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San Francisco Fresh Vegetable Market Update

SAN FRANCISCO - Dec 4/08 - 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


SX_FV020

Weather:  7:00 am  Haze  51   Yesterday's  High  59   Low   51




VEGETABLES
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA Globe Thorned
green 18s 28.00-29.00 some 18.00 24s 24.00 few higher and lower 30s 19.00-21.00
few higher fair cond 10.00-12.00 36s 19.00-21.00 few higher and lower 48s
14.50-18.50 sml lse 28.00-29.00 few higher
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET STEADY.  11 lb cartons bunched MX Green lge 18.00-20.00
few 22.00 occas 24.00-25.00 ord-poor cond 10.00 PE Green jbo 21.00-22.00 lge
20.00-22.00 few 18.00 ord-poor cond 10.00 std 20.00-22.00 few 18.00 fair-ord
cond lower White lge 26.00-26.50 fair-ord cond lower
---BEANS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons MX Hericot Vert (French Type)
42.00 fair qual 26.00 30 lb cartons CA Coachella Valley California Round Green
Type 25.00 30 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Round Green Type
24.00-26.00 fair qual 20.00-22.00 few lower
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 12.00-13.00 few
higher 25 lb film bags CA Red Type med 11.00-12.00 MX Red Type med 11.00-12.00
OR Red Type med-lge 11.00-13.00 Gold Type sml 32.50
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons CA bchd 18s 10.00-12.00 few higher Baby
Hybrid Type bchd 18s 25.00-27.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 10.00-12.00
Short Trim 12.00-13.00 few higher
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons CA 15.00-16.00 few higher
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  45 lb cartons CA Round Green Type 18-24s
7.50-11.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 Red Type 16-18s 10.00-14.00
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge
14.50-16.00 mostly 15.00 50 lb cartons loose CA Topped med-lge 14.00-15.00
mostly 14.50 few higher CD British Columbia Topped med-lge 14.50-15.00 25 lb
sacks loose CA Topped jbo 6.50 few higher CD British Columbia Topped jbo 6.50
few higher Ontario Topped jbo 6.50 few higher Repacked Enroute Topped jbo 6.50
few higher cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 14.00-16.00 cartons 30 1-lb
film bags CA Baby Peeled 20.00-21.00 containers 40 1-lb film bags CA Baby
Peeled 26.00
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons film wrapped CA White 12s
12.00-14.00 few higher and lower
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 10.00-14.50 mostly 12.00-13.00
occas 16.00 2 1/2 dz 10.00-14.50 mostly 12.00-13.00 occas 16.00
---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  wirebound crates FL
White 4 dz min 21.00
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in quality and condition. 1 1/9
bushel cartons MX med ord qual 17.00 lge fr qual 18.00-19.50 ord qual and cond
10.00-12.00 cartons MX 36s 11.00-12.00 few 12.50 fair-ord cond lower 1 1/9
bushel crates MX Pickles 150-200s 27.00 few higher 200-300s 28.00-30.00 few
higher 22 lb cartons MX Persian 25.00-30.00 mostly 25.00 fair qual 20.00-22.00
GREENHOUSE 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX lge 24.00 fr qual 18.00 cartons film wrapped
MX Long Seedless 16s 12.00-14.00 fair qual 7.00-10.00 ord qual and cond lower
GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons film wrapped AZ Long Seedless 16s 13.00 10 lb
cartons CA Japanese 33.00
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET LOWER.  bushel containers wrapped MX 18s 8.00-11.50 mostly
9.00-10.00 few higher 24s 8.00-11.50 mostly 9.00-10.00 few higher 30 lb cartons
MX Chinese med-lge 15.00-21.00 Italian sml 27.00 Indian sml 30.00 few 38.00
---ENDIVE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   10 lb cartons CA Witloof 24.00-26.00
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA White super col 52.00 few higher
and lower col 50.00 fair qual 40.00-45.00 exjbo 35.00 CQ White lge 11.00-14.00
mostly 12.00-14.00 netted 3s 11.50-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 netted 5s
11.50-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CA Peeled 30.00 CQ
Peeled 20.00 cartons 6 5-lb film bags CA Peeled 30.00 CQ Peeled 16.50-19.00
mostly 18.00
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons/crates bunched CA Collard 12s 9.00-9.50
mostly 9.50 Kale 12s 9.00-9.50 mostly 9.50 Mustard Curly 12s 9.00-9.50 mostly
9.50 Flat 12s 9.00-9.50 mostly 9.50 Swiss Chard Red 12s 9.50-10.00 few higher
White 12s 9.50-10.00 few higher Turnip Tops 12s 14.50 Dandelion 12s 12.00-12.50
few higher Kohlrabi 12s 16.50
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ 24s 16.50-18.00 mostly
17.00-17.50 flm lined 24s 17.50-19.50 mostly 18.50-19.00 24s flmwrpd 17.00 CA
24s 16.00-17.00 few 18.00 fair qual lower
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ Boston 24s 12.00-14.00 Green Leaf
24s 12.50-14.50 Red Leaf 24s 11.50-14.50 CA Boston 24s 12.00-14.00 one label
15.00-16.00 Green Leaf 24s 12.50-13.50 one label 15.00-16.00 Red Leaf 24s
11.50-12.50 one label 15.00-16.00 cartons 6 4-oz film bags CA Mache 15.50
cartons 12 3.5-oz containers with lids CA Mache 31.25 2 lb cartons CA Lolla
Rossa 9.00 Red Oak Leaf 9.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 5.00-6.00 10 lb
cartons film lined CA Green Leaf Crown Cut Leaves 16.00-16.50 1 lb film bags CA
Mache 12.25
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ 24s 17.50-20.50 mostly
19.00-20.50 CA 24s 17.50-20.50 cartons 12 13-oz (3 count) packages CA Hearts
16.50-18.00 cartons film lined CA Hearts 48s 19.50-22.00
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons CA White lge 17.50-19.50
mostly 18.50 med 14.50-16.50 mostly 15.50 sml-med fr qual 13.50 few higher and
lower sml 13.50-15.50 mostly 14.50-15.50 Brown lge 17.50-19.50 mostly 18.50 CD
British Columbia White lge 18.50-19.50 mostly 18.50 open lots 10.00-12.00 med
14.50-16.50 mostly 15.50 open lots 10.00-12.00 Brown lge 18.50 med 16.50-17.50
5 lb cartons CA Oyster 17.00-18.00 Portobella lge 14.00-14.50 sml 11.50 Woodear
12.50 CD British Columbia White med-lge fr qual 5.00-7.00 CQ Shiitake exlge
21.50-22.50 mostly 22.50 med 16.50-18.50 mostly 18.50 fr qual 13.00-13.75
Portobella sml 11.50-12.00 per lb WA Chanterelle black sml 18.50 yellow lge
7.75 Hedge Hog 9.25 Hen Of The Woods 11.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped
CA White 13.00-14.00 Brown 13.00-14.00 CD British Columbia White 13.00-14.00
cartons 36 3-1/2 oz film bags per pkg CA Enoki .65 few higher cartons 10 6-oz
trays film wrapped CQ Shiitake 14.00-15.00
---OKRA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   1/2 bushel cartons NI sml-med 38.00
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched MX 48s med 11.50-13.50 mostly
12.00-13.00 48s sml 8.00-10.00 containers bunched MX Bulb Type 24s 10.00-10.50
cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s med 16.00-18.00 12s med-lge 22.00-26.00
---PARSLEY: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons bunched CA
Curly 60s 16.00-18.00 few higher few 14.00 Plain 60s 14.00-16.00 few 12.00
---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 lb film bags loose AZ 22.00-23.00 OR
22.00-23.00 few 20.00 20 lb cartons OR 22.00-23.00 few 20.00
---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET SUGAR PEAS LOWER, SUGAR SNAPS ABOUT
STEADY.  10 lb cartons CA Sugar Peas 32.00-35.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed fine
qual 32.00 fr qual 22.00-23.00
---PEPPERS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Bell Type Green jbo
fr qual 16.00-16.50 exlge 18.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-18.50 lge 16.00-18.00 fr
qual 14.50 Red lge fr qual 22.00-23.00 few 27.50 Yellow exlge fr qual
25.50-27.50 MX Bell Type Green exlge 19.50 lge 14.50-15.50 med 12.00-12.50 Red
exlge fine qual 38.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates place pack MX Bell Type Green
exlge 22.00 15 lb cartons CA Bell Type Red exlge 15.00-17.00 GREENHOUSE 1 1/9
bushel cartons MX Bell Type Yellow med fr qual 32.00 11 lb cartons CD British
Columbia Bell Type Orange exlge 22.00 Red exlge 18.00 Yellow exlge 22.00 MX
Bell Type Orange exlge 25.00-28.00 fair cond 12.00 Red exlge 21.00-25.00 fair
cond 12.00 Yellow exlge 21.00-27.00
---PEPPERS OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Anaheim 28.00
Pasilla fr qual 10.00-12.00 MX Chilaca 30.00 Hungarian Wax 30.00-32.00 Yellow
Chile 48.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX Anaheim 32.00-34.00 Pasilla
18.00-21.00 10 lb cartons CA Manzano mxd orange and green irreg sz 15.00-16.00
orange exlge 20.00-25.00 mostly 20.00 MX Habanero orange 25.00-30.00 mostly
30.00 Repacked Enroute Thai Chili Hots green 24.00-30.00 30 lb cartons MX Thai
Chili Hots green 60.00-65.00 40 lb containers MX Jalapeno 30.00-35.00 mostly
30.00-34.00 few 36.00-37.00 Serrano 34.00-35.00
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags topped AZ Red 22.00 CA Red fr
qual 12.00 cartons bunched MX Red 48s 11.50-13.50 few 14.50-16.00
---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   25 lb film bags OR lge 18.00-20.00 mostly
19.00
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 12.00-14.00 two labels
15.00-16.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 13.00 4 lb cartons CA Flat
Baby Type 8.50
---SQUASH:  MARKET ZUCCHINI LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  4/7 bushel cartons MX
Zucchini sml 15.00-16.00 few 18.00-20.00 sml-med 15.00-16.00 few 18.00-20.00
med 15.00 few higher and lower Yellow Straightneck sml 24.00-26.00 Grey sml
11.00-13.00 one label 16.00 sml-med 10.00-12.00 few best higher bushel cartons
CA Acorn sml-med fr qual 10.00-13.00 med-lge 14.00-16.00 few higher Butternut
lge 16.00-18.00 Kabocha sml-med fr qual 10.00-13.00 Turban med-lge 15.00-16.00
MX Butternut sml-med 10.00-12.00 Kabocha med 16.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 1
1/9 bushel cartons MX Zucchini lge 17.00 20 lb cartons CA Golden Nugget sml
10.00-12.00 28 lb cartons/lugs MX Zucchini sml 16.00-17.00 sml-med 16.00-17.00
35 lb cartons CA Spaghetti med fr qual 10.00-12.00 50 lb cartons CA Banana lge
16.00 few higher
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types
25.00-29.00 Red Types 25.00-29.00 White Types 25.00-29.00 mostly 29.00 few
32.00 Japanese Types 26.00-28.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types med 11.00-14.00
mostly 13.00 jbo 13.00-15.00 few 16.00 Red Types med 11.00-14.00 mostly 13.00
jbo 13.00-15.00 few 16.00 White Types med 11.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 jbo
13.00-15.00 few 16.00 Japanese Types med 19.00-20.00 jbo 18.50-20.00 few higher
and lower 30 lb cartons HI No Grade Marks Okinawan Type med 36.50 sml 36.50
---TOMATOES:  MARKET MEXICAN 2-3 LAYER VINE RIPES LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.
25 lb cartons loose CA Mature Greens light red-red xlge fr qual 15.00-17.00
ord-poor qual and cond lower FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light
red-red 5x6 sz 18.50 occas higher few 17.00 cartons/flats 2 layer CA South
District California Vine Ripes light red-red 5x5s fr qual 10.00-12.00 5x6s fr
qual 10.00-12.00 lugs 3 layer CA South District California Vine Ripes light
red-red 6x7s fr qual 10.00-14.00 GREENHOUSE cartons/flats 2 layer MX Baja
District Vine Ripes light red-red 4x5s 18.00-21.00 few higher 5x5s 15.00-16.00
few higher 5x6s 15.00-16.00 few higher lugs 3 layer MX Baja District Vine Ripes
light red-red 6x6s 17.00-19.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 5 kg cartons on the vine
AZ Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 11.00-12.00 few higher CD British Columbia
Vine Ripes light red-red lge 9.50-11.50 mostly 11.50 Ontario Vine Ripes light
red-red med-lge 12.50 orange med 25.00 yellow med-lge 25.00
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets MX light red
12.00-13.00 few higher GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt baskets MX light red-red
12.00-13.00 few higher
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET LOWER.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX
light red 10.00-13.50 mostly 13.50
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose MX Roma light
red-red exlge 17.50-19.50 fair-ord qual and cond lower GREENHOUSE 25 lb cartons
loose MX Roma light red-red exlge 17.50-19.50 fair-ord qual and cond lower
---TURNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb film bags OR med 12.00-14.00
---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 12 4-oz packages CA Alfalfa
Sprouts 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 40 lb containers MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales)
15.00-16.00 15 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Garbanzo Beans (Chick
Peas) 35.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 16.00-17.00 12s 16.00-18.00
mostly 18.00 Treviso 12s 19.00-21.00 mostly 20.00-21.00

ORGANIC

VEGETABLES
---CARROTS: sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 34.00 cartons/sacks 48
1-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 34.00 50 lb cartons loose CA Topped med-lge
33.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Topped jbo 21.00 cartons bunched CA Bunched med-lge
24.50 cartons 24 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 23.50
---GARLIC: 30 lb cartons CA White col 80.00
---LETTUCE-OTHER: 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.00-7.00
---MUSHROOMS: cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CA White 18.50
---SPINACH: 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby Type 9.50-10.00
---TOMATOES: 10 lb cartons MX Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties 32.00 GREENHOUSE
cartons/flats 2 layer MX Baja District Vine Ripes light red-red 4x5s 18.00 5x5s
15.00 5x6s 15.00
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: flats 12 1-pt cups with lids MX light red-red 20.50 one
label 32.00 flats 12 1/2-pt cups with lids CA red 26.00 yellow 26.00 Pear Type
red 26.00 MX Pear Type red 41.00 yellow 41.00
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX light red 15.00
few 20.00

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