San Francisco Asian Produce Market Update

SAN FRANCISCO - May 8/08 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh asian 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 ASIAN VEGETABLES
---BEAN SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb film bags CA 2.50-3.00 mostly 2.50
---BITTERMELON: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
---BOK CHOY:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb containers CA Baby Bok Choy Green Stem
(Shanghai) 20.00-22.00 MX Baby Bok Choy Green Stem (Shanghai) 18.00-22.00 30 lb
cartons CA 10.50-11.50 mostly 11.50
---CHINESE CABBAGE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  WGA crates CA Nappa
27.00-32.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 70 lb cartons CA Nappa 29.00-32.00 30 lb cartons
CA Nappa 22.50-23.50
---CHOY SUM: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA Short Type
14.00-15.00 few higher MX Short Type 14.00-15.00 few higher
---DAIKON:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA Topped 12.00-13.00 few higher and
lower
---GAI CHOY (CHINESE MUSTARD): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb cartons per lb CA
Baby Type .50 MX Baby Type .50
---GAILON: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb cartons loose MX 33.00 few higher
---LONG BEANS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
---MOQUA (FUZZY SQUASH): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons MX 20.00
---NAGAIMO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 kg containers JA 48.00
---OPO (LONG SQUASH): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb containers MX 15.00 few higher
and lower
---SINQUA (ANGLED/RIDGED LUFFA): OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
---YU CHOY: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.

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