Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 23, 2003 Philadelphia Fruit Terminal Market August 20,2003 Report Supplied By USDA CITRUS FRUITS -CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 2.3 kg crts SF 20s 4.00 24s 4.00 -GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade Red 23s 14.00 27s 13.00-15.00 few low as 10.50 32s 13.00-14.00 few low as 10.50 36s 13.00-14.00 few low as 10.50 40s 13.00- few low as 10.50 48s 13.00- few low as 10.50 56s 12.00- few low as 10.50 White 36s 14.50-15.00 40s 14.00-14.50 Shprs Choice Red 40s 11.00-13.00 48s 11.00-12.00 -LEMONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade 140 s 33.00- 165 s 31.00 Shprs Choice 95s 16.00 115 s 16.00-18.00 140 s 16.00-18.00 165 s 16.00-16.50 200 s 16.00 4/5 buctns BA Shprs Choice 95s 13.00-14.00 few low as 11.00 115 s 13.00-14.00 few low as 11.00 140 s 13.00-14.00 few low as 11.00 165 s 13.00- few low as 11.00 200 s 12.00- few low as 11.00 235 s 11.00- few 14.00 Unci (Standard) 95s 11.00 few low as 9.00 115 s 11.00 few low as 9.00 140 s 11.00 few low as 9.00 165 s 11.00 few low as 9.00 200 s 10.00- few low as 9.00 235 s 10.00- few low as 9.00 FL Shprs Ist Grade 115 s 18.00 140 s 18.00 Shprs Choice 95s 14.00-16.00 few low as 11.00 115 s 14.00- few low as 11.00 140 s 13.00- few low as 11.00 165 s 14.00- few low as 11.00 200 s 12.00- few low as 11.00 235 s 12.00- few low as 11.00 Unci (Stan dard) 95s 11.00 few low as 9.00 HSs 11.00 few low as 9.00 140 s 11.00 few low as 9.00 165 s 11.00 few low as 9.00 200 s 10.00- few low as 9.00 235 s 10.00- few low as 9.00 crts CL 115 s 14.00- few low as 12.00 120 s few 12.00 140 s 14.00-15.00 few low as 12,00 165 s 14.00-15.00 few low as 12.00 200 s 0|m r original plan was to install maintain. / don’t have to run scrapers scrapers. But after 10 minutes in every day or haul manure like we did in a slatted bam 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. / don’t with less moisture on the floor, there is have any scrapers or drive units to less bacteria. Twal) Bunker Silo 8& 12 ft: high 14.00- few low as 12.00 SP 90s 14.00 occas higher 100 s 14.00 occas higher 120 s 15.00 occas higher 140 s 15.00 occas high er 160 s 15.00 occas higher -LIMES: MAR KET ABOUT STEADY. 10 lb ctns MX Seedless Type 42s 7.00 48s 6.50-7.00 S4s 6.00 few low as 5.00 one label 7.00 few 7.50 63s 6.00 few low as 5.00 40 lb ctns MX Seedless Type 150 s 18.00 175 s 17.00- 200 s 17.00-18.00 -ORANGES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade Valencia 48s 16.50-18.00 56s 16.50-17.00 mostly 16.50 one label 18.00 72s 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.50-16.00 one label 17.00 88s 12.00-14.00 few 15.00 113 s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-11.50 one label best 13.00 138 s 10.50-11.00 mostly 10.50 occas higher Shprs Choice Valencia S6s 12.00-12.50 72s 12.00-12.50 88s 12.00 113 s 10.50-11.00 138 s 10.00-10.50 mostly 10.50 BERRIES -BLUEBERRIES: MAR KET ABOUT STEADY, fits 12 1-pt cups with lids CD med fr cond 6.00-8.00 MI med-lge fr.qual. 14.00-15. -MISC BERRIES; MARKET OR LOWER OTHERS ABOUT STEADY, fits 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Blackber ries 26.00-28.00 CD Red Cu rrants 20.00 OR Blackberries 24.00 -RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT, fits 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red organic few 30.00 -STRAWBERRIES: MARKET SLIGHT LY HIGHER, fits 12 1-pt bkts CA med- Ige 10.00-11.00 preferred labels 17.00-18.00 fits 8 16-oz bkts with lids CA med-lge one label 17.00-18.00 fits fits 4 1- Ib cntrs with lids CA Ige 20.00 MELONS -CANTALOUPS: MARKET CA SLIGHTLY HIGHER NJ SLIGHT LY LOWER. Vi ctns CA 6s 8.00 9s 10.00 12s 10.00-11.00 few 12.00 fir cond. 6.00- 15s 10.00-11.00 18s 10.00 24 inch bins NJ 70-100 count 60.00-70.00 fit ctns NJ 6s 4.00-5.00 7s 4.00-5.00 8s 4.00- -HONEYDEWS: MARKET LOWER. % ctns CA 4s 5.50-6.00 Ss 6.00 iu'’' t wiiji nun»r. 6s S.OO-6.00 occas. higher 8s 6.00 -MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. Vi ctns CA Crenshaw 4s few 8.00 ft cond 2.00- 5s few 8.00 one label 11.00 fr co nd 2.00-3.00 Juan Canary 5s few 8.00 one label 11.00 Santa Claus 5s one label 11.00 6s one label 11.00 Sharlyn 5s one label 8.00 ord-fr cond. 1.00-5.00 6s one label 11.00 Orange Flesh 8s one label 11.00 -WATERMELONS: MARKET IN SEEDLESS SLIGHTLY LOWER OTH ERS ABOUT STEADY, ctns IN Red Flesh Seedless Type Ss 12.00-13.00 2 4 inch bins IN Red Flesh Seedless Type 45s 80.00- 60s 60.00-70.00 MD Red Flesh Seedless Type 50s 110.00 NC Red F lesh Seedless Type 45s 90.00 36 inch bins MD Red Flesh Seeded Type 30-35 s 150.00 Red Flesh Seedless Type S5-60s 200.00 few low 140.00 TX Reid Flesh Seedless Type 55-60 s few 225.00 NON-CITRUS FRUITS -APPLES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns trypk CL cat I Granny Smith 80s 34.00 90s few 28.00 110 s 28.00 Fuji 56s 34.00 70s 32.00 80s 32.00 90s 30.00 100 s 28.00-30.00 110 s 26.00 Gala 70s 36.00 80s 35.00 90s 34.00 100 s 26.00-28.00 110 s 26.00 120 s 22.00- NZ cat I Granny Smith 100 s 28.00- occas lower 110 s 33.00 SF cat I Granny Smith 90s 30.00 100 s 28.00 CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STOR AGE ctns trypk WA WAExFcy Red Deli cious 56s 20.00 one label 24.00 64s 20.00- few low as 17.00 one label 24.00 72s 20.00 few low as 17.00 one label 24.00 80s 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.50-18.00 preferred labels 22.00 88s 17.00-18.00 few 15.00 preferred labels 22.00 100 s 15.00- mostly 15.50-16.50 113 s 15.00- mostly 15.50 125 s 15.00-17.00 Golden Delicious 64s one label 26.00 72s 21.50- one label 26.00 80s 20.50- preferred labels 24.00-26.00 88s 19.50-21.00 one label 24.00-26.00 100 s 18.50- mostly 20.50 one label 22.00 113 s 19.00-20.00 one label 22.00 125 s 19.00- mostly 19.50 Ginger Gold 72s 24.00 80s 23.00 88s 23.00 100 s 21.00 113 s 20.00 U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious 72s one label 22.00 80s 18.00 one label 22.00 88s 18.00 few low 14.00 100 s 17.00-18.00 one label 20.00 113 s 17.00 one label 20.00 125 s 17.00-18.00 ctns celpk WA WAExF cy Golden Delicious 80s 24.00 -AVOCA DOS: MARKET CA HAAS HIGHER OTHERS ABOUT STEADY, ctns 2 lyr CA Hass 48s 45.00-47.00 ctns 1 lyr FL UJS. Comb Various Greenskin Varieties -David Wolfskill Agricultural Pre-cast Products Availabte: -\rnm 'L 4 High 9s 8.00-9.00 10s 8.00-9.00 12s 8.00 -BA NANAS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 40 lb ctns IMPORT 10.50 fair qual 9.00- sml 7.50-8.00 petite 13.50 40 lb ctns bagged IMPORT 10.50 -CHERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 18 lb ctns WA WAOne Lambert 11 row sz & Igr 20.00 (8 2.25-lb film bags) 20 lb ctns WA WAOne Lapin 9 row sz 65.00 11 row sz & Igr 30.00 -FRUITS OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns 1 lyr FL Caram bola - Star Fruit 20s fr appear 9.00 25s fr appear 9.00 30s fr appear 9.00 GA Apple Ftears Hosui 16s 13.00-14.00 NZ Apple Pears Kosui 16s 14.00-16.00 ctns MX Cactus Pears 120 s 20.00 10 lb ctns FL Guava few 20.00 15 lb ctns MX Cactus Pears red Ige 8.00-10.00 IS kg ctns TL Guava few 30.00-32.00 2 kg (4.4 lb) IS Ly chee Nuts 16.00-18.00 -GRAPES:MAR KET RED SEEDLESS AND THOMP SON SEEDLESS SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 19 lb lugs bgd CA U.S. One Thom pson Seedless exlge 20.00-22.00 Ige 16.00-18.00 occas. higher med 12.00-14.00 poor-fr cond 1.00- sml 10.00-11.00 Flame Seedless exlge 17.00-18.00 Ig e 15.00-16.00 med 11.00- mostly 12.00-13.00 fir cond 8.00 sml 9.00-10.00 White Seedless Type med 13.00-14.00 Black Seedless exlge 21.00 Ige 17.00 Red Globe Ige 18.00 few 20.00 19 lb lugs wrpd CA U.S. One Black Seedless Ige 17.00-18.00 Fits 12-1 quart Bskt 20.00 with lids 21.00 -KIWIFRUIT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Ctns 2 lyr CL Hayward 27s 17.00 33s 17.00 39s 17.00 S4s occas 20.00 9 kg cntrs NZ Hay ward 30 sz 19.00-20.00 33 sz 20.00 36 sz 19.00- 39 sz 19.00-20.00 10 kg cntrs CL Hayward 36 sz 18.00-19.00 39 sz 18.00 -MANGOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns 1 lyr BR Tommy Atkins 8s 7.00-7.50 9s 7.00-7.50 MX Haden 10s 5.00 Keitts 8s 4.00-5.00 9s 4.00-5.00 12s ord cond 1.00-2.00 Kent 8s 4.00-5.00 9s 4.00- 10s 4.00-5.00 12s fr appear 3.00 PR Keitts 7s fr cond 3.50-4.00 8s fr cond 3.50-4.00 -NECTARINES: MARKET CA VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH 56SZ SLIGHTLY HIGHER OTHERS ABOUT STEADY, ctns 2 lyr trypk CA California Well Matured Firebrite 48s 13.00-15.00 Spring Bright 56s 11.00-12.00 25 lb ctns Ise CA California Well Matured Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 56 sz 10.00-12.00 occas higher 64 sz 10.00-11.00 occas high er 48-50 sz 13.00-14.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 56 sz few 12.00 occas. higher Spring Brights 6 sz 11.00-12.00 64 -m ***** S'* V 4 *\ \\n V \ o:\'o;;,. V TV-- Cattl*‘‘WaM*6taf 8000 ' sz 8.00-9.00 occas. higher 48-50 sz 12.00- Summer Brite 56 sz 14.00 64 sz 13.00 Summer Grand 56 sz 13.00-14.00 California Utility Various White Flesh Varieties 48 sz 14.00-15.00 56 sz 10.00- one label 14.00 Ruby Dia mond 56 sz 10.00 '/i buctns Ise NJ U.S. ExOne Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 2 '/2‘up 11.00-13.00 2 W’ up 13.00-15.00 2 Wup 13.00 -PAPAYA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 35 lb ctns MX Mar adol 22.00 40 lb ctns BR Red Flesh 17.50-18.00 DR Green Cooking Type 18.00 4 kg containers BR Golden 9s 9.00- 10s 9.00-10.00 -PEACHES: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER, ctns 2 lyr trypk CA California Well Matured Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 36s 16.00- Various White Flesh Varieties 42s 17.00-17.50 Elegant Lady 36s 11.00- Zee Lady 34s 8.00-9.00 36s 8.00- 'A buctns NJ U.S. ExOne Vari ous Yellow Flesh Varieties 3‘up 11.00- few 10.00 fr appear 8.00 2 ’/.‘up 13.00-14.00 few 15.00 fr cond 8.00 2 Wup 11.50-12.00 occas. higher fr cond 9.00 2 Wup 7.00-8.00 fr appear 5.00 No Grade Marks Various Yellow Flesh Vari eties 2 ’/.‘up 10.00-12.00 fr appear 8.00 2 Wmin 10.00-11.00 2 Wmin 8.00-10.00 2 ■/<‘min fr qual 5.00-6.00 few 7.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 2 '/2‘up 12.00-13.00 2 Wup 11.00 Redhaven 2 ’/.‘min 11.00- 2 Wmin 10.00 2 '/.‘min 6.00- PA U.S. Fey White Lady 2 ’/.‘min 17.00 SC Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 2 '/2 l up fr appear 9.00-10.00 No Grade Marks Various Yellow Flesh Vari eties 2 ’/.‘up 13.00 2 '/.‘up 11.00-12.00 2 '/.‘min 10.00-11.00 O’Henry 2 Wup 11.00- 25 lb ctns Ise CA California Well Matured Various Yellow Flesh Vari eties 50 sz 15.00-16.00 56 sz 13.00-14.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 36 sz 16.00- occas. higher 56 sz fr cond fr cond 3.00 Elegant Lady 48 sz 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 Zee Lady 48 sz 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 -PEARS: MARKET CA 36L8 BARTLETT LOWER OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 4/5 buctns wrpd CA U.S. One Bartlett 80s 32.00 90s 30.00 100 s 26.00- 2/5 buctns CA U.S. One Stark Crimson 45s 25.00 36 lb ctns CA US. One Bartlett 90 sz 20.00 100 sz 18.00 110 sz 16.00- 120 sz 14.00-16.00 -PINE APPLES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns 1 lyr CR golden ripe 6s 15.00-16.00 (Turn to Page Al 3)