Market Report, 3.5.2010

March 9, 2010

*3.2.2010: Burbank GRI

*3.2.2010: Norkotah GRI


Audio Recording of Market Report, 3.5.2010

The Federal State market news reported shipments of 741,000 for the week ending 2/20 and 731,000 for last week and reported the market as: DEMAND CARTONS 40-60S VERY GOOD, BALED & CARTONS 90-100S LIGHT, OTHERS MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.

The tone on the conference call this week indicated good demand and higher pricing on the large carton sizes and moderate demand on all other sizes.
70 count carton Burbanks are at $10.50, up $0.50 from last week, and 10# Poly is at $6, stable from last week. The FWA this week is at $7.93, up $0.17 from last week on Russet Burbanks, which translates into an approximate return of $2.13*, up $0.28 from last week on a Russet Burbank crop that splits 60% one’s 50% Size?

For other area GRIs and additional split scenarios please refer to the email market report you’ll receive Tuesday. If you fail to receive the report or United doesn’t have your email address, call the office at 208-535-8500. Thank you for your support.

*Note: We have been reporting the GRI based off of the North American Potato Market News in the past. We are now reporting based off of the United GRI chart on the website. The main difference between them is the NAPN GRI does not take Freight and Scooping charges into consideration. The United GRI uses an average Freight and Scooping rate of $0.42 per cwt.

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Market Report, 2.26.2010

March 2, 2010

*2.23.2010: Burbank GRI

*2.23.2010: Norkotah GRI

Audio Recording of Market Report, 2.26.2010

The Federal State market news reported shipments of 728,000 for the week ending 2/13 and 741,000 for last week and reported the market as: DEMAND BURBANK CARTONS 40-60S EXCEEDS AVAILABLE OFFERINGS, CARTONS 90-100S MODERATE, OTHERS FAIRLY GOOD. MARKET BURBANK CARTONS 40-80S SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.

The tone on the conference call this week indicated good demand on the large carton sizes and moderate demand on all other sizes. 70 count carton Burbanks are at $10, up $0.50 from last week, and 10# Poly is at $6, stable from last week. The FWA this week is at $7.76, stable from last week on Russet Burbanks, which translates into an approximate return of $1.85*, stable from last week on a Russet Burbank crop that splits 60% one’s 50% Size?

For other area GRIs and additional split scenarios please refer to the email market report you’ll receive Monday. If you fail to receive the report or United doesn’t have your email address, call the office at 208-535-8500. Thank you for your support.

*Note: We have been reporting the GRI based off of the North American Potato Market News in the past. We are now reporting based off of the United GRI chart on the website. The main difference between them is the NAPN GRI does not take Freight and Scooping charges into consideration. The United GRI uses an average Freight and Scooping rate of $0.42 per cwt.

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United Market Report, 2.19.2010

February 23, 2010

*2.16.2010: Burbank GRI
*2.16.2010: Norkotah GRI

Audio Recording of Market Report, 2.19.2010
The Federal State market news reported shipments of 709,000 for the week ending 2/13 and 740,000 for last week and reported the market as: DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET BURBANK CARTONS 80-100S & NORKOTAH CARTONS 40-60S SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.
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Market Report, 2.12.2010

February 16, 2010

*2.9.2010: Burbank GRI
2.9.2010: Norkotah GRI
Audio Recording of Market Report, 2.12.2010
The Federal State market news reported shipments of 739,000 for the week ending 2/06 and 709,000 for last week and reported the market as: DEMAND BALED MODERATE, OTHERS LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. The tone on the conference call this week indicated light demand on all sizes.
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Market Report, 2.5.2010

February 9, 2010

2.2.2010: Idaho Burbank GRI
2.2.2010: Idaho Norkotah GRI

Audio Recording of Market Report, 2.5.2010
The Federal State market news reported shipments of 698,000 for the week ending 1/23 and 739,000 for last week and reported the market as: DEMAND BALED MODERATE, OTHERS LIGHT. MARKET U.S. TWOS AND BURBANK CARTONS 40-80S SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. [...]

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