THOMASVILLE Shipping Point Prices as of December 14, 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. Buyers are out looking as the season appears to be short and volume not as high as hoped for earlier. Cool temperatures for the rest of the week with most days in the mid-60s cooling into the 50s for next Tuesday. Rain expected for the weekend has growers trying to stay one step ahead of it as movement and sales are still on the slow side considering it is a holiday month, but growers should be done by the end of this month. Most of the offerings are Blends and prices are about steady. Prices for Blends mostly with Stuarts (nut count 60-70) 45-50% meat yields sold in a range of about $3.10-3.20 per point. Prices for Improved varieties of Stuarts (nut count 50-55) 45-49% meat yields $1.65 per pound, Cape Fear export quality (nut count 50-55) 51-53% meat yields $1.80, Desirables (nut count 46-49) 50-52% meat yields $1.80, Stuarts (nut count 50-55) 46-49% meat yields $1.65-1.70 per pound and Sumner (nut count 50-55) 51-53% meat yields sold in a range of about $170-1.75 per pound. Prices paid to growers (late afternoon Tuesday, December 12, 2023 thru late afternoon Tuesday, December 14, 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. Cape Fear export quality (nut count 50-55) 52-53% meat yield 180-185 Desirables (deliveries light) (nut count 46-49) 50-52% meat yield 175-180, yard tree lots 180-185 few lower Native Seedlings (deliveries very light) yard tree lots 75-80 Schley (deliveries light) yard tree lots 90-100 few higher Stuarts (deliveries very light) export quality (nut count 50-55) 45-49% meat yield 165, yard tree lots 90-100 Elliott (deliveries very light) yard tree lots125 larger sized pecans high as 130-140 Moneymakers (deliveries light) yard tree lots 70-80 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 THE NEXT GEORGIA PECAN REPORT IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2023.