WA_FV470                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  FEB 26 2019               ARTICHOKES                                     
                                                                                                
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                                       
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                        
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                       SHIPMENTS BY ORIGINS                                     
                           (AMOUNTS ARE SHOWN IN UNITS OF 10,000 LBS)                           
                                                                                                
COMMODITY                        FEB 17   FEB 10   FEB 18  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           FEB 23   FEB 16   FEB 24  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   FEB 23 2019  FEB 24 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
ARTICHOKES                                                                                      
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL               31       34       49          164          179         6611
    CALIFORNIA-IMPERIAL VAL           -        -        3            -           15          101
    CALIFORNIA-SOUTH                112      162      104         1777         1758         2281
    TOTAL                           143      196      156         1941         1952         8993
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        143      196      156         1941         1952         8993
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    MEXICO                           30       31       10          242          148          288
  IMPORT TOTAL                       30       31       10          242          148          288
                                                                                                

ARTICHOKES - ORGANIC                                                                            
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        -            1            -          212
    CALIFORNIA-SOUTH                  8        7        -           55           46           47
    TOTAL                             8        7        -           56           46          259
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          8        7        -           56           46          259
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     180      234      166         2239         2146         9540