Florida Onion and Potato Market Update

MIAMI - May 11/04 - 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: PARTLY CLOUDY 76
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 82



ONIONS AND POTATOES
---ONIONS DRY: MARKET STEADY. U.S. NO. 1 OR GENERALLY GOOD QUALITY
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. Yellow CD CDOne 50 lb sacks med 9.00-10.00
Ontario CDOne master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med 10.00-11.00
few 12.00 MI master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med 16.00  Repacked Enroute
Globe Type master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks rpkr sz 10.00-12.00
mostly 11.00-12.00 occas higher Granex GA 40 lb cartons col 19.00
occas lower TX 40 lb cartons jbo 14.50  Grano CL 50 lb sacks jbo 10.00-12.00
occas lower MX 50 lb sacks Super Col   offerings insufficient to quote col
12.00-14.50 mostly 14.00-14.50 jbo 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-10.75
occas higher med 10.50-11.00  TX 50 lb sacks jbo 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00
Hybrid OR U.S. One 50 lb sacks jbo 10.00-12.00  WA U.S. One 50 lb sacks col
offerings insufficient to quote jbo 10.00-12.00  few lower Spanish Hybrid ID
U.S. One 50 lb sacks jbo 10.00-12.00  few lower White ID/OR U.S. One
50 lb sacks med 13.00-14.00  MX 50 lb sacks jbo 14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00
occas 12.00 med 14.00  NV 50 lb sacks jbo 18.00  Red Globe Type MX 25 lb sacks
jbo 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 occas lower med 7.50-9.50 mostly 8.50-9.50
occas lower NY U.S. One 25 lb sacks jbo 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 med
8.00-8.50  occas higher
---POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. U.S. NO. 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. Russet
Burbank ID U.S. One 50 lb cartons 40s 19.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00
occas lower 50s 19.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas lower 60s 19.00-21.00
mostly 19.50-20.50 occas lower 70s 19.50-21.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 80s
16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 occas higher 90s 13.00-14.00 mostly 14.00
occas lower 100s 10.50-11.00 mostly 11.00 120s   occas 12.00 U.S. Two
50 lb sacks 10 oz min 9.00-10.00  one label best 16.00 Norkotah CD
Prince Edward Island CDOne 50 lb cartons 40s 11.50-12.00  50s 11.00-11.50  60s
11.00-11.50  70s 12.00-12.50  80s 11.00-12.00  90s 11.00-11.50  100s
10.50-11.00  10 oz min 9.00  CO U.S. One 50 lb cartons 80s 10.50  90s 11.00
Round Red FL U.S. One 50 lb cartons lge 11.00-11.50  few 10.50
Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 28.00-29.00  50 lb paper sacks sz A 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00
sz B 11.00-12.00  occas higher No Grade Marks 50 lb cartons
Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 18.00-20.00  50 lb paper sacks sz A 5.00-6.00  MN/ND
U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags 9.50-10.75  50 lb sacks sz B 9.50-10.50
Round White CA U.S. One 50 lb cartons 1" min 34.00-34.75  CD Ontario CDOne
baled 10 5-lb film bags 8.00-8.50  50 lb sacks sz A 6.50-7.00  lge 8.00
Prince Edward Island CDOne 50 lb sacks lge 8.00  med-lge 7.00-8.00
Quebec CDOne 50 lb sacks sz A 8.25  occas lower FL U.S. One 50 lb paper sacks
sz A 9.00-11.00  sz B 7.00  ME U.S. One 50 lb sacks lge 8.50  few
lower U.S. Two 50 lb sacks lge 5.00-5.50  Local Repack baled 5 10-lb film bags
8.50-9.50  occas higher baled 10 5-lb film bags 8.50-9.50  few 10.75
Yellow Type Yukon Gold CD CDOne 50 lb cartons sz A 14.00-14.50
50 lb paper sacks sz A 11.00 

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