THOMASVILLE Shipping Point Prices as of December 21, 2023. 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 ) Recorder: (404) 366-0360 TV_FV140 GEORGIA (via: Forest Park-Atlanta, GA) Growers are busy getting the remaining pecans in and ready to be offered as rain is expected for the weekend. With a shorter season and volume lower growers are working to be done by the end of this month. Cool temperatures for the rest of the week with most days in the mid-50s cooling into the 40s for next Tuesday. Rain expected for the weekend. Movement and sales are moderate with the Asia export market slowing down recently. Most of the offerings are Blends and prices are trending down but still about steady. Prices for Blends mostly with Stuarts (nut count 60-70) 46-50% meat yields sold in a range of about $3.10-3.20 per point. Prices for Stuart Blends with 40-42% meat yields sold in a range of about $2.80-2.90 per point. Prices for Improved varieties of Stuarts (nut count 50-55) 46-49% meat yields $1.61-1.65 per pound, Sumner 51-53% meat yields sold in a range of about $170 per pound. Prices paid to growers (late afternoon Tuesday, December 19, 2023 thru late afternoon Thursday, December 21, 2023) 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. Desirables (deliveries light) (nut count 46-49) 50-52% meat yield 175-180, yard tree lots 100-115 Native Seedlings (deliveries very light) yard tree lots 70-75 Schley (deliveries light) yard tree lots 90-100 few higher Stuarts (deliveries very light) export quality (nut count 65) 48% meat yield 161-165, yard tree lots 90-100 Elliott (deliveries very light) yard tree lots 100-115 larger sized pecans high as 125-130 Moneymakers (deliveries light) yard tree lots 60-70 occasional higher Lots over 20,000 pounds including truckloads: Cape Fear (nut count 50-55) 51-53% meat yield 180-185 Desirables 50-52% meat yield 175-180 gift pack quality 195 Stuarts (delivery light) export quality (nut count 50-55) 45-49% meat yield 165 Sumner (deliveries light) 52% meat yields 170 THE NEXT GEORGIA PECAN REPORT IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2023.