Philadelphia Fruit
terminal Market
March 26, 2003
Report Supplied By USDA
CITRUS FRUITS -CLEMENTINES
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE.-GRAPEFRUIT MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 4/5 buctns FI U.S
One Indian River Red 23s 10 00-11.00 27s
9 00-10.00 some 11.00 32s 8 50-10.00
some 11.00 36s 8.50 40s 8 50-9.00 48s 8.00
S6s 8.00 Interior Red 23s 8.00-9.00 some
7.00 27s 7 00-8.00 32s 7 00-8.00 36s
6.00- 00 40s 6.00-8.00 mostly 7 00-8 00
48s 5 50-6 00 -LEMONS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Shprs Choice
95s 13.00 115 s 12.00-13.00 mostly 13 00
140 s 14 00 165 s 14.00 200 s 14 00 15 kg
entrs SP 120 s 11.00-12 00 200 s 10.00
-LIMES. MARKET ABOUT STEADY
10 lb ctns MX 48s 7 50-8.50 mostly 8 50
some 700 54s 7.50-8.50 some 7.00 63s
7 00-7 50 40 lb ctns MX 150 s 26 00 175 s
26 00-28 00 mostly 26.00 200 s 26 00
-MISC CITRUS OFFERINGS INSUF
FICIENT TO QUOTE -ORANGES
MARKET FI HIGHER, CA ABOUT
STEADY, ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade
Navel 48s 16 00 56s 15.00-15 50 72s
13 00-14.00 mostly 14.00 88s 13.00-13.50
113 s 11.50-12.00 4/5 buctns FL Valencia
56s 7.00-10.00 64s 7.00-10.00 80s
7.00- mostly 7 00-9.00 100 s
7.00- mostly 7.00-9.50 125 s 7.00 ctns
10 4-lb sks FL Valencia 100 s 12.00 -TAN
GELOS- OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE -TANGERINES: MARKET
HIGHER 4/5 buctns/crts FL Honey 64s
17.00- 80s 16.00-18.00 100 s
13.00- 120 s 12.00 -TEMPLES: OF
FERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
BERRIES -BLUEBERRIES: MAR
KET HIGHER fits 12 4.4-oz cups with
lids CL med 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00
-CRANBERRIES OFFERINGS NONE
-MISC BERRIES. MARKET STEADY
fits 12 5.6-oz cups with lids MX Blackber-
Keystone
concrete
PRODUCTS
gf ir original plan was to install maintain. I don't have to run scrapers
\_S 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
slats is that there is no expense. I don 7
have any scrapers or drive units to
T-wali Bunker Silo
8 & 12 ft. high available
❖ Produce Markets ❖
nes 18 00 -RASPBERRIES MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER fits 12 ‘/2-pt bkts
with lids CL Red 18.00 -STRAWBER
RIES- MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER
fits 12 1-pt bkts CA med-lge 14 00-16 00
mostly 14 00-15.000ne label 18.00-1900
MELONS -CANTALOUPS; '/: ctns CR
9s fair cond 9.00-10.00 GU 9s 18.00 12s
16.50-18.00 some 20.00 15s 18.00
-HONEYDEWS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY -A ctns CR 6s 8.00-9 00 GU 5s
7.00- 6s 7.00-8.00 PN 4s fair cond
6.00 5s 8 00 6s 8 00 fair cond 6.00 -MISC
MELONS OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE -WATERMELONS
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns per
ctn MX Red Flesh Seedless Type Round
Varieties 4s 24.00-26.00 mostly 25 00 one
lot 22.00 ord cond 10 00-12.00 Ss 23.00
Sangria 3s 24.00 few 22 00 5s 24.00 PN
Sangria 4s fair cond 6.00-10 00 5s fair
cond 5 00-8 00
NON-CITRUS FRUITS -APPLES
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns trypk
CL cat I Royal Gala 88s 24 00 100 s 22.00
CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STOR
AGE ctns trypk PA U.S. ExFcy Fuji 100 s
18 00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s
one label 24.00 88s 16 00-1800 one label
23 00 100 s 16.00 113 s 16.00 125 s
14.00- Golden Delicious 72s one
label 27.00-28.00 80s one label 27.00-28.00
88s one label 27.00-28.00 Granny Smith
80s one label 25.00 100 s one label 24.00
Fuji 56s one label 34.00 64s one label
34.00 72s one label 34.00 80s one label
34.00 88s one label 34.00 U.S. ExFcy Gala
64s 22.00 72s 22 00 U.S. Fey Golden Deli
cious 64s 18.00 72s 18.00 80s 17.00 88s
17.00 113 s 16.00 -APRICOTS: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
-AVOCADOS MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns 2 lyr MX Hass 48s
25.00-26 00 -BANANAS: MARKET
STEADY 40 lb ctns IMPORT 12 50 fair
qua! 10.50-11 00 mostly 11.00 sml
8.50-9.00 petite 13.50 40 lb ctns bagged
477 East Farmersville Rd., New PA 17557 /"WAFFLE SLAtN
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some of the credit to the slats because
with less moisture on the floor, there is
less bacteria.
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Slant-back J-style
Feed Bunker
IMPORT 1150 -CHERRIFS OFFER
INGS NONE -FRUITS OTHER ctns 1
lyr CL Apple Pears Mosul 10s few
8.00- 12s 6.00-7.00 FL Carambola -
Star Fruit 20s 22 00-23 00 25s 22.00-23.00
30s 22.00-23 00 ctns 2 lyr CL Apple Pears
Hosui 28s 10.00 -GRAPES MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 18 lb lugs bgd Cl
Thompson Seedless exlge 16.00-18.00 one
label 22 00 Ige 14 00-16.00 mostly
14.00- med-lge 12.00-14 00 mostly
12 00-13 DO med 10 00-12.00 mostly 10 00
Flame Seedless Ige 13 00-14.00 med-lge
12 00 med 9.00-10.00 fair cond 5 00-7 00
Ruby Seedless Ige 16.00 med-lge
10 00-12 00 med 8.00 Black Seedless Ige
16.00- med-lge 14.00-15.00 Red
Globe exlge 13.00-14.00 Ige 11.00-12.00
med 10.00 Crimson Seedless exlge 22,00
med-lge 14 00-16.00 med 8.00-10.00 -KI
WIFRUIT: MARKET STEADY fits 1 lyr
IT Hayward 39s 5.00 -MANGOES. MAR
KET ABOUT STEADY ctns 1 lyr GU
Tommy Atkins 9s 8.00 10s 8.00 HT Fran
cis 9s 6,50-8 00 mostly 7.00-8.00 MX Ata
ulfo 16s 9.00-10.00 fair cond 500 18s
8.00- fair cond 5.00 50 lb ctns PR
Green Cooking Type 45.00 -NEC
TARINES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns/lugs 2 lyr trypk CL August Red 36s
12 00 52s 10.00-12.00 -PAPAYA; MAR
KET STEADY 4 kg containers BR Red
Flesh 10s 9.00-10.00 Gold 10s 9.00-10.00
35-40 Ih ctns BZ Maradol 25 00 MX Mar
adol 18.50-20.00 -PEACHES- ctns 2 lyr
trypk CL Various Yellow Flesh Varieties
40 scries 12 00-14.00 50 series 12.00-14.00
-PEARS: MARKET STEADY '/; ctns AG
CAT 1 Red Bartlett 50s 14.00 18 kg ctns
AG CAT I Bartlett 80s 19.00-21.00 mostly
19.00 90s 18.00-20 00 mostly 18.00 100 s
1600-19.00 mostly 16.00 110 s 15.00-17 00
mostly 15 00 CONTROLLED ATMOS
PHERE STORAGE 4/5 buctns wrpd OR
U.S. One D’Anjou 80s 23.00 90s 21.00
100 s 20.00 WA U.S. One D’Anjou 80s
22.00 100 s 19.00 110 s 18.00 135 s 17.00
-PERSIMMONS: OFFERINGS INSUF
FICIENT TO QUOTE -PINEAPPLES:
MARKET STEADY ctns 1 lyr CR 6s
16.00 7s one label 18.00 -PLANTAINS:
MARKET STEADY 50 lb ctns CB Yel
low 13.00 few lower EC Green
12.00- mostly 12.00 few lower
-PLUMS: MARKET STEADY ctns/lugs
2-lyr trypk CL Larry Anne 40 series
12.00- 50 series 10.00 one label 16.00
-POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS
NONE -PRUNES: OFFERINGS NONE
-David Wolfskill
Agricultural Pre-cast Products Avt
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H-style Feed Bunker
High Capacity
Philadelphia Vegetables
lerminal Market
March 26, 2003
Report Supplied By USDA
VFGFTABI ES -ARTICHOKES
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA
Globe Thorned 36s few 20.00 Thornless
30s 10 00 -ASPARAGUS: MARKET
HIGHFR pyr etns/erts 28 lb bchd CA
Green Ige 28 00-30.00 mostly 28 00 MX
Green jbo 23 00-25.00 exlge 23.00-25 00
Ige 26 00-32.00 std 32.00-36.00 -BEANS
OFFERINGS LIGHT buerts MX Fava
26.00 buctns/crts FL Round Green Type
Handpicked 14 00-16.00 Machine Picked
fair cond 13.00-14.00 5 lb ctns GU Heri
cot Vert (French Type) few 9.00 -BEETS.
MARKET STEADY ctns bchd TX I2s
10.00 25 lb sks Ise CD med 6.00 50 lb sks
Ise TX med 10.00 -BROCCOLI: MAR
KET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA bchd
14s 9.00-10.50 mostly 10.00 few 8.00 ord
cond 2.00-3.00 FL bchd 14s 7.00 ord cond
3.00- 00 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut
11.00- MX Crown Cut 12.00-12.50
-BRUSSELS SPROUTS. OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -CAB
BAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 A
buerts & 50 lb ctns FL Round Green
Type med 11.00-12.00 few 10.00 poor
cond 2 00-3.00 TX Round Green Type
med 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 few 13.00
fair cond low as 9.00 Red Type med
14.00- 50 lb sks CD Round Green
Type med-lge 9.00 NY Round Green
Type med-lge 9 00-10.00 45 lb ctns AZ
Red Type med 15.00 1 'A buerts & 40 lb
ctns TX Savoy Type med-lge 15.00 -CAR
ROTS’ MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks
48 1-lb tilmbags CA Topped med-lge
13 00-14.00 mostly 13 00 few 15.00 50 lb
sks Ise CA Topped jbo 12 00-13.00 CD
Topped jbo 8.50-9.00 MX Topped jbo
8.50-9 00 ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s
12.00 ctns 24 )-lb tilmbags CA Baby
Peeled few 18.00 ctns 20 1-lb tilmbags CA
Baby Peeled 13.00 ctns 4 5-lb flmbgs CA
Baby Peeled few 16.50-17.00 -CAULI
FLOWER: MARKET LOWER ctns
flmwrpd CA 12s 9.00-12.00 mostly
10.00- few 13.00 few 8.00 9s
8.00- -CELERY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA 2 dz 12.00 few 11.00 2
Vi dz 12.00-13.00 few 11.00 Tilmbags 24s
16.00 tilmbags 30s 14.00-16.00 FL 2 dz
10.00- few 12.00 2 Vi dz 10.00-11.00
-CHINESE CABBAGE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY eelerts FL 12.00 30 lb
ctns CA Nappa 16.00 50 lb ctns FL
Nappa 15.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY wberts FL Yellow 4-4
Vi dz 10.00-12.00 White 4-4 Vi dz
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ilable:
' \
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Keystone Knuckle
Cattie “Waffle Slat” . f eam System
. fte/ps support pit watl
8000 psi (NCRS approved)
10.00- Bi-Color 4-4 '/: &/ 10.00-12 00
-CUCUMBERS. MARKET ABOUT
STEADY flts/ctns flmwrpd CD CDOne
I ong Seedless sml 12s 6.00-6 50 mostly
6.00 WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FU med
few 16.00 fr qual few 13 00 fair cond
8 00-10 00 sml 14 00 few 15 00 Ige 900
MX med fr qual 14.00-15.00 ord qual
10 00-11 00 UNWAXED 1 1/9 bucrts FI
Pickles 200-300 s 22.00 fair qual 20.00
-EGGPLANT' MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts MX 18s
13.00- 00 24s 13 00-14.00 skg ctns NL
sml 16.00-22 00 ctns/crts HD Chinese
20.00- Japanese 25 00 (35 lb) 30 lb
ctns HD Thai few 25.00 'h buctns EL
White sml 8.00 30 lb ctns HD Indian
25 00 -ENDIVE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts EL 9.00 few
10.00 10 lb ctns BE Witloof 12.00 -ESCA
ROLF: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1
IZA1 Z A buctns
rts EL 9.00-10.00 -GARLIC- MARKET
STEADY 30 lb ctns AG White # 6 27.00 #
7 31.50 CA White super col 27.00 col
25.50 super jbo 22.50 CQ White # 10-11
packaged 6s 26.00 Purple packaged 3s
24.00- TL Purple # 11 few 22.00 ord
cond 10.00 22 lb ctns/crts AG Purple # 11
12 00-14.00 -GREENS: OFFERINGS
RAPE INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
MX Swiss Chard 12s 12.00 Red 12s 12 00
TX Collard 24s 10.00 Kale 24s 10.00 Mus
tard 24s 10.00-11.00 Turnip Tops 24s
10.00- Dandelion 24s 9.00 Kohlrabi
24s 10.00 Swiss Chard 24s 10.00 Red 24s
10.00 ctns/crts bchd NC Collard 7.00-8.00
Mustard 9.00-10.00 Turnip Tops
9.00- ctns Lse MX Kale Flowering
24s 13.00 20 lb ctns CA Broccoli Rabe 24s
18.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG. MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s
10.00- 1.00 few 9.00 ord cond 5.00 Wrap
ped 24s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 few
12.50 CA 24s- 9.00-11.00 mostly
10.00- Wrapped 24s 10.00-11.00 fair
cond 9.00 Ige ctns AZ Wrapped 30s
12.00- -LETTUCE-OTHER: MAR
KET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ Green
Leaf 24s 10.00 few 9.00 Red Leaf 24s
9.00- CA Boston 24s 9.00-10.00
mostly 10.00 Green Leaf 24s 10.00-11.00
mostly 10.00 Red Leaf 24s 10.00-11.00
mostly 10.00 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix
6.50-8.00 mostly 7.00 -LETTUCE-RO
MAINE; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns AZ 24s 12.00-14.50 mostly
12.00- some including fair cond low
as 10.00 CA 24s 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00
Harold Keeney , David, Nam v & Mark Wolfskill
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