Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24, 2003 Philadelphia Vegetables Terminal Market May 21,2003 Report Supplied By USDA VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES: MARKET LOWER, ctns CA Globe Thorned 24s 16.00 36s 12.00 48s 12.00 -ASPARAGUS: MARKET HIGHER, pyr ctns/crts 28 lb bchd CA Green Ige 26.00-28.00 std 28.00- fair cond 18.00-20.00 WA WAExFcy Green Ige 29.00 std 36.00- sml 36.00-37.00 pyrcrts bchd NJ Green fldrun 26.00 pyrcrts Ise NJ Green fldrun 20.00 Vi pyrcrts bchd WA WAExFcy Green jbo 17.50 Ige 18.00 std 19.00 sml 19.00 -BEANS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, bucrts CA Fava 18.00 buctns/crts GA Round Green Type Machine Picked 18.00-20.00 fair ap pear 16.00 few 15.00 5 lb ctns GU Hericot Vert (French Type) 10.00 -BEETS: OFFERINGS LIGHT, ctns bchd NC 12s 10.00 NJ 12s 12.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA bchd 14s 10.00- mostly 11.00 few 13.00- 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 -BRUSSELS SPROUTS; MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb ctns MX 14.00- mostly 15.00 -CAB BAGE: OFFERINGS RED TYPE LIGHT, SAVOY TYPE INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE. MARKET GREEN ABOUT STEADY. 1 V* bucrts & 50 lb ctns FL Round Green Type med 9.00-10.00 ord cond 2.00 GA Round Green Type med Keystone concrete PRODUCTS ■ Me * * Tn my previous barn, I scraped two JL times a day; and I was tired of it, not to mention the danger to the cows if a cable snapped. I thought I would not be able to justify the additional cost until my builder suggested a design change which brought the cost down relatively close to the original design. The biggest benefit to me is the labor savings. Two people can handle all the chores for our herd. I save money not only on labor but also on repairs. T-wtll i .i. v ❖ Produce Markets ❖ 8.00- mostly 8.50-9.00 Red Type med 16.00-18.00 50 lb sks CD Round Green Type med-lge 11.00- -CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, sks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 14.00-15.00 few 16.00 sks 24 2-Ib filmbags CA Topped med-lge 14.00 sks 10 5-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge 14.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 14.00- CD Topped jbo 12.50- TX Topped jbo 12.50 ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 12.00 ctns 24 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled few 18.00 ctns 20 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 13.00-13.50 ctns 4 5-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled slims few 16.50- -CAULIFLOWER; MARKET LOWER, ctns flmwrpd CA 12s 11.00-15.00 few 16.00 few 10.00 one label 17.00 ord cond 5.00- 9s one label few 16.00 -CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA 2 dz 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 few 11.00 2 Vi dz 12.00- mostly 12.00-14.00 few 11.00 filmbags 30s 13.00-16.00 few 12.00 -CHINESE CABBAGE: MAR KET ABOUT STEADY, celcrts FL 12.00 30 lb ctns CA Nappa one label 16.00 50 lb ctns GA Nappa few 11.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, wbcrts FL Yel low 4-4 <A dz 10.00-11.00 White 4-4 'A dz 9.50-11.00 mostly 10.00-10.50 fair cond low as 7.00 Bi-Color 4-4 'A dz 10.00-11.00 -CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, fits/ ctns flmwrpd CD Long Seedless med 12s 10.00 sml 12s 10.00 WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med fr qual few 477 East Farmersville Rd., New Holland, PA 17557 /"WAFFLE SLAT'S (717) 385-23111 S.. * v The cows’ hooves are healthier, and they show heat better because they are not afraid of slipping. During the five years with slats, I have not lost a single heifer from slipping. The cows stay much cleaner, even with my misting system for cooling them. The water has a place to escape." - Raymond Good Good’s Dairy Farm 11.00- poor-ord cond 1.00-6.00 GA med 20.00 fr qual 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 one lot best 14.00 UNWAXED 1 1/9 bucrts GA Pickles 200-300 s 24.00 fair qual 16.00 -EGG PLANT; MARKET HIGHER. 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med 11.00-14.00 fair qual 8.00-10.00 sml 7.00-10.00 mostly 8.00- 5 kg ctns NL sml 17.00- ctns/crts HD Chinese 22.00- 30 lb ctns HD Thai 35.00- Indian 24.00 -ENDIVE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 11/9 buctns rts NJ 13.00-16.00 10 lb ctns BL Wit loof 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 -ESCA ROLE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1 1/9 buctns/crts NJ 18.00-20.00 -GAR LIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb ctns CQ White # 10-11 packaged 6s 20.00 3s 20.00 # 9 17.00 Purple packaged 3s 17.00 MX Purple super col 28.50 col 25.50 super jbo 24.00 exjbo 22.50 -GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, crts bchd NJ Collard 9.00 ctns bchd CA Kale 24s 13.00 Swiss Chard 24s 14.00 Red 24s 14.00 ctns/ crts bchd GA Collard 24s 9.00-10.00 Kale 24s 10.00 Mustard 24s 10.00 Turnip Tops 24s 10.00 NC Collard 8.00- Kale 10.00 sml 7.50-8.00 Mustard 10.00 Turnip Tops 10.00 Rape 10.00 ctns Ise CA Kale Flower ing 24s 14.00 MX Kale Flowering 24s 14.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MAR KET LOWER, ctns CA 24s 12.00- few 16.00 ord cond 3.00- 30s 10.00 Wrapped 24s 14.00- few 18.00 -LETTUCE OTHER: MARKET RED LEAF SLIGHTLY LOWER, BOSTON HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA Boston 24s ord cond 6.00-7.00 Green Leaf 24s 23.00- mostly 24.00-26.00 Red Leaf 24s 12.00-16.00 mostly 12.00- few 11.00 NJ Boston 24s 14.00- 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.50 -LETTUCE-RO MAINE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA 24s 24.00-27.00 mostly 25.00 few 27.50-28.00 few 23.00 NJ 24s 16.00 ctns 12 3-count pkgs CA Hearts 24.00 2 A crts foil lined CA 24s 29.00 -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 6.25 5 lb ctns PA Oyster 16.00 Porto bellas 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. 'A bucrts FL sml-med 8.00 -ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns bchd CA 48s one label 12.00 MX 48s 7.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 -PARSLEY: OF FERINGS CURLY LIGHT, PLAIN INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE, ctns bchd TX Root 12s 14.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd NJ Curly 60s 12.00- -PARSNIPS: OFFER INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. -PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas 11.00-12.00 Sugar Snap Peas 9.00 few high as 11.00 -PEP PERS: MARKET GREEN AND ORANGE HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 buctns CA Bell Type Green Ige 11.00-12.00 FL Bell Type Green jbo 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 exlge 12.00-14.00 most ly 12.00 Ige 10.00-12.00 fair appear low as 8.00 fair cond 4.00-5.00 med 10.00 sml 7.00 Mxd Red And Green Ige 6.00-7.50 fair cond low as 4.00 MX Bell Type Red Ige fair qua! 22.00- IS lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 25 lb ctns CA Bell Type Green jbo 14.00 previous commitments 12.00 5 kg ctns NL Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm 19.00- Red 80-100 mm 19.00- Yellow 80-100 mm 19.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Vi buctns FL Ja lapeno 7.00-8.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Long Hot few 22.00 Cubanelles Ige 14.00 Poblano 18.00-19.00 25 lb cntrs HD Finger Hot 25.00-26.00 30 lb ctns HD Thai Chili Hots Green 35.00- 40 lb cntrs MX Jalapeno 16.00- -RADISHES: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER, ctns tpd 30 6-oz filmbags FL Red 7.00-8.00 most ly 7.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb filmbags FL Red 7.00-9.00 40 lb fdmbags tpd FL Red 18.00-20.00 -RUTABAGAS: MARKET STEADY. 50 lb sks CD CDOne med 8.00 -SPINACH: MAR KET LOWER, ctns bchd CA Flat 24s 11.00 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 12.00-14.00 ctns 4 1-Vi-Va film bags CA Flat 14.50-15.00 cel crt NJ Savoy 7.00 -SQUASH: MARKET LOWER. Vi buctns FL Zucchini sml med poor cond 1.00-2.00 med poor cond 1.00 GA Zucchini sml-med 7.00- few 9.00 med 5.00-7.00 Yel low Straightneck sml-med 7.00-10.00 few 11.00 med 6.00-9.00 few low as 5.00 -SWEET POTATOES: MAR KET LA SLIGHTLY HIGHER, NC STEADY. CURED 40 lb ctns LA U.S. One Beauregard med 19.00- NC U.S. One Beauregard med 16.00 -TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb ctns FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 7.00-8.00 6x6s 7.00-8.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 14.25 6x6s 13.75 6x7s 13.75 5 kg ctns on the vine NL Vine Ripes Greenhouse red med-lge 14.00 -TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, fits 12 1-pt bkts FL light red-red 8.00-9.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids FL Grape Type light red-red 10.00-11.00 most ly 10.00 -TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb ctns FL light red-red 10.00- mostly 12.00 MX light red 12.00 sml-med 11.00 -TURNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb filmbags NC Purple Top med 10.00-12.00 -VEGETABLES OTHER: MAR KET STEADY. 8 lb ctns CA Radic chio 9s 8.00 % X *
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