PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 21-DEC-2018
Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 551-6791 Fax: (215) 336-0355
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Weather at 7:00 a.m. Overcast 62
Yesterday's High 59
NOTICE: No reports will be issued on Monday and Tuesday, December 24-25, 2018 in observance
of the Christmas Day holiday. The SCMN office will be closed. The Philadelphia Wholesale
produce market will be closed on Tuesday December 25, 2018. Both the USDA Market News Office
and the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce market will reopen on Wednesday December 26, 2018.
VEGETABLES
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons CA Globe Thorned 18s fr cond 20.00
---ASPARAGUS: MARKET STEADY. 11 lb cartons bunched MX Green lge 32.00 std
32.00 PE Green jbo 24.00 lge 25.00 std 25.00 sml 20.00 White 25.00
---BEANS: MARKET FL LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. bushel crates FL Round Green
Type Machine Picked 20.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 some high 30.00 ord cond
10.00 Cranberry Type 28.00-30.00 bushel reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX
Flat Green Type 30.00 Fava 35.00 5 lb cartons GU Haricot Vert (French Type)
12.00-13.00
---BEETS: MARKET TX HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched CA Red Type
12s 21.00 TX Red Type 12s 17.00 24s 28.00 25 lb sacks loose CD Quebec CD One
Red Type lge 7.00-9.00 50 lb sacks loose MI Red Type med-lge 14.00
---BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA bchd 14s 22.00 20 lb cartons
loose CA Crown Cut 22.00 MX Crown Cut 28.00-30.00 holdovers 20.00
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons CA med 32.00-36.00
some 30.00
---CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons NC
Round Green Type med 26.00-28.00 1 3/4 bushel cartons TX Round Green Type med
26.00-28.00 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CD One Round Green Type med 26.00-30.00
mostly 28.00-30.00 Red Type med 30.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec CD One Danish Type
lge 18.00 50 lb containers NC U.S. One Savoy Type med 26.00
---CARROTS: MARKET STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 22.00-24.00
mostly 23.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 19.00-21.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge 18.00
sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 22.00-24.00 mostly 23.00 CD Ontario CDOne
med-lge 19.00-22.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge 18.00 sacks 16 3-lb film bags CA
med-lge 22.00-23.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA
med-lge 22.00-24.00 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 22.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 CD
Ontario CDOne jbo 16.00-17.00 Quebec CDOne jbo 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 cartons
bunched CA Bunched 24s 24.00 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 15.00
cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 22.50-23.00
---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons film wrapped CA White 12s
14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 some 12.00 FL White 9s 16.00 12s 16.00
---CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA 2 dz 32.00-34.00 fineappear
40.00-42.00 2 1/2 dz 35.00-40.00 fineappear 42.00 filmbags 30s 34.00-35.00
fineappear 44.00
---CORN-SWEET: MARKET STEADY. wirebound crates FL Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz
18.00-19.00 White 4-4 1/2 dz 15.00-16.00 5 lb carton miniature type GU 18.00
Bi-Color 4-4 1/2 dz 15.00
---CUCUMBERS: MARKET LOWER. WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med 20.00 ord qual
12.00 MX med 18.00-20.00 fr qual 16.00 fr cond 14.00 UNWAXED 1 1/9 bushel
crates MX Pickles med-lge OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE bushel baskets MX
Pickles med OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD
Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 11.00 20 lb cartons DR Persian med
35.00-36.00 cartons 12 1-lb trays film wrapped DR Persian med OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
---EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med fr qual
10.00-14.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 Long Striped med 20.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons
wrapped FL med 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 FEW HIGH AS 18.00 bushel cartons
wrapped MX 18s 13.00-16.00 24s 12.00 32s 10.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med
37.00-39.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Sicilian sml 28.00 30 lb cartons HD Thai
med OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. FL Indian sml 30.00 HD Indian med
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. GREENHOUSE 1/2 bushel cartons FL Italian med
14.00 5 kg cartons tray pack SP Italian med 27.00-28.00
---ENDIVE: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 22.00-24.00 cartons CA
24s 29.00 10 lb cartons BL Witloof 20.00-22.00
---ESCAROLE: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 22.00-24.00 mostly
23.00-24.00 (FEW SALES) 25.00 cartons CA 24s 29.00
---GARLIC: MARKET CARTONS 4 5-LB PLASTIC JARS LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 30
lb cartons CA White super col 65.00 CQ White 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 43.00 netted 5s
55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 46.00-50.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled
30.00-35.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 24.00-28.00 per jar CQ Peeled
6.50-8.00
---GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched AZ Swiss Chard green 12s
20.00 Mixed Colors 12s 24.00-25.00 GA Kale green 24s 26.00-28.00 NC Collard 12s
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. Kale green 12-16s 26.00-28.00 TX Kale green
24s 30.00 red 12s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. Lacinato (Tuscan) 24s
22.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 12s 22.00 Mustard 24s 20.00 Swiss Chard green 12s
16.00-18.00 Mixed Colors 12s 16.00 Red 12s 16.00-18.00 Turnip Tops 24s 22.00
Dandelion 12s 15.00-30.00 Kohlrabi 12s 17.00-22.00 20 lb cartons bunched AZ
Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s fineappear 44.00
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ flm lined 24s 19.00-20.00
24s flmwrpd 20.00 CA 24s flmwrpd 16.00-18.00 MX 24s flmwrpd 15.00-17.00
---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET RED & GREEN LEAF HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.
cartons AZ Boston 24s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. Green Leaf 24s
28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 FEW HIGHER Red Leaf 24s 28.00-30.00 FEW HIGHER 3 lb
cartons AZ Mesculin Mix 8.00-10.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with
lid CD Quebec Boston OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ 24s 17.00-20.00 mostly
17.00-18.00 SOME 16.00 CA 24s holdovers 12.00 cartons 12 22-oz (3 count)
packages AZ Hearts 15.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-20.00
---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons PA White exlge 14.50-15.00 mostly
15.00 lge 14.50-15.00 mostly 15.00 med 12.50-13.00 mostly 13.00 Sliced med
14.00 5 lb cartons PA Oyster 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Cremini 8.00-9.00 mostly
9.00 Portobella med-lge 8.00-8.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake exlge 14.00 lge
12.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 10.75-11.00 mostly 11.00
Portobella sml 12.00-12.50 cartons 12 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Enoki
12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 cartons 10 10-oz trays film wrapped PA White 11.00
cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Shiitake 9.00 Oyster 9.00 Portobella 10.00
sliced 10.00
---OKRA: MARKET STEADY. 1/2 bushel cartons HD med-lge 20.00-25.00 Indian Type
med-lge 25.00
---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched MX 48s lge 16.00-18.00 48s
sml 14.00-16.00 crates bunched NJ Leeks 12s sml 18.00-20.00 cartons bunched CA
Leeks 12s med-lge 28.00-30.00 NJ Leeks 12s sml 23.00 cartons 2 film bags
iceless MX 24 bunches per bag 14.00-18.00 (FEW SALES) 20.00 bundles bunched CD
Quebec Leeks 12s med 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00
---PARSLEY: MARKET HIGHER. cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 30.00 Plain 60s 30.00
TX Curly 60s 38.00 Plain 60s 45.00
---PARSNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb film bags AZ 18.00
---PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed
9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 18.00-22.00 mostly
18.00-20.00
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Green jbo
22.00-24.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 exlge 22.00-24.00 mostly 23.00 lge 20.00-21.00
fr qual 20.00 MX Green jbo 25.00 exlge 24.00 (FEW SALES) 27.00 lge fr qual
22.00 Red irreg sz fr qual 54.00 15 lb cartons MX Red exlge 35.00 lge 35.00
GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons IS Orange lge 25.00 SP Red exlge 26.00 Yellow
exlge 26.00 Orange exlge 26.00
---PEPPERS, OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1/2 bushel crates FL Jalapeno med
20.00 1/2 bushel cartons FL Anaheim sml 16.00-18.00 Fresno Red 23.00 Hungarian
Wax med OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. Poblano lge 16.00 Serrano lge 20.00 1
1/9 bushel cartons FL Cubanelles lge 16.00-18.00 fr qual 14.00 Jalapeno med
32.00 Long Hot lge 22.00 sml 15.00 8 lb cartons DR Habanero green 14.00-15.00
orange 34.00 red 18.00 10 lb cartons FL Cherry Hots Red sml OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. MX Manzano med 32.00 25 lb sacks DR Ajies 34.00 30 lb
cartons DR Thai Chili Hots green 37.00 40 lb containers MX Jalapeno exlge
32.00-36.00 Poblano exlge 27.00 Serrano lge 54.00 ONE LABEL 68.00
---RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags FL Red
13.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags AZ Red 12.00 FL Red 11.00-13.50 40 lb
film bags topped AZ Red 28.00 FL Red 28.00-29.00 cartons bunched FL Red 24s
13.00-16.00
---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne wxd lge
20.00-24.00
---SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched NJ Savoy 24s 24.00 1 2/5
bushel cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 25.00-26.00 MX Flat 24s 24.00-26.00 mostly
25.00 1 2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s 34.00 MX Flat 24s 30.00-32.00
cartons 12 10-oz film bags Repacked Enroute Flat 16.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film
bags AZ Flat 28.00 4 lb cartons AZ Flat Baby Type 18.00
---SQUASH: MARKET YELLOW STRAIGHTNECK & ZUCCHINI LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.
1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml-med 12.00 med 8.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 Yellow
Straightneck med 10.00-12.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 14.00 med
12.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 med 18.00 bushel
cartons MX Acorn med-lge 24.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-28.00 Butternut med-lge 18.00
Kabocha lge 26.00-28.00 Spaghetti lge 24.00-26.00 mostly 26.00 1 1/9 bushel
cartons MX Zucchini lge 18.00-22.00 Yellow Straightneck lge 22.00 5 lb cartons
GU Zucchini 12.00 (miniature type) Scallop Yellow 18.00 (FEW SALES)
---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese
Types 40.00-45.00 No Grade Marks Japanese Types jbo 35.00-38.00 NC U.S. No. 1
Orange Types 18.00-20.00 some 16.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types fr qual
12.00-16.00 jbo 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 NJ U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 18.00 No
Grade Marks Orange Types fr qual 10.00-12.00 jbo 10.00-12.00
---TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL Vine Ripes light
red-red jbo 29.00-30.00 xlge 29.00-30.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens
light red-red 5x6 sz 28.00-32.00 mostly 28.00-30.00 6x6 sz 22.00-27.00 mostly
25.00-26.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6
sz 30.50-34.50 6x6 sz 28.50-32.50 CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT 5 kg/11 lb flats on
the vine MX Vine Ripes light red-red med 17.00
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET STEADY. flats 12 1-pt baskets CD Ontario light
red-red med-lge 13.00 Local Repack light red-red med 19.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT
flats 12 1-pt baskets MX light red-red med-lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 flats
12 1-pt baskets with lids MX light red-red med-lge 16.00
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET STEADY. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids CD
Ontario light red-red med 17.00 FL light red-red med 16.00-18.00 mostly
16.00-17.00 Local Repack light red-red med 17.50-19.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT
flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX light red-red med 15.00-16.00
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL Roma light
red-red exlge 25.00 Local Repack Roma light red-red exlge 26.50-31.50 ADAPTED
ENVIRONMENT 25 lb cartons loose MX Roma light red-red exlge 24.00-28.00 mostly
24.00-26.00 lge 22.00
---TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb film bags AZ Purple Top med 15.00 NJ Purple
Top med 14.00-15.00
---VEGETABLES OTHER: MARKET STEADY. 5 lb cartons PA Alfalfa Sprouts 8.50-9.00
cartons 12 4-oz packages PA Alfalfa Sprouts 9.50-10.00 crates MX Cactus Leaf
(Nopales) 22.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 12.00
MISC SEASONAL
---APPLE CIDER: MARKET STEADY. cartons 4 1-gallon bottles NY 18.00-19.00 (FEW
SALES) 20.00 PA Preserved 19.00-20.00 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles NY
20.00-21.00 PA Preserved 20.00