MIAMI Shipping Point Prices as of 02-MAY-2019 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (305) 373-2955 Fax: (305) 373-3562 Prices represent open (spot) market sales by first handlers on product of generally good quality and condition unless otherwise stated and may include promotional allowances or other incentives. No consideration is given to after-sale adjustments unless otherwise stated. Brokerage fees paid by the shipper are included in the price reported. Delivered Sales, Shipping Point Basis excludes all charges for freight. MH_FV156 Issued twice weekly -- Monday and Thursday WEATHER: Linhares,Brazil Partly Sunny 74- 87F 23- 30C Guapiles, Costa Rica Mostly Cloudy 71- 84F 22- 29C Huehuetenango, Guatemala Partly Sunny 61- 89F 16- 32C Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. Mostly Cloudy 72- 90F 23- 32C San Pedro Sula, Honduras Mostly Cloudy 75- 93F 24- 34C Ica, Peru Sunny 59- 86F 15- 30C Lima, Peru Cloudy 63- 73F 17- 23C Miami, FL Partly Sunny 75- 81F 24- 27C Philadelphia, PA Haze 53- 80F 12- 27C Newark, NJ Cloudy 51- 76F 11- 24C Long Beach, CA Partly Sunny 57- 70F 14- 21C Galveston, TX Mostly Cloudy 73- 79F 23- 26C CARIBBEAN IMPORTS - PORTS OF ENTRY SOUTH FLORIDA Sales F.O.B. Shipping Point and/or Delivered Sales, Shipping Point Basis MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG 2018 Season ---COCONUTS: SUPPLY MODERATE. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER. Dominican Republic, Guyana 65-70 lb sacks Dry 40s 21.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 occas higher CENTRAL AMERICA IMPORTS - PORTS OF ENTRY SOUTH FLORIDA Sales F.O.B. Shipping Point and/or Delivered Sales, Shipping Point Basis MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG 2018 Season ---CALABAZA: SUPPLY FAIRLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Mostly Costa Rica; few Honduras. 40 lb sacks 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 occas higher and lower ---CHAYOTE: SUPPLY MODERATE. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET LOWER. Costa Rica. 20 lb cartons 10.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 occas higher 40 lb cartons 14.00-20.00 mostly 14.00-18.00 occas higher and lower ---GINGER ROOT: SUPPLY FAIRLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Mostly Costa Rica;few Honduras 30 lb cartons 23.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-25.00 occas higher and lower. ---MALANGA: SUPPLY FAIRLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET CARTONS LILA LOWER; BLANCA ABOUT STEADY. Costa Rica, Ecuador and Nicaragua. 40 lb cartons Blanca lge 28.00-33.00 mostly 28.00-32.00 occas higher and lower Lila lge 42.00-50.00 mostly 42.00-46.00 occas higher and lower ---TARO: SUPPLY FAIRLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET CARTONS DASHEEN (COCO, ISLENA) HIGHER; EDDOES SLIGHTLY LOWER. Costa Rica and Honduras.Includes Jamaica. 40 lb cartons Eddoes sml 30.00-35.00 mostly 30.00-34.00 occas higher and lower Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 20.00-22.00 occas higher and lower; few Jamaica 54.00-56.00 ---YAMS (NAMES): SUPPLY FAIRLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Costa Rica. Includes Jamaica and Dominican Republic 45 lb cartons Yellow 48.00-52.00 mostly 48.00-50.00 occas higher and lower 50 lb cartons white 22.00-24.00 occas higher and lower ---YUCA (CASSAVA): SUPPLY FAIRLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Mostly Costa Rica; few Nicaragua, Ecuador and Honduras. 37 lb cartons 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-23.00 occas higher and lower