National Potato and Onion Report United States Department of Agriculture
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Volume XCIX Number 187
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
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
POTATO SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 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 UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO (Idaho Falls) 2017 Season DEMAND BALES GOOD, CARTON 40-70s LIGHT, OTHERS MODERATE. MARKET BALES AND CARTON 100s STEADY, OTHERS LOWER. Russet Norkotah U.S. One 2" or 4-oz Min baled 5 10-lb mesh sacks non sz A 6.00-6.50 mostly 6.00 occas lower baled 5 10-lb film bags non sz A 5.50-6.00 mostly 5.50 occas lower baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks non sz A 7.00-7.50 mostly 7.00 occas lower baled 10 5-lb film bags non sz A 6.50-7.00 mostly 6.50 occas lower 50 lb cartons 40s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 50s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 60s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 70s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 80s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 90s 9.00-10.00 100s 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 6 oz min 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 10 oz min 7.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 CENTRAL WISCONSIN (Idaho Falls) 2017 Season DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET RUSSET BALED AND RUSSET CARTONS 100s SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 6.00-7.25 mostly 6.50-7.00 baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 7.00-8.25 mostly 7.50-8.00 50 lb cartons 40s 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 50s 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 60s 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 70s 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 80s 10.00-14.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 90s 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 100s 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Round Red U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00
50 lb cartons sz A 13.50-16.00 mostly 14.00-16.00 sz B 16.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 50 lb sacks sz A 12.50-15.00 mostly 13.00-15.00 sz B 15.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 Yellow Type U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 11.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 50 lb cartons sz A 13.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 50 lb sacks sz A 12.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON & UMATILLA BASIN OREGON (Idaho Falls) 2017 Season DEMAND BALES GOOD, OTHERS MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Truck shortage limits movement. Russet Norkotah U.S. One 2" or 4-oz Min baled 5 10-lb film bags non sz A 5.00-6.00 mostly 5.00-5.50 baled 10 5-lb film bags non sz A 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.00-6.50 50 lb cartons 40s 8.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 occas higher 50s 8.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 occas higher 60s 8.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 occas higher 70s 8.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 occas higher 80s 8.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 occas higher 90s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 100s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 10 oz min 7.00-8.50 mostly 7.00-8.00 MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) (Idaho Falls) 2017 Season SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND FAIRLY GOOD. MARKET STEADY. Truck shortage limits sales & delays movement. Wet fields curtails harvest. Round Red U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 occas lower 50 lb cartons sz A 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 occas lower sz B 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-19.50 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 25.00-30.00
National Potato and Onion Report Vol. XCIX No. 187 50 lb sacks sz A 10.50-11.50 mostly 10.50 occas lower sz B 16.50-18.50 mostly 17.50-18.00 tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt sz A 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 occas lower sz B 30.00-34.00 mostly 32.00-33.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks sz A 6.50-8.00 mostly 6.50-7.50 sz B 11.50-14.00 NEBRASKA (Idaho Falls) 2017 Season DEMAND BALED FAIRLY GOOD, OTHERS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. Truck shortage limits sales & delays movement. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 6.50-7.00 mostly 7.00 few higher baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 7.50-8.00 mostly 8.00 few higher 50 lb cartons 40s 10.00-11.00 few higher 50s 10.50-11.00 few higher 60s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 70s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 80s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 90s 10.00-11.00 100s 10.00-11.00 U.S. Two baled 5 10-lb film bags 6.00 NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON (Idaho Falls) 2017 Season DEMAND FAIRLY GOOD. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Round Red U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 14.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 fair appearance 12.00-16.00 sz B 18.00-24.00 mostly 20.00 fair appearance 15.00-19.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 38.00-40.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 6.00-10.00 Long White U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 26.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-30.00 fair appearance 20.00-26.00 sz B 16.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 35.00-40.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 6.00-9.00 Yellow Type U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 20.00-26.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 fair appearance 16.00-20.00 sz B 12.00-16.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8” 38.00-40.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks 8.00-12.00 mostly 8.00-9.00
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Idaho Falls, ID, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO (Idaho Falls) 2017 Season DEMAND BALED FAIRLY GOOD, OTHERS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. Truck shortage delays movement. Russet Norkotah/Other Varieties U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 7.00 occas lower baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 8.00 occas lower 50 lb cartons 40s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 50s 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 occas higher 60s 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 occas higher 70s 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 occas higher 80s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 90s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 occas higher 100s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 occas higher U.S. Two baled 5 10-lb film bags 4.50-6.50 mostly 6.00 50 lb sacks 10 oz min 8.00-11.00 U.S. Coml bulk per cwt 9.50-11.50 occas lower DELAWARE (Benton Harbor) 2017 Season DEMAND LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. Round White U.S. One 50 lb sacks sz A 8.75-9.25 tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt sz A 16.00-16.50 occas lower LONG ISLAND NEW YORK (Benton Harbor) 2017 Season DEMAND LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. Round White U.S. One baled 10 5-lb sacks sz A 10.50-11.50 50 lb sacks sz A 8.50-9.00 sz A lge few 10.75-11.00 tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt sz A 16.00-16.50 occas lower Yellow Type U.S. One baled 10 5-lb sacks sz A 15.00-16.00 tote bags approx 2000 lbs per cwt sz A 26.50 occas higher
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POTATOES - SHIPMENTS & IMPORTS - 1,000 CWT Areas currently shipping - Preliminary Wed 20
September Idaho
Arizona California Stockton-Delta Southern Colorado San Luis Valley
Northern Delaware Indiana Kansas Michigan Minnesota
Thu 21
Fri 22
Sat 23
Sun 24
Mon 25
TR TR-EXPT RL & PB Total TR
128 95 1 0 8 11 137 106 W/E 8/19: 1
116 0 6 122
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
110 0 5 115
TR TR
W/E 9/23: 9 W/E 9/23: 17
TR TR-EXPT RL Organic TR TR TR TR TR TR
Big Lake & Central Red River Valley
Nebraska New York Long Island North Dakota Red River Valley Oregon Klamath Basin
TR TR-EXPT TR TR
Texas Hereford Hi-Plains Washington Columbia Basin
88 0 5 93
93
10
0
33
31
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 4
0 3
1
1
0
3
1
FINAL
LAST SSN
LAST SSN
3,059 11 94 3164 363
4,001 15 131 4147 420
33,950 235 4,134 38319 420
689 289
586 340
586 522
882 71 0 32 200 134 53 605 187
837 43 0 17 251 124 65 466 208
11,164 971 619 473 1,046 164 65 466 2,242
17 0 1 8
11 0 1 9
21 0 2 13
3 0 0 2
0 0 0 0
0 0 1 11
0 0 1 15
1,400 15 12 415
1,418 2 2 427
1,868 2 388 2,362
TR
2
4
3
2
0
3
2
87
65
298
TR
14
10
12
4
0
12
11
224
119
2,467
TR TR-EXPT RL & PB
W/E 9/16: 11 6 4 4 3 0 0
6 0 0
1 0 0
0 0 0
6 2 0
6 2 0
47 235 80 7
1 275 89 13
328 1,124 313 80
TR
W/E 9/23: 43
1,532
1,563
3,683
1,835 451 61 296 268 4 1,185 21
1,912 574 73 128 204 3 1,339 2
6,147 2,200 226 376 1,328 96 7,602 23
2,750
2,299
5,858
254 17594 18012
93826
Organic TR
Umatilla Basin
35 47 W/E 9/23: 20 0 0 2 0 W/E 9/23: 33 2 2 W/E 9/9: 9 W/E 9/23: 26 W/E 9/23: 31
TTD
Tue THIS 26 SSN
TR 30 25 38 10 TR-EXPT 7 6 10 1 RL & PB 1 3 1 0 Organic TR 3 2 3 1 Northwestern TR 7 10 23 4 TR-EXPT 0 0 1 0 Wisconsin TR 35 32 34 4 Organic TR 0 1 0 0 Canada-Commerce 2015 Crop July-June (as of December 2016)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL
0
311
276
385
43
38 6 0 6 25 0 40 0
305
28 6 3 3 13 0 36 0
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ONION SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 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) 2017 Season DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Yellow Spanish Hybrid U.S. One 50 lb sacks Super col 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 occas higher col 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 occas lower jbo 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 med 5.00-6.50 mostly 5.50-6.00 White U.S. One 50 lb sacks jbo 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas higher med 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 occas higher Red Globe Type U.S. One 25 lb sacks jbo 9.00-10.00 med 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 occas lower CENTRAL WISCONSIN (Idaho Falls) 2017 Season DEMAND FAIRLY GOOD. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Yellow Globe Type master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.50 COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON & UMATILLA BASIN OREGON (Idaho Falls) 2017 Season DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Yellow Hybrid 50 lb sacks col 10.00-11.50 mostly 11.00 jbo 9.00-9.50 mostly 9.00 occas lower med 5.50-6.50 mostly 5.50-6.00 occas higher White 50 lb sacks jbo 17.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 med 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 Red Globe Type 25 lb sacks jbo 8.00 occas higher med 6.50-7.00 mostly 7.00 occas higher and lower
MICHIGAN (Benton Harbor) 2017 Season DEMAND GOOD. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Globe Type master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med 12.00-14.00 occasional 15.00 Red Globe Type 25 lb sacks jbo 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 NEW YORK (Benton Harbor) 2017 Season DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Globe Type 50 lb sacks jbo 12.00-13.00 few 14.00 med 2 1/4”min 9.00-11.00 Red Globe Type 25 lb sacks jbo 10.00-12.00 med 9.00-10.00 PERU IMPORTS - REPACKED AT VARIOUS EAST COAST SHIPPING POINTS (Idaho Falls) 2017 Season DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STEADY. Yellow Granex - Marked Sweet 40 lb cartons jbo 18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 occas lower
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ONIONS - SHIPMENTS & IMPORTS - 400 CWT Area Currently Shipping - Preliminary
September Idaho & Malheur County, Oregon
TR TR-EXPT RL & PB
Total ID/OR
California San Joaquin Valley Southern Colorado Colorado District Western Slope Michigan New Mexico New York Oregon Umatilla Basin
Utah Washington Columbia Basin
Wed 20 126 2 0 128
Thu 21 107 1 7 115
TR W/E 9/23: 45 RL & PB 2 5 TR W/E 9/23: 26 TR TR TR TR TR
W/E 9/23: 83 W/E 9/23: 58 7 7 W/E 9/23: 33 27 17
TR W/E 9/2: 124 TR EXPT W/E 9/2: 24 PB 0 1 TR W/E 9/23: 46 TR TR EXPT RL & PB
Total Columbia Basin TR Wisconsin IMPORTS-ALL PORTS TR Canada-Commerce Mexico Crossings thru Otay Mesa TR Crossings thru Pharr, TX TR Crossings thru Rio Grande City TR Total Mexico Crossings I Peru U.S. TOTAL ONIONS PROCESSED US - EAST TR US - WEST TR
102 73 39 21 0 34 141 128 W/E 9/23: 12
Fri 22 109 1 0 110
0
Sat 23 0 0 0 0
0
Sun 24 0 0 0 0
0
Mon 25 122 2 0 124
1
0 0 0 0 23 296
W/E 9/23: 10 W/E 9/23: 345
0
6,812 792 255
7,379 954 889
7,525 954 2,213
486 109 229 11,662 368
515 18 224 8,649 264
2,384 730 1,207 8,732 4,195
1,198 287 5 225
1,752 394 15 185
6,374 1,277 117 1,822
4,448 1,146 648 6242 31
3,376 1,460 1,087 5923 137
19,039 6,227 5,230 30496 1,143
1,645
2,424
3,745
10
10
0
6
7
15
18
0
24
16
1
0
0
0
0
129 23 1 153
35 14 21 70
0 0 0 0
111 38 0 149
100 27 30 157
2015 Crop July-June (as of December 2016) 0 0 0 0 21 326
Tue 26 127 0 8 135
0 0 0 0 17 306
0 0 0 0 26 124
0 0 0 0 6 6
0 0 0 0 27 331
TTD FINAL THIS LAST LAST SSN SSN SSN 2,734 4,023 24,495 24 128 931 19 34 2,787 2,777 4,185 28,213
0 1 0 3 0 4 0 8 23 644 338 33,744 879 11,465
1 311 10 1,729 15 646 26 2686 504 5,032 34,300 107,702 733 10,976
869 15,266
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Mick Davie, Local Representative
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