WA_FV450                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  FEB 07 2012               SWEET POTATOES                                 
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
See WATERMELON SEEDLESS and SEEDED for additional shipments.                                    
                                                                                                
                                       SHIPMENTS BY ORIGINS                                     
               (AMOUNTS ARE SHOWN IN UNITS OF 40,000 LBS OR 1,000 40 LB PACKAGES)               
                                                                                                
COMMODITY                        JAN 29   JAN 22   JAN 30  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           FEB 04   JAN 28   FEB 05  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2012     2012     2011   FEB 04 2012  FEB 05 2011  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
SWEET POTATOES                                                                                  
  RAIL                                                                                          
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        -            3            -            -
    TOTAL                             -        -        -            3            -            -
                                                                                                
  PIGGYBACK                                                                                     
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        -           52           41          126
    TOTAL                             -        -        -           52           41          126
                                                                                                
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL               46       52       50         1366         1438         2630
    LOUSIANA                         34       32       30          975         1044         1581
    MISSISSIPPI                      48       46       45         1523         1439         2956
    NORTH CAROLINA                  237      250      224         5449         5758        12560
    TOTAL                           365      379      349         9313         9678        19728
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        365      379      349         9368         9719        19854
                                                                                                

SWEET POTATOES - ORGANIC                                                                        
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        4        2           62           26           55
    TOTAL                             -        4        2           62           26           55
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          -        4        2           62           26           55
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     365      383      351         9430         9745        19909