WASHINGTON, DC 09-JULY-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 June 22 and 29, and July 06, 2019 in that order in thousand hundredweight (cwt) or 100,000 pound units. Expected movement is for the period July 07-20, 2019. Prices are for Monday, July 08, 2019 compared to Monday, July 01, 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 1,012*-997-807 --- The top shipping areas for the week, in order, were San Joaquin Valley California, Southern New Mexico, Georgia, Mexico and Walla Walla Washington. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 17,978 ads for onions last week, which is 4 percent higher from last weeks ads of 17,151. (* revised) CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA Shipments 261-302-294 (Shipments --)--- Movement expected to increase as supply increases. Trading Active. Prices Yellow super colossal higher. Yellow jumbo and medium, white jumbo, and reds lower. Others about steady. Yellow hybrid 50 lb sacks super colossal mostly 20.00, colossal mostly 18.00-20.00, jumbo mostly 17.00-18.00, medium mostly 16.00-17.00. White 50 lb sacks jumbo mostly 19.00-20.00, medium 17.00-22.00. Red Globe Type 25 lb sacks jumbo mostly 12.00, medium mostly 11.00-12.00. SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO Shipments 366-369-282 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Yellow and Whites active, others moderate Prices Yellow super colossal, colossal, jumbo and White jumbo higher, Yellow medium and Reds lower, others generally unchanged. Yellow Grano 50-pound sacks super colossal mostly 23.00, colossal mostly 23.00, jumbo mostly 23.00, medium mostly 20.00; White 50-pound sacks jumbo 22.00, medium 18.00-20.00; Red Globe Type 25-pound sacks jumbo mostly 14.00, medium mostly 12.00- 13.00. VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA Shipments 138-129-112 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Fairly Active. Prices Generally Unchanged. Yellow Granex 40-pound carton jumbo mostly 20.00-21.00; Organic Yellow Granex 40-pound jumbo 28.00-30.00. MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS Crossings 95-93-55 --- Movement expected to decrease as season winds down. Remaining supplies in too few hands to establish a market. WALLA WALLA DISTRICT WASHINGTON Shipments 15-25*-19 --- Movement expected to remain about the same.. Trading Fairly Active. Prices Unchanged. Yellow Walla Walla Sweets 40-pound cartons jumbo 22.00, medium 20.00. FIRST REPORT. (* revised) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON 2019 CROP Shipments 0-10-8 (Includes exports 0-1-4)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. SAN ANTONIO-WINTER GARDEN-LAREDO DISTRICT TEXAS Shipments 23-8-4 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. LAST REPORT. LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS Shipments 13-6-0 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. LAST REPORT ONIONS FOR PROCESSING ---ONIONS - PROCESSED WESTERN UNITED STATES Shipments 130-136-129 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. No prices reported. EASTERN UNITED STATES Shipments 11-9-7 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. No prices reported. POTATOES ---POTATOES UNITED STATES Shipments 1,869*-1,919*-1,552 --- The top shipping states, in order, were Idaho, Colorado, Kern California, Columbia Basin Washington, and Hereford Texas. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 19,211 ads for potatoes last week, which is 2 percent higher from last weeks ads of 18,695. (* revised) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO Shipments 795-820-599 (Includes exports 7-15-18)--- Movement expected to remain about the same.. Trading Active. Prices carton 90s generally unchanged, others higher. Russet Burbank U.S. One baled 10-5 pound film bags non size A mostly 5.50; 50-pound cartons 40-70s mostly 15.50, 80s mostly 12.00-13.00, 90s mostly 9.00, 100s mostly 8.00-8.50. SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO Shipments 342-330*-258 (Includes exports 26-29*-19)--- Movement expected to be about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Cartons 50-100s higher, others unchanged. U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A mostly 6.50-7.00, baled 10 5- lb film bags sz A 7.00-8.50; 50 lb cartons 40s mostly 13.00-13.50, 50-70s moslty 14.00, 80s 13.00-13.50, 90-100s mostly 13.00-14.00; U.S. Two baled 5 10-lb film bags mostly 6.00, 50 lb sacks 10 oz min mostly 8.00; U.S. Coml bulk per cwt mostly 10.00. (* revised) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA Shipments 242-253-206 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Prices White size B higher, White size A and creamers lower, Yellow unchanged, Long White U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A 19.00, 50 pound cartons size A 18.00, size B mostly 14.00,; creamers 3/4-1 5/8 35.00-46.00; Yellow Type U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A 19.00, 50-pound cartons size A 18.00, size B mostly 14.00, creamers 3/4-1 5/8 mostly 40.00. COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON Shipments 129-142-140 (Includes exports 37-46-41)--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading fairly active. Prices bales and carton 60-70s higher, others generally unchanged. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A mostly 5.50, 50-pound carton 40s mostly 12.00, 50s mostly 14.00-15.00, 60-70s mostly 15.50, 80s mostly 13.00-14.00, 90s mostly 11.00, 100s mostly 10.00. HEREFORD-HIGH PLAINS TEXAS Shipments 74-73*-98 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. (* revised) EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA Shipments 1-49-90 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Round Red and Yellow Type Active, Round White Moderate. Prices Yellow Type Higher, Round White Lower, Round Red Unchanged. 50 lb sacks Round White US One size A mostly 11.75, chef mostly 15.75; 50 lb sacks Round Red US One size A 23.75, size B 28.75; 50 lb sacks Yellow Type US One Size A 21.75-23.75. CENTRAL WISCONSIN 2018 CROP Shipments 67-62-51 --- Movement expected to seasonally decrease. Trading Moderate. Prices Cartons 40s-70s slightly higher, others generally unchanged. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 10.00, 50 pound cartons 40s-70s mostly 14.50-15.50, 80s mostly 13.00-15.00, 90s mostly 12.00-13.00, 100s mostly 11.50-12.50. NEBRASKA Shipments 36*-35-28 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. (* revised) ELIZABETH CITY DISTRICT NORTH CAROLINA Shipments 17-41*-25 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Unchanged. Round Red U.S. One 50 pound sacks size B 26.00-26.75, tote bags approximately 2000 pounds per hundredweight size A 40.00-40.50; Round White U.S. One tote bags approximately 2000 pounds per hundredweight size A 23.00-24.50; Yellow Type U.S. One 50 pound sacks size B 12.00-14.75, tote bags approximately 2000 pounds per hundredweight size A 40.00-42.50. Some harvest curtailed due to rain and wet fields. (* revised) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) Shipments 9-15-14 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Remaining supplies in too few hands to establish a market. LAST REPORT. KLAMATH BASIN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT Shipments 18-13*-11 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. (* revised) BIG LAKE MINNESOTA Shipments 1-2*-2 --- Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. LAST REPORT. (* revised) KANSAS 2019 CROP Shipments to begin week of July 22, 2019 FIRST REPORT POTATOES FOR PROCESSING ---POTATOES - CHIPPER FLORIDA 2019 CROP Shipments 364-435-414 --- Movement expected to seasonally decrease. Too few open market sales to establish a market. ELIZABETH CITY DISTRICT NORTH CAROLINA Shipments 433-514*-190 --- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Moderate. Prices Generally Unchanged. Round White Atlantic 85% or Better U.S. One per hundredweight per hundredweight contract 1 5/8" minimum 10.50-12.15. Some harvest curtailed due to rain and wet fields. (* revised) EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA Shipments 0-8-8 --- Movement expected to increase. Current supplies insufficient to establish market. MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) 2018 CROP Shipments 31-30-5 --- Movement expected to seasonally decrease. Too few open market sales to establish a market. LAST REPORT.