Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 26, 2003
Philadelphia Vegetables
Tcrminal Market
April 23.2003
Report Supplied By USDA
VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES:
MARKET STEADY ctns CA Globe
Thornless 18s 20.00 36s 20.00 ord cond
6.00- -ASPARAGUS: OFFERINGS
LIGHT pyrcrts bchd NJ Green Ige 40.00
few 42.00 std few 50.00 fldrun 38.00 11 lb
ctns/crts bchd CB Green Ige 20.00-22.00
std 20.00-22.00 -BEANS; MARKET
ABOUT STEADY bucrts MX Fava 22.00
buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Ma
chine Picked 15.00-18.00 few 14.00 5 lb
ctns GU Hericot Vert (French Type)
15.00 AIR Hericot Vert (French Type)
few 18.00 -BEETS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd TX 12s 10.00 25 lb
filmbags Ise TX med 7.00 50 lb sks Ise TX
med 13.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA bchd 14s
9.00- mostly 10.00 fair cond
7.00- FL bchd 14s 8.00 few higher 20
lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 10.00-12.00
mostly 11.00-12.00 fair cond 8.00-9.00
-BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -CAB
BAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 %
bucrts & 50 tb ctns FL Round Green
Type med 12.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 few
13.50 Red Type med 15.00-18.00 NY Red
Type med few 15.00 TX Round Green
Type med 13.00-14.00 Red Type med few
18.00 50 lb sks CD Round Green Type
med-lge 12.50 NY Round Green Type
med-lge 13.00 Red Type med few 15.00 1
V* bucrts & 40 lb ctns TX Savoy Type
med-lge 16.00 -CARROTS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb filmbags
CA Topped med-lge 14.00-15.00 few
16.00 GA Topped med-lge 10.00-11.00 50
lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 14.00 few 13.00
fair cond 8.00-12.00 CD Topped jbo
10.00- TX Topped jbo 9.00-10.00
ctns 24 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled few
18.00 ctns 20 1-Ib filmbags CA Baby
Peeled 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 ctns 4
5-Ib flmbgs CA Baby Peeled few
16.50-17.00 -CAULIFLOWER: MAR
KET ABOUT STEADY ctns flrawrpd
CA 12s 11.00-13.00 9s 10.00-12.00 mostly
10.00- -CELERY; MARKET Ft
LOWER. OTHERS ABOUT STEADY
ctns CA 2 dz 18.00-22.00 2 Vi dr
18.00- filmbags 30s 23.00 FL 2 dz
16.00- 2 !/■ dz 16.00-17.00 3 dz 15.00
MX 2 dz 18.00 -CHINESE CABBAGE:
OFFERINGS LIGHT celcrts FL 12.00 50
lb ctns FL Nappa 26.00-28.00 -CORN
SWEET: MARKET WHITE LOWER,
YELLOW ABOUT STEADY wbcrts FL
Yellow 4-4 Vi dz 9.00 few 8.50 White 4-4
'/z dz 9.00 few 8.50 -CUCUMBERS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY flts/ctns
flmwrpd CD CDOne Long Seedless sml
12s 7.00-8.00 WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts
FL med poor-ord cond 2.00-6.00 fir qual
10.00- few 9.00 ord cond 2.00-6.00
sml ord cond 2.00-6.00 Ige 9.00 -EGG-
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PLANT: OFFERINGS LIGHT 1 1/9
buctns/crts FL med 14.00-15.00 fair ap
pear 12.00-13.00 5 kg ctns NL sml
18.00- ctns/crts HD Chinese
35.00- Vi buctns FL Italian 7.00-8.00
35 lb ctns HD Japanese 38.00 30 lb ctns
HD Thai 38.00 Indian 30.00-31.00 -EN
DIVE: MARKET HIGHER 1 1/9 buctns/
erts FL 12.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof 12.00
-ESCAROLE: MARKET HIGHER 1 1/9
buctns/crts FL 10.00-12.00 -GARLIC:
MARKET STEADY 30 lb ctns AG White
# 6 25.50 # 7 30.00 CQ White # 10-11
packaged 6s 20.00-21.00 3s 20.00-21.00 #
9 19.00 Purple # 9 15.00 fair cond low as
10.00 -GREENS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd TX Collard 24s 15.00
Kale 12s 12.00-14.00 Dandelion 12s 10.00
Kohlrabi 12s 11.00 ctns/crts bchd NC
Collard 14.00 Mustard 14.00 Turnip Tops
12.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET
LOWER ctns CA 24s 10.00-12.00 few
13.00 fair cond low as 8.00 Wrapped 24s
11.00- few 10.00 fair cond low as
6.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Green Leaf
24s 12.00-16.00 few 17.00 Red Leaf 24s
12.00- 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix
7.00- mostly 7.00 ord cond 1.00-3.00
-LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 24s
16.00- mostly 18.00 few 21.00-22.00
fair cond 10.00-15.00 ctns 12 3-count pkgs
CA Hearts 20.00 2 /i arts foil lined CA few
25.00 -MUSHROOMS; MARKET
STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 14.75 few
14.50 med 12.00-12.25 4 qt bkts PA med
lge 7.00 sml-med 625 5 lb ctns PA Oyster
16.00 Portobellas 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: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY Vi bucrts FL sml-med
18.00- (CORRECTION FOR YES
TERDAY’S REPORT: FL SHOULD
HAVE READ 18.00-19.00) -ONIONS
GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns bchd MX 48s 9.00-10.00 Leeks 12s
11.00- TX Leeks 12s 14.00-16.00
mostly 14.00 -PARSLEY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd TX Curly
60s 14.00-15.00 Plain 60s 16.00-18.00
Root 12s 18.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd FL
Curly 60s 12.00-14.00 -PARSNIPS:
MARKET STEADY 20 lb filmbags Ise
NJ 10.00 -PEAS GREEN: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY bucrts GA English few
23.00- 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas
16.00- mostly 17.00 Sugar Snap Peas
18.00- mostly 19.00-20.00 -PEP
PERS: MARKET EXTRA LARGE
GREEN SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTH
ERS ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns FL
Bell Type Green exlge 8.00-9.00 few 10.00
ord-fair cond 2.00-6.00 Ige 7.00-7.50 med
5.00- sml 6.00 Mxd Red And Green
exlge fair cond 5.00 mostly red few
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11.00- Ige 6.00-7.00 poor cond
.50-1.00 Red Ige few 17.00-18.00 15 lb ctns
MX Bell Type Red Ige 18.00-20.00 5 kg
ctns IS AIR Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm
few 24.00 Red 80-100 mm few 21.00 Yel
low 80-100 mm few 22.00 NL Bell Type
Orange 80-100 mm 26.00 Red 80-100 mm
23.00- Yellow 80-100 mm 22.00
-PEPPERS OTHER: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 'h buctns FL Finger Hot
7.00- Jalapeno 9.00-10.00 few
7.00- 1 1/9 bucrts FL Serrano
20.00- Poblano 14.00-15.00 1 1/9
buctns FL Long Hot 10.00 Cubanelles Ige
8.00- 5 lb ctns FL Habanero orange
16.00 8 lb ctns MX Habanero orange
20.00 TT Habanero green 15.00 fair cond
low as 10.00 red 15.00 fair cond low as
10.00 yellow 15.00 fair cond low as 10.00
30 lb ctns HD Thai Chili Hots Green
40.00 Red 50.00 -RADISHES: MARKET
LOWER ctns tpd 30 6-oz filmbags FL
Red 7.50 few higher ctns tpd 14 1-lb film
bags FL Red 8.00-10.00 -RUTABAGAS;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 50 lb sks
CD CDOne med 8.00 -SPINACH: MAR
KET ABOUT STEADY ctns 4 2-Vi-lb
filmbags CA Flat 15.00 cel crt NJ Savoy
7.00- 4 lb ctns CA Flat Baby Type
12.00 -SQUASH: MARKET LOWER Vi
buctns FL Zucchini sml-med 12.00-16.00
mostly 14.00-16.00 med 12.00-14.00 Yel
low Straightneck sml-med 20.00-24.00
few best 26.00-28.00 med 18.00-20.00
mostly 20.00 few best 26.00 26 lb ctns CA
Zucchini sml-med 18.00 4/7 buctns MX
Zucchini sml-med 14.00-15.00 med 12.00
-SWEET POTATOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns LA
U.S. One Beauregard med 19.00 NC U.S.
One Beauregard med 16.00 -TOMA
TOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25
lb ctns FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature
Greens light red-red sx6s 9.00-11.00
mostly 10.00 6x6s 11.00-12.00 Local Re
pack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature
Greens light red-red Sx6s 15.00 6x6s 16.50
6x7s 16.50 IS lb fits CD CDOne Vine
Ripes Greenhouse light red 20s 6.00-10.00
22s 6.00-10.00 25s 6.00 28s 6.00 5 kg ctns
on the vine NL Vine Ripes Greenhouse
red med-lge 17.00 few 15.00-16.00 -TO
MATOES, CHERRY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt bkts FL
light red-red 9.00-10.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs
with lids FL Grape Type light red-red
9.00- -TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER 25 lb
ctns FL Ught red-red 10.00-12.00 MX
fight red-red 10.00 -TURNIPS: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
-VEGETABLES OTHER: MARKET
STEADY 8 lb ctns CA Radicchio 9s 9.00
3 kg ctns CL Radicchio 9s few 10.00
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Philadelphia Fruit
Terminal Market
April 23,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
CITRUS FRUITS -GRAPEFRUIT:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 4/5 buctns
FL U.S. One Indian River Red 23s
11.00- mostly 12.00 fair qual 9.00
27s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 fair qual
9.00 32s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 fair
qual 9.00 36s 12.00 fair qual 9.00 40s
10.00- mostly 11.00-12.00 fair qual
9.00 48s 10.00-11.50 56s 10.00 -LEMONS;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA
Shprs Choice 95s 12.00-14.00 mostly
14.00 115 s 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00 140 s
15.50-18.00 165 s 16.50-18.00 200 s 14.00
-LIMES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
10 lb ctns MX 48s 11.00 one label 12.00 40
lb ctns MX 175 s 37.00-40.00 200 s
38.00- -MISC CITRUS: 10 lb ctns
CA Kumquats 18.00 -ORANGES: MAR
KET FL HIGHER, CA ABOUT
STEADY, ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade
Navel 48s 16.50 S6s 16.00-16.50 72s
15.00- mostly 15.00 88s 14.00-15.00
mostly 15.00 113 s 12.00-12.50 mostly
12.00 138 s 11.00 Shprs Choice Navel S6s
11.00- 72s 11.00-11.50 88s 11.00 4/5
buctns FL Valencia 48s 11.00 56s 11.00
64s 6.50-11.00 80s 9.50-11.00 100 s
9.00- 125 s 11.00 CTNS 7 4-LB
FLMBGS CA SHPR FIRST GRD 113 SZ
14.00 -TANGELOS: MARKET HIGHER
ctns CA Minneola 64s 18.00 80s 18.00
150 s 9.50-12.00 -TANGERINES: MAR
KET ABOUT STEADY 4/5 buctns/crts
FL Honey S6s 18.00 64s 18.00 80s
17.00- 100 s 16.00 120 s 14.50 -TEM
PLES: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE
BERRIES -BLUEBERRIES: MAR
KET SLIGHTLY HIGHER fits 12 4.4-oz
cups with lids FL med-lge 34.00-35.00
-CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS NONE
-MISC BERRIES; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY fits 12 5.6-oz cups with lids MX
Blackberries 14.00 -RASPBERRIES:
MARKET HIGHER fits 12 5.6-oz cups
with lids CL Red 26.00 -STRAWBER
RIES: MARKET LOWER fits 12 1-pt
bkts CA med-lge 12.00-13.00 fair appear
ance 11.00 one label 15.00-16.00
MELONS -CANTALOUPS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY Vi ctns CR 9s 9.00 fair
cond 7.00 12s 9.00 fair cond 7.00 15s 9.00
fair cond 7.00 DR 12s 9.00 15s 9.00 GU
12s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 fair cond
7.00 15s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00 few 8.00
fair cond 7.00 18s 9.00-11.00 -HONEY
DEWS: MARKET HIGHER % ctns DR
5s 9.00 GU 5s 8.00-9.00 fair cond 6.00 6s
8.00- fair cond 6.00 -MISC MELONS;
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE -WATERMELONS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns per ctn MX Red
Flesh Seedless Type Round Varieties 4s
23.00 Ss 21.00 Sangria 3s 18.00-20.00 24
Amm Wiorr V 1? lift
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(717) 355-2361
inch bins FL Red Flesh Seedless Type
Round Varieties 45-50 count 200.00 MX
Red Flesh Seedless Type Round Varieties
45-50 count 230.00 36 inch bins FL San
gria 45-50 count 275.00 65 count 265.00
NON-CITRUS FRUITS -APPLES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns trypk
CL cat I Granny Smith 70s 24.00-26.00
80s 24.00 90s 21.00-22.00 Royal Gala 72s
one label 34.00 80s one label 34.00 90s
20.00 100 s 21.00 CONTROLLED AT
MOSPHERE STORAGE ctns trypk WA
WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s 21.00 one
label 24.00 72s 21.00 80s 15.00 88s
15.00- one label 22.00 100 s
15.00- 113 s 15.50-16.50 125 s 15.50
Golden Delicious 72s one label 28.00 88s
20.50- one label 28.00 one label 28.00
U.S. ExFcy Granny Smith 88s 21.00 ctns
celpk NY U.S. ExFcy Mcintosh 80s
26.00- 100 s 26.00-27.00 U.S. Fey
Mcintosh 120 s 16.50 Cortland 120 s
17.00- WA WAExFcy Golden Deli
cious 96s 24.00 -APRICOTS: OFFER
INGS NONE -AVOCADOS: MARKET
STEADY ctns 2 lyr MX Hass 48s
26.00- mostly 27.00 -BANANAS:
MARKET STEADY 40 lb ctns IMPORT
13.00 fair qual 11.00-12.00 sml 9.00-9.50
mostly 9.50 petite 13.50 40 lb ctns bagged
IMPORT 12.00 -CHERRIES: OFFER
INGS NONE -FRUITS OTHER: ctns 1
lyr CA Carambola - Star Fruit 20s 25.00
25s 25.00 CL Apple Pears Hosui 10s
8.50- 12s 8.50-10.00 -GRAPES:
MARKET STEADY 18 lb lugs bgd CL
Thompson Seedless exlge 23.00 one label
25.00 Ige 14.00-16.00 med-lge 10.00-12.00
fair cond 6.00-8.00 med ord cond
3.00- Flame Seedless med fair cond
8.00 poor cond 1.00-3.00 Ruby Seedless
med-lge 10.00-12.00 med 8.00-10.00 Red
Seedless med-lge 12.00 Red Globe Ige
14.00 med-lge 12.00 med 10.00 Crimson
Seedless exlge 19.00-20.00 one label 22.00
med-lge 12.00 med 10.00 -KIWIFRUIT:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE.
-MANGOES: MARKET GREEN
COOKING TYPE LOWER, OTHERS
ABOUT STEADY, ctns 1 lyr HT Francis
9s 6.50-7.00 MX Haden 9s 5.00-6.00 most
ly 6.00 10s 5.00-6.00 12s 5.00-6.00 few
4.00 Tommy Atkins 9s 5.00-6.00 mostly
6.00 10s 5.00-6.00 12s 5.00-6.00 few 4.00
Ataulfo 12s 8.00 18s 7.00 NI Tommy At
kins 7s 7.00 8s 7.00 10s 7.00 PR Keitts 7s
5.00 8s 5.00 IQs 4.50-5.00 12$ 4.50-5.00
14s 4.00 Tommy Atkins 7s 5.00 8s 5.00
10s 4.50-5.00 12s 4.50-5.00 14s 4.00 Par
vin 7s 5.00 8s 5.00 10s 4.50-5.00 12s
4.50-5.00 14s 4.00 50 lb ctns FL Green
Cooking Type SSXfO PR Green Cooking
Type 50.00 -NECTARINES; OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
-PAPAYA: MARKET ABOUT
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