DETROIT Terminal Prices as of 16-MAR-2018                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
Phone:  (313) 841-5370     Fax:  (313) 841-8310                                
                                                                               

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WEATHER AT 7:00 AM: OVERCAST 21                                                
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 35                                                           
                                                                               
Effective with the release of the March 16, 2018 report, 
the wholesale market report in Detroit will be suspended until further notice.


MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons FL 25.00 27 lb cartons MX     
15.00-16.00                                                                    
---BANANA FLOWERS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   35-40 lb containers MX 37.00        
---BATATAS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   WAXED 40 lb sacks FL jbo 48.00             
---CALABAZA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   50 lb sacks CR 20.00                      
---CHAYOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR 24 sz 30.00 MX 24 sz           
20.00-21.00                                                                    
---COCONUTS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   65-70 lb sacks DR Dry 40s 38.00 cartons TL
Young Type 9s 20.00                                                            
---DRAGON FRUIT (RED PITAYA): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   4.5 kg cartons VN Red    
Flesh 7s 41.00 8s 41.00 9s 41.00                                               
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ 28.00-30.50 mostly           
28.00-30.00 fineappear 38.00-39.00 HI 66.00 PE 48.00 5 lb sacks CQ 9.00        
---JACKFRUIT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   miscellaneous containers per lb MX 2s    
1.10                                                                           
---JICAMA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   38-40 lb containers MX 22.50-26.00 mostly        
22.50-24.50                                                                    
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Lila med 31.00 EC Blanca white 
med 30.00 Lila med 28.00-28.50                                                 
---RAMBUTAN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   2 kg cartons VN AIR 28.00                 
---SUGARCANE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   50 lb cartons FL 30.00                   
---TAMARINDO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   35 lb cartons MX 49.00 cartons 16 1-lb        
packages TL 66.00 Sweet 66.00                                                  
---TARO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb sacks CQ Eddoes sml 37.00 CR Eddoes sml 37.00
EC Eddoes sml no offerings MX Dasheen (Coco, Islena) med 17.00-18.00 fineappear
26.00-27.00                                                                    
---TOMATILLOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons FL 13.00 38 lb reusable plastic
containers (RPC) MX 20.00-20.50                                                
---TUMERIC: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons/crates JM AIR Orange Type 34.50-35.00   
per lb JM AIR Orange Type 4.90                                                 
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca 31.00-32.00 45 lb  
cartons JM Yellow 51.00 50 lb cartons CR Blanca 33.00                          
---YUCA (CASSAVA): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   WAXED 40 lb cartons CR lge 21.50-25.50   
mostly 23.00-25.00