Phila. Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 25-MA Y-2000
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable
Market News, Federal-State Market
News Service, USDA.
Phone; (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215) 336-
0355
PARTLY CLOUDY 62-83
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VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES:
ctns CA Globe Thorned 24s 18.00
ASPARAGUS: MARKET LOWER pyr
ctns/crts 28 lb bchd NJ Green fldnin
18.00 PE Green Ige 26.00 WA WAExFcy
Green Ige 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 std
35.00- pyrcrts bchd NJ Green
fldnin 22.00 —BEANS: MARKET
HIGHER buctns/crts FL Round Green
Type Machine Picked 15.00-16.00 GA
Round Green Type Machine Picked
13.00- mostly 14.00-15.00 some
12.00 VA Round Green Type Machine
Picked fr cond 8.00-10.00 —BEETS;
MARKET HIGHER ctns bchd NC 12s
10.00 crts bchd NJ 12s 12.00 25 lb sks Ise
CA 13.00 —BROCCOLI: MARKET
LOWER ctns CA bchd 14s 15.00-19.00
mostly 16.00 some 14.00 one lot 10.00-
12.00 Crown Cut 18.00-22.00 mostly
18.00- few 24.00 fr cond 14.00
BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 V* bucrts & 50 lb ctns GA
Round Green Type med 6.50-7.50
mostly 7.00 some 6.00 Red Type med
10.00- mostly 10.00-12.00 NC
Round Green Type med 6.00-6.50 50 lb
sks NY Round Green Type Ige 8.00 1
bucrts & 40 lb ctns GA Savoy Type med
14.00 one lot 8.00 —CARROTS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 Mb
flmbgs CA Topped med-lge 12.00-14.00
mostly 13.00 sks 24 2-lb flmbgs CA
Topped med-lge 13.00-14.00 GA Topped
med-lge 7.00 sks 16 3-lb flmbgs CA
Topped med-lge 13.00-14.00 mostly
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13.00 sks 10 5-lb flmbgs CA Topped
med-lge 13.00-14.00 50 lb sks Ise CA
Topped jbo 11.00-12.00 some 15.00 CD
CDOne Topped med-lge 8.00 GA
Topped jbo 8.50-9.00 MX Topped jbo
8.50- ctns 24 1-lb flmbgs CA Baby
Peeled 17.00 CTNS 4 5-LB FLMB 14.00
—CAULIFLOWER: MARKET
LOWER ctns flmwrpd CA 12s 11.00-
15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 few 10.00 9s
8.00- —CELERY: MARKET
HIGHER ctns CA 2 dz one label 24.00-
25.00 2 ‘/2 dz 24.00 one label 24.00-25.00
fr cond 18.00 3 dz 20.00-21.00 flmbs 30s
24.00- one label 26.00-27.00 flmbs
24s 24.00-25.00 MX 2 dz 23.00-24.00 2 Vi
dz 23.00-24.00 —CHINESE CAB
BAGE;' celcrts NJ 10.00 50 lb ctns NC
Nappa 17.00-18.00 —CORN-SWEET:
MARKET GA LOWER, FL ABOUT
STEADY, wbcrts FL Yellow 4-4 Vi dz
8.00- White 4-4 Vi dz 8.00-9.00
mostly 9.00 fr cond 5.00-6.00 GA Yellow
4-4 Vi dz 7.50-8.00 fr cond 6.00 White 4-4
Vi dz 7.50-8.00 fr cond 6.00
CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY WAXED 1 1/9 buctns GA
med 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 fr
qual 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 sml 8.00-10.00
mostly 9.00 SC med 10.00-12.00 fr qual
6.00- sml 8.00-9.ooctns flmwrpd CD
CDOne Long Seedless Greenhouse 12s
7.50- —EGGPLANT: MARKET
LOWER 1 1/9 buctns FL med 7.00-9.00
mostly 8.00 fr cond 5.00-6.00 MX 18s fr
cond 5.00-6.00 24s fr cond 5.00-6.00 Vi &
5/9 buctns GA Italian 7.00-8.00
ENDIVE: MARKET LOWER 1.3 bucrts
NJ 10.00-11.00 10 lb ctns NL Witloof
Greenhouse 10.00 —ESCAROLE:
MARKET LOWER 1.3 bucrts NJ 10.00-
11.00 —GARLIC; MARKET STEADY
30 lb ctns MX Purple super col 25.50-
30.00 col 24.00 super jbo 21.00 exjbo
19.50 —GREENS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd CA Swiss Chard 24s
11.00 Red 24s 11.00 ctns/crts bchd NC
Collard 6.50 Kale 6.50 Mustard 7.00
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Turnip Tops 7.00 Rape 7.00 NJ Coilard
6.00- mostly 6.50 Kale 6.00-6.50
mostly 6.50 Flowering 12.00 Turnip
Tops 6.00-6.50 Dandelion 7.00-8.00 OH
Turnip Tops 24s 7.00 ctns Ise CA Kale
Flowering 24s 12.00-14.00
LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET
LOWER ctns CA 24s 15.00-17.00 mostly
16.00 some 18.00 one label 20.00 fr cond
12.00- Wrapped 24s 17.00-21.00
few 16.00 fr cond 7.00-10.00 30s 15.00
one label 20.00 NJ 24s 10.00-12.00
LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Boston 24s
8.00- Green Leaf 24s 10.00-11.00
moctly 11.00 fir cond 6.00 Red Leaf 24s
10.00- mostly 10.00-11.00 fr cond
5.00- NJ Boston 24s 7.00-8.00 Green
Leaf 24s 7.00-8.00 Red Leaf 24s 7.00-
8.00 Bibb 24s 8.00 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin
Mix 7.50 —LETTUCE-ROMAINE:
MARKET LOWER ctns CA 24s 11.00-
13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 some 10.00 fr
cond 8.00-9.00 NJ 24s 7.00-8.00 mostly
7.00 sml 5.00 1.3 bucrts CA 24s 14.00-
15.50 mostly 15.00 —MUSHROOMS;
MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige
12.00 med-lge 12.00 med 9.00-9.50
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
Portobellas 7.00-7.50 3 lb ctns PA Shi
itake 12.00 fair qual 9.00 ctns 12 8-oz
trays flmwrpd PA 8.00 ctns 10 12-oz
trays flmwrpd PA 9.00 ctns 10 10-oz
trays flmwrpd PA 8.00 —OKRA: Vt
bucrts FL med 9.00-10.00 —ONIONS
GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns bchd CA 48s 12.00 MX 48s 9.00-
10.00 fr cond 7.00 NJ 36s 8.50 crts bchd
NJ Leeks 12s 10.00 ctns bchd CA Leeks
12s 10.00-12.00 —PARSLEY:
MARKET LOWER 1 1/9 buctns/crts
bchd MX Curly 60s 15.00 NJ Curly 60s
11.00 Plain 60s 11.00 —PARSNIPS:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —PEAS GREEN: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 10 lb ctns GU Snow
Peas Decalyxed 20.00-21.00 mostly
21.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 17.00-
20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 —PEAS
OTHER: OFFERINGS NONE
PEPPERS: MARKET NL LOWER,
OTHERS HIGHER. 1 1/9 buctns CA
Bell Type Red Ige fr qual 16.00-18.00 1
1/9 buctns/crts CA Bell Type Green med
12.00 FL Bell Type Green jbo 18.00 exlge
fr appearance 15.00 Mxd Red And
Green exlge few 12.00 Ige 7.00-8.00 Red
exlge 15.00-18.00 GA Bell Type Green
jbo 18.00 fr cond 12.00 exlge 16.00-18.00
mostly 17.00-18.00 Ige 15.00-16.00 med
13.00- fr qual 10.00-12.00 mos
11.00 Red exlge 16.00-18.00 med 12.00-
14.00,15 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige
18.00 25 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige fir
qual 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 5 kg ctns
NL Bell Type Orange 90-110 mm 22.00
Red 80-100 mm 18.00-20.00 90-110 mm
19.00 Yellow 80-100 mm 14.00-15.00 90-
110 mm 16.00 —PEPPERS OTHER: Vi
and 5 19 buctns GA Jalapeno 10.00-11.00
—RADISHES: MARKET SLIGHTLY
LOWER ctns tpd 30 6-oz flmbgs FL Red
7.00- mostly 7.00-7.50 NY Red 8.00
OH Red 8.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb flmbgs FL
Red 8.00-10.00 ctns bchd OH Red 24s
8.00- —RHUBARB: TOO FEW
SALES TO QUOTE —RUTABAGAS:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —SPINACH: MARKET
LOWER 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s
12.00 cel crt NJ Savoy 6.00-7.00 mostly
6.00- —SQUASH: MARKET
LOWER Vi buctns/crts GA Zucchini
sml-med 8.00-9.00 few 10.00 med 6.00-
7.00 mostly 6.00 one lot 5.00 Yellow
Straightneck sml-med 8.00 few 10.00
med 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.00 —SWEET
POTATOES: MARKET LOWER
CURED 40 lb ctns LA U.S. One Beaure
gard med 20.00 NC U.S. One Jewels
med 16.00 jbo 11.50-12.00
TOMATOES: MARKET SX6S ABOUT
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STEADY, OTHERS LOWER. 25 lb ctns
FL Vine Ripes light red-red sx6s fr cond
4.00- 85% U.S. One or Better Mature
Greens light red-red sx6s 7.00-8.00 fr
cond 5.00-6.00 6x6s 8.00-9.00 mostly
8.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens pink-light red
sx6s 12.00 6x6s 12.00 6x7s 12.00 5 kg
ctns on the vine NL Vine Ripes red med
10.00- mostly 11.00-12.00
TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET
LOWER fits 12 1-pt bkts FL red 10.00-
13.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids FL
Grape Type red 9.00 —TOMATOES,
PLUM TYPE: MARKET LOWER 25 lb
ctns FL light red-red 12.00-13.00 some
10.00 MX sml 10.00-11.00 —TURNIPS:
25 lb sks NJ Purple Top med 7.00
VEGETABLES OTHER: 8 lb ctns CA
Radicchio9s 11.00.
Weaverland Produce
Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
May 25,2000
ASPARAGUS: 1.65-2.00 LB.
ONIONS: 2.00-6.0010 CT.
PEAS: SUGAR 3.00-15.00 10 LBS.,
SNAP 4.00-10.75 10 LBS., HULL 7.5010
LBS.
RADISHES: 2.00-6.5010 CT.
RED BEETS: 4.00-6.0010 CT.
RHUBARB: 2.00-5.5010 CT.
SPINACH: 5.00-8.00 BU.
STRAWBERRIES: 12.00-25.00
FLAT.
TOMATOES: 12.50-28.0025 LBS.
FLOWERS: BEDDING ANNUALS
1.00-7.50 FLAT.
PERENNIALS: .50-3.00 POT.
HANGING BASKETS: 2.00-6.00.
TREES; 1.00-1.50.
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