-9.00, medium 7.00-8.50. White jumbo 16.00-17.00, medium 13.00-14.00. Red 25 pounds jumbo mostly 8.00-9.00, medium mostly 7.00-8.00. UTAH Shipments 27-15-24 --- Moment expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. MICHIGAN Shipments 21-11-12 --- Movement expected to increase. Trading Moderate. Prices Unchanged. Master container 16 3-pound mesh sacks medium 10.00-12.00, repacker size 9.00-10.00. Red Globe type 25 pound sacks jumbo 9.00-10.00. CENTRAL WISCONSIN 2019 CROP Shipments 20-13-11 --- Movement expected to remain about the same Trading Moderate. Prices Generally Unchanged. Yellow Globe Type 50 pound sacks medium mostly 6.00-7.00; master container 16 3-pound mesh sacks medium mostly 8.50-11.00 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT Shipments 20-14-11 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. CENTRAL COAST CALIFORNIA 2019 CROP Shipments 10-5-9 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. COLORADO WESTERN SLOPE 2019 CROP Shipments 21-9-7 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS Crossings 3-2-2 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Remaining supplies in too few hands to establish a market. ONIONS FOR PROCESSING ---ONIONS - PROCESSED WESTERN UNITED STATES Shipments 103-94-101 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. No prices reported. EASTERN UNITED STATES Shipments 4-4-4 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. No prices reported. POTATOES ---POTATOES UNITED STATES Shipments 2,394*-1,328*-1,677 --- The top shipping states, in order, were Idaho, San Luis Valley Colorado, Columbia Basin Washington, Wisconsin and Nebraska. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 11,847 ads for potatoes last week, which is 36 percent lower then last weeks ads of 18,274. (* revised) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO 2019 CROP Shipments 862-594-729 (Includes exports 9-8-10)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices U.S. two 10 ounce and Norkotah carton 40-50s higher, Burbank bales and Norkotah carton 100s lower, others generally unchanged. Russet Burbanks U.S. One baled 5-pound film bags non size A mostly 7.50-8.00; 50- pound sacks 40-50s 19.00-20.00, 60-70s 17.00-19.00, 80s 15.00-17.00, 90s 13.00-14.00, 100s 11.50-12.50; U.S. Two 6 ounce minimum 9.00-10.00, 10 ounce minimum mostly 15.00; Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5-pound film bags non size A mostly 7.00-7.50; 50--pound cartons 40-50s 18.50-19.00, 60-70s mostly 17.00, 80s mostly 14.00, 90s mostly 12.00, 100s 11.00; U.S. Two 6 ounce minimum mostly 9.00, 10 ounce minimum 14.00-15.00. SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO 2019 CROP Shipments 412*-212*-334 (Includes exports 28*-18*-34)--- Movement expected to reamin about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices carton 70s higher, others generally unchanged. U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A mostly 8.50, baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A mostly 9.50; 50 lb cartons 40-70s mostly 19.00, 80s mostly 15.00, 90s mostly 14.00, 100s mostly 14.00. (* revised) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON 2019 CROP Shipments 213-131*-164 (Includes exports 38-30-38)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Fairly Active. Prices carton 40s higher, others generally unchanged. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10 pound film bags size A mostly 7.00-8.00, baled 5 pound film bags size A mostly 8.00-9.00; 50 pound cartons 40s mostly 15.00-16.00, 50-70s 17.00-18.00, 80s 14.00-15.00, 90s mostly 12.00-13.00, 100s mostly 11.00-12.00; U.S. Two 50 pound sacks 10 ounce minimum 9.00-10.00. (* revised) FVWTRDS CENTRAL WISCONSIN 2019 CROP Shipments 288-147-119 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Fairly Slow. Prices Generally Unchanged. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags size A mostly 8.50-9.00, baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 9.50-10.00; 50 pound cartons 40s-70s 18.00-19.00, 80s mostly 16.00-17.00, 90s mostly 13.00-15.00, 100s mostly 12.00-14.00. Round Red U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A 18.00-19.00; 50 pound cartons size A 18.50-20.00, size B mostly 23.50-24.00, 50 pound sacks size A 17.50-18.00, size B mostly 22.50-23.00. Yellow Type U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 16.00; 50 pound cartons size A mostly 15.00-17.00, 50 pound sacks size A mostly 14.00-16.00. MICHIGAN Shipments 98-44-67 --- Movement expected about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Russets slightly higher, Yellows unchanged. U.S. 1 size A baled 5 10-pound bags Russet Norkotah 9.50-11.50, baled 10 5-pound bags 10.50-12.50, baled 10 5-pound bags Yellow type mostly 12.00-13.00. NEBRASKA 2019 CROP Shipments 122-34-62 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) 2019 CROP Shipments 95-52*-56 --- Trading Fairly Slow. Prices Red U.S. Two size A slightly lower, others generally unchanged. Round Red U.S. One 50 lb cartons size A mostly 18.00, size B mostly 23.00, Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" mostly 30.00. 50 lb sacks size A mostly 16.50, size B mostly 21.50. Tote bags approx. 2000 lbs per cwt size A mostly 30.00, size B mostly 40.00. U.S. Two 50 lb sacks size A mostly 11.00-11.50, size B mostly 14.00. Yellow Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" mostly 30.00. Tote bags approx. 2000 lbs per cwt size A mostly 27.00, size B 11.00-14.00 (* revised) AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE Shipments 102*-33*-49 --- Movement expected to increase. Trading Fairly Slow. Prices Unchanged. U.S.One baled 5 10-pound sacks 2 inch or 4 ounce minimum Russet Norkotah 9.50-10.00, 10 5-pound sacks 10.00-10.50, Round White baled 10 5-pound film bags 2 inch minimum 10.50-11.00. (* revised) KLAMATH BASIN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT Shipments 48*-22-28 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. supplies in too few hands to establish a market. (* revised) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA Shipments 28-26-22 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA 2019 CROP Shipments 17-13-10 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. LONG ISLAND NEW YORK Shipments 15-8-9 --- Movement expected about the same. Trading Slow. Prices Unchanged. U.S.One sz A baled 10 5-pound sacks Round White 10.50-11.00. NORTHERN COLORADO DISTRICT 2019 CROP Shipments 13-12-8 --- Movement expected to be about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. HEREFORD-HIGH PLAINS TEXAS Shipments 67-17*-2 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. (* revised) CANADA (NEW BRUNSWICK) CROSSINGS THROUGH MAINE POINTS Movement expected about the same. Trading Fairly Slow. Prices Unchanged. USOne/CDOne sz A baled 10 5-pound film bags 9.00-10.00. POTATOES FOR PROCESSING ---POTATOES - CHIPPER MICHIGAN Shipments 274*-171*-276 --- Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market. (* revised) WISCONSIN 2019 CROP Shipments 218-197-229 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Too few open market sales to establish a market. WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK Shipments 66-43-56 --- Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contracts. Too few open market sales to establish a market. MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) 2019 CROP Shipments 26-53-51 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Too few open market sales to establish a market. AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE Shipments 41-39-47 --- Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market. PENNSYLVANIA Shipments 22-12-16 --- Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market.