Philadelphia Vegetables
Terminal Market
August 29,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES:
ctns CA Globe Thorned 18s few 27.00 -
ASPARAGUS: MARKET MX
HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY
11 lb ctns/crts bchd MX Green exlge
14.00- Ige 14.00-16.00 std 14.00-
16.00 sml 14.00-16.00 PE Green exlge
14.00- mostly 15.00-16.00 Ige
14.00- mostly 15.00-16.00 std
14.00- mostly 15.00-16.00 sml
14.00- mostly 15.00-16.00 -BEANS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY buctns/
crts MD Round Green Type Machine
Picked 20.00 MI Round Green Type Ma
chine Picked 18.00-20.00 NJ Round
Green Type Machine Picked 18.00-20.00
NY Round Green Type Machine Picked
18.00- few 16.00 PA Round Green
Type Machine Picked 18.00 -BEETS:
MARKET STEADY ctns/crts bchd OH
12s 8.00 25 lb filmbags Ise CD med 6.00
NJ med 7.00 -BROCCOLI: ctns CA
bchd 14s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-11.50
ME bchd 14s 7.00-8.00 WA bchd 14s
8.00 20 lb ctns Ise ME Crown Cut 10.00-
11.00 WA Crown Cut 12.00 -
BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns CA
15.00 -CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 % bucrts & 50 lb ctns CD
Round Green Type med 8.00-9.00 NJ
Round Green Type med 8.00-9.00
mostly 8.00-8.50 Red Type med 8.00 NY
Round Green Type med 8.50-9.00 PA
Round Green Type med 8.00-10.00
mostly 9.00 Red Type med 9.00 50 lb sks
NY Round Green Type Ige 7.00-8.001 3 A
bucrts & 40 lb ctns CD Savoy Type med
12.00 -CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY sks 48 1-lb filmbags CA
Topped med-lge 14.00-15.00 CD Topped
med-lge 9.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo
15.00- CD Topped jbo 9.00-11.00
mostly 9.00-10.00 few 12.00 MX Topped
jbo 8.00-9.00 ctns 24 1-Ib filmbags CA
Baby Peeled 17.00 ctns 20 1-lb filmbags
CA Baby Peeled 13.00-15.00 ctns 12 2-lb
filmbags CA Baby Peeled 15.00-17.00 -
CAULIFLOWER: MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns flmwrpd CA
12s 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 9s 8.00 ctns
jacket pkd CD 12s 9.00 -CELERY:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 2
dz 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-11.00 few
13.00 2 Vi dz 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-
10.50 lew 8.00 CD 2 dz 7.00-8.00 2 Vi dz
7.00- OH 2 dz 10.00 2 Vi dz 10.00 -
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SWEET: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
wbcrts NJ Yellow 4-4 Vi dz 8.00 NY
Yellow 4-4 Vi dz 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00
White 4-4 Vi dz 8.00-9.00 few 10.00 PA
White 4-4 Vi dz 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 -
CUCUMBERS. MARKET SLIGHTLY
LOWER WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts MI
med fr qua! fair cond 4.00-5.00 NY med
16.00- fr qual 8.00-10.00 sml 11.00-
12.00 PA med 18.00 UNWAXED 1 1/9
buctns/crts NJ met 1 15.00-18.00 fr qual
10.00- mostly 10.00-11.00 occas
higher sml 17.00 PA med ord qual 6.00
bubkts NJ Pickles med 20.00 sml 14.00 -
EGGPLANT; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctns NJ med 4.00-6.00
mostly 5.00-6.00 ord cond low as 2.00 Ige
4.00 5 kg ctns NL sml 18.00 -ENDIVE:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9
buctns/crts OH 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 10
lb ctns BL Witloof 16.00 -ESCAROLE
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9
buctns/crts OH 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 -
GARLIC; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
30 lb ctns CA White super col 37.50 col
31.50 super jbo 28.50 exjbo 27.00 CQ
White 9 29.00-31.00 MX White 10 28.00-
30.00 11 28.00-30.00 10 kg cntrs SP
Purple 10 23.00 11 24.00 -GREENS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns/crts
bchd NC Collard 7.00 Kale 7.00 NJ Col
lard 6.00-6.50 Kale 6.00-6.50 Dandelion
9.00 Swiss Chard 9.00 Red 9.00 OH
Turnip Tops 8.00 -LETTUCE
ICEBERG: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA 24s 18.00-20.00 few
17.00 few 21.00 Wrapped 24s 19.00-
22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 CD 24s 11.00-
12.00 fair cond 6.00 -LETTUCE
OTHER: MARKET LEAF SLIGHTLY
HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY
ctns CA Green Leaf 24s 20.00 few 18.00
few 21.00-22.00 Red Leaf 24s 18.00-
20.00 mostly 20.00 few 21.00-22.00 OH
Boston 24s 7.00 12-qt bkts OH Bibb 24s
7.00 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 7.00-8.00
-LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET
HIGHER ctns CA 24s 17.00-20.00
mostly 20.00 ord cond 5.00-10.00 CD 24s
11.00- OH 24s few 7.00 ctns 12 3-
count pkgs CA Hearts 15.00 1.3 bucrts
CA 24s 23.00 -MUSHROOMS:
MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige
14.50-15.00 mostly 14.50 med 11.50-
11.75 mostly 11.50 4 qt bkts PA med-lge
6.50 sml-med 6.00 5 lb ctns PA Oyster
16.00- 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:
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QUOTE -ONIONS GREEN; MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA 48s
11.00 NJ 36s 7.00 OH 48s 8.50-9.00
Leeks 12s 11.00-12.00 -PARSLEY:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
CA Curly 60s 12.00 Plain 60s 12.00 1 1/9
buctns/crts bchd OH Curly 60s 8 00-9.00
mostly 9.00 Plain 60s 8.00-9.00 mostly
9.00 -PARSNIPS. OFFERINGS IN
SUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -PEAS
GREEN: MARKET SUGAR SNAP
PEAS HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY 10 lb ctns CA Snow Peas 9.00-
10 00 GU Snow Peas 10 00 few 7.00-8 00
Sugar Snap Peas 15.00-18.00 -PEAS
OTHER; OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE -PEPPERS
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9
buctns CA Bell Type Red Ige fair qual
15 00-16.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts NJ Bell
Type Green exlge 5.00-7.00 mostly 6.00
Ige 5.00 med 4.00-5.00 Mxd Red And
Green exlge 4.00-5.00 Red exlge few
12.00 15 lb ctns CA Bell Type Red exlge
12.00- mostly 13.00 Ige 12.00 5 kg
ctns NL Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm
14.00- mostly 15 00 Red 80-100 mm
14.00- mostly 15.00 few 17.00
Yellow 80-100 mm 14.00-15.00 mostly
15.00 -PEPPERS OTHER; Vz buctns/crts
NJ Jalapeho 6.00-8.00 mostly 6.00-7.00
1 1/9 buctns NJ Long Hot 6.00-7,00 Cu
banelles Ige 6.00-8.00 PA Long Hot 6.00
Cubanelles Ige 6.00 -RADISHES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd
30 6-oz filmbags NY Red 5.50 OH Red
5.00- ctns tpd 14 1-lb filmbags NY
Red 6.00 OH Red 5.50-6.50 40 lb film
bags tpd OH Red 14.00 ctns bchd OH
Red 24s 8.00-10.00 -RHUBARB:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE -RUTABAGAS: 50 lb sks CD
CDOne med 13.00 -SPINACH;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns 12
10-oz filmbags CA Flat 12.00 ctns 4 2-Vz-
Ib filmbags CA Flat 14.00-14.50 4 lb ctns
CA Flat Baby Type 11.00 -SQUASH;
MARKET LOWER Vi buctns NJ Zuc
chini sml-med 4.00-7.00 mostly 4.00-6.00
few 8.00 med 4.00-6 00 mostly 4.00-5.00
Yellow Straightneck sml-med 4.00-7.00
mostly 5.00-6.00 med 4.00-6.00 NY Zuc
chini sml-med 4.00 Yellow Straightneck
sml-med 4.00 11/9 buctns/crts NJ Acorn
10.00 Butternut 10.00 Spaghetti 9.00 -
SWEET POTATOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns
NC U.S. One Beauregard med fair
appear 11.00-12.00 few 12.50 fair qual
9.50 jbo 9.50 NEW CROP 40 lb ctns AL
U.S. One Jewels med 15.00-17.00 mostly
15.00-16.00 fair qual 9.00-10.00jbo 10.00
LA U.S. One Beauregard med 19.00 -
TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 25 lb ctns MI Vine Ripes light
red sx6s 10.00 NC 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s
11.00- 6x6s 10.00-11.00 NJ Vine
Ripes light red-red jbo 10.00 xlge 9.00-
10.00 Ige 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00-10.00
med 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 sml 5.00-6.00
OH Vine Ripes light red sx6s 12.00-
13.00 6x6s 11.00-12.00 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens light red-red 6x6s
9.00- PA Vine Ripes light red sx6s
12.00- 6x6s 11.00-12.00 light red
red Ige 8.00-9.00 med 6.00-7 00 sml 4.00
85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens
light red-red Sx6s 11.00-12.00 6x6s
10.00- TN Vine Ripes light red
sx6s 12.00 6x6s 11.00 Local Repack 85%
U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light
red sx6s 17.25 6x6s 16.25 6x7s IS 00 5 kg
ctns on the vine NL Vine Ripes light red
red med 9.00-11.00 mostly 10 00-11 00 -
TOMATOES, CHERRY; MARKET
STEADY fits 12 1-pt bkts CA light red
7.00- MI light red 8.00-10.00 mostly
8.00- fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids MI
Grape Type red 10.00 NJ Grape Type
red 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 NY
Grape Type red 8.00 fits 12 1-pt bkts TN
light red 9.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids
TN Grape Type red 9.00 fits 12 1-pt bkts
VA light red 7.00-8.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs
with lids VA Grape Type red 9.00-10.00
-TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns MI light
red-red 10.00 NJ light red-red 10.00-
12.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 red S.OO-8.00
NY light red-red 8.00-10.00 VA light
red-red 11.00-12.00 -TURNIPS: 25 lb
filmbags MI Purple Top med 7.00-8.00 -
VEGETABLES OTHER: 8 lb ctns CA
Radicchio 9s 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 3 kg
ctns GU Radicchio 12s 7.00-8.00 mostly
8.00
Snyder County
Produce Auction
Port Trevorton, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
August 30,2001
APPLES; 4.00-9.00 Vz BU.
BEANS: GREEN 2.00-11.50,
YELLOW 8.00-14.00, LIMAS 10.00-
15.00, ALL Vz BU.
BLACKBERRIES: 1.00-1.60 PINT.
BROCCOLI: .30-.6OHEAD.
CABBAGE: RED 2.00-3.50 50 LBS.
CANTALOUPES: SM. TO LRGE.
.30-1.60.
CAULIFLOWER; .40-1.00 HEAD.
CUCUMBERS: 8.00-14.001 1/9 BU.
EGGPLANT: 5.00-8.00 BU.
NECTARINES; 2.00-7.50 Vz BU.
ONIONS: SPANISH 4.00-6.00 Vz BU.
PEACHES 5.00-9.00 Vz BU.
PEARS: 7.00-8.00 Vz BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN SM. TO LRGE.
3.00-8.00 1 1/9 BU.; RED SM. TO
LRGE. 4.00-7.00 Vi BU.; HOT 4.00-6.50
ViBU.
PICKLES: 6.50-13.75 Vi BU.
PLUMS: S.OO-12.00 'A BU.
POTATOES: RED 5.00-7.50, WHITE
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BEANS: GREEN 12.00-14.00,
YELLOW 14.00-16.00. BOTH Vi BU.;
LIMAS 25 00-30.00 BU
BLACKBERRIES: 18.00-21.00
FLAT.
CABBAGE: GREEN .60-.70.
CANTALOPES: .20-.80.
CUCUMBERS: 6.00-10.00 >ABU
EGGPLANT: 6.00-7.50 BU.
HONEYLOPE; .40-.7OEACH.
NECTARINES: 3.00-6.00 !A BU.
PEACHES; 4.00-6.50 'A BU.
PEARS: 5.00-7.OO‘ABU
PEPPERS: GREEN SM. TO URGE.
6.00-7.00, RED 7.00-10.00, BOTH BU.;
HOT 4 00-5.00 'A BU.; OTHER SM. TO
URGE 3 00-4.00 BU.
PICKLES: 5.00-8.00 Vi BU.
PLUMS' 7.00-8.00 BOX
POTATOES: RED 5.00-7.00, WHITE
S.OO-6.00, BOTH 50 LBS.; SWEET 6.00-
7.00 >A BU.
RED BEETS: 4.00-6.00 ‘A BU. CUT.
SQUASH: SUMMER 4.00-S.OO Vi
BU.; PATTYPANS 6.00-10.0010 LBS
SWEET CORN: 2.00-3.75 DOZ.
TOMATOES: RED SM. TO URGE.
10.00-18.00, GRAPE 6.00-7.00 FLAT;
ROMA 7.00-9.00 BOX.
WATERMELONS: SEEDLESS 2.00-
3.00; SANGRIA 2.00-3.50.
ZUCCHINI: 6.00-10.00 Vi BU.
FLOWERS: MUMS 2.00-2.75 POT.
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PUMPKINS: NECK .40-1.60.
RASPBERRIES: RED 1.00-1.40
PINT.
RED BEETS: 6.50-9.00 Vi BU.
SQUASH: ACORN 5.00-7.00, BUT
TERNUT 6 00-8.00, PATTYPANS 3.00-
7.00, SPAGHETTI 6.00-7.25, ALL BU.
SWEET CORN: 1.00-2.65 DOZ.
TOMATOES: RED SM. TO LRGE.
4.00- 25 LBS.; YELLOW 5.00-
12.50.
WATERMELONS: SEEDLESS 1.50-
2 50; SANGRIA 1.00-2.25; YELLOW
25-. BS.
ZUCCHINI: GREEN 5.00-8.25,
YELLOW 4.00-7.50, BOTH '/■ BU
FLOWERS: GLADS .80-1.40
BUNCH
ORNAMENTALS: FACE PUMP
KINS 1.00-2 75; GOURDS 3.00-6.50 Vi
BU.; JBL 6.00-8.00 Vi BU.; BABY PAMS
.30-.42.
INDIAN CORN: .25-1.50 BUNCH,
INDIAN FINGERS .30-.70 BUNCH;
POPCORN .60-1.00 BUNCH.
SALE DAYS MON., .WED., FRL,
10:30 A.M.
Leola Produce
Leola, Pa
Report Supplied by Auction
August 28,2001
APPLES: 2.00-4.00 Vi BU
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