Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 18, 2003 Philadelphia Fruit Terminal Market January 15,2003 Report Supplied By USD A CITRUS FRUITS -CLEMENTINES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 2.3 kg crts SP BOAT 18s 4.50 20s 3.00-4.25 24s 3.00- 28s 3.00-4.00 32s 2.00-3.00 mostly 3.00 36s 1.50-2.75 poor cond .25-.50 -GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL U.S. One Indian River Red 23s 11.00 27s 10.00-11.00 32s 10.00- 36s 10.00 40s 9.00 48s 8.50-9.00 Interior Red 27s 7.00-8.00 32s 7.00 36s 7.00 40s 5.50-6.00 48s 5.00-6.00 Flame 23s 8.00 27s 8.00 32s 7.00-8.00 -LEMONS: MARKET STEADY ctns CA Shprs Choice 95s 16.00-17.00 115 s 16.00 140 s 15.50 200 s 13.00 -LIMES: MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns MX 42s 5.75 48s 5.75-6.50 54s 5.75-6.50 40 lb ctns MX 150 s 16.50 175 s 14.00-15.00 200 s 14.00-15.00 -MISC CITRUS: 10 lb ctns FL Kumquats 10.00 -ORANGES: MARKET STEADY ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade Navel S6s 15.50 72s 13.50 88s 12.00-12.50 113 s 12.00 138 s 9.00 4/5 buctns FL Navel 40s 7.50 occas sional 7.00 48s 7.50 occassional 7.00 S6s 7.50 occassional 7.00 64s 7.00 Hamlins 80s 10.00-10.50 100 s 9.00 125 s 6.00 -TAN GELOS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. -TANGERINES: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Honey 80s 24.00 100 s 20.00 120 s 17.00 150 s 17.00 180 s 17.00 -TEM PLES: OFFERINGS NONE BERRIES -BLUEBERRIES: MAR KET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 4.4-oz cups with lids CL med 18.00 -CRAN BERRIES' OFFERINGS LIGHT ctns 24 12-oz filmbags MA Late Howe 27.00 -MISC BERRIES: MARKET LOWER fits 12 'A-pt bkts with lids MX Blackber ries 10.00 -RASPBERRIES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 5.6-oz cups Keystone concrete PRODUCTS ■ MM 0| ur original plan was to install maintain. I don’t have to run scrapers scrapers. 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 barn. 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, there is have any scrapers or drive units to less bacteria. , -David Wolfskin ! I i * ! * > * m T-wall Bunker Silo Slant-back J-style 8 & 12 ft. high available Feed Bunker with lids CL Red 33.00 -STRAWBER RIES; MARKET LOWER fits 12 1-pt bkts CA med-lge 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00- med 12.00 FL med-lge 12.00- occasional higher MELONS -CANTALOUPS: MARKET 9S AND 12S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 'A ctns GU 9s 10.00- 12s 10.00-12.00 fair cond 5.00- 15s 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 18s 9.00- -HONEYDEWS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 2 A ctns GU 5s 8.00 6s 8.00 ord cond 3.00 HD 6s 9.00-10.00 -MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS INSUF FICIENT TO QUOTE. -WATERMELONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns per ctn MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 5s 26.00 Sangria 3s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 4s 18.00 NON-CITRUS FRUITS -APPLES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY REGU LAR STORAGE ctns trypk CD CDExF cy Royal Gala 80s 28.00 88s 27.00 100 s 25.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s one label 24.00 72s one label 23.00 80s one label 23.00 88s 16.00-17.00 one label 23.00 100 s 16.00-17.00 113 s 16.00-17.00 125 s 16.00- Granny Smith 72s one label 32.00 80s one label 32.00 88s one label 28.00- Fuji 72s one label 35.00 80s 24.00 one label 35.00 88s one label 35.00 Gala 72s 32.00 80s 32.00 88s 32.00 Ige ctns WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 60s 26.00 ctns 12 3-Ib filmbags PA U.S. Fey Red Delicious 2 'A” up 8.00 CON TROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE ctns trypk WA WAExFcy Golden Deli cious 88s 28.00 100 s 22.00 ctns celpk NY U.S. ExFcy Mcintosh 80s 26.00-28.00 100 s 26.00-28.00 Law Romes S6s 16.00- 72s 16.00-18.00 80s 16.00- U.S. One Mcintosh 80s 13.00 100 s 13.00 Empire 80s 13.00 100 s 13.00 WA WAExFcy Golden Delicious 80s 32.00 -APRICOTS: OFFERINGS IN SUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. 477 East Farmers vfte Rfl*. Sfew ? m* -AVOCADOS: MARKET MX LOWER, EL ABOUT STEADY ctns 2 lyr MX Hass 48s 25.00-26.00 mostly 26.00 ctns 1 lyr EL Various Greenskin Varieties 10s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 12s 10.00- mostly 10.00 -BANANAS: MARKET STEADY 40 lb ctns IMPORT 13.00 fair qual 11.50 sml 9.00-9.50 mos 9.50 petite 13.50 40 lb ctns bagged IM PORT 11.50 -CHERRIES: MARKET STEADY 5 kg ctns CL BOAT Bing 9 row sz 24.00 11 row sz 18.00 xlge sz 24.00 XJBO SZ 28.00-30.00 -FRUITS OTHER: ctns 1 lyr EL Carambola - Star Fruit 20s 12.00 25s 10.00-12.00 10 lb ctns EL Guava 33.00 -GRAPES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 19 lb lugs bgd CA Red Globe med-lge 12.00 ord cond 3.00-5.00 U.S. One Crimson Seedless med poor cond .50 Autumn Royal med-lge 12.00-14.00 ord cond 3.00-5.00 18 lb lugs bgd CL BOAT Perlette med-lge 15.00 sml-med 8.00- mostly 8.00 sml 6.00-7.00 Thompson Seedless Ige 18.00 med 13.00- mostly 13.00 fair appear 8.00 sml-med 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 Flame Seedless Ige 18.00 med-lge 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.50 med 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 Black Seedless med 14.00-15.00 16 lb lugs wrpd CL BOAT Thompson Seedless med |» Jl r| : \'' \. ' ' \ •* V- fv—" Cattle "Watfl* Slat” ' amp * , 12s S.OO-6.00 14s 5.00-6.00 18s 4.00-5.00 20s 4.00-5.00 22s 3.00-4.00 24s 3.00-4.00 -PINEAPPLES: MARKET STEADY ctns 1 lyr CR golden ripe 6s 15.00-17.00 -PLANTAINS: MARKET STEADY 50 lb ctns CB Yellow 12.00 EC Green 12.00 -PLUMS: ctns/lugs 2-lyr trypk CL BOAT Black Amber 40s 20.00 50s 18.00 60s 16.00 -POMEGRANATES: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE. -PRUNES: OFFERINGS NONE Philadelphia Vegetables Terminal Market January 15,2003 Report Supplied By USDA VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES: OF FERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -ASPARAGUS: OFFERINGS LIGHT 11 lb ctns/crts bchd MX sml 23.00 PE Ige 21.00 std 21.00 -BEANS: OFFERINGS LIGHT buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Machine Picked 34.00-36.00 5 lb ctns GU Hericot Vert (French Type) few 12.00 -BEETS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd TX 12s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 25 lb sks Ise NJ med 6.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ bchd 14s 8.00-9.00 CA f "WAFFLE SLAtA v V <>> y * * ' y V V {Turn to Page Al 3) -