Texas Onion and Potato Market Update

DALLAS - May 28/08 - 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 at 7:00AM:  Partly Cloudy 69
Yesterday's High: 83 Low: 67
ONIONS AND POTATOES
---ONIONS DRY:  MARKET STEADY.  Yellow Granex GA 40 lb cartons jbo 18.00-18.50
mostly 18.00 Grano TX 50 lb sacks Super Col 17.00 col 15.00-15.75 mostly 15.50
jbo 14.50-15.00 mostly 14.50 med 14.00-15.25 mostly 14.50 40 lb cartons jbo
14.50-15.00 occas lower Local Repack Grano 25 lb sacks jbo 8.50 med 8.50 master
container 10 5-lb mesh sacks med-lge 19.50 master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks
med-lge 18.50 White MX 50 lb sacks jbo 19.00 med 18.00 TX 50 lb sacks jbo
17.00-19.00 mostly 19.00 med 17.00-19.00 mostly 19.00 Local Repack 25 lb sacks
jbo 13.25 med 13.25 master container 5 10-lb mesh sacks med 23.50 master
container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med 22.50 Boilers 25 lb sacks 16.50 Red Flat Type
CA 40 lb cartons jbo 22.00 TX 40 lb cartons jbo 22.00 Globe Type CA 25 lb sacks
jbo 10.00 med 9.00 MX 25 lb sacks jbo 10.00 med 8.00 TX 25 lb sacks jbo 10.00
med 9.00-9.50 mostly 9.00 Local Repack Globe Type master container 5 10-lb mesh
sacks med 23.00 master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med 22.00 Pearl Type Red CA
cartons 12 10-oz packages 18.00 Repacked Enroute Red 25 lb sacks 40.00 White CA
cartons 12 10-oz packages 18.00 25 lb sacks 36.00
---POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  Russet Burbank ID U.S. One 50 lb cartons 35s
23.50 40s 23.50-24.50 mostly 23.50 50s 23.50-24.00 mostly 23.50 60s 24.50 70s
24.50 80s 23.50-24.50 mostly 23.50 90s 19.50 100s 18.50 120s 18.50 U.S. Two 50
lb cartons 6 oz min 11.00 10 oz min 12.00-12.50 mostly 12.00 Local Repack
Burbank U.S. One 24 inch bins 100 10-lb film bags sz A 220.00 non sz A 220.00
24 inch bins 200 10-lb film bags sz A 440.00 non sz A 440.00 24 inch bins 200
5-lb film bags sz A 240.00 non sz A 240.00 24 inch bins 400 5-lb film bags sz A
480.00 non sz A 480.00 Norkotah CO U.S. One 50 lb cartons 35s 21.00 40s
20.50-21.00 mostly 21.00 50s 21.00-22.00 mostly 21.00 60s 21.00-22.00 mostly
21.00 70s 21.00-22.00 mostly 21.00 80s 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 90s 16.00 high
as 22.00 100s 15.00 baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 11.00-11.25 mostly 11.00 non
sz A 11.00-11.25 mostly 11.00 baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 12.00-12.50 mostly
12.00 non sz A 12.00-12.50 mostly 12.00 baled 6 8-lb film bags sz A 11.50-12.00
mostly 11.50 non sz A 11.50-12.00 mostly 11.50 20 lb film bags sz A 4.00-4.50
mostly 4.00 non sz A 4.00-4.50 mostly 4.00 Round Red AZ U.S. One 50 lb cartons
sz A 22.00 low as 18.00 sz B 24.00 low as 21.00 MN U.S. One 50 lb sacks sz B
15.50 TX U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 17.50-18.00 mostly 18.00 sz B 20.00-23.00
mostly 22.50 1" min 40.00 occas lower Local Repack U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film
bags sz A 14.50-16.50 mostly 14.50 non sz A 14.50-16.50 mostly 14.50 baled 10
5-lb film bags sz A 15.50-17.50 mostly 15.50 non sz A 15.50-17.00 mostly 15.50
baled 6 8-lb film bags sz A 15.00 non sz A 15.00 Long White WA U.S. One 50 lb
cartons sz A 19.00-19.50 sz B 17.00-17.50 1" min 48.00 Purple Type CA U.S. One
50 lb cartons sz A 31.50 sz B 30.50 Yellow Type Yukon Gold CA U.S. One 50 lb
cartons sz A 25.00 sz B 23.00 1" min 50.00 Local Repack Yukon Gold U.S. One
baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks 25.00-27.50

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