United States Onion and Potato Market Trend Report

WASHINGTON - Jan 19/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today.

1, 8, AND 15 2005 IN THAT ORDER IN THOUSAND HUNDRED
WEIGHT (100,000 LBS) UNITS.  EXPECTED MOVEMENT IS FOR THE PERIOD
JANUARY 16-29, 2005.  PRICES ARE FOR  TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2005 COMPARED
WITH MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2004. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED SALES ARE
F.O.B. SHIPPING POINT BASIS (INCLUDING DELIVERED SALES F.O.B. SHIPPING
POINT BASIS) OR PORT OF ENTRY AND EXTRA SERVICES ARE INCLUDED.  PRICES
REPRESENT OPEN (SPOT) MARKET SALES BY FIRST HANDLERS ON PRODUCT OF
GENERALLY GOOD QUALITY AND CONDITION UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED AND MAY
INCLUDE PROMOTIONAL ALLOWANCES OR OTHER INCENTIVES.  NO CONSIDERATION
IS GIVEN TO AFTER-SALE ADJUSTMENTS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.  BROKERAGE
FEES PAID BY SHIPPER ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRICE REPORTED.






ONIONS AND POTATOES
---ONIONS, DRY
   IDAHO AND MALHUER COUNTY OREGON---Shipments 211-295-344---Movement
expected to remain about the same.  Trading moderate.  Prices Yellow
lower, White higher, Red unchanged.  U.S. One 50 pound sacks Yellow
Spanish Hybrid Super Colossal mostly 6.00, Colossal mostly 4.00, Jumbo
mostly 3.00-3.25, Medium mostly 3.00-3.25; White Large 9.00-10.00,
Medium 9.00-10.00. Red Globe Type U.S. One 25 pound sacks Large mostly
5.50, Medium mostly 4.00.
   COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON---Shipments 226-302-260 (includes export
97-107-61)---Movement expected about the same. Trading fairly slow. Prices
generally unchanged. 50 pound sacks Yellow Hybrid Colossal 3.00-4.00,
Jumbo mostly 3.00-3.25, export mostly 3.50, Medium mostly 3.00. White
50 pound sacks Jumbo 6.50-7.00, Medium 7.50-8.00. Red 25 pound sacks Jumbo
mostly 4.50, Medium mostly 3.50. Exports mostly to Canada and Japan.
Inquiries from Japan have improved slightly.
   NORTH AND EAST POINTS COLORADO---Shipments 57-68-69---Movement expected
to remain about the same.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices unchanged.  U.S.
One Yellow Grano 50 pound sacks Super Colossal 8.00-8.50, Colossal
6.00-6.50, Jumbo mostly 5.00-5.25, Medium 5.00-5.50.
   WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK---Shipments 43-59-58---Movement expected
to remain about the same. Trading moderate. Prices unchanged. Yellow Globe
Type U.S. One 50 pound sacks medium 2 1/4 inch minimum 5.00-5.50, 2 inch
minimum mostly 5.00, master container 16 3-pound mesh sacks medium
2 1/4 inch minimum mostly 6.25-6.50, medium 2 inch minimum 5.00-6.00.
Red Globe Type U.S. One 25 pound sacks jumbo 6.00-7.00, medium 4.50-5.50.
   MICHIGAN---Shipments 33-41-35---Movement expected to remain about the
same. Trading moderate. Prices unchanged. Yellow Globe Type U.S. One
50 pound sacks medium mostly 4.50-5.00, repacker size 4.50-5.00, master
container 16 3-pound mesh sacks medium mostly 6.00-6.25, repacker size
mostly 5.50-6.00.
   ORANGE COUNTY NEW YORK---Shipments 19-30-35---Movement expected to remain
about the same. Trading moderate. Prices generally unchanged. Yellow Globe
Type U.S. One 50 pound sacks medium 2 1/4 inch minimum mostly 5.50, medium
2 inch minimum mostly 5.00, master container 16 3-pound mesh sacks medium
2 1/4 inch minimum 6.50-7.00, medium 2 inch minimum mostly 6.00. Red Globe
Type U.S. One 25 pound sacks jumbo mostly 6.50, medium mostly 5.00.
   CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipments 19-23-30---Movement expected to remain
about the same.  Trading moderate.  Prices generally unchanged.  U.S. One
Yellow Globe Type 50 pound sacks Medium 4.00-5.00, Repacker size mostly
3.50-4.00.
   WESTERN SLOPE, COLORADO---Shipments 27-28-28---Movement expected to remain
about the same.  Trading moderate.  Prices large White higher, Red slightly
lower, others unchanged.  U.S. One Yellow Grano 50 pound sacks Super Colossal
6.00-7.00, colossal 4.75-5.00, jumbo 4.00-4.50, medium 4.00-4.50; White
large mostly 10.00, medium mostly 10.00.  Red Globe type 25 pound sacks
large 5.00-6.50, medium mostly 4.50.
   UTAH---Shipments 25-28-27---Movement expected to remain about the same.
Trading moderate.  Unofficial prices for Tuesday, January 18th, U.S. One
Yellow Hybrid 50 pound sacks colossal 4.00-4.75, jumbo 3.25-3.75, medium
3.00-3.50. Red Globe type 25 pound sacks large 5.00-5.50, medium 3.50-4.00.
   PERU IMPORTS---Shipments 44-36-26---Movement expected to decrease slightly.
REPACKED AT VARIOUS EAST COAST SHIPPING POINTS:  Trading fairly active.
Prices slightly higher.  Yellow Granex 40 pound cartons colossal and jumbo
15.00-17.00.
---POTATOES
   UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT---Shipments 465-656-586---
Movement expected to remain about the same.  Trading Baled moderate, others
fairly slow.  Prices Baled generally unchanged, others slightly lower.
U.S. One Russet Burbank baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A 3.00, 50 pound
cartons 40-70s mostly 6.00, 80s mostly 5.50-5.75, 90s mostly 5.00-5.25,
100s 4.50-4.75; Norkotah baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A 3.00, 50 pound
cartons 40-70s 5.00-5.50, 80s mostly 5.00, 90s 4.50-4.75, 100s 4.00-4.50.
   SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO---Shipments 293-396-392----Movement expected to
remain about the same.  Trading moderate.  Prices generally unchanged.
Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound filmbags non-size A mostly 3.00,
50 pound cartons 40-50s 5.00-6.00, 60-70s 5.50-6.00, 80-90s mostly 5.00,
100s mostly 4.50, U.S. Commercial bulk per hundredweight unwashed size A
3.75-4.50. Round Red U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags size A mostly 5.00,
50 pound sacks size B mostly 8.00-10.00.  Yellow Type U.S. One baled
10 5-pound film bags size A 7.00-8.00.
   CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipments 273-294-320---Movement expected to remain
about the same.  Trading fairly active.  Prices Russet carton 40-70s generally
unchanged, others slightly higher.  Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound
film bag size A mostly 3.75-4.00, non size A mostly 3.75-4.00, 50 pound
cartons 40-70s 6.50-7.00, 80s mostly 5.50, 90s mostly 4.75-5.00, 100s mostly
4.25-4.50. Round Red (last report) U.S. One 50 pound sacks supplies in too few
hands to establish a market.
   COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON & UMATILLA BASIN OREGON 2004 CROP---
Shipments 196-196-224 (includes exports 44-39-32), Shipments Umatilla
Basin, OR 24-24-26 (includes export 0-0-1)---Movement expected about the
same. Trading fairly slow. Prices generally unchanged. U.S. One Russet
Norkotah baled non size A filmbags 5 10-pound 2.50-3.00, 10 5-pound 3.50-4.00,
50 pound cartons 40-50s 5.00-6.00, 60-70s mostly 6.00, 80s 5.00-5.50,
90s mostly 4.00, 100s 4.00. Quality generally good.
   NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON---Shipments included above---Movement expected
about the same.  Trading fairly slow. Prices generally unchanged. U.S. One
50 pound cartons Round Red size A 10.00-11.00, size B 11.00-13.00, One inch
minimum 30.00. Yukon Gold size A 10.00-12.00, size B 7.00-8.00, One inch
minimum 30.00. Quality fairly good.
   MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA RED RIVER VALLEY---Shipments 114-147-141---
Movement expected to remain about the same.  Trading fairly active.  Prices
generally unchanged. Round Red U.S. One 100 pound sacks size A mostly 8.00,
50 pound sacks size A mostly 4.50, size B mostly 8.00.  Yellow Type U.S.
One baled 10 5-pound film bags mostly 8.00.
   AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE---Shipments 92-106**-100---Movement expected
about the same.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices unchanged.  Round White U.S.
One 10-pound open window sacks loose 2 inch minimum .65-.75, 2 1/4 inch
minimum mostly .80-.90, baled 10 5-pound film bags 2 inch minimum mostly
4.25-4.50. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10 5-pound 2 inch or 4 ounce
minimum mostly 4.75-5.00.  **revised
   NEBRASKA---Shipments 68-76-36 (Export 3-5-0)---Movement expected to remain
about the same.  Trading moderate. Remaining supplies in too few hands to
establish weekly unofficial F.O.B. price.
   KLAMATH BASIN (NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON)---Shipments
52-50-51---Movement expected about the same. Trading fairly slow. Prices
unchanged. Mostly Russet Norkotah baled non size A filmbags 5-10 pound
3.00-3.50, 10-5 pound 4.00-4.50. 50 pound cartons 50-70s 7.00-8.00,
80s 7.00, 90s 6.00-6.50, 100s 5.00-6.00. Quality generally very good.
   MICHIGAN---Shipments 30-54-31---Movement expected to increase.  Trading
slow.  Prices unchanged.  Round White U.S. One size A 10-pound open window
sacks mostly .90-1.00, Russet Norkotah U.S. One size A 10 pound filmbags
loose mostly .90-1.00.
   NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA(Crossings through Maine Points)---Shipments
27-*-*---Movement expected to increase slightly.  Trading fairly slow.
Prices unchanged.  Russet Norkotah U.S. One/CDOne baled 10 5-pound 2 inch
or 4 ounce minimum mostly 4.50-4.75, 5-9 ounce 5.25-5.75, 50 pound cartons
60-70s mostly 6.00, 80s mostly 5.50, 90-100s mostly 5.00.  *unavailable
   LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK---Shipments 34-29-23---Movement expected about
the same.  Trading fairly slow on fairly light supplies.  Prices generally
unchanged.  Round White U.S. One size A 50 pound sacks mostly 4.25,
large 4.50-4.75, baled 10 5-pound filmbags size A mostly 6.00-6.25.
---POTATOES FOR PROCESSING
   IDAHO---Open-market trading by processors with growers was moderate.
Open-market prices paid to growers for Russet Burbank potatoes, Storage-run,
bulk, per hundredweight, less dirt, rot and serious green tare, 1 5/8 inch
minimum.  F.O.B. growers storage unless otherwise stated:  French-Fry
Quality 2.75-3.00.
   MICHIGAN---Shipments to Chippers 212-221**-216---Movement expected about
the same.  Trading very slow with most movement on pre-season contract.
Too few open market sales to establish a market.  **revised
   MAINE---Shipments to Chippers 51-55**-55---Movement expected about the
same.  Trading very slow with most movement on pre-season contract.  Too
few open market sales to establish a market.  **revised
   WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK---Shipments to Chippers 28-41-16---
Movement expected about the same.  Trading very slow with most movement
on pre-season contract.  Too few open market sales to establish a market.
   PENNSYLVANIA---Shipments to Chippers 13-17-13---Movement expected
about the same.  Trading very slow with most movement on pre-season
contract.  Too few open market sales to establish a market.

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