Al2-Lanc*ster Farming, Saturday, February 28, 1998
Phila. Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 25-FEB-98
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark
et News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
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PARTLY CLQUDY 40-43
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VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES: ctns
CA 24s 15.0030 s 15.00—ASPARAGUS;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY pyr ctns/crts
28 lb bchd CA Ige 45.00-46.00 mostly
45.00 few 48.00 std 45.00-46.00 mostly
45.00 few 48.00 MX Ige 45.00 fair cond
40.00- std 45.00 fair cond
40.00- 11 lb bchd CA Ige
fair cond 18.00-19.00 std fair cond
18.00- CB Ige 20.00-22.00 std
20.00- sml 20.00-22.00 —BEANS:
MARKET LOWER buctns/crts FL Round
Green Type 24.00 fair cond 15.00-18.00
ord cond 5.00-6.00 MX Round Green Type
24.00 —BEETS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd MX 12s 9.50 TX 12s
9.00 25 lb sks Ise TX 7.00-8.00
BROCCOLI: MARKET SLIGHTLY
HIGHER ctns AZ bchd 14s 8.50-9.50
mostly 8.50 occ 10.00 CA bchd 14s
7.00- mostly 7.50-8.00 bchd 18s
8.00- Crown Cut 13.00 TX bchd 14s
fair appear 4.00-6.00 —BRUSSE-S SPR
OUTS: 25 lb ctns CA 10.50 MX few 13.00
—CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 3/4 bucrts & 50 lb ctns CD
Round Green Type med 9.00-9.50 Red
Type med 10.00-11.00 FL Round Green
Type med 9.00-11.00 occ higher Red Type
med 11.00-12.00 TX Round Green Type
med 10.00-11.00 few 9.00 Red Type med
11.00- 50 lb sks NY Round Green
Type Ige 7.00-7.50 mostly 7.00 I 3/4
bucrts & 40 lb ctns TX Savoy Type med-
Ige 11.00-12.00 —CARROTS: MARKET
50 LB SKS HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY sks 48 1-Ib flmbgs CA Topped
med-lge 11.00-12.00 few 13.00 FL Topped
med-lge few 10.00-11.00 sks 16 3-Ib
flmbgs CA Topped med-lge few 13.00 50
lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 10.00-14.00
mostly 12.00 CD Topped jbo 10.00-10 JO
mostly 10.00 ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s
11.00 ctns 24 1-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled
16.00 —CAULIFLOWER: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns flmwrpd AZ 12s
16.00- 9s 14.00 16s 14.00 CA 12s
14.00- —CELERY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 1 1/2 dz 10.50
2 dz 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 fair cond
low as 7.50 2 1/2 dz 11.00-12.00 mostly
11.00 fair cond low as 7.50 3 dz fair cond
low as 7.50-10.00 few 11.00 flmbs 30s
13-50 FL 2 dz 10.00 2 1/2 dz 10.00 3 dz
10.00 —CHINESE CABBAGE: MARK
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ET ABOUT STEADY celcrts FL
15.00-16.00 30 lb ctns CA Nappa 11.00
celcrts FL Nappa 12.00 -CORN
SWEET: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE
—CUCUMBERS; OFFERINGS INSUF
FICIENT TO QUOTE —EGGPLANT:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9
bucntrs wrpd FL med fair qual A ord cond
ZOO ctns/crts wrpd MX 18s 10.00 24s
10.00 —ENDIVE: MARKET SLIGHTLY
LOWER I 1/9 buctns/crts FL IZOO ctns
AZ 24s 11.00-12.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof
11.00 ESCAROLE: MARKET LOWER
1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 1000-12.00 mostly
10.00 ctns AZ 24s 11.00-12.00
GARLIC; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
30 lb ctns CA White super col 34.50-36.00
col 31.
SO 22 lb AG White super col
34.50 col 3130 exjbo 30.00 —GREENS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
CA Swiss Chard 12s 12.00 Red 12s 12.00
MX Kale 24s 11.00 TX DandeUon 12s
9.00 Kohlrabi 12s 9.00 Red 12s 9.00 Swiss
Chard 12s 9.00 Red 12s 9.00 ctns/crts bchd
GA Collard 24s 8.00 NC Collard 7.00 one
lot 6.00 Kale 11.00-12.00 Mustard 10.00
Turnip Tops 10.00 Rape 10.00 ctns Ise CA
Kale Flowering 24s 11.00 20 lb ctns MX
Broccoli Rabe 24s 13.00-15.00 1/2 bubkts
NJ Dandelion fair cond 6.00-7.00
LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s 9.00-10.00
Wrapped 24s 9.00-11.00 mostly
10.00- 11.00 few 12.00 fair cond 5.00-6.00
CA 24s 10.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ
Boston 24s 8.00 Green Leaf 24s
10.00- 11.00 Red Leaf 24s 10.00-12.00 CA
Boston 24s 8.00 Green Leaf 24s
9.00- Red Leaf 24s 9.00-11.00 FL
Boston 24s 6.00 Bibb 24s 6.00 3 lb ctns
CA Mesculin Mix 7.50-8.00 -
LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s
10.00- few 12.00 CA 24s 10.00 FL
24s 7.00 1.3 bucrts AZ 24s 13.00
MUSHROOMS; MARKET STEADY 10
lb ctns PA Ige 1200-1230 mostly 12.00
med 830-930 mostly 830-9.00 4 qt bids
PA med-Ige 5.00330 mostly 5.00 sml
med 4.00-430 mostly 4.00 5 lb ctns PA
Cremini 7.00 Portobellas 630-730 few
low as 6.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake
1130-12.50 few 13.00 fair qual 930-1030
ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwtpd PA 830-9.00
ctns 10 10-oz trays flmwtixl PA 730-8.00
mostly 8.00 —OKRA: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —ONIONS
GREEN: MARKET LEEKS ABOUT
STEADY. OTHERS LOWER ctns bchd
MX 48s 730-9.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 few
10.00- 1.00 one label 13.00 TX Bulb Type
24s 16.00 ctns/crts bchd CA Leeks I2s
11.00- NJ Leeks 12s 12.00
PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns bchd CA Curly 60s 12.00 Plain 60s
12.00 TX Curly 60s 12.00 Plain 60s 12.00
Root 12s 14.00 —PARSNIPS: 20 lb
flmbgs Ise CD 13.00 —PEAS GREEN:
MARKET LOWER 10 lb ctns GU Snow
Peas Decalyxed 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00
Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 11.00-14.00
mostly 12.00 —PEAS OTHER: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
I 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Gieen exlge
12.00 few high as 14.00 fait cond
8.00- ord cond 5.00 Ige 9.00-10.00
mostly 10.00 few high as 12.00 fair cond
7.00- med 8.00 fair cond 6.00-7.oofair
qual 5.00-6 JO sml 6.00 fair qual A cond
3.00- Mxd Red And Green med-lge
4.00- Red jbo ord cond 4.00-5.00 MX
Bell Type Green Jbo fair qual 9.00-10.00
exlge fair qual 9.00-10.00 med 6.00-8.00
sml 5.00-6.00 IS lb ctns MX Bell Type
Red exlge 10.00 25 lb ctns MX Bell Type
Red exlge fair qual 13.00 S kg ctns IS Bell
Type Red exlge 21.00-22.00 80-loomm
20.00 Yellow exlge 21.00-22.00
80-100 mm 23.00 —PEPPERS CITHER:
1/2 and 3/9 buctns/crts FL Jaiapeno 11.00
1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Long Hot 7.00-9.00
mostly 8.00 mixed rad and green 7.00-8.00
Cubanelles Ige 14.00 —RADISHES:
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctns tpd
30 6-oz flmbgs FL Red 6.00-7.00 mostly
6.00 ctns tpd 14 1-Ib flmbgs FL Red 6.50
ctns bchd MX Red 48s fair cond 9.00
RHUBARB: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE —RUTABAGAS: 50
lb ctns CD CDOne med 7.00-8.00 mostly
8.00 —SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd TX Savoy 24s 14.00 1
2/3 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 12.00
SQUASH; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
1/2 A 5/9 FL Zucchini sml-med
fair cond 8.00 med fair cond 6.00 Yellow
Straightneck sml-med fair cond 8.00 med
fair cond 6.00 ctns/lugs MX Zucchini sml
med 9.00-10.00 fair appear 7.00 med fair
appear 3.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med
8.00- med 6.00 —SWEET POTA
TOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
CURED 40 lb ctns NC U.S. One Jewels
med 10.30-11.00 mostly 11.00 fair appear
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8.00 —TOMATOES: MARKEi Luwca
23 lb ctns FL U.S. Comb or Better Mature
Greens pink-light red 3x6s 18.00 few low
as 16.00 6x6s 18.00 few low as 16.00 MX
Mature Greens light red-red 6x6s
13.00- Local Repack 83% U.S. One
or Better Mature Greens pink-light red
xlge 27 JO Ige 26J0 med 24.30 fits 2 lyr
MX Vine Ripes light red-red 4xSs
17.00- 3x3s 15.00-16.00 fair cond
12.00- Sx6s 14.00-13.00 fair cond
low as 12.00 —TOMATOES, CHERRY;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt
bids FL light-red 10.00-11.00 some 1200
MX light-red 11.00 —TOMATOES.
PLUM TYPE: MARKET LOWER 25 lb
ctns MX light red-red 11.00-12.00 mostly
1200 few high as 14.00 few 10.00
TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY 23 lb sks
NJ Purple Top med 7.00
Phila. Potato
pmi.AnKI.PHIA Terminal
Prices ns of 25-FEU-98
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ONIONS AND POTATOES
ONIONS DRY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY US#l OR GENERALLY
GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED. Yellow Globe
Type NY 50 lb sis jbo 9.00-10.00 Ige
8.50-9.00 med 6.00-8.00 mostly 6.00-7.00
some 8.50 mstr entr 20 2-lb mshsks med
6150 Spanish Hybrid CO 50 lb sks jbo
12.00 oid cond 5.00-10.00 ID/OR 50 lb sis
col 14.00-15.00 riiostly 14.00 jbo
11.00- mostly 12.00 some 1250 WA
50 lb sis jbo 12.00 Red NY 25 lb sis jbo
12.00- mostly 12.00 few 14.00 med
11.00- 1200 fr cond 8.00 NEW CROP Yel
low Sweets MX 50 lb ctns jbo 30.00-35.00
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Burbank ID bid 10 S-lb sks non sz A
7.50- mostly 8.00 SO lb ctns 40s
13.00- SOs 13.00-14.00 60s
13.00- 70s 13.00-14.00 SOs
11.50- mostly IXOO 90s 8.25-11.00
mostly 10.00 some 11.50 100 s 7.75-9.00
mostly 9.00 ft cond 7.50 Norkotah CD
New Brunswick 50 lb ctns 100 s 6.00
Prince Edward Island 50 lb ctns 60s 9.50
70s 9.50 80s 9.00 90s 8.50 100 s 7-50-8.00
WA 50 lb ctns 60-90 s ft cond 5.00-6.00 10
oz min ft qual ft cond S.OO-6.00 Round
Red CD 50 lb sks 7.00 sz B 10.00 MN/ND
50 lb sks 9.00 szß 13.00 NY 50 lb sks a B
10.00- 1.00 WISO lb sks 8.50-9.00 ft qual
5.50- sz B 12.00 Round White CD
Prince Edward Island CDOne 50 lb sks
5.50 Ige 630 LI 50 lb sks 5.25-6.00 Ige
6.00- ME 50 lb sks 5.00 NEW CROP
Round Red FL 50 lb ctns 18.50 50 lb sks
18.00- sz B 18.00-18.50 one label
21.00- Round White FL SO lb sks
18.00-
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Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
HEIFERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
GOOD COWS: 35.00-43.50.
CANNBRS AND CUTTERS
25.00-35.00.
BULLS: 37.00-41.25.
VEAL 130-190 LBS. 80.00-130.00,
90-130 LBS. 20.00-80.00.
HOGS: 32.00-40.00.
SOWS; 25.00-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 15.00-31.00 HEAD.
HAY: 75.00-18000.
STRAW: 60.00-87.50
WOOD; 20.00-55.00 LOAD.
CORN: 7730-8000.
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