WASHINGTON, DC 14-May-2019 TRENDS - ONIONS & POTATOES WA_FV158 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Unless otherwise stated, shipments, crossings or imports are for the weeks ending April 27, May 04, and May 11, 2019 in that order in thousand hundredweight (cwt) or 100,000 pound units. Expected movement is for the period May 12-25, 2019. Prices are for Monday, May 13, 2019 compared to Monday, May 06, 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 1,077*-1,032*-1,044 --- The top shipping areas for the week, in order, were Texas, California, Columbia Basin Washington, Georgia, and Idaho and Malheur County Oregon. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 22,004 ads for onions last week, which is 23 percent lower from last weeks ads of 28,215. (* revised) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS Shipments 316-288*-273 --- Movement expected to be about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Yellow sacks, white and reds lower, carton yellow unchanged, Yellow Grano 50 lb sacks super colossal mostly 14.00, colossal mostly 13.00, jumbo mostly 11.00-12.00, medium 10.00- 12.00; Grano - Marked Sweet 40 lb cartons jumbo mostly 18.00-20.00; White 50 lb sacks jumbo mostly 22.00, medium mostly 20.00-22.00; Red Globe Type 25 lb sacks jumbo mostly 13.00, medium mostly 12.00-13.00. (* revised) IMPERIAL VALLEY CALIFORNIA Shipments 53-158-225 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Yellow medium and Reds generally unchanged, others lower. Yellow Grano 50-pound sacks super colossal mostly 12.00, colossal mostly 11.00, jumbo mostly 9.00-10.00, medium mostly 9.00-10.00. White 50-pound sacks jumbo 14.00-30.00, medium 22.00-25.00. Red Globe Type 25-pound sacks jumbo mostly 12.00-13.00, medium mostly 12.00-13.00. COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON Shipments 231-206-161 (Includes exports 33-41-32)--- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Trading Moderate. Prices Lower. Prices Yellow Hybrid 50-pound sacks jumbo mostly 7.00, medium 7.00; Red Globe Type 25-pound sacks jumbo 11.00-12.00, medium 11.00-12.00. VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA Shipments 169-145-156 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Organic generally unchanged, others lower. Yellow Granex 40-pound carton jumbo mostly 20.00-21.00; Organic Yellow Granex 40-pound jumbo mostly 28.00-30.00. IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY OREGON Shipments 211-148*-102 (Includes exports 11-12-6)--- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Trading Moderate. Prices Lower. Yellow Spanish Hybrid U.S. One 50-pound sacks colossal 8.00, jumbo mostly 7.00, medium mostly 6.00. (* revised) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS Crossings 73-64*-92 --- Movement expected to decrease as season winds down. Remaining supplies in too few hands to establish a market. (* revised) ARIZONA DISTRICT Shipments 0-7-22 --- Expected to increase as more shippers start to harvest onions. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. SAN ANTONIO-WINTER GARDEN-LAREDO DISTRICT TEXAS Shipments 0-3-5 --- Expected to increase as more shippers receive onions. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. ONIONS FOR PROCESSING ---ONIONS - PROCESSED WESTERN UNITED STATES Shipments 112-124-47 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. No prices reported. EASTERN UNITED STATES Shipments 7-10-9 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. No prices reported. POTATOES ---POTATOES UNITED STATES Shipments 1,692*-1,666*-1,576 --- The top shipping states, in order, were Idaho, Colorado, Florida, Columbia Basin Washington, and Wisconsin. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 23,066 ads for potatoes last week, which is 9 percent higher from last weeks ads of 21,087. (* revised) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO Shipments 768-783-736 (Includes exports 45-72-62)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Generally Unchanged. Russet Burbank U.S. One baled 10-5 pound film bags non size A mostly 5.00; 50-pound cartons 40s 12.00-14.00, 50s 12.00-14.00, 60-70s mostly 13.50-14.00, 80s mostly 10.50-11.00, 90s mostly 8.00, 100s mostly 8.00; Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10-5 pound film bags non size A mostly 5.00; 50-pound cartons 40-50s 11.50-12.00, 60 -70s 12.50-13.00, 80s mostly 11.00, 90s mostly 8.00, 100s 7.00-8.00. SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO Shipments 260-256-275 (Includes exports 19-20-15)--- Movement expected to be about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices US ONE 5 10-lb, 10 5-lb film bags and carton 80-100s lower, others generally unchanged. U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A mostly 7.50, baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A mostly 8.00-9.00; 50 lb cartons 40s mostly 12.00-13.00, 50-70s 13.00-13.50, 80 mostly 13.00-13.50, 90-100s mostly 12.50-13.00; U.S. Two baled 5 10-lb film bags mostly 6.00, 50 lb sacks 10 oz min mostly 8.00; U.S. Coml bulk per cwt mostly 10.00. FLORIDA Shipments 195-192-159 --- Movement expected to remain about the same Trading U.S. One Round Red active at lower prices, others active. Prices U.S. One Round Red lower, others generally unchanged. Round Red U.S. One 50 pound cartons size A 13.50-14.50, size B mostly 20.50-22.50, Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" mostly 30.50-35.50; 50 pound sacks size A 12.00-13.50, size B mostly 18.75-20.75. 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. FVWTRDS COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON Shipments 104-106-96 (Includes exports 26-26-28)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Carton 40s, lower, others generally unchanged. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A 5.00-5.50, 50-pound carton 40s 11.00-13.00, 50s mostly 13.50-14.00, 60-70s 14.00-15.00, 80s mostly 12.00-13.00, 90s mostly 11.00, 100s mostly 10.00. CENTRAL WISCONSIN Shipments 69-66-69 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Fairly Slow. Prices Generally Unchanged. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 10.00, 50 pound cartons 40s-70s mostly 14.00-15.00, 80s mostly 13.00-15.00, 90s mostly 12.00-13.00, 100s mostly 11.50-12.50. MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) Shipments 90-63-54 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Trading Moderate. Prices Higher. Round Red U.S. One 50-pound carton size A mostly 11.00-11.50, Tote bags approx. 2000 pounds per cwt size A mostly 16.00-17.00. MICHIGAN Shipments 29-39*-34 --- 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. Supplies in fewer hands. (* revised) NEBRASKA Shipments 27-27-30 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. KLAMATH BASIN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT Shipments 18-19*-20 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. (* revised) HEREFORD-HIGH PLAINS TEXAS Shipments 51-35-15 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA Shipments 0-0-5 --- Movement expected to increase as more potatoes are harvested. FIRST REPORT. BIG LAKE MINNESOTA Shipments 1-1-1 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. 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. According to the May 1, 2019 Potato Stocks report, released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, New Brunswick's holdings of 4.4 million cwt. decreased 21.4% from one year earlier (5.6 million cwt.). Fresh usage estimated at 481,000 cwt., processed 2.9 million cwt. and seed 1.0 million cwt. Total Canadian stocks of 28.6 million cwt., decreased 16.5% from one year ago (34.3 million cwt.). POTATOES FOR PROCESSING ---POTATOES - CHIPPER FLORIDA Shipments 117-152-170 --- Movement is expected to seasonally increase. Too few open market sales to establish a market. WISCONSIN Shipments 135-146-137 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Too few open market sales to establish a market. AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE Shipments 77-74-95 --- Movement expected to decrease. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market. MICHIGAN Shipments 137-128*-85 --- Movement expected to continue seasonal decline as buyers shift to Northern Florida. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few new sales to establish a market. (* revised) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) Shipments 47-55-43 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Too few open market sales to establish a market. WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK Shipments 23-17*-22 --- Movement expected to decrease slightly. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market. Supplies in few hands. (* revised)