WA_FV450                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  MAR 31 2020               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                        MAR 22   MAR 15   MAR 24  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           MAR 28   MAR 21   MAR 30  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2020     2020     2019   MAR 28 2020  MAR 30 2019  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
SWEET POTATOES                                                                                  
  RAIL                                                                                          
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        -           28           53          100
    TOTAL                             -        -        -           28           53          100
                                                                                                
  PIGGYBACK                                                                                     
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                7       12        3          196          169          255
    TOTAL                             7       12        3          196          169          255
                                                                                                
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL               44       74       48         1920         1954         2649
    LOUSIANA                         34       34       21          774          513          863
    MISSISSIPPI                      77       99       53         1697         1469         2623
    NORTH CAROLINA                  295      391      325         8123         8117        12773
    TOTAL                           450      597      448        12514        12053        18908
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        457      609      451        12737        12274        19263
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        

SWEET POTATOES - ORGANIC                                                                        
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                3        7        6          143          120          197
    TOTAL                             3        7        6          143          120          197
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          3        7        6          143          120          197
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     460      616      457        12880        12394        19461