BALTIMORE Terminal Prices as of 03-JUL-2008                                    
                                                                               
Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,                                 
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                     
                                                                               
Phone:  (410) 799-4840     Fax:  (410) 799-8442                                
                                                                               

BP_FV056                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m. Mostly Cloudy 65
Yesterday's High 84
No reports will be issued Friday, July 4 due to the Independence Day National
holiday. The Market News office will be closed. A few vendors will be open.                                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES:  MARKET STEADY.  10 kg cartons MX 17.00                        
---BANANA FLOWERS:  MARKET STEADY.  35-40 lb containers HD 41.00               
---BATATAS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb sacks FL 30.00-32.00                        
---CALABAZA:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb sacks JM 22.00 occas higher                
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS):  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 12 3.5-oz baskets CB 
AIR 30.00-35.00                                                                
---CHAYOTE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  20 lb cartons CR 12.00 40 lb cartons CR     
28.00 MX 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 Prickly Type 26.00                           
---COCONUTS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  65-70 lb sacks DR Dry 40s 34.00-36.00      
cartons FL Water 9s 17.00 TL Young Type 9s 14.00 sacks MX Fresh 40.00-42.00    
(approx. 100 pounds)                                                           
---GALANGA (SIAM, THAI GINGER):  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb containers HD 79.00     
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  30 lb cartons CQ 24.00-26.00 mostly  
24.00 5 lb cartons Repacked Enroute 8.00-9.00                                  
---JICAMA:  MARKET STEADY.  38-40 lb containers MX 22.00-25.00                 
---LYCHEE:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons FL 39.50 25 lb cartons FL 46.00      
---MALANGA:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CR Blanca 35.00-36.00 Lila 38.00 NI 
Lila 38.00                                                                     
---MAMEY SAPOTE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons FL 38.00-40.00 one label 
43.00                                                                          
---QUENAPAS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   25 lb cartons DR 35.00                    
---SUGARCANE:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb bundles FL 18.00                          
---TAMARINDO:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb cartons MX 38.00-40.00 mostly 40.00 
occas higher cartons 16 1-lb packages TL Sweet 45.00 cartons 50 1-lb film bags 
DR Sweet 35.00                                                                 
---TARO:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb containers CR Dasheen (Coco, Islena)           
27.00-30.00 mostly 27.00 18 kg cartons CR Eddoes 35.00                         
---TOMATILLOS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons Local Repack 12.00 38-44 lb
containers MX 24.00 fr qual 23.00                                              
---YAMS (NAMES):  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CR Blanca 40.00 JM Yellow 82.00
---YUCA (CASSAVA):  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CR 30.00-34.00 mostly        
30.00-33.00