WASHINGTON, DC 12-FEBRUARY-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 January 26, February 02, and 09, 2019 in that order in thousand hundredweight (cwt) or 100,000 pound units. Expected movement is for the period February 10-23, 2019. Prices are for Monday, February 11, 2019 compared to Monday, February 04, 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 AND POTATOES ---ONIONS, DRY UNITED STATES---Shipments (including imports)1131*-996*-930---The top shipping areas for the week, in order, were Columbia Basin Washington, Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, Peru, New York and Utah. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 19,663 ads for onions last week, which is a 5 percent increase from last weeks ads of 18,571. *revised. COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON ---Shipments 416-416-368 (includes exports of 86-108-87)---Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading moderate. Prices Too few open market sales to establish a market. Most sheds were closed (February 11) due to severe weather conditions. IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY OREGON---Shipments 384-316*-324---Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading moderate. Prices Yellow super colossal, colossal and jumbo lower, others generally unchanged. Yellow Spanish Hybrid U.S. One 50-pound sacks super colossal 8.00-8.50, colossal 7.50-8.00, jumbo 7.00-7.50, medium mostly 7.50; White 50-pound sacks jumbo 30.00, medium 30.00; Red Globe Type U.S. One 25-pound sacks jumbo mostly 7.00, medium 6.00-7.00. *revised. PERU IMPORTS AT VARIOUS EAST COAST SHIPPING POINTS---Shipments 100-107-99---Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading moderate. Prices higher. Yellow Granex Marked Sweet 40-pound cartons jumbo mostly 18.00-19.00. NEW YORK---Shipments 52-39-41---Movement expected to continue seasonal decrease. Trading fairly active. Prices generally unchanged. 50 pound mesh sacks Yellow Globe Type jumbo mostly 10.00-11.00, medium 2/4 inch minimum 11.00-13.00. Several growers have finished for the season. Quality and size variable. UTAH DISTRICT---Shipments 31-30-31---Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipment 14-14-12---Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading moderate. Prices generally unchanged. Yellow Globe Type master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med mostly 13.00-14.00. CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST---Shipments 11-9-9---Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT---Shipments 9-10-6---Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. NORTH AND EAST POINTS COLORADO---24-20-3---Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. WESTERN SLOPE COLORADO---Shipments 2-2-2---Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. MEXICAN CROSSINGS THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS---Crossings-0-0-0---Movement expected to increase as more shippers begin to harvest. Current supplies insufficient to establish market. Expected F.O.B. to be issued on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. ---ONIONS FOR PROCESSING WESTERN UNITED STATES---Shipments 111-111-111---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 UNITED STATES---Shipments (not including imports) 1731*-1716*-1648---The top shipping states, in order, were Idaho, Colorado, Columbia Basin Washington, Wisconsin, and Red River Valley (North Dakota & Minnesota. The Market News Service survey of over 30,000 retail stores had 23,870 ads for potatoes last week, which is a 35 percent increase from last weeks ads of 17,561. *revised. UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT, IDAHO---Shipments 829-769-711(includes exports of 24-37-21)---Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading fairly slow. Prices generally unchanged. Russet Burbank U.S. One baled 10-5pound film bags non size A mostly 5.50-6.00; 50- pound cartons 40-50s mostly 12.00, 60-80s mostly 13.00, 90s mostly 11.00, 100s mostly 9.00; Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10-5pound film bags non size A mostly 5.50-6.00; 50-pound cartons 40s mostly 10.00, 50s 10.00-11.00, 60-70s mostly 11.00, 80s mostly 10.00-11.00, 90s mostly 9.00, 100s mostly 8.50-9.00. SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO---Shipments 284-296-282(including exports 28-23-22)---Movement expected to be about the same. Trading fairly slow with higher prices. Prices cartons 40-100s higher, others generally unchanged. Russet U.S One baled 5 10-pound film bags size A mostly 8.50, baled 10 5- pound film bags size A mostly 9.50, Round Red 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 13.00, Yellow Type 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 13.00, 50-pound cartons 40s mostly 12.00, 50s mostly 12.50-13.00 60s mostly 12.50-13.00, 70s mostly 12.50-13.00, 80s mostly 12.50-13.00, 90s mostly 12.50-13.00, 100s mostly 12.50-13.00. U.S Commercial bulk per cwt mostly 10.00. COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON 2018---Shipments 127-140-137 (includes export of 33-44-41)---Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading moderate. Prices generally unchanged. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A 5.00-5.50, 50-pound carton 40s 9.00-10.00, 50s-80s mostly 12.00-13.00, 90s 10.00-11.00, 100s mostly 10.00. CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipments 103-85-101---Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading Russet cartons 40s-70s active, others fairly slow. Prices Russet cartons 40s-70s higher, others generally unchanged. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 10.00-10.50, 50 pound cartons 40s-70s mostly 14.00-16.00, 80s mostly 12.50-13.50, 90s mostly 11.50-12.00, 100s mostly 11.50-12.00. MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) ---Shipments 110-106-86--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Trading moderate. Prices lower. Round Red U.S. One 50-pound carton size A mostly 11.00-11.50, Tote bags approx. 2000 pounds per cwt size A mostly 16.00-17.00, baled 10-5 pound film bags size A mostly 11.00-11.50. FLORIDA---Shipments 0-24-65---Movement expected to increase seasonally. Trading active. Prices Round White size B slightly higher, others generally unchanged. Round Red U.S. One 50 pound cartons size A mostly 16.25-17.00, size B 19.00-20.25, Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 35.75-40.75; 50 pound sacks size A mostly 14.75-15.50, size B 17.25-18.75. Round White U.S. One 50 pound cartons size A 27.00-27.50, size B mostly 20.00-22.50, Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" mostly 45.75; 50 pound sacks size A 25.50-25.75, size B 18.50-20.75. Yellow Type U.S. One 50 pound cartons size A mostly 22.25-22.50, size B mostly 18.00, Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" mostly 45.75-50.00; 50 pound sacks size A mostly 20.75, size B mostly 16.50. AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE---Shipments 67*-53*-60---Movement expected about the same. Trading fairly slow. Prices unchanged. U.S. One Russet Norkotah/Other Varieties 2 inch or 4-ounce minimum baled 10 5-pound sacks mostly 9.50-10.00, tote bags approximately 2000 pounds per cwt. 14.00- 15.00, Round White 2 inch minimum baled 10 5-pound sacks mostly 9.50- 10.50, Yellow Type 11.00-12.00. *revised. MICHIGAN---Shipments 56-59-58---Movement expected about the same. Trading fairly slow. Prices unchanged. U.S. One Russet Norkotah Size A baled 5 10-pound sacks 10.00-12.75, baled 10 5-pound sacks 11.00-13.75. KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA---Shipments 28-40-52---Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. NEBRASKA---Shipments 66-64-31---Movement expected to be about the same. Trading slow with higher prices. Prices cartons 50-100s higher, others generally unchanged. Russet U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags size A mostly 10.00, baled 5 10-pound film bags size A mostly 8.50, 50-pound cartons 40s mostly 12.00, 50s mostly 13.00, 60s mostly 13.00, 70s mostly 13.00, 80s mostly 13.00, 90s mostly 13.00, 100s mostly 13.00. HEREFORD-HIGH PLAINS-EASTERN NEW MEXICO---Shipments 18-30-30---Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. KLAMATH BASIN (NORTHERN CALIFORNIA-OREGON)---Shipments 28-25*-24--- Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. *revised. NORTHERN COLORADO DISTRICT---Shipments 5-5-5---Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA DISTRICT---Shipments 2-1-1---Movement expected to remain about the same. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. NEW BRUNSWICK (CROSSINGS THROUGH MAINE POINTS)---Shipments light--- Movement expected about the same. Trading slow. Prices unchanged. Canada No.1 or U.S. 1 Russet Norkotah/Other Varieties 2 inch or 4-ounce minimum baled 10 5-pound sacks 12.00-12.50, 5 10-pound sacks 11.00-11.50. According to the February 1, 2019 Potato Stocks released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, New Brunswick?s holdings of 8.7 million cwt. decreased by 10.64% from one year earlier (9.8 million cwt.). Intended utilization of stocks: .9 million cwt. fresh, 6.1 million cwt. processing, and 1.6 million cwt. seed. Total Canadian stocks of 5.69 million cwt. are down nearly 9% from one year earlier (62.5 million cwt.). ---POTATOES FOR PROCESSING MICHIGAN---Shipments to Chippers 256-261*-226---Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few new sales to establish a market. *revised. WISCONSIN---Shipments to Chippers 173-137-119---Movement expected to remain about the same. Too few open market sales to establish a market. MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (Red River Valley)---Shipments to Chippers 89-100-109---Movement expected to remain about the same. Too few open market sales to establish a market. AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE---Shipments to Chippers 61-68-47---Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market. WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK---Shipments to Chippers 43-34-39--- Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market. PENNSYLVANIA---Shipments to Chippers 13-26-25---Movement expected about the same. Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open market sales to establish a market.