San Francisco Tropical Produce Market Update

SAN FRANCISCO - May 8/08 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh sub-tropical fruits and vegetables 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 TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG
---CHAYOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb cartons CR 20.00-21.00
MX 16.00-19.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 40 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX
Prickly Type 20.00
---COCONUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons MX Dry 20s 13.00-15.00 44 lb
cartons MX Fresh 20s 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 Dry 20s 13.50-15.00 mostly
14.00-14.50 45 lb cartons MX Dry 20s 15.00 few higher and lower cartons TL
Young Type 9s 8.00 few higher and lower
---GALANGA (SIAM, THAI GINGER): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb containers per lb
HI 2.50
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ 12.00-16.00 mostly
14.00-15.00 HI 65.00 TL 24.00-25.00
---JICAMA:  MARKET STEADY.  38-40 lb containers MX 10.00-12.00 mostly
11.00-12.00
---LONGAN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   8 kg cartons TL 35.00-36.00
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca 32.00 Lila 45.00 EC
Blanca 38.00 few lower NI Lila 45.00 few lower
---MAMEY SAPOTE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   25 lb cartons FL 85.00
---TAMARINDO: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb cartons TL 30.00
---TARO: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   44 lb cartons CQ Eddoes 21.00 50 lb sacks NI
Dasheen (Coco, Islena) 35.00-40.00 18 kg cartons CR Eddoes 42.00 few lower
---TOMATILLOS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb containers MX Milpero 20.00 38-44 lb
containers MX 20.00-23.00 mostly 20.00
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca 26.00-30.00
mostly 28.00
---YUCA (CASSAVA): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR lge 26.00-28.00

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