Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 6, 2003
Philadelphia Vegetables
Terminal Market
September 3,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES:
MARKET STEADY, ctns CA Globe
Thomed 30s 16.00 36s 11.00-12.00 -AS
PARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY. 11 lb ctns/crts bchd MX Green
jbo 16.00-18.00 Ige 16.00-18.00 std
16.00- PE Green Ige 16.00 std 18.00
-BEANS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY,
buctns/crts NJ Round Green Type Ma
chine Picked 9.00-11.00 NY Round Green
Type Machine Picked 9.00-12.00 mostly
10.00 Flat Green Type 18.00 Wax Type
20.00 PA Round Green Type Machine
Picked 10.00 -BEETS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY, ctns bchd NJ 12s 8.00
OH 12s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 25 lb film
bags Ise CD med 7.00 NJ med 6.00-7.00
-BROCCOLI; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY, ctns CA bchd 14s 14.00-15.00
some low as 12.00 CD bchd 14s 10.00 ME
bchd 14s 9.00 some 10.00 WA bchd 14s
fair cond 7.00-8.00 20 lb ctns Ise CA
Crown Cut 15.00-20.00 mostly
16.00- ME Crown Cut 13.00 -BRUS
SELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns CA 15.00
-CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY. 1 Va bucrts & 50 lb ctns CD
Round Green Type med 5.50-6.00 NJ
Round Green Type med 5.00-6.00 mostly
5.00- som': 7.50 Red Type med
8.00- NY Round Green Type med
5.00- mostly 6.00 few 7.00 Red Type
med 6.00-7.00 mostly 7.00 sml-med
6.00- mostly 7.00 PA Round Green
Type med 5.50-6.00 Red Type med
7.00- 50 lb sks NY Round Green
Type Ige 4.00-5.00 PA Round Green Type
Ige 5.00 1 3 A bucrts & 40 lb ctns CD Savoy
Type med 9.00-11.00 NY Savoy Type
med 6.00-7.00 PA Savoy Type med
7.00- CARROTS: MARKET JBO
HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY,
sks 48 1-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge
14.00- mostly 14.00 CD Topped
med-lge 10.00 sks 24 2-lb filmbags CA
Topped med-lge 14.00 sks 10 S-lb film
bags CA Topped med-lge 14.00 CD Top
ped med-lge 8.00-10.00 some 7.00 50 lb
sks Ise CA Topped jbo 15.00-16.00 some
18.00 CD Topped jbo 10.00-12.00 mostly
12.00 MX Topped jbo 11.00-12.00 ctns
bchd CA Bunched 24s 12.00 ctns 24 1-lb
filmbags CA Baby Peeled 18.50 ctns 20
1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 13.00-14.00
mostly 13.00-13.50 CTNS 4 5-LB FLMB
17.00 -CAULIFLOWER: MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER, ctns flmwrpd CA
12s 10.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 some
14.00 9s 10.00 -CELERY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA 2 dz
13.00- mostly 14.00-15.00 2 'A dz
12.00- mostly 14.00-15.00 one label
16.00 filmbags 30s 15.00-16.00 one label
17.50 CD 2 dz 8.00-9.00 2 <A dz 8.00-9.00
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MI 2 dz 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 2 ‘A
dz 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-9.50 OH 2 dz
9.00- 2 'A dz 9.00 ctns filmbags MI
Hearts 18s 11.00 CHINESE CABBAGE:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY, celcrts OH
10.00 30 lb ctns CA Nappa 16.00 50 lb
ctns CA Nappa fair cond 8.00-9.00 celcrts
OH Nappa 14.00 CORN-SWEET: MAR
KET ABOUT STEADY, wbcrts NJ Yel
low 4-4 Vz dz 7.00-7.50 White 4-4 Vi dz
6.00- mostly 7.00 NY Yellow 4-4 Vi dz
7.00 White 4-4 Vi dz 7.00 PA White 4-4 'A
dz 6.00-8.00 CUCUMBERS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 buctns/crts NY
med 12.00 sml 9.00-10.00 PA med 12.00 fr
qual 6.00-7.00 sml 9.00-10.00 flts/ctns
flmwrpd CD CDOne Long Seedless med
12s 9.00 sml 12s 8.00-8.50 UNWAXED 1
1/9 buctns/crts NJ med 10.00-12.00 most
ly 12.00 ff qua! 6.00 Pickles Ige fair qual
8.00- fair cond 5.00 200-300 s
15.00- bubkts NJ Pickles med 18.00
-EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY. 1 1/9 buctns/crts NJ med
7.00- mostly 7.00 fair qua! 5.00-6.00
ctns/crts HD Chinese 25.00-27.00 Thai
25.00 Indian 25.00 -ENDIVE: MARKET
HIGHER. 1 1/9 buctns/crts NJ 7.00-10.00
OH 9.00 some 12.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof
15.00 -ESCAROLE: MARKET HIGHER.
1 1/9 buctns/crts NJ 7.00-10.00 OH
9.00- -GARLIC: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY. 30 lb ctns CQ White # 10-11
packages 3s 20.00 # 10-11 packages 4s
20.00 # 10-11 packages 6s 20.00 # 10-11
packages 5s 20.00 Purple # 9 25.00 MX
White super col 30.00 col 23.50 super jbo
21.00 -GREENS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY, ctns bchd CA Kale 24s 10.00
Swiss Chard 12s 13.00 Red 12s 13.00
ctns/crts bchd MD Collard 8.00-9.00 Kale
8.00 Mustard 9.00 Turnip Tops 9.00 Rape
9.00 NC Collard 7.00 NJ Collard
5.00- Kale 5.00-7.00 Turnip Tops
5.00- Dandelion 10.00 Broccoli Rabe
20s 23.00 OH Collard 24s 6.00-8.00 most
ly 7.00 Kale 24s 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00
Mustard 24s 7.00-8.00 Turnip Tops 24s
7.00- ctns Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s
14.00- 20 lb ctns CA Broccoli Rabe
24s 32.00 NJ Broccoli Rabe 24s 32.00
-LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET
LOWER, ctns CA 24s 15.00-17.00 mostly
16.00- some 18.00 fair cond 13.00
Wrapped 24s 17.00-19.00 mostly
17.00- some 16.00 fair cond 10.00
30s 15.00-17.00 CO 24s 16.00-18.00 -LET
TUCE-OTHER: MARKET RED LEAF
HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY,
ctns CA Boston 24s 15.00-16.00 Green
Leaf 24s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00
few 11.00 Red Leaf 24s 14.00-16.00 most
ly 15.00 MI Boston 24s 13.00-14.00 NY
Red Leaf 24s fair cond 7.00 3 lb ctns CA
Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.50 mostly 6.50 -LET
TUCE-ROMAINEi MARKET LOWER,
ctns CA 24s 18.00-22.00 fair cond 14.00
CD 24s 15.00 NY 24s small 12.00 % cits
foil lined CA 24s 23.00-25.00 -MUSH
ROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb ctns
PA Ige 13.75 r/ied 11.25 4 qt bkts PA med-
Ige 6.00 s.ui-med 5.00 5 lb ctns PA Oyster
16.00 Portobellas 9.00 sml 8.00 3 lb ctns
PA Shiitake 13.00 fair qua) 10.00 Oyster
few 12.00 ctns 12 8-oz trays flmwrpd PA
10.50 ctns 8 1-lb trays flmwrpd PA 14.50
ctns 10 10-oz trays flmwrpd PA 10.50 ctns
10 8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 9.50 -OKRA:
MARKET STEADY. Vi bucrts FL med
14.00 -ONIONS GREEN: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY, ctns bchd CA 48s
12.00- mostly 12.00 one label 16.00
Iceless 14.00 MX 48s 12.00-14.00 Iceless
13.00- OH 48s 10.00-12.00 crts bchd
NJ Leeks 12s 10.00 sml 8.00 OH Leeks
12$ 10.00 ctns bchd CA Leeks 12s
14.00- -PARSLEY; MARKET
HIGHER. 1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd CA
Curly 60s 16.00 Plain 60s 14.00 NJ Curly
60s 10.00-12.00 Plain 60s 13.00 fair cond
10.00 OH Curly 60s 10.00-12.00 Plain 60s
9.00- mostly 10.00-12.00 -PARS
NIPS: MARKET STEADY. 20 lb film
bags Ise CD 11.00 -PEAS GREEN: MAR
KET ABOUT STEADY. 10 lb ctns GU
Snow Peas 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 Sugar
Snap Peas 10.00-12.00 -PEPPERS: MAR
KET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 buctns CA
Bell Type Red Ige fr qual 15.00-16.00 CD
Bell Type Green jbo 7.00 Ige 5.00-6.00
MD Bell Type Green Ige 5.00-6.00 Mxd
Red And Green Ige 5.00 MI Bell Type
Green Ige S.OO-8.00 Mxd Red And Green
med 7.00 NJ Bell Type Green exlge
6.00- Ige 5.00-6.00 mostly 6.00 med
5.00 NY Bell Type Green med 5.00 OH
Bell Type Green exlge 6.00 Ige 5.00 fair
qual 4.50 med 4.50-5.00 Mxd Red And
Green med 4.50-5.00 15 lb ctns CA Bell
Type Red exlge 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00
5 kg ctns NL AIR Bell Type Orange
80-100 mm 18.00-22.00 Red 80-100 mm
20.00- some 18.00 Yellow 80-100 mm
18.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: Vi buctns Ml
Jalapeno 8.00 NC Habanero orange
16.00- NJ Finger Hot 8.00 Jalapeno
fair cond 5.00 Cherry Hots fair cond
10.00 Habanero 8.00 1 1/9 buctns NJ
Long Hot 10.00-12.00 some 8.00 Cuba
nelles 7.00-8.00 30 lb ctns DR Thai Chili
Hots Green 25.00-27.00 -RADISHES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns tpd 30
6-oz filmbags MN Red 6.00 NY Red 6.00
OH Red 5.00-5.50 mostly 5.00 ctns tpd 14
1-lb filmbags MN Red 7.00 NY Red 7.1d0
OH Red 6.00 40 lb filmbags tpd Ori Red
12.00 crts bchd NJ Red 24s fair qiial and
cond 6.00 OH Red 24s 13.00-15.00 -RHU
BARB: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE.
-RUTABAGAS: MARKET SLIGHT
LY LOWER. NEW CROP SO lb sks CD
CDOne med 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00
-SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY, ctns bchd CA Flat 24s 25.00
ctns 12 10-oz fllmbags Local Repack
Savoy 10.00 ctns 4 2-Vi-lh fllmbags CA
Flat 15.00 4 lb ctns CA Flat Baby Type
10.00 -SQUASH: MARKET NJ ZUC
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STEADY. Vi buctns GA Yellow Straight
neck sml-med 15.00 NJ Zucchini sml
med 7.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-10.00 med
6.00- gold sml-med 10.00 Yellow
Straightneck sml-med 10.00-12.00 mostly
12.00 med 7.00-8.00 some 10.00 PA Zuc
chini sml-med 10.00 med 8.00 Yellow
Straightneck sml-med 14.00 med 12.00 1
1/9 buctns NJ Acorn med-lge 10.00 But
ternut med 10.00 Buttercup med 10.00
-SWEET POTATOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY. 40 lb ctns AL Beaure
gard 23.00-24.00 NC Beauregard jbo
17.00 NEW CROP 40 lb ctns LA Beaure
gard med 24.00-26.00 fr qual 15.00 jbo
18.00 NC Beauregard med 30.00 fr qual
14.00 -TOMATOES: MARKET NJ
LOWER, OTHERS SLIGHTLY HIGH
ER. 25 lb ctns CA 85% U.S. One or Better
Mature Greens sx6s 12.00-13.00 NJ Vine
Rjpes light red-red xlge 9.00-10.00 mostly
10.00 Ige 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 fair
cond 3.50-7.00 med fair cond S.OO-7.00
sml fair cond 3.00-4.00 PA 85% U.S. One
or Better Mature Greens red sx6s 9.00
6x6s 8.00 TN 85% U.S. One or Better Ma
ture Greens sx6s 12.00 6x6s 10.00 Local
Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature
Greens light red-red sx6s 19.75 6x6s 18.75
6x7s 18.75 5 kg ctns on the vine CD Vine
Ripes Greenhouse Hydroponic light red
red sml-med 10.00 NL AIR Vine Ripes
Greenhouse light red-red sml-med
15.00- mostly 16.00 -TOMATOES,
CHERRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY,
fits 12 1-pt bkts MI red 15.00 fits 12 1-pt
cntrs with lids NJ Grape Type red 10.00
fits 12 1-pt bkts VA red 14.00 flats 12
12-oz containers with lids MI Grape Type
red 15.00 VA Grape Type red 10.00-12.00
-TOMATOES. PLUM TYPE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb ctns MI red
14.00 NJ red 10.00 VA red 10.00-12.00
-TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb
filmbags CD Purple Top med 7.50 -VEG
ETABLES OTHER: MARKET
STEADY, ctns 12 4-oz pkgs PA Alfalfa
Sprouts 6.50 8 lb ctns CA Radicchio 9s
7.00- GU Radicchio 9s 6.00 12s
7.00-
Philadelphia Fruit
Terminal Market
September 3,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
CITRUS FRUITS' -CLEMENTINES:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE.
-GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY, ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade Red
23s 14.00 27s 13.00-14.00 few low as 10.50
32s 13.00-14.00 few low as 10.50 36s
13.00- few low as 10.50 40s
13.00- few low as 10.50 48s
13.00- few low as 10.50 Shprs
Choice Red 48s 11.00-11.50 -LEMONS;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA
Shprs Ist Grade 140 s 31.00 165 s 31.00
Shprs Choice 95s 17.00-18.00 115 s
17.00- 140 s 16.00-18.00 Unci (Stan
dard) 95s 15.00 115 s
15.00 140 s 15.00 <>S>o<S >^<SXS>3>
165 s 15.00-16.00
propane systems.
200 s 15.00-16.00 4/5 buctns FL Shprs
Choice 95s 13.00-14.00 115 s 13.00-14.00
cits CL 115 s 15.00-16.00 140 s 14.00-15.00
165 s 14.00-15.00 200 s 14.00-15.00 SP 90s
14.00 occas higher 100 s 14.00 occas high
er 120 s 15.00 occas higher 140 s 15.00
occas higher -LIMES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY. 10 lb ctns MX Seedless Type
42s 8.00-9.00 48s 8.00-9.00 S4s 8.00-9.00
63s 7.00 40 lb ctns MX Seedless Type 150 s
24.00- 175 s 23.00-24.00 one label few
27.00 fr qua) 20.00 200 s 24.00-25.00 few
low as 20.00 fr qual 18.00 -ORANGES:
MARKET. ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA
Shprs Ist Grade Valencia 40s one label
20.00 48s 16.50-17.50 one label 20.00 S6s
14.00- preferred labels 19.00-20.00
72s 13.00-15.00 one label 16.00 88s
13.00- 113 s 11.00-12.00 138 s
10.50-11.00 few 12.00 Shprs Choice Va
lencia S6s 12.00-12.50 72s 11.00 88s
9.00- 113 s 10.50-11.00 138 s
10.00- -TANGELOS: OFFERINGS
LIGHT. 10-12 kg cntrs SF Minneola
scol/42s few 20.00jb0/90s few 18.00
BERRIES -BLUEBERRIES: MAR
KET ABOUT STEADY, fits 12 1-pt cups
with lids CD med 22.00-24.00 few 25.00
fits 12 '/i-pt cups with lids OR med 17.00
CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STOR
AGE fits 12 1-pt cups with lids MI med-
Ige 22.00 -MISC BERRIES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY, fits 12 6-oz cups with
lids CA Blackberries 21.00 one label 25.00
CD Blackberries 21.00 one label 25.00
-RASPBERRIES: MARKET LOWER,
fits 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red 16.00
one label 22.00 occas. higher -STRAW
BERRIES: MARKET LOWER, fits 12
1-pt bkts CA med-lge 12.00-13.00 few
15.00 one label 19.00-20.00 fits 8 16-oz
bkts with lids CA With Stems Ige
14.00- one label few 20.00 MELONS
-CANTALOUPS: MARKET LOWER, 'h
ctns CA 9s 12.00-14.00 one label high as
18.00 12s 13.00-15.00 one label high as
18.00 15s 12.00-14.00 one label high as
17.00 -HONEYDEWS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY. Vi ctns CA 4s
7.00- 5s 7.50-8.00 one label 9.00 6s
7.50-8.50 one label 9.00 8s 7.00-7.50
-MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.
Vi ctns CA Crenshaw 4s one label 12.00
Juan Canary 4s one label 12.00 Orange
Flesh 6s one label 12.00 8s one label 12.00
-WATERMELONS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY, ctns per ctn TX Red Flesh
Seedless Type Round Varieties 4s
21.00- 24 inch bins MD Red Flesh
Seedless Type Long Varieties 45s 80.00
Round Varieties 45s 80.00 45s 80.00 TX
Red Flesh Seedless Type Round Varieties
36s 125.00 45s 125.00 36 inch bins TX
Red Flesh Seeded Type 50s 220.00 40s
180.00 Red Flesh Seedless Type Round
Varieties 50s few 240.00
NON-CITRUS FRUITS -APPLES;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns trypk
CL cat 1 Granny Smith 80s 34.00 90s few
28.00 110 s 28.00 Fuji 90s 30.00 100 s 30.00
110 s 25.00-26.00 120 s 22.00 Gala 80s
32.00 88s 28.00 90s 32.00 100 s 24.00-26.00
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