Phila. Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
May 16,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES:
TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE -
ASPARAGUS: MARKET WA
HIGHER, NJ LOWER pyr ctns/crts 28
lb bchd CA Green exlge fair cond 17.00-
18.00 Ige fair cond 20,00 previous com
mitments low as 16.00 NJ Green fldrun
20.00 WA WAExFcy Green Ige 30.00-
33.00 std 34.00 one label 36.00 pyrcrts Ise
NJ Green Ige 18.00 fldrun 18.00 -
BEANS: MARKET SLIGHTLY
HIGHER buctns/crts FL Round Green
Type Machine Picked 8.00 fair cond
6.00-7.00 GA Round Green Type Ma
chine Picked 8.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 -
BEETS: cits bchd NC 12s few 8.00 -
BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA bchd 14s 10.00-11.00
20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 11.00-13.00
mostly 12.00-13.00 -BRUSSELS
SPROUTS; 25 lb ctns MX 19.00 -
CABBAGE: MARKET GREEN
ABOUT STEADY, OTHERS
SLIGHTLY LOWER 1 % bucrts & 50 lb
ctns FL Round Green Type med 7.00-
8.00 Red Type sml 9.00-10.00 GA Round
Green Type med 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.50-
8.00 Red Type med 12.00 fair appear
9.00 TX Red Type med fair cond 7.00-
8.00 1 V* bucrts & 40 lb ctns FL Savoy
Type sml 9.00-10.00 GA Savoy Type
med-lge 12.00 -CARROTS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb fllmbags
CA Topped med-lge 15.00 few low as
12.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 16.00
CD Topped jbo 14.00 MX Topped jbo
14.00 fair cond 11.00 ctns bchd CA
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Bunched med 12.00 ctns 241-lb fllmbags
CA Baby Peeled 17.00 ctns 20 1-lb film
bags CA Baby Peeled 13.00-14.00 ctns 12
2-lb fllmbags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 -
CAULIFLOWER: MARKET LOWER
ctns flmwrpd CA 12s 8.00-10.00 mostly
8.00- few 11.00 ord cond 3.00-5.00 9s
8.00- 16s 8.00 -CELERY; ctns CA 2
dz 24.00 few 23.00 2 Vi dz 24.00 few
25.00 few 22.00-23.00 FL 4 dz 18.00
flmbs 30s 20.00 -CHINESE CABBAGE:
celcrts FL 14.00 30 lb ctns CA Nappa
14.00 50 lb ctns CA Nappa 18.00 WGA
cits CA Nappa 23.00 -CORN-SWEET;
wbcrts FL Yellow 4-4 Vi dz 18.00 previ
ous commitments 17.00 White 4-4 Vi dz
18.00 previous commitments 17.00 -
CUCUMBERS: MARKET LOWER
WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med
12.00- fir qual 8.00-10.00 ord qua!
7.00 sml 10.00 Ige 8.00 MX med 12.00-
14.00 -EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctns FL med 16.00-
18.00 fair qual 14.00 ctns/crts MX 18s
16.00 fair appear 12.00-14.00 24s 16.00
fair appear 12.00-14.00 -ENDIVE:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9
buctns/crts FL 10.00 NJ 10.00-11.00 10
lb ctns BL Witloof 12.00 -ESCAROLE:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9
buctns/crts FL 10.00-11.00 -GARLIC:
MARKET STEADY 30 lb ctns MX
Purple super col 28.00 col 26.00 super
jbo 23.00-24.00 exjbo 22.50 jbo 20.00 7
22.00- 9 26.00 10 28.00 11 31.00-
32.00 12 32.00-34.00 22 lb ctns/crts AG
White 5 15.00 6 16.00-17.00 -GREENS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
CA Swiss Chard 12s 14.00 Red 12s 14.00
ctns/crts bchd GA Collard 24s 9.00 Kale
24s 8.00 NC Collard 7.00-8.00 Kale 7.00-
8.00 Mustard 8.00 Turnip Tops 8.00
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Rape 8.00 NJ Dandelion 10.00 Swiss
Chard 10.00 Red 10.00 20 lb ctns CA
Broccoli Rabe 24s 25.00 -LETTUCE
ICEBERG: MARKET SLIGHTLY
LOWER ctns CA 24s 11.00-13.00 mostly
12.00 few 14.00 ord-fair cond 6.00-10.00
Wrapped 24s 12.00-14.00 few 15.00 few
11.00 fair cond low as 10.00 ord cond
6.00- NM 24s 10.00-12.00 Wrapped
24s 12.00-13.00 fair cond 6.00-7.00 -
LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET CA
LEAF SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Green Leaf
24s 9.00-11.00 few 12.00 Red Leaf 24s
9.00- NJ Boston 24s 8.00 Green
Leaf 24s 8.00 Red Leaf 24s 8.00 3 lb ctns
CA Mesculin Mix 7.00 -LETTUCE
ROMAINE: MARKET SLIGHTLY
LOWER ctns CA 24s 11.00-13.00 mostly
11.00- few 10.00 NJ 24s 6.00-7.00
few high as 10.00 ctns 12 3-count pkgs
CA Hearts 16.00 1.3 bucrts CA 24s
15.00- -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 qua!
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 INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE -ONIONS GREEN: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd MX 48s
9.00 one label 12.00 crts bchd NJ Leeks
12s 12.00 ctns bchd MX Leeks 12s 12.00-
15.00 -PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd CA Curly 60s 14.00
1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd NJ Curly 60s
10.00- Plain 60s 11.00-12.00 -
PARSNIPS: 20 lb filmbags Ise NJ 10.00 -
PEAS GREEN: MARKET LOWER 10
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18.4 x 30 6 ply $355.00
18.4x38 6 ply $365.00
20.8 x 38 8 ply $525.00
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lb ctns GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 10.00-
14.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 Sugar Snap
Peas 14.00-16.00 -PEAS OTHER:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE -PEPPERS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns MX Bell
Type Red Ige fair qual 18.00 1 1/9
buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green jbo 8.00-
10.00 mostly 10.00 exlge 8.00-10.00
mostly 9.00-10.00 few 7.00 Ige 7.00-8.00
mostly 8.00 med 6.00 few 7.00 sml 5.00-
6.00 Mxd Red And Green Ige 6.00-7.00
15 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige 20.00 5
kg ctns NL Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm
24.00 few 26.00 Red 80- 100 mm 26.00
Yellow 80-100 mm 21.00 few 23.00 -
PEPPERS OTHER: Vi buctns/crts FL
Jalapeno few 12.00-14.00 1 1/9 buctns/
crts FL Long Hot few 8.00-10.00 Cu
banelles Ige mxd red and green 12.00-
14.00 -RADISHES: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctns tpd 30 6-oz
filmbags FL Red 5.00-6.50 few 7.00 ctns
tpd 14 1-lb filmbags FL Red 6.00-7.00
few 7.50 25 lb filmbags tpd FL Red 13.00
-RHUBARB: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE -RUTABAGAS:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE -SPINACH: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA Flat
24s 11.00 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Rat 24s
13.00 ctns 4 2-Vi-Ib filmbags CA Flat
14.00-15.00 cel crt NJ Savoy Ise 6.00-
7.00 -SQUASH: MARKET LOWER Vi
buctns FL Zucchini med 5.00 Yellow
Straightneck sml-med 6.00 med 5.00 GA
Zucchini sml-med 6.00-7.00 few 5.00
med 4.00-5.00 mostly 5.00 Yellow
Straightneck sml-med 6.00-7.00 mostly
6.00 few 5.00 med 4.00-5.00 mostly 4.00 -
SWEET POTATOES; MARKET
ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns
NC U.S. One Beauregard med 12.00-
14.00 -TOMATOES: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER 25 lb ctns FL
Vine Ripes light red-red sx6s 15.00-
16.00 few higher 85% U.S. One or Better
Mature Greens light red Sx6s 13.00-
15.00 mostly 14.00 previous commit
ments low as 12.00 6x6s 12.00-14.00
mostly 13.00 few 15.00 previous commit
ments low as 11.00 Local Repack 85%
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FARM TIRES
Firestone All IVaction 23°
18.4R34 1 ★ $565.00
20.8R38 1 ★ $750.00
20.8R38 2 * $855.00
20 8R42 2 ★ $905.00
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U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light
red Sx6s 17.50 6x6s 16.50 5 kg ctns on
the vine MX Vine Ripes Greenhouse red
sml fair cond 4.00-5.00 NL Vine Ripes
Greenhouse light red-red med 12.00-
14.00 -TOMATOES, CHERRY:
MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER fits 12
1-pt bkts FL light red 11.00-12.00 fits 12
1-pt cntrs with lids FL Grape Type red
12.00 -TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:
MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER 25 lb
ctns FL light red-red 11.00-12.00 mostly
12.00 MX light red-red 10.00-12.00
mostly 10.00 few 9.00 -TURNIPS:
MARKET STEADY 25 lb filmbags NC
Purple Top med 8.00 -VEGETABLES
OTHER: 8 lb ctns CA Radicchio 9s 14.00
Weaverland Produce
Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
May 17,2001
ASPARAGUS; .95-1.70 LB.
CUCUMBERS: 12.00.
ONIONS; .25-.3S BUNCH.
PEAS: SUGAR 22.00-25.00 10 LBS.;
SNAP 21.00 V/i LBS.
POTATOES: 1.00-2.25 50 LBS.
RADISHES: .25-.50 BUNCH.
RED BEETS; .15-.80 BUNCH.
RHUBARB: .55-. BS LB.
SPINACH: 12.00-14.00 BU.
STRAWBERRIES: 20.00-30.00 8 QT.
FLAT.
TOMATOES; RED SM. TO LRGE.
HOTHOUSE 23.00-30.00.
ZUCCHINI; 12.00.
FLOWERS: PETUNIAS 4.00-6.00,
MARIGOLDS 5.50-7.00, IMPATIENTS
4.50- AGERANIUM 2.00-6.00,
SNAP DRAGONS 5.00-6.00, VINCA
3.50- ALL FLAT; HANGING BAS
KETS 2.00-9.00; SUNFLOWERS 1 20-
1.60 EACH; GERANIUM 1.00-3.00
POT.
SALE DAYS MON., TUBS ,
THURS,, FRI..9A.M.
Lebanon
Produce Auction
Reistville, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
May 11,2001
ASPARAGUS: 1.25-1.73 BUNCH
POTATOES: WHITE .60-.75,
RADISHES: 40BUNCH
RHUBARB-. 60 LB.
SPINACH. .80-1.50 LB.
TEA; MEADOW 15
SALE DAYS TUBS. AND FRI
Firestone Radial 23°
18.4R34 1 ★ $540.00
18.4R38 1 ★ $545.00
20.8R38 1 * $695.00
18.4R42 2 * $679.00
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FARM TIRES
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