PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 03-JUL-2008 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (215) 551-6791 Fax: (215) 336-0355 NA_FV020 Weather at 7:00 a.m. Partly Cloudy 70 Yesterday's High 86 NOTICE: NO REPORTS WILL BE ISSUED ON FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2008. THE PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL PRODUCE MARKET AND THE MARKET NEWS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY. VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons CA Globe Thorned 36s 26.00 ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 11 lb cartons bunched EC Green jbo 20.00 exlge 17.00 lge fr cond 14.00-15.00 MX Green std 17.00-18.00 PE Green jbo 27.00 exlge 19.00-20.00 lge 18.00 std 18.00-20.00 sml 16.00 ---BEANS: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. bushel cartons/crates GA Round Green Type Machine Picked 42.00-43.00 NJ Round Green Type Machine Picked 35.00 TN Round Green Type Machine Picked 40.00-45.00 5 lb cartons GU Hericot Vert (French Type) 13.00-14.00 ---BEETS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched NJ Red Type 12s 10.00-12.00 OH Red Type 12s 13.00-14.00 25 lb sacks loose NJ Red Type med 8.00 25 lb film bags CD Quebec CD One Red Type med 10.00 ---BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA bchd 14s 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 24.00-25.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 few 15.00 fr cond 12.00-13.00 ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. ---CABBAGE: MARKET ROUND GREEN TYPE SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CD One Round Green Type med 14.00-15.00 DE Round Green Type med 13.00-14.00 MD Round Green Type med 13.00-14.00 NJ Round Green Type med 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 few 14.50-15.00 Red Type med 14.00-15.00 few 12.00 1 3/4 bushel crates and 40 lb cartons NJ Savoy Type med 14.00-15.00 few 11.00 ---CARROTS: OFFERINGS 50 LB SACKS LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med 22.00-23.00 50 lb sacks loose CA lge 18.00-20.00 jbo 23.00 MX jbo 20.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 fr qual 16.00-18.00 cartons bunched CA Bunched 24s 18.00-20.00 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 ---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 ---CELERY: OFFERINGS LIGHT FOR HEARTS. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA 2 dz 25.00-26.00 mostly 25.00 2 1/2 dz 25.00-26.00 3 dz 24.00 filmbags 30s 29.00-30.00 filmbags 36s 28.00 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 28.00-30.00 ---CORN-SWEET: MARKET BI-COLOR ABOUT STEADY, OTHERS LOWER. wirebound crates GA Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz 12.00-13.00 White 4-4 1/2 dz 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 fr cond 6.00-10.00 Bi-Color 4-4 1/2 dz 12.00-13.00 Miniature type 10 lb cartons FL 20.00 ---CUCUMBERS: MARKET NJ CUCUMBERS SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. UNWAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons NJ med 10.00-12.00 occasional higher fr qual 6.00-8.00 lge fr appear 6.00-7.00 1 1/9 bushel crates NJ Pickles med 24.00-25.00 20 lb cartons DR Persian 18.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless sml 12s 7.50-8.00 mostly 8.00 ---EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel containers wrapped GA med 12.00 fr qual 7.00-8.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese 30.00-33.00 ---ENDIVE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1.3 bushel crates NJ 18s 14.00 5 kg containers BL Witloof 15.00-16.00 ---ESCAROLE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1.3 bushel crates NJ 18s 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 ---GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb cartons CQ White 65mm/6.5cm 14.00-15.00 netted 3s 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 13.00-14.00 netted 5s 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 13.00-14.00 10 lb cartons CA Elephant 35.00-36.00 (few sales) cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 12.00 ---GREENS: MARKET BROCCOLI RABE LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. crates bunched NJ Swiss Chard green 12s 12.00 Dandelion 12s 13.00 Kohlrabi 12s 13.00-14.00 cartons bunched CA Swiss Chard red 12s 18.00 cartons/crates bunched MD Collard 12-16s 9.00-10.00 Kale 12-16s 9.00 Mustard 12-16s 12.00 Turnip Tops 12-16s 12.00 NC Collard 12-16s 7.50-10.00 Kale 12-16s 7.50-9.00 few 10.00 Mustard 12-16s 10.00 Turnip Tops 12-16s 9.00 NJ Collard 12-16s 7.50 Kale 12-16s 7.50 20 lb cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe 20s 30.00-32.00 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA flm lined 24s 18.00 few 20.00 few 16.00 24s flmwrpd 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 few 21.00 fr cond 16.00 30s flmwrpd 16.00-17.00 CD Quebec 24s 14.00 fr qual 8.00-10.00 24s flmwrpd 15.00 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA Boston 24s 13.00 Green Leaf 24s 16.00-18.00 Red Leaf 24s 16.00-18.00 NJ Green Leaf 24s 10.00 Red Leaf 24s 10.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.50 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA 24s 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 ord cond 5.00-10.00 CD Quebec 24s 10.00-12.00 fr cond 6.00-8.00 NJ 24s 10.00 cartons 12 16-oz (3 count) packages CA Hearts 18.00 cartons 12 18-oz (3 count) packages CA Hearts 17.00 ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons PA White lge 14.50-15.00 med 12.50 Sliced med 13.00 4 qt baskets PA White med-lge 7.00 5 lb cartons PA Oyster 15.00 Cremini 8.00 Portobella med-lge 8.50 sml 8.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake 12.50 fr qual 9.50 exlge 14.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 11.75 Sliced 12.00 Portobella sml 12.00 cartons 12 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Enoki 13.00 cartons 10 10-oz trays film wrapped PA White 11.75 ---OKRA: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. ---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched GU 48s med 11.00-12.00 MX 48s med 12.00 OH 48s med 10.00-11.00 crates bunched NJ Leeks 12s sml 18.00 cartons bunched OH Leeks 12s sml 16.00-17.00 ---PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 21.00-22.00 Plain 60s 20.00-22.00 OH Curly 60s 20.00 Plain 60s 20.00 1 1/4 bushel crates bunched NJ Curly 60s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 Plain 60s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 ---PARSNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 20 lb film bags loose MI 16.00 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MI 13.00 ---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 10 lb cartons PE Snow Peas Decalyxed 31.00 (few sales) CA Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 36.00 PE Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 36.00 ---PEPPERS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Bell Type Red irreg sz fr qual 20.00-25.00 GA Bell Type Green lge fr qual 17.00-18.00 Mxd Red And Green lge 10.00-12.00 NC Bell Type Green exlge 28.00 15 lb cartons CA Bell Type Red exlge 25.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 5 kg cartons NL AIR Bell Type Yellow 80-100mm 28.00 ---PEPPERS OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1/2 bushel cartons GA Jalapeno 10.00-12.00 Poblano 16.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons GA Long Hot 15.00 few high as 20.00 8 lb cartons DR Habanero green 22.00-24.00 25 lb containers DR Finger Hot green 45.00 25 lb sacks DR Ajies 28.00 30 lb cartons DR Thai Chili Hots green 34.00 red 60.00 (few sales) 40 lb containers MX Jalapeno 25.00 Poblano 25.00 Serrano 34.00 ---RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags OH Red 8.00-9.50 mostly 9.00 Local Repack Red 12.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags OH Red 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 Local Repack Red 13.00 40 lb film bags topped CD Quebec Red 17.00 MN Red 22.00 OH Red 24.00-26.00 cartons bunched OH Red 24s 10.00-13.00 ---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS LIGHT. FIELD GROWN 20 lb cartons WA 22.00 ---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. ---SPINACH: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. 1 2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s 16.00-18.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 16.00 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby Type 10.00 ---SQUASH: MARKET ZUCCHINI AND YELLOW STRAIGHTNECK SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 1/2 bushel cartons NJ Zucchini sml-med 8.00-10.00 med 7.00-8.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 8.00-9.00 mostly 9.00 med 7.00 TN Zucchini sml-med 10.00 med 8.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 10.00 med 8.00 bushel cartons MX Kabocha lge 18.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons NC Acorn med 30.00 Butternut med 28.00 Spaghetti med 25.00 5 lb cartons GU Zucchini 16.00 (Miniature type) Summer Gold Miniature type 16.00 Summer Green Miniature type 16.00 MX Zucchini 16.00 (Miniature type) Summer Gold Miniature type 16.00 Summer Green Miniature type 16.00 ---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. CURED 40 lb cartons LA U.S. No. 1 Beauregard med 20.00 NC Beauregard jbo 11.00-12.00 few 13.00 U.S. No. 1 Beauregard med 18.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 ---TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose NJ Vine Ripes red lge fr qual 25.00-30.00 fr cond 20.00 med fr qual fr cond 15.00 SC Vine Ripes turning-pink 5x6 sz fr qual 10.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red 6x6 sz fr appear 12.00 light red-red 5x6 sz 14.00-16.00 fair appear low as 12.00 6x6 sz 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 23.58 6x6 sz 23.58 6x7 sz 23.58 15 lb flats CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red 25s 16.00-17.00 28s 16.00-17.00 MX Vine Ripes light red-red 25s 16.00 28s 16.00 5 kg cartons on the vine CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 14.00 MX Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 13.00 15 lb flats FL Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties red lge 32.00 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT. flats 12 1-pt baskets with lids MX Red red 18.00-20.00 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL light red-red 18.00-19.00 GA light red-red 18.00 SC light red-red 18.00 ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL light red-red lge 18.00 sml 13.00 SC light red lge fr appear 16.00 ---TURNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb film bags NJ Purple Top med 10.00 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS RADICCHIO INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. MARKET STEADY. cartons 12 4-oz packages PA Alfalfa Sprouts 6.50-7.00 40 lb containers MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 18.00 MISC SEASONAL ---APPLE CIDER: cartons 4 1-gallon bottles PA Preserved 12.50 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles PA Preserved 16.00