WA_FV450                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  OCT 29 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 20   OCT 13   OCT 21  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           OCT 26   OCT 19   OCT 27  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   OCT 26 2019  OCT 27 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
SWEET POTATOES                                                                                  
  RAIL                                                                                          
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        -           25           45          100
    TOTAL                             -        -        -           25           45          100
                                                                                                
  PIGGYBACK                                                                                     
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                4        5        3           60           46          255
    TOTAL                             4        5        3           60           46          255
                                                                                                
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL               51       55       59          598          621         2649
    LOUSIANA                         21       20       12          168           57          863
    MISSISSIPPI                      49       49       44          441           98         2623
    NORTH CAROLINA                  142      221      274         1532          962        12767
    TOTAL                           263      345      389         2738         1737        18902
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        267      350      392         2823         1828        19257
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        

SWEET POTATOES - ORGANIC                                                                        
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                3        4        5           39           39          197
    TOTAL                             3        4        5           39           39          197
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          3        4        5           39           39          197
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     271      354      397         2862         1867        19455