San Francisco Onion and Potato Market Update

SAN FRANCISCO - Mar 17/05 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for onions and potatoes on terminal markets here were summarized by the USDA today.

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              Federal-State Market News Service, USDA.
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Weather: Today's 7:00 am  Cloudy   54   Yesterday's High  67  Low  47
ONIONS AND POTATOES
---ONIONS DRY: MARKET RED HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. Yellow Granex CL
40 lb crates col 34.50-35.50  jbo 32.00  few higher PE 40 lb cartons jbo
21.50-22.50 mostly 22.50 few sales Hybrid NV 50 lb sacks med 7.50-8.50  OR
50 lb sacks jbo 5.50  few 6.50 med 5.50  few 6.50 WA 50 lb sacks jbo 5.50
few 6.50 med 5.50  few 6.50 Spanish Hybrid ID/OR U.S. One 50 lb sacks jbo
5.50-6.00 mostly 5.50 few 6.50 med 5.50  few 6.50 White NV 50 lb sacks lge
20.50  med 18.50-19.00  Repacked Enroute Boilers 25 lb sacks 20.00-22.00  Red
ID/OR U.S. One 25 lb sacks jbo 6.50-7.50 mostly 7.00-7.50 few 8.50 med
5.50-7.00  NV 25 lb sacks lge 10.50-11.00  fair qual 9.50 med 10.50-11.00
fair qual 8.50-9.00 OR 25 lb sacks lge 6.50-7.50 mostly 7.00-7.50
few 8.50 med 5.50-7.00  WA 25 lb sacks jbo 6.50-7.50 mostly 7.00-7.50
few 8.50 med 5.50-7.00  Flat Type PE 40 lb cartons jbo 23.50  few sales
Pearl Type Repacked Enroute Red cartons 12 10-oz bags 15.00  few lower White
cartons 12 10-oz bags 13.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 Yellow cartons 12 10-oz bags
13.50-15.00 mostly 15.00
---POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Russet Burbank CA/OR Klamath Basin,
Northern California And Oregon U.S. One 50 lb cartons 60s 11.50-12.50  70s
11.50  few 12.50 80s 9.50  90s 8.50  NV U.S. One 50 lb cartons 70s 9.50-10.00
90s 7.50-8.00  100s 7.00  Norkotah CA/OR Klamath Basin, Northern California
And Oregon U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags non sz A 4.50-5.50 mostly 4.50
baled 10 5-lb film bags non sz A 5.50-6.50 mostly 5.50 50 lb cartons 50s
9.50-10.00  few 10.50 60s 9.50-10.00  few 10.50 70s 9.50-10.00  few
10.50 80s 9.00  few 9.50 90s 8.00-8.50  fair cond lower 100s 6.50-7.50
fair cond lower U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 10 oz min 5.50-6.50  ID U.S. One
50 lb cartons 40s 10.50  50s 10.50  WA 50 lb sacks 10 oz min fr qual 5.50-6.00
 U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 4.50-5.50 mostly 4.50
baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 5.50-6.50 mostly 5.50 50 lb cartons 70s
9.50-10.00  fair cond lower 80s 9.00  fair cond lower 90s 8.00-8.50
fair cond lower 100s 6.50-7.50  fair cond lower Round Red FL U.S. One
50 lb cartons sml 38.00-38.50  50 lb sacks sz A 16.00-16.50  few higher sz B
22.00  few lower WA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 14.00-14.50  sz B 16.00-17.00
Round White FL U.S. One 50 lb sacks sz A 18.00-18.50  few higher Long White CA
U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 15.00-15.50  sz B 11.50-12.00  Creamers 3/4-1 5/8"
35.00-37.00  Yellow Type FL U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 18.00-21.00
mostly 21.00 50 lb sacks sz B 22.00  Yukon Gold CA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A
15.50-17.00 mostly 16.00-16.50 WA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 14.50-16.00 

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