Shipping Point Pecan Report - Thomasville, GA USDA - Tue Nov 24, 11:33PM UTC THOMASVILLE Shipping Point Prices as of November 17, 2020.
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable AMS Specialty Crops Division
Federal-State Market News Service, USDA.
Phone: (404) 361-1376 Fax: (404) 363-2523 (via: Forest Park-Atlanta, GA )
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GEORGIA (via: Forest Park-Atlanta GA)
Weather for the week has evening and early morning lows with cool temps in the low 40s
warming up to the mid to high 50s later in the week and daytime highs in the 60s and
warming up to the mid-70s by early next week
Growers are still putting pecans into cold storage while prices for export quality and
retail gift shop purchases are low as many are purchasing pecans from other sources.
Domestic shellers are busy this week and growers are sending in their B grade pecans to
make room for their better quality nuts to be stored. Talk of export buyers coming in as
they have in the past is still ongoing but they are not as active as was expected.
Lots of Blends (nut count 49-61) meat yield 49-51% sold in a range of about $2.55-3.07
per point. Blends with Desirables (nut count 47-69) meat yield 51-55% sold in a range of
about $2.37-2.67 per point. Schley Blends (nut count 60-70) meat yield 50-53% sold in a
range of about $2.40-2.50 per point, Stuart Blends (nut count 48-59) meat yield 46-53%
sold in a range of about $2.40-2.88 mostly $2.50-2.60 per point.
Prices paid to growers (late afternoon Tuesday, November 10, 2020 through late afternoon
Tuesday, November 17, 2020) at buyers delivery point or F.O.B. the orchard including direct
sales to end users, cents per pound in-shell of generally good quality in lots of 20,000
pounds or less unless otherwise stated.
Cape Fear (deliveries light) meat yield 49-52% 118-130
Desirables (deliveries light) meat yield 47-51% 113-134, yard tree lots 80-100
Elliott (deliveries very light) yard tree lots 90-100
Farley (deliveries very light) yard tree lots 70-80
Moneymakers (deliveries very light) meat yield 49% 85, yard tree lots 40
Native/Seedlings yard tree lots 40-50 occasional lower
Schley (deliveries very light) yard tree lots 70-85
Stuarts (deliveries light) meat yield 49-52% 120-145, yard tree lots 50-75 mostly 70-75
few high as 90
Sumner (deliveries very light) meat yield 51-53% 120-137, yard tree lots 70-80
Lots over 20,000 pounds including truckloads
Cape Fear (deliveries light) (nut count 48-55) meat yield 49-52% 118-130
Desirables (deliveries light) (nut count 47-52) meat yield 47-51% 113-134
Moneymakers (deliveries insufficient to establish market)
Stuarts (deliveries light) meat yield 48-50% 127-132
Sumner (deliveries very light) (nut count 51-55) meat yield 51-53% 120-137
Van Deman (deliveries insufficient to establish market)
THE NEXT GEORGIA REPORT IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2020.
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