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
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bags 30s 12.50-14.00 -CHINESE CAB
BAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1.3
bucrts TX few 14.00 30 lb ctns CA Nappa
one label 13.00 1.3 bucrts TX Nappa few
14.00 -CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS
LIGHT TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE
wbcrts FL Yellow 4-4 'A dz 23.00-24.00
White 4-4 'A dz 23.00-24.00 -CUCUM
BERS: MARKET HIGHER flts/ctns
flmwrpd CD CDOne Long Seedless sml
12s 10.00 WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL
med fair appear 12.00-14.00 ff qua! fair
appear 10.00-12.00 sml 10.00-12.00 MX
med if qual few 16.00 ord qua!
10.00- -EGGPLANT: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts MX
18s 9.00-10.00 24s 9.00-10.00 ctns/crts HD
Chinese 21.00-23.00 Japanese 28.00 (35
lb) Thai 16.00-18.00 Indian 24.00 -EN
DIVE; MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1
1/9 buctns/crts FL 9.00 few 10.00 ctns AZ
24s 12.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof 12.00 few
13.00 -ESCAROLE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 10.00 few
11.00 ctns AZ 24s 12.00 -GARLIC: MAR
KET STEADY 30 lb ctns CA White
super col 30.00 cot 27.00 super jbo 25.50
CQ White # 9 25.00-26.00 TL Purple # 11
25.00 22 lb ctns CQ White packaged 3s
18.00- 22 lb ctns/crts AG White # 5
15.00 # 6 17.00 # 9 16.00-18.00 Purple # 6
15.00 -GREENS: OFFERINGS RAPE
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ CoUard
24s 12.00 Kale 24s few 13.00 Swiss Chard
12s 10.00 Red 12s 10.00 CA Kale 24s
10.50-11.00 Swiss Chard 12s 12.00 MX
Kale 24s 9.00-10.00 Swiss Chard Red 12s
12.00 ctns/crts bchd NC Collard
8.00- Kale 10.00 Mustard 10.00 Tur
nip Tops 10.00 ctns Ise MX Kale Flower
ing 24s 12.00-14.00 20 lb ctns MX Brocco
li Rabe 24s 18.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG:
MARKET HIGHER ctns AZ 24s
9.00- few 11.00 fair cond low as 7.00
Wrapped 24s 10.00-11.00 CA 24s fair
cond 7.00-8.00 ord cond 3.00 Wrapped
24s fair cond 9.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ
Green Leaf 24s 9.00-10.00 occasional
11.00 Red Leaf 24s 9.00-10.00 CA Green
Leaf 24s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 Red Leaf
24s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 3 lb ctns CA
Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00 -LETTUCE-RO
MAINE: MARKET HIGHER ctns AZ
24s 10.00-11.00 few high as 12.00 CA 24s
10.00- ctns 12 3-count pkgs AZ
Hearts 14.00 V> 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.
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(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
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