Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 30,2002 Philadelphia Vegetables Terminal Market March 27,2002 Report Supplied By USI>A VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES: ctns CA Globe Thomed 18s 24.00 few 28.00 24s 24.00 few 28.00 Ige Ise few 28.00 Thornless 18s 15.00 30s fair qual 8.00-9.00 36s fair qual 8.00-9.00 -ASPARAGUS: MARKET LOWER pyr etns/erts 28 lb bchd CA Ige 36.00-40.00 std 36.00-40.00 MX Ige 35.00 fair cond 32.00 ord cond 8.00- std one label few 44.00 11 lb etns/erts bchd MX std 20.00-21.00 PE Ige ord cond 8.00-10.00 13.5 lb ctns/crts bchd CA jbo 16.00 -BEANS: MARKET LOWER buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Machine Picked 12.00-16.00 5 lb ctns GU Hericot Vert (French Type) 10.00- mostly 10.00 -BEETS: MAR KET STEADY ctns bchd TX 12s 10.00 25 lb filmbags Ise NJ med 5.00 50 lb filmbags TX med 10.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA bchd 14s 12.00- mostly 12.00-13.00 few 16.00 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 16.00 few 18.00 MX Crown Cut few 21.00 -BRUS SELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns CA 18.00 -CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 '/< buerts & SO lb ctns FL Round Green Type med 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 TX Round Green Type med 8.00 Red Type med 10.00 50 lb sks NY Round Green Type Ige 5.50-6.00 1 'A buerts & 40 lb ctns TX Savoy Type med-lge 11.00- -CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge 14.00-15,00 sks 24 2-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge 15.00 sks 10 S-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge 15.00 50 lb sks Ise AZ Topped jbo 12.00 CA Topped jbo 14.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 GA Topped jbo few 11.00 MX Topped jbo 10.00- mostly 10.00 TX Topped jbo /jM/- original plan was to install maintain. 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Irfgh available 9.00- ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 12.00 ctns 24 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 ctns 20 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 13.00-15.00 ctns 12 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 -CAULI FLOWER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns flmwrpd CA 12s 12.00-15.00 mostly 14.00- few 16.00 -CELERY: MAR KET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 1 Vi dz 18.00 2 dz 19.00-20.00 few 18.00 2 Vi dz 19.00- few 18.50 few 22.00 flmbs 30s 24.00 MX 2 dz 18.00 2 Vi dz 18.00 -CHI NESE CABBAGE: eelerts FL 10.00 30 lb ctns CA Nappa 14.00 50 lb ctns FL Nappa 12.00 -CORN-SWEET: wberts FL Yellow 4-4 Vi dz 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 White 4-4 Vi dz 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 -CUCUMBERS; MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER flts/ctns flmwrpd CD CDOne Long Seedless sml 12s 6.50-7.00 WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med 15.00-18.00 fair appear 14.00 fr qual 8.00-9.00 MX med 18.00 ord qual 8.00-10.00 -EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts MX 18s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 24s 10.00 35 lb ctns HD Chinese 20.00- Japanese 20.00 -ENDIVE; MARKET STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 11.00- mostly 11.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof 11.00 few 12.00 -ESCAROLE: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER 1 1 19 buctns/crts FL 13.00-15.00 few 12.00 -GARLIC: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 30 lb ctns AG White super col 34.50 CA White super col 34.50 col 28.00-30.00 super jbo 28.50 exjbo 25.50 CQ White # 9 33.00 packaged 3s 36.00 -GREENS; MARKET STEADY ctns bchd AZ Kale 24s 9.00 CA Swiss Chard 12s 14.00 Red 12s 14.00 TX Dandelion 12s 10.00 Kohl rabi 12s 10.00 Swiss Chard 12s 10.00 Red 12s 10.00 ctns/crts bchd GA Collard 24$ 7.00 Kale 24s 7.00 NC Collard 6.00-6.50 Kale 6.00-6.50 Mustard 7.00 Rape 7.00 at**- / Slant-back J-style Feed Bunker ctns Ise MX Kale Flowering 24s 13.00 Vi bubkts NJ Dandelion Ise 12.00 -LET TUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET LOWER ctns AZ 24s 58.00 30s 56.00 Wrapped 24s 58.00- few 62.00 -LETTUCE OTHER: MARKET MESCLUN MIX ABOUT STEADY, OTHERS LOWER ctns AZ Green Leaf 24s 14.00-18.00 few 13.00 Red Leaf 24s 14.00-18.00 CA Green Leaf 24s 15.00-18.00 Red Leaf 24s 14.00- few 13.00 3 lb ctns CA Mescu lin Mix 7.00-7.50 mostly 7.00 -LET TUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET LOWER ctns AZ 24s 35.00-42.00 30s 32.00 27s sml 25.00 CA 24s 30.00-35.00 mostly 30.00 few high as 45.00 ctns 12 3-count pkgs AZ Hearts organically grown 36.00 1.3 bucrts AZ 24s 46.00 -MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 14.00 med 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 13.00 fair qual 11.00 Oyster few 12.00 ctns 12 8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 10.25 ctns 8 1-lb trays flmwrpd PA exlge 14.00 ctns 10 10-oz trays flmwrpd PA 10.25 few 10.50 -OKRA: Vi bucrts HD sml-med 20.00-22.00 -ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd MX 48s 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 48s sml 7.00 Leeks 12s 9.00 one label 14.00 TX Leeks 12s 11.00-14.00 -PARSLEY: MAR KET STEADY ctns bchd AZ Curly 60s 12.00 Plain 60s 12.00 TX Curly 60s 11.00- Plain 60s 11.00-12.00 Root 12s 14.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd FL Curly 60s 11.00 Plain 60s 11.00 -PARSNIPS: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas 9.00 few 8.00 few high as 11.00 Sugar Snap Peas 11.00- mostly 11.00 few 13.00 few 10.00 -PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS IN SUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -PEPPERS: MARKET GREEN LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns MX BeU Type Red Ige fair qual 9.00-12.00 Yellow Ige fair qual 18.00-22.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green jbo 12.00 few low as 10.00 exlge 12.00-IS.OO mostly 12.00 fair qual 7.00-8.00 Ige 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 few 9.00 fair qual 6.00-8.00 med-lge 9.00- med fair qual 6.00 Mxd Red And Green Ige 6.00-8.00 Red Ige 8.00- IS lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige 9.00-10.00 Yellow exlge 16.00-18.00 5 Agricultural Pre~cast Products Available: High Capacity H-style Feed Bunker kg ctns IS Bell Type Orange 90-110 mm 24.00- Red 90-110 mm 18.00 Yellow 90-110 mm 20.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 NL Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm 24.00 Yel low 80-100 mm 22.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: 8 lb ctns MX Habanero orange 20.00- -RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz film bags FL Red 5.50 ctns tpd 14 1-lb film bags FL Red 6.00-6.50 40 lb filmbags tpd FL Red few 13.00 ctns bchd MX Red 24s 7.50 -RHUBARB: OFFERINGS NONE -RUTABAGAS: 50 lb sks CD med 8.00 -SPINACH: MARKET STEADY ctns bchd AZ Hat 24s 9.00 CA Flat 24s 9.00 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Hat 24s 11.00-12.00 bubkts TX Savoy 13.00 ctns 4 l-'A-ib film bags CA Hat 14.00 4 lb ctns CA Hat Baby Type 12.00 -SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 'A buctns/crts FL Zuc chini med 6.00-7.00 few 8.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 14.00-16.00 med 12.00- mostly 12.00-12.50 4/7 buctns MX Zucchini sml-med 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 few 8.00 med 7.50-8.00 mostly 8.00 -SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns LA U.S. One Beauregard med 15.00 NC U.S. One Beauregard med 11.00-12.00 -TOMA TOES: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER 25 lb ctns FL 85% U.S. One or Better Ma ture Greens light red-red Sx6s 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 few 14.00 6x6s 14.00-15.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 21.50 6x6s 19.50 6x7s 19.50 ctns 2 lyr MX Vine Ripes light red-red 4xss 16.00 5 kg ctns on the vine IS Vine Ripes Greenhouse red med few 20.00 NL Vine Ripes Green house red med 24.00 SP Vine Ripes Greenhouse red med few 21.00-22.00 -TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET GRAPE TYPE LOWER, CHERRY TYPE ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt bkts FL light red-red 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00- fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids FL Grape Type red 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 fair cond low as 8.00 MX Grape Type red organically grown 18.00-20.00 -TOMA TOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER 25 lb ctns FL red 11.00- MX light red 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 red 8.00-10.00 -TUR NIPS: 25 lb filmbags GA Purple Top med 7.00 NC Purple Top med 7.00 -VEGE TABLES OTHER: 8 lb ctns CA Radic chio 9s few 13.00 H A i* w il jlMfe [mmm "A '' \\' > ' Vv v ' s w " Cattle “Waffle Slat” 8000 psi Philadelphia Fruit Terminal Market March 27,2002 Report Supplied By USDA CITRUS FRUITS -GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL U.S. One Indian River Red 27s 10.00 40s 8.50 Star Ruby 18s 10.00-11.00 23s 11.00-12.00 27s 11.00-12.00 32s 10.00-11.00 36s 9.00- 40s 8.50-9.00 48s 8.00-8.50 In terior Red 40s 8.00-B.SO -LEMONS: MARKET STEADY ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade 95s 20.00 115 s 20.00 140 s 22.00 165 s 23.50 Shprs Choice 95s 14.00 115 s 15.00 140 s 17.00 165 s 18.00 SP Class I 120 s 16.00 140 s 16.00-LIMES; MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns MX 42s 10.50 48s 10.00 54s 9.50-10.50 mostly 10.00 some 9.00 63s 10.50 40 lb ctns MX 150 s 33.00- few 36.00 175 s 33.00 few 36.00 200 s few 36.00 -MISC CITRUS: NO SALES REPORTED -ORANGES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade Navel 56s 16.00-17.00 72s 17.00 88s 16.00-17.00 113 s 16.00 Shprs Chpice Navel 40s 10.50 48s 10.50 56s 10.00-11.50 72s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 88s 11.00-12.50 mostly 12.00-12.50 113 s 13.00 4/5 buctns FL Valencia 56s 10.50-11.00 80s 9.50-10.00 mostly 10.00 some 11.00 100 s 9.00-10.00 -TANGELOS: NO SALES REPORTED -TANGER INES: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Honey 80s 18.00-20.00 100 s 19.00 120 s 14.00- some 13.00 150 s 15.00 -TEM PLES: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE BERRIES -BLUEBERRIES; OFFER INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -CRANBERRIES; OFFERINGS NONE -MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS INSUF FICIENT TO QUOTE -RASPBERRIES; OFFERINGS LIGHT fits 12 Vz-pt cups flmwrpd CL Red 30.00 -STRAWBER RIES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt bkts CA Ige 12.00-13.00 one label 15.00- med-lge 10.00-11.00 few loas 8.00 FL med-lge fr cond 4.00 Preferred Varieties med-lge 10.00 fits 8 1-lb cntrs with lids FL Preferred Varieties med-lge ff cond 4.00 MELONS -CANTALOUPS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 'A ctns DR 12s 16.00 15s 16.00 GU 9s 12.00-13.00 12s 14.0015 s (Turn to Page Al 3) ston« Knuckle Sy*t«m helps mwpoftpk well (NcMa^romd)
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