USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - January 2, 2025
CO_LS146
Columbia, SC Thursday, January 02, 2025 USDA-SC Dept Ag
Market News
SC Farm Report on Thursday
SC livestock auctions are closed December 30, 2024 through January 03,
2025.
Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-300 lbs price was not reported.
Sows live price 300-450 lbs 45.04; 450-500 lbs 46.30; 500-550 lbs 51.01.
SC Grain on Thursday. Corn bids were 1 cent higher: elevator
bids 4.64-5.29, processor bids 5.19-5.39. Soybeans bids were 1 cent
higher and one location was 19 cents higher; elevator bids 9.69-9.79,
processor bids 10.47 and export 10.39. Wheat bids were mixed, 6 cents
lower to 1 cent lower; elevator bids 4.85.
Cotton on Thursday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was at
67.32.
Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State
Farmers Market on Thursday. 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 00.00-42.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 25.00-28.00; 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; 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 15.00-16.00, 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; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns lse Vine Ripe Pink-Light Red 5x6
sz/XLge 22.00-35.00, 6x6sz 18.00-25.00, Green 5x6 sz 60.00, Yellow 5x6 sz
50.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 12 1-pt flats Red type 20.00; Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb
ctns Red type 25.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Extra Large 22.00-35.00;
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 25.00; 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 15.00-24.00;
Tangerines 10 kg ctns Murcott PE 60s/28s 38.00, 15 kg ctns Tango CL Small
25.00, 25 lb ctns FL 30.00.
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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