Phila. Veg.
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Price* as of 15-JUL-98
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark
er News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USD A.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0355
CLOUDY 72-87
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VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —ASPARAGUS: MARKET
STEADY 11 lb etns/erts bchd MX exlge
26.00- Ige 26.00-27.00 std
26.00- —BEANS: MARKET LOW
ER buctns/crts GA Round Green Type
10.00 NJ Round Green Type 8.00-9.00 PA
Round Green Type 7.00-8.00 some 6.00
few 10.00 VA Round Green Type
8.00- —BEETS: MARKET BCHD
12S LOWER. OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd OH 12s 8.00-9.00 erts
bchd NJ 12s 8.00-9.00 25 lb sks Ise NJ
10.00 --BROCCOLI: MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns CA bchd 14s
8.00- 8.00 few 9.50-10.00 bchd
18s 9.00-9.50 CD bchd 18s 7.00-8.00
mostly 7.00 ME bchd 14s 6.00-7.00 mostly
7.00 few higher WA bchd 14s 8.00 few
higher and lower 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown
Cut 10.00-11.00 msstly 10.00
BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS
NONE —CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 3/4 buerts & 50 lb ctns DE
Round Green Type med 9.00 Red Type
sml-med 9.00 NJ Round Green Type med
8.00- Ige 6.00-7.00 Red Type med few
10.00 NY Rcnnd Green Type med 8.00 PA
Round Green Type med 7.00-8.00 few
6.00 1 3/4 buerts & 40 lb ctns NJ Savoy
Type med 10.00 —CARROTS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb flmbgs CA
Topped med-Ige 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00
sks 24 2? med-lge 12.00 sks 16 3-lb flmbgs
CA Topped med-lge few 12.50 sks 10 5-lb
flmbgs CA Topped med-lge few
12.50-13.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo
14.00- ctns 24 1-lb flmbgs CA Baby
Peeled 17.00 ctns 20 1 -lb flmbgs CA Baby
Peeled 14.00-15.00 —CAULIFLOWER;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns
flmwrpd CA 12s 8.00-10.00 mostly
8 SO-9.50 ctns jacket pkd CD CDOne 12s
8.00 —CELERY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA 1 1/2 dz 11.00 2 dz
11.00- mostly 11.00-12.00 2 1/2 dz
11.00- mostly 12.00 flmbs 30s 13.00
-CHINESE CABBAGE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 30 lb etas CA Nappa
13.00 SO lb etas CA Nappa 16.50 CD Nap
pa 11.00 NJ Nappa 10.00 -CORN
SWEET: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER
wberts DE White 4 dz min 6.00-7.00 fair
appear low as 5.00 NJ White 4 dz min few
7.00- VA White 4 dz min 6.00-7.0 fair
cond low as 5.00 —CUCUMBERS:
MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER 1 1/9
buctns/crts NJ med 8.00-10.00 sml few
8.00- WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts NC
med few 8.00-10.00 fr qual 5.00-6.00 VA
med few 10.00-12.00 —EGGPLANT:
MARKET HIGHER 1 1/9 buentrs wrpd NJ
med 13.00-14.00 fair qual 9.00-10.00
ENDIVE: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGH
ER 1 1/9 buctns/crts OH 10.00
ESCAROLE: MARKET SLIGHTLY
HIGHER 1 1/9 buctns/crts OH 12.00
GARLIC: MARKET ABOUT ST7DY 30
lb ctns CA White super col 42.50 col 39.00
super jbo 33.00 exjbo 30.00 jbo 27.00
GREENS; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns bchd CA Swiss Chard 12s 12.00 Red
12s 12.
00 etns/erts bchd MD Collatd 5.506.00
Kale 5.506.00 NC Collatd 6J50 Kale 6.50
Mustard 8.00 Turnip Tops 8.00 Rape 8.00
ctns Ise CA Kale Flowering 12s 12.00
LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 24s
13.00- mostly 14.00 Wrapped 24s
14.00- mostly 15.00 30s 11.00-IZOO
mostl? 12.00 NY 24s 8.00 -LETTUCE
OTHER: MARKET LEAF LOWER,
OTHERS ABOUT STEADY ctns CA
Boston 24s 8.00 few 11.00-12.00 Green
Leaf 24s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 otd
cond 4.00 Red Leaf 24s 9.00-11.00 mas?
9.00- 12-qt bids OH Bibb 24s 8.00 3
lb ctns CA Mesculin Mi* 8.00-8.50
LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns CA 24S '
11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 some
10.00 fair cond 5.00-8.00 CD 24s 8.00 NJ
24s 9.00-10.00 OH 24s 9.00-10.00 ctnsl2
3-count pkgs CA Hearts 15.00 1.3 bucrts
CA 24s 15.00 —MUSHROOMS: MARK
ET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige
11.50-12.00 mostly 12.00 med 9.00 4 qt
bids PA med-lge 5.00-5.50 mostly 5.00
sml-med 4.00-4.50 mostly 4.00 5 lb etas
PA Oyster 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 Crc
mini 7.00 Portobellas 7.00-7.50 some low
as 6.00 3 lb etas PA Shiitake 11.00-12.00
mostly 12.00 fair qual 9.00 etas 10 12-oz
trays flmwrpd PA 9.00 ctns 10 10-o? PA
8.00 —OKRA: 1/2 bucrts GA sml-me?
few 10.00 —ONIONS GREEN: MARK
ET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA 48s
9.00 ,CD 48s 7.50 MX 48s 7.00-10.00
mostly 8.00-9.00 OH 48s 8.00-9.00 ctns/
erts bchd NJ Leeks 12s 12.00 OH Leeks
12s 12.00-14.00 —PARSLEY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY clns bchd CA Curly ?
12.00- OH Curly 60s 10.00-13.00
mostly 12.00 30s 7.00 Plain 60s
10.00- mostly 12.00 30s 7.00
PARSNIPS; OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE cuts 12 1-lb flxnbgs
PA 10.00 —PEAS GREEN; MARKET
HIGHER 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas
Decalyxed 14.00-17.00 Sugar Snap Peas
Decalyxed 20.00 —PEAS OTHER:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —PEPPERS: MARKET LOW
ER I 1/9 buctns/crts CA Bell Type Green
exlge fair ccnd 12.00-14.00 Ige fair oond
10.00- Red Ig7 fair qual 18.00 GA
Bell Type Green Ige 13.00-14.00 NC BeU
Type Green Ige fair qual B.?fair qual 7.00
NJ Bell Type Green exlge 14.00-15.00 Ige
12.00- occ 15.00 med 10.00-12.00
fai? qual 9.00 5 kg ctns NL Bell Type
Orange 80-100 mm 18.00 Red 80-100 mm
16.00- Yellow 80-loomm
15.00- —PEPPERS OTHER: 1/2 and
5/9 buctns/crts VA Jalapeno fair appear
8.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts GA Long Hot 10.00
NJ Long Hot 14.00-15.00 Cubanelles med-
Ige mxd red and green 6.00-7.00
RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz fbnbgs OH Red
5.00- mostly 5.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb
flmbgs OH Red 6.00 ctns bchd OH Red
24s 9.00-11.00 few 12.00 7HUBARB: 20
lb ctns PA 16.00 —RUTABAGAS;
OFFERINGS LIGHT 50 lb ctns CD
CD One med 14.00 —SPINACH: OFFER
INGS LIGHT ctns bchd CA Flat 24s
11.00- mostly 12.00 fair cond
7.00- ctns NY SavTy 10.00 (clipped) -
-SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
1/2 & 5/9 buctns/crts NJ Zucchini sml-med
4.00- med 3.00-4.00 Yellow Straight
neck sml-med 6.00-8.00 PA Zucchini sml
med 4.00-5.00 Yellow Straightneck sml
med fair appear 4.00-5.00 —SWEET
POTATOES: MARKET STEADY
CURED 40 lb ctns NC U.S. One Jewels
med 13.00 —TOMATOES: 25 lb ctns MD
Vine Ripes red Ige fair qual & cond
10.00- NJ Vine Ripes pink-light red
xlge fair qual 23.00 Ige 23.00-25.00 few
high as 30.00 fair qual 15.00-18.00 med
15.00- fair qual 10.00-12.00 sml
10.00 SC Vine Ripes light-red Sx6s 24.00
85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens
pink-light red Sx6s 25.00-28.00 6x6s
25.00- VA Vine Ripes light-red Sx6s
22.00- 6x6s 2100-25.00 85% U.S.
One or Better Mature Greens pink-light red
sx6s 25.00-28.00 6x6s 25.00-28.00 Local
Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature
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LAUREL FARMERS
AUCTION MARKET
Watermelons, Cantaloupes, Sugar Babies,
Tomatpes and More
Opening July 9 9AM
“No buyer too big or small-
Pickup loads to tractor trailer loads sold-
Buy your own - No fee for buying
No broker needed”
Please call for more information
302-875-3147 302-875-5136
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Greens pink-light red sx6s 19.50 6x6s
22.50 6x7s 22.50 5 kg ctns NL Vine Ripes
light red-red Ige (clusters) few IS.OO-16.00
—TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt bids NC
light-red 12.00 NJ light-red few 13.00 fair
qual 8.00 SC light-red 10.00 few 12.00
TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE; OFFER
INGS LIGHT 25 lb ctns SC light-red
16.00-18.00 —TURNIPS: OFFERINGS
LIGHT 25 lb sks MI Purple Top med 10.00
NJ Purple Top med 10.00
Cumberland Valley
Produce Auction
Shipper!xburg, Pa.
Week at July 13
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 1.00-4 JO X BU.
BEANS: GREEN 6.00-16.00 X BU.;
WAX 8.00-12.50 X BU.
BLUEBERRIES: 1.60-1.70 PINT,
14.00- FLAT.
BROCCOLI; 4.25 X BU.
CABBAGE; GREEN .30-.80 HEAD,
.12-.22 LB.
CANTALOPES: .20-2.20 EACH.
CHERRIES: SWEET 18.00-26.00
FLAT; SOUR 8.00-15 JO FLAT.
CUCUMBERS: 2.00-10.00 X BU.
NECTARINES: 6.00-17.00 FLAT,
17.00- X BU.
ONIONS: SPRING JO-.60 BUNCH.
PEACHES; 2.50-11.00 X BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN SM. TO LRGE.
5.00- X BU.
PICKLES: 6.00-15.00 X BU.
PLUMS: 8.00-16.00 8 QT. FLAT,
.90-1.40 QT.
POTATOES: RED 2JO-8.00 X BU.;
WHITE 5.00-BJO X BU.. 7.00-10.00 50
LBS.
RASPBERRIES: RED 1.20 PINT,
12.00- FLAT; BLACK 1.00-2.50 PT.
RED BEETS: .10-.6S BUNCH,
4.00- X BU.
SQUASH: 3.00-9.50, PATTY PANS
5.25-5.50, SUNBURST 2.00-3.00,
CROOKNECK SJO-7JO, ALL X BU.
SWEET CORN: .50-3.40 DOZEN.
TOMATOES: RED, SM. TO LRGE.
10.00- X BU.
ZUCCHINI: GREEN JO-7JO, YEL
LOW 2.75-4.75 X BU.
FLOWERS: BEDDING .02-3.75 POTS;
GLADIOLA 1.25-5.00.
SALE DAYS MON., TUBS., TOURS.,
FRI., 9 A M.
Marketing Fresh
Through Mid-September
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 18, 1998-Al3
Phila. Herb
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 15-JfUL-98
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market
News, Federal-State Market News Service,
USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0355
CLOUDY 72-87
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MISC HERBS —ANISE: 2/3 ctns CA
18s 25.00 24s 24.00-28.00 30s 25.00
ARRUGULA: 4/5 bucrts bchd NJ 24s
7.00- —BASIL: crts bchd NJ 15s
7.00- 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00
CELERIAC (CELERY ROOT): ctns CA
22.00 —CHIVES: NO SALES
REPORTED —CILANTRO: ctns bchd NJ
30s 10.00 OH 30s 10.00-12.00 ctns Ise NJ
9.00-
—DUX: ctns bchd OH 24s 10.00-12.00
fair cond low as 8.00 crts bchd NJ 24s
10.00- mostly 12.00 —DRY
ESCHALLOT: OFFERINGS
INSUFF7OTE 70RSERADISH:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —MARJORAM: 1 kg ctns bchd
IS 12s 13.00 —MINT: ctns bchd NJ 12s
7.00- mostly 8.00 1 ?tns bchd IS 12s
10.00 —OREGANO: 1 kg ctns bchd IS
12s 13.00 —ROSEMARY; 1 kg ctns bchd
IS 12s 13.00 —SAGE: I kg ctns bchd IS
12s 13.00—TARRAGON: I kg ctns bchd
IS 12s 17.00—THYME: 1 kg ctns bchd IS
12s 13.00
Laurel DE
Fruit
PHILA FEDERAL-STATE
JULY 15, 1998
LAUREL DELAWARE AUCTION
MARKET PRICES TO GROWERS FOR
WEDNESDAY JULY 15, 1998
—CORN: (296) DOZENS PER
DOZEN WHITE 1.00- 1.50 ---
TOMATOES: (199) 25 LB CARTONS ?
17.00-26.00 RED 10.50-23.00
—CANTALOUPS: (7,840) PER MELON
AT? .30- 1,20 SAVOR .50 SUPERSTAR
.95 —WATERMELONS: (1,136) PER
MELON CRIMSON SWEET 15-19 LB
1.75- 2.05 20-24 LB 2.20- 3.25 25-29 LB
3.10- 3.30 ROYAL MAJESTY 20-24 LB
1.75 SANGRIA 15-19 LB 1.75
SEEDLESS 1.85 —SUGAR BABY:
(1647) EACH .75-1.65
1400 DRO
O. Box 633
el, DE 19956
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