WA_FV158
June 30, 2009  
WASHINGTON, D.C.


Unless otherwise stated, shipments are for the weeks ending 
June 13, June 20, and June 27, 2009 in that order in thousand hundred-weight 
(cwt - 100,000 lbs) units. Expected movement is for the period June
28-July 11, 2009.  Prices are for Monday, June 29, 2009 compared  with
Monday  June 22, 2009. 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) 865*-849-818---The top 
shipping areas for the week, in order, were, New Mexico, San Joaquin 
Valley, California, Georgia, Texas, and Washington/Oregon.  In the Market 
News Service weekly survey of roughly 17,000 individual stores, 5,225 
retail stores had onions on ad (3-pound bag of Yellow and Sweet Yellow 
onions by the pound).  This was a three percent increase from last week 
and a twenty-four percent decrease from a year ago.  *revised.
   SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO---Shipments 243-300-295---Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  Trading Yellow very active, others active.  Prices 
Red generally unchanged, others higher.  Yellow Grano 50-pound sack Super 
colossal mostly 22.00, colossal mostly 18.00-19.00, jumbo mostly 17.00, 
medium mostly 15.00; White 50-pound sack jumbo mostly 10.00-12.00, medium 
8.00-10.00.  Red 25-pound sack jumbo mostly 8.00, medium 7.00.  A few 
shippers will be in a small gap in production  during the current week and 
will not have supplies until July 6.  Shipments for the season to date 
total 2,505 (400-cwt), an eight percent increase from last seasons 
total-to-date shipments of 2,319 (400-cwt). 
   SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA---Shipments 221-251-255---Movement 
expected to remain about the same.  Trading Yellow active at slightly lower 
prices, others moderate.  Prices Yellow and Red Flat slightly lower, White 
higher, Red Globe generally unchanged.  50-pound sacks Yellow Hybrid 
colossal 17.00, jumbo 16.00, medium mostly 14.00-15.00; White jumbo 10.00, 
medium 9.00-10.00.  Red Globe Type 25-pound sacks jumbo 5.50-7.00, medium 
4.50-6.00.  Red Flat Type 40-pound cartons jumbo mostly 10.00.  Shipments 
for the season to date total 2,334 (400-cwt), a five percent increase from 
last season?s total-to-date shipments of 2,225 (400-cwt).     
   VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA---Shipments 135-114-107---Movement expected to 
decrease.  Trading active.  Prices higher.  Yellow Granex–Marked Sweet 
U.S. One 40 pound cartons jumbo mostly 20.00.  Most growers are now 
bringing onions out of special storage.  Shipments for the season to date 
total 3,197 (400-cwt), a nineteen percent decrease from last seasons 
total-to-date of 3,953 (400-cwt).    
   SAN ANTONIO-WINTER GARDEN-LAREDO DISTRICT---Shipments 88-62-52---
Movement expected to decrease seasonally.  Remaining supplies insufficient
to establish a market.  Light shipments will continue through July 4.  
Shipments for the season to date total 2,443 (400-cwt), an eight percent 
increase from last season?s total-to-date of 2,264 (400-cwt). LAST REPORT.     
   WALLA WALLA DISTRICT WASHINGTON---Shipments 0-10-26---Movement expected 
to increase as more growers expect to start harvest.  Trading fairly 
active.  Prices generally unchanged.  Yellow Walla Walla Sweets 40-pound 
cartons colossal 17.00-18.00, jumbo 15.00-16.00.     
   COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON---Shipments 
0-0-21---Movement expected to increase as more growers expect to begin 
harvesting the over-wintered onion crop.  Unofficial prices for Monday 
June 29, Yellow 50-pound sack jumbo 14.00-16.00, medium 12.00-13.00.

---ONIONS FOR PROCESSING
   WESTERN UNITED STATES---Shipments 174-167*-129---Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  *revised. 
   EASTERN UNITED STATES---Shipments 7-5-7---Movement expected to remain 
about the same. 

---POTATOES
   UNITED STATES---Shipments (not including imports) 1902*-1963*-2043---The
top shipping states, in order, were Idaho, Kern District California, 
Colorado, Washington/Oregon, and Wisconsin.  The Market News Service survey 
of roughly 17,000 retail stores had potatoes on ad last week in 7,352 
stores.  This was a five percent increase from the 6,970 stores from the 
previous week.  Diesel prices averaged 2.61 per gallon, which was a 
decrease of one cent from the previous week, for the national average in 
the latest Energy Department weekly survey.  *revised.  
   UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS, BURLEY DISTRICT, IDAHO---Shipments 
637-660-622---Movement expected to remain about the same.  Trading cartons 
40-50s fairly active, cartons 90-100s fairly slow, others moderate.  Prices 
cartons 80-100s slightly lower, others generally unchanged.  Russet Burbank 
U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A mostly 3.50-4.00, 50-pound 
cartons 40-70s 11.00-11.75, 80s 10.50-11.00, 90s mostly 8.00-8.50, 100s 
mostly 7.00-7.50.  Shipments for the season to date total 25,843,000 cwt, 
a four percent decrease from last season?s total-to-date of 27,049,000 cwt.  
2009 CROP UPDATE: Private news sources now estimate the June 21st hail 
storm damaged 25,000 acres and of that, 12,000 acres were severely damaged
in a path from Cassia County to Bingham County.  
   KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA---Shipments 313-350-376---Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  Trading Round Red, Long White, Yellow Type active, 
Russet moderate.  Prices Round Red cartons 50-80s higher, others generally 
unchanged.  Russet U.S. One 50-pound cartons 50-70s mostly 15.00, 80s 
12.00-14.00, 90s 10.00, 100s 9.00, 100 pound sacks size A 12.00, 5-9 oz 
14.00; Round Red U.S. One 50-pound cartons size A mostly 14.00, size B 
mostly 16.00, tote bags approximately 2,000 pounds per cwt size A mostly 
18.00; Long White U.S. One 50-pound cartons size A mostly 20.00, size B 
mostly 14.00; Yellow Type U.S.  One 50-pound cartons size A 16.00-18.00, 
size B mostly 14.00.  Shipments for the season to date total 2,529,000 cwt.  
Compared to last year?s total-to-date of 3,163,000 cwt, movement is twenty-
five percent less than one year ago. 
   SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO---Shipments 352*-366*-370---Movement expected 
to remain about the same.  Trading baled and bulk fairly slow, cartons 
fairly active.  Prices cartons higher, others generally unchanged.  Russet 
Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags size A mostly 5.00, 50-pound 
cartons 40s mostly 9.00, 50s mostly 10.50, 60-70s mostly 11.00, 80s 10.50, 
90s mostly 9.50, 100s mostly 9.00, U.S. Commercial Bulk per cwt 7.00-8.00.  
Shipments for the season to date total 13,184,000 cwt. This compared to last
years total-to-date of 12,855,000 cwt.  Movement is  three percent more 
to date than one year ago.  *revised.  
   COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON 2008 SEASON---
Shipments 177-140*-169 (includes export of 25-28-20)---Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices baled and cartons 
60-70s slightly lower, others generally unchanged.  Russet Norkotah U.S. 
One baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A mostly 4.00, 50-pound cartons 
40-50s 10.00-11.00, 60-70s mostly 11.00, 80s 10.00-11.00, 90s 9.00-10.00, 
100s 8.00-9.00.  *revised.  
   CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipments 95-81-90---Movement expected to decrease 
seasonally.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices carton generally unchanged.  
Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A mostly 
6.00-6.50, 50-pound cartons 50-70s mostly 12.00-12.50, 80s mostly 
10.50-11.00, 90s 9.00-9.50, 100s 8.50-9.00. Shipments for the season to 
date total 7,229,000 cwt compared to last season?s total-to-date of 8,145,000 
cwt, thirteen percent fewer to date than one year ago.  
   ELIZABETH CITY DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA---Shipments 5-48-77---Movement 
expected to remain about the same.  Trading moderate.  Prices unchanged.  
Round White Superior U.S. One 50-pound sacks size A 11.00-13.00; Round Red 
Norland U.S. One 50-pound sacks size A 12.00-12.50.
   FLORIDA---Shipments 106-73-56---Movement expected to decrease 
seasonally.  Shipments for the season to date total 2,777,000 cwt compared 
to same day last season of 2,638,000 cwt, 5 percent more to date than one 
year ago.  
   HEREFORD-HI PLAINS DISTRIC TEXAS & EASTERN NEW MEXICO---0-1-48---
Movement expected to increase as Round Red harvest has begun.  There were
too few open market sales to establish a market.  
   MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY)---Shipments 52-46-44---
Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to 
establish a market. Shipments for the season to date total 3,908,000 cwt, 
compared to last season?s total-to-date of 3,763,000 cwt, an increase of 
four percent.  
   EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA---Shipments 0-8-34---Movement expected to 
increase.  Trading moderate.  Prices lower.  50-pound sacks Round White U.S. 
One size A 11.00-12.00, Chef mostly 14.00.  
   KLAMATH BASIN DISTRICT---Shipments 51-49-31---Movement expected to 
decrease seasonally.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices generally unchanged.  
Russet Norkotah baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A mostly 4.00, 50-pound 
cartons 50-70s mostly 10.00-11.00, 80s mostly 9.00-11.00, 90s mostly 
8.00-9.00, 100s mostly 7.00-8.00.  Shipments for the season to date total 
1,935,000 cwt domestic trucks, compared to last season?s total-to-date of 
2,017,000 cwt, a decrease of four percent.  
   NEBRASKA DISTRICT---Shipments 16-39*-26---Movement expected to remain 
about the same.  Too few open market sales to establish a market.  
Shipments for the season to date total 3,144,000 cwt domestic trucks, 
compared to last season?s total-to-date of 3,426,000 cwt, a decrease of 
nine percent. *revised.  
   COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON---2009 SEASON
Shipments 0-0-0---Movement expected to increase as growers expect to begin 
shipping Round Reds and Yellow Type during the week of July 13.  Growers 
began killing vines the end of last week (June 21).  FIRST REPORT.

---POTATOES FOR PROCESSING
   IDAHO---Open-market trading by processors with growers was inactive.
   ELIZABETH CITY DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA---Shipments to Chippers 
636-1974-2329---Movement expected to remain about the same.  Trading 
moderate.  Prices open market lower, contract unchanged.  Round White 
Atlantic 85 percent or Better U.S. One per cwt per cwt contract 1 5/8 inch
minimum 10.75-11.75; per cwt open market 1 5/8 inch minimum 8.00-8.50.
   EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA---Light harvest of chip stock is expected to 
begin during the week of June 28 although most growers do not expect to 
begin until the week of July 5.