Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 15,2001 Philadelphia Vegetables Terminal Market September 12,2001 Report Supplied By USDA VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -ASPARAGUS: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER 11 lb ctns/crts bchd MX Green exlge 17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 Ige 17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 std 17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 sml 17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 PE Green exlge 16.00- mostly 17.00-18.00 Ige 16.00- mostly 17.00-18.00 std 16.00- mostly 17.00-18.00 sml 16.00- mostly 17.00-18.00 BEANS; MARKET ABOUT STEADY buctns/crts MD Round Green Type Ma chine Picked 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00- 15.00 MI Round Green Type Machine Picked 12.00-14.00 NJ Round Green Type Machine Picked 14.00 Wax Type Machine Picked 16.00 NY Round Green Type Machine Picked 12.00 PA Round Green Type Machine Picked 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 -BEETS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns/crts bchd OH 12s 8.00 25 lb filmbags Ise CD med 5.50- 6.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA bchd 14s 9.00-11.00 ME bchd 14s 8.00-9.00 fair cond low as 6.00 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 11.00- 13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 -BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns CA 17.00 - CABBAGE- MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 Vi bucrts & 50 lb ctns CD Red Type med 10.00 NJ Round Green Type med 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00-7.50 NY Round Green Type med 8.00 Red Type med 10.00 PA Round Green Type med 7.00-8.50 mostly 8.00 Red Type med 11.00 50 lb sks NY Round Green Type Ige 6.50-7.00 1 V* bucrts & 40 lb ctns NY Savoy Type med 10.00 -CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb fllmbags CA Topped med-lge 14.00- 15.00 few 13.00 CD Topped med-lge 8.00 sks 24 2-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge 15.00 sks 10 5-Ib filmbags CA Topped med-lge 15.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped Ige 13.00 jbo 15.00-16.00 CD Topped jbo 7.00 MX Topped jbo 7.00- 7.50 ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 12.00 ctns 20 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 13.00- -CAULIFLOWER; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns flmwrpd CA 12s 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 9s 7.00 -CELERY: MARKET CA 2 Vi DOZEN SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 1 Vi dz 12.00 2 dz 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00- 2 Vi dz 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00- few low as 8.00 flmbs 30s 13.50-15.00 CD 2 dz 7.50-9.00 mostly 8.00 2 Vi dz 7.50-9.00 mostly 8.00 OH 2 dz 9.00 2 Vi dz 8.00 -CHINESE CAB BAGE: 30 lb ctns CA Nappa 17.00 50 lb ctns NY Nappa 17.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARKET ABOUT STEADY wbcrts NJ Yellow 4-4 Vi dz 8.00-8.50 White 4-4 Vi dz 8.00-9.00 NY White 4-4 Vi dz 9.00 few 8.00 -CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts MI med 8.00-10.00 fr qua) 5.00 few 6.00 UN WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/ crts NJ med 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 fr qual 5.00-6.00 mostly 6.00 Ige 6.00 - EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns MI med 7.00-8.00 NJ med 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 fair qual 5.00 Ige 6.00 -ENDIVE; MARKET STEADY 11/9 buctns/crts OH 8.0010 lb ctns BL Witloof 15.00 -ESCAROLE: MARKET STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts OH 8.00 -GARLIC: MARKET STEADY 30 lb ctns CA White super col 39.00 col 34.50 super jbo 30.00 exjbo 25.50 CQ White 9 29.00-32.00 MX White 10 28.00-30.0011 28.00-30.0010 kg cntrs SP Purple 10 23.00 -GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns/crts bchd NJ Collard 6.00-6.50 Kale 6.00- 6.50 Turnip Tops 6.00 Swiss Chard 9.00 Red 9.00 ctns Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s 14.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 24s 22.00-24.00 few 25.00 Wrapped 24s 22.00- mostly 23.00-24.00 CD 24s few 15.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET LEAF SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Green Leaf 24s 14.00-17.00 mostly 15.00 Red Leaf 24s 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00- 15.00 NJ Boston 24s 8.00 OH Boston 24s 8.00 12-qt bkts OH Bibb 24s 7.00 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-8.00 - LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 24s 14.00- 16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 CD 24s 8.00 NJ 24s 7.00-8.00 ctns 12 3-count pkgs CA Hearts 13.00 -MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 14.00- med 11.50 4 qt bkts PA med- Ige 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: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA 48s 10.00 MX 48s 9.00-10.00 NJ 36s 8.00 OH 48s 10.00 CA Leeks 12s 20.00 OH Leeks 12s 16.00 -PARSLEY: MARKET STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd OH Curly 60s 9.00 Plain 60s 9.00 - PARSNIPS: 20 lb filmbags Ise CD 14.00 -PEAS GREEN; MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas 14.00- mostly 15.00-17.00 Sugar Snap Peas 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 few 17.00 -PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS IN SUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY I 1/9 buctns/crts NJ Bell Type Green exlge 7.00- mostly 8.00 Ige 5.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 med 6.00 Mxd Red And Green exlge 4.00-6.00 mostly 5.00 Red exlge 12.00 Ige 9.00-10.00 OH Bell Type Green Ige 7.00 PA Bell Type Green exlge 7.00- mostly 8.00 Ige 5.00 IS lb ctns CA Bell Type Red Ige 12.00 25 lb ctns CA Bell Type Red med 13.00 5 kg ctns NL Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm 18.00- 20.00 Red 80-loomm few 20.00 Yellow 80-100 mm few 15.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: 'h buctns/crts NJ Jalapeno 6.00- mostly 6.00 1 1/9 buctns NJ Long Hot sml 7.00 Cubanelles Ige 7.00- 8.00 -RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz filmbags MN Red 5.50 OH Red 6.50-8.00 mostly 6.50- 7.50 ctns tpd 14 1-Ib filmbags MN Red 6.00 OH Red 7.00-8.50 mostly 7.00-8.00 ctns bchd OH Red 24s 8.00 -RHUBARB; OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -RUTABAGAS: 50 lb sks CD CDOne med 11.00 -SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 2/5 buctns/crts bchd CA Flat 24s 14.00 ctns 12 10-oz filmbags CA Flat 12.50 ctns 4 2- Vi-lb filmbags CA Flat 14.00 4 lb ctns CA Flat Baby Type 11.00 -SQUASH; MARKET ABOUT STEADY Vi buctns MI Zucchini sml-med 5.00-6.00 med 4.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 7.00 med-Ige 4.00 NJ Zucchini sml-med 5.00- 6.00 med 4.00-5.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 6.00-7.00 med 5.00-6.00 - SWEET POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns NC U.S. One Beauregard med fair appear 12.00 few 12.50 fair qual 9.00- 9.50 jbo 8.50 NEW CROP 40 lb ctns AL U.S. One Jewels med 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 fair qual 9.00-10.00 jbo 10.00 LA U.S. One Beauregard med too few sales to quote -TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns NC Mature Greens light red-red Sx6s 10.00 6x6s 9.00 NJ Vine Ripes light red-red Ige 8.00- 10.00 ord cond 3.00-5.00 med 5.00-7.00 fair cond 4.00 sml 4.00 fair cond 3.00 OH Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 10.00 6x6s 9.00 TN Mature Greens light red red Sx6s 10.00 6x6s 9.00 Vine Ripes light red-red sx6s 10.00 6x6s 9.00 VA Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 10.00 6x6s 9.00 Vine Ripes light red-red xlge 9.00 - TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids MI Grape Type red 8.00-9.00 few 10.00 fits 12 1-pt bkts NY light red fair cond 5.00 VA light red 7.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids VA Grape Type red 7.00 - TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns NJ light red-red 9.00-10.00 OH light red-red 8.00- 9.00 -TURNIPS: 25 lb filmbags MI Purple Top med 9.00 -VEGETABLES OTHER; 8 lb ctns CA Radicchio 9s few 8.00 Cumberland Valley Produce Auction Shippcnsburg, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction September 19,2001 APPLES: 2.50-6.50 'A BU. BEANS: GREEN 6.00-15.00, YELLOW 7.00-15.00, LIMA 16.00- 28.00, ROMA 15.00, ALL Vi BU. BROCCOLI: 1.30. CABBAGE: GREEN .65. CANTALOPES: SM. TO LRGE. .15- 1.40. CUCUMBERS: 2.50-20.00 Vi BU. EGGPLANT: 2.00-5.00 Vi BU. GRAPES: 4.00-11.00. NECTARINES: 7.00-9.00. ONIONS: CANDY 7.50-10.50. PEACHES: 3.50-14.00 Vi BU. PEARS: 3.00-8.50 Vi BU. PEPPERS: GREEN SM. TO LRGE. 1.00-6.00 Vi BU.; RED 2.00-6.50, COL ORED 1.25-8.50 Vi BU. PLUMS: 6.00-13.00. POTATOES: RED 1.50-6.50 Vi BU. PUMPKINS: NECK .40-1.90 EACH. RASPBERRIES: RED 2.50 PINT. RED BEETS: 8.00-9.00 Vi BU. SQUASH: PATTYPANS 3.00-8.00 Vi BU. SWEET CORN: 1.00-3.00 DOZ. TOMATOES: RED SM. TO LRGE. 6.00-15.50 Vi BU.; YELLOW 7.00-18.50 Vi BU.; ROMA 4.50-10.00. WATERMELON: SEEDLESS .70- 1.10, SUGAR BABIES .20-1.20; SAN GRIA .35-2.10. ZUCCHINI: GREEN 4.50-11.00