WA_FV408                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  MAR 19 2019               BLUEBERRIES                                    
                                                                                                
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                                       
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                        
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                       SHIPMENTS BY ORIGINS                                     
                           (AMOUNTS ARE SHOWN IN UNITS OF 10,000 LBS)                           
                                                                                                
COMMODITY                        MAR 10   MAR 03   MAR 11  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           MAR 16   MAR 09   MAR 17  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   MAR 16 2019  MAR 17 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
BLUEBERRIES                                                                                     
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                3        1        2            5           13         1696
    CALIFORNIA-SOUTH                  -        -        1            -            7           68
    FLORIDA                          18       14        5           32            9         1961
    GEORGIA                           -        -        -         2576         2249         2249
    MICHIGAN                          -        -        -            -            -         2687
    NORTH CAROLINA                    -        -        -            -            -         2111
    NEW JERSEY                        -        -        -            -            -         3265
    OREGON                            -        -        -            -            -         2924
    OREGON EXPT                       -        -        -            -            -          203
    WASHINGTON                        -        -        -            -            -          654
    TOTAL                            21       15        9         2613         2278        17816
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                         21       15        9         2613         2278        17816
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    ARGENTINA                         -        -        -         1651         2573         2575
    CANADA                            -        -        -            -            4         3369
    CHILE                           776      417      475         9668        11504        13171
    GUATEMALA                         -        -        -            4           24           24
    MEXICO                          288      282      229         3483         2765         5608
    PERU                             18       31       73         5099         5043         5244
    SOUTH AFRICA                      -        -        -            3            -            -
    URUGUAY                           -        -        -          147          103          103
  IMPORT TOTAL                     1081      731      777        20054        22016        30094
                                                                                                

BLUEBERRIES - ORGANIC                                                                           
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                7        4        9           24           29          693
    CALIFORNIA-SOUTH                  4       26       31          131          208          756
    FLORIDA                           2        -        -            2            -           56
    GEORGIA                           -        -        -           83           61           61
    NORTH CAROLINA                    -        -        -            -            -           60
    NEW JERSEY                        -        -        -            -            -           39
    OREGON                            -        -        -            -            -          280
    WASHINGTON                        -        -        -            -            -          937
    TOTAL                            12       31       40          240          299         2882
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                         12       31       40          240          299         2882
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                    1114      776      826        22908        24593        50793