San Francisco Fresh Herbs Market Update

SAN FRANCISCO - May 8/08 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh herbs on terminal markets here were summarized by the USDA today.

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

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Weather:  Today's  7:00 am  Partly  Cloudy  49  Yesterday's  High  61  Low  48




MISC HERBS
---ANISE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons CA 24s 18.00
---ARRUGULA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   4 lb cartons MX Baby Type 9.00-9.50 film bags
bunched MX 12s 7.50-8.50 Local Repack 12s 7.50-8.50
---BASIL: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  1 lb film bags per lb MX 3.50 film
bags bunched MX 12s 9.00-10.00 few higher
---CELERIAC (CELERY ROOT): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons CA 12s 12.00-13.00
---CHERVIL: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched CA 12s 6.00-6.50 MX 12s
6.00-6.50 Local Repack 12s 6.00-6.50
---CHIVES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched CA 12s 6.00 MX 12s 6.00 Local
Repack 12s 6.00
---CILANTRO: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA 60s
12.00-15.00 mostly 12.50-13.00
---CIPOLINOS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   10 lb mesh sacks Repacked Enroute
17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 10 lb cartons Repacked Enroute 17.00-18.00 mostly
18.00
---DILL: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA 12s 7.50-8.00 few
higher Local Repack 12s 7.50-8.00
---DRY ESCHALLOT:  MARKET STEADY.  5 lb sacks Repacked Enroute 5.75-6.00 Local
Repack 5.75-6.00 40 lb sacks WA 36.00-40.00 Repacked Enroute 36.00-40.00 few
higher sacks 8 5-lb bags Repacked Enroute 36.00-40.00 few higher
---EPASOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched MX 12s 7.00-7.50
---HORSERADISH: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   5 lb film bags per lb Local Repack 2.40
---LEMON GRASS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb containers per lb CA .80 few higher
---MARJORAM: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched MX 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
Local Repack 12s 5.50-6.00 mostly 5.75
---MINT: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA 12s 7.50-8.50
Local Repack 12s 7.50-8.50
---OREGANO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched MX 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
Local Repack 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
---ROSEMARY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched MX 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
Local Repack 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
---SAGE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched MX 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
Local Repack 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
---SALSIFY: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 5 1-kg film bags BL AIR 29.00-31.00
---SAVORY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched MX 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
Local Repack 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
---SORREL: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched MX 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
Local Repack 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
---TARRAGON: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   film bags bunched Local Repack 12s
6.50-6.75
---THYME: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched MX 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
Local Repack 12s 5.50-5.75 mostly 5.75
---VERDULAGA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   crates bunched MX 24s 7.00
---WATERCRESS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons bunched CA 12s 14.00-15.00
mostly 15.00

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