WASHINGTON, DC 30-APRIL-2019 TRENDS - ONIONS & POTATOES WA_FV158 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. **PLEASE NOTE: RESEND WITH NO CHANGES Unless otherwise stated, shipments, crossings or imports are for the weeks ending April 13, 20, and 27, 2019 in that order in thousand hundredweight (cwt) or 100,000 pound units. Expected movement is for the period April 28-May 11, 2019. Prices are for Monday, April 29, 2019 compared to Monday, April 22, 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 , DRY ---ONIONS, DRY UNITED STATES Shipments 973*-974*-1,041 --- The top shipping areas for the week, in order, were Texas, Columbia Basin Washington, Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, Georgia and Mexico. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 7,668 ads for onions last week, which is a 37 percent increase from last weeks ads of 5,594. (* revised) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS Shipments 162-257*-306 --- Movement expected to increase. Trading Moderate. Prices Yellow super colossal, colossal lower, yellow jumbo higher, others generally unchanged, Yellow Grano 50 lb sacks super colossal 16.00, colossal mostly 15.00, jumbo mostly 14.00, medium 12.00-14.00; Grano - Marked Sweet 40 lb cartons jumbo mostly 18.00-20.00; White 50 lb sacks jumbo mostly 40.00, medium mostly 40.00; Red Globe Type 25 lb sacks jumbo 14.00-16.00, medium 14.00-16.00 (* revised) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON Shipments 303-277-231 (Includes exports 24-42-33)--- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Trading Moderate. Prices Yellow lower, Red unchanged. Prices Yellow Hybrid 50-pound sacks colossal 9.00-10.00, jumbo mostly 8.00, medium mostly 8.00; Red Globe Type 25-pound sacks jumbo mostly 12.00, medium mostly 12.00. IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY OREGON Shipments 269-263-211 (Includes exports 9-12-11)--- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Trading Moderate. Prices Lower. Yellow Spanish Hybrid U.S. One 50-pound sacks super colossal mostly 10.00, colossal mostly 8.00-9.00, jumbo mostly 7.00-8.00, medium mostly 7.00-8.00; Red Globe Type U.S. One 25-pound sacks jumbo mostly 14.00-15.00, medium mostly 14.00-15.00. VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA Shipments 26-46-169 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Lower. Yellow Granex 40-pound carton jumbo mostly 21.00-22.00; Organic Yellow Granex 40-pound jumbo mostly 28.00-30.00. MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS Crossings 121-101-73 --- Movement expected to decrease as season winds down. Remaining supplies in too few hands to establish a market. IMPERIAL VALLEY CALIFORNIA Shipments 0-0-31 --- Movement expected to increase as more shippers receive supplies of onions. Trading Moderate. Yellow Grano 50-pound sacks colossal mostly 10.00, jumbo mostly 9.00, medium 10.00-11.00. CENTRAL COAST CALIFORNIA Shipments 9-8-7 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. CENTRAL WISCONSIN Shipments 6-6-4 --- Movement expected to seasonally decrease. Too few open market sales to establish a market. ONIONS FOR PROCESSING ---ONIONS - PROCESSED WESTERN UNITED STATES Shipments 92-91-112 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. No prices reported. EASTERN UNITED STATES Shipments 4-4-7 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. No prices reported. POTATOES ---POTATOES UNITED STATES Shipments 1,819*-1,835*-1,648 --- The top shipping states, in order, were Idaho, Colorado, Florida, Columbia Basin Washington, and Red River Valley. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 12,773 ads for potatoes last week, which is a 44 percent decrease from last weeks ads of 22,791. (* revised) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO Shipments 324-313-260 (Includes exports 19-11-19)--- Movement expected to be about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Unchanged. U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A mostly 8.00, baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A mostly 8.50-9.00; 50 lb cartons 40s mostly 12.00-13.00, 50-70s 13.00-13.50, 80-90s mostly 13.00-13.50, 100s mostly 12.50-13.00; U.S. Two baled 5 10-lb film bags 6.00, 50 lb sacks 10 oz min 7.00-9.00; U.S. Coml bulk per cwt mostly 10.00. FLORIDA Shipments 140-166-195 --- Movement expected to remain about the same Trading Round White active, others moderate. Prices Yellow Type size B slightly higher, Yellow Type size A slightly lower, others generally unchanged. Round Red U.S. One 50 pound cartons size A 14.50-15.00, size B mostly 22.00-22.50, Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" mostly 35.00-35.50; 50 pound sacks size A 12.75-13.50, size B mostly 20.25-20.75. Round White U.S. One 50 pound cartons size A mostly 30.50-31.00, size B mostly 14.00-16.50, Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" mostly 45.75-50.75; 50 pound sacks size A mostly 28.75-29.50, size B mostly 12.50-14.75. Yellow Type U.S. One 50 pound cartons size A mostly 21.00-24.50, size B mostly 16.00-16.50, Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" mostly 40.50-45.75; 50 pound sacks size A mostly 19.50-22.75, size B mostly 14.50-14.75. COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON Shipments 116-124-104 (Includes exports 33-34-26)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices carton 40s lower, others unchanged. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10 -pound film bags non size A 5.00-5.50, 50-pound carton 40s most;y 12.00-13.00, 50s mostly 13.50-14.00, 60-70s mostly 14.00-15.00, 80s mostly 12.00-13.00, 90s mostly 11.00, 100s mostly 10.00. MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) Shipments 80-90*-75 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Trading Moderate. Prices Unchanged. Round Red U.S. One 50-pound carton size A mostly 11.00, Tote bags approx. 2000 pounds per cwt size A mostly 16.00. (* revised) CENTRAL WISCONSIN Shipments 88-84-69 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Fairly Slow. Prices Cartons 90s- 100s higher, Cartons 40-80s lower, others generally unchanged. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 10.00-10.50, 50 pound cartons 40s-70s mostly 14.00-16.00, 80s mostly 13.00-15.00, 90s mostly 12.00-13.00, 100s mostly 11.50-12.50. HEREFORD-HIGH PLAINS TEXAS Shipments 69-45*-39 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. (* revised) AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE Shipments 55-45*-34 --- Remaining supplies in few hands. Movement expected about the same. Trading Slow. Prices Unchanged. U.S. One Russet Norkotah/Other Varieties 2 inch or 4 ounce minimum baled 10 5-pound sacks mostly 10.50- 11.00, Round White 2 inch minimum baled 10 5-pound sacks mostly 10.00-11.00. (* revised) MICHIGAN Shipments 40-51*-29 --- Movement expected about the same. Trading Slow. Prices Unchanged. U.S.One Russet Norkotah size A baled 5 10-pound sacks 10.00-12.75, baled 10 5-pound sacks 11.00-13.75. (* revised) NEBRASKA Shipments 39-38-27 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. BIG LAKE MINNESOTA Shipments 1-1-1 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA Shipments 26-23-0 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. LAST REPORT. CANADA (NEW BRUNSWICK) CROSSINGS THROUGH MAINE POINTS Crossings -- --- Shipments light. Movement expected about the same. Trading Slow. Prices Unchanged. Canada No. 1 or U.S. 1 Russet Norkotah/Other Varieties 2 inch or 4 ounce minimum baled 10 5-pound sacks 12.00-12.50, 5 10-pound sacks 11.00-11.50. POTATOES FOR PROCESSING ---POTATOES - CHIPPER WISCONSIN Shipments 117-130-135 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Too few open market sales to establish a market. MICHIGAN Shipments 242-142-130 --- Movement expected to continue seasonal decline. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few new sales to establish a market. FLORIDA Shipments 0-33-117 --- Movement is expected to seasonally increase. Too few open market sales to establish a market. AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE Shipments 48-93-73 --- Movement expected to decrease slightly. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market. MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) Shipments 90-86-47 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Too few open market sales to establish a market. WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK Shipments 36-22-23 --- Movement expected to continue seasonal decline. Most movement on pre- season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market.