CHICAGO Ornamental Terminal Prices as of 02-FEB-2006 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (312) 353-0111 Fax: (312) 886-3766 HX_FV201 "This report is issued bi-weekly on Monday and Thursday". Cloucy 32 Yesterday's High 48 Market Comment: Trading fairly slow. Most major ornamentals remained generally unchanged. PLEASE NOTE: THIS REPORT WILL BE DISCONTINUED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 2, 2006. ---AGAPANTHUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s NL Blue Varieties long 14.50 White Varieties long 14.50 per stem NL Blue Varieties long 1.85 White Varieties long 1.85 ---ALSTROEMERIA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA Assorted Colors Sel long 5.00-5.50 occas lower Fcy long 4.50-5.00 occas lower CB Assorted Colors exlong 6.00-6.50 occas lower Fcy long 4.00-4.50 few 3.50 MX Assorted Colors Fcy exlong 5.50-6.00 few 5.00 long 4.75-5.00 few 4.50 NL Assorted Colors Fcy long 4.50 occas lower ---AMARYLLIS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA Assorted Colors long 5.25 few higher ---ANEMONE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch NL Mona Lisa long 7.75-8.50 occas higher & lower ---ANTHURIUM: MARKET STEADY. per stem CR Standard Type pink exlge 3.00-3.50 occas higher & lower lge 2.25-2.75 occas higher & lower med 1.85-2.25 occas higher & lower sml 1.35-1.50 occas higher & lower red exlge 2.75-3.50 occas higher & lower lge 2.10-2.50 occas higher med 1.65-2.00 few 2.15 sml 1.25-1.50 occas higher & lower Miniature Type pink .90-1.25 occas higher & lower red .75-1.25 occas higher & lower HI Standard Type Red Varieties exlge 2.25-2.50 occas lower lge 2.00-2.25 occas higher med 1.50-2.00 few higher sml 1.00-1.50 occas lower NL Standard Type Red Varieties lge 2.25 inc assorted per box of 16 stems NL Standard Type Green Varieties lge 3.50 Purple Varieties lge 3.40 ---ARTEMISIA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75 ---ASCLEPIAS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s NL Cinderella long 6.50 occas lower bchd 5s 7.00 Moby Dick bchd 5s 9.50 ---ASTER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA Beauty .45-.50 mostly .48 few .40 per bunch CA Rainbow 4.75-5.50 occas higher & lower Matsumoto long 7.00-7.50 occas higher & lower Monte Casino lavender long 5.75-6.00 few 5.50 white long 5.50-6.00 occas higher & lower CB Matsumoto long 6.00-7.00 occas higher & lower MX Monte Casino lavender long 6.00-6.50 few 5.50 white long 6.00 few 5.50 NL Monte Casino lavender long 5.00-5.50 occas lower white long 5.00-5.50 occas lower ---ASTILBE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA Pink Varieties long 7.00 ---BANKSIA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA Various Varieties long 3.50-4.50 mostly 4.25 ---BELLS OF IRELAND (MOLUCELLA): MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long 7.50-8.25 few 8.50 short 5.75 CB long 7.50-8.50 occas lower ---BIRD OF PARADISE (STRELITZIA): MARKET STEADY. per stem CA long 1.00-1.50 few 1.85 CR exlong 2.25-2.50 few 2.00 long 1.85-1.95 few 2.00 ---BOUVARDIA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA Assorted Colors long 8.00-8.50 occas lower CB Assorted Colors long 6.50-7.00 mostly 6.50 few 5.50 occas lower NL Assorted Colors long 7.50-8.50 few lower ---BUPLEURUM: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long 6.50-7.00 occas lower ---CALLA (ZANTEDESCHIA): MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA Standard Type Assorted Colors long 2.75-3.50 mostly 3.00 Miniature Type short 2.00-3.00 mostly 2.50 few 1.95 CB Standard Type Assorted Colors long 2.50 NL Miniature Type Assorted Colors long 1.75-2.00 mostly 1.75 few high as 2.85 short 1.75 Red 3.25 ---CARNATIONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA Assorted Colors Fcy .27-.30 few .33 occas higher & lower Std .20-.25 few .15 occas higher CB Assorted Colors Fcy .25-.30 few .20 occas higher & lower Std .20-.25 occas higher & lower ---CARNATIONS, MINIATURE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA Assorted Colors long 3.50-4.50 mostly 4.00 occas higher & lower CB Assorted Colors long 3.50-4.50 mostly 3.50-4.00 occas higher & lower ---CHRYSANTHEMUMS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA Standard assorted colors exlge .95-1.00 few higher occas lower bunched 10s CA Disbud Rover long 6.00-6.50 few 5.50 occas lower Spider long 6.00-6.50 few 5.50 CB Disbud Rover long 6.00-6.50 occas higher & lower Spider long 6.00-6.50 few 5.50 white long 6.50 ---CORNFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA long 6.50-7.00 few low as 5.00 ---DAISIES: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s CA Marguerites long 3.00-3.50 occas higher & lower ---DELPHINIUM: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA Belladonna long 6.50-7.50 mostly 7.00-7.50 few 8.00 bunched 10s CA Hybrid long 7.00-8.00 few 8.50 Volkerfrieden long 8.00-8.50 few 7.50 CB Hybrid long 9.00-9.50 mostly 9.00 occas lower Volkerfrieden long 9.00-9.50 few lower ---ERYNGIUM: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long 7.50 ---FREESIA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA exlong 7.00-7.50 long 6.00-6.50 occas lower per bunch NL long 5.00-5.50 ---GARDENIA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bloom CA 5.00-6.00 ---GERBERA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA Standard Type Assorted Colors long .85-.95 few 1.00 MX Standard Type Assorted Colors long .85 Miniature Type Assorted Colors med .80 NL Standard Type Assorted Colors long .95 occas higher & lower Miniature Type Assorted Colors long .70 ---GINGER (ALPINIA): MARKET STEADY. per stem CR Red Type exlong 2.00-2.25 occas lower long 2.00 med 1.50-1.75 occas higher & lower short 1.25 few 1.50 occas higher & lower Pink Type exlong 2.25 occas higher & lower long 2.00 occas lower med 1.50-1.75 occas lower short 1.25 occas lower ---GLADIOLA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA Standard Type long 8.00-8.50 occas high as 10.00 Miniature Type long 7.00-7.50 mostly 7.25 occas lower CB Standard Type long 7.50-8.00 occas lower MX Standard Type long 6.00-6.50 mostly 6.50 occas higher & lower NL Standard Type long 6.50-7.00 occas higher & lower ---GODETIA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long 6.00-6.50 CB long 7.00-7.50 occas higher & lower med 4.50-4.95 ---GYPSOPHILA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CB Perfecta long 4.00-4.50 few 5.00 Million Stars long 5.00-6.00 few 6.50 EC Perfecta long 4.00 few 5.00 New Love long 6.50-7.00 few 6.00 Party Time long 6.00-7.00 occas higher ---GYPSY (DIANTHUS HYBRID): MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long 6.00-6.50 mostly 6.00 occas higher ---HELICONIA: MARKET STEADY. per stem CR Upright Type long 5.50 few 5.00 Hanging Type long 6.50 few 6.00 ---HYACINTH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA long 7.50-8.00 few 8.50 occas lower ---HYDRANGEA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA Various Varieties long 2.50-3.00 mostly 2.75 ---HYPERICUM: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA Pinky Flair long 9.00 CB Pinky Flair long 7.00-7.50 few 6.50 ---IRIS, DUTCH TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA Various Varieties long 6.00-6.50 some 5.50 NL Various Varieties long 6.00-6.50 some 5.00 WA Various Varieties long 5.00-5.50 ---KANGAROO PAW: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 5s NL Assorted Colors long 8.50 per bunch CB Assorted Colors long 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.50 few 6.50 occas higher ---LARKSPUR (CONSOLIDA): MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA long 7.00-8.00 occas higher ---LEUCADENDRON: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CB Safari Sunset long 7.50 NL Safari Sunset long 7.75 ---LEUCOSPERMUM (PIN CUSHION): MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA Various Varieties 2.00-2.50 mostly 2.00-2.25 NL Various Varieties 1.75 ---LIATRIS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA long 4.00-5.00 mostly 4.50 occas higher CB 100cm 5.50-6.50 90cm 6.00-6.50 80cm 5.00-5.50 some 6.00 70cm 4.50-5.00 occas higher 60cm 4.00-4.50 ---LILAC: MARKET STEADY. bunched 10s NL Hybrid Type long 15.00-15.50 ---LILIES: MARKET STEADY. per bunch CA Oriental Type La Mancha 2-3 blooms long 19.50-20.00 few high as 24.50 occas lower CB Asiatic Type Various Varieties 2-3 blooms long 10.00-11.50 mostly 10.50 Oriental Type Acapulco 2-3 blooms long 19.00-20.00 few 22.50 occas 18.50 Stargazer 2-3 blooms long 14.00-14.50 some 13.50 MX Asiatic Type Various Varieties 2-3 blooms long 10.00-10.50 few 9.00 occas lower NL Asiatic Type Various Varieties 2-3 blooms long 12.00-12.50 occas lower bunched 5s CA Asiatic Type Various Varieties 2-3 blooms long 13.50-14.00 mostly 13.50 occas lower CB Oriental Type Acapulco 2-3 blooms long 15.00-16.00 occas lower bunched 10s CA Asiatic Type Various Varieties 2-3 blooms long 8.50-9.50 mostly 9.00-9.50 few 10.75 occas lower CB Oriental Type La Mancha 2-3 blooms long 18.50 Siberia 3-5 blooms long 22.50 per stem CA Oriental Type Stargazer 2-3 blooms long 2.25-2.50 few 1.60 occas higher & lower Asiatic/Longiflorum Hybrid Various Varieties 3-4 blooms long 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-11.50 few 10.50 occas higher & lower CR Asiatic Type Various Varieties 2-3 blooms long 9.00 occas higher & lower NL Asiatic Type Various Varieties 3-4 blooms long 14.00-15.00 occas higher & lower 4-6 blooms long 12.00-12.50 occas higher & lower Oriental Type Stargazer 2-3 blooms long 1.90 few lower ---LISIANTHUS (EUSTOMA): MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long 8.50-9.70 occas high as 12.00 ---MISC. GREENS: per bunch CA Eucalyptus Seeded lge 5.50-6.50 occas higher & lower Silver Dollar long 6.50 Italian long 5.50 Leatherleaf lge 2.75-3.00 Myrtle Green long 6.50 FL Asparagus Fern Ming Fern lge 6.00-6.50 Pittosporum Variegated long 3.00-3.50 Green 3.50 Podocarpus long 3.00-3.50 per stem CA Sago Palm long 5.00-5.50 ---ORCHID-CYMBIDIUM: MARKET STEADY. per spray CA Standard Type lge 2.50-3.00 mostly 2.75 few 2.00 ---ORCHID-OTHERS: MARKET STEADY. per bloom IL Cattleyas Lavender lge 3.50 med 3.00-4.00 occas higher & lower White med 4.00 occas higher & lower sml 4.25 occas higher & lower per spray HI Dendrobium lavender exlge long 1.00-1.50 occas higher purple long 1.00-1.50 occas higher white long 1.00-1.50 occas higher IL Phalaenopsis long 4.25-4.50 few 3.50-3.75 NL Dendrobium lavender long .85 few .95 white long .85 few .95 Oncidium long 1.00 ---POMPONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA Assorted Varieties long 2.50-3.00 mostly 2.75-2.85 CB Assorted Varieties long 2.75-3.00 mostly 2.85-3.00 occas lower Button Type long 3.00 few 2.75 Cushion Type Assorted Colors long 2.85-3.00 few 2.75 Daisy Type Assorted Colors long 3.00 few 2.85 Novelty Type Assorted Colors long 2.50 few 2.00 occas higher ---POTTED PLANTS: 4 inch pot CD African Violets lge 2.50 Anthurium lge 4.50-5.00 few 4.00 Azalea lge 4.75 Begonia lge 2.75 Chrysanthemum lge 2.75 Crocus lge 1.75 few 1.50 Cyclamen lge 3.50 Daffodil lge 1.75 few 1.50 Hyacinth lge 1.75 few 1.50 Iris, Dutch Type lge 1.75 few 1.50 Kalanchoe lge 2.75 Primula lge 1.75-2.00 few 1.50 occas higher Rose (Miniature) lge 4.25 few 4.50 occas 4.00 Tulip lge 2.00-2.25 few 1.50 4 1/2 inch pot CD Azalea lge 3.25-4.65 few 3.00 Begonia lge 2.75-3.00 few 2.50 Calla lge 5.50-6.00 few 5.00 Chrysanthemum lge 2.75-3.00 few 2.50 Cyclamen lge 3.25-3.50 few 3.00 Gerbera lge 3.50-3.75 few 3.00 Gloxinia lge 3.00-3.50 few 2.75 Kalanchoe lge 2.50-2.75 few 2.25 6 inch pot CD Anthurium lge 9.75-10.50 few 9.50 Azalea lge 10.00-11.00 few 9.50 Begonia lge 7.00-7.25 occas lower Bromeliad lge 14.50-15.00 Calla lge 10.50-11.50 Chrysanthemum lge 6.00-7.00 some 5.50 Cyclamen lge 6.25-6.50 Daffodil lge 4.00 occas lower Gardenia lge 12.00-13.00 occas higher Gerbera lge 5.75-6.00 occas higher Gloxinia lge 5.50-6.50 Hyacinth lge 4.00-4.25 Hydrangea lge 13.00-13.50 Kalanchoe lge 5.75-6.00 Tulip lge 4.00-4.25 occas higher 7 inch pot CD Azalea lge 13.50-15.50 mostly 13.50-14.65 Hyacinth lge 7.00-7.59 Tulip lge 9.25-9.75 8 inch pot CD Chrysanthemum lge 9.50-10.50 Cyclamen lge 9.00-10.00 Hyacinth lge 10.75-11.25 Tulip lge 10.75-11.25 10 inch pot CD Tulip lge 15.75-16.50 ---PROTEA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA King lge 6.50-7.00 mostly 6.75 Queen lge 5.00-5.75 Pink Mink lge 2.00-2.75 occas higher Pink Ice lge 2.00-2.50 ---QUEEN ANNE'S LACE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long 6.50-7.50 few 5.50 ---RANUNCULUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA French Type long 5.25-6.00 ---ROSE, HYBRID TEA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA Asstd Colors Incl Red 26 inch & lngr 1.00-1.25 few .90 occas lower 14-18 inch .90-.95 few .85 occas higher & lower CB Assorted Colors 70cm 1.31-1.76 occas higher & lower 60cm 1.25-1.30 few higher & lower 50cm 1.00 occas higher & lower Red Varieties 60cm 1.10-1.20 few high as 1.50 occas lower Charlotte 60cm .75-.80 few 1.00 occas higher & lower 50cm .70-.75 few .90 occas higher & lower Classy 60cm 1.00 few 1.25 occas higher & lower 50cm .90-.95 few 1.00 occas higher & lower Madame Del Bard 80cm 1.00 few 1.25 occas higher & lower 70cm .90-.95 occas higher & lower 60cm 1.00 occas higher & lower 50cm .90-1.00 few higher & lower MX Assorted Colors 60cm 1.35-1.45 occas higher Red Varieties Classy 50-60cm 1.45-1.60 occas higher Madame Del Bard 70-80cm 1.65-1.80 occas higher 60cm 1.55-1.65 occas higher & lower 50cm 1.45-1.55 few higher & lower 40cm 1.35-1.45 occas higher & lower Royalty 70cm 1.90-2.25 occas higher & lower 60cm 1.60-1.85 occas higher & lower ---ROSE, SWEETHEART: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per stem CA 14 inch & lngr .50-.55 few .60 CB 14 inch & lngr .60-.65 few .70 CD 14 inch & lngr .70-.75 occas higher NL 14 inch & lngr .70-.75 few .60-.65 occas lower ---SNAPDRAGON: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA long 7.50-8.50 mostly 8.00 occas higher CD long 8.00 occas higher ---SOLIDASTER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA long 6.00-6.50 few 5.50 ---STAR OF BETHLEHEM/ORNITHOGALUM: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA Arabicum long 6.50 occas higher CB Arabicum med 5.50 NL Arabicum med 4.50 ---STATICE (LIMONIUM): MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA Sinuata Assorted Colors long 3.50-4.50 few 4.75 occas lower Seafoam long 4.50-5.00 few 5.50 CB Sinuata long 4.50 few 4.75 Limonium Hybrids Misty Blue long 6.00-6.50 occas higher Misty White long 6.00-6.50 occas higher ---STEPHANOTIS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bloom CA .75-.80 few .85 occas higher & lower ---STOCK: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA Double Varieties Assorted Colors long 7.50-8.50 mostly 8.00 few 7.00 CB Double Varieties Assorted Colors long 9.50 NL Single Varieties long 5.00-5.50 ---SUNFLOWER: MARKET STEADY. bunched 5s CA Teddy Bear long 5.50 few 6.00 occas lower bunched 10s CA Teddy Bear long 7.00-7.50 Various Varieties long 5.50-6.50 CB Various Varieties long 6.50 few 7.00 ---TUBEROSE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA long 8.00-8.50 MX long 7.50 few 7.00 NL long 7.50 ---TULIPS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bunched 10s CA Standard Type Assorted Colors long 6.50-7.00 few 5.50 occas lower French Type Assorted Colors long 14.00 some 13.50 MX Standard Type long 7.50-8.00 few lower NL Standard Type Assorted Colors long 5.00-5.50 mostly 5.00 few 4.75 French Type Assorted Colors long 14.00-15.00 few higher occas lower bunched 5s NL Standard Type Assorted Colors long 5.75 Parrot Type Assorted Colors long 9.50-10.00 occas lower ---WAXFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. per bunch CA Assorted Colors long 8.50-9.50 mostly 9.00 NL Assorted Colors long 8.00-8.50