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
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\_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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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