Los Angeles Tropical Produce Market Update

LOS ANGELES - Nov 24/09 - 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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HC_FV056
Weather at 7:00 am: Clear 47
Yesterday's High: 75




MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG
---ALOE LEAVES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons MX 17.00-18.50 (22-24 count)
---BANANA FLOWERS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   35-40 lb containers MX 18.00-21.00
occas lower
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 12 3.5-oz
baskets film wrapped CB AIR 28.00-28.50
---CHAYOTE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb containers CR 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00
MX 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 40 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Prickly
Type 14.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 cartons MX 24s 6.50-7.50
---COCONUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  44 lb cartons MX Fresh 20s 15.00-17.00 mostly
16.00-17.00 45 lb cartons MX Dry 20s 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 cartons TL
Young Type 9s 6.50-8.00 mostly 8.00
---DRAGON FRUIT (RED PITAYA): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   6 lb cartons CA white
flesh 40.00
---GALANGA (SIAM, THAI GINGER): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb containers per lb
HI BOAT 2.80-3.00 occas low as 1.85
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons BR 45.00 CQ 21.00-27.50
mostly 25.00-26.00 10 lb cartons Local Repack 9.50 5 lb cartons Local Repack
7.00
---JICAMA:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb cartons MX 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 38-40 lb
containers MX 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00
---LONGAN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   8 lb cartons HI AIR 32.00 8 kg cartons TL
AIR 35.00-40.00 occas low as 18.00-20.00
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca lge 43.00-45.00
Lila lge 32.00 occas high as 52.00 EC Blanca lge 32.00
---RAMBUTAN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   5 lb cartons HD offerings insufficient to
quote
---SAPOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons/flats 1 layer CA White Flesh 18s
22.50-25.00 20s 22.50-25.00 22s 22.50-25.00 24s 22.50-25.00 28s 22.50-25.00
---SUGARCANE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   50 lb bundles CA bchd 10s 10.00-12.50
---TAMARINDO:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  35 lb cartons MX 22.00-29.75 mostly 24.00
occas high as 38.00 cartons 16 1-lb packages TL Sweet 24.00
---TARO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb containers CQ Eddoes 15.00-18.00 CR Eddoes
23.00 40 lb containers CQ Eddoes 18.00-21.00 occas 28.00 50 lb sacks MX Dasheen
(Coco, Islena) 35.00
---TEPEGUAJE (GUAJE): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   20 lb containers per lb MX Green
1.80-2.00 occas 2.20
---TOMATILLOS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons/crates per lb MX .30-.40 mostly .40
Milpero .80-1.00 mostly .80-.85 CTNS 24 1-LB BAGS 24.00
---TUMERIC: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons/crates per lb FI BOAT Orange Type
offerings insufficient to quote
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca 28.00
---YUCA (CASSAVA):  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb cartons CR 16.00-19.00 mostly
17.00

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