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Phiia Veg.
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 20-MAY-99
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark
et News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0355
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VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES: NO
SALES REPORTED —ASPARAGUS:
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER pyr ctns/
cits bchd CA Green 12s std few 25.00 pyr
ctns/crts 28 lb bchd CA Green Ige 30.00
std 32.00 WA WAExFcy Green Ige
34.00- std 36.00-37.00 pyrcrts bchd
NJ Green fldran 25.00-28.00 —BEANS:
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER buctns/
cits GA Round Green Type 10.00-12.00
mostly 12.00 few 14.00 fair cond low as
8.00 5 lb ctns GU Hericot Vert (French
Type) 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00
BEETS; MARKET STEADY cits bchd NI
12s 8.00 —BROCCOLI: MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns CA bchd 14s
6.00- Crown Cut 8.00-9.00
BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns CA
17.00 MX 15.00 —CABBAGE: MARK
ET ABOUT STEADY 1 3/4 bucrts & 50 lb
'.lns FL Round Green Type tried 7.00-8.00
mostly 7.00 Red Type tried 8.00 GA Round
Green Type med 6.00-8.00 mostly
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6.00-7.00 few lower Red Type mod 8.
00 NC Round Green Type med 6307.00
mostly 630 1 3/4 bucits & 40 lb ctns FL
Savoy Type med few 12.00 —CARROTS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-Ib
flmbgs CA Topped med-lge 14.00-15.00
mostly 14.00 SO lb sks Ise AZ Topped
med-lge 16.00-18.00 CA Topped jbo few
22.00 TX Topped jbo 20.00 ctns 24 1-lb
flmbgs CA Baby Peeled few 17.00 ctns 20
1-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 13.00 ctns 4
S-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 14.00
CAULIFLOWER; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns flmwtpd CA 12s 7.00-10.00
mostly 7.00-9.00 few high as 11.00 fair
cond 5.00-6.00 —CELERY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 2 dz
11.00- mostly 11.00 2 1/2 dz
11.00- mostly 11.00 flmbs 30s
12.00- few 14.00 FL 2 dz
10.0010.50 2 1/2 dz 10.00-1030 3 dz
10.00- —CHINESE CABBAGE:
celcrts FL 9.00 -CORN-SWEET:
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER wbcrts
FL Yellow 4 dz min 11.0012.00 White 4
dz min 11.0012.00 mostly 11.001130
CUCUMBERS: MARKET SLIGHTLY
LOWER WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL
med fair appear 10.0012.00 GA med
12.0013.00 fr qua! 8.009.00 mostly 8.00
MX med 12.00 fr qua! 10.00 SC med
14.00- —EGGPLANT: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
ENDIVE: MARKET STEADY 1 1/9
bucits FL9.0010.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof
14.00 ESCAROLE: MARKET LOWER
1 1/9 bucrts FL 8.00-9.00 few 7JO
GARLIC; MARKET STEADY 30 lb ctns
MX Purple super col 34.50 col 31.50 super
jbo 25.50 exjbo 22.50 jbo 21.00
GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns bcfad CA Swiss Chard 12s 10.00 Red
12s 10.00 bchd OA Collaid 24s
6.50 Kale 24s 630 NC Collaid 6.00-630
mostly 6.00 Kale 6.00-6.50 mostly 6.00
Mustard 630-7.00 Turnip Tops 630-7.00
Rape 630-7.00 NJ Collaid 6.00 Kale 6.00
Dandelion 9.00-10.00 Swiss Chard
9.00- 10.00 ctns Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s
12.00 20 lb ctns CA Broccoli Rabe 24s one
label 22.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 24s
9.00- mostly 10.00-11.00 few 8.00
Wrapped 24s 11.00-13.00 mostly
12.00- fair cond 6.00-7.00 NM 24s
9.00- Wrapped 24s 11.00
LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET LEAF
HIGHER. OTHERS ABOUT STEADY
ctns CA Boston 24s 8.00-9.00 Orem Leaf
24s 9.00-1030 mostly 9.00-10.00 few 8.00
few 11.00 Red Leaf 24s 9.00-1030 mostly
9.00- few 8.00 few 11.00 NJ Green
Leaf 24s 7.00 Red Leaf 24s 7.00 Bibb 24s
10.00- —LETTUCE-ROMAINE:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 24s
9.00- mostly 9.00-10.00 occ 11.00
fair cond 6.00 1.3 bucrts CA 24s
13.00- —MUSHROOMS: MARK
ET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 12.00 med-
Ige 12.00 med 9.00-9.50 mostly 9.00 4 qt
bkts PA med-lge 5.00-530 mostly 5.00
sml-med 4.00-4.50 mostly 4.00 5 lb ctns
PA Oyster 14.00-15.00 Creminl 7.00 Por
tobellas 7.50-8.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake
12.00- fair qual 830-10.00 ctns 12
8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 8.1)0-8.50 mostly
8.00 ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwrpd PA
9.00- mostly 9.00 ctns 10 10-oz trays
flmwrpd PA 8.00-8.50 mostly 8.00
OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT 1/2 bucrts
FL sml-med few 14.00-15.00 —ONIONS
GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns bchd MX 48s 7.00-8.00 mostly
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7.00- cits bchd NJ Leeks 12s
9.00- -PARSLEY: MARKET
CURLY HIGHER. PLAIN LOWER cits
bchd NJ Curly 60s 10.00-12.00 Plain 60s
17.00- OH Plain 60s 17.00
PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE —PEAS GREEN:
MARKET SNOW PEAS SLIGHTLY
LOWER, SUGAR SNAPS ABOUT
STEADY 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas
Decalyxed 11.00-12.00 few 10.00 Sugar
Snap Peas Decalyxed 11.00-14.00 mostly
12.00 —PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS
NONE —PEPPERS: MARKET GREEN
LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY
WIDE RANGE IN QUALITY AND
CONDITION 1 1/9 buctns/crts CA Bdl
Type Green jbo 12.00 exlge 10.00 Ige 9.00
fair qual 7.00 FL Bdl Type Green jbo
14.00 exlge 10.00-12.00 some best 16.00
fair qual & ord cond 3.00-5.00 Ige
9.00- few high as 12.00 fr qual
6.00- fair qual & cond 3.00-5.00 med
7.00- fr qual 5.00-6.00 Mxd Red And
Green Ige 6.00 med 5.00-6.00 IS lb ctns
MX Bell Type Red exlge 14.00 25 lb ctns
MX Bell Type Red Ige fair qual 16.00 5 kg
ctns NL Bell Type Red 80-100 mm
16.00- some 13.00-14.00 Yellow
80-100 mm 16.00-17.00 some 13.00-14.00
—PEPPERS OTHER: 1 1/9 buctns FL
Long Hot 8.00-10.00 —RADISHES:
MARKET FL SLIGHTLY LOWER.
OTHERS ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30
6-oz flmbgs FL Red 9.00-10.00 OH Red
9.00- mostly 10.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb
flmbgs FL Red 930 OH Red IOiOO ctns
bchd MX Red 24s 6.00 OH Red 24s 8.00
—RHUBARB: NO SALES REPORTED
—RUTABAGAS; 50 lb sks CD CDOne
med 7.00-7.50 —SPINACH; MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA
Flat 24s 12.00 —SQUASH: MARKET
ZUCCHINI ABOUT STEADY, YEL
LOW STRAIGHTNECK SLIGHTLY
HIGHER 1/2 & 5/9 buctns/crts FL Zuc
chini sml-med 4.00-5.00 med 2.00-4.00
OA Zucchini sml-med 4.00-6.00 mostly
5.00 med 3.00-4.00 some 2.00 occ high as
5.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med
5.00- mostly 7.00 med 4.00-5.00
mostly 5.00 5 lb ctns OU Sunburst 12.00 -
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ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns NC
U.S. One Jewels med 11.00
TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 25 lb ctns FL Vine Ripes light
red-red sx6s 9.00-10.00 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s
8.00-9.00 80% U.S. One or Better Mature
Greens light red-red 6x6s 8.00-9.00 Local
Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature
Greens pink-light red 5 x6s 12.50 6*6e
12.50 6*7s 12.50 5 kg ctns on the vine NL
Vine Ripes red med-lge 12.00
TOMATOES. CHERRY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY fits 12 l-pt bkts FL
light red-red 7.00-8.00 red 6.00
TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER 25 lb ctns FL light
red-red 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00-10.00
TURNIPS: 25 lb sks NC Purple Top 8.00
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Produce Auction
PA
Average Prices Of #1 Produce
May 14 & 18, 1999
Price Difference* are Quality, Size or
Days
Open 10 a.m.
ASPARAGUS: .75-1.25 LB.
ONIONS; SPRING ,4(K60 BUNCH.
RADISHES: .30-.45 BUNCH.
RHUBARB: .35-.7S LB.
STRAWBERRIES: 13.00-15.00 8 QT.
FLAT.
TOMATOES: GREENHOUSE
7.00-11.00 10 LBS.
ANNUALS: 7.00-9.00 FIAT, 1.00-1.75
POT.
PERENNIALS; 5.00-14.00 FLAT,
POTS 1.00-5.00.
VEGETABLE PLANTS: 6.00-8.00
FLAT.
PLANTERS: SM. TO LROE.
5.00-
FLOWERS: GERANIUMS 2.50-4.25.
HANGING BASKETS: 6.50-12.00.
SHRUBS: 3.00-10.00, LARGE ROSES
12.00- AZALEAS 3.00-6.25, RHO
DODENDRONS 9.00-12.00.
TREES: ORNAMENTALS 9.00-15.00.
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