January 2, 2008
Calendar
of Events
Winter
Potato Conference – February 6-7, 2008 – Ramada Inn
(Formerly Holiday Inn), Grayling
Please return your registration form by
January 7th. You can find the
registration form in the NewsLine or by contacting
our office at 517-669-8377
or email info@mipotato.com
Snaxpo 2008 – March 1- 4 – San Antonio, Texas
USPB Chip Seminar 2008 – March 5 - 8 –
Orlando, Florida
The chipstock market remained quiet, through the holiday season.
Michigan's spot price for open market potatoes moved up to $8.50 per cwt, as
January purchases got under way. The volume of open sales is extremely limited,
but there are no excess supplies. Some dealers suggest that they can get
cheaper open potatoes from Maine and Canada, but that depends upon the length
of the haul.
In the fresh market, Michigan shippers are selling storage Round White
potatoes for $1.20-$1.25 per 10# bag, unchanged for the week. Long Island
shippers are receiving $5.00-$5.25 per 50# bag for Size A
Round Whites, unchanged for the week. Long Island chefs are selling for mostly
$5.25-$5.50 per 50# bag, also unchanged. Maine growers are selling 2 inch
minimum Round Whites for mostly $0.95-$1.10 per 10 # bag, unchanged from last
week.
Size A Michigan Russets are selling for
$1.20-$1.30 per 10#, unchanged from last week. Wisconsin shippers are receiving
mostly $6.00-$6.50 per 50# bale for non Size A Russet
potatoes, up from $6.00-$6.25 a week ago. Wisconsin prices for 60-70 are mostly
$9.00-$9.50 per 50# carton, up from $8.50-$9.00 a week ago. On the other hand,
the weighted average shipping point price for Idaho Russet Burbanks
dropped to $14.68 per cwt, from $14.87 a week ago.
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