Al2-Lancaster F&tVnihg, Saturday, April 6* " Philadelphia Vegetables Terminal Market April 3,2002 Report Supplied By USD A VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES: ctns CA Globe Thomed 18s 18.00 24s 18.00 Thornless 24s fair qua! 10.00 30s fair qua! 8.00- 36s fair qual 8.00-9.00 -ASPAR AGUS: MARKET LGE LOWER, STD ABOUT STEADY pyr ctns/crts 28 lb bchd CA Ige 25.00-26.00 std 28.00 MX Ige 26.00 std 28.00 -BEANS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Machine Picked 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 5 lb ctns GU Hericot Vert (French Type) 10.00-11.00 -BEETS: MARKET STEADY ctns bchd TX 12s 10.00 25 lb filmbags Ise NJ med 4.50-5.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET LOWER ctns AZ bchd 14s 9.00-10.00 CA bchd 14s 9.00- FL bchd 14s 8.00 some 9.00 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 10.00-12.00 FL Crown Cut 8.00 -BRUSSELS SPROUTS: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE -CAB BAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 'A bucrts & 50 lb ctns CD Round Green Type med 6.50 FL Round Green Type med 8.00-9.00 few low as 7.00 few high as 10.00- Type med 12.00 NY Red Type med 8.00-9.00 TX Round Green Type med 8.00-9.00 50 lb sks CD Round Green Type Ige 5.00-5.50 mostly 5.50 NY Round Green Type Ige 5.50-6.00 mostly 5.50 45 lb ctns AZ Red Type med-lge 9.00-10.00 1 'A bucrts & 40 lb ctns FL Savoy Type med-lge 13.00 45 lb ctns AZ Savoy Type med-lge 9.00-10.00 -CARROTS: MAR KET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-Ib fdm bags CA Topped med-lge 13.00-15.00 sks 24 2-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge 15.00 sks 10 5-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge 15.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 16.00 few 17.00 CD Topped jbo 8.50-10.00 GA Topped jbo 9.00 MX Top ped jbo 9.50-10.00 TX Topped jbo fair qual 7.00-7.50 ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 12.00 ctns 24 1-lb fdmbags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 ctns 20 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 13.00-15.00 ctns 12 2-lb fdm bags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 ctns 4 5-lb flmbgs CA Babay Peeled few 16.50 -CAULIFLOWER: MARKET LOWER ctns flmwrpd AZ 12s 8.00-10.00 CA 12s NEED MORE FARM INCOME? 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For more details contact Brent @ 800-544-4574 HEBSHEV fiSg M Esbenshade Mills 8.00- few 11.00 9s 8.00-9.00 16s 8.00 FL 12s 7.00-8.00 9s 7.00-8.00 16s 5.00- Ige ctns film wrpd AZ 12s 12.00 -CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 1 'h dz 18.00-19.00 2 dz 19.00- mostly 20.00-22.00 few 23.00 2 V 2 dz 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 flmbs 30s 21.00 one label 25.00 FL 2 Vi dz 20.00 MX 2 dz 18.00-19.00 2 'h dz 18.00- -CHINESE CABBAGE: 30 lb ctns MX Nappa 14.00 50 lb ctns FL Nappa 10.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARKET LOWER wbcrts FL Yellow 4-4 'h dz 9.00- mostly 9.00-9.50 few 8.00 White 4-4 Vi dz 9.50-10.00 mostly 9.50 -CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 fir qual 10.00- fair cond 9.00 Ige 9.00-10.00 MX med 20.00 ord qual 12.00 -EGG PLANT; MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts MX 18s 10.00 few 8.00 35 lb ctns HD Chinese 22.00-24.00 Japanese 20.00- 40 lb ctns HD Thai 30.00 ctns HD Indian 22.00-24.00 -ENDIVE: MAR KET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 11.00 few 12.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof 11.00 few 12.00 -ESCAROLE; OFFER INGS LIGHT 1 I2Al 2 A buctns/crts FL 14.00- -GARLIC: MARKET STEADY 30 lb ctns AG White super col 34.50 CA White super col 34.50 col 30.00 super jbo 28.50 exjbo 25.50 CQ White # 9 32.00- packaged 3s 35.00-36.00 -GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Kale 24s 9.00 CA Swiss Chard 12s 14.00 Red 12s 14.00 ctns/crts bchd NC Collard 6.00-6.50 Kale 6.00-6.50 Rape 7.00 ctns Ise MX Kale Flowering 24s 13.00 20 lb ctns MX Broccoli Rabe 24s 16.00- -LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET LOWER ctns AZ 24s 18.00- mostly 20.00 Wrapped 24s 20.00- CA 24s 20.00-25.00 mostly 22.00- occasional lower few 26.00 Wrapped 24s 24.00-27.00 30s 23.00-25.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET LEAF LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ Green Leaf 24s 8.50-9.00 mostly 9.00 Red Leaf 24s 8.50-9.00 mostly 9.00 CA Boston 24s 12.00 Green Leaf 24s 8.00- mostly 9.00-11.00 Red Leaf 24s 8.00- mostly 11.00 3 lb ctns CA Mes- culin Mix 6.50-7.00 few 6.00 -LETTUCE ROMAINE: MARKET LOWER ctns AZ 24s 10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 fair cond low as 8.00 CA 24s 10.00-15.00 occa sional high as 16.00 -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 13.00 fair qua! 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 18.00 -ONIONS GREEN: MAR KET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd MX 48s 10.00-11.00 48s sml 7.00 previous commitments lower Leeks 12s 9.00-12.00 -PARSLEY: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns bchd AZ Curly 60s 10.00 Plain 60s 10.00 TX Curly 60s 11.00 Plain 60s 11.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd FL Curly 60s 10.00 Plain 60s 10.00 -PARSNIPS: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE -PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS SUGAR SNAPS LIGHT MARKET ABOUT STEADY 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 one lot 10.00 Sugar Snap Peas 15.00 -PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE -PEPPERS: MAR KET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns MX Bell Type Red Ige fair qua! 8.00-10.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green jbo 9.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 exlge few 12.00 Ige 8.00-10.00 fair qual 6.00-8.00 med few 9.00 Mxd Red And Green exlge 'few 9.00 15 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige 8.00-9.00 5 kg ctns IS Bell Type Orange 90-110 mm few 22.00 Red 90-110 mm 17.00-18.00 Yel low 90-110 mm 18.00-20.00 NL Bell Type Red 80-100 mm 19.00 Yellow 80-100 mm 20.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: Vi buctns FL Finger Hot 12.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Keystone concrete PRODUCTS ■ MA mgr- lr ' End Sections Available For Feed Bunks Give us a call for more information on hog, beef, dairy and heifer bams. Long Hot few 20.00-22.00 MX Poblano 21.00 8 lb ctns FL Habanera orange 20.00 MX Habanera orange 20.00 20 lb ctns MX Jalapeno 14.00 30 lb ctns HD Thai Chili Hots 30.00 -RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz film bags FL Red 5.00-5.50 ctns tpd 14 1-lb filmbags FL Red 6.00 ctns bchd MX Red 24s 7.00 -RHUBARB: OFFERINGS NONE -RUTABAGAS: 50 lb sks CD med 8.00 -SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Flat 24s 9.00 CA Flat 24s 9.00 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 12.00 ctns 4 2-‘/j-lb filmbags CA Flat 14.00 cel crt NJ Savoy 8.00 4 lb ctns CA Flat Baby Type 11.00 -SQUASH: MAR KET FL ZUCCHINI SLIGHTLY HIGH ER, FL YELLOW STRAIGHTNECK LOWER, MX ABOUT STEADY Vi buctns/crts FL Zucchini sml-med 8.00- few 11.00-12.00 med 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 few 10.00 Yellow Straight neck sml-med 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00 med 12.00 med-lge 8.00-10.00 4/7 buctns MX Zucchini sml-med 10.00 fair appear 8.00- med 8.00 few 7.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med fair appear 12.00 med fair appear 10.00 -SWEET POTA TOES: MARKET STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns LA U.S. One Beauregard med 15.00 NC U.S. One Beauregard med 11.00- -TOMATOES: MARKET FL SLIGHTLY LOWERjJDTHERS ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 12.00- 6x6s 10.00-11.00 Local Re pack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red Sx6s 19.25 6x6s 18.25 6x7s 17.25 fits 1 lyr CD Vine Ripes Greenhouse red 20s 22.00 ctns 2 lyr MX Vine Ripes light red Sxss 10.00 5 kg ctns on the vine IS Vine Ripes Greenhouse red med 17.00 NL Vine Ripes Greenhouse red Concrete Slatted Free Stall Barn Long Core Cattle Waffle Slats Hy-Capacity H-Bunks Precast Concrete T-Wall Bunker Silos or commodity buildings built to suit your needs. 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High < 'f med 20.00 SP Vine Ripes Greenhouse red med few 18.00 7 kg fits NL Vine Ripes Greenhouse red 30s 30.00 -TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt bkts FL light red-red 8.00- fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids FL Grape Type red 8.00-10.00 -TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns FL light red-red 10.00- MX light red 10.00 -TUR NIPS: 25 lb filmbags NC Purple Top med 6.00- -VEGETABLES OTHER: 8 lb ctns CA Radicchio 9s 15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00 Philadelphia Herbs Philadelphia Terminal Prices as of April 3,2002 Report Supplied By USDA hHERBS -ANISE: Vi ctns CA 24s 14.00 -ARRUGULA: OFFERINGS LIGHT 4/5 bucrts bchd FL 24s offerings insufficient to quote 4 lb ctns CA Baby type 12.00 -BASIL; ctns bchd FL 15s 8.00-10.00 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 11.00-13.00 -CELERIAC (CELERY ROOT): 15 lb lugs CA 15.00 -CHERVIL: OFFERINGS INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE -CHIVES: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 18.00 -CILANTRO: 4/5 bucrts bchd FL 30s few 10.00 ctns approx 20 ibs TX 30s 15.00-16.00 -DILL: NO SALES REPORTED -DRY ESCHAL LOT: 10 lb sks NL 10.00 -HORSERAD ISH: 5 ib filmbags NJ (washed) few 12.00 -MARJORAM: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -MINT: crts bchd FL 12s 8.00 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 10.00 -OREGANO: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -ROSEMARY; 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -SAGE; 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -TARRAGON: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 17.00 -THYME: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -WATERCRESS: ctns bchd FL 24s 11.00-11.50 mostly 11.50 30" Slant Back J~Bunks \4”
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