Phila. Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 17-MAY-2000
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable
Market News, Federal-State Market
News Service, USDA.
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VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES;
ctns CA Globe Thorned Ige Ise 10.00 sml
Ise 10.00 MX Globe Thornless 30s 8.00
—ASPARAGUS: MARKET LOWER
pyr etns/erts 28 lb bchd CA Green std
ord cond 5.00 NJ Green Ige 20.00-22.00
WA WAExFcy Green Ige few 29.00 std
few 34.00 sml few 34.00 pyrerts bchd NJ
Green fldrun 20.00 pyrerts Ise NJ Green
fldrun 16.00 —BEANS: MARKET
HIGHER buctns/crts FL Round Green
Type Handpicked fr cond 8.00 Machine
Picked 10.00-12.00 some 8.00 1 1/9
buctns CA Fava 10.00-12.00—BEETS:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —BROCCOLI: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA bchd 14s
15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 some 14.00 few
18.00 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 16.00-
20.00 mostly 20.00 —BRUSSELS
SPROUTS: MARKET HIGHER 25 lb
ctns MX 21.00 —CABBAGE:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY I V * buerts
& 50 lb ctns FL Round Green Type med
7.00 Red Type med 12.00 GA Round
Green Type med 6.50-7.50 mostly 7.00
ord cond 3.00 Red Type med 12.00-14.00
mostly 12.00 1 3 /< buerts & 40 lb ctns FL
Savoy Type med 13.00 GA Savoy Type
med-lge 12.00-13.00 —CARROTS:
MARKET CA JBO HIGHER,,
OTHERS ABOUT STEADY, sks 48 1-lb
flmbgs CA Topped med-lge 12.00-13.50
mostly 13.00 GA Topped med-lge 10.00
sks 24 2-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-lge
13.00 sks 16 3-lb flmbgs CA Topped
med-lge 13.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped
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jbo 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 CD CDOne
Topped Ige 8.00 GA Topped jbo 8.00
ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 11.00 ctns 24
1-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 16.00-17.00
mostly 17.00 CTNS 4 5-LB FLMB 14.00
ctns 20 1-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled
13.00- —CAULIFLOWER;
MARKET HIGHER ctns flmwrpd CA
12s 25.00-30.00 9s 22.00-23.00 16s 24.50
Green 12s 15.00 —CELERY;
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctns
CA 2 dz 17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 one
label 20.00 2 Vi dz 17.00-20.00 flmbs 30s
20.00- —CHINESE CABBAGE:
eelerts NJ 12.00 WGA erts CA Nappa
30.00 —CORN-SWEET: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY wberts FL Yellow 4-4
>/ 2 dz 9.00 White 4-4 '/a dz 9.00 Bi-Color
4-4 Vi dz fr qual 6.00 —CUCUMBERS:
MARKET FL HIGHER, OTHERS
ABOUT STEADY. WAXED 1 1/9
buctns CA med fr qual 14.00 FL med fr
qual 15.00 sml fr cond 10.00 Ige 12.00
GA med 20.00 fr qual 12.00-14.00
EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctns FL med 12.00-
14.00 mostly 14.00 some 10.00 fr qual
10.00- mostly 10.00 MX 18s 12.00-
13.00 Vi & 5/9 buctns FL Italian 10.00-
11.00 —ENDIVE: MARKET NJ
LOWER, CA STEADY, ctns CA 24s
17.00 1.3 buerts NJ 14.00-15.00
ESCAROLE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA 24s 18.00 1.3 buerts
NJ 14.00-IS.OO —GARLIC; MARKET
STEADY 30 lb ctns MX Purple super col
27.00- col 24.00 super jbo 22.50
exjbo 19.50 —GREENS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA Kale
24s 10.00 Swiss Chard 12s 11.00 Red 12s
11.00 etns/erts bchd NC Collard 7.00
Kale 7.00 Mustard 7.00 Turnip Tops
7.00 Rape 7.00 NJ Kale 6.00-6.50 Dan
delion 9.00 Swiss Chard 8.50-9.00 ctns
Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s 12.00-14.00
—LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 24s 18.00-
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20.00 one label 21.00 few 17.00 Wrapped
24s 20.00-22.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 one
label 23.00 some 19.00 30s 20.00 NM 24s
18.00 Wrapped 24s 20.00
LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Boston 24s
9.00- Green Leaf 24s 10.00-12.00
mostly 10.00-11.00 few 12.50 fr cond
5.50 Red Leaf 24s 10.00-12.00 few 12.50
3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 7.50
LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET CA
LOWER, NJ STEADY, ctns CA 24s
12.00- mostly 14.00-15.00 sml 11.00
ord-fr cond S.OO-8.0 NJ 24s 9.00 1.3
bucrts CA 24s 16.00-18.00
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-
4.50 mostly 4.00 5 lb ctns PA Oyster
16.00- mostly 16.00 some 14.00
Portobellas 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 8-oz
trays flmwrpd PA 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00
ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwrpd PA 9.00-
9.50 mostly 9.00 ctns 10 10-oz trays
flmwrpd PA 8.00-8.50 mostly 8.00
OKRA; NO SALES REPORTED
ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd CA 48s 10.00 MX
48s 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.00 some 11.00
crts bchd NJ Leeks 12s 10.00 ctns bchd
CA Leeks 12s 10.00-12.00
PARSLEY: MARKET PLAIN LOWER,
CURLY ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9
buctns/crts bchd CA Curly 60s 14.00 NJ
Curly 60s 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 Plain
60s 16.00-20.00 —PARSNIPS; TOO
FEW SALES TO QUOTE —PEAS
GREEN; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas Decalyxed
21.00- Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed
19.00- —PEAS OTHER: OFFER
INGS NONE —PEPPERS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL
Bell Type Green jbo 8.00-9.00 exlge 8.00-
12.50 mostly 8.00-10.00 few 13.00 Ige
10.00- some 9.00 med 7.00-11.00
mostly 8.00-11.00 Mxd Red And Green
Ige 8.00-9.00 fr qual S.OO-6.00 med 7.00-
8.00 mostly 8.00 Red Ige 18.00 fr cond
14.00 IS lb ctns MX Bell Type Red exlge
20.00- mostly 22.00 Yellow exlge fr
cond 12.00-15.00 25 lb ctns MX Bell
Type Yellow exlge fr qual 18.00 5 kg ctns
NL Bell Type Orange 90-110 mm 32.00
Red 90-110 mm 32.00 —PEPPERS
OTHER: Vz and 5/9 buctns FL Jalapeno
10.00- mostly 10.00 some 8.00 1 1/9
buctns FL Long Hot 10.00-12.00 Cu
banelles med-lge 10.00-12.00 mixed red
and green med-lge 10.00
RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz flmbgs FL
Red 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 ctns tpd 14
1-lb flmbgs FL Red 11.00 ctns bchd NJ
Red 24s 8.00 OH Red 24s 8.00
RHUBARB; TOO FEW SALES TO
QUOTE —RUTABAGAS: WAXED 50
lb sks CD CDOne med 7.50
SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd CA Flat 24s 11.00-
12.00 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s
12.00 ctns 4 2-'/2-lb flmbgs CA Flat 14.00
cel crt NJ Savoy 7.00 4 lb ctns CA Flat
Baby Type 10.00 —SQUASH:
MARKET ZUCCHINI LOWER,
YELLOW STRAIGHTNECK ABOUT
STEADY.
Vi buctns/crts FL Zucchini sml-med
12.00 med 8.00-10.00 mostly 10.00
Yellow Straightneck sml-med 10.00-
12.00 med 8.00-10.00 GA Zucchini sml
med 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 fr qual
7.00 med 8.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 fr cond
5.00- Yellow Straightneck sml-med
10.00- med 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00
some 5.00-6.00 poor cond 1.00-3.00
SWEET POTATOES: MARKET
STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns LA U.S.
One Beaungard med 20.00
TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT
V
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STEADY 25 ib ctns FL 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s
8 00 6x6s 8.00-9 00 mostly 8.00 Local
Repack 85% U S. One or Better Mature
Greens pink-light red Sx6s 12.25 6x6s
12 25 6x7s 12 25 15 Ib fits CD CDOne
Vine Ripes Greenhouse red 22s 11.00 5
kg ctns on the vine NL Vine Ripes
Greenhouse red sml-med 12.00-13.50
mostly 12.00-13.00 —TOMATOES,
CHERRY. MARKET HIGHER fits 12
1-pt bkts FL light red-red 9 00-10.00
mostly 10.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids
FL Grape Type red 11.00
TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE MARKET
LOWER 25 Ib ctns FL light red-red
14.00-16.00 —TURNIPS; MARKET
STEADY 25 Ib sks NJ Purple Top med
7.00 —VEGETABLES OTHER: 8 lb
ctns CA Radicchio 9s 11 50-12.00 3 kg
ctns GU Radicchio 12s 11.00-12.00.
APPLES: 1.50-2.00 Vi BU., 7.50-8.00
BU.
ASPARAGUS: .50-1.30.
CANTALOPES- SM. TO LRGE. .55-
1.00.
EGGS; .30-.75 DOZ.
LETTUCE: LEAF 3.50 BAG.
PEAS: SNAP 7.50 PINT FLAT.
POTATOES: WHITE 2.00-4.50 LB.
RADISHES: .IS-.55 BU.
RHUBARB: .20-.70L8.
SPINACH; 3.00-4.50 4 BU., 5.00-
11.00 BU.
TOMATOES: RED. SM. TO LRGE.
6.50-15.00; GREENHOUSE .75-1.00,
HYDROPONIC .70-2.15.
ZUCCHINI; GREEN 4.00-6.00 Vi
BU.
HANGING BASKETS: 2.00-9.50
FLOWERS; ANNUALS 3.00-9.50
FLAT, .30-1.50 POT; GERANIUMS
.90-2.00; SUNFLOWERS .25-1.30.
PERENNIALS: .50-9.00 POT.
VEGETABLE PLANTS; 2.50-10.50
FLAT; TOMATO POTS .30-9 00.
PLANTERS; 2.00-17.50.
NURSERY STOCK: SHRUBS 1.50-
6.00; RHODODENDRONS 3 00-12 00;
AZALEA 1.50-6 SO; ROSES 2.25-9 50,
TREES 10 00-27 50
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ASPARAGUS: .75-1.25 LB
RHUBARB; .50-.75 LB
STRAWBERRIES: 2.00-2 25 QT.
TOMATOES- HYDROPONIC SM
TOLRGE .50-1.00 LB.
FLOWERS BEDDING ANNUALS
3 00-8 50 FLAT, 25-2.50 POT.
PERENNIALS 2 50-5.50 POT
HANGING BASKETS. 2.00-12 00
NURSERY STOCK: SHRUBS 2.50-
9.00, ROSES 9.00-1100, TREES 1.00-
6.50.
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