United States Onion and Potato Market Trend Report

WASHINGTON - Dec 1/15 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today.

weeks ending November 14, 21, and 28, 2015 in that order in thousand
hundredweight (cwt) or 100,000 pound units. Expected movement is for
the period November 22-December 05, 2015. Prices are for Monday,
November 30, compared to Monday, November 23, 2015. Unless otherwise
stated, sales are F.O.B. Shipping Point Basis (including Delivered
Sales, F.O.B. Shipping Point Basis) or port of entry and extra services
are included. Prices represent open (spot) market sales by first handlers
on product of generally good quality and condition unless otherwise stated
and may include promotional allowances or other incentives. No consideration
is given to after-sale adjustments unless otherwise stated. Brokerage fees
paid by shipper are included in the price reported.
    ONIONS AND POTATOES
---ONIONS, DRY
   UNITED STATES---Shipments (including imports) 983-997-757---The top
shipping areas for the week, in order, were Idaho and Malheur County Oregon,
Columbia Basin Washington, Peru, Colorado, and New York.  In the Market News
Service weekly survey of over 21,000 individual stores, 6,284 retail stores
had onions on ad (3-pound bag and per pound of Yellow, Sweet Yellow, White
and Red onion) which was a decrease of 63 percent from last weeks
total of 17,199.
   IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY OREGON---Shipments 290-318-247---Movement
expected to increase as normal shipping schedules resume.  Trading moderate.
Prices generally unchanged.  Yellow Spanish Hybrid U.S. One 50-pound sacks
super colossal mostly 10.00, colossal 8.00-9.00, jumbo mostly 7.00, medium
mostly 5.00; White U.S. One 50-pound sacks jumbo 13.00-14.00, medium 12.00;
Red Globe Type U.S. One 25-pound sacks jumbo 14.00-15.00, medium 9.00-10.00.
   COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON---Shipments
319-284-233 (includes export of 59-49-32) --- --- Movement expected to
increase as normal shipping schedules resume.  Trading moderate.  Prices
Yellow medium and Whites higher, others generally unchanged.  Yellow Hybrid
50-pound sacks jumbo mostly 7.00, medium mostly 5.00; White 50-pound sacks
jumbo mostly 12.00, medium 9.00-10.00; Red Globe Type 25-pound sacks jumbo
mostly 12.00, medium 8.00-10.00.
   PERU IMPORTS REPACKED AT VARIOUS EAST COAST SHIPPING POINTS---Shipments
70-86-67--- Movement expected to increase as normal shipping schedules
resume.  Trading moderate.  Prices generally unchanged.  Yellow Granex-
Marked Sweet 40-pound cartons jumbo mostly 19.00-20.00.
   NEW YORK---Shipments 76-71-63---Movement expected to increase. Trading
moderate. Prices unchanged. Yellow Globe type 50 pound sacks jumbo mostly
10.00, medium 2 1/4 minimum mostly 8.00-9.00, 25 pound sacks Red Globe
type jumbo 12.00-15.00, medium 9.00-11.00. Quality variable.
   NORTH AND EAST POINTS COLORADO---Shipments 57-69-43------ Movement
expected to increase as normal shipping schedules resume.  Trading moderate.
Prices generally unchanged.  Yellow Hybrid 50-pound sacks colossal 11.00-
13.00, jumbo mostly 9.50-11.00, medium mostly 7.00-7.50; White 50-pound
sacks jumbo mostly 15.00-18.00, medium 14.00-15.00; Red 25-pound sacks jumbo
13.00-15.00, medium 10.00-12.00.
   WESTERN SLOPE COLORADO---Shipments 29-29-23------Movement expected to
decrease current week due to the shortened holiday shipping schedule and
then increase the following week.  Supplies in too few hands to establish a
market.  Unofficial prices for Monday, November 30, 2015 Yellow Hybrid 50-
pound sacks super colossal 11.00-12.00, colossal 9.00-10.00, jumbo 8.00,
medium 6.00; White 50-pound sacks jumbo 14.00, medium 11.00; Red 25-pound
sacks jumbo 13.00-14.00, medium 10.00.
   SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT---Shipments 38-35-23------ Movement expected
to increase as normal shipping schedules resume.  Supplies in too few hands
to establish a market.
   UTAH---Shipments 47-42-22------ Movement expected to increase as normal
shipping schedules resume.  Supplies in too few hands to establish a market.
   MICHIGAN---Shipments 27-28-15---Movement expected to increase. Trading
moderate. Prices red medium lower, others unchanged. Yellow Globe type
master containers 16 3-pound mesh sacks medium mostly 9.00-10.00, repacker
size mostly 7.00-8.00, 25 pound sacks Red Globe type jumbo mostly 13.00-
14.00, medium 7.75-8.50. Quality variable.
   CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipments 15-16-12---Movement expected to remain
about the same. Trading moderate. Prices generally unchanged. 50 pound sacks
Yellow Globe Type medium mostly 8.00, re-packer size mostly 6.00-7.00.
Master Container 16-3 pound mesh sacks medium mostly 10.00-11.00.
   SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA---Shipments 6-10-3---Movement expected to
decrease seasonally.  Prices remaining supplies in too few hands to
establish a market
---ONIONS FOR PROCESSING
   WESTERN UNITED STATES---Shipments 140-131-140------ Movement expected to
increase as normal shipping schedules resume.  No prices reported.
   EASTERN UNITED STATES---Shipments 4-4-4------ Movement expected to
increase as normal shipping schedules resume.  No prices reported.
---POTATOES
   UNITED STATES---Shipments (not including imports) 2299*-2608*-1331---The
top shipping states, in order, were Idaho, Wisconsin, Colorado, Columbia
Basin Washington/Umatilla Basin Oregon and Red River Valley.  The Market
News Service survey of over 28,000 retail stores had 11,101 ads for potatoes
last week, which is a 62 percent decrease from the prior week?s ads of
29,009.  *revised.
   UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT, IDAHO---Shipments 707-881-509
(includes exports of 2-3-2) ---Movement expected to increase slightly.
Trading fairly active early, slow late.  Prices generally unchanged. Russet
Burbank U.S. One baled 10-5 pound film bags non size A mostly 5.50-6.00; 50-
pound carton 40-50s mostly 8.00-8.50, 60s mostly 8.50-9.00, 70s mostly 9.00-
10.00, 80-100s mostly 10.00.  Norkotah Russet U.S. One baled 10-5 pound film
bags non size A mostly 5.50-6.00; 50-pound carton 40-60s mostly 6.50-7.00,
70s mostly 7.00-7.50, 80-100s mostly 8.00.
   CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipments 296-325-221---Movement expected to remain
about the same. Trading fairly slow. Prices Round Red size B slightly lower,
others generally unchanged. Round Red U.S. One 50-pound cartons size A
mostly 7.50-8.00, size B mostly 13.50. Round Red U.S. One 50-sacks size A
mostly 6.50-7.00, size B mostly 12.50. Round Red U.S. One baled 5 10-pound
film bags size A mostly 7.00, baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 8.00.
Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags size A mostly 6.00-6.50,
baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 7.00-7.50. Russet Norkotah U.S. One
50 pound cartons 40s-80s mostly 9.00, 90s-100s mostly 8.00-9.00.  Yellow
Type U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 13.00-14.00. Yellow
Type U.S. One 50 pound cartons size A mostly 12.00-13.00.  Yellow Type U.S.
One pound sacks size A mostly 11.00-12.00.
   SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO---Shipments 433-463-143 (including exports
29-55-18) ---Movement expected to increase sharply. Trading slow. Prices
bulk lower, others generally unchanged.  Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10-5
pound film bags size A 6.50-7.00; 50-pound carton 40s 8.50, 50s mostly 8.50,
60s 8.50-9.00, 70s mostly 9.00, 80-100s 9.00-9.50. U.S. Commercial bulk per
cwt mostly 6.50.
   COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON---Shipments
180-191-199 (includes export of 27-34-27)--- Movement expected to increase
as normal shipping schedules resume.  Trading moderate.  Prices carton 40s
higher, others generally unchanged.  Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-
pound film bags non size A 4.50-5.00, 50-pound cartons 40s 7.00-8.00, 50s
mostly 8.00, 60-70s 8.00-9.00, 80s-100s mostly 8.00.
   MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) ---Shipments 124-142-75---
Movement expected to increase.  Trading slow. Prices generally unchanged.
Round Red U.S. One 50-pound carton size A mostly 8.00-8.25, tote bags
approximately 2000 pounds per cwt size A mostly 10.00-10.50.  Yellow Type
U.S. One 50-pound carton size A mostly 12.00, tote bags approximately 2000
pounds per cwt size A mostly 18.00-20.00.
   NEBRASKA---Shipments 89-78*-51---Movement expected to increase.  Trading
Baled fairly slow at slightly higher prices, others fairly slow.  Prices
generally unchanged.  Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10-5-pound film bags
size A mostly 7.00, 50 pound cartons 40-50s mostly 8.50, 60-70s 9.00, 80-
100s 9.50.  *revised.
   MICHIGAN---Shipments 56-75*-39---Movement expected to increase. Trading
opened moderate, closed slow following Thanksgiving holiday.  Prices
unchanged.  U.S. One Russet Norkotah 10-pound film bags loose size A 1.60-
1.95, Round White baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 7.50-8.00, 10-
pound open-window sacks loose 1.50-1.80.  *revised.
   HEREFORD HIGH PLAINS EASTERN NEW MEXICO--- Shipments 58-53-34---
Movement expected to decrease sharply. Supplies in too few hands to
establish a market.
   AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE---Shipments 111-124*-31---Movement expected to
increase. Trading opened moderate, closed slow following Thanksgiving
holiday. Prices unchanged. U.S.One Russet Norkotah baled 10 5-pound film
bags 2 inch or 4 ounce minimum 6.50-7.50, tote bags approx. 2000 pounds
per cwt 4-9 ounce mostly 8.00-8.50, Round White baled 10 5-pound sacks 2
inch minimum mostly 7.00-7.50, 2 1/4 inch mostly 8.25-8.75. *revised.
   NORTHERN COLORADO DISTRICT---Shipments 54-60*-29---Movement expected to
increase. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market.   *revised.
   NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON---Shipments 72-60-28 (including exports 17-8-8)--
- Movement expected increase.  Trading Long White active on light supplies,
others slow. Prices generally unchanged.  Round Red U.S. One 50-pound carton
size A mostly 12.00-14.00, Long White U.S. One 50-pound carton size A mostly
16.00-18.00, Yellow Type U.S. One 50-pound carton size A mostly 16.00.  Rain
and wet fields have been limiting harvest of Long White.
   KLAMATH BASIN (CALIFORNIA-OREGON) ---Shipments 45-49-23 (including
exports 0-0-0) ---Movement expected to increase. Trading fairly active.
Prices generally unchanged.  Russet Norkotah/Other Varieties U.S. One baled
10-5-pound film bags size A 6.50-7.00, 50 pound cartons 40-80s mostly 10.00,
90-100s mostly 9.00-10.00.
   BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA---Shipments 14-17-14---Movement
expected increase slightly. Supplies in too few hands to establish a
market.
   LONG ISLAND NEW YORK---Shipments 20-28-11---Movement expected to
increase slightly.  Trading slow. Prices unchanged.  Round White U.S. One
baled 10 5-pound sacks size A mostly 8.00-8.50, 50 pound sacks size A
mostly 6.00-6.50, large mostly 6.75-7.25, tote bags approx. 2000 lbs. per
cwt. size A 10.50-11.00.
   KERN DISTRICT---Shipments 16-35*-10--- Movement expected to increase.
Supplies in too few hands to establish a market.  *revised.
   SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT---Shipments 5-5*-7---Movement expected to
increase slightly.  Supplies in too few hands to establish a market.
*revised.
   NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA (CROSSING THROUGH MAINE POINTS)---Shipments
light---Movement expected to increase slightly.  Trading slow.  Prices
unchanged. U.S. 1 or Canada No. 1 2 inch or 4 ounce minimum Russet
Norkotah baled 10 5-pound sacks 6.50-7.50, tote bags approx. 2000 pounds
per cwt. mostly 7.50-8.00.
---POTATOES FOR PROCESSING
   MICHIGAN---Shipments to Chippers 287-343*-197---Movement expected to
increase.  Most movement on pre-season contract.  Too few open market
sales to establish a market.  *revised.
   MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY)---Shipments to Chippers
83-97-121---Movement expected to remain about the same. Too few open market
sales to establish a market.
   WISCONSIN---Shipments to Chippers 155-158-106---Movement expected to
remain about the same. Too few open market sales to establish a market
   WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK---Shipments to Chippers 56-57-40---
Movement expected to increase.  Most movement on pre-season contract. Too
few open market sales to establish a market.
   MAINE---Shipments to Chippers 47-49-31---Movement expected to increase.
Most movement on pre-season contract.  Too few open market sales to
establish a market.
   PENNSYLVANIA---Shipments to Chippers 18-25*-16---Movement expected to
increase slightly.  Most movement on pre-season contract.  Too few open
market sales to establish a market.  *revised.
   OHIO---Shipments to Chippers 2-2-2---Movement expected about the same.
Movement on pre-season contract.  Too few open market sales to establish a
market.

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