BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 24-NOV-2009                                       
                                                                               
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 7:00am. Light Rain 44 Yesterday's high 47                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES:    10 lb cartons MX 18.00 TX 22.00                             
---BANANA FLOWERS:    35-40 lb containers FL 45.00 MX 45.00                    
---BATATAS:    50 lb sacks FL jbo 14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00                     
---CALABAZA:    50 lb sacks CR 22.00 PN 25.00 TT 25.00                         
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS):    cartons 12 3.5-oz baskets film wrapped CB  
24.00                                                                          
---CHAYOTE:    20 lb cartons CR 9.00 40 lb cartons CR 17.00-18.00              
---COCONUTS:    40 lb cartons DR Dry 24-30s wrpd 36.00 Local Repack Water 10s  
16.00-18.00 Dry 24s 27.00 40 lb sacks FL Water 10s 16.00-17.00 65-70 lb sacks  
DR Dry 40s 36.00-39.00 mostly 39.00 occas higher cartons TL Young Type 9s 14.00
---GALANGA (SIAM, THAI GINGER):    5 lb cartons Local Repack 20.00             
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons BR 39.00-40.00 mostly 39.00 CQ  
28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00                                                       
---JICAMA:    20 lb cartons MX 16.00-17.00 mostly 17.00 38-40 lb containers MX 
28.00                                                                          
---MALANGA:    40 lb cartons CR Blanca 36.00-38.00 mostly 36.00 Lila           
35.00-38.00 mostly 37.00-38.00 EC Blanca 38.00-39.00 occas lower               
---MAMEY SAPOTE:    25 lb cartons FL no offerings                              
---RAMBUTAN:    5 lb cartons HD no offerings                                   
---SUGARCANE:    40 lb bundles FL 19.00-21.00 mostly 19.00                     
---TAMARINDO:    30 lb cartons TL Sweet 60.00 occas lower cartons 16 1-lb      
packages TL Sweet 36.00-39.00 mostly 39.00                                     
---TARO:    30 lb containers CQ Eddoes 26.00-30.00 mostly 26.00 occas higher 40
lb cartons CR Eddoes 30.00-34.00 mostly 30.00 NI Dasheen (Coco, Islena)        
35.00-38.00 mostly 35.00 occas lower PN Dasheen (Coco, Islena) 50.00           
---TOMATILLOS:    10 lb cartons MX 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00                    
---YAMPI:    40 lb cartons CR 70.00                                            
---YAMS (NAMES):    40 lb cartons CB Blanca 35.00-36.00 mostly 36.00 CR Blanca 
35.00-36.00 mostly 36.00 occas higher 45 lb cartons JM Yellow 54.00-60.00      
mostly 55.00                                                                   
---YUCA (CASSAVA):    WAXED 40 lb cartons CB 17.00-20.00 mostly 17.00 CR       
14.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 one label 20.00                                 

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MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---GINGER ROOT: 5 lb cartons HI 27.00