Wholesale Market Onion & Potato Report - Boston, MA
USDA - Tue Dec 15, 4:44PM UTC
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 15-DEC-2020                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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Weather at 7:00AM    Sunny 30        Yesterday's High      37                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

ONIONS AND POTATOES                                                            
---ONIONS DRY:  MARKET STEADY.  Yellow Globe Type Local Repack master container
20 2-lb mesh sacks med-lge 17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 Repacked Local and Enroute 
10 lb sacks jbo 5.50 med-lge 3.00-4.00 mostly 4.00 master container 10 5-lb    
mesh sacks med-lge 20.00-21.00 mostly 21.00 master container 15 3-lb mesh sacks
med-lge 19.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 Granex - Marked Sweet PE 40 lb cartons col    
26.00-28.00 mostly 28.00 jbo 26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 Grano Local Repack 10 lb 
sacks jbo 5.50 med-lge 3.50-4.00 mostly 4.00 Grano - Marked Sweet CA 40 lb     
cartons jbo 28.00 one label Hybrid WA 50 lb sacks jbo 15.00-17.00 mostly       
16.00-17.00 occas higher Local Repack master container 10 5-lb mesh sacks      
med-lge 20.00-21.00 mostly 21.00 occas higher master container 15 3-lb mesh    
sacks med-lge 19.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 occas higher master container 20 2-lb   
mesh sacks med-lge 17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 occas higher Spanish Hybrid ID 50  
lb sacks Super Col 18.00-20.00 col 17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 jbo          
16.00-17.00 ID/OR 50 lb sacks Super Col 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 col           
17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 jbo 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 Local Repack 50 lb sacks 
jbo 19.00 master container 10 5-lb mesh sacks med-lge 20.00-21.00 mostly 21.00 
occas higher master container 15 3-lb mesh sacks med-lge 19.00-20.00 mostly    
20.00 occas higher master container 20 2-lb mesh sacks med-lge 17.00-18.00     
mostly 18.00 occas higher White ID 25 lb sacks jbo 16.00-17.00 Repacked Local  
and Enroute 25 lb sacks jbo 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 Boilers ID 25 lb sacks sml
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 Few Repacked Local and Enroute 25 lb sacks sml        
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 Few Red Globe Type ID 25 lb sacks jbo 12.00-13.00 lge 
12.00 ID/OR 25 lb sacks jbo 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 med 10.00-12.00 mostly    
11.00 WA 25 lb sacks jbo 12.00-13.00 med 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 Local Repack 
25 lb sacks jbo 11.00-12.50 mostly 11.00-11.50 one label med 9.00-12.00 mostly 
10.50 one label 10 lb sacks lge 6.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 med-lge 4.00-6.00 mostly 
6.00 master container 20 2-lb mesh sacks med 20.00 Pearl Type Red CD Quebec    
cartons 12 10-oz bags 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Repacked Local and Enroute      
cartons 12 10-oz bags 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 White Repacked Local and Enroute
cartons 12 10-oz bags 16.00-17.00 mostly 17.00 Yellow Repacked Local and       
Enroute cartons 12 10-oz bags 16.00-17.00 mostly 17.00                         
---POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  Russet CD Prince Edward Island Canada No. 1 50 lb
sacks Chef 13.00-14.00 MA U.S. One 50 lb sacks Chef 13.50-14.00 Local Repack   
U.S. One 10 lb open-window sacks loose sz A 3.50-3.75 mostly 3.50 Burbank ID   
U.S. One 50 lb cartons 40s 23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 One Label 27.00 50s  
23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 One Label 27.00 60s 22.00-24.00 mostly          
22.00-23.00 One label 27.00 70s 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 One Label 26.00 
80s 21.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 One label 25.00 90s 19.00-21.00 mostly      
19.00-20.00 One Label 24.00 100s 17.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-19.00 One Label 23.00
120s Offerings insufficient to quote Norkotah CD Prince Edward Island U.S. One 
baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks non sz A 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 50 lb cartons 90s   
20.00-21.00 100s 19.00-20.00 Quebec No Grade Marks 50 lb sacks 10 oz min       
16.00-16.50 ID U.S. One 50 lb cartons 40s 23.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 50s         
23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 60s 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 70s          
22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 80s 21.00-22.00 90s 19.00-21.00 mostly          
19.00-20.00 100s 17.00-19.00 120s Offerings insufficient to quote 50 lb sacks  
10 oz min 18.00 Few MT U.S. One 50 lb cartons 60s 25.00-27.00 mostly           
25.00-26.00 70s 24.00-26.00 80s 24.00-25.00 90s 23.00-24.00 Local Repack U.S.  
One baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks 2" or 4 oz min 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 non 
sz A 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 Round Red CD Prince Edward Island Canada   
No. 1 50 lb sacks sz A 14.00-15.00 sz B 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 No Grade
Marks 50 lb sacks sz A 12.50 ND U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz B 24.00 Few 50 lb    
sacks sz A 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 sz B 23.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 No     
Grade Marks 50 lb sacks sz A 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 WA U.S. One 50 lb cartons
sz A 32.00-35.00 mostly 34.00-35.00 fineappear 38.00-40.00 sz B 35.00-38.00    
mostly 37.00-38.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 50.00-55.00 mostly 50.00 Local Repack   
U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz A 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 Round White CD  
Prince Edward Island Canada No. 1 50 lb sacks Chef 13.00-15.00 mostly          
14.00-15.00 Quebec Canada No. 1 50 lb sacks Chef 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 MA   
U.S. One 50 lb sacks Chef 13.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 one label Local Repack U.S. 
One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 non sz A 15.00-16.00 
mostly 16.00 10 lb open-window sacks loose non sz A 2.75 Long White WA U.S. One
50 lb cartons sz B 35.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 55.00-60.00 mostly 55.00 some     
53.00 Purple Type WA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 40.00-42.00 mostly 42.00 one  
label sz B 40.00 one label Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 55.00 one label Repacked Local  
and Enroute U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 40.00-45.00 mostly 45.00 one label sz B
45.00 one label Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 60.00 one label Yellow Type CD Manitoba No 
Grade Marks 50 lb cartons 12 oz min poorappear poor cond 7.00-8.00 Showing     
discoloration Prince Edward Island Canada No. 1 50 lb sacks Chef 17.00-19.00   
mostly 17.00 Quebec Canada No. 1 50 lb sacks Chef 17.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 50  
lb paper sacks Chef 17.00 WA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 34.00-36.00 mostly    
35.00 fineappear 37.00-38.00 sz B 34.00-36.00 mostly 35.00 fr appear 30.00     
Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 53.00-55.00 occas higher fr appear 50.00 Local Repack U.S. 
One cartons 10 5-lb film bags sz A 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 non sz A           
20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 Fingerling Mixed Varieties Repacked Enroute No Grade  
Marks 20 lb cartons 28.00-30.00 Purple Peruvian ID No Grade Marks 20 lb cartons
30.00 Ruby Crescent ID No Grade Marks 20 lb cartons 30.00 Russian Banana ID No 
Grade Marks 20 lb cartons 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00                             

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ONIONS AND POTATOES                                                            
---ONIONS DRY: Yellow Globe Type Local Repack 50 lb sacks jbo 30.00 med 30.00  
master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med-lge 36.00 master container 20 2-lb mesh
sacks med 34.00 Grano Local Repack 50 lb sacks jbo 30.00 Grano - Marked Sweet  
Local Repack master container 18 2-lb mesh sacks jbo 32.00 Hybrid Local Repack 
master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks rpkr sz 36.00 White Local Repack 40 lb     
cartons jbo 38.00 Red Local Repack master container 20 2-lb mesh sacks med-lge 
39.00 Globe Type Local Repack 50 lb sacks jbo 35.00 master container 20 2-lb   
mesh sacks rpkr sz 39.00                                                       
---POTATOES: Russet Local Repack U.S. One 50 lb cartons 35s 20.00 "Wrapped" ,  
35ct Norkotah Local Repack U.S. One cartons 10 5-lb film bags sz A 32.00 50 lb 
cartons 70s 32.00 Round Red Local Repack U.S. One cartons 10 5-lb film bags sz 
A 32.00 50 lb cartons sz A 32.00 20 lb cartons Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 32.00 Yellow
Type Local Repack U.S. One cartons 10 5-lb film bags sz A 32.00 baled 16 3-lb  
film bags sz A 32.00 50 lb cartons sz A 32.00 20 lb cartons Creamers 3/4-1 5/8"
32.00