Mexico City Fresh Fruit Market Update

MEXICO CITY - May 8/08 - SNS -- Market values for for fresh fruits on terminal markets here were released by the USDA today based on reports from local government and trade officials.

Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.

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VIA WASHINGTON, DC. PRICES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS CONVERTED USING THE NEW YORK
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MID-RANGE RATE FOR THE DATE OF THE REPORT, OR NEAREST
AVAILABLE DATE, AS APPEARED IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
Source: Sistema Nacional de Informacion e Integracion de Mercados, Mexico
MX_FV020


VEGETABLES
---BEANS:    70 kg bags/sacks MX Hidalgo Round Green Type 66.29-79.55 mostly
72.92
---CABBAGE:    MX Puebla Round Green Type 12s 7.10-8.52 mostly 8.05
---CARROTS:    28 kg sacks MX Guanajuato med 6.63-8.52 mostly 7.58 sml
4.74-6.16 mostly 5.68 lge 3.79-4.74 mostly 4.26
---CAULIFLOWER:    cartons film wrapped MX Puebla White 12s 11.36-14.21 mostly
13.26
---CELERY:    8 kg containers MX District Federal 2.18-2.65 mostly 2.37
---CORN-SWEET:    per dz MX Morelos Yellow lge 4.55-5.21 mostly 4.92
---CUCUMBERS:    25 kg cartons MX Sinaloa 6.63-9.47 mostly 8.52
---GARLIC:    10 kg cartons MX Guanajuato Purple 20.83-22.73 mostly 21.78
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:    cartons MX Puebla 12s 5.21-6.63 mostly 6.16
---ONIONS GREEN:    5 kg containers MX Puebla Bulb Type 1.89-2.37 mostly 2.18
---PEPPERS:    12 kg containers MX Sinaloa Bell Type Green 13.26-16.10 mostly
14.21
---PEPPERS OTHER:    20 kg sacks MX Sinaloa Poblano 14.21-16.10 mostly 15.15 30
kg sacks MX Jalisco Jalapeno 19.89-24.15 mostly 22.73 San Luis Potosi Serrano
28.41-34.09 mostly 31.25 Veracruz Arbol 62.50-68.18 mostly 65.34
---SQUASH:    25 kg cartons MX Hidalgo Zucchini 6.63-9.47 mostly 7.58
---TOMATOES:    10 kg cartons MX Hidalgo Vine Ripes 9.47-11.36 mostly 10.42
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:    14 kg containers MX Sinaloa Saladette 11.36-14.21
mostly 12.31 28 kg containers MX Sinaloa Saladette 16.10-18.94 mostly 17.99

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