WA_FV450                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  DEC 26 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                        DEC 15   DEC 08   DEC 16  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           DEC 21   DEC 14   DEC 22  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   DEC 21 2019  DEC 22 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
SWEET POTATOES                                                                                  
  RAIL                                                                                          
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        3           28           48          100
    TOTAL                             -        -        3           28           48          100
                                                                                                
  PIGGYBACK                                                                                     
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                9        9        3          117           95          255
    TOTAL                             9        9        3          117           95          255
                                                                                                
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL               65       66       72         1180         1208         2649
    LOUSIANA                         35       23       28          474          247          863
    MISSISSIPPI                      67       66       63         1039          768         2623
    NORTH CAROLINA                  273      315      372         4174         3861        12773
    TOTAL                           440      469      535         6867         6085        18908
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        449      478      540         7011         6227        19263
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        

SWEET POTATOES - ORGANIC                                                                        
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                4        5        1           71           70          197
    TOTAL                             4        5        1           71           70          197
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          4        5        1           71           70          197
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     452      483      542         7082         6298        19461