USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - December 31, 2024
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Tuesday, December 31, 2024 USDA-SC Dept. Ag Market
News
SC Farm Report on Tuesday
***State offices are closed in observance of the New Year's Day holiday
and no reports will be issued on Wednesday, January 01, 2025. The next
report will be issued on Thursday, January 02, 2025.***
Cattle at SC Auctions on Monday: Livestock auctions are closed
December 30, 2024 through January 03, 2025.
Hogs on Monday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 250-300 lbs price was not compared at
57.88. Sows live price 300-450 lbs 41.01; 450-500 lbs 48.20; 500-550 lbs
50.83.
SC Grain on Tuesday: Corn was 6 cents higher; elevator bids 4.63-5.28,
processor bids 5.18-5.38. Soybeans were 16 cents higher; elevator bids
9.68-9.78, processor bid 10.28, and export 10.38. Wheat bids were 3 to 6
cents higher; elevator bids 4.91.
Cotton on Tuesday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 0.08
lower at 67.15.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Tuesday. Beets 25 lb filmbags Red type topped 18.00,
dz bnchs Red type 30.00; Broccoli 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 25.00; Cabbage 50
lb sks Green Type Large 18.00; Greens dz bnchs Collards/Mustard 25.00,
Turnips w/root 30.00, 1.35 buctns bnchd Kale 24s 15.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse
Turnip Tops/Mustard 15.00, Creasy Type 16.00; Onions, Green crts bnchd
24s 15.00-16.00; Radishes crts bnchd Red type 24s 20.00; Rutabagas dz
bnchs 25.00; Squash buctns Butternut 25.00; Sugarcane per bundle Red type
15s 20.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Red type US #1 22.00-25.00,
Medium/Jumbo 16.00, Purple type US#1 40.00-45.00, Purple type Jumbo
28.00, Japanese type US #1 35.00-40.00, White type #1 40.00, White type
Jumbo 28.00, 25 lb ctns Orange type 12.00, Purple type 25.00. OUT OF
STATE PRODUCE: Apples buctns Red/Gala/Gold/Fuji 25.00, Ambrosia/Rome
25.00, Granny Smith/Mutsu 25.00, Stayman/Cortland/Splendour/Pink Lady
25.00, Bananas 40 lb ctns #1 24.00-25.00, #2 19.00; Beans bucrts Snap
type 40.00-42.00, Cranberry type 48.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium
25.00-28.00; Chayote 35 lb ctns 30.00; Corn, Sweet 4 dz crts White/Bi-
Color/Yellow 35.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Select MX 15.00, 40
lb RPC Pickles MX sml-med 40.00; Ginger 30 lb ctns China 60.00; Grapes 18
lb ctns bgd Holiday Seedless 40.00; Mangoes 1 layer flats Tommy 6s/7s/9s
10.00-15.00, Ataulfo 16s EC 14.00; Okra 1/2 bucrts sml-med 44.00-45.00;
Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Yellow Jumbo/Col 23.00-26.00, Boilers 25.00, Peru
Sweet Medium 25.00, White Jumbo 27.00-32.00, Peru Sweet Jumbo/Col #2
17.00, 25 lb sks Red Jumbo 21.00-25.00, Red Medium 24.00, 16 3-lb sks
Yellow Repacker Sz 22.00-28.00, 40 lb ctns Peru Sweet Jumbo 30.00-34.00;
Peanuts, Dry 50 lb sks Valencia Dry NM 78.00, 20 2-lb sks Valencia Dry NM
78.00; Pecans 50 lb sks Pawnee GA New 180.00, Desirables GA New 160.00-
170.00, Stuarts GA New 175.00-180.00, 1 lb cntrs Shelled 10.00, 2 lb film
bag Shelled New Crop 23.00, 5 lb film bag Shelled 45.00, 30 lb ctns
Shelled 240.00, 25 lb film bag Shelled New Crop 250.00; Peppers, Bell
Green 1 1/9 buctns Green 25.00; Peppers, Other 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno
25.00-30.00; Pineapple ctns 1 layer Golden Ripe 5-7ct 16.00-24.00;
Potatoes 50 lb ctns Red size A WA US 1 44.00-46.00, Red size B WA US 1
44.00-46.00, Creamers WA US 1 60.00, White Size A WA US 1 44.00-50.00,
White Size B WA US 1 35.00-36.00, Creamers WA US 1 60.00, 50 lb sks Red
Size A CD 25.00; Radishes 40 lb film bags Red topped 38.00-40.00;
Rutabagas 50 lb ctns Waxed CD 32.00, 25 lb ctns Waxed CD 25.00; Squash
1/2 buctns Straightneck Small-Medium 15.00, Medium-Large 12.00, Zucchini
Small 15.00, Zucchini Medium 12.00; Sugarcane per bundle Green/Red type
10s 25.00; Sweet Potatoes 40 lb ctns Orange type US Number 1 NC 22.00-
26.00, US Number 2 NC 15.00-22.00, Jumbo NC 16.00-18.00, US Number 2 MS
16.00, Jumbo MS 20.00; Tamarillos 1 layer flts Red Type 18s 25.00;
Tomatoes 25 lb ctns lse Vine Ripe Pink-Light Red 5x6 sz/6x6 sz 30.00-
39.00, Green 5x6 sz 60.00, Red All Sizes 18.00-24.00, Yellow 5x6 sz
50.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large 28.00-32.00; Turnips 25
lb filmbags Topped 16.00-20.00; CITRUS: Grapefruit 4/5 buctns Red type FL
40s 30.00-35.00, Red Type GA 40s 30.00; Mandarins 10 3 lb sks California
20.00, 4/5 buctns Shiranui GA 36s/48s 35.00; Oranges 7/10 buctns Navel CA
56s/72s 113s 40.00, 4/5 buctns Navel FL all sizes 35.00-38.00, Red Navel
FL 64s 36.00-38.00; Satsuma 4/5 buctns GA 50s/75s/100s 20.00; Tangelos
4/5 buctns Sugar Belle 100/120/180 20.00; Tangerines 10 kg ctns Murcott
PE 60s/28s 38.00, 15 kg ctns Tango CL Small 25.00.
For detailed reports go to www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm or
www.agriculture.sc.gov or phone USDA-SCDA Market News at 803-737-4491
or 4497.
Source: South Carolina Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Columbia, SC 803-
737-4491. http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/CO_LS146.txt
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