WASHINGTON, DC 01-OCTOBER-2019 TRENDS - ONIONS & POTATOES WA_FV158 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Unless otherwise stated, shipments, crossings or imports are for the weeks ending September 14, 21, and 28, 2019 in that order in thousand hundredweight (cwt) or 100,000 pound units. Expected movement is for the period September 29-October 12, 2019. Prices are for Monday, September 30, 2019 compared to Monday, September 23, 2019. 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 , DRY ---ONIONS, DRY UNITED STATES Shipments 874-858-831 --- The top shipping areas for the week, in order, were Columbia Basin Washington, Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, Peru, San Joaquin Valley California, and Colorado. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 9,886 ads for onions last week, which is 24 percent lower then last weeks ads of 12,958. COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON Shipments 359-354-351 (Includes exports 83-70-67)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Yellow colossal, jumbo and Whites lower, others generally unchanged. Yellow Hybrid 50 pound sacks colossal mostly 8.00, jumbo mostly 6.50, medium mostly 5.00; White 50-pound sacks jumbo mostly 9.00- 10.00, medium most;y 8.00-9.00; Red Globe Type jumbo 5.00-6.00, medium mostly 5.00-5.50. IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY OREGON Shipments 293-284-262 (Includes exports 4-4-3)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Yellows lower, others generally unchanged. Yellow Spanish Hybrid 50-pound sacks super colossal mostly 10.00-11.00, colossal mostly 8.00-9.00, jumbo mostly 7.00-7.50, medium 5.00-6.00; White 50-pound sacks jumbo mostly 12.00, medium mostly 12.00; Red Globe Type jumbo mostly 7.00, medium 6.00-7.00. PERU IMPORTS THROUGH VARIOUS EAST COAST PORTS OF ENTRY Shipments 83-65-66 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Lower. Yellow Granex -marked Sweet 40 pound cartons jumbo mostly 19.00-20.00. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA Shipments 29-37-34 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Remaining supplies in too few hands to establish a market. NORTH AND EAST POINTS COLORADO 2019 CROP Shipments 23-17-23 --- Movement expected to increase as shippers receive new crop. Unofficial prices for Monday, September 30 2019. Yellow colossal 13.00-14.00, jumbo mostly 11.00, medium mostly 9.00. White jumbo 12.00-16.00, medium 11.00-14.00. Red 25 pounds jumbo 9.00-10.00, medium mostly 8.00. COLORADO WESTERN SLOPE 2019 CROP Shipments 0-12-15 --- Movement expected to increase as shippers receive new crop. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. CENTRAL COAST CALIFORNIA 2019 CROP Shipments 11-16-14 --- Movement expected to increase as shippers receive new crop. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. CENTRAL WISCONSIN 2019 CROP Shipments 2-11-13 --- Movement expected to remain about the same Trading Moderate. Prices Lower. Yellow Globe Type master container 16 3-pound mesh sacks medium mostly 9.00-11.00. MICHIGAN Shipments 15-12-12 --- Movement expected to increase slightly. Trading Slow. Prices Unchanged. Master container 16 3- pound mesh sacks medium mostly 14.00, repacker size mostly 12.00 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS Crossings 13*-11*-9 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Remaining supplies in too few hands to establish a market. (* revised) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT Shipments 0-8-8 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO Shipments 11-7-3 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Trading moderate Remaining supplies in too few hands to establish a market. WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK Movement expected to increase as growers continue harvesting. Expect the first FOB price report within the period. ONIONS FOR PROCESSING ---ONIONS - PROCESSED WESTERN UNITED STATES Shipments 124-123-111 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. No prices reported. EASTERN UNITED STATES Shipments 4-4-4 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. No prices reported. POTATOES ---POTATOES UNITED STATES Shipments 1,750*-1,639*-1,630 --- The top shipping states, in order, were Idaho, San Luis Valley Colorado, Columbia Basin Washington, Wisconsin, and Big Lake Minnesota. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 15,771 ads for potatoes last week, which is 33 percent higher then last weeks ads of 11,825. (* revised) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO 2019 CROP Shipments 725-636-680 (Includes exports 8-4-6)--- Movement expected remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices carton 60-70s higher, bales generally unchanged, others lower. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5-pound film bags non size A mostly 6.50; 50--pound cartons 40 mostly 14.00-16.00, 50s mostly 14.00-16.00, 60-70s mostly 12.00, 80s mostly 9.00-9.50, 90s 8.00, 100s 7.00-8.00; U.S. Two 6 ounce minimum 6.50-7.00, 10 ounce minimum mostly 10.50-11.00. SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO 2019 CROP Shipments 170-269*-289 (Includes exports 22-23*-20)--- Movement expected to seasonally increase. Trading Slow. Prices Baled 10 5-lb film bags lower, others unchanged. U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A mostly 8.50-9.00, baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 9.00-9.50; 50 lb cartons 40-70s 20.00, 80s mostly 18.00-18.50, 90-100s mostly 16.00. (* revised) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON 2019 CROP Shipments 240-215-196 (Includes exports 53-58-55)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices bales and carton 90-100s generally unchanged, others lower. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10 pound film bags size A mostly 5.00, baled 5 pound film bags size A mostly 6.00; 50 pound cartons 40s mostly 12.00-13.00, 50s mostly 13.00-14.00, 60-70s mostly 12.00-14.00, 80s mostly 10.00-12.00, 90s mostly 9.00-10.00, 100s mostly 9.00-10.00; U.S. Two 50 pound sacks 10 ounce minimum mostly 8.00-8.50. CENTRAL WISCONSIN 2019 CROP Shipments 173-126-121 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Fairly Slow. Prices Russet baled and Cartons 40s-70s and Round Red size A lower, others generally unchanged. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags size A mostly 7.50-8.00, baled 10 5-pound size A mostly 8.50-9.00; 50 pound cartons 40s-70s mostly 16.00-18.00, 80s 14.00- 15.00, 90s mostly 12.00-13.00, 100s mostly 10.00-11.00. Round Red U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 13.00-15.00, 50 pound cartons size A mostly 14.00-16.00, size B mostly 13.00-14.00, 50 pound sacks size A mostly 13.00-15.00, size B mostly 12.00-13.00. Yellow Type U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 15.00-16.00, 50 pound cartons size A mostly 14.00-15.00, 50 pound sacks size A mostly 13.00-14.00. BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA 2019 CROP Shipments 127-109-94 (Includes exports 1-1-1)--- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Trading Fairly Slow. Prices Lower. 50 lb cartons Size A mostly 15.50, Size B 13.50-15.50, Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 25.00-28.00. 50 lb sacks Size A mostly 14.00, Size B 12.00-14.00. Tote bags approx 2000 lbs Size A mostly 25.00, Size B 21.00-25.00. U.S. Two and Yellow Type U.S. One supplies in too few hands to establish a market. NEBRASKA 2019 CROP Shipments 69-46-53 --- Movement expected to increase as harvest continues. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. NORTHERN COLORADO DISTRICT 2019 CROP Shipments 44-59-50 --- Movement expected to increase as harvest continues. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. HEREFORD-HIGH PLAINS TEXAS Shipments 63-49*-45 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. (* revised) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) 2019 CROP Shipments 14-20-31 --- Movement expected to increase as shippers receive new crop. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. MICHIGAN Shipments 44-28-27 --- Movement expected to increase. Current supplies in few hands. Unofficial prices from industry sources U.S. 1 size A baled 5 10-pound bags Russet Norkotah mostly 10.00. No FOB Shipping Point currently being issued. Most harvesting curtailed Monday, September 30 due to weekend rains. LONG ISLAND NEW YORK Shipments 7-7-12 --- Movement expected to increase. Trading Very Slow. Prices Unchanged. U.S.One sz A baled 10 5-pound sacks Round White 10.50-11.00, Yellow Type 12.50-13.50. KANSAS 2019 CROP Shipments 14-13-8 --- Movement expected to increase as harvest continues. Supplies In too few hands to establish a market. STOCKTON DELTA DISTRICT Shipments 16-26*-0 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hand to establish a market. LAST REPORT. (* revised) POTATOES FOR PROCESSING ---POTATOES - CHIPPER MICHIGAN Shipments 311-266*-258 --- Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market. (* revised) WISCONSIN 2019 CROP Shipments 47-69-134 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Too few open market sales to establish a market. WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK Shipments 103-121-95 --- Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contracts. Too few open market sales to establish a market. Movement to storage active. AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE Shipments 50-19-42 --- Movement expected to increase. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market. Movement to storage active. PENNSYLVANIA Shipments 39-42*-33 --- Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market. (* revised) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) 2019 CROP Shipments 11-30-27 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Too few open market sales to establish a market. MASSACHUSETTS Shipments 4-12-9 --- Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market.