Montreal Onion and Potato Market Update

MONTREAL - May 11/04 - SNS -- Market values for for onion and potatoes on terminal markets here were released by the USDA today based on reports from local government and trade officials.

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

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VIA WASHINGTON, DC. PRICES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS CONVERTED USING THE NEW YORK
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MID-RANGE RATE FOR THE DATE OF THE REPORT, OR NEAREST
AVAILABLE DATE, AS APPEARED IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
Source: INFOHORT, Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada
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ONIONS AND POTATOES
---ONIONS DRY: Yellow CD Quebec 10 lb sacks 2.17
master container 10 5-lb mesh sacks med 10.12-10.48
master container 24 2-lb mesh sacks med 10.12-10.48  Spanish Hybrid CD
Quebec 25 lb sacks col 9.76-15.91  White CD Quebec 25 lb sacks jbo 12.84-18.58
WA 25 lb sacks jbo 16.27  Red CA 25 lb sacks jbo 11.93-19.16  CD
Quebec 25 lb sacks jbo 19.78
---POTATOES: Russet CD New Brunswick 50 lb cartons 70s 7.59  80s 7.59
Prince Edward Island baled 5 10-lb film bags 5.78  baled 10 5-lb film bags
6.15-6.29  50 lb cartons 80s 7.23-7.95  100s 7.95  Quebec 50 lb cartons 80s
7.59-7.95  90s 7.59  100s 6.87-7.59  WASHED Round Red CD Quebec CDOne
baled 5 10-lb sacks 6.15-7.70  baled 10 5-lb sacks 6.15-7.95  Round White CD
Prince Edward Island CDOne baled 5 10-lb mesh sacks 5.78-7.41
baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks 6.15-6.51  50 lb sacks Chef's Spec 3.98-6.15
Quebec CDOne baled 5 10-lb sacks 5.42  baled 10 5-lb sacks 5.78-7.59
Purple Type CD Quebec CDOne 25 lb cartons 7.23-13.02  Yellow Type Yukon Gold
CD Quebec CDOne baled 10 5-lb sacks 6.51-7.95 

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