San Francisco Onion and Potato Market Update

SAN FRANCISCO - May 8/08 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for onions and potatoes on terminal markets here were summarized by the USDA today.

Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.

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Weather:  Today's  7:00 am  Partly  Cloudy  49  Yesterday's  High  61  Low  48




ONIONS AND POTATOES
---ONIONS DRY:  MARKET STEADY.  Yellow Granex GA 40 lb cartons jbo 26.00-26.50
master container 18 2-lb mesh sacks med-lge 26.00-26.50 Grano CA Imperial
Valley California 50 lb sacks jbo 8.50-9.00 few 7.50 med 7.50-8.50 TX 40 lb
cartons col 10.00-10.50 Hybrid OR 50 lb sacks jbo 6.50-7.00 med 6.50-7.50 WA 50
lb sacks col 8.00-9.00 jbo 6.50-7.00 med 6.50-7.50 Spanish Hybrid ID/OR U.S.
One 50 lb sacks jbo 7.50-8.00 few lower med 7.00-7.50 few lower White CA
Imperial Valley California 50 lb sacks jbo 18.50-19.50 med 18.50-19.50 few
21.00 MX 50 lb sacks med 19.00-20.00 few 21.50 Repacked Enroute Boilers 25 lb
sacks 22.50-23.50 Red Globe Type OR 25 lb sacks jbo 7.50-8.50 mostly 8.50 med
6.50-7.50 Umatilla Basin 25 lb sacks jbo 8.50 med 7.50 TX 25 lb sacks jbo 8.50
WA 25 lb sacks jbo 7.50-9.00 med 6.50-8.00 Pearl Type Repacked Enroute Red
cartons 12 10-oz bags 14.50 few 16.50 White cartons 12 10-oz bags 13.50 few
higher Yellow cartons 12 10-oz bags 13.50-14.50 few higher
---POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  Russet Burbank CA/OR Klamath Basin, Northern
California And Oregon U.S. One 50 lb cartons 70s 15.00-17.00 80s 15.50-16.00 NV
U.S. One 50 lb cartons 60s 14.50-15.00 70s 14.50-15.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 10
oz min 9.00 Norkotah CA/OR Klamath Basin, Northern California And Oregon U.S.
One baled 5 10-lb film bags non sz A 8.50-9.00 baled 10 5-lb film bags non sz A
9.50-10.00 50 lb cartons 40s 15.00-16.00 few higher 50s 15.00-16.00 60s
15.00-16.00 70s 15.00-16.00 80s 14.50-16.00 90s 13.50-14.50 100s 11.50-13.50
U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 10 oz min 8.00-8.50 ID U.S. One 50 lb cartons 40s
15.00-16.00 50s 15.00-16.00 60s 15.00-16.00 70s 15.00-16.00 80s 15.00-16.00 WA
U.S. One 50 lb cartons 70s 14.00-14.50 80s 14.00 90s 13.00 100s 12.00 Western
ID U.S. One 50 lb cartons 40s 15.00-16.00 60s 15.00-16.00 70s 15.00-16.00 80s
15.00-16.00 90s 15.00 Round Red AZ U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 19.50 few 21.50
Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 38.00 few 49.50 CA No Grade Marks 50 lb cartons sz A
18.00-19.50 mostly 19.50 occas 21.00 sz B 19.50-20.50 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8"
43.00-45.00 occas 49.50 few 38.00 Long White CA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A
19.00-21.00 occas higher sz B 17.00-18.00 occas higher No Grade Marks 50 lb
cartons sz A 19.00-21.00 occas higher sz B 17.00-18.00 occas higher Creamers
3/4-1 5/8" 38.00 few 49.50 Yellow Type Yukon Gold CA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz
A 30.00 occas 35.00-36.00 No Grade Marks 50 lb cartons sz A 30.00 occas
35.00-36.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 35.00-38.00 50 lb sacks sz A ord qual 10.00
Fingerling Ruby Crescent CA 20 lb cartons 28.50 Russian Banana CA 20 lb cartons
28.50

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