CO_LS146
Columbia, SC        Thursday July 02, 2020        USDA-SC Dept Ag 
Market News

***STATE OFFICES ARE CLOSED FRIDAY, JULY 3RD IN OBSERVANCE OF STATE 
HOLIDAY.  THE NEXT REPORT WILL BE MONDAY, JULY 6TH, 2020.***

SC Farm Report on Thursday  
  	
   Livestock auctions are closed June 29th through July 3rd, 2020. 
   Hogs on Tuesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct 
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs prices were not reported due 
to confidentiality.  Sows live price 300-450 lbs 16.84; 450-500 lbs 
21.02; 500-550 lbs 23.94.
   SC Grain on Thursday.  Corn was 6 to 7 cents lower; elevator bids 
3.42-4.12, processor bids 3.92-4.32.  Soybeans were steady to 1 cent 
lower; elevator bids 8.22-8.96, processor bid 9.31, export bid 9.41. 
Wheat was mostly 6 to 8 cents lower; elevator bids 3.88-4.70. 
   Cotton on Thursday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 0.47 
higher at 61.55. 
   Fruits & Vegetables:  Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia 
State Farmers Market on Thursday.  Beans bucrts Snap type 35.00, KY type 
25.00; Beets dz bnchs Red type 22.00, 25 lb filmbags Red and Gold types 
14.00; Blackberries 4 1-qt flats Large 20.00-23.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns 
Crown Cut 30.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Round Green Medium 20.00-22.00; 
Cantaloupes per melon Athena Small/Medium 1.00-1.50, Large/Extra Large 
1.35-2.00, Jumbo 5.00; Cilantro ctns bnchd 30s 12.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz 
crts Yellow/White/Bi-Color 30.00-32.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Pickles 
Small/Medium 35.00, 1/2 bubskts Pickles Small-Medium 20.00, 1 1/9 buctns 
Long Green Medium 18.00-35.00; Eggplant 1/2 bubskts Black/Striped/Neon 
12.00-14.00, Indian 12.00; Greens 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale 24s 15.00, dz 
bnchs Collards/Turnips/Mustard 22.00, 1 1/9 buctns loose Turnip 
Tops/Mustard 12.00-15.00; Honeydew per melon Large 1.25-3.00; Nectarines 
1/2 bubskts Yellow Flesh 30.00, White Flesh 26.00-30.00; Okra 1/2 bubskts 
Small-Medium 26.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Sweet type Jumbo 15.00, 1/2 
bubskts White/Yellow/Red Medium/Jumbo 12.00; Onions, Green crts bnch 24s 
10.00, ctns bnch 48s 14.00; Parsley ctns bnchd Curly 30s 18.00; Peaches 
1/2 bubskts Yellow Flesh 20.00-25.00, Ripe 18.00, 1/2 bubskts White Flesh 
24.00-25.00, 1/2 buctns Yellow Washed 12.00-15.00; Peas, Other approx. 26 
lb sks Purple Hull/Pinkeye 26.00-28.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled 28.00; 
Peppers, Bell 1 1/9 buctns Green Choice 22.00-25.00; Peppers, Other 1/2 
bubskts Banana Hot and Sweet 15.00, 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 21.00; Plums 
1/2 bubskts Red and Black types 35.00-36.00; Squash 1/2 buctns Zucchini 
Small 18.00-23.00, 1/2 buctns Yellow Zucchini 15.00, 1/2 buctns Round 
Zucchini 15.00, 1/2 buctns Patty Pan 15.00, 1/2 bubskts Straightneck 
20.00, 3/4 buctns Crookneck Small 20.00-25.00, buctns/crts 
Butternut/Delicata 20.00-22.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripe Pink-Light 
Red Extra Large and Jumbo 18.00-20.00, 5x6sz 16.00-18.00, 6x6sz 16.00-
18.00, Red 14.00-18.00; Turnips 25 lb sks Topped Large 14.00; Watermelons 
per melon Red Flesh Seedless 12-14 lbs 2.50-3.00, 15-18 lbs 2.75-3.00, 
18-22 lbs 3.50, Personal Seedless 0.60-0.75, Red Flesh Seeded 16-18 lbs 
1.50-2.00, 20-24 lbs 2.50-3.00, 24-28 lbs 3.50-4.00, 28-32 4.00, Sugar 
Dolls Medium 2.00, 24 inch bins Red Flesh Seedless 36s 180.00.  OUT OF 
STATE PRODUCE: Bananas 40 lb ctns 16.00-20.00, #2 12.00-14.00; Beans 
approx. 26 lb sks Lima Green/Speckled 25.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled 28.00; 
Cantaloupes 24 inch bins Athena 110s/120s 210.00-230.00, Athena 160s/150s 
210.00-240.00, 180s 175.00-200.00, 1/2 ctns Athena 12ct GA 11.00-15.00; 
Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Select GA 20.00; Mangoes 1 layer ctns 
Tommy Atkins 8s/9s 8.00-11.00, 1 layer flats Ataulfo 16s 9.00-10.00; 
Nectarines 2 layer ctns Yellow Flesh CA 50s 20.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks 
Yellow Jumbo 12.00-15.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 12.00-13.00, Vidalia 
District of Georgia 50 lb sks Jumbo 25.00-32.00, 40 lb ctns Jumbo 28.00-
29.00, 25 lb sks Jumbo 16.00-17.00, 10 5-lb sks Jumbo 35.00, 16 3-lb sks 
Small-Medium 30.00; Peanuts, Green bucrts Red Skin FL 48.00-50.00, busks 
Jumbo FL 42.00-48.00; Peas, Other approx. 26 lb sks Purple Hull/Pinkeye 
26.00, Zipper/Dixie Lee 26.00, 8 lb filmbags Shelled 28.00; Peppers, Bell 
1 1/9 buctns Green Choice 23.00, 1 1/9 buctns Yellow MX Choice 28.00, 11 
lb ctns Red Extra Large 15.00, 11 lb ctns Orange Extra Large 12.00; 
Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno 24.00-25.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer 
Golden Ripe 6s/7s 11.00-13.00; Plums 28 lb ctns loose Red and Black CA 
30.00; Potatoes 50 lb sks Red Size A #2 22.00-28.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb 
ctns Orange type U.S. NO 1 NC 18.00-22.00, U.S. NO 2 12.00-17.00; 
Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripes Turning Red Extra Large 20.00-22.00, 5x6sz 
18.00-22.00, 6x6sz 18.00-19.00, Green 30.00-33.00; Watermelons 24 inch 
bins Red Flesh Seedless GA 36s/45s/60s 160.00-190.00, Red Flesh Seeded GA 
45s/35s/28s 125.00-140.00, per melon Red Flesh Seedless 10-14 lbs 2.00-
3.00, 15-18 lbs 3.00-4.00, 20-24 lbs 4.00-5.00, Red Flesh Seeded 22-26 
lbs 3.00-3.50, 27-30 lbs 3.50-4.00, 32-35 lbs 5.00, 38-40 lbs 6.00.  
CITRUS:  Clementines 15kg/33lb ctns Peru 22.00; Limes 40 lbs ctns 
Seedless MX 18.00.
  

For detailed reports go to www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm or 
www.agriculture.sc.gov or phone USDA-SCDA Market News at 803-737-
4491 or 4497.

Source: South Carolina Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Columbia, SC 
803-737-4491. http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/CO_LS146.txt

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