WA_FV450                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  OCT 22 2019               SWEET POTATOES                                 
                                                                                                
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                                       
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                        
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                       SHIPMENTS BY ORIGINS                                     
               (AMOUNTS ARE SHOWN IN UNITS OF 40,000 LBS OR 1,000 40 LB PACKAGES)               
                                                                                                
COMMODITY                        OCT 13   OCT 06   OCT 14  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           OCT 19   OCT 12   OCT 20  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   OCT 19 2019  OCT 20 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
SWEET POTATOES                                                                                  
  RAIL                                                                                          
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        -           25           45          100
    TOTAL                             -        -        -           25           45          100
                                                                                                
  PIGGYBACK                                                                                     
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                5        4        4           56           43          255
    TOTAL                             5        4        4           56           43          255
                                                                                                
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL               55       56       36          547          562         2649
    LOUSIANA                         20       22       11          147           45          863
    MISSISSIPPI                      49       57       26          391           54         2623
    NORTH CAROLINA                  167      236      255         1338          688        12765
    TOTAL                           290      370      327         2423         1348        18900
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        295      374      331         2504         1436        19255
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        

SWEET POTATOES - ORGANIC                                                                        
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                4        5        4           35           34          197
    TOTAL                             4        5        4           35           34          197
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          4        5        4           35           34          197
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     300      380      335         2539         1471        19453