Prices represent open (spot) market sales by first handlers on products of generally good quality and condition. The prices may include promotional allowances or other incentives. No consideration is given to after-sale adjustments. Reported prices generally include - but are not limited to - applicable brokerage fees and commissions, customs fees and duties, U.S. packaging costs, and U.S. freight costs prior to first sale, all paid by the shipper/seller.

How are Shipping Point Prices displayed by Agronometrics?

Agronometrics uses an average price to represent the high and low prices reported by the USDA. The calculation uses the Mostly Low and Mostly High prices when they are reported. If these are not available, the calculation is made using the values for High Price and Low Price. Reports with no pricing information are ignored. See the example below:

How are price values aggregated?

All pricing values are an average of the individual prices reported by the source. The average of all parameters being compared is identified with a thicker red line

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What is a Price by Weight?

Price by Weight is a measure that refers to the price by package as was reported by the USDA. It has been divided by the approximate size of the package they were sold in to estimate a price per pound.

Prices by Weight are a great tool with which to get a better feel for how markets are moving, especially for commodities with different packaging. By standardizing prices by weight, the differences between the prices per case are greatly diminished. Averaging these different prices offers a better feel for how the market is moving.

For the CCM the values have further been presented in a package equivalent measure.

This means the price per pound has been multiplied by the following units to offer an approximation of the value of a carton.

Oranges - (40 Lb Box Equivalent) Lemons - (40 Lb Box Equivalent) Grapefruit - (40 Lb Box Equivalent) Mandarins - (5 Lb Box Equivalent) Tangerines - (5 Lb Box Equivalent)

Volumes represent the kilograms imported into the US, collected by the Department of Homeland Security crossing the border by land, sea, or air. Local production is made available from a variety of sources and includes shipments by train and volumes otherwise reported by associations.

How are volume values aggregated?

All volume values are the sum of the individual volumes being reported by the source. The sum of all parameters being compared is identified with a thicker red line and has a shaded area under the curve. The shaded area does not apply to historical reports.

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Delays in the data

Market volumes are continuously updated as reports from various US government agencies and grower associations are made available. As a result, this report is published with incomplete volume data. The volumes available for the previous week should only serve as a guide, taking into account that on Wednesdays they have been measured to be on average 10.13% lower than the final volumes reported once all data has been collected.

For the CCM the values have further been presented in a package equivalent measure.

This means the volumes have been multiplied by the following units to offer an approximation of a number of cartons moving through the market.

• Oranges - (40 Lb Box Equivalent)
• Lemons - (40 Lb Box Equivalent)
• Grapefruit - (40 Lb Box Equivalent)
• Mandarins - (5 Lb Box Equivalent)
• Tangerines - (5 Lb Box Equivalent)