WA_FV158
February 9, 2010   
WASHINGTON, D.C.


Unless otherwise stated, shipments, crossings or imports are for the weeks
ending January 23, 30 and February 6, 2010 in that order in thousand 
hundred-weight (cwt - 100,000 lbs) units. Expected movement is for the
period February 7-February 20, 2010.  Prices are for Monday, February 8 
2010, compared with Monday, February 1, 2010. 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) 973*-842*-728---The top 
shipping areas for the week, in order, were Columbia Basin Washington, 
Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, New York, Colorado, and Michigan.  In 
the Market News Service weekly survey of roughly 17,000 individual 
stores, 5,446 retail stores had onions on ad (3-pound bag of Yellow and 
Sweet Yellow onions by the pound).  This was a four percent decrease from 
last week and a four percent increase from a year ago.  U.S. onion 
shipments for January 2010 were 10,756 (400 cwt) which is down one 
percent from the 2009 total, of 10,864 (400 cwt).  *revised. 
   COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON---Shipments 
307-289-311 (includes export of 81-87-94)---Movement expected to remain 
about the same.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices Yellow colossal generally 
unchanged, others lower.  Yellow Hybrid 50-pound sacks colossal 9.00-
10.00, jumbo mostly 8.00, medium 7.00-8.00, White 50-pound sacks jumbo 
mostly 23.00-25.00, medium mostly 22.00-23.00, Red Globe Type 25-pound 
sacks jumbo mostly 6.50, medium mostly 5.50.  Unofficial prices for 
Monday, February 8, 2010; Organic Yellow Hybrid 50-pound sacks jumbo 
9.00-12.00, medium 10.00-12.50, 16 3-pound mesh sacks medium 10.00-11.50, 
40-pound cartons jumbo 11.00-12.00, medium 10.00-13.00, Red Globe Type 
40-pound cartons jumbo 13.00-15.00.  January 2010 shipments were 3,637 
(400 cwt) which was up eight percent from the 2009 total, of 3,366 (400 
cwt).
   IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY OREGON---Shipments 304-207-185---Movement 
expected to remain about the same.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices lower.  
Yellow Spanish Hybrid U.S. One 50-pound sacks super colossal mostly 
10.00, colossal 9.00, jumbo 8.00-8.50, medium mostly 8.00, Red Globe Type 
U.S. One 25-pound sacks large mostly 6.50, medium mostly 5.50.  January 
2010 shipments were 2,930 (400 cwt) which was down nine percent from the 
2009 total, of 3,227 (400 cwt).
   WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK---Shipments 67-55-41---Movement expected 
to remain about the same. Trading fairly slow. Prices yellow lower, red 
unchanged. Yellow Globe Type 50 pound sacks medium 2-1/4 inch minimum 
8.50-9.00, 2 inch minimum 7.00-8.00, master container 16 3-pound mesh 
sacks 2-1/4 inch minimum mostly 10.00-10.50, 2 inch minimum mostly 9.00-
9.50, Red Globe Type 25 pound sacks jumbo mostly 7.50-8.00, medium 6.00-
6.50. Quality mostly good.
   NORTH AND EAST POINTS COLORADO---Shipments 46-39-29---Movement 
expected to seasonally decline.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices on 
remaining supplies in too few hands to establish a market.  Shipments to 
continue through the month of February.  January 2010 shipments were 553 
(400 cwt) which was down seven percent from the 2009 total, of 595 (400 
cwt).
   MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS---Shipments 36-66-26---Movement 
expected to continue to increase as more shippers receive supplies.  
Supplies insufficient to establish a market.  The growing area received 
rain throughout the period of February 2-6.  Most shippers anticipate 
having new supplies by the middle to the end of the current 
week February 13.  January 2010 shipments were 314 (400 cwt) which was down
forty percent from the 2009 total, of 527 (400 cwt).
   MICHIGAN---Shipments 29-24-26---Movement expected to remain about the 
same. Trading fairly slow. Prices slightly lower. Yellow Globe Type 50 
pound sacks medium mostly 7.00-7.50, repacker size mostly 7.00, master 
container 16 3-pound mesh sacks medium 8.50-9.50, repacker size mostly 
8.00-8.50. Quality mostly good.
   PERU IMPORTS-REPACKED AT VARIOUS EAST COAST SHIPPING POINTS---Imports 
36-43-24---Movement expected to decrease seasonally.  Trading moderate.  
Prices generally unchanged.  Yellow Granex-Marked Sweet 40-pound carton 
repacked colossal and jumbo mostly 16.00.  January 2010 shipments were 
527 (400 cwt) which was up eighty-one percent from the 2009 total of 291 
(400 cwt).
   CHILE IMPORTS---Imports 37-32*-21---Ports of arrival include 
Philadelphia and Los Angeles.  No F.O.B. reported as supplies in too few 
hands to establish a market.  January 2010 shipments were 321 (400 cwt) 
which was up forty-one percent from the 2009 total of 228 (400 cwt).  
*revised.
   CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipments 27-22-20---Movement expected to remain 
about the same.  Trading fairly slow.  Unofficial prices for Monday, 
February 8, 2010, Yellow Globe Type 50-pound sacks medium 6.00-8.00, 16 
3-pound mesh sacks 8.50-10.00.  January 2010 shipments totaled 303 (400-
cwt) compared to 110 (400-cwt) in 2009.

---ONIONS FOR PROCESSING
   WESTERN UNITED STATES---Shipments 135-143-147---Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  No prices reported.
   EASTERN UNITED STATES---Shipments 13-12-9---Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  No prices reported.

---POTATOES
   UNITED STATES---Shipments (not including imports) 1879-1874*-1813---
The top shipping states, in order, were Idaho, Colorado, Wisconsin, 
Columbia Basin Washington/Umatilla Basin Oregon, and Red River Valley.  
The Market News Service survey of roughly 17,000 retail stores had 
potatoes on ad last week in 6,508 stores.  This was a twelve percent 
decrease from the 7,374 stores the previous week.  Diesel prices not 
available due to the closure of the Washington D.C. office because of the 
severe winter weather.  *revised.
   UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS, BURLEY DISTRICT, IDAHO---Shipments 
698-740-710 (includes export of 10-8-11)---Movement expected to remain 
about the same.  Trading baled moderate, cartons slow.  Prices Burbank 
cartons 40-80s lower, others generally unchanged.  Russet Burbank U.S. 
One 2-inch or 4-ounce minimum baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A 
mostly 3.00-3.25, 50-pound cartons 40-100s mostly 4.50-5.00.  Russet 
Norkotah U.S. One 2-inch or 4-ounce minimum, baled 5 10-pound film bags 
non size A mostly 3.00-3.25, 50-pound cartons 40-100s 4.50-5.00.  
Shipments by variety for the week ending January 30, 2010 were sixty-
three percent Burbanks, twenty-eight percent Norkotahs, 2.4 percent 
Westerns, 1.8 percent Round Red and 3.4 percent other types. 
January 2010 shipments were 3,120,000 cwt which was up eleven percent 
from the 2009 total of 2,824,000 cwt.
   SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO---Shipments 338-300-312----Movement expected 
to remain about the same.  Trading slow.  Prices bulk and cartons lower, 
others generally unchanged.  Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound 
film bags size A 4.00-5.00, 50-pound cartons 40-100s 5.00-6.00; U.S. 
Commercial Bulk per cwt 4.50-5.00.  Monthly shipments from January 2010 
were 1,351,000 cwt, 2009; 1,522,000 cwt, and 2008; 1,585,000 cwt.
   CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipments 277-164-168---Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices generally unchanged.  
Round Red U.S. One 50-pound sacks size A mostly 6.50-7.00, size B mostly 
14.00-15.00; Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags non size 
A 4.50-4.75, 50-pound cartons 50-80s mostly 6.00, 90s-100s mostly 5.50.  
January 2010 shipments totaled 838,000 cwt, compared to 731,000 cwt in 
2009, a fifteen percent increase.
   COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON---Shipments 
133-137-142 (includes export of 26-19-24)---Movement expected to remain 
about the same.  Trading slow.  Prices generally unchanged.  Russet 
Norkotah U.S. One 2-inch or 4-ounce minimum baled 5 10-pound film bags 
non size A mostly 3.50-4.00; 50-pound cartons 40s 5.00-6.00, 50-100s 
6.00.  January 2010 shipments were 565 (cwt) which was down twenty-four 
percent from the 2009 total, of 741 (cwt).
   MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY)---Shipments 93*-100-98---
Movement expected to remain about the same.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices 
size A slightly lower, others generally unchanged.  Round Red U.S. One 
50-pound carton size A mostly 7.00, size B mostly 14.00-15.00; baled 5 
10-pound film bags size A mostly 6.75; tote bags approx 2000 pounds per 
cwt size A mostly 10.00.  Monthly shipments from January 2010 were 
425,000 cwt, 2009; 555,000 cwt, and 2008; 597,000 cwt.  *revised.
   AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE---Shipments 67-79*-68---Movement expected about 
the same.  Trading slow.  Prices unchanged.  Round White U.S. One baled 
10 5-pound film bags 2 inch minimum 6.00-7.00, 2 and one-quarter inch 
7.00-8.00, Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 10 5-pound film bags 2 inch or 
4 ounce minimum mostly 6.00-6.50. *revised.
   MICHIGAN---Shipments 76-74-65---Movement expected about the same. 
Trading slow.  Prices unchanged.  Round White U.S. One 10-pound open 
window sacks loose size A mostly 1.20-1.30, Russet Norkotah and Goldrush 
U.S. One 10-pound film bags loose size A mostly 1.10-1.30.
   KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND OREGON---Shipments 62-61-56---
Movement expected to remain about the same.  Trading slow.  Prices 
generally unchanged.  Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags 
size A mostly 4.00-4.50, 50-pound cartons 40-90s mostly 6.00-7.00, 100s 
mostly 6.00.  Monthly shipments from January 2010 were 241,000 cwt, 2009; 
184,000 cwt, and 2008; 240,000 cwt.  
   NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA(Crossings through Maine Points)---Shipments
25-27-**---Movement expected about the same.  Trading slow.  Prices baled 
5 pound bags slightly lower, others unchanged.  Russet Goldrush and 
Norkotah U.S. No. One or Canada No. One baled 10 5-pound film bags 2 inch 
or 4 ounce minimum mostly 5.00-6.00, tote bags approx 2000 pounds per cwt 
8.00-9.00.  **unavailable.
   KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA---Shipments 40-37-51---Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  Unofficial prices for February 08, 2010:  Long 
White U.S. One 50-pound cartons size A 22.45-26.45.  Monthly shipments 
from January 2010 were 226,000 cwt, 2009 187,000 cwt, and 2008 241,000 
cwt.
   NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON---Shipments 58-32-37--- Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices generally unchanged.  
Round Red U.S. One 50-pound carton size A mostly 13.00, size B mostly 
20.00, Creamers mostly 34.00-36.00; Yellow Type U.S. One 50-pound carton 
size A mostly 18.00, size B mostly 12.00-14.00, Creamers mostly 34.00-
36.00.  Monthly shipments for January were 191,000 cwt, compared to 
199,000 cwt in 2009, a four percent decrease.
   BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA---Shipments 19-19-24---Movement 
expected to remain about the same.  Supplies insufficient to establish a 
market.  Light shipments expected to continue through most of February.  
Monthly shipments from January 2010 were 106,000 cwt, 2009; 82,000 cwt, 
and 2008; 22,000 cwt.
   NEBRASKA DISTRICT---Shipments 18-22*-19---Movement expected to remain 
about the same.  Supplies insufficient to establish a market.  One 
Nebraska District packer continues to run Colorado grown supplies.  
Monthly shipments from January 2010 were 172,000 cwt, 2009 294,000 cwt, 
and 2008 311,000 cwt.
   LONG ISLAND NEW YORK---Shipments 19-21*-16---Movement expected to 
continue seasonal decline.  Trading slow.  Prices unchanged.  Round White 
U.S. One size A baled 10 5-pound sacks mostly 6.75-7.75, 50 pound sacks 
size A mostly 6.00-6.50, large mostly 6.25-6.75. *revised.  
   FLORIDA---Shipments----Harvest expected to begin by the end of this 
week (February 8, 2010) or the following week (February 15, 2010).  
Once harvest begins, full assessment of the January freeze damage 
will be available.

---POTATOES FOR PROCESSING
   MICHIGAN---Shipments to Chippers 201-217-191---Movement expected about 
the same.  Trading slow.  Most movement on pre-season contract.  Too few 
open market sales to establish a market.
   CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipments to Chippers 181*-247*-141---Movement 
expected about the same.  Trading slow.  Most movement on pre-season 
contract.  Too few open market sales to establish a market.  *revised.
   MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY)---Shipments to Chippers 
133*-119-104---Movement expected about the same.  Trading slow.  Most 
movement on pre-season contract.  Too few open market sales to establish 
a market.  *revised.
   MAINE---Shipments to Chippers 39-46-50---Movement expected about the 
same.  Trading slow.  Most movement on pre-season contract.  Too few open 
market sales to establish a market.  
   WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK---Shipments to Chippers 47-36-36---
Movement expected about the same. Trading slow.  Most movement on pre-
season contract with too few open market sales to establish a market.
   PENNSYLVANIA---Shipments to Chippers 18-25-21---Movement expected 
about the same.  Most movement on pre-season contract.  Trading slow.  
Too few open market sales to establish a market. 
   OHIO---Shipments to Chippers 10-6-3---Movement expected about the 
same.  Trading slow.  Too few open market sales to establish a market.  
   IDAHO---Open-market trading by frozen and dehydration processors with
growers was inactive.

---POTATOES FOR SEED
   MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY)---Shipments 36-11-8---
Movement expected to remain about the same.  No prices reported.