Los Angeles Asian Produce Market Update

LOS ANGELES - Nov 24/09 - 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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HC_FV057
Weather at 7:00 am: Clear 47
Yesterday's High: 75




MISC ASIAN VEGETABLES
---BEAN SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb film bags CA 3.00-4.80 mostly
3.80-4.80 5 lb film bags CA 2.00-2.50 cartons 12 12-oz packages CA 6.00-6.50
---BITTERMELON:  MARKET LOWER.  30 lb cartons MX 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00
Indian 18.00-25.00 mostly 21.00-23.00
---BOK CHOY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb containers CA Baby Bok Choy Green
Stem (Shanghai) 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-17.00 occas low as 11.00 fr cond
9.00-10.00 White Stem (Joi,Canton) 12.00-16.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 occas lower
30 lb cartons CA 18.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 50 lb cartons CA 19.00-20.00
WGA crates CA 29.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-32.00 occas low as 23.00
---CHINESE CABBAGE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  WGA crates CA Nappa 24.00-30.00
mostly 28.00-30.00 occas low as 22.00 50 lb cartons CA Nappa 17.00-19.00 30 lb
cartons CA Nappa 15.00-20.00 mostly 19.00
---CHINESE CELERY: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.  Very wide range in price according to
quality and condition. miscellaneous containers CA 45.00
---CHINESE CHIVES: OFFERINGS YELLOW LIGHT. MARKET CALIFORNIA GREEN HIGHER;
OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons/crates per lb CA green .65-.80 yellow 2.65-3.00
MX green .85-1.10 mostly .90
---CHOY SUM:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA Long Type 12.00-16.00
mostly 12.00-14.00 occas low as 9.00 Short Type 10.00-16.00 mostly 10.00-12.00
MX Long Type 16.00 Short Type 17.00
---DAIKON:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb crates CA Topped 8.00-11.00 occas high as
13.50
---DONQUA (WINTER MELON): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons/crates per lb CA .30-.40
24 inch bins per lb CA .15-.20 occas high as .30
---GAI CHOY (CHINESE MUSTARD):  MARKET LOWER. Wide range in quality and
condition. 30 lb cartons CA Baby Type 12.00-14.00 occas 20.00 Sher-Li-Hon
12.00-16.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 MX Baby Type 20.00 Sher-Li-Hon 16.00 35 lb
cartons CA 15.00-18.00 MX 18.00
---GAILON:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in price according to quality and
condition. 25 lb cartons loose MX 25.00-28.00 occas 20.00 30 lb cartons loose
CA 21.00-25.00 mostly 25.00 occas 27.00
---GOBO: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   10 kg cartons CQ BOAT 16.00-16.50
---LONG BEANS:  MARKET LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel crates MX 18.00-24.00 mostly
21.00-24.00
---LOTUS ROOT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 kg containers CQ BOAT 21.00-24.00
---MOAP (SMOOTH LUFFA):  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  30 lb cartons/crates MX
18.00-21.00
---MOQUA (FUZZY SQUASH):  MARKET LOWER.  40 lb cartons MX 9.00-12.00 mostly
10.00-12.00 occas low as 7.00
---ONG CHOY: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   WGA crates CA 55.00-58.00
---OPO (LONG SQUASH):  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb containers MX 12.00-19.00
mostly 16.00
---SINQUA (ANGLED/RIDGED LUFFA):  MARKET LOWER.  35 lb crates MX 12.00-18.00
mostly 16.00-18.00
---WATER CHESTNUTS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 kg containers CQ 21.00
---YU CHOY:  MARKET LOWER.  30 lb cartons CA 12.00-15.00 occas higher MX
15.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 occas lower YU CHOY SUM---30 lb cartons CA
15.00-18.00  MX 18.00-22.00

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