WA_FV450                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  NOV 05 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 27   OCT 20   OCT 28  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           NOV 02   OCT 26   NOV 03  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   NOV 02 2019  NOV 03 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
SWEET POTATOES                                                                                  
  RAIL                                                                                          
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        -           25           45          100
    TOTAL                             -        -        -           25           45          100
                                                                                                
  PIGGYBACK                                                                                     
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL               10        4        6           70           52          255
    TOTAL                            10        4        6           70           52          255
                                                                                                
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL               49       51       55          647          676         2649
    LOUSIANA                         22       21       15          190           72          863
    MISSISSIPPI                      46       49       57          486          155         2623
    NORTH CAROLINA                  196      239      277         1843         1238        12769
    TOTAL                           313      360      404         3166         2142        18904
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        323      364      410         3261         2239        19259
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        

SWEET POTATOES - ORGANIC                                                                        
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                4        3        3           42           42          197
    TOTAL                             4        3        3           42           42          197
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          4        3        3           42           42          197
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     327      367      414         3304         2281        19457