Philadelphia Vegetable PHILADELPHIA DECEMBER 18, 1996 VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES: ctni CA 18i few 28.00 36i few 22.00 <ml lie few 30.00 —ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 11 lb cmi/citi bchd CB exlge 26.00 tml few 26.00 CL Ige ord cond 3.00 ild ord cond 3.00 GU Ige 28.00 ltd 28.00 sml 28.00 MX Ige ord cond 5.00 PE exlge ord cond 5.00 Ige ord cond 5.00 ltd ord cond 5.00 —BEANS: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER buctni/crti FL Round Green Type 17.00-18.00 monly 18.00 fair cond 10.00 Handpicked 17.00-20.00 Kentucky Wonder Type 17.00-18.00 Wax Type 25.00 —BEETS: MARKET STEADY ctni bchd CA 12i 9.00 TX 12i 8.00 25 lb flmbgi lie CD med 6.00 SO lb iki lie TX med 12.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET LOWER ctni AZ bchd Ui 11.00 bchd 18i 11.00 CA bchd 14i 10.00-11.00 moitly 10.00 occ 12.00 fair cond 9.00 bchd 18i fair cond 9.50 Crown Cut 15.00 FL bchd 14i few 8.00-10.00 MX bchd 14a 7.00-8.00 NC bchd 14i 5.00-6.00 —BRUSSELS SPROUTS: MARKET HIGHER 25 lb ctni CA 14.00-15.00 -CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 3/4 buctU & SO lb ctni CP Red Type med 7.50-8.00 FL Round Giern Type med 6.00-7.00 fair cond 5.00 Red PKS46 DK626 DK642 Type med 7.00 GA Round Green Type med 7.00-750 NC Red Type med 8.00 PA Red Type med 8.00 TX Red Type med 8.00 SO lb iki CD Round Green Type Ige 4.75 NY Round Green Type Ige 4.751 3/4 fauciti & 40 lb ctni CD Savoy Type med 8.00-10.00 FL Savoy Type med 10.00 -CARROTS: MARKET 50 LB SACKS LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY iki 48 Mb flmbgi CA Tapped med-lge 12.00-12.50 FL Tapped med-Ige 7.50 50 lb iki lie CA Topped jbo 10.00 CD CDOne Topped jbo 6.00-7.00 few 8.00 FL Topped jbo 7.00-7.50 ctni bchd CA Bunched 24i 12.00 ctni 201-lb flmbgi CA Baby Peeled 14.00 —CAULIFLOWER: MARKET LOW ER ctni flmwrpd AZ 12i 10.50-11.00 9i 9.50-1050 CA 12i 9.00-12.00 9i 9.50-10. —CELERY: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctm CA 2 dz 12.00-13.00 2 1/2 dz 11.00-13.00 few 14.00 3 dz 13.00 —CHINESE CABBAGE; MARKET ABOUT STEADY 50 lb ctni CA Nappe 14.00-15.00 oelciti FL 9.00-10.00 moitly 10.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARKET ABOUT STEADY wbati FL Yellow 4 dz min 10.00-IZCO White 4 dz min 10.00-1 ZOO few 9.00 Bi-Color 4 dz min mull 8.00 —CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY WAXED 1 1/9 buctni/au FL med 12.00-14.00 frqualB.oO-9.00TX med fr qual fair cond 6.00 —EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 bucntn wipd FL med 6.00-8.00 monly 8.00 fair qual 4.00-5.00 "DKs46's ability and ease of harvest is excellent, especially on our shale ground. I didn't notice as much Gray Leaf Spot on DK546 as I saw on my Pioneer hybrid (3525). DKs46's plant health has been excellent across all my farms!" William Palmer, Bernville, PA "DEKALB DK626 had good standability with very good yield - 198.6 BPA. We had plenty of moisture to grow well this year. DK626 has good Gray Leaf Spot resistance and the drydown was also good." "The standability and ease of harvest has been good with our DEKALB hybrids this year. We had DK642 on one of our farms that yielded over 200 bushels this year. We are pleased with our DEKALB products and we will be ordering more DEKALB corn and soybeans for 1997!" Scott Wilkinson, Landenberg, PA See Your Local DEKALB Dealer or Call DEKALB'S Regional Office @ 717-741-5590 r'/ I - fair cond 3.00 ctns/crts wipd MX ISi 6.00- 24f 6.00-7.00 —ENDIVE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctni/ciU FL 7.00 —ESCAROLB: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 8.00 —GARLIC: MARKET STEADY 30 lb cun CA While luper col 36.00 col 33.00 fair cond 24.00 fuper jbo 30.00 exjbo 28.50 fair cond 19.50 —GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY dm bchd CA Swiss Chard 12i 8.00 Red 12s 8.00 TX Dandelion 12s 8.00- mostly 8.00 Kohlrabi 12s 8.00 Swiss Oiard 12s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 Red 12s 8.00 ctns/cits bchd GA Collard few 6.50-7.00 NC Collard 6.50-7.00 fair qual 5.50-6.00 Kale 6.50-7.00 fair quak 5.50- Mustard 7.00 Turnip Tops 7.00 Rape 7.00 TX Kale 24s 7.00-8.00 VA Col lard fair qual 5.50-6.00 Kale fair qual 5.50- cuts Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s 10.00 20 lb cuts AZ Broccoli Rabe 24s 14.00 CA Broccoli Rabe 24s one label 25.00 MX Broccoli Rabe 24s 15.00 fair cond 10.00-12.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET ABOUT STEADY cuts AZ 24s 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 some 9.50 ord cond 3.00-4.00 Wrapped 24s 8.50 ord cond 4.00 CA 24s 7.50- -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET BOSTON LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY cuts AZ Boston 24s 8.00 Green Leaf 24s 10.00-12.50 mostly 10.00-11.00 Red Leaf 24s 10.00-12.50 mostly 10.00- CA Boston 24s 8.00-10.00 Mike Foster, Millers, MD UWSwtW fdPmingT SaUnUyf OMHMWt Green Leaf 24s 10.00-11.50 mostly 10.00- I.OORed Leaf 24s 10.00-11.00 few 12.50 FL Boston 24s 8.00 Green Leaf 24s 7.00 6.00-7.00 Red Leaf 24s 7.00 6.00- Bibb 24s 8.00 2.5 lb ctns CA Mesculin MU 8.00-8.50 —LETTUCE-ROMAINE; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s 11.00- mostly 11.00-12.00 few high as 13.50 CA 24s 11.00-13.00 FL 24s 7.00- 1.3 bucrts AZ 24s 13.00-15.50 CA 24s IS.OO-16.00 ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 12.00-12.50 mostly 12.00 med 9.50-10.00 mostly 9.50 4 qt bkts PA med-lge 5.00-5.50 few 4.75 sml-med 4.00-4.50 5 lb ctns PA Oyster 18.00- Cremini 9.00 Portobellas 9.50- few 9.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake 11.50- mostly 12.00-13.0 dm 10 10-oz trays flmwrpd PA 8.00-8.50 —OKRA: OFFERINGS INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE —ONIONS GREEN; MARKET LEEKS ABOUT STEADY. OTHERS LOWER ctns bchd MX 48s 6.00-8.50 mostly 7.00 one Übel 9.50 TX Bulb Type 24s 12.00 CA Leeks 12s 15.00 MX Leeks 12s iml 12.00 TX Leeks 12s 1100 -PARSLEY: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER crts bchd FL Curly 60s 10.00- few 11.50-12.00 PUin 60s 10.00- ctns bchd CA Curly 60s 10.00- 30s 6.00 Plain 60s 10.00- 30s 6.00 TX Curly 60s 12.00 PUin 60s 12.00 Root 12s 14.00-16.00 —PARSNIPS: 20 lb flmbgi be CD 12.00 —PEAS GREEN; MARKET SLIGHT LY LOWER 10 lb ctni GU Snow Peu Decalyxed 17.00-18.00 —PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -PEPPERS: MARKET LOWER 1 1/9 bucuii/ciu FL Bell Type Green exlge 8.00- few higher Ige 7.008.00 few higher Mxd Red And Green exlge 6.007.001ge 6.007.00 few 8.00 Red exlge few 18.00 fair qual 12.00-IS.OO Ige 14.0016.00 fair qual 8.0012.00 med 10.00- fair qual low as 8.00 sml 6.008.00 very sml fair qual 5.006.00 IS lb ctni MX Bell Type Red exlge fair cond 10.00 Yellow exlge 22.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: 1/2 and 5/9 buctns/cits FL Jalapeno 7.008.00 1 1/9 buctni/crts FL Long Hot 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 Cubanelles med-lge 8.00 —RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctni tpd 30 6-oz flmbgs FL Red 5.506.00 mostly 6.00 one lot 5.00 ctni tpd 14 1-lb flmbgs FL Red 6.00 ctns bchd MX Red 24s 7.00 -RHUBARB: OFFERINGS NONE —RUTABAGAS: 50 lb ctni CD CDOne med 7.508.00 —SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Flat 24s 9.5010.00 CA Flat 24s 9.5011.50 1 2/5 buctns/cits bchd CA Flat 24s 10.00 ctns FL Savoy 9.0010.00 -SQUASH: OFFERINGS LIGHT 1/2 & 5/9 buctns/cits FL Zucchini sml-med (Turn to Page Al 4) GREETINGS OF 9 PEACE |r X Let’s worship the ONE who gives meaning to this season. n automatic farm s y stems llSti I 608 Evergreen Rd. 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