Florida Fresh Fruit Market Update

MIAMI - Mar 19/10 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh fruits 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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MH_FV010
Weather at 7:00 AM: Partly Cloudy 55
Yesterday's High: 71




CITRUS FRUITS
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   2.3 kg crates MR 24s 6.00 few higher
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons FL No Grade Marks Red 27s
14.00 few lower 32s 11.00-12.00 few higher 36s 10.00 few higher 24 inch bins FL
No Grade Marks Red 27 sz 150.00 few lower 36 sz 150.00 few lower 48 sz 150.00
few lower
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 140s
32.00-33.00 mostly 32.00 few lower 165s 32.00 few higher and lower Shprs Choice
140s 27.00-28.00 mostly 28.00 few lower 165s 28.00 few higher and lower Uncl
(Standard) 140s 25.00-26.00 few lower 165s 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00
---LIMES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CB Seedless Type 175s 26.00 few lower
EC Seedless Type 200s 26.00 few lower HD Seedless Type 110s 26.00 few lower
150s 25.00-26.00 few lower MX Seedless Type 110s 26.00 few lower 150s 26.00 few
lower 175s 31.00 few lower 200s 27.00 few lower 230s 24.00 few lower
---ORANGES:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel 88s
20.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 113s 21.00 few lower Shprs Choice Navel 72s
18.00-19.00 88s 19.00 few lower 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Valencia 100s
13.00 few lower Midsweet 125s 13.00 few lower 24 inch bins FL No Grade Marks
Navel 56 size 180.00 few lower Midsweet 125 size 190.00 few lower
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   4/5 bushel cartons FL Honey 80s 16.00
few lower 100s 16.00 few lower 120s 16.00 few lower

BERRIES
---BLUEBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CL med
24.00 few higher and lower
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX
Blackberries 17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 few higher flats 12 5.5-oz cups
with lids GU Blackberries 16.00 few higher
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 1/2-pt containers with lids CL Red
28.00 few higher
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA med-lge
18.00 few higher FL med-lge 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 few higher flats 4 2-lb
containers with lids FL med-lge 17.00 few higher

MELONS
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons CR 9s 19.00 few lower GU 12s 19.00
few higher HD 9s 19.00 few lower
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET STEADY.  2/3 cartons GU 8s 16.00 few lower HD 5s
15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 few lower
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET STEADY.  flat cartons per carton GU Red Flesh Seedless
Miniature 5s 18.00 few lower PN Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 5s 16.00-17.00 24
inch bins per melon HD Red Flesh Seedless Type 40s 2.50-3.00

NON-CITRUS FRUITS
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack MI U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious
113s 24.00 few higher Gala 175S 24.00 few higher 198S 24.00 few lower NY U.S.
ExFcy Red Rome 56s 25.00 few higher U.S. One Red Delicious 113s 24.00 few lower
WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 72s 23.00-25.00 mostly 25.00 fineappear 27.00-28.00
mostly 28.00 few lower 113s 26.00 few higher 125s 29.00-30.00 few lower Golden
Delicious 72s fineappear 32.00 few higher Fuji 64s fineappear 36.00 few lower
72s 29.00-31.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 Granny Smith 72s 28.00 few higher 138s 26.00
few higher Gala 64s fineappear 38.00 few lower 72s 34.00-35.00 few higher
fineappear 39.00 few lower 125s 32.00 few lower U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious 72s
28.00-29.00 mostly 28.00 few higher 113s 27.00 few lower Granny Smith 72s 27.00
few higher WAFcy Red Delicious 72s 24.00 few higher cartons cell pack NY U.S.
Fcy Mcintosh 96s 19.00 few higher 120s 19.00 few higher large cartons soft cell
pack WA WAExFcy Golden Delicious 68s 31.00 few higher cartons 12 3-lb film bags
MI U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/4" min 16.00 few higher Golden Delicious 2 1/4"
min 16.00 few higher Gala 2 1/4" min 18.00 few higher Rome 2 1/2" min 16.00 few
higher Jonathan 2 1/4" min 16.00 few higher WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/2" min
16.00 few higher
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 2 layer CL Hass 50s 28.00 few lower 60s
26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 few lower 70s 28.00 few lower DR Various
Greenskin Varieties 18s 34.00 few lower 20s 34.00 few lower 22s 34.00 few lower
24s 34.00 few lower
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons ZZ 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 few
higher fr cond 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 green 12.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 few
higher
---GRAPES:  MARKET STEADY.  18 lb containers bagged CL Thompson Seedless med
52.00 few lower Sugraone lge 37.00 few lower Flame Seedless med 26.00 few
higher Red Globe exlge 29.00 few lower lge 25.00 few lower PE Red Globe exlge
28.00 few lower
---KIWIFRUIT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose CA
Hayward 42 sz 25.00 few lower IT Hayward 39 sz 30.00 few lower
---MANGOES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer PE Kent 8s 8.50-9.00 Tommy Atkins 7s
8.50 few higher and lower
---NECTARINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   9 kg containers loose CL September Red
60 sz 24.00 few lower
---PAPAYA:  MARKET STEADY.  35 lb cartons GU Maradol Type 9s 18.00 few higher
10s 19.00-20.00 few lower 11s 20.00 few lower
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Zee Lady 44s
28.00 few lower
---PEARS:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR ORFcy Bosc 90s 27.00
few lower WA U.S. One D'Anjou 70s 31.00 few loweer 120s fineappear 30.00 few
lower Bosc 60s fineappear 30.00 few lower 110s 25.00-26.00 mostly 26.00 Golden
70s fineappear 34.00 few lower WAFcy D'Anjou 60s 25.00 few higher fineappear
32.00 few lower 70s 25.00 few higher 80s 25.00-26.00 90s 28.00 few lower 110s
25.00 few higher Bosc 80s 24.00 few higher 90s 24.00 few higher fineappear
28.00 few lower 120s 22.00-23.00 mostly 23.00 2/5 bushel cartons wrapped WA
U.S. One Red D'Anjou 40s 16.00 few higher
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 4s 12.00 few
lower 5s 12.00-13.00 few higher 6s 10.00-11.00
---PLANTAINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CB Green 28.00 few lower EC Green
24.00-26.00 few higher and lower
---PLUMS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons/lugs 2 layer tray pack CL Autumn Pride 40s
30.00 few lower Fortune 52s 20.00 few higher 9 kg containers loose CL Friar 60
sz 17.00 few higher Larry Anne 70 sz 24.00 few lower

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