Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 4, 2002 Philadelphia Vegetables Terminal Market May 1,2002 Report Supplied By USDA VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES; ctns CA Globe Thomed 24s 20.00 36s 16.00 -ASPARAGUS: MARKET HIGHER pyr ctns/crts bchd NJ fldrun 30.00 pyr ctns/ cits 28 lb bchd CA Ige 35.00 NJ Ige 30.00- WA WAExFcy Ige 35.00 std 38.00 -BEANS: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Handpicked 16.00 Machine Picked 10.00- mostly 12.00-14.00 Wax Type Machine Picked 35.00 5 lb ctns GU Heri cot Vert (French Type) 9.00 30 lb crts MX Fava 15.00-18.00 -BEETS; 25 lb filmbags Ise CD med 5.00-5.50 -BROCCOLI: MARKET BUNCHED LOWER, LOOSE STEADY ctns CA bchd 14s 8.00-9.00 some 7.50 few 9.50-10.00 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 10.00-11.00 -BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns MX fair cond 10.00 -CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 % bucrts & 50 lb ctns FL Round Green Type med 9.00-10.00 few high as 12.00 GA Round Green Type med 11.00- Red Type med offerings in sufficient to quote TX Round Green Type med 10.00-11.00 50 lb sks CD Round Green Type ige 7.50-8.00 1 3 A bucrts &40 lb ctns FL Savoy Type med-Ige offerings insufficient to quote -CARROTS: MAR KET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med-Ige 13.00-15.00 sks 24 2-lb filmbags CA Topped med-Ige 15.00 sks 10 5-lb filmbags CA Topped med-Ige 15.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 15.00 CD Topped jbo 8.50-9.50 ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 12.00 ctns 24 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 ctns 20 g\ur original plan was to install maintain. I don’t have to run scrapers \_Sscrapers. But after 10 minutes in every day or haul manure like we did in a slatted barn in Somerset County, we our previous tie stall bam. The cows’ changed our minds. Some people stay foot health has been a lot better, and the away from slats because of the initial cows stay much cleaner. Our milk cost, but that extra cost is made up for in production is up and the somatic cell the first couple years. count has gone down. I give at least The one thing I like the most about some of the credit to the slats because slats is that there is no expense. I don’t with less moisture on the floor, thr have any scrapers or drive units to less bacteria. r | I » f * * T-wall Bunker Silo 8 & 12 ft. high available V"r': roduce Markets ♦ l-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 13.50-15.00 ctns 12 2-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 -CAULIFLOWER. MARKET LOWER ctns flmwrpd CA 12s 8.00-10.00 9s 9.00 -CELERY: OFFERINGS LIGHT FOR GOOD OFFERINGS ctns CA 2 'A dz 16.00 FL 2 dz 12.00 2 Vi dz 12.00 -CHI NESE CABBAGE: 30 lb ctns CA Nappa 14.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARKET LOWER wbcrts FL Yellow 4-4 Vi dz 11.00- White 4-4 Vi dz 10.00-12.00 -CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts MX med 15.00-18.00 sml 10.00-12.00 UNWAXED 1 1% buctns/crts FL med 14.00 fr qua! 8.00-10.00 -EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 fair qua! 7.00-9.00 few 10.00 MX 18s 10.00-12.00 few 13.00 fair appear 7.00- 24s 10.00-12.00 fair appear 8.00- 35 lb ctns HD Chinese 25.00- ctns/crts HD Thai 26.00-27.00 -ENDIVE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof 11.00 few 12.00 -ESCAROLE: OFFERINGS LIGHT 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL few 11.00 -GARLIC: MARKET STEADY 30 lb ctns CA White super jbo 24.00 MX Purple super col 36.00 col 33.00 super jbo 30.00 # 9 few 35.00- # 10 few 37.00 # 11 few 39.00 -GREENS; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd MX Swiss Chard 12s 14.00 Red 12s 14.00 ctns/crts bchd NC Collard 5.50-6.50 mostly 6.00-6.50 Kale 5.50-6.50 mostly 6.00-6.50 Mustard 7.00 Turnip Tops 7.00 Rape 7.00 NJ Swiss Chard 16s 7.00 ctns Ise MX Kale Flowering 24s 17.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 24s 9.00-11.00 1«0 Slant-back J-style Feed Bunker < > . <yf* 7* s * mostly 10.00 occasional higher few 8.00 Wrapped 24s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Boston 24s 8.00-9.00 Green Leaf 24s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 few 11.00 few 8.00 Red Leaf 24s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 few 11.00 few 8.00 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 7.00-7.50 mostly 7.00 -LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns CA 24s 10.00- mostly 10.00 few 11.50 few 9.00 -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 FL sml-med 16.00- few 15.00 -ONIONS GREEN: MARKET GREEN ONIONS SLIGHT LY HIGHER, LEEKS ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd MX 48s 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00- few 10.00 cits bchd NJ Leeks 12s 8.00-9.00 mostly 9.00 ctns bchd MX Leeks 12s few 12.00 -PARSLEY: MAR KET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd NJ Curly 8.00-10.00 Plain 8.00- -PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 bucrts MX English 35.00 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 Sugar Snap Peas 18.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 few 20.00 -PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -PEP PERS: MARKET LGE GREEN HIGH ER, RED LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 11/9 buctns MX Bell Type Red Ige fair qua! 14.00-18.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green jbo 18.00 exlge 18.00 Ige 16.00 fair qua! 14.00 med fair qua! 10.00 Mxd Red And Green exlge 10.00- mostly 10.00 Ige 8.00-10.00 IS lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige 14.00-16.00 few 13.00 Yellow Ige 20.00 5 kg ctns NL Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm 18.00-20.00 Red 80-100 nun 18.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 Yellow 80-100 mm 20.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: Vi buctns FL Habanero orange fair qual 10.00-12.00 1 12/il 2 /i buctns/crts FL v ’ High Capacity H-Btyi« F««cl Bunker Long Hot 9.00-10.00 MX Jalapeno 28.00 Serrano 40.00 Poblano 24.00 30 lb ctns HD Thai Chili Hots 32.00-34.00 -RAD ISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz filmbags FL Red 5.00 few 6.00 ctns tpd 14 1-Ib filmbags FL Red 6.00 40 lb filmbags tpd FL Red 11.00 -RHU BARB: 20 lb ctns WA U.S. ExFcy Green house Grown 18.00 -RUTABAGAS: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE -SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 13.00 ctns 4 2-/i-\b filmbags CA Flat 14.00 4 lb ctns CA Flat Baby Type 12.00 -SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY Vi buctns/crts FL Zuc chini sml-med 6.00-7.00 few best 9.00 med 5.00 Yellow Straigbtneck sml-med few best 9.00 med 5.00 GA Zucchini sml med 6.00 med 4.00-5.00 mostly 4.00 Yel low Straightneck sml-med 6.00 med 4.00- mostly 4.00 4/7 buctns MX Zuc chini sml-med 7.00-8.00 med 6.00-7.00 Yellow Straightneck med 6.00-7.00 -SWEET POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns NC U.S. One Beauregard med 11.00- -TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns FL Vine Ripes light red-red Sx6s 15.00-16.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red Sx6s 13.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 few 15.00 6x6s 13.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 17.00 6x6s 17.00 6x7s 17.00 fits 1 lyr PA U.S. One Vine Ripes Greenhouse light red-red 30s 12.00- 5 kg ctns on the vine NL Vine Ripes Greenhouse light red-red med 15.00- -TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER fits 12 1-pt bkts FL.light red-red 6.00 Green house red 6.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids FL Grape Type red 12.00-13.00 MX Grape Type red 12.00 -TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET HIGHER 25 lb ctns FL light red-red 13.00-14.00 fair cond 10.00 MX light red-red 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00'fair appear 10.00 -TUR NIPS: 25 lb filmbags NC Purple Top med 7.00 -VEGETABLES OTHER; 8 lb ctns CA Radicchio 9s 14.00 3 kg ctns CL Ra dicchio 9s few 17.00 12s few 17.00 GU Radicchio 9s few 17.00 12s few 17.00 —'-<5 , > -<4 I *jA \\ * W \ X ' r u- —" Cattto "Waffle Star 8000 psi Philadelphia Herbs Philadelphia Terminal Prices as of May 1,2002 Report Supplied By USDA MISC HERBS -ANISE: % ctns CA 18s 20.00 24s 18.00-20.00 30s 20.00 -ARRU GULA: 4/5 bucrts bchd NJ 24s 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 4 lb ctns CA Baby type 14.00 -BASIL: crts bchd FL 15s 9.00 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -CELERIAC (CEL ERY ROOT): OFFERINGS INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE -CHERVIL: OF FERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE •CHIVES: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 18.00 -CILANTRO: 4/5 bucrts bchd FL 30s 14.00- NJ 30s 14.00-15.00 -DILL: crts bchd NJ 24s 13.00-15.00 -DRY ES CHALLOT: 10 lb sks NL 10.00 -HORSE RADISH: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE -MARJORAM; 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -MINT: crts bchd FL 12s 8.00 NJ 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- mostly 11.50 Philadelphia Fruit Terminal Market May 1,2002 Report Supplied By USDA CITRUS FRUITS -GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL U.S. One Ruby Red 18s 12.00 23s 12.50 27s 12.50 32s 11.00 36s 9.00-10.00 40s 8.00- 48s 7.50-8.00 S6s 7.50 -LEM ONS: MARKET STEADY ctns AZ Shprs Choice 95s 15.00 115 s 16.00 140 s 16.00 165 s 15.00 CA Shprs Ist Grade 115 s 27.00 140 s 23.50 165 s 23.00 Shprs Choice 95s 14.50-15.00 115 s 14.50-16.00 140 s 15.00 165 s 15.00 200 s 14.50 Unci (Standard) 140 s 15.50-16.00 -LIMES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 10 lb ctns MX 48s 5.00- S4s 5.00-6.00 mostly 6.00 63s 5.00- 40 lb ctns MX 150 s 30.00 175 s 18.00- mostly 20.00 200 s 18.00-20.00 some 16.00 -MISC CITRUS: NO SALES REPORTED -ORANGES: MARKET (Turn to Page Al 3) r» -y {sj * Knuckle
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