Phila. Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Priea a* of 18-MAR-99
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark
w News, Federal-State Market News
s£rvice. USDA.
phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0355
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VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES: ctns
CA 18s few 23,00 Ige Isc few 22.00
ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY pyr ctns/crts Ise CA All Green
Ige fair cond 26.00 std fair cond 28.00 MX
Ml Green Ige 28.00 pyr ctns/crts 28 lb
bchd CA All Green std 35.00 MX All
Green Ige 31.00 few high as 36.00 std
33 00 few 36.00 sml 30.00-31.00 few
34 00 fair cond 24.00 11 lb bchd
CA All Green exlge 14.00-15.00 Ige
14 00-15.
00 std 14.00-15.00 MX All Green Ige
14 00 15 lb ctns Ise CA All Green jbo fair
cond 13.00 —BEANS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY buctns/crts FL Round
Green Type 12.00-14.00 mostly
13 00-14.00 Handpicked 14.00-16.00
mostly 14.00 Wax Type 30.00 -BEETS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
TX 12s few 9.00 25 lb flmbgs Ise CD med
500 TX med 5.50-6.00 —BROCCOLI:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ
bchd 14s 7.50 some 7.00 CA bchd 14s
6 50-7.50 mostly 7.00-7.50 few 8.00
Crown Cut 8.50-9.50 mostly 9.00
BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns MX
few 15.00 —CABBAGE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 1 3/4 bucrts St 50 lb
ctns CD Round Green Type med 6.50 Red
Type med few 8.00 FL Rcwnd Green Type
med 6.50-7.50 fair cond 5.50-6.00 Red
Type med 8.00 TX Round Green Type
med 7.00-7.50 Red Type med 8.00-9.00
mostly 8.00 50 lb sks CD Round Green
Type Ige 5.00 NY Round Green Type Ige
475 1 3/4 bucrts St 40 lb ctns FL Savoy
Type med 8.00-9.00 TX Savoy Type med
900 —CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY sks 48 1-lb flmbgs CA Topped
med-lge 13.00 few higher GA Topped med
few 12.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo
16 00-20.00 few 21.00 CD Topped jbo
SUPER NURSERY AUCTION
THURSDAY - MARCH 25 AT 10:00 AM
1000’s of shrubs & trees
Call for our inventory list
open very Tuesday & Thursday for Nursery Stock &
Bedding Plants
Inc.
RD4 Box 4153-A, Oakhaven Rd., Fleetwood, Pa. 19533
610-683-7161 or Fax 610-663-5429
Auction License #AHOOOO73L
Nursery License #OO-057162-ZND
12.00- GA Topped jbo 17.00 MX
Topped jbo fair cond 11.00 ctns bchd CA
Bundled 24s 11.00 ctns 24 1-lb flmbgs CA
Baby Peeled 16.00 few 17.00 ctns 20 1-lb
flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 12.00-14.00 occ
15.00 ctns 12 2-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled
few 17.00 ctns 4 5-lb film bags CA few
14.00 —CAULIFLOWER: MARKET
HIGHER ctns flmwrpd AZ 12s 14.00 9s
13.00 CA 12s 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.009 s
13.00- —CELERY; MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns CA 2 dz
7.50- mostly 8.00-8.50 some incl fair
appear 7.00 2 1/2 dz 7.50-9.00 mostly
8.00- some incl fair appear 7.00 limbs
30sll.00FL2dz8.00 2 t/2dzB.oo3dz
8.00 —CHINESE CABBAGE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY celcits FL 9.00-10.00
50 lb ctns CA Nappa 13.00 WGA cits CA
Nappa 15.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARK
ET SLIGHTLY LOWER wbcrts FL Yel
low 4 dz min 10.00-13.00 mostly 12.00
White 4 dz min 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00
—CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL
med 22.00-24.00 ft qua! few 18.00 otd
qua! 10.00-13.00 few 14.00 MX med fr
qua! few 18.00 ord qua! 10.00-11.00
EGGPLANT; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 bucntrs wrpd FL med
14.00 fair qual 9.00-11.00 few 12.00 fair
qua! St cond 8.00 sml-med 12.00 ctns/crts
MX 18s 12.00-14.00 1/2 St 5/9 buctns/crts
FL Italian fair appear 8.00 —ENDIVE:
MARKET STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL
7.50- —ESCAROLE: MARKET
STEADY I 1/9 buctns/crts FL 7.50-8.00 -
-GARLIC; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
30 lb ctns AG BOAT White #5 21.00 #6
24.00 #7 27.00 22 lb ctns/crts AO BOAT
White exjbo 14.00-16.00 —GREENS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
CA Kale 24s 9.00-10.00 Swiss Chard 12s
11.00 Red 12s 11.00 TX Dandelion 12s
9.00 Kohlrabi 12s 9.00 Swiss Chard 12s
8.50- Red 12s 8.50-9.00 ctns/crts bchd
GA Collard 24s 6.00-6.50 Kale 24s
6.00- NC Collard 550-6.00 few 5.00
Kale 550-650 mostly 6.00 few 5.00 Mus
tard 7.00 Turnip Tops 7.00 Rape 7.00 ctns
Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s 10.00-11.00
few 9.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s
9.00- 11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 few 8.00 fair
qua] 6.00-7.00 ord-fair cond 3.00-5.00
Wrapped 24s 10.00-12.00 mostly
11.00- 12.00 fair qual low as 9.00 CA 24s
9.00- FL 24s 8.00 Wrapped 24s 9.00
MX 24s 9.00-10.00 -LETTUCE
OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns AZ Boston 24s 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00
Green Leaf 24s 8.00-9.00 few 7.00 Red
Leaf 24s 8.00-9.00 few 7.00 CA Green
Leaf 24s 8.00-9.00 Red Leaf 24s 8.00-9.00
FL Boston 24s 7.00 Bibb 24s 7.00 2.5 lb
ctns CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00
LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctns AZ 24s
8.00- mostly 9.00-10.00 few
10.50-11.00 oid cond 2.00-3.00 CA 24s
9.00- FL 24s 7.00 1.3 bucrts AZ 24s
12.00 few 13.00 —MUSHROOMS:
MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige
12.00 med-lge 12.00 med 9.00-9.50 mostly
9.00 4 qt bkts PA med-lge 5.00-5.50 most
ly 5.00 sml-med 4.00-4.50 mostly 4.00 5 lb
ctns PA Oyster 14.00-15.00 Cremini 7.00
Poitobellas 7.50-8.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake
12.00- fair qual BJO-10.00 ctns 12
8-oz bays flmwrpd PA 8.00-8.50 mostly
8.00 ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwrpd PA
9.00- mosdy 9.00 ctns 10 10-oz trays
flmwrpd PA 8.00-8.50 mostly 8.00
OKRA: 1/2 bucrts NI sml-med 20.00
ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bcfad MX 48s 6.00-7.00
ctns bchd bulb, type TX 24s 12.00 cits bchd
FL Leeks 12s 10.00 ctns bchd CA Leeks
12s few BJO MX Leeks 12s 9.00- 10J0
PARSLEY: MARKET STEADY cits bchd
FL Curly 60s 8.00 Plain 60s 8.00 ctns bchd
TX Curly 60s 9.00 Plain 60s 9.00
PARSNIPS: ctns 12 1-lb flmbgs CD 9.00
20 lb flmbgs Ise CD 13.00 —PEAS
GREEN: MARKET SNOW PEAS HIGH
ER, SUGAR SNAPS LOWER 10 lb ctns
GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 7.00-9.00 most
ly 8.00-8 JO fair cond 5.00 MX Snow Peas
7 JO-8.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed
11.00- mostly 12.00 occ 15.00 few
10.00 —PEAS OTHER; OFFERINGS
NONE —PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type
Green jbo 13.00 few 14.00 exlge
11.00- fair qual 8.00 Ige 9.00-10.00
fair qual 7.00-8.00 med 8.00 Mxd Red And
Green Ige 6.00-8.00 Red exlge few
14.00- Yellow exlge few 14.00 MX
Bell Type Red jbo fair qual 9.00 Ige fair
qual 10,00 15 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red
exlge 8.00 Ige 8.00 fair cond 5.00 Yellow
exlge 14.00 5 kg ctns IS Bell Type Orange
80-100 mm 32.00-33.00 Red 80-100 mm
17.00- Yellow 80-100 mm 24.00
PEPPERS OTHER: 1/2 and 5/9 buctns/crts
FL Jalapeno 7.00-8.00 1 1/9 buctns FL
Long Hot 12.00-13.00 fair cond 8.00
Cubanelles Ige 7.00-8.00 —RADISHES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30
6-oz flmbgs FL Red 4.00-5.00 ctns tpd 14
1-Ib flmbgs FL Red 5.00 40 lb flmbgs tpd
FL Red 12.00 ctns bchd FL Red 24s
8.50-9.00 MX Red 24s 6.00-7.50
RHUBARB: OFFERINGS NONE --
RUTABAGAS: 50 lb sks CD CDOne med
7JO —SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd AZ Flat 24s 9.00 1 2/5
bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 10.00-11.00
bubkts TX Savoy 11.00 ctns 12 10-oz
flmbgs Repacked Enroute Savoy 8.00-9.00
ctns NC Savoy 10.00 —SQUASH:
MARKET ZUCCHINI HIGHER. YEL
LOW STRAIGHTNECK LOWER 1/2 A
5/9 buctns/crts FL Zucchini sml-med few
12.00 fair cond 7.00-8.00 med fair cond
5.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med
12.00- fair cond 8.00 ctns/higs MX
Zucchini sml-med 10.00-12.00 mostly
11.00- med 8.00-10.00 mostly
9.00- Yellow Straightneck sml-med
17.00- —SWEET POTATOES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY CURED 40
lb ctns NC U.S. One Jewels med
10J0-11.00 mostly 11.00 fair appear 10.00
fair qual 5.50-6.00 jbo 5.50-6.00
TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 25 lb ctns FL 80% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s
9.00- 10.00 6x6s 9.00-10.00 Local Repack
85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens
pink-light red sx6s 13.00 6x6s 13.00 6x7s
12.00 fils 2 lyr MX Vine Ripes Improved
Varieties light-red 4x4s 8.00 some BJO
4xss 8.00-10.00 SxSs 9.00 5 kg ctns AZ
Vine Ripes light-red med 12.00 (clusters)
IS Vine Ripes light-red med (dusters) few
18.00 NL Vine Ripes red med 18.00-19.00
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Flower Sale
Friday March 26, 1999
at 11:00 AM
Snyder County Produce Auction
9 mile South of Selinsgrove on Route 11-15 or
45 miles North of Harrisburg, Pa.
570-374-0284 or 374-3793
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 20, 1999-Al3
(dusters) 7 kg fits NL Vine Ripes light-rad
28s 24.00 —TOMATOES, CHERRY:
MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER fits 12
1-pt bkls FL light-red 8.00-9.00 rad 6.00
MX light red-red 8.00-9.00 ---
TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns FL red 10.00
MX light red-red fair appear 8.00-9.00
TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY 25 lb
flmbgs NO Purple Top med 6.00
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MISC HERBS —ANISE: 2/3 ctns CA
24s 16.00-17.00 —ARRUOULA: 4/5
boots bchd FL 24s 10.00 -BASIL: 1 kg
ctns IS 12s 13.00 crts bchd FL 15s 10.
00 —CELERIAC (CELERY ROOT):
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —CHIVES: 1 kg ctns bchd IS
18.00 —CILANTRO: 4/5 bucrts bchd FL
30s 9.0010.00 4/5 bucrts Ise FL 9.00 ctns
bchd TX 30s 9.00 —DILL: ctns bchd TX
24s 9.00-10.00 crts bchd FL 24s
9.00-10.00 —DRY ESCHALLOT:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —HORSERADISH: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
MARJORAM: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00
-MINT: crts bchd FL 12s 8.00 ctns bchd
FL 12s 10.00 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 10.00
—OREGANO: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s
13.00 —ROSEMARY: 1 kg ctns bchd IS
12s 13.00 —SAGE: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s
13.00 —TARRAGON: I kg ctns bchd IS
12s 17.00 —THYME: Ikg ctns bchd IS
12s 13.00
Easter
Full run of Produce
& Rabbits & Poultry at
Phila. Herb
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 18-MAR-99