Los Angeles Fresh Herbs Market Update

LOS ANGELES - Mar 19/10 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh herbs 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_FV055
Weather at 7:00 am:  Cloudy 55
Yesterday's High: 77




MISC HERBS
---ANISE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 12s 9.00-11.50 24s
15.00-18.00 30s 22.50
---ARRUGULA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags CA 3.50 1/2 lb film bags CA 1.75
4 lb cartons CA Baby Type 12.00-12.50 film bags bunched CA 12s 3.50
---BASIL: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags CA 2.50-2.75 Opal 5.50 Thai 5.50
1/2 lb film bags CA 1.50 Opal 2.75 Thai 2.75 film bags bunched CA 12s 2.75-3.00
Opal 12s 5.00 Thai 12s 5.00-5.50
---CELERIAC (CELERY ROOT): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   20 lb cartons loose CA With Tops
12s 12.50-14.50 mostly 12.50 10 kg sacks loose NL 24s 42.00-42.50
---CHIVES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags loose CA 7.00 1/2 lb film bags
loose CA 3.00-3.50 cartons bunched CA 12s 3.50-4.00
---CILANTRO:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA 30s 4.50-6.50 mostly 5.00-5.75
one label 7.50 60s 6.00-10.00 mostly 6.00-7.00 MX 30s 4.00-6.00 mostly
4.00-4.50 one label 7.50-8.50 60s 5.00-7.00 mostly 6.00
---DILL: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags loose CA Baby 3.50-3.75 1/2 lb film
bags loose CA Baby 1.75-2.00 cartons bunched CA Baby 12s 3.50-3.75
---DRY ESCHALLOT: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   5 lb sacks CA 6.00-6.50 40 lb sacks CQ
16.00
---EPASOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons bunched MX Baja District 12s 4.50-5.00
mostly 5.00 occas higher/lower
---HORSERADISH: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   5 lb cartons Local Repack 10.50-11.00 10 lb
cartons Local Repack 21.00-21.50 50 lb sacks MO 100.00-105.00
---LEMON GRASS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA 30.00-35.00
---MARJORAM: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags loose CA 3.50-4.00 mostly 4.00
1/2 lb film bags CA 2.00 film bags bunched CA 12s 4.50-5.00 mostly 5.00
---MINT: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 lb film bags loose CA 2.00 1 lb film bags loose
CA 3.75-4.00 mostly 4.00 cartons bunched CA 12s 3.50-4.00 mostly 4.00
---OREGANO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags loose CA 3.25-3.50 1/2 lb film
bags loose CA 1.75 film bags bunched CA 12s 3.75-4.00 mostly 4.00
---ROSEMARY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags CA 3.00-3.50 mostly 3.50 1/2 lb
film bags CA 1.75 film bags bunched CA 12s 3.00-3.50 mostly 3.50
---SAGE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags loose CA 3.50-4.00 1/2 lb film bags
loose CA 2.00 film bags bunched CA 12s 3.50-3.75
---SALSIFY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA 5 2-kg flmbgs 20.00-22.00 mostly
21.50
---SAVORY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons bunched CA 12s 8.00-8.50 mostly 8.50 1 lb
film bags CA 8.00-8.50 8 oz film bags CA 4.00-4.50 mostly 4.50
---SORREL: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons bunched CA 12s 5.00 1/2 lb film bags
loose CA 2.50 1 lb film bags CA 5.00-5.50 mostly 5.50
---TARRAGON: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched CA 12s 8.00 1/2 lb film bags
CA 6.00-6.50 mostly 6.50 1 lb film bags loose CA 10.00-10.50
---THYME: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched CA 12s 3.75 1 lb film bags loose
CA 4.00-4.50 mostly 4.00 1/2 lb film bags CA 2.00
---VERDULAGA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons bunched MX 24s 4.00-5.00 mostly
4.00-4.50 occas high as 6.00
---WATERCRESS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons bunched CA 12s 6.00-8.00 mostly 6.50
hydrocooled CA 12s 11.50-13.00 mostly 11.50-12.50 60s 23.00-25.00 GREENHOUSE
cartons bunched CA 12s 11.00-13.00

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