National Potato and Onion Report
National Potato and Onion Report United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Program Market News Branch
Website: http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/fv-home Recorders: Idaho Potatoes– 208-522-3979, Idaho Potato Movement: #77, Idaho FOB: #2
Volume XCIX Number 241
Federal-State Market News Service 1820 E. 17th Street, Suite 100 Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404 Phone: 208-525-0166 FAX: 208-525-5546 Idaho Department of Agriculture Oregon State University
Issued Daily
Friday, December 15, 2017
POTATO SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION FOR Friday, December 15, 2017 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 the shipper are included in the price reported. Delivered Sales Shipping Point Basis excludes all charges for freight. The following terms when used by Market News will be interpreted as meaning: Occasional 1 to 5%, Few 6 to 10%, Some 11 to 25%, Many 26 to 50%, Mostly 51 to 90%, Generally 91 to 100% SALES F.O.B. SHIPPING POINT AND DELIVERED SALES SHIPPING POINT BASIS 60s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-13.50 ---UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY 70s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-13.50 DISTRICT, IDAHO (Idaho Falls) 80s 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.50 DEMAND FAIRLY GOOD. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Severe truck shortage curtails movement. Russet Burbank U.S. One 2" or 4-oz Min baled 5 10-lb mesh sacks non sz A 6.50-7.50 mostly 6.50-7.00 occas lower baled 5 10-lb film bags non sz A 6.00-7.75 mostly 6.00-6.50 occas lower baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks non sz A 7.50-8.50 mostly 7.50-8.00 occas lower baled 10 5-lb film bags non sz A 6.50-8.50 mostly 7.00-7.50 occas lower 50 lb cartons 40s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 50s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 60s 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.50-12.00 70s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 80s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 90s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 occas lower 100s 11.00-12.50 mostly 12.00-12.50 occas higher & lower U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 6 oz min 8.00-9.00 mostly 9.00 occas lower 10 oz min 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 Norkotah U.S. One 2" or 4oz Min baled 5 10-lb mesh sacks non sz A 6.50-7.50 mostly 6.50-7.00 occas lower baled 5 10-lb film bags non sz A 6.00-7.50 mostly 6.00-6.50 occas lower baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks non sz A 7.50-8.50 mostly 7.50-8.00 occas lower baled 10 5-lb film bags non sz A 7.00-8.50 mostly 7.00-7.50 occas lower 50 lb cartons 40s 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.00 50s 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.00 60s 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00 70s 11.00-12.00 80s 11.00-12.00 90s 11.00-12.00 100s 10.00-12.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 6 oz min 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 10 oz min 8.00-9.00 mostly 9.00
---CENTRAL WISCONSIN (Idaho Falls)
DEMAND RUSSET CARTONS 40s-80s EXCEEDS OFFERINGS, OTHERS MODERATE. MARKET RUSSET CARTONS 50s-80s SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00-7.50 baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00-8.50 50 lb cartons 40s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 50s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-13.50
90s 10.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 100s 10.00-12.50 mostly 10.00-11.00 Round Red U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 occas higher 50 lb cartons sz A 11.00-13.50 mostly 12.00-13.00 few higher sz B 16.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 50 lb sacks sz A 10.00-12.50 mostly 11.00-12.00 few higher sz B 15.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 Yellow Type U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 11.00-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 50 lb cartons sz A 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 50 lb sacks sz A 10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00
---COLUMBIA BASIN, WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN, OREGON (Idaho Falls) DEMAND CARTON 60s-80s FAIRLY GOOD, OTHERS MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Russet Norkotah U.S. One 2" or 4-oz Min baled 5 10-lb film bags non sz A 6.00 occas higher baled 10 5-lb film bags non sz A 7.00 occas higher 50 lb cartons 40s 9.00-9.25 mostly 9.00 occas higher & lower 50s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 occas higher 60s 10.00-10.50 occas higher & lower 70s 10.00-10.50 occas higher & lower 80s 10.00-10.50 occas higher & lower 90s 9.00-10.50 mostly 10.00-10.50 occas higher 100s 9.00-10.50 mostly 10.00-10.50 occas higher U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 10 oz min 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.50 occas higher
---MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) (Idaho Falls) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Round Red U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 10.00-11.50 mostly 11.00 occas higher & lower 50 lb cartons sz A 10.00-11.50 mostly 11.00 occas higher & lower sz B 18.50-20.00 mostly 19.00 few lower Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 30.00 occas lower 50 lb sacks sz A 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.50 occas higher & lower sz B 17.00-18.50 mostly 17.50-18.00 few lower tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt sz A 14.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 occas higher & lower
National Potato and Onion Report Vol. XCIX No. 236 sz B 31.00-33.00 mostly 32.00 few lower U.S. Two 50 lb sacks sz A 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.00-6.50 sz B 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00-10.50 occas lower Yellow Type U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00-11.50 50 lb cartons sz A 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00-11.50 sz B 7.50-9.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 25.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt sz A 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 occas lower Russet U.S. One ORGANIC baled 16 3-lb film bags sz A 20.00-22.00 Round Red U.S. One ORGANIC baled 16 3-lb film bags sz A 21.00-22.00 Yellow Type U.S. One ORGANIC baled 16 3-lb film bags sz A 22.00
---NEBRASKA (Idaho Falls)
DEMAND GOOD. MARKET STEADY. Truck shortage curtails movement. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 8.00-8.50 baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 9.00-9.50 50 lb cartons 40s 11.00-12.00 occas higher 50s 12.00-14.50 60s 12.00-14.50 70s 12.00-14.50 80s 11.00-14.50 90s 11.00-14.50 mostly 11.00-11.50 100s 11.00-14.50 mostly 11.00-11.50 U.S. Two baled 5 10-lb film bags 6.00-7.00 50 lb sacks 10 oz min 7.00-9.00
---NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON (Idaho Falls)
SUPPLY LONG WHITE VERY LIGHT. DEMAND FAIRLY GOOD. MARKET STEADY. Truck shortage slows movement. Round Red U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 15.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 fair appearance 9.00-16.00 sz B 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 fair appearance 13.00-18.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 34.00-40.00 mostly 36.00-38.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 5.00-9.00 mostly 7.00 occas higher Long White U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 25.00-30.00 fair appearance 20.00 sz B 12.00-20.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 34.00-40.00 mostly 36.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 5.00-6.00 Yellow Type U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 fair appearance 10.00-17.00 sz B 12.00-18.00 mostly 14.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 34.00-40.00 mostly 36.00-38.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 occas higher
---SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO (Idaho Falls) DEMAND GOOD. MARKET STEADY. Truck shortage curtails movement. Russet Norkotah/Other Varieties U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 7.50-8.50 mostly 7.50-8.00 baled 10 5-lb film bags
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Idaho Falls, ID, Friday, December 15, 2017 sz A 8.50-9.50 mostly 8.50-9.00 50 lb cartons 40s 11.00-12.00 50s 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.00 60s 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.00 70s 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.00 80s 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00 90s 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00 100s 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00 U.S. Two baled 5 10-lb film bags 6.00-6.50 occas lower 50 lb sacks 10 oz min 8.00-10.00 U.S. Coml bulk per cwt 9.00-10.50 Round Red U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 12.00-13.00 Yellow Type U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 11.00-12.50
---AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE (Benton Harbor) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags 2” or 4 oz min 8.50-9.00 occas higher baled 10 5-lb film bags 2” or 4 oz min 9.00-9.50 occas higher and lower Round White U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags 2” min 9.00-9.50 occas higher baled 10 5-lb film bags 2 1/4” min 10.50-10.75 occas higher 2” min 9.50-10.00 mostly 10.00 occas higher 10 lb sacks loose 2” min 1.80-1.90
---CANADA (NEW BRUNSWICK) CROSSINGS THROUGH MAINE POINTS (Benton Harbor) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags 2” or 4 oz min 8.50-9.00 tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt 2” or 4 oz min 13.00-14.00
---LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (Benton Harbor) SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND LIGHT. Supplies in few hands. Round White U.S. One baled 10 5-lb sacks sz A 10.00-11.50 occas higher and lower 50 lb sacks sz A 8.00-8.25 occas higher and lower sz A lge 9.00-9.50 occas higher and lower tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt sz A 16.00-16.50 occas higher and lower
---MICHIGAN (Benton Harbor)
DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 8.00-10.00 occas higher baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 9.00-11.00 occas higher 10 lb film bags loose sz A 1.60-1.80 occas higher and lower Round White U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 9.00-11.00 occas higher
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Idaho Falls, ID, Friday, December 15, 2017
POTATOES - SHIPMENTS & IMPORTS - 1,000 CWT Areas currently shipping - Preliminary
December Idaho
California Northern
TR TR-EXPT RL & PB Total
Michigan Minnesota
Sat 9 0 0 0 0
TR TR-EXPT Organic TR TR
W/E 12/9: 9 W/E 11/11: 1 W/E 12/9: 8 W/E 12/9: 16
TR TR-EXPT RL Organic TR TR TR Organic TR TR
55 41 W/E 12/9: 33 12 0 4 0 W/E 12/9: 7 19 12 0 0 6 32
Southern Colorado San Luis Valley
Northern Maine
TTD Fri 8 106 0 23 129
Sun 10 0 0 0 0
Mon 11 118 0 12 130
Wed 13 155 1 16 172
FINAL
Thu THIS LAST LAST 14 SSN SSN SSN 122 10,198 11,344 33,950 0 27 52 235 18 1,109 1,237 4,134 140 11334 12633 38319
0
59
51
66
43
0 0
4 4
4 3
0 4
5 5
0 0 3
12 1 4
12 0 1
12 0 7
8 0 7
86 2 64 469
81 1 47 507
345 12 175 522
3,525 392 229 217 475 457 2 843
3,620 297 195 148 763 688 3 764
11,164 971 619 473 1,046 2,169 8 2,242
TR TR TR TR
W/E 12/9: 14 6 0 20 6 W/E 12/9: 6
0 0
3 14
1 15
1 15
2 17
1,606 128 1,319 33
1,678 97 985 83
1,868 383 2,362 243
TR
1
1
0
2
1
1
3
266
227
298
TR RL Organic TR
16 5 1
8 13 0
0 0 0
11 3 0
14 3 0
17 0 0
10 8 0
1,054 198 6
933 14 2
2,467 18 7
3 1 0
194 142 510 194 30
193 73 545 200 29
757 328 1,124 313 80
2,056
2,316
3,683
3,143 861 119 430 1,227 40 3,382 34 785
3,164 1,036 148 253 593 72 3,656 12 843
6,147 2,200 226 376 1,328 96 7,602 23 5,948
Big Lake & Central Red River Valley
Nebraska New Mexico New York Long Island North Dakota Red River Valley
Oregon Klamath Basin TR W/E 12/9: 24 Organic TR W/E 12/9: 12 Umatilla Basin TR 2 2 0 2 TR-EXPT 1 1 0 1 RL & PB 0 0 0 0 Texas Hereford Hi-Plains TR W/E 12/9: 47 Washington Columbia Basin TR 22 4 0 26 TR-EXPT 7 2 0 10 RL & PB 0 2 0 0 Organic TR 2 0 0 2 Northwestern TR 26 6 0 11 TR-EXPT 1 0 0 0 Wisconsin TR 30 3 0 54 Organic TR 0 0 0 0 Canada-Commerce 2017 Crop July-June (as of September 2017)
TOTAL
Tue 12 133 0 18 151
365
133
3
353
4 3 0
2 2 0
15 6 1 3 11 1 41 0
17 6 2 2 10 1 46 0
341
383
19 6 0 2 14 0 39 0
332 35852 36899 95942
NOTE: Total for Saturday, December 9 including current week ending numbers is 303.
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Idaho Falls, ID, Friday, December 15, 2017
ONION SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION FOR Friday, December 15, 2017 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 the shipper are included in the price reported. Delivered Sales Shipping Point Basis excludes all charges for freight. The Following Terms when used by Market News will be interpreted as meaning: Occasional 1 to 5%, Few 6 to 10%, Some 11 to 25%, Many 26 to 50%, Mostly 51 to 90%, Generally 91 to 100% SALES F.O.B. SHIPPING POINT AND DELIVERED SALES SHIPPING POINT BASIS
---IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON (Idaho Falls) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Truck availability limiting movement. Yellow Spanish Hybrid U.S. One 50 lb sacks Super col 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 occas lower col 10.00-11.00 occas lower jbo 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.50 med 5.00-6.00 White U.S. One 50 lb sacks jbo 17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 occas lower med 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 occas lower Red Globe Type U.S. One 25 lb sacks jbo 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.00 occas lower med 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 occas higher
---CENTRAL WISCONSIN (Idaho Falls) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Globe Type master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med 10.00-12.50
25 lb sacks jbo 6.50-8.00 mostly 7.50 med 6.00-7.00 occas lower
---PERU IMPORTS – REPACKED AT VARIOUS EAST COAST SHIPPING POINTS (Idaho Falls) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Granex - Marked Sweet 40 lb cartons jbo 16.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-19.00
---MICHIGAN (Benton Harbor) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Globe Type master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med 10.00-12.50 mostly 10.00-12.00 rpkr sz 8.00-9.00 Red Globe Type 25 lb sacks jbo 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 med 7.00-8.00
---NEW YORK (Benton Harbor) ---COLUMBIA BASIN, WASHINGTON & UMATILLA BASIN, OREGON (Idaho Falls) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Hybrid 50 lb sacks col 9.00-10.50 mostly 10.00 jbo 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.50 med 5.00-6.00 mostly 5.00-5.50 occas lower White 50 lb sacks jbo 17.00-18.00 occas higher & lower med 15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 occas higher Red Globe Type
DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Globe Type 50 lb sacks jbo 11.00-13.00 occasional lower med 2 1/4”min 8.00-9.00 some including heavy to minimum size 7.007.50 Red Globe Type 25 lb sacks jbo 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 med 7.00-8.00 few 6.50
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Idaho Falls, ID, Friday, December 15, 2017
ONIONS - SHIPMENTS & IMPORTS - 400 CWT Area Currently Shipping - Preliminary
December Idaho & Malheur County, Oregon
TR TR-EXPT RL & PB
Total ID/OR
California Southern Colorado Colorado District Western Slope Michigan New York Oregon Umatilla Basin Western Utah Washington Columbia Basin
Sat 9 0 0 6 6
Sun 10 0 0 0 0
Mon 11 86 3 9 98
Tue 12 145 2 9 156
Wed 13 126 2 9 137
TR
W/E 12/9: 21
TR TR TR TR
W/E 12/9: 95 W/E 12/9: 65 10 8 22 39
TR TR EXPT RL & PB TR TR EXPT TR
W/E 10/7: 142 W/E 10/7: 8 0 0 W/E 10/21: 38 W/E 10/21: 7 W/E 12/9: 80
TR TR EXPT RL & PB TR
124 56 28 11 30 26 182 93 W/E 12/9: 30
TR
2017 Crop July-June (as of September 2017)
Total Columbia Basin
Wisconsin
Fri 8 96 1 12 109
0 0
9 38
6 42
14 40
THIS SSN 9,393 168 734 10,295
TTD LAST SSN 12,496 421 1,139 14,056
FINAL LAST SSN 24,495 931 2,790 28,216
617
1,578
2,213
1,474 830 813 2,304
1,571 473 680 1,746
2,384 730 1,207 4,195
1,860 411 21 109 20 1,066
2,519 518 168 168 102 989
6,374 1,277 365 577 139 1,822
10,766 3,223 1,879 15868 398
8,312 3,235 2,664 14211 522
19,039 6,227 5,230 30496 1,143
862
706
2,755
2 8 34 30 15 89 2,803
0 2 30 45 44 121 2,560
68 311 1,729 5,309 646 8063 5,032
397 38,580
41,460
93,090
985 14,517
840 14,370
869 15,266
Thu 14 141 2 16 159
13 34
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 0 0
136 44 0 180
108 40 30 178
106 31 27 164
91 31 26 148
IMPORTS-ALL PORTS
Canada-Commerce Mexico
TR TR TR Crossings thru Progresso, TX TR Crossings thru Rio Grande City TR Crossings thru El Paso, TX Crossings thru Otay Mesa Crossings thru Pharr, TX
Total Mexico Crossings
I
Peru U.S. TOTAL ONIONS PROCESSED US - EAST US - WEST
TR TR
1 0 4 3 2 10 27
0 0 8 0 0 8 20
0 0 0 0 0 0 12
0 0 1 3 1 5 49
0 0 2 0 0 2 32
2 0 1 0 0 3 41
360
174
12
379
416
399
W/E 12/9: 10 W/E 12/9: 287
NOTE: Total for Saturday, December 9 including current week ending numbers is 472.
0 0 0 0 0 0 43
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Idaho Falls, ID, Friday, December 15, 2017
WHOLESALE TERMINAL MARKET PRICES FOR December 15, 2017 Commodity Name
Variety Date City Name BALTIMORE
POTATOES RUSSET 12/15/2017 Origin CANADA IDAHO
Sub Variety Package NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons BURBANK 50 lb cartons
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
BOSTON
WISCONSIN CANADA
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
IDAHO
BURBANK
50 lb cartons
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
WASHINGTON NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons CHICAGO
IDAHO
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
LOS ANGELES
IDAHO
BURBANK
bld 5 10-lb flmbg
50 lb cartons
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
bld 5 10-lb flmbg
WASHINGTON NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
bld 5 10-lb flmbg
NEW YORK
CANADA
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
IDAHO
BURBANK
50 lb cartons
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
PHILADELPHIA CANADA IDAHO
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons BURBANK
50 lb cartons
bld 5 10-lb flmbg
Item Size 70s 60s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s 60s 60s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s non sz A 60s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s non sz A 60s 70s 80s non sz A 60s 80s 60s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s non sz A
Values Low Price High Price Mostly Low Mostly High $20.00 $21.00 $23.00 $25.00 $23.00 $25.00 $23.00 $25.00 $19.00 $23.00 $19.00 $20.00 $19.50 $23.00 $19.50 $20.00 $19.50 $23.00 $19.50 $20.00 $17.00 $17.00 $17.00 $18.00 $18.00 $18.00 $17.00 $18.00 $17.00 $17.00 $15.00 $17.00 $17.00 $17.00 $22.00 $23.00 $23.00 $23.00 $21.00 $23.00 $22.50 $22.50 $21.00 $23.00 $22.50 $22.50 $20.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $20.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $20.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $20.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $20.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $15.00 $17.50 $15.00 $16.00 $17.50 $19.00 $17.50 $18.00 $17.00 $19.00 $17.00 $18.00 $11.50 $14.00 $12.00 $13.00 $16.00 $17.00 $17.00 $18.00 $17.00 $18.00 $15.50 $16.00 $15.50 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $10.00 $11.00 $15.00 $16.00 $15.00 $16.00 $15.00 $16.00 $9.50 $11.50 $10.00 $11.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $20.00 $22.00 $22.00 $24.00 $20.00 $22.00 $17.00 $19.00 $18.00 $19.00 $17.00 $19.00 $18.00 $19.00 $17.00 $19.00 $18.00 $19.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $21.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $15.00 $16.00
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Idaho Falls, ID, Friday, December 15, 2017
WHOLESALE TERMINAL MARKET PRICES FOR December 15, 2017 Commodity Name
POTATOES
Date
12/15/2017
City Nam e
Origin
Variety
Package
BALTIMORE
CALIFORNIA
LONG WHITE
CANADA
ROUND RED
BOSTON
sz A
$42.00
$42.00
50 lb sacks
sz A
$14.50
$18.00
ROUND WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$30.00
$30.00
Mostly High
$15.50
$16.00
50 lb sacks
sz A
$12.00
$15.00
50 lb cartons
sz A
$32.00
$32.00
LONG ISLAND
ROUND WHITE YELLOW TYPE
50 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
sz A sz A
$12.00 $12.00
$12.00 $14.00
CANADA
ROUND RED
50 lb sacks
sz A
$12.75
$14.25
$13.00
$13.25
ROUND WHITE
50 lb sacks
sz A
$11.00
$13.00
$11.00
$11.00
YELLOW TYPE
50 lb sacks
sz A
$14.00
$16.00
$14.00
$14.00
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$18.00
$20.00
$20.00
$20.00
50 lb sacks
sz A
$15.25
$18.00
$16.50
$16.50
WISCONSIN
ROUND RED
50 lb sacks
sz A
$11.00
$12.00
$12.00
$12.00
WASHINGTON
LONG WHITE PURPLE TYPE
50 lb cartons 50 lb cartons
sz A sz A
$32.00 $55.00
$35.00 $55.00
$35.00
$35.00
ROUND RED YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons 50 lb cartons
sz A sz A
$28.00 $28.00
$31.00 $36.00
$30.00 $32.00
$30.00 $33.00
LONG WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$38.00
$38.00
PURPLE TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$42.00
$45.00
$43.00
$44.00
ROUND WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$25.00
$25.00
ROUND RED
50 lb sacks
sz A
$15.00
$18.00
$16.00
$17.00
YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$19.00
$19.00
LONG WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$32.00
$32.00
ROUND RED YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons 50 lb cartons
sz A sz A
$22.00 $30.00
$23.00 $30.00
LONG WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$30.00
$34.00
$30.00
$32.00
PURPLE TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$30.00
$40.00
ROUND RED YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons 50 lb cartons
sz A sz A
$16.00 $24.00
$18.00 $28.00
$24.00
$26.00
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$22.00
$22.00
YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$26.00
$26.00
LONG WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$38.00
$40.00
PURPLE TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$40.00
$40.00
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$30.00
$32.00
MINNESOTA
YELLOW TYPE ROUND RED
50 lb cartons 50 lb cartons
sz A sz A
$35.00 $22.00
$36.00 $24.00
CALIFORNIA
LONG WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$42.00
$42.00
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$28.00
$28.00
ROUND RED
50 lb sacks
sz A
$12.50
$12.50
ROUND WHITE
50 lb sacks
sz A
$11.00
$11.50
YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$28.00
$28.00
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$19.00
$19.00
50 lb sacks
sz A
$16.00
$18.00
$17.00
$18.00
CALIFORNIA
WASHINGTON
IDAHO WASHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA
50 lb cartons
Mostly Low
ROUND RED
WASHINGTON
NEW YORK
High Price
YELLOW TYPE
CANADA MINNESOTANORTH DAKOTA
LOS ANGELES
Low Price
WASHINGTON
MINNESOTANORTH DAKOTA
CHICAGO
Item Size
CANADA IDAHO MINNESOTANORTH DAKOTA PENNSYLVANIA
ROUND WHITE
50 lb sacks
sz A
$9.00
$10.00
WASHINGTON
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$31.00
$31.00
NEW YORK
YELLOW TYPE ROUND WHITE
50 lb cartons 50 lb sacks
sz A sz A
$38.00 $13.00
$38.00 $13.00
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WHOLESALE TERMINAL MARKET PRICES FOR December 15, 2017 Commodity Name
ONIONS DRY
Date
12/15/2017
City Nam e
Origin
Sub Variety
Package
BALTIMORE
IDAHO-OREGON RED YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE SPANISH HYBRID
25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
jbo col jbo Super Col
$13.00 $19.00 $17.00 $24.00
$13.00 $22.00 $19.00 $24.00
WASHINGTON NEW YORK
RED YELLOW YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE HYBRID GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
jbo jbo jbo med
$13.00 $18.00 $15.00 $13.00
CALIFORNIA CANADA
YELLOW RED
HYBRID - MARKED SWEET GLOBE TYPE
40 lb cartons 25 lb sacks
YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE
50 lb sacks
jbo jbo med col jbo
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
BOSTON
Variety
IDAHO-OREGON RED YELLOW
SPANISH HYBRID
50 lb sacks
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
YELLOW
HYBRID
50 lb sacks
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE
50 lb sacks
COLORADO
YELLOW
HYBRID
50 lb sacks
CALIFORNIA
RED
GLOBE TYPE
YELLOW IDAHO-OREGON RED YELLOW
HYBRID - MARKED SWEET GRANO GLOBE TYPE SPANISH HYBRID
25 lb sacks 40 lb cartons 40 lb cartons 50 lb sacks 25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
WASHINGTON
YELLOW
HYBRID
50 lb sacks
TEXAS
YELLOW
GRANO - MARKED SWEET
40 lb cartons
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
IDAHO-OREGON YELLOW
SPANISH HYBRID
50 lb sacks
WASHINGTON
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
YELLOW
HYBRID
50 lb sacks
CANADA
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
IDAHO OREGON
YELLOW RED YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE GLOBE TYPE HYBRID
50 lb sacks 25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
WASHINGTON
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
YELLOW
50 lb sacks 40 lb cartons 25 lb sacks
WASHINGTON
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
LOS ANGELES IDAHO
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
RED
HYBRID HYBRID - MARKED SWEET GLOBE TYPE
NETHERLANDS
YELLOW RED
GLOBE TYPE GLOBE TYPE
50 lb sacks 25 lb sacks
GLOBE TYPE SPANISH HYBRID
25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
RED YELLOW RED
GLOBE TYPE HYBRID GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks 25 lb sacks
YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE
50 lb sacks
PHILADELPHIA IDAHO-OREGON RED YELLOW WASHINGTON NEW YORK
Mick J. Davie, Local Representative
Item Size
Low Price
High Price Mostly Low
Mostly High
$20.00 $18.00
$20.00 $18.00
$13.00 $18.00 $16.00 $15.00
$15.00 $14.00
$15.00 $14.00
$24.00 $11.00 $10.00 $15.00 $13.50
$25.00 $13.00 $12.00 $16.00 $15.50
$25.00 $11.00 $10.00 $16.00 $15.00
$25.00 $12.00 $11.00 $16.00 $15.00
jbo
$12.00
$15.00
$13.00
$14.00
med col jbo Super Col jbo med col jbo med Super Col jbo med col jbo jbo
$11.00 $18.00 $16.00 $19.00 $12.00 $12.00 $18.00 $16.00 $14.00 $19.00 $11.00 $10.00 $16.00 $15.00 $18.00
$13.00 $21.00 $19.50 $22.00 $15.00 $13.00 $20.00 $19.00 $16.00 $22.00 $13.00 $11.00 $16.00 $16.00 $18.00
$12.00 $19.00 $17.50 $20.00 $13.00 $12.00 $19.00 $17.00 $14.00 $20.00 $12.00 $11.00
$12.00 $19.00 $17.50 $20.00 $13.00 $12.00 $19.00 $17.00 $15.00 $20.00 $12.00 $11.00
$16.00
$16.00
jbo col col jbo jbo col jbo col jbo col
$13.00 $22.00 $23.00 $14.00 $14.00 $18.50 $14.00 $16.00 $15.00 $25.00
$16.00 $22.00 $23.00 $15.50 $15.00 $18.50 $17.00 $17.00 $15.50 $25.00
$14.00
$16.00
$14.50
$15.00
$15.00
$16.00
jbo med col jbo
$10.00 $9.00 $14.50 $12.50
$11.00 $10.00 $16.00 $13.50
$15.00
$16.00
med jbo med col jbo med
$11.00 $12.00 $11.00 $14.50 $13.00 $11.00
$12.00 $13.00 $12.00 $16.00 $14.00 $12.00
$11.00
$11.50
$11.00 $15.00 $13.00 $11.00
$11.50 $16.00 $13.50 $11.50
jbo med jbo jbo col jbo jbo med jbo jbo jbo med jbo jbo
$10.00 $8.00 $14.00 $12.00 $18.00 $16.00 $10.50 $9.00 $15.50 $23.00 $11.00 $9.00 $14.00 $12.00
$12.00 $9.00 $16.00 $12.00 $20.00 $17.00 $12.00 $11.00 $16.00 $23.00 $12.00 $11.00 $15.00 $13.00
$17.00
$17.00
jbo col jbo jbo jbo jbo med jbo med
$11.00 $18.00 $17.00 $12.00 $17.00 $11.00 $9.00 $12.00 $11.00
$13.00 $20.00 $19.00 $12.00 $17.00 $12.00 $10.00 $13.00 $14.00
$12.00
$12.50
$18.00
$18.50
$12.00
$13.00
Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Program Market News Branch
Website: http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/fv-home Recorders: Idaho Potatoes– 208-522-3979, Idaho Potato Movement: #77, Idaho FOB: #2
Volume XCIX Number 241
Federal-State Market News Service 1820 E. 17th Street, Suite 100 Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404 Phone: 208-525-0166 FAX: 208-525-5546 Idaho Department of Agriculture Oregon State University
Issued Daily
Friday, December 15, 2017
POTATO SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION FOR Friday, December 15, 2017 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 the shipper are included in the price reported. Delivered Sales Shipping Point Basis excludes all charges for freight. The following terms when used by Market News will be interpreted as meaning: Occasional 1 to 5%, Few 6 to 10%, Some 11 to 25%, Many 26 to 50%, Mostly 51 to 90%, Generally 91 to 100% SALES F.O.B. SHIPPING POINT AND DELIVERED SALES SHIPPING POINT BASIS 60s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-13.50 ---UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY 70s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-13.50 DISTRICT, IDAHO (Idaho Falls) 80s 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.50 DEMAND FAIRLY GOOD. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Severe truck shortage curtails movement. Russet Burbank U.S. One 2" or 4-oz Min baled 5 10-lb mesh sacks non sz A 6.50-7.50 mostly 6.50-7.00 occas lower baled 5 10-lb film bags non sz A 6.00-7.75 mostly 6.00-6.50 occas lower baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks non sz A 7.50-8.50 mostly 7.50-8.00 occas lower baled 10 5-lb film bags non sz A 6.50-8.50 mostly 7.00-7.50 occas lower 50 lb cartons 40s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 50s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 60s 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.50-12.00 70s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 80s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 90s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 occas lower 100s 11.00-12.50 mostly 12.00-12.50 occas higher & lower U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 6 oz min 8.00-9.00 mostly 9.00 occas lower 10 oz min 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 Norkotah U.S. One 2" or 4oz Min baled 5 10-lb mesh sacks non sz A 6.50-7.50 mostly 6.50-7.00 occas lower baled 5 10-lb film bags non sz A 6.00-7.50 mostly 6.00-6.50 occas lower baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks non sz A 7.50-8.50 mostly 7.50-8.00 occas lower baled 10 5-lb film bags non sz A 7.00-8.50 mostly 7.00-7.50 occas lower 50 lb cartons 40s 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.00 50s 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.00 60s 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00 70s 11.00-12.00 80s 11.00-12.00 90s 11.00-12.00 100s 10.00-12.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 6 oz min 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 10 oz min 8.00-9.00 mostly 9.00
---CENTRAL WISCONSIN (Idaho Falls)
DEMAND RUSSET CARTONS 40s-80s EXCEEDS OFFERINGS, OTHERS MODERATE. MARKET RUSSET CARTONS 50s-80s SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00-7.50 baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00-8.50 50 lb cartons 40s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 50s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-13.50
90s 10.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 100s 10.00-12.50 mostly 10.00-11.00 Round Red U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 occas higher 50 lb cartons sz A 11.00-13.50 mostly 12.00-13.00 few higher sz B 16.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 50 lb sacks sz A 10.00-12.50 mostly 11.00-12.00 few higher sz B 15.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 Yellow Type U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 11.00-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 50 lb cartons sz A 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 50 lb sacks sz A 10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00
---COLUMBIA BASIN, WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN, OREGON (Idaho Falls) DEMAND CARTON 60s-80s FAIRLY GOOD, OTHERS MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Russet Norkotah U.S. One 2" or 4-oz Min baled 5 10-lb film bags non sz A 6.00 occas higher baled 10 5-lb film bags non sz A 7.00 occas higher 50 lb cartons 40s 9.00-9.25 mostly 9.00 occas higher & lower 50s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 occas higher 60s 10.00-10.50 occas higher & lower 70s 10.00-10.50 occas higher & lower 80s 10.00-10.50 occas higher & lower 90s 9.00-10.50 mostly 10.00-10.50 occas higher 100s 9.00-10.50 mostly 10.00-10.50 occas higher U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 10 oz min 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.50 occas higher
---MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) (Idaho Falls) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Round Red U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 10.00-11.50 mostly 11.00 occas higher & lower 50 lb cartons sz A 10.00-11.50 mostly 11.00 occas higher & lower sz B 18.50-20.00 mostly 19.00 few lower Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 30.00 occas lower 50 lb sacks sz A 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.50 occas higher & lower sz B 17.00-18.50 mostly 17.50-18.00 few lower tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt sz A 14.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 occas higher & lower
National Potato and Onion Report Vol. XCIX No. 236 sz B 31.00-33.00 mostly 32.00 few lower U.S. Two 50 lb sacks sz A 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.00-6.50 sz B 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00-10.50 occas lower Yellow Type U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00-11.50 50 lb cartons sz A 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00-11.50 sz B 7.50-9.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 25.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt sz A 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 occas lower Russet U.S. One ORGANIC baled 16 3-lb film bags sz A 20.00-22.00 Round Red U.S. One ORGANIC baled 16 3-lb film bags sz A 21.00-22.00 Yellow Type U.S. One ORGANIC baled 16 3-lb film bags sz A 22.00
---NEBRASKA (Idaho Falls)
DEMAND GOOD. MARKET STEADY. Truck shortage curtails movement. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 8.00-8.50 baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 9.00-9.50 50 lb cartons 40s 11.00-12.00 occas higher 50s 12.00-14.50 60s 12.00-14.50 70s 12.00-14.50 80s 11.00-14.50 90s 11.00-14.50 mostly 11.00-11.50 100s 11.00-14.50 mostly 11.00-11.50 U.S. Two baled 5 10-lb film bags 6.00-7.00 50 lb sacks 10 oz min 7.00-9.00
---NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON (Idaho Falls)
SUPPLY LONG WHITE VERY LIGHT. DEMAND FAIRLY GOOD. MARKET STEADY. Truck shortage slows movement. Round Red U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 15.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 fair appearance 9.00-16.00 sz B 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 fair appearance 13.00-18.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 34.00-40.00 mostly 36.00-38.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 5.00-9.00 mostly 7.00 occas higher Long White U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 25.00-30.00 fair appearance 20.00 sz B 12.00-20.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 34.00-40.00 mostly 36.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 5.00-6.00 Yellow Type U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 fair appearance 10.00-17.00 sz B 12.00-18.00 mostly 14.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 34.00-40.00 mostly 36.00-38.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 occas higher
---SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO (Idaho Falls) DEMAND GOOD. MARKET STEADY. Truck shortage curtails movement. Russet Norkotah/Other Varieties U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 7.50-8.50 mostly 7.50-8.00 baled 10 5-lb film bags
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Idaho Falls, ID, Friday, December 15, 2017 sz A 8.50-9.50 mostly 8.50-9.00 50 lb cartons 40s 11.00-12.00 50s 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.00 60s 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.00 70s 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.00 80s 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00 90s 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00 100s 10.50-12.00 mostly 11.00 U.S. Two baled 5 10-lb film bags 6.00-6.50 occas lower 50 lb sacks 10 oz min 8.00-10.00 U.S. Coml bulk per cwt 9.00-10.50 Round Red U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 12.00-13.00 Yellow Type U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 11.00-12.50
---AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE (Benton Harbor) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags 2” or 4 oz min 8.50-9.00 occas higher baled 10 5-lb film bags 2” or 4 oz min 9.00-9.50 occas higher and lower Round White U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags 2” min 9.00-9.50 occas higher baled 10 5-lb film bags 2 1/4” min 10.50-10.75 occas higher 2” min 9.50-10.00 mostly 10.00 occas higher 10 lb sacks loose 2” min 1.80-1.90
---CANADA (NEW BRUNSWICK) CROSSINGS THROUGH MAINE POINTS (Benton Harbor) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags 2” or 4 oz min 8.50-9.00 tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt 2” or 4 oz min 13.00-14.00
---LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (Benton Harbor) SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND LIGHT. Supplies in few hands. Round White U.S. One baled 10 5-lb sacks sz A 10.00-11.50 occas higher and lower 50 lb sacks sz A 8.00-8.25 occas higher and lower sz A lge 9.00-9.50 occas higher and lower tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt sz A 16.00-16.50 occas higher and lower
---MICHIGAN (Benton Harbor)
DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 8.00-10.00 occas higher baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 9.00-11.00 occas higher 10 lb film bags loose sz A 1.60-1.80 occas higher and lower Round White U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 9.00-11.00 occas higher
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POTATOES - SHIPMENTS & IMPORTS - 1,000 CWT Areas currently shipping - Preliminary
December Idaho
California Northern
TR TR-EXPT RL & PB Total
Michigan Minnesota
Sat 9 0 0 0 0
TR TR-EXPT Organic TR TR
W/E 12/9: 9 W/E 11/11: 1 W/E 12/9: 8 W/E 12/9: 16
TR TR-EXPT RL Organic TR TR TR Organic TR TR
55 41 W/E 12/9: 33 12 0 4 0 W/E 12/9: 7 19 12 0 0 6 32
Southern Colorado San Luis Valley
Northern Maine
TTD Fri 8 106 0 23 129
Sun 10 0 0 0 0
Mon 11 118 0 12 130
Wed 13 155 1 16 172
FINAL
Thu THIS LAST LAST 14 SSN SSN SSN 122 10,198 11,344 33,950 0 27 52 235 18 1,109 1,237 4,134 140 11334 12633 38319
0
59
51
66
43
0 0
4 4
4 3
0 4
5 5
0 0 3
12 1 4
12 0 1
12 0 7
8 0 7
86 2 64 469
81 1 47 507
345 12 175 522
3,525 392 229 217 475 457 2 843
3,620 297 195 148 763 688 3 764
11,164 971 619 473 1,046 2,169 8 2,242
TR TR TR TR
W/E 12/9: 14 6 0 20 6 W/E 12/9: 6
0 0
3 14
1 15
1 15
2 17
1,606 128 1,319 33
1,678 97 985 83
1,868 383 2,362 243
TR
1
1
0
2
1
1
3
266
227
298
TR RL Organic TR
16 5 1
8 13 0
0 0 0
11 3 0
14 3 0
17 0 0
10 8 0
1,054 198 6
933 14 2
2,467 18 7
3 1 0
194 142 510 194 30
193 73 545 200 29
757 328 1,124 313 80
2,056
2,316
3,683
3,143 861 119 430 1,227 40 3,382 34 785
3,164 1,036 148 253 593 72 3,656 12 843
6,147 2,200 226 376 1,328 96 7,602 23 5,948
Big Lake & Central Red River Valley
Nebraska New Mexico New York Long Island North Dakota Red River Valley
Oregon Klamath Basin TR W/E 12/9: 24 Organic TR W/E 12/9: 12 Umatilla Basin TR 2 2 0 2 TR-EXPT 1 1 0 1 RL & PB 0 0 0 0 Texas Hereford Hi-Plains TR W/E 12/9: 47 Washington Columbia Basin TR 22 4 0 26 TR-EXPT 7 2 0 10 RL & PB 0 2 0 0 Organic TR 2 0 0 2 Northwestern TR 26 6 0 11 TR-EXPT 1 0 0 0 Wisconsin TR 30 3 0 54 Organic TR 0 0 0 0 Canada-Commerce 2017 Crop July-June (as of September 2017)
TOTAL
Tue 12 133 0 18 151
365
133
3
353
4 3 0
2 2 0
15 6 1 3 11 1 41 0
17 6 2 2 10 1 46 0
341
383
19 6 0 2 14 0 39 0
332 35852 36899 95942
NOTE: Total for Saturday, December 9 including current week ending numbers is 303.
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ONION SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION FOR Friday, December 15, 2017 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 the shipper are included in the price reported. Delivered Sales Shipping Point Basis excludes all charges for freight. The Following Terms when used by Market News will be interpreted as meaning: Occasional 1 to 5%, Few 6 to 10%, Some 11 to 25%, Many 26 to 50%, Mostly 51 to 90%, Generally 91 to 100% SALES F.O.B. SHIPPING POINT AND DELIVERED SALES SHIPPING POINT BASIS
---IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON (Idaho Falls) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Truck availability limiting movement. Yellow Spanish Hybrid U.S. One 50 lb sacks Super col 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 occas lower col 10.00-11.00 occas lower jbo 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.50 med 5.00-6.00 White U.S. One 50 lb sacks jbo 17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 occas lower med 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 occas lower Red Globe Type U.S. One 25 lb sacks jbo 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.00 occas lower med 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 occas higher
---CENTRAL WISCONSIN (Idaho Falls) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Globe Type master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med 10.00-12.50
25 lb sacks jbo 6.50-8.00 mostly 7.50 med 6.00-7.00 occas lower
---PERU IMPORTS – REPACKED AT VARIOUS EAST COAST SHIPPING POINTS (Idaho Falls) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Granex - Marked Sweet 40 lb cartons jbo 16.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-19.00
---MICHIGAN (Benton Harbor) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Globe Type master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med 10.00-12.50 mostly 10.00-12.00 rpkr sz 8.00-9.00 Red Globe Type 25 lb sacks jbo 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 med 7.00-8.00
---NEW YORK (Benton Harbor) ---COLUMBIA BASIN, WASHINGTON & UMATILLA BASIN, OREGON (Idaho Falls) DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Hybrid 50 lb sacks col 9.00-10.50 mostly 10.00 jbo 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.50 med 5.00-6.00 mostly 5.00-5.50 occas lower White 50 lb sacks jbo 17.00-18.00 occas higher & lower med 15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 occas higher Red Globe Type
DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Globe Type 50 lb sacks jbo 11.00-13.00 occasional lower med 2 1/4”min 8.00-9.00 some including heavy to minimum size 7.007.50 Red Globe Type 25 lb sacks jbo 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 med 7.00-8.00 few 6.50
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ONIONS - SHIPMENTS & IMPORTS - 400 CWT Area Currently Shipping - Preliminary
December Idaho & Malheur County, Oregon
TR TR-EXPT RL & PB
Total ID/OR
California Southern Colorado Colorado District Western Slope Michigan New York Oregon Umatilla Basin Western Utah Washington Columbia Basin
Sat 9 0 0 6 6
Sun 10 0 0 0 0
Mon 11 86 3 9 98
Tue 12 145 2 9 156
Wed 13 126 2 9 137
TR
W/E 12/9: 21
TR TR TR TR
W/E 12/9: 95 W/E 12/9: 65 10 8 22 39
TR TR EXPT RL & PB TR TR EXPT TR
W/E 10/7: 142 W/E 10/7: 8 0 0 W/E 10/21: 38 W/E 10/21: 7 W/E 12/9: 80
TR TR EXPT RL & PB TR
124 56 28 11 30 26 182 93 W/E 12/9: 30
TR
2017 Crop July-June (as of September 2017)
Total Columbia Basin
Wisconsin
Fri 8 96 1 12 109
0 0
9 38
6 42
14 40
THIS SSN 9,393 168 734 10,295
TTD LAST SSN 12,496 421 1,139 14,056
FINAL LAST SSN 24,495 931 2,790 28,216
617
1,578
2,213
1,474 830 813 2,304
1,571 473 680 1,746
2,384 730 1,207 4,195
1,860 411 21 109 20 1,066
2,519 518 168 168 102 989
6,374 1,277 365 577 139 1,822
10,766 3,223 1,879 15868 398
8,312 3,235 2,664 14211 522
19,039 6,227 5,230 30496 1,143
862
706
2,755
2 8 34 30 15 89 2,803
0 2 30 45 44 121 2,560
68 311 1,729 5,309 646 8063 5,032
397 38,580
41,460
93,090
985 14,517
840 14,370
869 15,266
Thu 14 141 2 16 159
13 34
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 0 0
136 44 0 180
108 40 30 178
106 31 27 164
91 31 26 148
IMPORTS-ALL PORTS
Canada-Commerce Mexico
TR TR TR Crossings thru Progresso, TX TR Crossings thru Rio Grande City TR Crossings thru El Paso, TX Crossings thru Otay Mesa Crossings thru Pharr, TX
Total Mexico Crossings
I
Peru U.S. TOTAL ONIONS PROCESSED US - EAST US - WEST
TR TR
1 0 4 3 2 10 27
0 0 8 0 0 8 20
0 0 0 0 0 0 12
0 0 1 3 1 5 49
0 0 2 0 0 2 32
2 0 1 0 0 3 41
360
174
12
379
416
399
W/E 12/9: 10 W/E 12/9: 287
NOTE: Total for Saturday, December 9 including current week ending numbers is 472.
0 0 0 0 0 0 43
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Idaho Falls, ID, Friday, December 15, 2017
WHOLESALE TERMINAL MARKET PRICES FOR December 15, 2017 Commodity Name
Variety Date City Name BALTIMORE
POTATOES RUSSET 12/15/2017 Origin CANADA IDAHO
Sub Variety Package NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons BURBANK 50 lb cartons
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
BOSTON
WISCONSIN CANADA
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
IDAHO
BURBANK
50 lb cartons
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
WASHINGTON NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons CHICAGO
IDAHO
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
LOS ANGELES
IDAHO
BURBANK
bld 5 10-lb flmbg
50 lb cartons
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
bld 5 10-lb flmbg
WASHINGTON NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
bld 5 10-lb flmbg
NEW YORK
CANADA
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
IDAHO
BURBANK
50 lb cartons
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons
PHILADELPHIA CANADA IDAHO
NORKOTAH 50 lb cartons BURBANK
50 lb cartons
bld 5 10-lb flmbg
Item Size 70s 60s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s 60s 60s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s non sz A 60s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s non sz A 60s 70s 80s non sz A 60s 80s 60s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s 70s 80s 60s 70s 80s non sz A
Values Low Price High Price Mostly Low Mostly High $20.00 $21.00 $23.00 $25.00 $23.00 $25.00 $23.00 $25.00 $19.00 $23.00 $19.00 $20.00 $19.50 $23.00 $19.50 $20.00 $19.50 $23.00 $19.50 $20.00 $17.00 $17.00 $17.00 $18.00 $18.00 $18.00 $17.00 $18.00 $17.00 $17.00 $15.00 $17.00 $17.00 $17.00 $22.00 $23.00 $23.00 $23.00 $21.00 $23.00 $22.50 $22.50 $21.00 $23.00 $22.50 $22.50 $20.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $20.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $20.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $20.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $20.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $15.00 $17.50 $15.00 $16.00 $17.50 $19.00 $17.50 $18.00 $17.00 $19.00 $17.00 $18.00 $11.50 $14.00 $12.00 $13.00 $16.00 $17.00 $17.00 $18.00 $17.00 $18.00 $15.50 $16.00 $15.50 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $10.00 $11.00 $15.00 $16.00 $15.00 $16.00 $15.00 $16.00 $9.50 $11.50 $10.00 $11.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $20.00 $22.00 $22.00 $24.00 $20.00 $22.00 $17.00 $19.00 $18.00 $19.00 $17.00 $19.00 $18.00 $19.00 $17.00 $19.00 $18.00 $19.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $21.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $21.00 $22.00 $15.00 $16.00
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Idaho Falls, ID, Friday, December 15, 2017
WHOLESALE TERMINAL MARKET PRICES FOR December 15, 2017 Commodity Name
POTATOES
Date
12/15/2017
City Nam e
Origin
Variety
Package
BALTIMORE
CALIFORNIA
LONG WHITE
CANADA
ROUND RED
BOSTON
sz A
$42.00
$42.00
50 lb sacks
sz A
$14.50
$18.00
ROUND WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$30.00
$30.00
Mostly High
$15.50
$16.00
50 lb sacks
sz A
$12.00
$15.00
50 lb cartons
sz A
$32.00
$32.00
LONG ISLAND
ROUND WHITE YELLOW TYPE
50 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
sz A sz A
$12.00 $12.00
$12.00 $14.00
CANADA
ROUND RED
50 lb sacks
sz A
$12.75
$14.25
$13.00
$13.25
ROUND WHITE
50 lb sacks
sz A
$11.00
$13.00
$11.00
$11.00
YELLOW TYPE
50 lb sacks
sz A
$14.00
$16.00
$14.00
$14.00
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$18.00
$20.00
$20.00
$20.00
50 lb sacks
sz A
$15.25
$18.00
$16.50
$16.50
WISCONSIN
ROUND RED
50 lb sacks
sz A
$11.00
$12.00
$12.00
$12.00
WASHINGTON
LONG WHITE PURPLE TYPE
50 lb cartons 50 lb cartons
sz A sz A
$32.00 $55.00
$35.00 $55.00
$35.00
$35.00
ROUND RED YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons 50 lb cartons
sz A sz A
$28.00 $28.00
$31.00 $36.00
$30.00 $32.00
$30.00 $33.00
LONG WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$38.00
$38.00
PURPLE TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$42.00
$45.00
$43.00
$44.00
ROUND WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$25.00
$25.00
ROUND RED
50 lb sacks
sz A
$15.00
$18.00
$16.00
$17.00
YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$19.00
$19.00
LONG WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$32.00
$32.00
ROUND RED YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons 50 lb cartons
sz A sz A
$22.00 $30.00
$23.00 $30.00
LONG WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$30.00
$34.00
$30.00
$32.00
PURPLE TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$30.00
$40.00
ROUND RED YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons 50 lb cartons
sz A sz A
$16.00 $24.00
$18.00 $28.00
$24.00
$26.00
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$22.00
$22.00
YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$26.00
$26.00
LONG WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$38.00
$40.00
PURPLE TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$40.00
$40.00
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$30.00
$32.00
MINNESOTA
YELLOW TYPE ROUND RED
50 lb cartons 50 lb cartons
sz A sz A
$35.00 $22.00
$36.00 $24.00
CALIFORNIA
LONG WHITE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$42.00
$42.00
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$28.00
$28.00
ROUND RED
50 lb sacks
sz A
$12.50
$12.50
ROUND WHITE
50 lb sacks
sz A
$11.00
$11.50
YELLOW TYPE
50 lb cartons
sz A
$28.00
$28.00
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$19.00
$19.00
50 lb sacks
sz A
$16.00
$18.00
$17.00
$18.00
CALIFORNIA
WASHINGTON
IDAHO WASHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA
50 lb cartons
Mostly Low
ROUND RED
WASHINGTON
NEW YORK
High Price
YELLOW TYPE
CANADA MINNESOTANORTH DAKOTA
LOS ANGELES
Low Price
WASHINGTON
MINNESOTANORTH DAKOTA
CHICAGO
Item Size
CANADA IDAHO MINNESOTANORTH DAKOTA PENNSYLVANIA
ROUND WHITE
50 lb sacks
sz A
$9.00
$10.00
WASHINGTON
ROUND RED
50 lb cartons
sz A
$31.00
$31.00
NEW YORK
YELLOW TYPE ROUND WHITE
50 lb cartons 50 lb sacks
sz A sz A
$38.00 $13.00
$38.00 $13.00
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Idaho Falls, ID, Friday, December 15, 2017
WHOLESALE TERMINAL MARKET PRICES FOR December 15, 2017 Commodity Name
ONIONS DRY
Date
12/15/2017
City Nam e
Origin
Sub Variety
Package
BALTIMORE
IDAHO-OREGON RED YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE SPANISH HYBRID
25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
jbo col jbo Super Col
$13.00 $19.00 $17.00 $24.00
$13.00 $22.00 $19.00 $24.00
WASHINGTON NEW YORK
RED YELLOW YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE HYBRID GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
jbo jbo jbo med
$13.00 $18.00 $15.00 $13.00
CALIFORNIA CANADA
YELLOW RED
HYBRID - MARKED SWEET GLOBE TYPE
40 lb cartons 25 lb sacks
YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE
50 lb sacks
jbo jbo med col jbo
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
BOSTON
Variety
IDAHO-OREGON RED YELLOW
SPANISH HYBRID
50 lb sacks
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
YELLOW
HYBRID
50 lb sacks
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE
50 lb sacks
COLORADO
YELLOW
HYBRID
50 lb sacks
CALIFORNIA
RED
GLOBE TYPE
YELLOW IDAHO-OREGON RED YELLOW
HYBRID - MARKED SWEET GRANO GLOBE TYPE SPANISH HYBRID
25 lb sacks 40 lb cartons 40 lb cartons 50 lb sacks 25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
WASHINGTON
YELLOW
HYBRID
50 lb sacks
TEXAS
YELLOW
GRANO - MARKED SWEET
40 lb cartons
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
IDAHO-OREGON YELLOW
SPANISH HYBRID
50 lb sacks
WASHINGTON
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
YELLOW
HYBRID
50 lb sacks
CANADA
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
IDAHO OREGON
YELLOW RED YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE GLOBE TYPE HYBRID
50 lb sacks 25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
WASHINGTON
RED
GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks
YELLOW
50 lb sacks 40 lb cartons 25 lb sacks
WASHINGTON
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
LOS ANGELES IDAHO
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
RED
HYBRID HYBRID - MARKED SWEET GLOBE TYPE
NETHERLANDS
YELLOW RED
GLOBE TYPE GLOBE TYPE
50 lb sacks 25 lb sacks
GLOBE TYPE SPANISH HYBRID
25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks
RED YELLOW RED
GLOBE TYPE HYBRID GLOBE TYPE
25 lb sacks 50 lb sacks 25 lb sacks
YELLOW
GLOBE TYPE
50 lb sacks
PHILADELPHIA IDAHO-OREGON RED YELLOW WASHINGTON NEW YORK
Mick J. Davie, Local Representative
Item Size
Low Price
High Price Mostly Low
Mostly High
$20.00 $18.00
$20.00 $18.00
$13.00 $18.00 $16.00 $15.00
$15.00 $14.00
$15.00 $14.00
$24.00 $11.00 $10.00 $15.00 $13.50
$25.00 $13.00 $12.00 $16.00 $15.50
$25.00 $11.00 $10.00 $16.00 $15.00
$25.00 $12.00 $11.00 $16.00 $15.00
jbo
$12.00
$15.00
$13.00
$14.00
med col jbo Super Col jbo med col jbo med Super Col jbo med col jbo jbo
$11.00 $18.00 $16.00 $19.00 $12.00 $12.00 $18.00 $16.00 $14.00 $19.00 $11.00 $10.00 $16.00 $15.00 $18.00
$13.00 $21.00 $19.50 $22.00 $15.00 $13.00 $20.00 $19.00 $16.00 $22.00 $13.00 $11.00 $16.00 $16.00 $18.00
$12.00 $19.00 $17.50 $20.00 $13.00 $12.00 $19.00 $17.00 $14.00 $20.00 $12.00 $11.00
$12.00 $19.00 $17.50 $20.00 $13.00 $12.00 $19.00 $17.00 $15.00 $20.00 $12.00 $11.00
$16.00
$16.00
jbo col col jbo jbo col jbo col jbo col
$13.00 $22.00 $23.00 $14.00 $14.00 $18.50 $14.00 $16.00 $15.00 $25.00
$16.00 $22.00 $23.00 $15.50 $15.00 $18.50 $17.00 $17.00 $15.50 $25.00
$14.00
$16.00
$14.50
$15.00
$15.00
$16.00
jbo med col jbo
$10.00 $9.00 $14.50 $12.50
$11.00 $10.00 $16.00 $13.50
$15.00
$16.00
med jbo med col jbo med
$11.00 $12.00 $11.00 $14.50 $13.00 $11.00
$12.00 $13.00 $12.00 $16.00 $14.00 $12.00
$11.00
$11.50
$11.00 $15.00 $13.00 $11.00
$11.50 $16.00 $13.50 $11.50
jbo med jbo jbo col jbo jbo med jbo jbo jbo med jbo jbo
$10.00 $8.00 $14.00 $12.00 $18.00 $16.00 $10.50 $9.00 $15.50 $23.00 $11.00 $9.00 $14.00 $12.00
$12.00 $9.00 $16.00 $12.00 $20.00 $17.00 $12.00 $11.00 $16.00 $23.00 $12.00 $11.00 $15.00 $13.00
$17.00
$17.00
jbo col jbo jbo jbo jbo med jbo med
$11.00 $18.00 $17.00 $12.00 $17.00 $11.00 $9.00 $12.00 $11.00
$13.00 $20.00 $19.00 $12.00 $17.00 $12.00 $10.00 $13.00 $14.00
$12.00
$12.50
$18.00
$18.50
$12.00
$13.00
