San Francisco Fresh Vegetable Market Update

SAN FRANCISCO - May 27/05 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh vegetables on terminal markets here were summarized by the USDA today.

Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
              Federal-State Market News Service, USDA.
Phone: (510) 637-1815    Fax: (510) 637-1851
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Weather:  Today's 7:00  a.m.  Partly Sunny   56  Yesterday's High   68   low   54
No report will be issued on Monday, May 31 due to the observance of the
Memorial Day Holiday.
VEGETABLES
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. cartons CA Globe Thorned green 24s
45.00-46.00  few 40.50 30s 32.00-34.00  lge lse 32.00
---ASPARAGUS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET HIGHER.
pyramid cartons/crates 28 lb bunched CA Salinas District Green lge
40.00-41.00  few higher std 40.00-41.00  few higher Stockton District Green lge
28.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-32.00 few 34.00 std 30.00-32.00  few 34.00
11 lb cartons bunched CA Salinas District Green jbo 22.00  exlge 22.00  lge
22.00  std 22.00  sml 22.00  PE White lge 27.50
---BEANS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 10 lb cartons MX Hericot Vert (French Type)
37.50-40.00  few higher few 32.00 15 lb cartons CA Wax Type yellow 38.50-39.50
 30 lb containers CA Fava 12.00-14.00  Brentwood District Round Green Type
24.00  San Joaquin Valley California Round Green Type 20.00-23.00
---BEETS: MARKET STEADY. cartons/crates bunched CA 12s 13.50-14.50  MX 12s
13.50-14.50  25 lb film bags CA med-lge 10.50  MX Baja District lge 10.50  OR
med-lge 10.50
---BROCCOLI: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA bchd 18s 7.50-9.00 mostly 8.50-9.00
few best 10.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 8.00-9.00  few 9.50
 fair qual 4.00-6.00
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
---CABBAGE: MARKET STEADY. 45 lb cartons CA Round Green Type med 13.50-15.50
mostly 13.50-15.00 fair qual 10.00 Red Type med 15.00-16.00  one label
 21.00-21.50
---CARROTS: MARKET STEADY. cartons/sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med
12.00-13.50 mostly 12.50-13.00 50 lb cartons loose CA Topped med-lge
12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 25 lb sacks loose AZ Topped jbo 6.50-7.00  CA Topped
jbo 6.50-7.00  cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 14.00
containers 40 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 23.00-24.00
---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET STEADY. cartons film wrapped CA white 12s 12.00-14.00
mostly 12.50-14.00 9s 10.00-12.00  16s 11.00
---CELERY: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 2 dz 9.00-10.50  2 1/2 dz 9.00-10.50
few 12.00-13.00
---CORN-SWEET: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA Imperial, Coachella
& Palo Verde Valleys California Yellow 4 dz min 14.50-15.50 mostly 15.00
few 16.00 White 4 dz min 14.50-15.50 mostly 15.00 few 16.00
---CUCUMBERS: MARKET STEADY. 20 lb cartons MX Persian Greenhouse 15.00
10 lb cartons MX Japanese Greenhouse Hydroponic 19.00  1 1/9 bushel cartons MX
lge ord qual 10.00  Baja District lge 24.00  greenhouse grown ord qual
12.00-14.00  (includes greenhouse grown) cartons CA 36s 13.75-14.00
ord qual 9.00 MX Baja District 36s 10.00-11.00  (greenhouse grown)
cartons film wrapped CA Long Seedless Greenhouse Hydroponic 16s 13.00-13.50
fair qual 10.50 18s 13.00-13.50  MX Long Seedless Greenhouse 16s 10.50
1 1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles 200-300s 15.50  few 20.00-21.00
---EGGPLANT: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA Coachella Valley California 12s 10.50
18s 12.50  occas 14.00-15.00 fair qual 9.50 24s 12.50  occas 14.00-15.00
 fair qual 9.50 MX 24s holdovers 4.00-5.00  30 lb cartons per lb MX Chinese med
1.20  1 1/9 bushel containers per lb MX Italian med 1.00
5 kg cartons tray pack NL  AIR Italian 100-175 gm 26.50
---ENDIVE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 10 lb cartons BL Witloof 24.50-25.50  CA Witloof
21.00-23.00  NL Witloof 20.00  red 30.00
---GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb cartons CQ White netted 3s 22.00-24.00
netted 5s 22.00-24.00  netted 6s 22.00-24.00  MX Purple super col 38.50
few higher col 35.00  jbo fr qual 25.00  10 lb cartons CA Elephant col 24.50
few higher & lower
---GREENS: MARKET STEADY. cartons/crates bunched CA Collard 12s 7.50-8.50
mostly 8.50 Kale 12s 7.50-8.50 mostly 8.50 Mustard Curly 12s 7.50-8.50
mostly 8.50 Flat 12s 7.50-8.50 mostly 8.50 Dandelion 12s 9.50-10.50  Kohlrabi
12s 12.00-14.00  Rappini 12s 8.50  Swiss Chard Red 12s 8.50-9.50 mostly 8.50
White 12s 8.50-9.50 mostly 8.50
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 24s 10.50-12.00
mostly 10.50-11.00 flm lined 24s 10.50  few 11.50
---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA Boston 13.00-13.50  fair
 qual 10.00-10.50 poor qual lower Green Leaf 24s 11.50-12.50  few 13.25
 fair qual lower Red Leaf 24s 11.50-12.50  few 13.25 fair qual lower
2.5 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 5.00-5.50  few higher organic 6.00  3 lb cartons
CA Frisee 10.50-12.50
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET CARTON 24S SLIGHTLY HIGHER, HEARTS STEADY. cartons
CA 24s 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 few 16.00 cartons 8 6-count packages CA
Hearts 16.75-18.00  small size 16.75 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts
15.50-16.00  fair qual 12.50
---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons CA White lge 16.00-17.00  med
13.50-14.50 mostly 13.50-14.00 sml 13.00-14.00  small-fair qual 9.50-10.00
Brown lge 16.50-17.50  CD White med 12.00  5 lb cartons CA Shiitake jbo 25.50
 lge 18.50-22.50  med 12.50  Oyster lge 9.50-10.50  few 12.50 Portobella
11.00-12.00  small size 9.00-9.50 occas higher Repacked Enroute Shiitake lge
18.50  med 12.50  sml fr qual 9.50-9.75  cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CA
White 10.50-12.50 mostly 12.50 Brown 13.50-14.50 mostly 14.50
cartons 36 3-1/2 oz film bags per pkg CA Enoki .75-.80 mostly .80 flats per lb
CA Porcieni 16.50-17.50  few 19.00 FR Chanterelle 19.50-25.50  WA Morels 18.50
 Woodear 11.25  Hen Of The Woods 13.50  Porcieni 17.50
---OKRA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 1/2 bushel crates NI med 30.00-30.50
few 35.00
---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched MX 48s 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.50
containers bunched MX Bulb Type 24s 7.50  cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s
8.00-10.00  few higher
---PARSLEY: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates bunched
CA Curly 60s 10.00-11.00  one label 13.00-13.50 occas higher Plain 60s
20.00-25.00
---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 20 lb film bags loose MI 18.50-21.00
few 23.00
---PEAS GREEN: MARKET STEADY. bushel cartons/crates CA English 28.00
few lower 10 lb cartons CA Snow Peas fr qual 17.00  Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed
fr qual 17.00  Stringless/Decalyxed 24.00
---PEPPERS: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Coachella Valley
California Bell Type Green exlge fr qual 12.50-13.50  lge fr qual 9.00-10.00
mostly 9.00 few 10.50 irreg sz fr qual 9.00-9.50  MX Bell Type Red exlge-lge
fr qual 25.50  Baja District Bell Type Red exlge-lge fr qual 28.50  grnhse MX
Bell Type Yellow med-lge fr qual 22.50-23.00  11 lb cartons grnhse CD
British Columbia Bell Type Orange exlge 26.00  Red exlge 26.00  Yellow exlge
26.00  NL  AIR Bell Type Orange 80-100mm 26.50  Red 80-100mm 26.50  Yellow
80-100mm 26.50  25 lb cartons CA Bell Type Green exlge fr qual 12.50-13.50
lge fr qual 9.00-10.00  MX Baja District Bell Type Red exlge fineappear
27.50-30.00
---PEPPERS OTHER: MARKET STEADY. cartons/crates MX Jalapeno lge 32.00-34.00
few lower med 19.50-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 Anaheim lge 26.00-28.00
few 32.00 Serrano lge 32.00-34.00  few best 40.00 occas higher Pasilla lge
22.00-26.00  Yellow Chile med-lge 24.00-28.00  few 29.00 10 lb cartons
Repacked Enroute Jalapeno 9.00  Anaheim 12.50  Serrano 12.50  Pasilla 12.50
Habanero 45.00  Manzano orange 83.00-84.00  per lb Repacked Enroute
Thai Chili Hots green 3.00-3.50
---RADISHES: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb film bags topped AZ Red 17.00-18.00  MX
Baja District Red 17.00  cartons bunched CA Red 48s 13.00-14.50
mostly 13.00-14.00 OR Red 48s 13.00-14.50 mostly 13.00-14.00
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 20 lb cartons OR Field Grown 28.00
fair qual 21.50
---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 25 lb film bags OR lge 14.00
---SPINACH: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 10.00-10.50
mostly 10.00 fair qual lower cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA 13.00-14.00
mostly 14.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA 13.00-14.00 mostly 14.00
---SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons Repacked Enroute Banana lge
12.50-16.50  few higher 35 lb cartons/crates MX Kabocha med-lge 14.50-15.00
22-26 lb cartons CA Zucchini sml 12.00-13.00  few higher fair qual
 10.00-11.00 sml-med 12.00-13.00  few higher fair qual 10.00-11.00 med
10.00-10.50  fair qual 8.00-9.00 yellow sml 18.00-18.50  few higher
Yellow Crookneck sml-med 12.00-18.50 mostly 15.00-18.00 Scallop yellow sml
fineappear 22.00  35-40 lb cartons CA Acorn lge 15.00  Butternut lge 16.50
Spaghetti lge 21.00  MX Acorn green med-lge 16.00-17.00  some 10.00-12.00
Butternut lge 16.00-17.00  Spaghetti lge 16.00-17.00  4/7 bushel cartons MX
Grey sml 11.00-13.50  bins per lb Repacked Enroute Banana lge .30
---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons CA Beauregard Shprs 1st Grade
22.00  med 8.50-9.50  jbo 9.50-10.50  Hanna Shprs 1st Grade 24.50-25.00  med
8.00-9.00  jbo 9.50-10.50  Japanese Type Shprs 1st Grade 42.00  med
27.00-28.00  jbo 26.00-28.00  Diane Shprs 1st Grade 22.00-23.00  med
8.50-9.50  few 8.00 jbo 9.50-10.50  Okinawan Type Shprs 1st Grade 40.00
30 lb cartons HI Okinawan Type med 34.50
---TOMATOES: MARKET 2-LAYER VINE RIPES LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.
25 lb cartons loose CA Imperial Valley California Mature Greens light red-red
5x6 sz fr qual 15.00-16.00  FL Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 17.00-18.00
 few lower 6x6 sz 15.00  few higher cartons/flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes
Greenhouse light red-red 4x5s 16.75-18.75  few best 22.75 5x5s 14.75-16.75
few best 22.75 5x6s 12.75-14.75  few higher & lower Baja District Vine Ripes
light red-red 4x5s 16.75-18.75   fair cond 10.00 includes some greenhouse
 grown 5x5s 14.75-16.75  fair cond 9.00-10.00 includes some greenhouse
 grown 5x6s 14.75-16.75  fair cond 9.00-10.00 includes some greenhouse
 grown 10 lb flats MX Vine Ripes yellow 20s 24.50-25.00  25s 24.50-25.00
15 lb flats CD British Columbia Vine Ripes Greenhouse Hydroponic light red-red
22s 16.50  25s fr cond 10.00-12.00  few lower 20 lb cartons loose AZ Vine Ripes
Greenhouse Hydroponic red med-lge fr qual fr cond 8.00-9.00  5 kg cartons
on the vine AZ Vine Ripes Greenhouse Hydroponic orange med 18.00-20.00  red
med-lge 17.50  sml-med fr qual fr cond 8.00-10.50  yellow med 18.00-20.00  CD
British Columbia Vine Ripes Greenhouse Hydroponic red lge 12.50  NL  AIR
Vine Ripes Greenhouse Hydroponic orange lge 22.00  red lge 18.50  yellow lge
22.00
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. flats 12 1-pt baskets MX
light red-red 9.00-10.00  Greenhouse light red 18.50
flats 12 1-pt baskets with lids MX light red organic 17.50-18.00 mostly 17.50
flats 12 1/2-pt cups with lids MX Pear Type red organic 18.00  few
 higher yellow organic 18.00  few higher 3 kg cartons on the vine NL  AIR
Greenhouse Hydroponic red 23.50
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET STEADY. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX
red 9.00-12.00  some 6.50-7.00
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET BARELY STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose MX
Baja District Roma light red-red exlge 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00
occas best 16.50-18.00 fair-ord qual & cond 8.00-9.00 lge 12.00-14.00
mostly 12.00 fair-ord qual & cond 8.00-9.00 med fr qual fr cond 6.00-8.00
few higher Greenhouse light red-red exlge 16.50
---TURNIPS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 25 lb film bags CA lge 11.00-12.00
mostly 11.00 OR lge 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00
---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 1 lb film bags CA Alfalfa Sprouts
1.00-1.50 mostly 1.50 cartons 12 4-oz packages CA Alfalfa Sprouts 8.00-9.00
crates MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 8.00-10.00  1 layer containers CA Radicchio
12s 18.00  organic 12.00 

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