Wholesale Market Onion & Potato Report - Boston, MA
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 27-OCT-2020                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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Weather at 7:00AM    Overcast     45          Yesterday's High      54         
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

ONIONS AND POTATOES                                                            
---ONIONS DRY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  Yellow Globe Type CD Quebec 50 lb sacks  
rpkr sz 18.00 NY 50 lb sacks rpkr sz 18.00 Local Repack 10 lb sacks jbo 5.50   
med-lge 3.00-4.00 mostly 4.00 master container 10 5-lb mesh sacks med-lge      
18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 master container 15 3-lb mesh sacks med-lge           
17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 master container 20 2-lb mesh sacks med-lge           
16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Granex - Marked Sweet PE 40 lb cartons jbo 28.00 few  
Grano Local Repack 10 lb sacks jbo 5.50 med-lge 3.50-4.00 mostly 4.00 master   
container 10 5-lb mesh sacks med-lge 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 master container 
15 3-lb mesh sacks med-lge 17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 master container 20 2-lb   
mesh sacks med-lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Grano - Marked Sweet CA 40 lb      
cartons jbo 28.00 one label Hybrid WA 50 lb sacks col 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 
occas higher jbo 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 Spanish Hybrid CD Quebec 50 lb sacks 
jbo 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 ID/OR 50 lb sacks Super Col 18.00-20.00 mostly    
20.00 occas higher col 17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 jbo 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00   
White CA 50 lb sacks jbo 26.00 25 lb sacks jbo 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 NY 25  
lb sacks jbo 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 Repacked Local and Enroute 25 lb sacks   
jbo 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 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 CA 25 lb sacks jbo fineappear 14.00 one label best med
fineappear 13.00 one label best ID/OR 25 lb sacks jbo 12.00-13.00 mostly       
12.00-12.50 med 12.00-13.50 mostly 12.00 NY 25 lb sacks jbo 12.00-14.00 mostly 
12.00-13.00 med 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 WA 25 lb sacks jbo 12.00-14.00 mostly 
13.00-14.00 occas low as 11.00 med 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 Local Repack 25 lb 
sacks jbo 11.00-12.50 mostly 11.50-12.00 one label med 9.00-12.00 mostly       
9.00-10.00 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 17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00   
one label best 23.00 - 24.00 Pearl Type Red CD Quebec cartons 12 10-oz bags    
17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 Repacked Local and Enroute cartons 12 10-oz bags      
17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 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 ABOUT STEADY.  Russet Local Repack U.S. One 10 lb         
open-window sacks loose sz A 3.50-3.75 mostly 3.50 Few Burbank ID U.S. One 50  
lb cartons 40s 27.00 one label few 50s 26.00 one label few 60s 25.00 one label 
few 70s 25.00 one label few 80s 23.00 one label few 90s 23.00 one label few    
100s 21.00 one label few Norkotah ID U.S. One 50 lb cartons 40s 22.00-25.00    
mostly 23.00 few high as 27.00 50s 22.00-25.00 mostly 23.00 few high as 27.00  
60s 22.00-25.00 mostly 23.00 70s 22.00-24.00 mostly 23.00 80s 21.00-23.00      
mostly 22.00 90s 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 100s 17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00  
120s 17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 MA U.S. One 50 lb cartons 70s 16.00-17.00  
80s 16.00-17.00 90s 16.00 WA U.S. One 50 lb cartons 60s 24.00-25.00 mostly     
24.00 70s 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 Local Repack U.S. One baled 10 5-lb mesh    
sacks 2" or 4 oz min 16.00-19.00 mostly 19.00 non sz A 15.00-20.00 mostly 18.00
Round Red CD Prince Edward Island Canada No. 1 50 lb cartons sz B 21.00 50 lb  
sacks sz A 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 No Grade Marks 50 lb sacks sz A 11.00-12.00
mostly 12.00 MN U.S. One 50 lb sacks sz A 19.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 sz B        
24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 one label high as 32.00 No Grade Marks 50 lb sacks sz 
A 12.00 sz B 19.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 WA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A           
34.00-37.00 mostly 34.00-35.00 sz B 36.00-37.00 mostly 36.00 Creamers 3/4-1    
5/8" 50.00-55.00 mostly 55.00 Local Repack U.S. One baled 5 10-lb film bags sz 
A 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 Round White CD Prince Edward Island Canada No. 1 50 
lb sacks Chef 14.00-15.00 Quebec Canada No. 1 50 lb sacks Chef 14.00-16.00     
mostly 14.50 MA U.S. One 50 lb sacks Chef 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 Local Repack
U.S. One baled 10 5-lb film bags sz A 16.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 Few non sz
A 14.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 Long White WA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz B 35.00 Few 
Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 55.00 Few Purple Type Repacked Local and Enroute U.S. One  
50 lb cartons sz A 42.00 sz B 45.00 Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 55.00 Yellow Type CD   
Prince Edward Island Canada No. 1 50 lb sacks Chef 18.00-23.00 mostly          
18.00-19.00 Quebec Canada No. 1 50 lb sacks Chef 18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00-19.00
WA U.S. One 50 lb cartons sz A 36.00-38.00 mostly 37.00 sz B 35.00-36.00 mostly
35.00 occas lower Creamers 3/4-1 5/8" 55.00-60.00 mostly 55.00 few 50.00 Local 
Repack U.S. One cartons 10 5-lb film bags non sz A 19.00-23.00 mostly 19.00    
Fingerling Mixed Varieties Repacked Enroute No Grade Marks 20 lb cartons 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       
27.00-28.00 mostly 27.00                                                       

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ONIONS AND POTATOES                                                            
---ONIONS DRY: Yellow Grano - Marked Sweet Local Repack master container 18    
2-lb mesh sacks 3" up 34.00 Hybrid Local Repack 50 lb sacks jbo 32.00 master   
container 16 3-lb mesh sacks rpkr sz 38.00 Red Globe Type Local Repack 50 lb   
sacks jbo 42.00 master container 16 3-lb mesh sacks jbo 32.00 master container 
20 2-lb mesh sacks rpkr sz 35.00                                               
---POTATOES: Russet Norkotah Local Repack U.S. One cartons 10 5-lb film bags sz
A no offerings 50 lb cartons 70s no offerings Round Red Local Repack U.S. One  
cartons 10 5-lb film bags sz A 32.00 50 lb cartons sz A 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