LOS ANGELES Terminal Prices as of 04-JAN-2019                                  
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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Weather at 7:00 a.m.  CLEAR 47                                                 
Yesterday's high 67                                                            
                                                                               
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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Central Coast California Globe    
Thorned green 12s 28.00 18s 28.00 24s 28.00 Thornless green med lse 28.00 sml  
lse 28.00                                                                      
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET HIGHER.  11 lb cartons bunched MX Green lge 43.00 std    
43.00 PE Green jbo 45.00 exlge fr cond 30.00-35.00 lge 44.00-45.00 fr cond     
30.00-35.00 std 44.00-45.00 White lge 30.00-35.00                              
---BEANS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons CA Wax Type Yellow 20.50 MX Baja
District Dragon Tongue 20.00 one label 32.00 Haricot Vert (French Type) 25.00  
Italian Type 22.50-25.50 Wax Type Purple 32.50 Yellow 12.00 15 lb cartons MX   
Baja District Italian Type 25.50 28 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX    
Baja District Fava 40.00-42.00 fr appear 30.00 30 lb cartons MX Baja District  
Round Green Type Handpicked 25.00-28.00 30 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC)
MX Round Green Type Handpicked 26.00-28.00 fr qual 20.00-22.00                 
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Central Coast California Red Type
12s 10.00-12.00 Chiogga (Striped) 24s 18.00 one label 25.00 (Baby Type) MX Baja
District Red Type 12s 10.00-12.00 25 lb film bags CA Central Coast California  
Red Type med-lge 10.00-10.50 Chiogga (Striped) med 18.75-19.50 Gold Type       
med-lge 18.00 MX Baja District Red Type med-lge 9.50-10.00 OR Red Type med-lge 
10.00                                                                          
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA Central Coast California bchd   
14s 16.00-18.00 fr qual 13.00-14.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 23.00-25.00 20 lb
cartons loose CA Central Coast California Crown Cut 18.00-20.00 fr qual        
15.00-16.00                                                                    
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons CA Central Coast         
California jbo 32.00 med 35.00                                                 
---CABBAGE:  MARKET RED SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  50 lb cartons   
AZ/CA Round Green Type med 28.00-30.00 lge 26.00-28.00 Red Type med 21.00-23.00
45 lb cartons AZ/CA Savoy Type med-lge 25.00-27.00                             
---CARROTS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Kern District    
California med-lge 15.00-16.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA Kern District        
California med-lge 15.00-16.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA Kern District        
California med-lge 15.00-16.00 50 lb sacks loose CA Kern District California   
Juice Type 12.00-13.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Kern District California med       
10.00-10.50 jbo 10.00-11.00 few 12.00-12.50 CD Ontario med 10.00-10.50 jbo     
10.50-11.00 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Kern District California Baby Peeled  
med-lge 14.00-15.00                                                            
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  cartons film wrapped AZ White 16s     
15.00-16.00 few 18.00 CA Central Coast California White 12s 14.00-15.00 few    
16.00 fr qual 12.00-12.50 16s 13.00-14.00 few 15.00 fr qual 11.00-11.50 Green  
12s few 36.00 Orange 6s 19.00 8s 19.00 12s 25.00 few 36.00 Purple 6s 19.00 8s  
19.00 12s 25.00 few 36.00 Mixed Colors 12s few 40.00 Romanesco 12s 25.00-26.00 
16s 25.00-26.00                                                                
---CELERY:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  cartons CA Central Coast California 2 dz  
22.00-24.00 fr qual 18.00-18.50 2 1/2 dz 22.00-24.00 fr qual 18.00-18.50       
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons MX Yellow 4 dz 20.00-22.00 White 4 dz  
28.00-30.00 fr appear 20.00-22.00                                              
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons MX med 18.00-20.00 fr qual 
15.00-16.00 ord qual 12.00-13.00 poorer quality and condition 8.00-8.50 lge    
20.00-21.00 fr qual 17.00-18.00 Baja District med 20.00-21.00 ord qual         
12.00-14.00 lge fr qual 10.00-10.50 cartons MX Baja District 36s 12.00-13.00 fr
qual 10.00-10.50 50 lb cartons MX Pickles 150-200s 18.00-20.00 200-300s 22.00  
300-400s 22.00 500-600s 18.00-20.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CA Long    
Seedless 12s 11.00-13.00 MX Long Seedless 16s 13.00-14.00 22 lb cartons MX     
Persian sml-med 18.00-20.00 sml 21.00-22.00 Baja District Persian sml-med      
18.00-20.00 sml 20.00-22.00                                                    
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET 18S & 24S LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  bushel cartons wrapped MX
18s 13.00-14.00 few 15.00 fr qual 10.00-11.00 24s 12.00-13.00 few 15.00 fr qual
9.00-10.00 30 lb cartons MX Chinese med-lge 33.00-36.00 Italian med-lge 36.00  
Indian med 33.00-36.00 few high as 39.00                                       
---ENDIVE:  MARKET CARTON 24S HIGHER, WITLOOF ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 
24.00-25.00 fr qual 20.00-21.00 10 lb cartons AZ/CA Witloof 19.00-19.50 BL AIR 
Witloof 22.00-23.00 8 lb cartons NL AIR Witloof Red Type 45.00-45.50           
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 32.00-34.00 fr qual 24.00-26.00
---GARLIC: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons CA Central Coast California col    
80.00 CQ White netted 5s 32.00-33.00 Purple netted 5s 46.00 MX Baja District   
#11 72.00 White super col 57.00 col 54.00 exjbo 48.00 jbo 45.00 PE Purple      
60mm/6.0cm 48.00-50.00 SP col 60.00 10 lb cartons CA Central Coast California  
elephant 36.00                                                                 
---GREENS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Collard 24s 28.00-30.00
Kale green 24s 14.00-15.00 Lacinato (Tuscan) 24s 17.00-18.00 Kale, Multicolor  
24s 24.00-25.00 Mustard Curly 24s 16.00-18.00 Flat 24s 16.00-18.00 Swiss Chard 
12s 14.00-15.00 red 12s 14.00-15.00 Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s 23.50-26.50    
Dandelion green 12s 15.00-16.00 red 12s 15.00-16.00 MX Collard 24s 24.00       
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 15.00-16.00 few 15.00 fr
qual 13.50 flm lined 24s 16.00-16.50 24s flmwrpd 13.50-14.50                   
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA Boston 24s 16.00-18.00 fr qual
14.00-14.50 Green Leaf 24s 17.00-18.00 fr qual 15.00-15.50 Red Leaf 24s        
18.00-20.00 fr qual 16.00-16.50 flats 1 layer AZ/CA Frisee 24s 16.00-16.50 12s 
8.50-9.00 2 lb cartons AZ/CA Lolla Rossa 24s 9.00-9.75 Red Oak Leaf 24s        
9.00-9.75 Green Oak Leaf 24s 9.00-9.75 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix         
5.50-6.50 cartons 3 1-lb film bags AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 5.50-6.50                
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 12.00-13.00 few 14.00 fr
qual 10.00-10.50 cartons 12 3-count packages AZ/CA Hearts 24s 15.00-16.00 fr   
qual 13.00-13.50 cartons film lined AZ/CA Hearts 48s 20.00-22.00               
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons CA Central Coast California White 
lge 18.50-19.00 med 18.00-18.50 sml 18.00-18.50 Cremini 22.00-23.00 CD British 
Columbia White lge 18.50-19.00 med 18.00-18.50 sml 18.00-18.50 PA White lge    
18.50-19.00 med 18.00-18.50 sml 18.00-18.50 Cremini 22.00-23.00 5 lb cartons CA
Central Coast California Shiitake fr qual 15.00-16.00 Oyster 17.00-18.00 few   
low as 16.00 Portobella lge 16.00-17.00 med 16.00-17.00 Woodear 20.00 CQ       
Shiitake med 23.00 cartons 12 1-lb trays film wrapped CA Central Coast         
California White Sliced 12.00-12.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CA      
Central Coast California White 14.00-14.50 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped CA
Central Coast California White 21.00                                           
---OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 bushel cartons HD sml-med 24.00-26.00 NI       
sml-med 22.00-24.00                                                            
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Central Coast California  
48s med 30.00-32.00 48s sml 28.00-30.00 MX Baja District 48s med 30.00-32.00   
48s sml 28.00-30.00 Bulb Type 24s 6.50-7.50 CA Central Coast California Leeks  
med 23.00-25.00 MX Baja District Leeks med 22.00-24.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg         
containers NL AIR Leeks 32.50                                                  
---PARSLEY:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Curly 60s 15.00-16.00 few    
high as 20.00 fr qual 12.00-13.00 Plain 60s 16.00-17.00 few high as 20.00 fr   
qual 13.00-14.00                                                               
---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   20 lb film bags loose CA Central Coast         
California 20.00-22.00 few 24.00 MX Baja District 20.00-22.00 OR 20.00-22.00   
---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Central Coast        
California English 48.00 10 lb cartons CA Snow Peas Decalyxed 26.00-28.00 GU   
Snow Peas Decalyxed 28.00-29.00 PE Snow Peas Decalyxed 24.00-26.00 CA Central  
Coast California Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 30.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed  
26.00-28.00 PE Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 26.00-28.00                           
---PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   bushel crates MX Baja District Blackeye 38.00
(marked 30 lbs)                                                                
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Green exlge    
26.00-28.00 lge 24.00-26.00 med 20.00-22.00 irreg sz 18.00-20.00 fr qual       
15.00-16.00 Red exlge 44.00-45.00 irreg sz 38.00-40.00 fr qual 32.00-34.00     
Yellow irreg sz 40.00-42.00 fr qual 35.00-38.00 15 lb cartons MX Red exlge     
36.00 25 lb cartons place pack MX Green exlge 28.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb      
cartons MX Red exlge-lge 28.00 lge 20.00-21.00 Yellow exlge-lge 28.00 lge      
20.00-21.00 Orange exlge-lge 28.00 lge 20.00-21.00 NL Red exlge-lge Offerings  
insufficient to quote. Yellow exlge-lge Offerings insufficient to quote. Orange
exlge-lge Offerings insufficient to quote.                                     
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons per lb CA Central     
District California Thai Chili Hots Green 1.50-1.60 Red 1.80-1.90 1 1/9 bushel 
cartons/crates per lb MX Baja District Anaheim .50-.60 Habanero orange         
2.50-2.70 Jalapeno .90-1.00 fr appear .60-.70 Pasilla .70-.80 Serrano 1.90-2.10
Yellow Chile .70-.80 20 lb cartons MX Baja District Shishito 20.00-22.00       
cartons 12 1-lb film bags MX Baja District Mixed Mini Sweet Types 12.00-14.00  
---RADISHES:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CA Central Coast
California Red 14.00-15.00 25 lb film bags topped CA Central Coast California  
Red 20.00-22.00 MX Baja District Red 20.00-22.00 cartons bunched CA Central    
Coast California Red 48s 18.00-20.00 MX Baja District Red 48s 18.00-20.00 fr   
appear 14.00-15.00                                                             
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                   
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags CA Central Coast California med 
20.00-22.00 MX Baja District med 19.00-21.50 OR med 20.00-22.00                
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Flat 24s 20.00-22.00 fr qual
15.00-16.00 cartons 12 10-oz film bags AZ/CA 22.00-24.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb    
film bags AZ/CA 22.00-24.00                                                    
---SQUASH:  MARKET STEADY.  4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini Green sml           
12.00-13.00 fr qual 10.00-10.50 sml-med 12.00-13.00 fr qual 10.00-10.50 med    
11.00-12.00 fr qual 9.00-9.50 Yellow Straightneck sml 20.00-22.00 fr qual      
15.00-16.00 sml-med 20.00-22.00 fr qual 15.00-16.00 med 18.00-20.00 fr qual    
14.00-15.00 Grey sml 20.00-21.00 fr qual 17.00-18.00 sml-med 20.00-21.00 fr    
qual 17.00-18.00 med 18.00-20.00 fr qual 15.00-16.00 bushel cartons MX Acorn   
Green med 22.00-24.00 Butternut lge 18.00-20.00 fr qual 14.00-15.00 Kabocha    
sml-med 17.00-18.00 Spaghetti med-lge 20.00-22.00 fr qual 14.00-15.00 22 lb    
cartons MX Baja District Grey sml 18.00 sml-med 18.00 med 16.00                
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA Atwater Livingston        
California U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 28.00-30.00 Red Types 30.00-33.00 White     
Types 32.00-36.00 Japanese Types 30.00-35.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types med   
16.00-18.00 jbo 18.00 Red Types med 18.00-20.00 jbo 20.00-22.00 White Types med
18.00-20.00 jbo 18.00-20.00 30 lb cartons HI BOAT U.S. No. 1 Okinawan Type     
49.50                                                                          
---TOMATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or     
Better Mature Greens light red 5x6 sz 23.00-24.00 6x6 sz 23.00-24.00 ADAPTED   
ENVIRONMENT flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes light red 4x4s 28.00-30.00 few 32.00 fr
qual 24.00-25.00 4x5s 28.00-30.00 few 32.00 fr qual 24.00-25.00 5x5s           
26.00-28.00 few 30.00 fr qual 23.00-24.00 5x6s 26.00-28.00 few 29.00 fr qual   
20.00-22.00 5x5 sz 24.00 Baja District Vine Ripes light red 4x4s 28.00-30.00 fr
qual 24.00-25.00 4x5s 26.00-28.00 fr qual 23.00-24.00 5x5s 24.00-26.00 fr qual 
20.00-21.00 5x6s 22.00-24.00 fr qual 20.00 CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT 5 kg/11 lb   
flats on the vine MX Vine Ripes red 4-5 count 14.00 cartons 8 1-lb containers  
with lids MX Baja District Vine Ripe - Campari Type 19.00-20.00 GREENHOUSE     
flats 1 layer CA Vine Ripes red 35s 16.00 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CA Vine 
Ripes red 4-5 count 16.00                                                      
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET CHERRY SLIGHTLY LOWER, PEAR STEADY.  ADAPTED      
ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Baja District light red-red 18.00-20.00   
flats 12 1-pt cups with lids MX light red-red 16.00-17.00 flats 12 1/2-pt cups 
with lids MX Baja District Pear Type red 30.00 cartons 12 10.5-oz containers   
with lids MX Baja District Heirloom Varieties med 12.50                        
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt    
containers with lids MX Baja District red 15.00-16.00 flats 15 1-pt containers 
with lids MX Baja District yellow 24.00 20 lb cartons loose MX Baja District   
red 38.00-40.00                                                                
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET FIRM.  ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT 25 lb cartons loose 
MX Roma light red-red exlge 15.00-16.00 few 18.00 fr qual 13.00-13.50 lge      
15.00-16.00 few 18.00 fr qual 13.00-13.50 Baja District Roma light red-red     
exlge 15.00-16.00 few 18.00 fr qual 13.00-13.50 lge 15.00-16.00 few 18.00 fr   
qual 13.00-13.50 med 14.00-15.00 few 16.00 fr qual 12.00-12.50                 
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags AZ Purple Top med 15.00 CA Central
Coast California Purple Top lge 16.00-18.00 med 16.00-18.00 OR Purple Top lge  
17.00                                                                          
---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   5 lb film bags CA Central Coast        
California Alfalfa Sprouts 12.00-13.00 cartons 12 4-oz packages CA Central     
Coast California Alfalfa Sprouts 15.00-16.00 35 lb crates MX Baja District     
Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 12.00-12.50 10 lb cartons Local Repack Jerusalem         
Artichokes 14.00-15.00 20 lb film bags CA Jerusalem Artichokes 25.00 1 layer   
containers CA Central Coast California Radicchio 9s 10.00-12.00 12s 12.00-14.00
Castelfranco 12s 20.00 Treviso 9s 18.00 12s 18.00                              

ORGANIC                                                                        

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---BEETS: 25 lb film bags MX Baja District Red Type med-lge 18.00 Gold Type    
med-lge 18.00                                                                  
---CABBAGE: 50 lb cartons AZ/CA Round Green Type med 36.00 (wrapped) 41.00 Red 
Type med 38.00                                                                 
---CARROTS: sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Kern District California med-lge 26.00  
sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA Kern District California med-lge 26.00 sacks 10 5-lb
film bags CA Kern District California med-lge 26.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Kern  
District California med 16.00 jbo 16.00 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Kern      
District California Baby Peeled med-lge 27.00-28.00                            
---CAULIFLOWER: cartons film wrapped CA Central Coast California White 12s     
Offerings insufficient to quote.                                               
---CELERY: cartons CA Central Coast California 2 dz 34.00                      
---GREENS: crates bunched AZ/CA Mustard green 24s 28.00 cartons bunched AZ/CA  
Collard 24s 30.00 Kale green 24s 22.00 Lacinato (Tuscan) 24s 36.00 Swiss Chard 
12s 28.00 Mixed Colors 12s 28.00 Red 12s 28.00                                 
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: cartons AZ/CA 24s flmwrpd 20.00-21.00                      
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons AZ/CA 24s 20.00-22.00                              
---MUSHROOMS: 5 lb cartons CA Central Coast California Shiitake 25.50 fr qual  
16.00 Oyster 18.50-19.00 cartons 24 3 1/2-oz film packages CA Central Coast    
California Hen Of The Woods 2.50 Beech (Honshimeji) brown 2.00 white 2.00      
---ONIONS GREEN: cartons bunched CA Central Coast California 48s med 36.00     
---PARSLEY: cartons bunched AZ/CA Curly 60s 22.00 Plain 60s 22.00              
---RADISHES: cartons bunched CA Central Coast California Red 48s 37.00         
---SPINACH: cartons bunched AZ/CA Flat 24s Offerings insufficient to quote.    
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1/2-pt cups with lids MX Baja
District Pear Type red 35.00 yellow 35.00                                      
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt containers with lids
MX red 22.00