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Vegetable PHILADELPHIA Terminal March 7,2001 Report Supplied By USDA VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES: ctns CA Globe Thorned 30s 13.00 36s 13.00 Thornless 18s 14.00 24s 14.00 MX Globe Thornless 30s 11.00 - ASPARAGUS: MARKET HIGHER pyr ctns/crts 28 lb bchd CA Green Ige 40.00 MX Green std 42.00 11 lb ctns/crts bchd CA Green Ige 14.00 std 14.00 sml 14.00 MX Green Ige 14.50-15.00 std 15.00 PE Green exlge 15.00 Ige 15.00 ord cond 5.00 std 15.00 sml 15.00 -BEANS: buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Handpicked 14.00-15.00 Machine Picked 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 few 16.00 MX Round Green Type Hand picked few 23.00 -BEETS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd TX 12s 9.00-10.00 50 lb fllmbags TX med 13.00 - BROCCOLI; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ bchd 14s 12.00-14.00 few higher CA bchd 14s 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.00 one label 15.00 FL bchd 14s fair cond 6.00-7.00 MX bchd 14s 12.00 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 12.50-15.00 few 16.00 MX Crown Cut 14.00 fair cond 11.00 -BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns CA 23.00 -CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 3 A bucrts & 50 lb ctns CD Red Type med 8.50 FL Round Green Type med 11.00-12.00 few 10.00 fair qua! 8.00-9.00 Red Type med 14.00 TX Round Green Type med 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 few 13.00 Red Type med 12.00 SO lb sks CD Round Green Type Ige 7.00 NY Round Green Type Ige 6.50- 7.00 1 % bucrts & 40 lb ctns FL Savoy Type med 14.00 TX Savoy Type med 12.00 -CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb fllmbags CA Topped med-lge 13.00-14.00 few 15.00 Feature: • Kawasaki Engine • CVT Drive • 18 MPH • 7" Ground Clearance • Tow Cap.looo lbs. • Wet Disc Brakes • 6 Gallon Fuel Tank • Total Wgt. 1150 lbs. • Steel Construction • 16 Gauge Steel (Cargo Bed) • Accessories • Roll Bar • Seat Belts sks 10 5-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge 14.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 15.00- 16.00 few 17.00 CD Topped jbo 9.50- 10.00 MX Topped jbo 10.50-11.00 ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 11.00 ctns 24 1-lb Filmbags CA Baby Peeled 16.50-17.00 ctns 20 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 13.00- ctns 12 2-Ib filmbags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 -CAULIFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns flmwrpd AZ 12s 12.00 9s 11.00 CA 12s 11.00- few 10.00 9s 9.00 FL 12s 11.00 MX 12s 12.00-14.00 -CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 1 Vi dz 15.00 2 dz 15.00-16.00 2 Vi dz 15.00- MX 2 dz 14.00 2 'h dz 14.00 3 dz 14.00 -CHINESE CABBAGE: celcrts FL 10.00 30 lb ctns CA Nappa 18.00 -CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS LIGHT wbcrts MX Yellow 4 dz 18.00 - CUCUMBERS: OFFERINGS LIGHT WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts MX med 26.00- ord qua! 16.00-18.00 UNWAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts MX Pick les 200-300 s fair qual 12.00-13.00 - EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns/crts MX 18s 11.00-12.00 few 13.00-14.00 24s 11.00-12.00 - ENDIVE: MARKET HIGHER 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 10.00 few 9.00 ctns AZ 24s ord cond 5.00 -ESCAROLE; MARKET HIGHER 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 ctns AZ 24s ord cond 5.00 -GARLIC: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 30 lb ctns AG White super col 28.50 super jbo 26.00 CL Purple super col 25.00 col 24.00 super jbo 22.50 10 kg cntrs AG White 5 14.00- 15.00 7 19.00-20.00 -GREENS; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Kale 24s 10.00 MX Swiss Chard 12s 16.00 Red 12s 16.00 TX Collard 24s 9.00- Dandelion 12s 10.00 Kohlrabi 12s 10.00 Swiss Chard 12s 10.00 Red 12s Snapper Grounds Cruiser™ Competition Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Standard Optional Standard Optional -10.00 ctns/crts bchd GA Collard 24s 9.00 Kale 24$ 9.00 Mustard 24s 9.00 Turnip Tops 24s 9.00 NC Collard 7.00-8.00 Kale 7.00- mostly 8.00 Mustard 9.00 Turnip Tops 9.00 Rape 9.00 ctns Ise MX Kale Flowering 24s 12.00 -LETTUCE ICEBERG: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns AZ 24s 19.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 Wrapped 24s 20.00-22.00 few 23.00 CA 24s 19.00 Wrapped 24s 20.00 MX 24s 19.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ Boston 24s fair cond 9.00 Green Leaf 24s 9.00- mostly 10.00 Red Leaf 24$ 10.00- CA Green Leaf 24s 10.00 few 9.00 Red Leaf 24s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix b. 50-7.00 -LETTUCE-ROMAINE; MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns AZ 24s 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 few low as 10.00 CA 24s 12.00-13.00 few 14.00 few low as 10.00 FL 24s few 12.00-13.00 1.3 bucrts AZ 24s 17.00 -MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 15.00 few 14.50 med 11.75 few 11.50 4 qt bkts PA med-lge 6.50 sml-med 6.00 5 lb ctns PA Oyster 18.00-20.00 Portobellas 9.00 sml 8.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake 14.00 fair qual 11.00 Oyster few 12.00 ctns 12 8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 10.25 ctns 10 10- oz trays flmwrpd PA 10.25 few 10.50 - OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT Vi bucrts HD sml-med 26.00-27.00 mostly 26.00 - ONIONS GREEN: MARKET GREEN ONIONS SLIGHTLY HIGHER, LEEKS ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd MX 48s 15.00 few 14.00 Leeks 12s 15.00- 16.00 TX Leeks 12s 14.00-15.00 - PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Curly 60s 11.00 Plain 60s 11.00 TX Curly 60s 11.00- 12.00 Plain 60s 11.00-12.00 -PARSNIPS: 20 lb filmbags Ise CD 10.50 NJ 10.00 - PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT Inclement Weather Notice Some markets are not available this week because of in clement weather and some reported low volume. STEADY 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas De calyxed 11.00-13.00 few 14.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 16.00-17.00 -PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS NONE - PEPPERS: MARKET GREEN HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns MX Bell Type Red Ige fair qual 20.00-23.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green jbo 28.00 exlge 26.00- 28.00 fair qual 17.00-18.00 Ige 22.00- 24.00 med 20.00 Mxd Red And Green exlge 17.00-18.00 15 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 5 kg ctns SP Bell Type Red 90-110 mm 22.00 Yellow 90-110 mm 26.00 - PEPPERS OTHER; Vi buctns/crts FL Jalapeno 13.00-14.00 1 1/9 bucrts MX Jalapeno 25.0011/9 buctns/crts FL Long Hot 38.00-40.00 Cubanelles Ige 25.00 sml 16.00 -RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz filmbags FL Red S.OO-6.00 mostly 5.00 ctns tpd 14 1- 1b filmbags FL Red 5.50-6.50 ctns bchd MX Red 24s 7.00-8.00 -RHUBARB: OFFERINGS NONE -RUTABAGAS: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE - SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Flat 24s 11.00 MX Flat 24s 10.00-11.00 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 13.00 ctns 4 2-'/i-lb filmbags CA Flat 13.50 ctns TX Savoy 12.00 (clipped) 4 lb ctns CA Flat Baby Type 11.00 -SQUASH: OFFERINGS LIGHT FOR YELLOW STRAIGHT NECK MARKET ABOUT STEADY Vi buctns/crts FL Zucchini sml-med 10.00- 11.00 mostly 10.00 med 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 ctns/lugs MX Zucchini sml-med 12.00 few high as 14.00 med 10.00 few hieh as 12.00 Yellow Straightneck sml- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 10,2001-Al3 med 12.00-14.00 med 10.00-12.00 - SWEET POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns LA U.S. One Beauregard med 15.00 - TOMATOES: MARKET HIGHER 25 lb ctns FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 12.00-13.00 few 11.00 6x6s 12.00-13.00 few 11.00 Local Repack Mature Greens light red sx6s 15.00 6x6s 13.00 fits 2 lyr MX Vine Ripes light red sxss 9.00 fair appear 7.50-8.00 5 kg ctns on the vine IS Vine Ripes Greenhouse light red-red med 16.00- SP Vine Ripes Greenhouse light red-red med 17.00 -TOMATOES, CHERRY; MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt bkts FL red 8.00 MX red 8.00 fair cond 7.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids MX Grape Type light red red 10.00 -TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns FL light red-red 12.00 MX light red-red 10.00- few 13.00 sml 8.00 - TURNIPS: OFFERINGS INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE -VEGETABLES OTHER: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE BUY, SELL, TRADE OR RENT THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED ADS IN Lancaster Farming
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