WA_FV450                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  JUL 16 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                        JUL 07   JUN 30   JUL 08  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           JUL 13   JUL 06   JUL 14  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   JUL 13 2019  JUL 14 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
SWEET POTATOES                                                                                  
  RAIL                                                                                          
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -       13        -           13           18          100
    TOTAL                             -       13        -           13           18          100
                                                                                                
  PIGGYBACK                                                                                     
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                6        1        3            7            5          255
    TOTAL                             6        1        3            7            5          255
                                                                                                
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                1       34        -           34            -         2560
    LOUSIANA                         18       14       17          825          968         1228
    MISSISSIPPI                      56       50       45         2211         2213         2942
    NORTH CAROLINA                  121      163      234        11692        15806        18378
    TOTAL                           196      261      297        14763        18986        25108
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        202      274      300        14782        19009        25463
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    MEXICO                            -        -        -            -            2            2
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -            -            2            2
                                                                                                

SWEET POTATOES - ORGANIC                                                                        
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL               38        2        -            2            -          194
    TOTAL                            38        2        -            2            -          194
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                         38        2        -            2            -          194
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     240      276      300        14784        19011        25659