Philadelphia Fruit
Terminal Market
May 21.2003
Report Supplied By USDA
CITRUS FRUITS -GRAPEFRUIT:
MARKET STEADY. 4/5 buctns FL U.S.
One Indian River Red 23s fair cond
8.00- 27s fair cond 8.00-11.00 -LEM
ONS: MARKET STEADY, ctns CA
Shprs Choice 95s 15.00-17.00 mostly
16.00 115 s 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 140 s
20.00- mostly 21.00 165 s 22.00 200 s
18.00 -LIMES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY. 10 lb ctns MX 42s 12.00 48s
7.00- mostly 7.00-8.00 54s 7.00-8.00
mostly 8.00 some 9.00 63s 7.00-8.00 most
ly 7.00 40 lb ctns MX 150 s 42.00 175 s
38.00- mostly 40.00-42.00 200 s 26.00
-MISC CITRUS; OFFERINGS INSUF
FICIENT TO QUOTE.
-ORANGES: MARKET STEADY,
ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade Navel 48s
16.50-17.00 mostly 16.50 56s 16.50-17.00
mostly 16.50 72s 16.00-16.50 88s 14.50
113 s 12.50 Valencia S6s 17.00 72s 16.00
88s 15.00 113 s 12.00-13.00 Shprs Choice
Navel 56s 11.00 72s 11.00 88s 10.50 113 s
10.00 Valencia 56s 12.00 72s 12.00 88s
12.00 113 s 12.00 4/5 buctns FL Navel 48s
11.00 S6s 11.00 64s 11.00 80s 11.00 Valen
cia 48s 11.00 S6s 11.00 64s 11.00 80s
10.00-11.00 100 s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00
125 s 11.50-12.00 -TANGELOS: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
-TANGERINES: OFFERINGS IN
SUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
-TEMPLES: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE.
BERRIES -BLUEBERRIES: MAR
KET STEADY, fits 12 4.4-oz cups with
lids FL 21.00 -CRANBERRIES: OFFER
INGS NONE
-MISC BERRIES: MARKET
STEADY, fits 12 5.6-oz cups with lids
MX Blackberries 12.00 -RASPBERRIES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY, fits 12 6-oz
cups with lids CA Red 18.00-20.00
-STRAWBERRIES: MARKET SLIGHT
LY HIGHER, fits 12 1-pt bkts CA med-
Ige 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 some 10.00
fair cond 5.00-6.00 preferred labels
14.00-16.00 fits 8 1-lb cntrs with lids CA
med-lge 12.00-13.00
MELONS -CANTALOUPS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY. ‘A ctns CA 9s 17.00
12s 16.50 15s 15.50 18s few 11.00 CR 9s
fair cond 6.00-8.00 12s fair cond 6.00-8.00
18s poor cond 1.00 DR 18s 10.00 GU 15s
13.00 TX 15s 12.00 18s fair cond 7.00-8.00
24 inch bins FL 120 s 135.00-140.00 fair
cond 80.00-100.00 130 s 125.00-135.00 fair
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cond 75.00-100.00 140 s 125.00-135.00 fair
cond 75.00-100.00 -HONEYDEWS- OF
FERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
-MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS IN
SUFFICIENT TO QUOTF.
-WATERMELONS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY, ctns per ctn EL Red
Flesh Seedless Type 3s 12.00-14.00 mostly
13.00- 4s 18.00-19.00 24 inch bins FL
Red Flesh Seedless Type 40-45 count fair
cond 75.00-125.00 36 inch bins FL Red
Flesh Seedless Type Round Varieties
45-65 count 200.00-215.00 Sangria 60-65
count 150.00-165.00 50-55 count
165.00- 45 count 180.00 bins per
melon FL Red Flesh Seeded Type 22-24
lb 3.00 Red Flesh Seedless Type 20-22 lb
2.50- mostly 2.50 fair cond 2.00 25-29
lb 3.00-3.50 few 4.00
NON-CITRUS FRUITS -APPLES:
MARKET STEADY, ctns trypk CL cat I
Granny Smith 80s 26.00 90s 22.00-24.00
100 s 22.00 110 s 20.00 CONTROLLED
ATMOSPHERE STORAGE ctns trypk
WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s pre
ferred labels 24.00 72s one label 24.00 80s
16.00- mostly 18.00 one label 22.00
88s 16.50-18.00 preferred labels
21.00- mostly 22.00 100 s 15.00-17.00
mostly 17.00 113 s IS.OO-17.00 125 s
16.50- Golden Delicious 72s one
label 28.00 80s one label 28.00 88s 19.50
one label 24.00 100 s 20.00 fair cond 16.00
113 s 16.00 Granny Smith 80s 30.00 100 s
24.00 Royal Gala 80s one label 32.00 88s
24.50 U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious 88s
22.00 100 s 18.00 113 s 17.00 ctns celpk
WA WAFxFcy Golden Delicious 96s
22.00 -APRICOTS: ctns 2 lyr trypk CA
U.S. One Poppycot 72s 22.00 -AVOCA
DOS: MARKET HIGHFR. ctns 2 lyr CA
Hass 48s 48.00-49.00 -BANANAS: MAR
KET STEADY. 40 lb ctns IMPORT 12.00
fair qual 10.00-11.50 sml 8.00-8.50 petite
13.50 40 lb ctns bagged IMPORT 11.00 15
lb ctns IMPORT Baby 10.00 -CHER
RIES: 18 lb ctns CA U.S. One Brooks 10
Vi row sz & Igr 50.00 AIR U.S. One
Brooks 11 row sz & Igr 60.00 -FRUITS
OTHER; lugs CL Quince 20s 5.00
-GRAPES: MARKET LOWER. 18 lb
lugs bgd CA Perlette med 12.00-14.00
mostly 12.00-13.00 fair cond 10.00 Flame
Seedless med 15.00-17.00 mostly
15.00- few 18.00 Black Beauty Seed
less med 25.00 CL Red Globe Ige
12.00- med 103)0 Crimson Seedless
exlge 22.00 one label 24.00 MX Perlette
med- 1 g e
14.00-
few 18.00 med
12.00- mostly 12.00 sral-mcd
10.00- Flame Seedless mtd
14.00- mostly 16.00 some 18.00 -Kl-
WIFRUIT: MARKET STEADY. 10 kg
entrs Cl Hayward 27 sz 12.00 -MAN
GOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns 1 lyr GU Tommy Atkins 7s 4.50 9s
4.50 HT Francis 8s 6.00 MX Tommy At
kins 8s 4.00-4.50 9s 4.00-5.00 mostly
4.50-5.00 fair cond 2.00-3.00 10s 4.00-5.00
fair cond 2.00-3.00 12s 3.00-4.50 mostly
4.50 14s 3.00-4.50 Ataulfo 16s 8.00-9.00
mostly 8.00 18s 8.00 -NECTARINES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns 2 lyr
trypk CA California Well Matured April
Glo 64s 20.00 72s 10.00 Mayfire 64s 20.00
occasional 22.00 25 lb ctns Ise CA Califor
nia Well Matured Mayfire 88s 15.00 72 sz
18.00- Mayglo 72s 18.00-20.00 88s
15.00 California Utility Mayfire 60 series
12.00- 70 series 12.00-14.00 80 series
12.00- -PAPAYA: MARKET
STEADY. 3.5 kg containers BR Golden
9s 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 10s 9.00-10.00
mostly 10.00 BZ Sunrise 8s 9.00 35-40 lb
ctns BZ Maradol 30.00 -PEACHES:
MARKET LOWER, ctns 2 lyr trypk CA
California Well Matured Various Yellow
Flesh Varieties 48s 16.00 one label 28.00
50s one label 28.00 56s 24.00 64s 22.00
40-42 s 22.00-24.00 Early Treat 48s 12.00
56s 12.00 64s 20.00 48-50 s 16.00-18.00 Vi
buctns SC U.S. ExOne Various Yellow
Flesh Varieties 2 '//up 16.00-17.00 2 '/.'up
13.00- 25 lb ctns Ise CA California
Well Matured Various Yellow Flesh Vari
eties 88 sz 12.00-14.00 -PEARS; MAR
KET STEADY. 18 kg ctns AG CAT I
Packham Triumph 100 s 17.00 17.00
CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STOR
AGE 4/5 buctns wrpd OR U.S. One
D’Anjou 80s 21.00-22.00 90s 21.00-22.00
100 s 20.00-21.00 110 s 20.00 120 s 19.00
135 s 18.00 WA U.S. One D’Anjou 80s
20.50 90s 20.50 100 s 20.50 110 s 20.50
-PERSIMMONS: MARKET STEADY,
ctns 1 lyr CL Hachiya 18s 12.00-12.50 20s
12.00- -PINEAPPLES: MARKET
LOWER, ctns 1 lyr CR golden ripe 6s
16.00- mostly 17.00-18.00 one label
22.00 7s 15.00-16.00 some 17.00 8s
14.00- -PLANTAINS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY. 50 lb ctns CB Yellow
14.00 EC Green 13.50 -PLUMS; OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
-POMEGRANATES; OFFERINGS
NONE.
-PRUNES: OFFERINGS NONE.
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Philadelphia
Onions, Potatoes
Philadelphia Terminal Market
May 21,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
ONIONS AND POTATOES -ONIONS
DRY: MARKET GA & CA YELLOW
JBO LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY. US# 1 OR GENERALLY
GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED. NEW CROP
Yellow Granex GA 40 lb ctns jbo
17.00- mostly 18.00 Grano Type CA
50 lb sks jbo 20.00 CL 50 lb sks jbo
16.00- fair cond 8.00-10.00 TX 50 lb
sks jbo 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 White
MX 50 lb sks jbo 18.00-21.00 mostly
20.00- TX 50 lb sks jbo 16.00-20.00
med 8.00-10.00 Red Globe Type MX 25 lb
sks jbo few 9.00-10.00 TX 25 lb sks jbo
8.00- mostly 8.00-9.00 some 12.00
med 7.00-8.00 some 6.00 few 9.00 -POTA
TOES: MARKET STEADY. US# 1 SZ A
WASHED OR BRUSHED UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED. Russet Burbank
ID bid 10 5-lb sks non sz A 9.00-9.50 SO lb
ctns 40s 11.00 50s 10.00-11.00 mostly
11.00 60s 10.00-11.00 70s 12.00-13.00
mostly 12.00-12.50 80s 12.00-13.00 mostly
12.00- some 11.00 90s 10.50-12.50
mostly 12.00-12.50 100 s 11.00-12.00 most
ly 11.50-12.00 some 10.00 120 s
11.50-12.00 Round White CD Prince Ed
ward Island CDOne 50 lb sks 6.50-7,00
mostly 6.50 Ige 8.00 NEW CROP Round
Red AZ 50 lb ctns 12.00-16.00 sz B 12.00
fair qual 10.00 Creamers Vi-1 Vi” 30.00 FL
50 lb sks 12 00-13.00 fair qual 10.00 sz B
12.00- fair qual 11 00 Round White
FL 50 lb sks 12.00-13 00 sz B 12 00 Yel
low Type Yukon Gold CA 50 lb ctns
24.00
Philadelphia Herbs
Philadelphia Icrminal
Prices as of May 21, 2003
Report Supplied By USDA
MISC HERBS -ANISE: 2 A ctns CA 18s
20.00- 24s 16.00 30s 18.00-20.00 36s
14.00- -ARRUGULA: 4/5 bucrts
bchd NJ 24s 8.00 -BASIL; crts bchd FI
15s 9.00-10.00 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s
-CELERIAC (CELERY
11.00-13.00
ROOT): OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE.
-CHIVES: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 18.00
-CILANTRO; 4/5 bucrts bchd FL 30s
10.00 NJ 30s 9.50-10 00 mostly 10,00
-DILL, crts bchd NJ 24s 8.50-10.00 -DRY
ESCHALLOT: 10 lb sks NL 7.00-7.50
-LEMON GRASS: 30 lb ctns FL 30 00
-MARJORAM; 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s
13.00 -MINT: crts bchd FL 12s few 6.00
ctns bchd NJ 12s 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 1
kg ctns bchd IS 12s 10.00 -OREGANO: 1
kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -ROSEMARY:
1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -SAGE: 1 kg
ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -TARRAGON: 1
kg ctns bchd IS 12s 17.00 -THYME: 1 kg
ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -WATERCRESS:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24, 2003-Al3
Eastern Cornbelt Direct
Feeder Pig Weekly
Springfield, 111.
May 16, 20413
Report Supplied By lISDA
Eastern Corn Belt Direct Feeder Pig
Weekly Summary (includes pig prices on
negotiated, contract and formula basis)
FEFDER PIGS: Total receipts this week
15,231, negotiated 6,300: last week 17,791
SEW 10 lb pigs and feeder pigs sold
steady to firm. Trading activity was light
to moderate for moderate offerings.
FOB EASTERN CORNBELT - Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan. Receipts:
12,845; last week 10,862.
EARLY WEANED PIGS: 10 LB
BASIS, estimated 50-54% lean value: I>ot
size Under 250: 750 head, 28.13-29.18,
wtd. avg. price 28.60; lot size 250-750:
5,565 head, 26.86-33.00, wtd. avg. price
29.63; lot size 750 or more: 3,950 head,
25.00-30.00, wtd. avg. price 26.34. Total
Composite; 10,265 head, 25.00-33.00, wtd.
avg. price 28.29.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54%
lean value: Lot size under: 1,000 head,
44.50.
PIGS, 50 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54%
lean value: Lot size 250-750 or more:
1,580 head, 41.00-46.00, wtd. avg. price
43.15.
NOTE; FOB prices quoted on per head
basis “picked up” at sellers farm; prices
do not include freight.
DELIVERED EASTERN CORN
BELT BASIS: Receipts 2,386; last week
6,929. Volume by state or province of ori
gin: North Carolina 69%. Arkansas 31
EARIY WEANED PIGS. 10 I B
BASIS, estimated 50-54% lean value Lot
size 250-750: 736 head, 26.50, lot size 750
or more. 1,650 head, 28 00. Total Com
posite 2,386 head, 26.50-28.00, wtd avg
27.54
Delivered Eastern Cornbelt prices in
clude freight
Most lots of 40-60 weight pigs have a
sliding value from the negotiated weight
basis which is calculated on the actual av
erage weight of the lot plus or minus
35-.40 cents per pound Some lots of
early weaned pigs are discounted
100-10.00 per head on pigs weighing
under 10 pounds. Early weaned pigs are
under 19 days old.
Estimated lean value is projected to
base slaughter weights with normal con
finement feeding conditions
Vaccination and health program values
are not included but health status should
he disclosed.
Virginia Graded Feeder
Cattle Board Sale
Richmond. Va.
Ma\ 20,2003
Report Supplied B> I Sl)\
Special State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale at
Daleville, May 19 Receipts 334 head (130
steers, 204 heifers) Sold per cvvl (Average
weights in parentheses)
STEERS Amelia 66 head. Med /Lgc 1-2
and Small I, 690-830 lb (745) 79 20 Wytheville
—64 head, Med./Lge 1,725-835 lb (785) 85 10
HEIFERS (Guaranteed Open) Fmcastle
71 head, Med 1 and Med /Lgc 1-2, 64- -775 lb
(700 ) 76 70 Chnstiansburg 67 head. Med /
Lge 1-2,700-800 lb (750) 77 00.
HEIFERS (Home Raised. Guaranteed
Open). Pulaski 66 head, Med/Lge 1.700-825
lb (750) 78.20