PhlL Fruit Market PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices aa of 27-JAN-2000 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark et News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215) 336-0355 Partly Cloudy 16-31 CTTRUS FRUITS —CLEMENTINES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 23 kg cits SP 20s poor oond .10-.25 24s 2.00-3.00 poor-fr oond .10-1.00 28s 2.00-3.00 poor frcond.lo-1.00 32s freond 1.00 36s poor fr cond .10-1.00 40s poor-fr ccod .10-. 100 —GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Indian River Red 23s few 11.00 27s few 11.00 32s few 11.00 36s few 10.00 40s few 11.00 48s few 9.00 S6s few 8.00 Star Ruby 27s few 11.00 40s few 11.00 Ruby Red 27s 7.00 32s 6.00 36s 6.00 Flame 23s few 11.00 27s few 11.00 32s few 11.00 36s few 10.00 40s few 9.00 48s few 8.00 —LEMONS: MARKET LOWER ctns AZ Unci (Standard) 165 s 10.00 CA Shprs Choice 95s 20.00 115 s 17.00- 140 s 17.00-19.00 165 s 16.00- 200 s 12.00-14.00 —LIMES; MARKET ABOUT STEADY 10 lb ctns MX 42s 930-10.00 48s 8.50-10.00 54s 8.00- 63s 10.00 fr cond 6.00 40 lb ctns MX 150 s few 36.00 fr appear 26.00- 175 s 30.00 fr appear 26.00- 200 s 30.00 —MISC CITRUS: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE ORANGES: MARKET CA VALENCI- A'S 56-72‘S HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade Navel 56s 16.00-17.00 72s 16.00-17.00 88s 12.00 113 s 9.00 Shprs Choice Navel 72s 9.00 88s 8.00- 113 s 8.50-9.00 4/5 buctns FL Hamlins 80s 10.00 —TANGELOS; MARKET ABOUT STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Minneola 80s 16.00 —TANGERINES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 4/5 buctns PIONEER. u ra* 1 hybrids. . More bottom line power. 1999 Performance Summary from the Northeast Pioneer® brand hybrids vs. the competition PIONEER® PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER BRAND HYBRID #CMP YIELD YIELD ADV YIELD %WIN MOIST ADV INCOME ADV TSTWTADV 32G8Q 32K62 (Bt: 32P75 32P76 (Bt: 3335 3394 33A14 33851 (Bt: 33G26 33G27(8G 33J56 33K81 33VQ8 33Y09 (Bt: 33Y18 34823 34G81 34G82 (Bt 34K77 34K78 (Bt: 34T38 (Bt 3523 3573 35N05 35P12 36808 36D14 (CL: 36F30 (Bt: 36G12 36G13 (Bt: 36G32 (Bt: 36K27 (Bt: 36K50 36M28 36R10 3751 3752 37M34 37M81 37R71 (Bt 38P05 38P06 (Bt: FL Honey 100 s few 19.00 120 s few 17.00 ft appear 9.00-10.00 Sunburst 100 s 14.00 few 18.00 120 s few 16.00 fr apear 12.00 150 s 10.00 few 13.00 176 s few 11.00 TEMPLES: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL 64s 13.00 80s 13.00 100 s 12.00 BERRIES —BLUEBERRIES: fits 12 1/2-pt cups with lids CL AIR med 14.00- few high as 18.00 CRANBERRIES: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE —MISC BERRIES: fits 12 5.6-oz cups with lids MX Blackberries 16.00- fits 12 1/2-pt entrs with lids GU Blackberries 14.00 RASPBERRIES; fits 12 1/2-pt entrs with lids CL AIR ted few 35.00-36.00 STRAWBERRIES: MARKET CA HIGH ER. FL ABOUT STEADY fits 12 l-p(bkts CA med-lge 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 FL med-lge 9.00-10.00 one label few 15.00 med 8.00-9.00 MELONS -CANTALOUPS: MARK ET LOWER 1/2 etns/erts CR 9s 6.00-7.00 12s 6.00-7.00 15s 6.00-7.00 18s 6.00-7.00 DR 15s few 9.00 GU 9s 6.00-7.00 occ higher 12s 6.00-7.00 occ higher 15s 6.00- occ higher 18s 6.00-7.00 occ higher --HONEYDEWS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 2/3 ctns CR 6s 730 EC Ss few 9.00 6s 8.00 few 9.00 —MISC MELONS: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE —WATERMELONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns per ctn HD Red Seedless 4s fr cond 9.00-10.00 Ss fr cond 9.00- 10.00 MX Sangria 3s 14.00-17.00 occ lower 4s 14.00 occ lower Red Seedless 3s 14.004 s 14.00 Ss 14.00-18.00 TX Sangria 3s 16.00 NON-CITRUS FRUITS —APPLES: MARKET STEADY ctns trypk CA U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious 64s ft appear 13.00 72s fr appear 13.00 CAExFcy Fuji 72s 20.00 80s 20.00 88s 20.00 100 s 18.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 56s 17.00 one label 19.00 64s 17.00 72s 17.00 one 1999 Brand Comparison from the Northeast Pioneer® brand hybrids vs. the competition COMPETITIVE PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER BRAND #CMP YIELD YIELD ADV YIELD %WIN MOIST ADV INCOME ADV TST WT ADV Agni Aewa' Chei Croi PeKalb Doebler’s Fielder's Choice Garst Golden Mat vest. Hubner Seed Hytest Mycoi NC+ NK Brand 738 124 2 Seedwa' Southern States 28 1519 120 86% Stine Terra 18 133 5 8 145 3 5 7 63% 8 7 69% 13 137 9 20 143 4 18 1 80% 8 6 67% 63 114 3 7 6 64% 61 1114 172 116 6 13 6 80% 5 9 75% 16 129 9 4 0 63% 97 7 120 76 120 6 18 4 89% 0 1 $42 14 9 4 76% 93 126 4 108 119 6 16 4 81% 34 128 3 16 4 88% 1 0 61% 70 108 1 142 108 4 13 6 82% 8 6 66% 135 105 8 22 127 7 11 7 68% 125 124 7 11 0 74% 68 127 9 12 5 74% 140 125 0 14 8 78% 28 128 6 12 3 86% 6 1 65% 0 6 $l3 05 31 1152 60 1110 7 4 70% -0 4 $ 17 02 4 2 64% 0 7 $ll -0 1 50 125 6 46 1419 10 6 70% 57 139 8 14 0 82% 0 2 $32 02 42 143 3 18 1 86% 27 138 0 10 0 67% 7 1 76% 46 147 0 46 129 2 109 16 128 2 15 1 100% 7 2 69% 48 131 4 12 148 1 6 5 67% 85 129 2 2 7 64% 4 6 53% 19 123 8 25 128 2 13 4 68% 7 5 75% 12 152 5 7 7 68% 80 130 4 38 150 1 16 3 87% 6 0 63% 95 146 3 4 0 03% 62 127 7 125 143 3 13 4 78 'l, 5 9 63/i 40 137 0 51 133 5 11 0 129 124 7 33 110 6 31 1 88% 13 1116 12 4 77% )lan Genetic 14 152 5 140 71% 00 $33 03 1013 127 4 10 3 73% 140 1156 80 1012 105 78% IG4 1156 .6 147 5 3 6 63% 35 128 9 11 5 91% 0 4 $24 17 149 123 0 12 8 79% 69 110 0 18 0 81% 44 1 16 8 5 1 45 127 2 21 1 14 137 9 11 7 79% 0 5 $29 1 5 78% 0 7 $l2 3 5 $l5 02 4 8 $29 -0 1 0 1 $l7 05 0 3 $3O 08 ■0 4 $ 12 08 0 7 $2O 09 0 3 $35 14 0 2 $32 13 0 7 $2l 22 11 $24 21 -0 1 $25 03 0 8 $27 02 ■0 2 $33 01 $29 08 1 5 $2l -0 3 -0 3 $4l l_i 0 3 $23 03 ■0 1 $l6 02 ■0 9 $23 00 76% 0 4 $l6 07 0 2 $l7 0 3 0 5 $ 12 07 0 8 $3O 03 0 5 $l6 0 G 0 4 $ 17 07 0 2 $3B 13 0 6 $l6 07 label 19.0080 e 17.00-18.00 preferred label 20.00- Sts 17.00-18.00 preferred label 20.00-23.00 100 s 17.00-19.00 pre ferred Isbel 20.00-23.00 113 s 19.00 one label 23.00 125 s 17.0tM9.00 one label 23.00 Golden Delicious 80s 22.00 88s 22.00 100 s 18.00-19.00 Granny Smith 80s one label 27.00 88s one label 27.00 100 s 22.00 Royal Gala 80s 28.00 88s 26.00 100 s 24.00 ctns celpk NY U.S. ExFcy Mclntosh 100 s 18.00 Empire 100 s 18.00 U.S. Fey Mcintosh 120 s 9.00 140 s 9.00 Empire 100 s 9.00 120 s 9.00 ctns 12 3-Ib flmbgs NY U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/4* min 10.00 Golden Delicious 2 1/4* min 9.00 Mcintosh 2 1/4* min 9.00 Red Rome 2 1/2“ min 9.00 —APRICOTS: OFFER INGS NONE —AVOCADOS: MARKET LOWER ctns 2 lyr MX Hass 48s 26.00- mostly 27.00 60s 24.00 BANANAS; MARKET STEADY 40 lb ctns IMPORT 14.50 fair qual 13.00-1350 sml 11.00-1150 petite 13.00 40 lb ctns bagged IMPORT 14.00 —CHERRIES: OFFERINGS NONE —FRUITS OTHER: ctns 1 lyr FL Carambola - Star Fruit 20s 10.00- 25s 10.00-12.00—GRAPES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 18 lb tugs bgd CL BOAT PeHette sml 8.00 med 16.00 Thompson Seedless sml 13.00-14.00 fr cond-appear 8.00-11.00 med-Ige 18.00- med 17.00-18.00 Ige 22.00- Flame Seedless sml-med 17.00- med 19.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 exlge 24.00-26.00 Ige 20.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 Black Seedless med 18.00 Ige 21.00-22.00 Red Globe med-Ige 22.00- Ige 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 16 lb lugs bgd CL BOAT Thompson Seed less Ige 26.00 KIWIFRUTT: MARKET STEADY fits 1 lyr CA 39s 7.00 ctns 22 lb Ise GR 13.00 99sz —MANGOES: MARKET LOWER fits 1 lyr PE Kent 8s 4.50-5.00 9s 450-5.00 —NECTARINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT ctns/lugs 2 lyr trypk CL BOAT Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 75% 6 2 64% 9 0 70% 2 7 60% 96 6 110 69% 6 6 66% 70% 93% $l4 0 8 16 06 ■9 16 133 10 $0 08 $6 27 $lO -Ob $33 10 16 g 2 60s otd cord 3.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 30s fr cond 6.00-7.00 PAPAYA: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGH ER 10 lb ctns BZ 9s 12.00-1150 PEACHES: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE —PEARS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 4/5 buctns wtpd OR U.S. One D'Anjou 70s 24.00 90s 24.00 100 s 22.00 ISOs 16.50 Bose 70s 22.00 80s 22.00 90s 20.00 occ higher 100 s 18.00 occ higher 110 s 1600 150 s 15.00 165 s 15.00 WA U.S. One D'Anjou 90s 24.00 100 s 22.00 110 s 21.00 120 s 20.00 1/2 buctns OR U.S. One Cornice 20.00 50s Seckel 20.00 100 s —PERSIMMONS: MARKET STEADY ctns 1 lyr IS Sharon 16s 6.00-650 18s 5.50-600 24s 4.00-5.00 —PINEAPPLES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns 1 lyr CR AIR golden ripe 6s 14.00 GU golden ripeSs 10.00-1100 HI AIR 6s 1250 ctns 2 lyr CR 10s 15.00 HD 10s 1100-13.00 12s 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 14s 1100-14.00 mostly 13.00 —PLANTAINS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 40 lb ctns CB Green 14.00 EC Yellow 15.00 —PLUMS: OFFERINGS LIGHT ctns/higs 2-lyr trypk CL BOAT Black Amber 60s few 18. 00 -POMEGRANATES; OFFERINGS NONE —PRUNES: OFFERINGS NONE Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Jan. 27, 2000 Report Supplied By Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 45 HEAD, STEADY PRICES. UTILITY 38.00-42.00; HIGH DRESSING 1 AT 4450; CAN NERS 34.00-37.50. $24 0 5 $l5 0 1 $72 00 1 7 $29 15 0 5 $22 12 0 1 $2O 10 0 4 $24 08 $7 04 $9 -12 3 1 $2B 37 0 3 $3O 05 0 3 $4O 0 6 Sl4 01 0 5 $l3 06 3 0 $34 14 0 1 $5O 04 Pioneer income advantage calculated with the price of coi n at $2 00 pei bushel and drying costs at $0 02 per point of moisture ovei 15% & Bt = The Yield Gard 1 gene offei s a high level of resistance to European corn borer southwestern corn borer and southern cornstalk borer The gene also offers a model ate level of resistance to corn earworm and common stalk borer strong resistance to Fall armywoi m 1 Registei ed trademai k of and used under license from Monsanto Co CLEARFIELD \ ®ra