BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 09-FEB-2010                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,                                 
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                     
                                                                               
Phone:  (617) 387-4498     Fax:  (617) 389-1387                                
                                                                               

BH_FV056                                                                       
Weather at 7am Sunny 18                                                        
Yesterday's max 33                                                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES:    10 lb cartons MX 18.00 TX 22.00                             
---BANANA FLOWERS:    35-40 lb containers MX 50.00                             
---BATATAS:    50 lb sacks FL lge 30.00-34.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 sml 23.00     
occas higher                                                                   
---CALABAZA:    50 lb sacks CR 15.00 PN 17.00-20.00 mostly 20.00               
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS):    cartons 12 3.5-oz baskets film wrapped CB  
AIR 26.00                                                                      
---CHAYOTE:    20 lb cartons CR 12.00 40 lb cartons CR 20.00 one label 29.00   
White no offerings                                                             
---COCONUTS:    40 lb cartons DR Dry 24-30s wrpd 36.00-37.00 Local Repack Water
10s no offerings Dry 24s 27.00 40 lb sacks FL Water 10s 18.00 65-70 lb sacks DR
Dry 40s 36.00-39.00 mostly 39.00 occas higher cartons TL Young Type 9s 13.00   
---GALANGA (SIAM, THAI GINGER):    5 lb cartons Local Repack 20.00             
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons BR 39.00 CQ 25.00-27.00 mostly  
27.00 TL 39.00 10 lb cartons HI 15.00                                          
---JICAMA:    20 lb cartons MX 16.00 38-40 lb containers MX 24.00              
---MALANGA:    40 lb cartons CR Blanca 39.00-42.00 mostly 40.00-42.00 Lila     
34.00-37.00 mostly 34.00 occas lower Amarilla 45.00 DR Amarilla 58.00 EC Blanca
42.00-45.00 NI Lila 33.00-34.00                                                
---SUGARCANE:    40 lb bundles FL 19.00                                        
---TAMARINDO:    30 lb cartons TL Sweet 60.00 occas lower cartons 16 1-lb      
packages TL Sweet 35.00-39.00 mostly 39.00                                     
---TARO:    40 lb cartons CQ Eddoes 40.00 CR Eddoes 40.00 occas lower Dasheen  
(Coco, Islena) 35.00-40.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 MX Dasheen (Coco, Islena) 55.00  
NI Eddoes 40.00 Dasheen (Coco, Islena) 50.00                                   
---TOMATILLOS:    10 lb cartons MX 16.00 one label 12.00                       
---YAMPI:    40 lb cartons CR 60.00-65.00 mostly 60.00                         
---YAMS (NAMES):    40 lb cartons CB Blanca 30.00 occas higher CR Blanca 32.00 
occas lower 45 lb cartons JM Yellow 45.00                                      
---YUCA (CASSAVA):    WAXED 40 lb cartons CR 20.00-26.00 mostly 20.00-22.00    

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MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---GINGER ROOT: 5 lb cartons HI 28.00