Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 15, 2003 Philadelphia Vegetables Terminal Market February 12,2003 Report Supplied By USDA VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Globe Thomed 30s 16.00-17.00 Thornless 36s 11.00-12.00 -ASPARAGUS: MAR KET HIGHER pyr ctns/crts 28 lb bchd MX Green jbo 25.00 Ige 28.00-32.00 most ly 31.00 std 34.00-36.00 mostly 34.00 sml 31.00 11 lb ctns/crts bchd MX Green 12s Ige 12.00-14.00 12s std 15.00 -BEANS; MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Ma chine Picked 18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00 5 lb ctns GU AIR Hericot Vert (French Type) 10.00 -BEETS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd MX 12s 8.00 TX 12s 10.00- 25 lb sks ise CD med 5.00 MX med 8.00 NJ med 7.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET HIGHER ctns AZ bchd 14s 8.00 CA bchd 14s 8.00-10.00 few 11.00 fair cond 7.50 20 lb ctns Ise AZ Crown Cut 8.00 CA Crown Cut 9.00-11.00 few 8.00 few 12.00 -BRUSSELS SPROUTS: MARKET LOWER 25 lb ctns MX 15.00- mostly 18.00 -CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 V* bucrts & 50 lb ctns FL Round Green Type med 10.00- mostly 10.00-11.00 NY Red Type med few 9.00-10.00 TX Round Green Type med 11.00 few 10.00 50 lb sks CD Round Green Type med-lge 7.50-8.00 NY Round Green Type med-lge 7.00-8.00 45 lb ctns AZ Round Green Type med 10.00 CA Red Type med 10.00 40 lb ctns CD Round Green Type med 9.50-10.00 -CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb filmbags CA Top ped med-lge 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 few 15.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 12.00- mostly 13.00 CD Topped jbo 7.00- mostly 7.50-8.00 poor-ord cond 1.00- ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 12.00 ctns 20 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 13.50-14.00 -CAULIFLOWER: MARKET HIGHER ctns flmwrpd AZ 12s 9.00-11.00 CA 12s 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 ord cona 3.00-4.00 9s 9.00-10.00 -CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 1 Vi dz 10.00 2 dz 10.00 few 10.50-11.00 one label 12.00 fair cond 8.00 2 'A dz 10.00 few 10.50-11.00 fair cond 8.00 3 dz 10.00 filmbags 24s 14.00 film Trustworthy Long Distance Service How much do you spend? up to $5O $5O-$99 $lOO and up No state-to-state 690 590 4 25e Monthly within PA 690 6 9 crts foil lined AZ 24s 13.00 -MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA ige 14.75 few 14.50 med 12.00-12.25 4 qt bkts PA med ige 7.00 sml-med 6.25 5 lb ctns PA Oyster 16.00 Portobeilas 9.00-9.50 few 10.00 sml 8.00- 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake 13.00 fair qual 10.00 Oyster few 12.00 ctns 12 8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 10.50-10.75 mostly 10.50 ctns 8 1-lb trays flmwrpd PA 14.75 ctns 10 10-oz trays flmwrpd PA 10.50-10.75 ctns 10 8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 9.50 -OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT Vi bucrts HD sml-med few 23.00 -ONIONS GREEN; MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns bchd MX 48s 7.00-8.00 one label 10.00 Leeks 12s 12.00-14.00 few lower -PARSLEY; MARKET PLAIN LOWER, CURLY ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Plain 60s 12.00 MX Curly 60s 12.00 TX Curly 60s 10.00-12.00 Plain 60s 12.00 -PARSNIPS: 20 lb filmbags Ise CD 10.00 -PEAS GREEN: MARKET LOWER bucrts MX English 26.00 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 few 12.00 MX Snow Peas 10.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas 10.00-11.00 few high as 13.00 -PEPPERS: MARKET GREEN LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns MX Bell Type Green exlge fair appear 12.00-13.00 Ige fair appear 12.00 Red med 16.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green exlge few 16.00 med fair ap pear 8.00-10.00 11 lb ctns MX BeU Type Orange 90-110 mm 24.00 IS lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige 11.00-12.00 5 kg ctns IS AIR Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm 25.00 Red 80-100 mm 17.50-18.00 Yellow 80-100 mm 24.00 SP AIR Bell Type Red 90-110 mm 20.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: MARKET STEADY Vi buctns FL Jalape no 12.00 Poblano 10.00 Cherry Hots Red few 15.00-16.00 5 lb ctns TX Habanero 24.00 20 lb ctns MX Serrano few 20.00 25 lb sks MX Ajies 12.00-16.00 30 lb ctns HD Thai Chili Hots 30.00-32.00 -RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz filmbags AZ Red few 8.00 FL Red 6.00- mostly 6.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb filmbags FL Red 6.50 few 8.00 ctns bchd MX Red 24s 6.50-8.00 -RUTABAGAS: MARKET STEADY 50 lb ctns CD CDOne med 9.00 50 lb sks CD CDOne med 8.00 -SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Flat 24s 10.00 CA Flat 24s 10.00 MX Flat 24s 8.50-9.00 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 12.00 ctns 4 2-‘/2-lb filmbags CA Flat 14.50 4 lb ctns 477 EAST farmersville rd. CONCRETE ( NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557 (717) 355-2361 CA Flat Baby Type 12.00 -SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ‘/i buctns FL Zucchini sml-med 8.00-10.00 med 7.00- fair cond 4.00 1 1/9 buctns MX Acom med-lge 10.00-11.00 4/7 buctns MX Zucchini sml-med 10.00 fair cond 8.00 med 8.00 fair cond 6.00 Yellow Straight neck sml-med 18.00 med 15.00-16.00 ■SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns LA U.S. One Beauregard med 18.00 NC U.S. One Beauregard med 15.00 -TOMATOES: MARKET HIGHER 25 lb ctns FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 6x6s 9.00-10.00 occasional 11.00 fair cond 8.00 6x7s 9.00 MX Mature Greens light red xlge 13.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red red Sx6s 15.50 6x6s 15.50 6x7s 14.50 ctns 2 lyr MX Vine Ripes light red 4xSs 12.00 lugs 3 lyr MX Vine Ripes red 6x6s 9.00 5 kg ctns on the vine IS AIR Vine Ripes Greenhouse light red-red Ige 16.00-18.00 -TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt bkts FL pink-light red 7.00-8.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids FL Grape Type light red-red 11.00- fits 12 1-pt bkts MX light red 8.00- mostly 8.00 Greenhouse red 9.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids MX Grape Type light red-red 10.00-11.00 ctns 10 350-gm cntrs with lids IS on the vine Air 22.00 -TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns FL light red-red 11.00-12.00 fair cond low as 8.00 MX light red-red 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 red 8.50-9.00 -TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY 25 lb filmbags NC Purple Top med 7.00 -VEGETABLES OTHER: MARKET STEADY 8 lb ctns CA Radicchio 9s 8.00 few 9.00 Philadelphia fruit Terminal Market February 12,2003 Report Supplied By USDA CITRUS FRUITS -CLEMENTINES: MARKET STEADY 2.3 kg crts SP 20s one label 5.00 24s 4.00-4.50 one label 5.00 28s 4.00-4.25 5 lb cntrs MR 28s 4.00 32s 4.00 -GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET STEADY 7/10 buctns TX Red 27s 13.00 32s 12.00 36s 11.00 40s 10.00 4/5 buctns FL U.S. One Indian River Red 18s 11.00 23s 11.00 27s 8.50-9.00 some high as 11.00 32s 10.00 36s 8.50-10.00 40s 8.50-9.00 mostly 9.00 48s 8.50-9.00 mostly 9.00 In terior Red 23s 8.00 Star Ruby 23s 9.50 32s 9.00 36s 9.00 40s 9.00 Flame 23s 7.00 27s 7.00 32s 6.00-7.00 36s 6.00-7.00 40s 5.00 48s 5.00 -LEMONS: MARKET STEADY ctns CA Shprs Choice 95s 12.00-16.00 115 s 12.00-13.00 140 s 13.00 165 s 14.00 200 s 14.00-16.00 -LIMES: MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns MX 48s 4.50-6.00 some 4.00 54s 4.50-6.00 some 4.00 63s 4.00- 40 lb ctns MX 150 s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 175 s 10.00-13.00 most ly 11.00-12.00 200 s 10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00- -MISC CITRUS: ctns CA Pummelo 18s 10.00-12.00 10 lb ctns FL Kumquats 12.00-13.00 -ORANGES: MARKET STEADY ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade Navel 56s 13.50-15.00 mostly 15.00 72s 11.50-13.00 88s 10.50-11.00 mostly 11.00 113 s 9.50-10.00 4/5 buctns FL Navel 48s 10.00-10.50 64s fair cond 5.00-8.00 Pineapple 80s 10.00-11.00 100 s 9.50-10,00 mostly 10.00 -TANGELOS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -TAN GERINES: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Honey 100 s 15.00 120 s 15.00 -TEMPLES: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL 64s 9.50-10.00 80s 9.50-10.00 100 s 9.50-10.00 BERRIES -BLUEBERRIES: fits 12 6-oz cups with lids CL med-lge 27.00- fair cond 22.00-24.00 -CRAN BERRIES: OFFERINGS INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE. -MISC BERRIES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 5.6-oz cups with lids GU Blackberries 22.00-24.00 fits 12 '/>pt bkts with lids CL Blackberries 24.00 CR Blackberries 18.00 -RASPBERRIES; MARKET STEADY fits 12 Vi-pt cntrs with lids CL Red 20.00-24.00 -STRAW BERRIES; MARKET HIGHER fits 12 1-pt bkts CA med-lge 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 one label 20.00-21.00 FL med-lge 16.00- mostly 16.00-17.00 MELONS -CANTALOUPS: MARKET LOWER 'A ctns CR 9s fair cond 7.00-8.00 12s fair cond 7.00-8.00 15s fair cond 7.00- DR 12s 8.00 GU 9s 9.00-10.00 15s 9.00-10.00 HD ISs 9.00-10.00 -HONEYDEWS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY % ctns GU 5s 8.00-8.50 6s 8.00- -MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. -WATERMELONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns per ctn CR Red Flesh Seedless Type Round Varieties 4s ord cond 3.00-5.00 5s ord cond 3.00-5.00 6s ord cond 3.00-5.00 MX Red Flesh Seedless Type Long Varieties 5s 20.00 6s 15.00 Round Varieties 4s 24.00-25.00 5s 22.00-23.00 Sangria 3s 18.00-19.00 4s 17.00 (Turn to Page Al 3)