Phila. Veg.
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices aa of 10-NOV-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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ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY NOVEM
BER 11. 1998, DUE TO VETERAN DAY
HOLIDAY.
VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —ASPARAGUS: 11 lb etns/crts
bchd PE jbo 16.00 exlge 15.00 Ige fair
cond 10.00 15.00-16.00 std 16.00 fair cond
10.00 —BEANS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY buctns/cits FL Round Green
Type 16.00 ft cond 8.00-10.00 Wax Type
few 30.00 GA Round Green Type 18.00 fr
qual 14.00-16.00 fr cond 8.00-10.00
BEETS: MARKET NI BUNCHED 12S
HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY
ctns/crts bchd NI 12s 9.00 25 lb sks Ise CD
4.00 —BROCCOLI: MARKET ME
LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY
ctns CA bchd 14s 9.00-11.00 mostly
9.00- Crown Cut 10.00-10.50 mostly
10.00 ME bchd 14s 8.00 NJ bchd 14s 5.00
-BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
CABBAGE: MARKET GREEN HIGH
ER. OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 1 3/4
bucits & SO lb cuts NJ Round Green Type
med 5.00-7.00 Red Type med 8.00 PA
Round Green Type med S.OO-6.00 mostly
6.00 ft cond 4.00 Red Type med 7.00 50 lb
sks CD Round Green Type Ige 5.00-550
NY Round Green Type Ige 5.00-5.50
CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
sks 48 I-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-lge
11.00- 1.50 CD Topped med-lge 750 50
lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 12.00 CD •
Topped jbo 750-8.00 ctns 24 l-lb flmbgs
CA Baby Peeled few 16.00-17.00 ctns 20
l-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 14.00 ctns 4
5-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 14.00
CAULIFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns flmwrpd CA 12s
14.00- mostly 15.00 9s 13.00
CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns CA 2 dz 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 2
1/2 dz 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 3dz 10.00
flmbs 30s 13.00 flmbs 36s 12.00
CHINESE CABBAGE; MARKET
STEADY 50 lb ctns NC fr cond 6.00 30 lb
ctns CA Nappa 10.00 WGA etts CA Nappa
16.00- —CORN-SWEET: MARK
ET SLIGHTLY LOWER wbcits FL Yel
low 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00
White 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00
CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL
med 19.00 GA med fr qual 8.00-10.
00 SC med fr qual 12.00—EGGPLANT: 1
1/9 buctns/crts GA med fr appear 14.00
ENDIVE: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOW
ER 1 1/9 buctns/cits FL 10.00-12.00 NJ
9.00- —ESCAROLE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL
11.00- NJ 9.00-11.00 —GARLIC;
MARKET STEADY 30 lb ctns CA White
super col 55.00 col 52.00 super jbo 46.00
exjbo 39.00 jbo 33.00 —GREENS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
CA Kale 24s 10.00 ctns/crts bchd CA
Swiss Chard 10.00 Red 10.00 NC Collard
6.00 Kale 6.00 Mustard 650-7.00 Turnip
Tops 650-7.00 Rape 650-7.00 NJ Collard
6.C0 Kale Flowering 9.00-10.00 Turnip
Tops 650 Dandelion 8.00 Swiss Chard
8.00 TX Kohlrabi 10.00 ctns Ise CA Kale
Flowering 24s 10.00-11.00 20 lb ctns CA--
Rappini 23.00 MX Broccoli Rabe 24s
12.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARK
ET SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns CA 24s
8.00- mostly 9.00 Wrapped 24s
9.00- mostly 10.00 -LETTUCE
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OTHER: MARKET MESCUUN HIGH
ER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY ctns CA
Boston 24s 9.00 Green Leaf 24s
8.00- mostly 9.00 Red Leaf 24s
8.00- 10.00 mostly 9.00 NJ Boston 24s 7.00
Red Leaf 24s 8.00 fit ctns NJ Bibb 7.00 3
lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 9.00
LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET LOW
ER cuts CA 24s 8.00-11.00 mostly 9.00 NJ
24s 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.00 1.3 bucrts CA
24s 12.00-13.00 mostly 13.00
MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10
lb ctns PA Ige 11.50-12.00 med 8.50-9.00
4 qt bias PA med-lge 5.00 sml-med 4.00 5
lb ctns PA Oyster 15.50-16.00 Ciemini
7.00 Portobellas 7.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake
12.00 fair qual 9.00 ctns 10 12-oz trays
flmwrpd PA 9.00 ctns 10 10-oz trays
flmwrpd PA 8.00 —OKRA: OFFERINGS'
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —ONIONS
GREEN: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER
ctns bchd CA 48s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00
MX 48s 7.00 NJ 36s 7.00 some 8.00 OH
48s 8.00-10.00 ctnsVcrts bchd CA Leeks
12s 13.00 NJ Leeks 12s 10.00-12.00
PARSLEY: crts bchd TX Root 24s 15.00
ctns bchd NJ Curly 60s 10.00 30s 6.00
Plain 60s 10.00 30s 6.00 TX Curly 60s
14.00 Plain 60s 16.00 —PARSNIPS:
MARKET STEADY cuts 12 1-Ib flmbgs
CD 9.50 20 lb flmbgs Ise CD 13.00
PEAS GREEN: MARKET LOWER 10 lb
ctns CA Snow Peas 15.00 GU Snow Peas
Decalyxed 16.00 CA Sugar Snap Peas
15.00 —PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE --
PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
1 1/9 buclns/crts FL Bell Type Green Ige
12.00- Bell Type Green Ige 10.00
med-lge 8.00 med 9.00 Red Ige some 18.00
NJ Bell Type Green exlge 11.00-12.00 Ige
9.00 med 7.00 SC Bell Type Red med
14.00- sml 10.00 15 lb ctns CA Bell
Type Red exlge 16.00-18.00 25 lb ctns CA
Bell Type Red exlge fr qua! 22.00 5 kg ctns
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NL Bell Type Red 80- 100 mm 22.00-24.00
Yellow 80-lOOmro 28.00-29.00
PEPPERS OTHER: OFFERINGS INSUF
FICIENT TO QUOTE —PUMPKINS:
OFFERINGS NONE —RADISHES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns Ipd 30
6-oz flmbgs FL Red 10.00 MN Red
8.50-9.00 OH Red 7.00-8.00 ctns tpd 14
1-lb flmbgs FL Red 10.50 MN Red
9.00- —RHUBARB: OFFERINGS
NONE —RUTABAGAS: 50 lb ctns CD
med 8.00 —SPINACH: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA Flat 24s
12.00 I 2/5 buctns bchd NJ Savoy 8.00 1
2/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 12.00 cel cit
NJ Savoy 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00
SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
1/2 & 5/9 Ixictns/cits GA Zucchini sml
med 7.00-10.00 med 8.00 Yellow Straight
neck sml-med 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 med
6.00- I 1/9 bucrts NJ A com med few
8.00 Butternut med few 9.00 —SWEET
POTATOES: MARKET NJ LOWER.
OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 40 lb ctns
NC U.S. One Jewels med 9.00-10.00 most
ly 10.00 fr qual 6.00-7.00 jbo 6.00 NJ
Jewels med 10.00 fr qual 7.00 jbo 5.00
CURED 40 lb ctns NC U.S. One Jewels
med 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00
TOMATOES; MARKET NL CLUSTERS
SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY 25 lb ctns FL 85% U.S. One or
Belter Mature Greens light red-red sx6s
12.00- mostly 12.00 fr cond 10.00,
ord cond 4.00-5.00 6x6s 10.00-12.00 most
ly 12.00 ord cond 4.00-5.00 Local Repack
85% U.S. One or Belter Mature Greens
pink-light red sx6s 18.50 6x6s 17.50 5 kg
ctns NL Vine Ripes light red-red med
18.00- (clusters) —TOMATOES,
CHERRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
fits 12 1-pt bkts FL light red-rad 10.00 MX
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light red-red 10.00 —TOMATOES,
PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 25 lb cuts FL light-red 15.00
TURNIPS: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGH
ER 25 lb sics NJ Purple Top med 4.00-5.00
—VEGETABLES OTHER: MARKET
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
MISC SEASONAL —APPLE CIDER:
ctns 4 1-gal bottles OH 9.00 VT
10.00-11.00
APPLES: 4.00-10.00 BU.
BROCCOLI .SO-1.10 HEAD
CABBAGE: GREEN 3.00-4.00 50 LB.
BAG.
CAULIFLOWER: .40-1.10 HEAD.
GARLIC: 22.00-29.00 30 LB. BOX.
CRAPES; RED 7.00-10.00 18 LBS.;
GREEN 6.00-8.00 IS LBS.
ONIONS: YELLOW 4.00-11.00 50 LB
BAG.
PEPPERS: CREEM SM TO LOE
4.00-9.00 BU.; HOT 3.00-7.00 V, BU.
POTATOES: RED 4.00-5.00 50 LBS.;
WHITE 3.00-5.00 50 LBS.; SWEET
4.00-6.50 Vj BU.
PUMPKINS: NECK .40-1.60 EACH.
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