Wholesale Market Onion & Potato Report - Boston, MA
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 18-MAY-2021                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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BH_FV030                                                                       
Weather at 7:00am   Partly Cloudy   66      Yesterday's High   81              
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

ONIONS AND POTATOES                                                            
---ONIONS DRY:  MARKET GEORGIA YELLOW GRANEX MARKED SWEET JUMBO 40LB CARTONS   
LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  Yellow Globe Type NY master container 20 2-lb mesh
sacks med 20.00 sml 20.00 rpkr sz 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 med 2 1/4"min       
19.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 Repacked Local and Enroute 10 lb sacks jbo 5.00-5.50  
mostly 5.50 med 2 1/4"min 4.00-4.25 mostly 4.25 master container 10 5-lb mesh  
sacks med 2 1/4"min 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 master container 15 3-lb mesh     
sacks med 2 1/4"min 21.00 master container 20 2-lb mesh sacks med 2 1/4"min    
19.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 Granex - Marked Sweet GA Vidalia District 40 lb       
cartons col 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 jbo 22.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 master       
container 12 3-lb mesh sacks med 23.00 Grano CA 50 lb sacks Super Col          
20.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 col 19.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 jbo 17.00-18.00 mostly   
18.00 TX 50 lb sacks Super Col 19.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 col 18.00-20.00 mostly 
20.00 jbo 17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 Local Repack master container 15 3-lb mesh  
sacks med 20.00-21.00 mostly 21.00 master container 20 2-lb mesh sacks med     
19.00 Repacked Local and Enroute 10 lb sacks med 2 1/4"min 4.00-4.25 mostly    
4.25 master container 20 2-lb mesh sacks med 20.00 Grano - Marked Sweet TX 40  
lb cartons jbo 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 occas low as 20.00 Spanish Hybrid ID/OR
50 lb sacks jbo 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 Local Repack master container 10 5-lb 
mesh sacks med 20.00-23.00 mostly 22.00 master container 15 3-lb mesh sacks med
20.00-21.00 mostly 21.00 master container 20 2-lb mesh sacks med 20.00 White TX
25 lb sacks jbo 16.00-17.00 mostly 17.00 Repacked Enroute 25 lb sacks jbo      
15.00-17.00 mostly 17.00 Boilers TX 25 lb sacks sml 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00   
Red Globe Type CA 25 lb sacks jbo 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 med 14.00-16.00     
mostly 15.00 GA 25 lb sacks jbo 13.00 NY master container 20 2-lb mesh sacks   
med 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 TX 25 lb sacks jbo 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 med   
14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 Local Repack 10 lb sacks lge 6.00-10.00 mostly 8.00   
med 5.50-8.00 mostly 6.00 Pearl Type Red Repacked Local and Enroute cartons 12 
10-oz bags 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 White Repacked Local and Enroute cartons 12
10-oz bags 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 Yellow Repacked Local and Enroute cartons  
12 10-oz bags 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00                                         
---POTATOES:  MARKET  ABOUT STEADY.  Russet Burbank ID U.S. One baled 10 5-lb  
mesh sacks non sz A 18.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 50 lb cartons 40s 25.00-27.50     
mostly 26.00 50s 25.00-27.50 mostly 26.00 60s 24.00-27.50 mostly 26.00 70s     
24.00-27.50 mostly 25.00-26.00 80s 21.00-23.00 mostly 22.00 90s 20.00-22.00    
mostly 21.00 100s 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 120s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 Local 
Repack U.S. One baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks 2" or 4 oz min 17.00-18.00 mostly     
17.00 non sz A 19.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 Norkotah CD Prince Edward Island U.S.  
One baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks non sz A 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 Canada No. 1    
baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks 2" or 4 oz min 18.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 50 lb sacks   
Chef 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Quebec Canada No. 1 50 lb paper sacks 10 oz min  
17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 ID U.S. One 50 lb cartons 40s 24.00-26.50 mostly 25.50
50s 24.00-26.50 mostly 25.50 60s 24.00-26.00 mostly 25.00 Round Red CA U.S. One
50 lb cartons sz A 30.00 Few sz B 32.00 Few Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 55.00 Few CD   
Prince Edward Island Canada No. 1 baled 10 5-lb mesh sacks sz A 18.00-19.00    
mostly 18.00 50 lb sacks sz A 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 sz B 19.00-24.00 mostly 
20.00 No Grade Marks 50 lb sacks sz A 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 Quebec Canada   
No. 1 50 lb sacks sz A 14.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 FL U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 
26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 sz B 30.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 One label $26.00        
Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 50.00-55.00 mostly 53.00 50 lb sacks sz A 26.00-27.00      
mostly 26.00 sz B 30.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 U.S. Two 50 lb sacks sz A           
18.00-22.00 mostly 19.00 sz B 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00 ord cond 8.00-10.00     
mostly 8.00 MN/ND U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 26.00 Few Occas low as $21.00 sz 
B 27.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 Few WA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 29.00 few sz B   
30.00 few Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 55.00 few Round White CD Prince Edward Island    
Canada No. 1 50 lb sacks Chef 16.00-17.00 mostly 17.00 ord cond 7.00-8.00      
mostly 7.00 Quebec Canada No. 1 50 lb sacks Chef 16.00-17.00 mostly 17.00 FL   
U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz B 28.00 Local Repack U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags
sz A 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 10 lb open-window sacks loose non sz A     
3.00-4.00 mostly 3.00 one label Long White CA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz B 30.00
Purple Type Repacked Local and Enroute U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 45.00 one   
label sz B 45.00 one label Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 60.00 one label Yellow Type CA  
U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 35.00 sz A lge 36.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 55.00 CD  
Prince Edward Island Canada No. 1 50 lb sacks sz A 19.00-20.00 mostly 20.00    
Chef 19.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 Quebec Canada No. 1 50 lb sacks sz A 19.00-20.00 
mostly 20.00 FL U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 29.00-33.00 mostly 32.00 ord cond  
8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 sz B 28.00-32.00 mostly 32.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8"        
50.00-55.00 mostly 52.00-53.00 Chef ord cond 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 50 lb sacks 
sz A 29.00-33.00 mostly 32.00 sz B 29.00-33.00 mostly 32.00 WA U.S. One 50 lb  
cartons sz A 35.00-36.00 mostly 36.00 few sz B 28.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 few    
Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 47.00-55.00 mostly 52.00 few Local Repack U.S. One cartons 
10 5-lb film bags sz A 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 Fingerling Mixed Varieties     
Repacked Enroute No Grade Marks 20 lb cartons 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 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 35.00-36.00      
mostly 36.00 med 32.00 master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks med-lge 38.00 master
container 20 2-lb mesh sacks med 36.00 Granex - Marked Sweet GA Vidalia        
District master container 12 3-lb mesh sacks med 32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00 Few  
available master container 18 2-lb mesh sacks med 32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00 Few 
available Grano Local Repack 50 lb sacks jbo 35.00-36.00 mostly 36.00 master   
container 16 3-lb mesh sacks rpkr sz 38.00 White Local Repack 40 lb cartons jbo
36.00 Red Globe Type Local Repack 50 lb sacks jbo 43.00 master container 20    
2-lb mesh sacks med-lge 43.00                                                  
---POTATOES: Russet Burbank Local Repack U.S. One cartons 10 5-lb film bags sz 
A 32.00 baled 16 3-lb film bags sz A 35.00 Round Red Local Repack U.S. One     
cartons 10 5-lb film bags sz A 41.00 sz B 41.00 baled 16 3-lb film bags sz A   
50.00 50 lb cartons sz A 52.00 Yellow Type Local Repack U.S. One cartons 10    
5-lb film bags sz A 41.00 baled 16 3-lb film bags sz A 39.00 50 lb cartons sz A
41.00