CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 03-JUL-2008 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (773) 843-1053 Fax: (773) 843-1092 Weather: 7:00am Partly Sunny 63 Yesterday's High 89 HX_FV056 No reports will be issued Friday, July 4, 2008. This Office as well as the Chicago International Produce Market and CIPM merchants will be closed in observance of the Federal Holiday. MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG ---ALOE LEAVES: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. 10 lb cartons MX 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 ---BANANA FLOWERS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 35-40 lb containers MX 41.00-42.00 ---CALABAZA: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. 45 lb cartons CR 26.00-27.00 MX 20.00-23.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 occas higher ---CHAYOTE: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. 40 lb cartons CR 31.00-33.00 MX 26.00-28.00 Prickly Type 25.00 cartons CR 24s 8.00-8.50 ---COCONUTS: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. 65-70 lb sacks MX Dry 40s 22.00-24.00 70 lb sacks DR Dry 24s 24.00-26.00 cartons FL Water 9s 18.00 occas higher TL Young Type 9s 12.00 ---GALANGA (SIAM, THAI GINGER): OFFERINGS LIGHT. 30 lb containers HI 90.00 per lb FL 3.50 ---GINGER ROOT: 30 lb cartons BR 49.00 one label 65.00 CQ 26.00-28.00 mostly 28.00 few 32.00 TL 32.00 one label 39.00 ---JICAMA: 20 lb cartons CR 20.00-22.00 38-40 lb containers MX 18.00-20.00 50 lb crates CR 22.00-24.00 occas higher ---LYCHEE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. With stems 20 lb cartons CQ med 28.00-30.00 occas higher ---MALANGA: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 40 lb cartons CR Blanca lge 27.00-28.00 Lila med 38.00-40.00 occas 42.00 ---MANGOSTEEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons 7 2.2 lb mesh bags TL 72.00 ---SAPOTE: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. ---SUGARCANE: 40 lb bundles FL bchd 10s 18.00-20.00 ---TAMARINDO: 40 lb cartons MX 30.00-33.00 mostly 30.00-32.00 cartons 16 1-lb packages MX 40.00 ---TARO: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 40 lb containers CQ Eddoes sml 26.00 50 lb sacks CR Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 29.00-32.00 mostly 32.00 one label 39.00 ---TOMATILLOS: 40 lb containers MX 23.00 55 lb containers MX 28.00-32.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 ---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS LIGHT. 40 lb cartons CR 36.00 JM Yellow 75.00 ---YUCA (CASSAVA): OFFERINGS LIGHT. Waxed 40 lb cartons CR 30.00-33.00 mostly 32.00-33.00 few 28.00 DR 34.00-36.00