PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 09-OCT-2019                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
Phone:  (314) 425-4520     Fax:  (314) 621-3124                                
                                                                               

NA_FV056                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m.  Overcast 59                                              
Yesterday's High 73                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES:  MARKET STEADY.  27 lb cartons MX 14.00-18.00 mostly           
14.00-16.00                                                                    
---BATATAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb sacks FL 28.00-29.00 mostly 28.00           
---BREADFRUIT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb sacks DR 35.00                    
---CALABAZA:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb sacks CR 18.00 MX 18.00 45 lb cartons CR   
18.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-19.00                                                 
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 12 3.5-oz baskets  
film wrapped GU 26.00                                                          
---CHAYOTE:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CR 23.00-24.00 Dark Green           
25.00-27.00 White 27.00 40 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Prickly Type
25.00-27.00 cartons CR 24s 14.00                                               
---COCONUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb sacks MX Dry 30s 35.00 (WHITE) 65-70 lb    
sacks DR Dry 40s 40.00-45.00 mostly 44.00-45.00 (FEW SALES 48.00) cartons FL   
Water 10s 23.00 FEW SALES 25.00 TL Young Type 9s 15.00-17.50                   
---DRAGON FRUIT (RED PITAYA): OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                 
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET BRAZIL HIGHER, OTHER STEADY.  30 lb cartons BR         
28.00-30.00 OCCAS LOWER CQ 24.00-26.00                                         
---JACKFRUIT:    36-40 lb cartons MX 2s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE        
---JICAMA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons/crates MX 24.00                          
---LONGAN:    25 lb cartons FL OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE                 
---LYCHEE: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                    
---MAGUEY (AGAVE) LEAVES:  MARKET STEADY.  bundles 12s MX 22.00-24.00          
---MALANGA:  MARKET STEADY.  36 lb cartons EC Blanca 34.00-36.00 mostly 34.00  
Lila 40.00-48.00 mostly 40.00-45.00                                            
---MAMEY SAPOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons FL 60.00                     
---MANGOSTEEN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   15 lb reusable plastic containers bagged
MX 77.00                                                                       
---QUENAPAS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons DR 36.00-38.00                     
---RAMBUTAN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   10 lb cartons GU 11.50                    
---SUGARCANE:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb bundles FL bchd 10s 22.00 Red bchd 10s    
19.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00                                                 
---TAMARINDO:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons MX OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
TL 72.00 cartons 16 1-lb packages TL 62.00-65.00                               
---TARO:  MARKET STEADY.  36 lb cartons CR Eddoes 38.00-41.00 mostly 40.00 40  
lb cartons CR Dasheen (Coco, Islena) 27.00 JM Dasheen (Coco, Islena) 72.00 40  
lb sacks MX Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 26.00                                   
---TEPEGUAJE (GUAJE): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 lb containers MX 46.00        
---TOMATILLOS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb containers MX 23.00-25.00 mostly 25.00 55
lb containers MX 32.00-33.00                                                   
---TUMERIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons FI Orange Type 92.00 30 lb mshsks JM
Orange Type 130.00-140.00                                                      
---YAMPI:  MARKET HIGHER.  36 lb cartons CR 70.00-71.00 FEW SALES 75.00        
---YAMS (NAMES):  MARKET COSTA RICA HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  40 lb cartons BR   
Blanca 37.00 CB Blanca 40.00 CR Blanca 34.00-39.00 JM Yellow 58.00-61.00 OCCAS 
LOWER 50 lb cartons BR Blanca 45.00                                            
---YUCA (CASSAVA):  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 36 lb cartons CR 22.00-26.00 mostly  
24.00-26.00