WA_FV450                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  NOV 14 2017               SWEET POTATOES                                 
                                                                                                
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                                       
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                        
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                       SHIPMENTS BY ORIGINS                                     
               (AMOUNTS ARE SHOWN IN UNITS OF 40,000 LBS OR 1,000 40 LB PACKAGES)               
                                                                                                
COMMODITY                        NOV 05   OCT 29   NOV 06  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           NOV 11   NOV 04   NOV 12  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2017     2017     2016   NOV 11 2017  NOV 12 2016  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
SWEET POTATOES                                                                                  
  RAIL                                                                                          
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        -           10            -            -
    TOTAL                             -        -        -           10            -            -
                                                                                                
  PIGGYBACK                                                                                     
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                1        2        3           26           60          248
    TOTAL                             1        2        3           26           60          248
                                                                                                
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL              123       56      141          775          772         2733
    LOUSIANA                         85       35       52          241          188          886
    MISSISSIPPI                     154       63      169          412          483         3051
    NORTH CAROLINA                  469      396      506         2580         2718        17809
    TOTAL                           831      550      868         4008         4162        24479
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        832      552      871         4044         4222        24727
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    MEXICO                            -        -        -            2            -            -
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -            2            -            -
                                                                                                

SWEET POTATOES - ORGANIC                                                                        
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                7        5        7           48           47          171
    TOTAL                             7        5        7           48           47          171
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          7        5        7           48           47          171
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     840      557      878         4093         4268        24898