Att-Uncttef Farming, Saturday, March 11, 2000
Phlla. Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of M-MAR-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 46-64
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VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ
Glebe Thornless 12s 9.00 24s otd cond
2.00- 30s 8.00 CA Globe Thornless
24s 9.00 30s 9.00 36s 9.00
ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY pyr etns/erts 28 lb bchd CA
Green Ige 32.00-33.00 std 34.00-35.00
mostly 35.00 sml 30.00 MX Green Ige
30.00 11 lb bchd MX Green Ige
12.00 —BEANS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY buctns/cits FL Round Green
Type 15.00-16.00 Handpicked
16.00- mostly 18.00 —BEETS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
MX 12s 8.50 TX 12s 9.00 25 lb flmbgs Ise
CD med 4.50 NJ med 4.00-5.00 --
BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns AZ bchd 14s 11.00 bchd
18s 12.00 CA bchd 14s 9.00-12.00 mostly
10.00- few 13.00 otd cond 4.00201 b
ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 14.00
BRUSSELS SPROUTS; 25 lb ctns MX
med 12.00 —CABBAGE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 1 3/4 bucits A 50 lb
ctns CD Round Green Type med fr cond
4.00- FL Round Green Type med
7.00- mostly 7.00 Red Type med
9.00- 11.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 TX Round
Green Type med 7.00-7.50 SO lb sks CD
Round Green Type Ige 5.00-5.50 NY
Round Green Type Ige 5.00 Red Type med
8.00 1 3/4 boots & 40 lb ctns FL Savoy
Type med 11.00 —CARROTS: MARKET
CA JBO HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY, sks 48 1-lb flmbgs CA Topped
med-Ige 10.00-12.50 mostly 10.00-12.00
some 13.00 sks 24 2-lb flmbgs CA Topped
med-Ige 12.50 FL Topped med-Ige 7.50
sks 10 S-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-Ige
10.00- 12.50 FL Topped med-Ige 7.00 50 lb
sks Ise CA Topped jbo 12.00-12.50 mostly
12.00 CD CDOne Topped jbo 8.00-8.50
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FL Topped jbo 9.00 TX Topped jbo 9.00
ctns 24 1-Ib flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 17.00
ctns 20 1-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled
13.00- ctns 12 2-lb flmbgs CA Baby
Peeled 17.00 CTNS 4 5-LB FLMB 14.00-
-CAULIFLOWER; MARKET LOWER
ctns flmwtpd AZ 12s 16.00 9s 15.00 CA
12s 13.00 -CELERY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 1 1/2 dz 12.00
2 dz 10.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 one
label 14.00 2 1/2 dz 12.00-13.00 mostly
12.00 one label 14.00 flmbs 30s
14.00- FL 1 1/2 dz 8.50 2 dz 9.00 2
1/2 dz 9.00-10.00 TX 2 dz 12.00 2 1/2 dz
12.00 —CHINESE CABBAGE: MARK
ET HIGHER celcrts FL 9.00-10.00
CORN-SWEET: MARKET LOWER
wberts FL Yellow 4 1/2-5 dz 9.00-12.00
mostly 10.00 White 4 1/2-5 dz 10.00-12.00
mostly 11.00 —CUCUMBERS: WAXED
1 1/9 buctns OU med ft qua] 18.00-20.00
MX med 22.00-24.00 mostly 24.00 fr qual
12.00- some bias 18.00 ord qual
10.00 sml fr qual 13.00 Ige 15.00 ctns
flmwrpd CD CDOne Long Seedless
Greenhouse med 7.00 —EGGPLANT:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9
buentrs wtpd FL med 10.00 fr cond
6.00- fr qua! 9.00 MX 16s
12.00 18s 12.00 fr cond 8.00 24s
10.00- 12.00 ctns NL 1 lyt 25s 16.00 1/2 A
5/9 buctns FL Italian 15.00 —ENDIVE:
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER 1 1/9
buctns/crts FL 8.00-9.00 mostly 9.00
ESCAROLE: MARKET SLIGHTLY
HIGHER 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 8.00-9.00
mostly 9.00 —GARLIC: MARKET
STEADY 30 lb ctns CL BOAT White sup
er col 24.00-25.50 super jbo 21.00 #8 fr
qual 17.00 #9 fr qual 21.00 #l2 fr qual
28.00 22 lb ctns AG BOAT White #5
10.00- #6 11.00-13.00 #7
13.00- —GREENS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Kale 24s
9.00 CA Kale 24s 9.00 poor cond 2.00
Swiss Chard 12s 11.00 Red 12s 11.00 GA
Collard 24s 7.00 Kale 24s 7.00 TX Collard
24s 8.00 Kohlrabi 12s 10.00 Red 12s 10.00
Swiss Chard 12s 10.00 Red 12s 10.00 ctnstf
erts bchd NC Collard 6.50-7.00 mostly
7.00 Kale 7.00-8.00 Mustard 8.00 Turnip
Tops 8.00 Rape 8.00 ctns Ise CA Kale
Flowering 24s 12.00 20 lb ctns CA Broc
coli Rabe 18.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG:
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Slatted Free Stall
MARKET HIGHER etas AZ 24*
1240-14.00 anally 1240-13.00 one label
13.00 fr cond 1.00-11.00 Wrapped 24c
13.00- mostly 13.00-14.00 some
11.00- few 17.00 CA 24s
12.00- Wrapped 24s 13.00 FL 24s
10.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET
HIGHER ctns AZ Boston 24s 10.00 Green
Leaf 24s 9.00-10.50 mostly 9.00 Red Leaf
24s 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 one label
11.00 CA Boston 24s 10.00 Green Leaf
24s 10.00 Red Leaf 24s 10.00 FL Boston
24s 7.00-7.30 Bibb 24s 7.00-7.50 3 lb ctns
CA Mesculin Mix 640-7.00 mostly 6.30 -
-LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET FL
LOWER. OTHERS HIGHER, etna AZ 24s
11.00- some 1240 CA 24s 12.00 FL
24s 140-9.00 etna 12 3-oount pkga AZ
Hearts 14.00 1.3 buerts AZ 24s
14.00- —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
bids PA med-lge 3.00-340 mostly 3.00
sml-med 4.00-4.30 mostly 4.00 3 lb ctns
PA Oyster 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 some
14.00 Portobel las 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 3
lb ctns PA Shiitake 12.00-12.50 mostly
12.00 fair qual 8.00-10.00 ctns 12 S-oz
trays flmwrpd PA S.OO-10.00 mostly 9.00
ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwrpd PA 9.00-940
mostly 9.00 ctns 10 10-oe trays flmwrpd
PA 8.00-840 mosdy 8.00 —OKRA:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —ONIONS GREEN: MARKET
LOWER ctns bchd CA 48s 8.00-9.00 MX
48s 6.00-8.00 mosdy 8.00 IX Bulb Type
24s 12.00 AZ Leeks 12s 10.00 CA Leeks
12s 10.00-11.00 mosdy 11.00 MX Leeks
12s 10.00 TX Leeks 12s 10.00-12.00 most
ly 11.00 —PARSLEY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA Curly
60s 940 Plain 60s 10.00 TX Curly 60s
10.00 Plain 60s 10.00 Root 12s 13.00 dm/
crtVbkts bdid FL Curly 60s 9.00 Plain 60s
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9.00 -PARSNIPS: ctns 12 1-lb flmbgs
CD 9.00 20 lb flmbgs lac CD 12.00
PEAS GREEN; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 10 lb ctns OU Snow Peas
Decalyxed 9.00-11.00 mosdy 9.00-10.00
Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 10.00-12.00
mosdy 10.00 -PEAS OTHER: OFFER
INGS NONE —PEPPERS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buettu/erts FL
Bell Type Green exlge 10.00-12.00 Ige
8.00- mosdy 9.00 some 7.00 fr qual
3.00- med 6.00-8.00 sml fr qual
3.004.00 Mxd Red And Green Ige 8.00
med 3.00-7.00 mosdy 6.00 Yellow exlge
22.00- MX Bell Type Red Ige fr qual
12.00- 15 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red
Ige 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 few 10.00 one
label 12.00-14.00 3 kg dm SP Bell type
Red 80-100 mm 24.00 Yellow 90-110 mm
23.00 —PEPPERS OTHER: 1/2 buctns FL
lalapeno 12.00-14.00 1 1/9 budm/erts FL
Long Hot 18.00-20.00 Cnbanelles exlge
18.00 —RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz flmbgs FL Red
3.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb flmbgs FL Red
340-6.00 ctns bchd MX Red 24s 7.00
RHUBARB: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE —RUTABAGAS:
WAXED 30 lb etna CD CDOne med
7.00- —SPINACH: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA Flat 24s
11.00 MX Flat 24s 8.00 1 2/5 bunts bchd
CA Flat 24a 11.00 ctns 4 2-1/2-tb flmbgs
CA Flat 13.00 ctns TX Savoy 10.00
SQUASH: MARKET HIGHER 1/2 ft 3/9
budra/erts FL Zucchini sml-med 22.00 fr
cond 13.00 med 18.00 Yellow Straight
neck sml-med 12.00 med 10.00 4/7 buctns
MX Zucchini sml-med 18.00-20.00 some
13.00 med 18.00 Yellow Straightneck sml
med 12.00 med 10.00 —SWEET POTA-
TOES: 40 fccuwLA U.S. One Beauregard
med 17JO- 18.00 NC U.S. One Jewek med
19.50-16.00 fr qual 8.00-9.00 jbo
9.00- —TOMATOES: MARKET
HIGHER 25 lb ctns FL Vine Ripe* red
sx6* 9.00 9.00 6x6s *.OO t.OO SS% U.S.
One or Belter Mature Greens light red-red
sx«s 10.00 few 11.00 red *.OO-8.50 6x6s
9.00- mostly 9.00 Local Repack *5%
U.S. One or Better Mature Greens pink
light red sx6s 13.75 6x6s 13.756x7* 13.75
fits 2 lyr MX Vine Ripes Improved Variet
ies light red-red 4xs* 7.00-8.00 sxs*
7.00- 5 kg ctns on the vine SP Vine
Ripes Greenhouse red med 16.00-18.00
TOMATOES. CHERRY: MARKET
LOWER fits 12 1-pt bkts FL light red-red
7.00- fits 12 1-pt cntis with lids FL
Grape Type red 13.00 fits 12 1-pt bkts MX
red 7.00 Greenhouse red 10.00 fit* 12 1-pt
cntrs with lids MX Grape Type red
11.00- —TOMATOES. PLUM
TYPE: MARKET HIGHER 25 lb ctns FL
rad 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 MX
light red-red 10.00-12.00 red 1.00 xml t.
00 —TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY 25
lb flmbgs GA Purple Top med 7.00 NC
Purple Top med 6.00 —VEGETABLES
OTHER: Blbcta*OU RadiocUo 12s 12.00
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