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Philadelphia Fruit
Terminal Market
February 26,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
CITRUS FRUITS -CLEMENTINES:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE -GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET
STEADY 4/5 buctns FL U.S. One Indian
River Red 23s 8.50-10.50 27s 9.00-10.50
mostly 9.00-10.00 some 8.00 32s 10.00 36s
8.00- mostly 9.00 40s 8.00-9.00 Interi
or Red 27s 6.50-B.SO 32s 9.00 48s 8.00
Star Ruby 36s 8.50 -LEMONS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Shprs Choice
95s 13.00 115 s 12.00-13.00 140 s
11.50-13.00 165 s 13.00 200 s 13.00
-LIMES: MARKET 40 LB CTNS
LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. 10 lb ctns
MX 42s 7.25 48s 7.00-7.50 54s 7.25-7.50
40 lb ctns MX 150 s 20.00-21.00 mostly
20.00 175 s 20.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 200 s
20.00- mostly 20.00 -MISC CIT
RUS: ctns CA Pummelo 18s 10.00 10 lb
ctns FL Kumquats 13.00 -ORANGES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA
Shprs Ist Grade Navel 56s 13.50-14.00
72s 12.00-13.00 88s 10.50-11.50 mostly
11.00- 113 s 9.50-11.00 Shprs Choice
Navel 48s 9.00 56s 8.00-8.50 72s 8.00-8.50
88s 8.00-8.50 113 s 8.00-8.50 4/5 buctns FL
Valencia S6s 10.00 64s 10.00 80s 10.00
100 s 10.00 Pineapple 100 s 9.00-10.00
-TANGELOS: ctns CA Minneola 125 s
ord cond 4.00-5.00 -TANGERINES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 4/5 buctns
FL Honey 80s 18.00 100 s 13.00-17.00
mostly 13.00 120 s 11.00-15.00 mostly
11.00- 150 s 9.00-10.00 -TEMPLES:
MARKET LOWER 4/5 buctns FL 80s
9.00 100 s 8.00-9.00
BERRIES -BLUEBERRIES: MAR
KET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 6-oz cups
with lids CL med-lge 30.00 -CRANBER
RIES: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE.
-MISC BERRIES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY fits 12 Vz-pt bkts with lids MX
Blackberries 18.00 -RASPBERRIES:
MARKET LOWER fits 12 6-oz cups with
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
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lids CL Red 15.00 -STRAWBERRIES:
MARKET LOWER fits 12 1-pt bkts CA
med-lge 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 some
11.00 fair cond 6.00-10.00 FL med-lge
10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 some 8.00 few
6.00 fits 8 1-lb cntrs with lids CA med-lge
12.00
MELONS -CANTALOUPS: MARKET
HIGHER Vi ctns CR 9s 10.00-11.00 fair
cond 9.00 12s 11.00-12.00 fair cond
9.00- 15s 10.00-11.00 fair cond 9.00
HD 12s 14.00 ord cond 4.00-6.00 15s ord
cond 4.00-6.00 18s ord cond 4.00-6.00
-HONEYDEWS: MARKET HIGHER Vi
ctns CR Ss 12.00 fair cond 6.00-8.00 6s
14.00 GU 6s 15.00 MX 4s 12.00-13.00 Ss
12.00- 6s 12.00-13.00 -MISC MEL
ONS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE -WATERMELONS: MARKET
LOWER ctns per ctn CR Red Flesh Seed
less Type 4s ord cond 3.00-5.00 5s ord
cond 3.00-S.OO MX Red Flesh Seedless
Type Long Varieties Ss 15.00 Round Va
rieties 5s 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 San
gria 3s 20.00-22.00 4s 20.00
NON-CITRUS FRUITS -APPLES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY REGU
LAR STORAGE ctns tiypk PA U.S. Fey
Red Delicious 125 s 9.00 WA WAExFcy
Fuji 48s one label 34.00 56s one label
34.00 64s 26.00 one label 34.00 72s one
label 34.00 80s 22.00-26.00 one label 34.00
88s one label 34.00 ctns 12 3-lb filmbags
PA U.S. Fey Red Delicious 2 Vi” up 9.00
CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STOR
AGE ctns trypk WA WAExFcy Red Deli
cious 64s 22.00-24.00 fair cond 12.00 72s
22.00 80s 22.00 one label 23.00 88s
16.00- some 18.00 preferred labels
22.00- 100 s 16.00-18.00 113 s 16.50
125 s 16.00 Golden Delicious 80s 27.00 88s
22.50-24.00 100 s 18.00 Granny Smith 80s
one label 32.00 88s 18.50 one label 28.50
100 s 19.00 Gala 80s one label 32.00 88s
26.00 one label 32.00 100 s 24.00 ctns
celpk WA WAExFcy Golden Delicious
68s fair cond 13.00 96s 28.00 Ige ctns WA
WAExFcy 'Red Delicious 60s 26.00
-APRICOTS: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
Slant-back J-atyle
Feed Bunker
CIENT TO QUOTE.
-AVOCADOS: MARKET STEADY
ctns 2 lyr MX Hass 48s 26.00-27.00 most
ly 26.00 few 25.00 -BANANAS: MAR
KET STEADY 40 lb ctns IMPORT
14.00- mostly 14.00 fair qual
12.00- sml 10.50 petite 13.00-13.50
mostly 13.50 40 lb ctns bagged IMPORT
12.00 -CHERRIES: OFFERINGS NONE
-FRUITS OTHER: ctns 1 lyr CA Apple
Pears Shinko 13s 13.00 CL Apple Pears
Hosui 10s few 12.00 FL Carambola - Star
Fruit 20s 14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 25s
14.00- mostly 15.00 30s 14.00-15.00
mostly 15.00 10 lb ctns FL Guava 33.00
-GRAPES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
18 lb lugs bgd CL Thompson Seedless
exlge 21.00 Ige 15.00-18.00 mostly
16.00- some 14.00 med-lge
12.00- mostly 13.00-14.00 fair cond
7.00- ord cond 3.00-5.00 med
10.00- mostly 12.00 poor cond
1.00- Flame Seedless exlge
16.00- mostly 18.00 one label 21.00
Ige 16.00 med-lge 14.00-16.00 med
12.00- mostly 12.00-13.00 fair cond
10.00- poor cond .50-1.00 Red Globe
exlge 15.00-16.00 med-lge 13.00-14.00
med 10.00-11.00 18 lb lugs wrpd CL
Thompson Seedless med-lge 16.00-17.00
Flame Seedless med-lge 13.00-14.00 Black
Seedless med-lge 14.00-15.00 16 lb lugs
wrpd CL Thompson Seedless med-lge
16.00- -KIWIFRUIT: MARKET
STEADY fits 1 lyr IT Hayward 33s
5.00- 36s 5.00-6.00 9 kg cntrs IT Hay
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MARKET
LEESPORT, BERKS COUNTY, PA 19533 (610) 926-1307
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
EVERY WEDNESDAY ■ 1:00 P.M.
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Farmers Market 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Flea Market 7:00 AM to ??
ward 90s 14.00-15.00 99s 14.00-15.00 108 s
14.00- -MANGOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns 1 lyr HT Francis
8s 8.00 9s few 7.00-8.00 PE Kent 7s
5.50- mostly 6.50 occ higher 8s
5.50- mostly 5.50 occ higher 9s
6.25-6.50 10s 6.50-7.00 fair cond 3.50-4.50
some 5.00 12s 6.50 few 7.00 fair cond
3.50- some 5.00 14s fair cond
3.50- some 5.00 SO lb ctns CR Green
Cooking Type 44.00-48.00 -NEC
TARINES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns/lugs 2 lyr trypk CL Various Yellow
Flesh Varieties 30 series 12.00-13.00 40
series 11.00 Red Diamond 48s poor cond
1.00- S6s poor cond 1.00-3.00 -PAPA
YA: MARKET STEADY 40 lb ctns FL
Green Cooking Type 16.00 4 kg con
tainers BR Sunrise 9s 9.00-10.00 mostly
9.50- 10s 9.00-10.00 GU Yellow
Flesh 9s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 10s
9.00- mostly 9.50-10.00 30-35 lb ctns
MX Maradol ord cond 8.00 -PEACHES:
NO SALES REPORTED -PEARS: MAR
KET STEADY 18 kg ctns AG CAT I
Bartlett 80s 22.00-24.00 90s 20.00-22.00
100 s 19.00 110 s 18.00 CONTROLLED
ATMOSPHERE STORAGE 4/5 buctns
wrpd OR U.S. One Bose 100 s 25.00 WA
U.S. One D’Anjou 80s 23.00 90s 22.00
100 s 21.00 Bose 80s 29.00 90s 28.00 100 s
26.00 -PERSIMMONS: MARKET
STEADY ctns 1 lyr
IS Fuyu 14s few
7.00 22s 3.00-4.50
24s 3.00-4.50
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8000 psi
-PINEAPPLES: MARKET STEADY
ctns 1 lyr CR golden ripe 5s 15.00-16.00
6s 15.00-17.00 7s 14.00-17.00 some 13.00
8s 12.00-15.00 ctns 2 lyr CR 12s
10.00- 14s 10.00-12.00 -PLANT
AINS: MARKET STEADY 50 lb ctns EC
Green 18.00 some 16.00 -PLUMS: ctns/
lugs 2-lyr trypk CL Larry Anne 40s
13.00- mostly 14.00 -POMEGRAN
ATES: OFFERINGS NONE -PRUNES:
OFFERINGS NONE
Philadelphia Vegetables
Terminal Market
February 26,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES:
MARKET STEADY ctns CA Globe
Thornless 12s fair appear 10.00-11.00 18s
fair appear 10.00-11.00 -ASPARAGUS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY pyr ctns/
cits 28 lb bchd MX Green exlge
23.00-24.00 mostly 24.00 Ige 25.00-28.00
mostly 26.00-27.00 few high as 30.00 few
24.00 std 26.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 few
25.00 sml 23.00-24.00 mostly 24.00 few
high as 28.00 11 lb ctns/crts bchd MX
Green 12s Ige 10.00-14.00 12s std few
K#v«tont
: Beam System
helps support pit wall
(NCRWappravM)
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