USDA South Carolina Farm Report 07/02 18:07

CO_LS146
Columbia, SC        Thursday, July 2, 2026         USDA-SC Dept Ag Market 
News

SC Farm Report on Thursday   
  
   Cattle at SC Auctions on Wednesday: All SC auctions were closed 
yesterday due to the 4th of July Holiday. All SCDA offices will be closed 
tomorrow in observance of the 4th of July Holiday.
   Hogs on Wednesday: Plant delivered weighted average. National Direct 
Barrows & Gilts US 1 50-54% lean 240-320 lbs 67.74. Sows live price 300-
450 lbs 51.02; 450-500 lbs 56.47; 500-550 lbs 60.33.
  SC Grain on Thursday. Corn bids were 4 cents higher, New Crop Corn bids 
were 2 cents lower to steady; current elevators 5.05, new crop elevators 
bids 4.33-5.42, current processor bids 5.10-5.50, new crop processor bids 
4.63-5.36. Soybeans bids were 5 to 6 cents higher, New Crop Soybean bids 
were 1 to 2 cents lower; current elevator bids 11.12, new crop elevator 
bids 11.13, processor bids n/a, and new crop export 11.73-11.77. Wheat 
bids were mixed, 2 cents lower to 4 cents higher; current elevators bids 
5.51-6.41, current processors bid 4.65-7.41. 
   Cotton on Thursday. Southeast base price for 41-4/34 grade was 71 
cents lower at 72.09.
   Fruits & Vegetables: Prices paid to SC growers at the Columbia State 
Farmers Market on Thursday. Beans bucrts Snap type 40.00, Half Runner 
35.00, busks Roma 35.00, 1/2 bubskts Roma/Snap 20.00; Beets dz bnchs Red 
36.00, 25 lb flmbgs Red type topped 18.00, Gold/Candy Striped topped 
20.00; Blueberries pints 5.00; Blackberries 4 1-qt flts Lge 26.00, Pints 
Lge 5.00, Quarts Lge 7.00-10.00; Cabbage 50 lb ctns Green Medium 18.00, 
Red 22.00; Cantaloupes per melon Athena Sml 1.00, Med/Lge 2.00; Corn, 
Sweet 4 dz crts Yellow/Bi-Color/White 20.00; Cucumbers 1 1/9 buctns Long 
Green Sml 25.00, Medium 22.00, Large 15.00, Fair quality 15.00, bucrts 
Pickles Sml 36.00, Med 32.00, Lge 15.00; Eggplant 1 1/9 buctns Black 
Small 22.00, Medium/Large 20.00-22.00, Neon/Striped/White 22.00, Indian 
25.00, 1/2 buctns Indian/White 15.00, Neon/Striped 15.00, Black Sml-Med 
15.00, 2 qt bskts Neon/White/Striped 5.00, Japanese 5.00; Greens dz bnchs 
Collards 30.00, 1 1/9 buctns lse Turnip Tops/Mustard 18.00, 1.35 buctns 
bnchd Kale 24s 18.00; Honeydew per melon Lge 3.00, 24 inch bins 120-130ct 
200.00; Okra 1/2 bubskts Sml/Sml-Med 35.00, Large 20.00, 1-qt bskt Sml-
Med 5.00; Onions, Dry 50 lb sks Sweet Yellow 30.00; Onions, Green crts 
bnchd 24s 18.00; Peaches 1/2 bubskts Yellow Flesh 26.00-35.00, Small size 
25.00, White Flesh 34.00-35.00, 1/2 buctns Yellow Unwashed 34.00, Yellow 
Unwashed #2 20.00, Yellow Washed 2 1/2 and up 20.00, Yellow Washed 
Commercial 15.00-16.00; Peas, Other Approx. 27 lb sks Pinkeye/Purple 
Hull/White Acre 35.00; Pecans 1 qt cntrs Shelled 7.00; Peppers, Bell 1 
1/9 buctns Green Xlge 30.00, Green Med/Sml 28.00, Green Lge fr qual 
24.00, Purple Lge 30.00, 1/2 bubskts Green XLge 16.00, Purple Lge 15.00-
16.00, Yellow Xlge 16.00, 2 qt bskts Purple/Green 5.00; Peppers, Others 
1/2 bubskts Banana Hot 15.00, Cubanelle 20.00, Anaheim 15.00, Finger Hot 
22.00, Jalapeno 15.00, Long Hot 15.00, mad Hatter 18.00, Poblano 15.00, 
Serrano 16.00, Shishito 18.00, 1 1/9 buctns Jalapeno Xlge 25.00-28.00, qt 
bskts Habanero/Cherry Hot 5.00, Cherry Sweet 5.00, Shishito 5.00, 2 qt 
bskts Banana Hot/Anaheim 5.00, Poblano/Cubanelle 5.00; Squash 1/2 buctns 
Straightneck Fancy 20.00, Small 16.00-18.00, Medium 12.00-15.00, Gray 
Small 20.00, Gray Medium 15.00, Grey Lge 12.00, Patty Pan White 18.00-
20.00, Patty Pan Yellow 18.00, Zucchini Fancy 20.00, Small 16.00-18.00, 
Medium 12.00-15.00, Round Zucchini Sml 18.00, Yellow Zucchini Sml 20.00, 
Medium 18.00, 1/2 bubskts Crookneck Sml 18.00, 3/4 buctns Straightneck 
Sml 18.00, Crookneck Sml 25.00, Medium 22.00, Large 12.00, 1 1/9 buctns 
Zucchini Xlge 10.00, 2 qt bskts Crookneck 5.00, Zucchini Green/Yellow 
5.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Red Jbo 18.00-20.00, Red Xlge 18.00, Red Lge 
16.00-17.00, Green 5x6sz 18.00, 1/2 bubskts Red 5x6sz 17.00-20.00, 
Yellow Medium 10.00, Green Lge/XLge 18.00-20.00, 20 lb ctns Cherokee 
Purple 35.00, Brandywine Red/Yellow 35.00, Small Size 25.00, Fair quality 
Heirlooms 25.00, 15 lb flts Heirloom Varieties 25.00, 2 qt bskts Vine 
Ripes Red 5.00; Tomatoes, Cherry 20 lb ctns Red/Gold types 30.00, Black 
35.00, 1/2 bubskts Mixed Heirloom Varieties 35.00, qt cntrs Heirloom 
types 5.00; Tomatoes, Grape 20 lb ctns Red type 30.00, Yellow type 35.00, 
qt bskts Red/Yellow 5.00; Tomatoes, Plum 25 lb ctns Roma Red Xlge 17.00-
20.00, Roma Red Med/Lge 17.00-20.00, 1/2 bubskts Sml-Med 10.00; Turnips 
25 lb flmbgs Topped 18.00; Variety Baskets 1/2 bubskts 35.00; Watermelons 
per melon Charleston Gray 20-25 lbs 4.00, Crimson Sweet 12-14 lbs 5.00, 
Sangria 20-24 lbs 4.00, Yellow Flesh Seedless 15-18 lbs 4.00, 24 inch 
bins Sangria 36ct 180.00, Star Brights 28ct 180.00, Red Flesh Seedless 
36s/45s/60s 200.00-220.00, Orange Flesh Seedless 45s 240.00, Orange Flesh 
Seeded 36s/45s 240.00-250.00, Yellow Flesh Seedless 36/35ct 220.00-
230.00, 45s/60s 220.00-240.00, Yellow Flesh Seeded 45s 240.00. OUT OF 
STATE PRODUCE: Beans approx. 27 lb sks Lima Green 30.00, Lima Speckled 
30.00, 8 lb flmbgs Shelled Lima 40.00; Blackberries 4 1-qt flts NC 25.00; 
Cantaloupes 24 inch bins Athena 85ct-90ct 200.00, per melon Athena Jbo 
3.00; Peas, Other approx. 27 lb sks Pinkeye/Zipper 35.00, White Acre 
35.00, 8 lb flmbgs Shelled 40.00; Plums 1/2 buctns Shiro WV 40.00; Squash 
1 1/9 buctns Spaghetti/Butternut FL 25.00, Acorn FL 25.00; Sweet Potatoes 
40 lb ctns Orange type US NO 1 MS 28.00, US NO 2 MS 20.00, Jumbo MS 
20.00; Tomatoes 25 lb ctns Vine Ripes Lt Red-Red Jbo 18.00-26.00, 
5x6sz/Xlge 18.00-26.00, Green Xlge/Jbo 28.00; Watermelons 24 inch bins 
Sangria 24s/27s/28s 150.00-200.00, 30s/35s/36s 180.00-200.00, Red Flesh 
Seedless 36s/45s 220.00, Yellow Seedless 60s/45s 250.00, Orange Flesh 
Seedless 60s/45s 200.00-250.00, per melon Sangria 26-28lbs 7.00, Red 
Flesh Seedless 12-14lbs 3.00-4.00, 15-18lbs 4.00-5.00.

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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