WA_FV450                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  MAY 14 2013               SWEET POTATOES                                 
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                       SHIPMENTS BY ORIGINS                                     
               (AMOUNTS ARE SHOWN IN UNITS OF 40,000 LBS OR 1,000 40 LB PACKAGES)               
                                                                                                
COMMODITY                        MAY 05   APR 28   MAY 06  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           MAY 11   MAY 04   MAY 12  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2013     2013     2012   MAY 11 2013  MAY 12 2012  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
SWEET POTATOES                                                                                  
  RAIL                                                                                          
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        -            5            3            3
    TOTAL                             -        -        -            5            3            3
                                                                                                
  PIGGYBACK                                                                                     
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                1        1        4          133           80          100
    TOTAL                             1        1        4          133           80          100
                                                                                                
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL               36       43       40         2196         2048         2273
    LOUSIANA                         27       31       28         1329         1494         1645
    MISSISSIPPI                      52       43       49         2141         2265         3077
    NORTH CAROLINA                  262      251      247         8900         8988        14218
    TOTAL                           378      368      365        14566        14795        21213
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        379      369      369        14704        14877        21316
                                                                                                

SWEET POTATOES - ORGANIC                                                                        
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                4        5        3          129          104          111
    TOTAL                             4        5        3          129          104          111
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          4        5        3          129          104          111
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     383      374      371        14832        14981        21426