Al2-LancMter Farming, Saturday, June 3, 2000
Phila. Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 31-MAY-2000
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable
Market News, Federal-State Market
News Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215) 336-
0355
CLOUDY 52-66
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VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —ASPARAGUS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY pyr ctns/crts 28 lb
bchd WA WAExFcy Green Ige 30.00 std
38.00 —BEANS; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY buctns/crts GA Round Green
Type Machine Picked 14.00-16.00
mostly 14.00-15.00 some 13.00 fr cond
8.00 NC Round Green Type Machine
Picked fr appearance 12.00-14.00 VA
Round Green Type Machine Picked fr
cond 10.00 5 lb ctns GU Hericot Vert
(French Type) few 10.00-12.00 1 1/9
buctns CA Fava 8.00-10.00 —BEETS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY crts bchd
NC 12s 10.00 NJ 12s 11.00 25 lb sks Ise
NJ 10.00 —BROCCOLI: MARKET
LOWER ctns CA bchd 14s 11.00-13.00
mostly 11.00 some 10.00 one label 14.00
bchd 18s 12.00 Crown Cut 12.00-13.00
mostly 12.00 —BRUSSELS SPROUTS:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —CABBAGE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 1 % bucrts & 50 lb
ctns GA Round Green Type med 7.00-
8.00 mostly 7.50 Red Type med 11.00-
14.00 few 10.00 NC Round Green Type
med 7.00-7.50 fr cond 5.00-6.00 NJ
Round Green Type med 7.00 1 3 /i bucrts
& 40 lb ctns GA Savoy Type med 11.00-
12.00 —CARROTS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb flmbgs
CA Topped med-lge 12.00-14.00 mostly
13.00 sks 24 2-lb flmbgs CA Topped
med-lge 14.00 sks 16 3-lb flmbgs CA
Topped med-lge 14.00 sks 10 S-lb flmbgs
CA Topped med-lge 14.00 50 lb sks Ise
CA Topped jbo 11.00-12.00 CD Topped
med-lge fair cond 7.00 ctns bchd CA
477 East Farmersville Rd. s.
New Holland, PA 17557 /"waffle suirN
(717) 355-2361 W.Jrfy
Slatted Beef Barn
-*»■• 9H
Precast T-Wall Concrete Bunker
Silos or commodity buildings
built to suit your needs.
Bunkers available in
8 Ft. or 12 Ft. High.
Bunched 24s 11.00 ctns 24 1-lb flmbgs
CA Baby Peeled 17.00 ctns 20 1-lb
flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 13.00-14.00 ctns
4 S-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 14.00
CAULIFLOWER: MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns flmwrpd CA
12s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00 some 8.50 9s
8.00- mostly 9.00 —CELERY:
MARKET HIGHER ctns CA 2 dz 24.00-
27.00 mostly 24.00 some 23.50 2 Vi dz
23.00- mostly 24.00 one label 27.00
flmbs 30s 25.50-26.00 one label 28.50
CHINESE CABBAGE: celcrts NJ 10.00
30 lb ctns CA Nappa 18.00 WGA crts
CA Nappa 37.00 —CORN-SWEET:
MARKET LOWER wbcrts FL Yellow 4-
4 Vi dz 8.00-8.50 few 9.00 White 4-4 Vi dz
7.00- mostly 8.00 few 9.00 GA
Yellow 4-4 Vi dz 9.00 White 4-4 'h dz
9.00 —CUCUMBERS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY flts/ctns flmwrpd CD
CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 7.00
WAXED 1 1/9 buctns CA med fr qua!
7.00- GA med fr qual 7.00 sml
9.OO(CORRECTION FOR YESTER
DAY’S REPORT. CD SHOULD HAVE
READ LONG SEEDLESS)
EGGPLANT; MARKET HIGHER 11/9
buctns CA 18s 7.50-8.00 24s 7.50-8.00
FL med 8.00 GA med 10.00 fair qual
8.00 11 lb ctns NL Italian 16.00
ENDIVE: MARKET LOWER 1.3 bucrts
NJ 8.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof Green
house 10.00 —ESCAROLE: MARKET
STEADY 1.3 bucrts NJ 8.00-9.00
GARLIC: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
30 lb ctns MX Purple super col 25.50 col
24.00 super jbo 21.00 exjbo 19.50610.00-
12.00 7 12.00-15.00 8 12.00-16.00 mostly
15.00 9 14.00-18.00 10 14.00-18.00
GREENS; MARKET LOWER ctns
bchd CA Swiss Chard 24s 11.00 Red 24s
11.00 ctns/crts bchd NC Collard 6.00
Kale 6.00 Mustard 7.00 Turnip Tops
7.00 Rape 7.00 NJ Collard 6.00-6.50
Kale 6.00-6.50 Turnip Tops 6.00-6.50
Swiss Chard 12.00 Red 12.00 ctns Ise CA
Kale Flowering 24s 13.00-15.00
LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET
LOWER ctns CA 24s 10.00-12.00 mostly
Keystone
concrete
PRODUCTS
■ NO
Slatted Free Stall Barn
12.00 some 13.00 one label 14.00 ord
cond 6.00 Wrapped 24s 12.00-14.00
mostly 13.00 few 15.00 ord cond 5.00 NJ
24s 8.00-9.00 —LETTUCE-OTHER:
MARKET LOWER ctns CA Boston 24s
9.00 Green Leaf 24s 9.00-11.00 mostly
10.00 few 11.50 fr cond 5.00 Red Leaf
24s 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 few 11.50
Bibb 24s poor cond 1.00 NJ Boston 24s
7.00 Green Leaf 24s 7.00-8.00 Red Leaf
24s 7.00-8.00 Bibb 24s 7.00 3 lb ctns CA
Mesculin Mix 7.50 —LETTUCE
ROMAINE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA 24s 10.00-12.00
mostly 11.00-12.00 NJ 24s 7.00-8.00 ctns
12 3-count pkgs CA Hearts 11.00-13.00
1.3 bucrts CA 24s 14.00-15.00 mostly
15.00 some 13.00 (CORRECTION FOR
YESTERDAY’S REPORT:ADD 1.3
BUCRTS CA 13.00-15.00)
MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10
lb ctns PA Ige 12.00 med-Ige 12.00 med
9.00- mostly 9.00 4 qt bkts PA med-
Ige 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
Shiitake 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; TOO
FEW SALES TO QUOTE —ONIONS
GREEN: MARKET LOWER ctns bchd
CA 48s 9.00-11.00 MX 48s 8.50-10.00
mostly 9.00-10.00 cits bchd NJ Leeks
12s 9.00 ctns bchd CA Leeks 12s 11.00-
12.00 —PARSLEY: MARKET
HIGHER 1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd CA
Curly 60s 14.00 NJ Curly 60s 10.00-
11.00 Plain 60s 10.00-11.00
PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —PEAS
GREEN: MARKET HIGHER 10 lb ctns
GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 18.00-20.00
mostly 20.00 Sugar Snap Peas De
calyxed 19.00-22.00 mostly 19.00
PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS NONE
—PEPPERS: MARKET LOWER 1 1/9
buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green exlge
12.00- few 15.00 Ige 10.00-12.00
mostly 12.00 few 14.00 med 10.00-12.00
some 9.00 sml 7.00-8.00 Mxd Red And
Green med 8.00 Red exlge fr qual 8.00-
10.00 GA Bell Type Green exlge 12.00
Ige 10.00 IS lb ctns MX Bell Type Red
Ige 12.00-13.00 25 lb ctns CA Bell Type
Green exlge 15.00 Ige 12.00-13.00 mostly
12.00 few 14.00 med-Ige 14.00 med 12.00
Mxd Red And Green lg)e 12.00 MX Bell
Type Red Ige fr qual 12.00-14.00 5 kg
ctns NL Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm
17.00 Red 80-100 mm 17.00 Yellow 80-
100 mm 14.00 —PEPPERS OTHER: Vi
Concrete Slatted Free Stall Barn
' TP
l iT
Slatted Heifer Barn
Round Concrete Watering
Troughs, SCS Approved
buctns FL Jalapeno 8.00-10.00 1 1/9
buctns FL Cubanelles med-Ige 12.00
mixed red and green med-Ige 10.00
RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz flmbgs FL
Red 8.00 OH Red 7.50-8.00 mostly 8.00
ctns tpd 14 1-lb flmbgs FL Red 9.00 OH
Red 8.50 ctns bchd OH Red 24s 9.00
RHUBARB: TOO FEW SALES TO
QUOTE —RUTABAGAS: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd CA Flat 24s 10.00
OH Savoy 24s 9.00 12/5 bucrts bchd CA
Flat 24s 12.00 NJ Savoy 9.00 ctns 4 l-'/i-
Ib flmbgs CA Flat 14.50-15.00 cel crt NJ
Savoy 6.00-7.00 mostly 7.00 4 lb ctns CA
Flat Baby Type 10.00 —SQUASH:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY Vi
buctns/crts GA Zucchini sml-med 7.00-
8.00 mostly 8.00 med 5.00-6.00 mostly
6.00 NC Zucchini sml-med 7.00-8.00 few
9.00 NJ Zucchini sml-med 7.00-8.00 few
9.00 —SWEET POTATOES;
MARKET STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns
LA U.S. One Beauregard med 20.00
TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 25 lb ctns FL 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens light red-red Sx6s
7.50-9.00 mostly 8.00 fr qual 6.00-7.00
6x6s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 fr qual 6.00-
7.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens pink-light red
sx6s 12.50 6x6s 12.50 6x7s 12.50 5 kg
ctns on the vine NL Vine Ripes red med-
Ige 11.00 7 kg fits NL Vine Ripes red 28s
15.00 —TOMATOES, CHERRY;
MARKET CHERRY TYPE LOWER,
GRAPE TYPE HIGHER, fits 12 1-pt
bkts FL red 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 fits
12 1-pt cntrs with lids FL Grape Type
red 10.00-13.00 mostly 12.00
TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET
LOWER 25 lb ctns FL light red-red
12.00-15.00 —TURNIPS: 25 lb sks NJ
Purple Top med 7.00 —VEGETABLES
OTHER: Blb ctns CA Radicchio 9s 11.00
3 kg ctns GU Radicchio 12s 10.50-12.00.
Phila. Onion,
Potato
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 31-MAY-2000
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable
Market News, Federal-State Market
News Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215) 336-
0355
Cloudy 52-66
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ONIONS AND POTATOES
ONIONS DRY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY USI OR GENERALLY
GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED. NEW CROP
Yellow Granex GA 40 lb ctns jbo 9.00-
10.00 Grano CA 50 lb sks jbo 8.00 fair
cond 7.00 MX 50 lb sks jbo 8.00 TX 50 lb
sks jbo 7.50-8.50 mostly 8.00 fr cond 6.00
fr cond 6.00 med 10.00 Super Colossal
10.50 White CA 50 lb sks jbo 14.00 few
15.00 Red CA 25 lb sks jbo 7.00 few 7.50
med 5.00-6.00 TX 25 lb sks jbo 7.00 med
6.00 Flat Type CA 40 lb ctns jbo 11.00-
12.00 —POTATOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY USISZ A WASHED
OR BRUSHED UNLESS OTHERWISE
STATED Russet Burbank CD Prince
Edward Island CDOne bid 10 5-lb
flmbgs non sz A 7.50 ID bid 10 5-lb
flmbgs non sz A 8.50-9.00 mostly 8.50
occ higher few 8.00 50 lb ctns 40s 13.00-
14.00 mostly 13.00-13.50 50s 13.00-14.00
mostly 13.00-13.50 60s 13.00-14.00 70s
12.00- mostly 13.00-14.00 80s
11.00- mostly 11.50-12.00 few
12.50- 90s 10.00-11.00 few higher
100 s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 occ
higher U.S. Two 50 lb sks 6 oz min 6.50-
7.00 NE 50 lb ctns 70s 9.50-10.00 80s
9.00- 90s 9.00-9.50 100 s 8.50-9.00
NEW CROP Round Red AZ 50 lb ctns
sz A 12.00 fair appear 10.00 sz B 16.00-
18.00 fr appear 13.00 CA 50 lb ctns sz A
fair qual 10.00 FL 50 lb sks 9.00 few
10.00 few 8.00 fr qual 6.00-7.00 sz B
14.00 fair qual 11.00-12.00 TX 50 lb ctns
sz A fair appear 10.00 Round White FL
50 lb sks 9.50-10.00 few 9.00 fair qual
5.50-
Buffalo Valley
Produce
Mifflinburg, Pa
Report Supplied by Auction
Thursday, May 30,2000
ASPARAGUS: 1.50 BUNCH.
ONIONS: SPRING .35 BUNCH.
PEAS: SNAP 1.75 LB., SUGAR 1.50
LB.
RADISHES; .35 BUNCH.
RHUBARB: .75 LB.
STRAWBERRIES: 1.50-2.00 QT.
TOMATOES: 7.50-9.00.
FLOWERS: ANNUALS 3.00-9.00
FLAT, POTS .50-1.25.
HANGING BASKETS: 4.00-8.00.
VEGETABLE PLANTS: 2.00-7.00
FLAT.
PERENNIALS: .50-3.00.
SALE DAYS TUBS. AND THURS.,
10 A.M.
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Concrete Feed Bunks