Southern United States Pecan Market

PHOENIX - Jan 21/10 - SNS -- Pecan market conditions and prices were updated for Arizona, New Mexico And West Texas in this report from the USDA.

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

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WESTERN REGION PECAN REPORT.

PECAN PRICES PAID TO GROWERS

ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS (via Phoenix, Arizona)

   Deliveries by growers to buying points were active. Demand was moderate.
Prices paid to growers were about steady. Harvesting continues in all areas,
and is now over 90% complete.

Weather forecast calls for low temperatures in the mid 20s and high
temperatures in the upper 50s the next week with a 90 percent chance of
precipitation forecast for Friday, January 22 2010, and a 10 to 40 percent
chance of precipitation most other days during the upcoming week.

This past week, temperatures ranged from lows in the mid 20s, to highs in the
upper 50s and lower 60s. There was a small level of precipitation on
Wednesday, January 20, otherwise there was no measureable precipitation in the
area this past week.

Harvested quality has been generally good with most sample lots of Western
Schley ranging from 53-56% on large lots.

Buying interest by end users has been moderate. Some growers are delaying
making marketing decisions, although most growers, accounting for
approximately 95% of this years crop, have established agreements with users
with arrangements made to market all or part of their crop with provisions
made for price, time of delivery, shelling and storage and method of payment.
Current projections are that most of this years crop will be sold and
harvested by the end of January or beginning of February. Export interest to
China has been moderate.

Prices paid to growers from noon Thursday, January 14, 2010 to noon Thursday,
January 21, 2010 at delivery point or F.O.B. the orchard.

In lots in excess of 20,000 pounds, Improved varieties mostly Western Schley
53-56% meat yield or better mostly 55% meat yield $3.30-3.60 per point, mostly
$3.50 per point.

Lots of less than 1000 pounds Improved varieties mostly Western Schley 53-55%
meat yield cents per pound in-shell supplies insufficient to establish a
market.

NEXT REPORT WILL BE ISSUED THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010

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