Phila. Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 07-APR-99
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark
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VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES: ctns
iSsfrqual 10.00 24s fr qual 10.00 30s
fr qual 10.00 36s fr qual 10.00 CA 18s
,7 00-18.00 245 18.00 30s 17.0036 s 16.00
4gs 17 00 Ige Ise 17.00 sml Ise 22.00
A SPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT
jfEADY pyr ctns/crts Ise CA All Green
Ige 40 00 pyr ctns/crts 28 lb bchd CA All
Green Ige 38.00-42.00 mostly 40.00 std
38 00-40.00 11 lb ctns bchd CA All Green
Ige 19 00 std 19.00 IS lb ctns bchd MX
Green Tips 16.00-18.00 15 lb ctns Ise CA
A II Green jbo 18.00 exlge 18.00
BEANS; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
buctns/crts FL Round Green Type
,4 00-16.00 mostly 14.00 some 12.00 fr
cond 10.00-12.00 Handpicked 14.00-17.00
mostly 14.00-15.00 —BEETS; ctns bchd
TX 12s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 25 lb
flmbgs Ise TX 6.00 —BROCCOLI:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ
bchd 14s 7.50-8.00 CA bchd 14s 7.00-8.50
mostly 7.00 some 6.00 Crown Cut
9 00-10 00 mostly 10.00 some few 7.00
otd cond 3.00-4.00 —BRUSSELS SPR
OUTS. 25 lb ctns CA 25.00 MX 25.00
CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 3/4 bucrts & 50 lb ctns CD
Red Type med 6.00 FL Round Green Type
med 6 00-7.00 ord cond 3.00 Red Type
med 8 00 TX Round Green Type med
6 50-7.00 mostly 7.00 Red Type med 8.
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00 50 lb sks CD Round Green Type Ige
4.50-5.00 mostly 4.50 NY Round Green
Type Ige 4.00-5.00 mostly 450 otd cond
2.00 1 3/4 bucrts it 40 lb ctns FL Savoy
Type med 8.00 —CARROTS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb flmbgs CA
Topped mcd-lge 15.00-17.00 some 13.00
frqual 12.00 FL Topped med-Ige 12.00 50
lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 18.00 one label
24 00 fr cond 17.00 CD CDOne Topped
jbo 18.00 FLTopped jbo 17.00 TX Topped
jbo 17.00-19.00 ctns 24 1-lb flmbgs CA
Baby Peeled 15.00 CTNS 4-5 lb flmb
14.00 ctns 20 l-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled
12.00- mostly 12.00-13.00
CAULIFLOWER: MARKET HIGHER
ctns flmwrpd AZ 12s 14.00 9s 12.00 CA
12s 14,00-16.00 —CELERY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 2 dz 8.00-9.00
mostly 9.00 2 1/2 dz 9.00-10.00 mostly
9.00 flmbs 30s 11.00 FL 2 dz 750-8.00 2
1/2 dz 7.50-8.00 3 dz 7.50-8.00
CHINESE CABBAGE: celcrts FL 8.00
Nappa 7.00-8.00 —CORN-SWEET:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY wbcrts FL
Yellow 4 dz min 9.50-12.00 White 4 dz
min 10.00-12.00 --CUCUMBERS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY WAXED 1
1/9 FL med 20.00-22.00 mostly
20.00 fr qual 12.00 sml 15.00 Ige 10.00
MX med 20.00 fr qual 12.00-14.00
UNWAXED 1 1/9 FL Pickles
200-300 s 20.00-24.00 MX Pickles
200-300 s 20.00-23.00 —EGGPLANT;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9
bucntrs wrpd FL med 10.50 few 12.00 fr
qual 8.00 ctns/crts MX 18s 8.00 24s
8.00- 1/2 buctns FL Italian
8.00- NL Italian few 14.00
---ENDIVE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 750-8.00
mostly 8.00 10 lb ctns BL Will oof 15.00
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HIGHER 1 1/9 buclns/crts FL 7.50-8.00
mostly 8.00 —GARLIC: MARKET LOW
ER 30 lb ctns AG BOAT Whtte #5 16.00
#6 19.00 #7 21.00 —GREENS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY crts bchd NJ Dandelion
24s 14.00 ctns bchd CA Kale 24s 10.00
MX Swiss Chard 12s 11.00 Red 12s 11.00
TX Dandelion 12s 10.00 Kohlrabi 12s 9.00
Swiss Chard 12s 9.00 Red 12s 9.00 ctns/
crts bchd GA Collard 24s 6.50-7.00 mostly
6.50 Kale 24s 6.50-7.00 mostly 6.50 NC
Mustard 7.00 Turnip Tops 7.00 Rape 7.00
ctns Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s
11.00- bubkts Ise NJ Dandelion
9.00- --LETTUCE-ICEBERG:
MARKET HIGHER ctns AZ 24s
14.00- mostly 14.00 fr cond
10.00- ord cond 4.00-6.00 poor cond
1.00- Wrapped 24s 12.00-16.00 fr
cond 8.00-10.00 CA 24s 12,00-15.00
mostly 15.00 some 16.00 Wrapped 24s
14.00- mostly 15.00 some 16.00 FL
24s 8.00 Wrapped 24s 9.00 -LETTUCE
OTHER; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns AZ Boston 24s fr cond 5.00 Green
Leaf 24s 9.00 Red Leaf 24s 10.00 CA Bos
ton 24s 7.00-8.00 Green Leaf 24s
8.00- some 11.00 Red Leaf 24s
8.00- 10.50 mostly 9.00 25 lb ctns CA
Mesculin Mix 6.00-7.50 —LETTUCE
ROMAINE: MARKET LOWER ctns AZ
24s 10.50-11.00 fr cond 7.50-8.00 CA 24s
10.00- 12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 some 9.00
—MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY
10 lb ctns PA Ige 12.00 med-lge 12.00 med
9.00- mostly 9.00 4 qt bkts PA med
lge 5.00-5.50 mostly 5.00 sml-med
4.00- mostly 4.00 5 lb ctns PA Oyster
14.00- Cremini 7.00 Portobellas
7.50-8.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake
12.00- fair qual 850-10.00 ctns 12
8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 8.00-8.50 mostly
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8.00 ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwrpd PA
9.00- mostly 9.00 ctns 10 10-oz trays
flmwrpd PA 8.00-850 mostly 8.00
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ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd MX 48s 7.00-8.00
ctns bchd bulb type TX Bulb Type 24s
12.00 crts bchd Ft, Leeks 12s 10.00 ctns
bchd CA Leeks 12s 10.00 MX Leeks 12s
10.00- mostly 10.00 —PARSLEY;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY crts bchd
FL Curly 60s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 Plain
60s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 ctns bchd TX
Curly 60s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Plain
60s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Root 12s
14.00 —PARSNIPS. OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —PEAS
GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 10
lb ctns GU Snow Peas Decslyxed
10.00- fr qual 8.00 MX Snow Peas
Decalyxed 12.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas
Decalyxed 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00
PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS NONE
PEPPERS; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green jbo
9.00- 11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 exlge 9.00 fr
qual 7.00-8.00 Ige 8.00-10.00 fr qual
650-7.00 med 8.00 sml 6.00 Mxd Red And
Green exlge 8.00 Ige 7.00 med 7.00 5 kg
ctns NL Bell Type Orange 80- 100 mm
32.00 Red 80-100 mm 32.00 Yellow
80-lOOmm 34.00 —PEPPERS OTHER:
1/2 buctns FL finger Hot 10.00-12.00
mostly 12.00 1 1/9 buctns FL Long Hot
16.00- mostly 16.00 —RADISHES;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30
6-oz flmbgs FL Red 4.00-450 mostly 4.50
ctns tpd 14 1-Ib flmbgs FL Red 5.00 ctns
bchd FL Red 24s 9.00 —RHUBARB;
OFFERINGS NONE -RUTABAGAS:
WAXED 50 lb sks CD med 750
SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
1 2/5 buerts bchd CA Flat 24s 11.00 1 2/5
bu ctns NC Savoy with roots 8.00 1 2/5 bu
crts NJ Savoy 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 ctns
12 10-oz flmbgs CD Savoy 9,50
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SQUASH; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
1/2 & 5/9 buctns/crts FL Zucchini sml-med
13.00- 00 mostly 16.00 some
12.00- med 12 00-14.00 Yellow
Straightneck sml-med 12.00 med
8 00-10.00 mostly 10 00 1 1/9 buctns NJ
Butternut med 10.00
—SWEET POTATOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns NC
U.S One Jewels med 10.00-11.00 fr qual
5.50 jbo 6.00-6 50 --TOMATOES:
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER 25 lb
cuts FL 80% U.S. One or Better Mature
Greens light red-red sx6s 8.00-9.00 mostly
8.00 6x6s 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 Local
Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature
Greens pink-light red sx6s 11.50 6x6s
11.50 6x7s 1150 —TOMATOES, CHER
RY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12
1-pt bkts FL 9.00 few 8.00 MX red
7.00- —TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:
MARKET LOWER 25 lb ctns FL light
red-red 10.00 red fr cond 6.00 ---
TURNIPS: 25 lb sks NC med 6.00 NJ med
6.00 —VEGETABLES OTHER: 8 lb ctns
CA Radicchio 12s few 11.00 IT Radicchio
12s