LOS ANGELES Terminal Prices as of 03-JUL-2008 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (213) 894-3077 Fax: (213) 894-2898 Weather at 7:00 am: Clear 65 Yesterdays High 80 NO REPORTS WILL BE ISSUED ON FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2008 IN OBSERVANCE OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY. HC_FV020 VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA Globe Green 12s 18.00 18s 30.00 24s 28.00 30s 26.00 36s 24.00 48s 24.00 lge lse 24.00 med lse 24.00 sml lse 36.00 ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 11 lb crates bunched PE White lge 22.00 11 lb cartons bunched CA Green lge 18.00-20.00 std 18.00-20.00 MX Green lge 16.00-18.00 std 16.00-18.00 sml 12.00 WA WAFcy Green jbo 24.00 exlge 22.00 ---BEANS: MARKET FAVA TYPE HIGHER, FRENCH TYPE LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 10 lb cartons MX Baja District Hericot Vert (French Type) 8.00-10.00 Wax Type Purple 30.00 Local Repack Wax Type Yellow 17.00 15 lb cartons CA Wax Type Yellow 20.00-22.50 30 lb containers CA Round Green Type Handpicked 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 fr qual 18.00-20.00 1 1/9 bushel crates CA Fava 24.00-26.00 ---BEETS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 9.00-9.50 25 lb film bags CA Red Type med 8.00-8.50 lge 7.50-8.00 ---BROCCOLI: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA bchd 14s 8.25-10.00 Baby Hybrid Type 24.00-27.50 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 9.50-11.00 Short Trim 12.00-13.00 ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb cartons MX med 26.00 cartons 12 12-oz cups film wrapped MX med 22.00 ---CABBAGE: MARKET STEADY. 45 lb cartons CA Round Green Type med 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00-9.50 lge 8.50-9.00 Red Type med 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 Savoy Type med-lge 19.00-20.00 ---CARROTS: MARKET STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 12.50-13.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 12.50-13.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 12.00-13.00 50 lb sacks loose CA Juice Type 7.50-8.00 25 lb sacks loose CA med 6.50-7.00 jbo 6.50-7.00 cartons bunched CA 24s 11.00-12.50 mostly 12.00 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 12.00-13.00 containers 40 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 24.00 ---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET STEADY. cartons film wrapped CA White 9s 12.00-12.50 12s 12.50-14.00 16s 12.50-13.50 Green 12s 17.00-17.50 Orange 12s 15.00 16s 15.00 Purple 6s 16.50-17.50 ---CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA 2 dz 15.50-17.50 one label higher 2 1/2 dz 15.50-17.50 one label higher 3 dz 15.50-17.00 ---CORN-SWEET: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA Yellow 4 dz min 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 White 4 dz min 14.50-16.00 mostly 15.00 ---CUCUMBERS: MARKET CUCUMBERS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX med 21.00-22.00 lge 18.00-20.00 Baja District med 21.00-22.00 fr qual 18.00-20.00 ord qual 15.00-16.00 poorer quality 10.00-12.00 lge 17.00-18.00 fr qual 14.00-15.00 cartons MX Baja District 36s 12.00-13.00 fr qual 9.00-10.00 42s 11.00-12.00 1 1/9 bushel crates MX Baja District Pickles 150-200s 14.00-15.00 200-300s 18.00-19.00 300-400s 18.00-19.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Baja District Pickles sml-med 8.00-9.00 sml 8.00-9.00 22 lb cartons MX Baja District Persian sml-med 12.00-13.00 fr qual 8.00-9.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons film wrapped CA Long Seedless 16s 14.00-15.00 18s 14.00-15.00 MX Long Seedless 16s 11.00-12.00 18s 11.00-12.00 20 lb cartons AZ Persian sml-med 10.00-11.00 ---EGGPLANT: MARKET JAPANESE TYPE LOWER OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel containers wrapped CA 18s 15.00-17.00 occas 17.50 fr appear 11.00-12.00 24s 15.00-16.00 occas 17.00-17.50 fr appear 10.00-12.00 30 lb cartons CA Chinese med 21.00 occas low as 15.00 35 lb cartons CA Filipino sml 31.00 occas lower 30 lb cartons CA Italian med 24.00-25.00 25 lb cartons CA Japanese sml-med 14.00-15.00 sml fr appear 9.00-10.00 35 lb cartons CA Thai sml 40.00-45.00 mostly 40.00 Indian sml 30.00-35.00 few low as 25.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons NL AIR Long Striped med 34.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 5 kg cartons NL AIR White 29.00-29.50 ---ENDIVE: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 24s 12.00-13.00 10 lb cartons CA Witloof 18.00-18.50 8 lb cartons CA Witloof Red Type 12s 30.00 5 kg containers NL AIR Witloof 20.00 ---ESCAROLE: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 24s 13.00-14.00 ---GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb cartons AG BOAT White #5 30.00 CQ BOAT White netted 3s 15.00-16.00 netted 6s 17.00-18.00 MX Baja District White super col 39.00 col 36.00 super jbo 31.50 exjbo 27.00 jbo 24.00 giant 21.00 ---GREENS: MARKET STEADY. cartons/crates bunched CA Collard 24s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-11.50 Kale green 24s 7.50-8.50 few 9.50-10.00 Mustard Curly 24s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-11.50 Flat 24s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-11.50 Swiss Chard 12s 8.50-9.00 Mixed Colors 12s 18.00-18.50 Red 12s 8.50-9.00 Turnip Tops 24s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-11.50 Dandelion 12s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00-9.50 Kohlrabi 12s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 Rappini 18s 28.00-31.00 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 24s 11.00-11.50 occas lower flm lined 24s 11.50-12.00 24s flmwrpd 12.50-13.00 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA Boston 24s 14.00-15.00 Green Leaf 24s 12.50-14.00 Red Leaf 24s 12.00-14.00 fr qual 9.00-10.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 5.50-6.50 cartons 3 1-lb film bags CA Mesculin Mix 7.00-7.50 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 24s 13.00-14.00 fr qual 11.00-11.50 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 15.00-16.00 few 17.00 ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons CA White jbo 19.00 exlge 16.50 lge 15.00-16.00 med 14.00 sml 14.00 fr qual 11.50-12.00 Cremini 19.00-20.00 CD British Columbia White jbo 19.00 exlge 16.50 lge 15.00-16.00 med 14.00 sml 14.00 fr qual 11.50-12.00 PA White jbo 19.00 exlge 16.50 lge 15.00-16.00 med 14.00 sml 14.00 fr qual 11.50-12.00 5 lb cartons per lb CA Shiitake 4.50-4.75 fr qual 3.00 Oyster 2.75 Portobella lge 3.00 med 3.00 Woodear 2.00 cartons 12 1-lb trays film wrapped CA White Sliced 12.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CA White 12.50 CD British Columbia White 12.50 cartons 8 14-oz trays film wrapped CA White 16.50 CD British Columbia White 16.50 ---OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1/2 bushel crates CA sml 12.00-14.00 sml-med 9.00-10.00 ---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA 48s med 9.00-11.00 48s sml 7.00-9.00 few 10.00-10.50 Bulb Type 24s 7.00-8.00 Leeks 12s 12.00-13.00 few 14.00 ---PARSLEY: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 15.50-18.00 Plain 60s 13.50-16.00 ---PARSNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 20 lb film bags loose CA 17.00-18.50 mostly 18.00-18.50 ---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET CA SUGAR SNAP PEAS HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in price according to quality, condition and appearance. 1 1/9 bushel crates CA English 47.00-48.00 10 lb cartons CA Santa Maria California Snow Peas 18.00-23.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 occas higher/lower MX Baja District Snow Peas 18.00 CA Santa Maria California Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 26.00-32.00 mostly 28.00 occas lower Stringless/Decalyxed 30.00-32.00 MX Baja District Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 22.00 ---PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Bell Type Green exlge 26.00-29.00 lge 24.00-27.00 med 22.00-25.00 irreg sz fr qual 16.00-18.00 few 20.00 Red lge 35.00 med 32.00 irreg sz fr qual 26.00-30.00 Yellow irreg sz fr qual Offerings insufficient to quote. MX Baja District Bell Type Red irreg sz fr qual 24.00-26.00 Yellow irreg sz fr qual Offerings insufficient to quote. 15 lb cartons CA Bell Type Red exlge-lge 20.00-22.00 occas 25.00 Yellow exlge-lge Offerings insufficient to quote. MX Baja District Bell Type Red exlge-lge 20.00-22.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons NL AIR Bell Type Orange med-lge 30.50 Red med-lge 30.50 Yellow med-lge 30.50 ---PEPPERS OTHER: 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates per lb CA Jalapeno .40-.45 Yellow Chile .45-.50 MX Anaheim .60-.70 Fresno red 2.00-2.50 Jalapeno .40-.45 Pasilla .65-.75 Serrano .50-.60 Yellow Chile .45-.50 10 lb cartons Local Repack Anaheim 8.00-8.50 Jalapeno 5.00-6.00 Pasilla 8.00-9.00 Serrano 7.00-8.00 Yellow Chile 7.00-8.00 Manzano orange 65.00-70.00 Habanero 5.50-6.00 ---RADISHES: MARKET STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CA Red 11.50-13.00 25 lb film bags topped CA Red 20.00 OR Red 20.00 cartons bunched CA Red 48s 12.00 MX Baja District Red 48s 8.00-9.00 ---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS LIGHT. FIELD GROWN 20 lb cartons OR 20.00 ---RUTABAGAS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb film bags CA lge 17.00-18.50 mostly 18.00 med 16.00-17.50 mostly 17.00 OR lge 18.00-18.50 ---SPINACH: MARKET STEADY. cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA 11.50-12.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA 12.00-13.00 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby Type 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00-10.50 cartons CA Flat bchd 24s 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.50-10.50 ---SQUASH: MARKET STEADY. 4/7 bushel cartons CA Zucchini sml 9.00-10.00 occas 11.00 fr qual 6.00-7.00 sml-med 9.00-10.00 occas 11.00 fr qual 6.00-7.00 med 8.00-9.00 occas 10.00 fr qual 5.00-6.00 Yellow Crookneck sml 10.00-12.00 fr qual 7.00-8.00 sml-med 10.00-12.00 fr qual 6.00-8.00 med 8.00-10.00 fr qual 5.00-6.00 Yellow Straightneck sml 10.00-12.00 fr qual 6.00-8.00 sml-med 10.00-12.00 fr qual 6.00-8.00 med 8.00-10.00 fr qual 5.00-7.00 MX Baja District Zucchini sml 7.00-7.50 sml-med 7.00-7.50 med 6.00-6.50 gray sml 7.00-8.00 sml-med 7.00-8.00 med 6.00-7.00 Yellow sml 12.00 sml-med 12.00 med 10.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX Acorn green 19.00-22.00 Butternut sml-med 19.00-20.00 med-lge 21.00-22.00 Kabocha med-lge 14.00-15.00 fr appear 9.00-10.00 Spaghetti sml-med 17.00-20.00 med-lge 13.00-14.00 bins per lb MX Banana .70-.80 fr appear .30-.35 ---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons CA Beauregard Shprs 1st Grade 31.00-32.00 med 16.00-17.00 jbo 19.00-20.00 Hanna med 14.00-15.00 jbo 13.50-15.50 Japanese Type Shprs 1st Grade 45.00 med 16.00-17.00 jbo 35.00 40 lb cartons/crates HI Okinawan Type 40.00 30 lb cartons HI Okinawan Type 30.00-32.00 ---TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose CA Mature Greens xlge 10.50-13.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 few 14.00 fr qual 7.00-9.00 lge 10.50-13.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 few 14.00 fr qual 7.00-9.00 flats 2 layer CA Vine Ripes 4x4s 14.00-15.00 fr qual 12.00-13.00 4x5s 14.00-15.00 fr qual 12.00-13.00 5x5s 14.00-15.00 fr qual 12.00-13.00 5x6s 14.00-15.00 fr qual 12.00-13.00 MX Baja District Vine Ripes 4x4s 14.50-16.00 mostly 14.50-15.00 fr qual fr cond 12.00-13.00 4x5s 14.50-16.00 mostly 14.50-15.00 fr qual fr cond 12.00-13.00 5x5s 14.50-16.00 mostly 14.50-15.00 fr qual fr cond 12.00-13.00 5x6s 14.50-16.00 mostly 14.50-15.00 fr qual fr cond 12.00-13.00 15 lb flats MX Baja District Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties 24.00-25.00 fr qual 17.00-18.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC flats 1 layer CD Vine Ripes 18s 12.00-13.00 occas 10.00 20s 12.00-13.00 22s 12.00-13.00 25s 12.00-13.00 MX Vine Ripes 18s 11.00-12.00 5 kg flats on the vine AZ Vine Ripes red med-lge 12.00-13.00 med fr qual 9.00-9.50 CA Vine Ripes red med-lge 11.00-13.00 MX Vine Ripes orange med-lge 26.50 yellow med-lge 26.50 NL Vine Ripes red med-lge 17.00-18.00 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET LOWER. flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Baja District Red 14.00-15.00 GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Baja District Red fr cond 9.00-10.00 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET RED LOWER, YELLOW STEADY. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX Baja District red 22.00-23.00 yellow 35.00 ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. 25 lb cartons loose CA Roma lge fr qual 12.00-12.50 MX Baja District Roma exlge 13.00-14.00 fr qual fr cond 9.00-10.00 lge 13.00-14.00 fr qual fr cond 9.00-10.00 med 11.00-12.00 fr qual fr cond 8.00-9.00 ---TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb sacks CA lge 7.00 med 7.50-8.00 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 10 lb cartons CA Salicornia (Sea Bean) 32.00 5 lb film bags CA Alfalfa Sprouts 6.00-7.50 cartons 12 4-oz packages CA Alfalfa Sprouts 4.50-6.00 35 lb crates CA Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 6.00-7.00 MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 6.00-7.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 14.00 12s 16.00 Treviso 12s 17.50-18.00 cartons 12 2.5-oz cups with lids CA Radish Sprouts 7.00-8.50 ORGANIC VEGETABLES ---CARROTS: 25 lb sacks loose CA med 16.00-16.50 mostly 16.00 jbo 16.00-16.50 mostly 16.00 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 5.75-7.50 ---TOMATOES: 15 lb flats MX Baja District Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties 28.50 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: flats 12 1/2-pt cups with lids MX Baja District Pear Type orange 32.50 red 32.50 yellow 32.50