WA_FV158
January 24, 2012   
WASHINGTON, D.C.


Unless otherwise stated, shipments, crossings or imports are for the weeks
ending January 7, January 14, and January 21, 2012, in that order in thousand 
hundredweight (cwt) or 100,000 pound units. Expected movement is for the 
period January 22-February 4, 2012.  Prices are for Monday, January 23, 
2012 compared to Tuesday, January 17, 2012. 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) 961*-1103*-1067---The 
top shipping areas for the week, in order, were Idaho and Malheur County 
Oregon, Columbia Basin Washington, Mexico Crossings, Nevada, and Colorado.  
In the Market News Service weekly survey of over 21,000 individual stores, 
12,305 retail stores had onions on ad (3-pound bag and per pound of Yellow, 
Sweet Yellow, White and Red onions) which is a 10 percent increase from last 
week.
   IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY OREGON---Shipments 313-350-351---Movement 
expected remain about the same.  Trading slow.  Prices generally unchanged.  
U.S. One Yellow Spanish Hybrid 50-pound sacks super colossal mostly 6.00-
7.00, colossal mostly 5.00, jumbo mostly 4.00, medium mostly 4.00; U.S. One 
White 50-pound sacks large 10.00-12.00, medium 10.00-12.00; U.S. One Red 25-
pound sacks large mostly 5.00, medium mostly 4.00.
   COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON---Shipments 
242-300*-265 (includes export of 53-83-55)---Movement expected to remain 
about the same.  Trading slow.  Prices Red lower, others generally unchanged.  
Yellow Hybrid 50-pound sacks jumbo mostly 4.00, medium mostly 3.50-4.00; 
White 50-pound sacks jumbo mostly 10.00, medium 9.00-10.00; Red Globe Type 
25-pound sacks jumbo 3.50-4.25, medium 3.00-3.75.
   MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS---Crossings 29-52-105---Movement 
expected to increase as more shippers receive supplies.  Trading fairly slow.  
Prices lower.  Yellow Grano 50-pound sack jumbo 7.00, medium 6.00-9.00, 
Yellow Grano-Marked Sweet 40-pound carton jumbo 8.00-12.00.
   NEVADA---Shipments 77-112*-82---Movement expected to remain about the 
same.  
   NORTH AND EAST POINTS COLORADO---Shipments 59-52-59---Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  Trading slow.  Prices Yellow lower, others generally 
unchanged.  Yellow Hybrid 50-pound sacks jumbo 5.00-6.50, medium 4.50-6.50; 
Red Globe type 25-pound sacks jumbo 6.00-7.00, medium 5.00-5.50.
   PERU IMPORTS REPACKED AT VARIOUS EAST COAST SHIPPING POINTS---Shipments 
66-58-50---Movement expected to decrease seasonally.  Trading moderate.  
Prices generally unchanged. Yellow Granex-Marked Sweet 40-pound cartons jumbo 
mostly 17.00-18.00.
   NEW YORK---Shipments 28-26-31---Movement expected to remain about the 
same. Trading fairly slow. Supplies light. Prices lower. Yellow Globe 
type 50 pound sacks medium 2 1/4 inch minimum 7.00-8.00, 2 inch minimum 
6.00-7.00, 16 3-pound mesh sacks medium 2 1/4 minimum 9.00-10.50, 2 
inch minimum 8.00-9.50. Quality variable.    
   UTAH---Shipments 27-34-27---Movement expected to remain about the same.
   CHILE IMPORTS---Arrivals 19*-19*-23---Movement expected to increase.  
Trading moderate.  Prices for Yellow Granex-Marked Sweet 40-pound cartons or 
crates 24.00-26.00.  *revised.
   MICHIGAN---Shipments 17-24-18---Movement expected to remain about the 
same. Trading fairly slow. Prices lower. Yellow Globe type 50 pound sacks 
medium 7.00-8.00, repacker size mostly 5.50-6.00, master container 16 3-
pound mesh sacks medium 8.50-10.00, repacker size 7.00-8.00. Red Globe 
type 25 pound sacks jumbo mostly 6.50-7.50, medium 4.50-5.00. Quality 
variable.   
   WESTERN SLOPE COLORADO---Shipments 20-20-16---Movement expected to 
decrease as some shippers finish for the season.  Unofficial prices for 
Monday January 23, 2012 Yellow Hybrid 50-pound sacks jumbo 4.50-5.00, medium 
3.75-4.00.
   CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipments 12-10-8---Movement expected to remain about 
the same. Unofficial prices for Monday January 23, 2012 Yellow Hybrid 16 3-
pound mesh sacks 7.25-9.00.  
   SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA---Shipments 7-7-8---Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  Supplies in too few hands to establish a market.  
---ONIONS FOR PROCESSING
   WESTERN UNITED STATES---Shipments 117-130-138---Movement expected to 
remain about the same.  No prices reported.
   EASTERN UNITED STATES---Shipments 13-12-11---Movement expected to remain 
about the same.  No prices reported.
---POTATOES
   UNITED STATES---Shipments (not including imports) 1534*-1866*-1814---The 
top shipping states, in order, were Idaho, Colorado, Wisconsin, Columbia 
Basin Washington/ Umatilla Basin Oregon, and Red River Valley (MN/ND).  The 
Market News Service survey of over 21,000 retail stores had potatoes on ad 
last week in 14,075 an 11 percent increase from the 12,663 stores the prior 
week.  Diesel prices for the week of January 23, 2012 were 3.85, generally 
unchanged from the previous week (U.S. EIA).  *revised.
   UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT, IDAHO---Shipments 570-669-720 
(includes export of 3-2-2)---Movement expected to remain about the same.  
Trading cartons moderate, baled fairly slow.  Prices Norkotah cartons 40-80s 
slightly higher, others generally unchanged.  Russet Burbank U.S. One 2-inch 
or 4-ounce minimum baled 5-10-pound film bags non size A 6.00-6.75, 50-pound 
cartons 40-60s 9.00-10.00, 70-90s 9.00-9.75, 100s 8.50-9.00; Russet Norkotah 
U.S. One 2-inch or 4-ounce minimum baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A 
6.00-6.75, 50-pound cartons 40-80s mostly 8.00, 90-100s 8.00-8.50.  Shipments 
by variety for the week ending January 21, 2012 were generally Russets with 
38 percent Burbanks and 51 percent Norkotahs.
   SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO---Shipments 218-293*-284 (including export 
15-15-**)---Movement expected to decrease slightly. Trading 80-100s slow at 
slightly higher prices, others slow.  Prices carton 40-50s slightly lower, 
80-100s slightly higher, others generally unchanged.  Russet Norkotah U.S. 
One baled 5 10-pound film bags size A mostly 8.50, 50-pound cartons 40s 6.00-
7.00, 50s mostly 7.50-8.00, 60-70s mostly 8.50, 80-100s mostly 9.00-9.50; 
U.S. Commercial bulk per cwt 10.00-10.50.    *revised.  **unavailable.
   CENTRAL WISCONSIN---Shipments 131-167-153---Movement expected to remain 
about the same. Trading fairly slow.  Prices generally unchanged. Round Red 
U.S. One 50-pound cartons size A 14.50-16.00; size B mostly 16.00, Creamer 
25.00-30.00. Russet Norkotah U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A 
8.25-9.00, 50-pound cartons 40-70s mostly 11.00, 80s mostly 10.00, 90s mostly 
9.50, 100s 9.00-9.50. 
   COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON AND UMATILLA BASIN OREGON---Shipments 	
141-164-142 (includes export of 26-37-32)---Movement expected to remain about 
the same.  Trading fairly slow.  Prices generally unchanged.  Russet Norkotah 
U.S. One 2-inch or 4-ounce minimum baled 5 10-pound film bags non size A 
6.00-7.00, 50-pound cartons 40-70s mostly 8.00, 80-90s 8.00, 100s mostly 
8.00.  
   MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY)---Shipments 82-97-85---Movement 
expected to decrease slightly. Trading slow.  Prices Size A lower, others 
generally unchanged.  Round Red U.S. One size A baled 5 10-pound film bags 
size A mostly 10.50, 50-pound sacks size A 9.00-9.50, size B mostly 10.00-
14.00, tote bags approximately 2000 pounds per cwt size A mostly 16.00-17.00.
   AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE---Shipments 74-64*-59--Movement expected about 
the same.  Trading slow. Prices unchanged.  Round White U.S. One baled 10 
5-pound sacks 2 inch minimum 9.50-10.50, 10-pound open window sacks loose 
1.90-2.10, Russet Norkotah baled 5 10-pound film bags 2 inch or 4 ounce 
minimum mostly 9.00-9.25, baled 10 5-pound film bags mostly 9.50-10.00.  
*revised.
   KLAMATH BASIN (NORTHERN CALIFORNIA-SOUTHERN OREGON)---Shipments 64-54-55
(including export 3-3-3)---Movement expected to remain about the same. 
Trading slow. Prices baled lower, others generally unchanged. Russet Norkotah 
U.S. One baled 5 10-pound film bags size A mostly 6.50-7.00, 50-pound cartons 
40-70s mostly 10.00, 80s mostly 9.00-9.50, 90s 8.00-8.50, 100s mostly 8.00.   
   HEREFORD HIGH PLAINS-EASTERN NEW MEXICO---Shipments 40-41-51---Movement 
expected to decrease slightly.  Supplies in too few hands to establish a 
market.  
   NORTHWEST WASHINGTON---Shipments 43-64-48---Movement expected to remain 
about the same.  Trading fairly slow. Prices generally unchanged. Prices 
Round Red U.S. One 50-pound cartons size A mostly 18.00-22.00, size B mostly 
20.00-24.00, Creamer mostly 34.00; Yellow Type U.S. One 50-pound cartons size 
A mostly 22.00, size B mostly 14.00, Creamer 32.00-36.00.     
   KERN DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA---Winter Crop Shipments 35-35*-44---Movement 
expected to decrease slightly.  Supplies in too few hands to establish a 
market.  All winter-crop shippers are now running.  Unofficial prices for 
Monday, January 23, 2012: Long White U.S. One 50-pound cartons size A 18.45, 
size B 12.45 and Creamers 32.45; Round Red U.S. One 50-pound cartons size A 
18.45, size B 20.45, and Creamers 32.45; Yellow Type U.S. One 50-pound 
cartons size A 22.45, size B 16.45, and Creamers 32.45.*revised.
   MICHIGAN---Shipments 31-53-38---Movement expected to increase 
slightly.  Trading slow.  Prices unchanged.  Russet Norkotah U.S. One 
Size A 10 pound film bags loose 1.80-2.15, Round White 10 pound open-
window sacks loose mostly 1.80-2.00. 
   NEBRASKA DISTRICT---Shipments 6*-43*-34---Movement expected to decrease 
slightly. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. *revised.  
   BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA---Shipments 14-23-20---Movement expected to 
decrease slightly.  Supplies in too few hands to establish a market.  
Remaining supplies are expected to be packed and shipped by February 1, 2012. 
   SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT---Shipments 11-20*-14---Movement expected to 
decrease slightly.  Supplies in too few hands to establish a market.    
*revised.
   LONG ISLAND---Shipments 17-14-10---Movement expected to continue 
seasonal decline as most growers have finished for the season. Light 
shipments expected next 2 weeks.  LAST REPORT.
   NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA (Crossings Through Maine Points)---Shipments **-
**-**---Movement expected about the same.  Trading slow.  Prices 
unchanged.  Russet Norkotah 2 inch or 4 ounce minimum baled 10 5-pound 
film bags 9.25-9.50, baled 5 10-pound film bags 8.75-9.00, tote bags 
approximately 2,000 pounds per cwt. mostly 13.50. **unavailable. 
---POTATOES FOR PROCESSING
   IDAHO---Open-market trading by processors with growers was inactive.
   MICHIGAN---Shipments to Chippers 281*-255*-257---Movement expected 
about the same.  Most movement on pre-season contract. Too few open 
market sales to establish a market.  *revised.
   WISCONSIN---Shipments to Chippers 118*-133*-125---Movement expected to 
remain about the same. Too few open market sales to establish a market.  
*revised.
   MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY)---Shipments to Chippers
102-114*-98---Movement expected to remain about the same. Too few open 
market sales to establish a market. *revised.
   MAINE---Shipments to Chippers 51*-75*-62---Movement expected about 
the same.  Most movement on pre-season contract.  Too few open market 
sales to establish a market.  *revised.
   WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK---Shipments to Chippers 43-48-47---
Movement expected about the same.  Most movement on pre-season contract.  
Too few open market sales to establish a market.  
   PENNSYLVANIA---Shipments to Chippers 15-18-11---Movement expected 
about the same.  Most movement on pre-season contract.  Too few open 
market sales to establish a market.