WA_FV450                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  DEC 17 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 08   DEC 01   DEC 09  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           DEC 14   DEC 07   DEC 15  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   DEC 14 2019  DEC 15 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
SWEET POTATOES                                                                                  
  RAIL                                                                                          
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        -           28           45          100
    TOTAL                             -        -        -           28           45          100
                                                                                                
  PIGGYBACK                                                                                     
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                9        8        9          108           92          255
    TOTAL                             9        8        9          108           92          255
                                                                                                
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL               63       43       82         1112         1136         2649
    LOUSIANA                         20       20       30          436          220          863
    MISSISSIPPI                      66       43       70          972          705         2623
    NORTH CAROLINA                  202      196      357         3755         3489        12773
    TOTAL                           350      303      539         6275         5550        18908
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        359      311      548         6411         5687        19263
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        

SWEET POTATOES - ORGANIC                                                                        
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                4        2        3           62           69          197
    TOTAL                             4        2        3           62           69          197
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          4        2        3           62           69          197
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     364      312      551         6474         5756        19461