Los Angeles Asian Produce Market Update

LOS ANGELES - Mar 19/10 - 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:  Cloudy 55
Yesterday's High: 77




MISC ASIAN VEGETABLES
---ARROW ROOT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 kg containers CQ BOAT 28.00
---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 STEADY.  30 lb cartons MX 21.00-24.00 mostly
21.00-22.00 Indian 18.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 35 lb cartons MX 24.00
---BOK CHOY:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb containers MX Baby Bok Choy Green Stem
(Shanghai) 12.00-16.50 mostly 12.00-14.00 White Stem (Joi,Canton) 12.00-15.00
mostly 12.00-14.00 30 lb cartons CA 9.00-12.00 occas higher/lower WGA crates CA
16.00-18.00 occas higher fr qual fr cond 12.00-14.00
---CHINESE CABBAGE:  MARKET MEXICO SLIGHTLY LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  WGA
crates CA Nappa 35.00-38.00 mostly 37.00-38.00 occas lower 50 lb cartons MX
Nappa 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 occas 25.00 30 lb cartons CA Nappa 22.00-24.00
---CHINESE CELERY: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  miscellaneous
containers CA 12.00-14.00 occas higher/lower
---CHINESE CHIVES:  MARKET GREEN SLIGHTLY LOWER; YELLOW ABOUT STEADY.
cartons/crates per lb MX green .60-.70 yellow 3.00-4.00 mostly 3.00-3.50
---CHOY SUM:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons MX Long Type 12.00-13.00
occas 10.00 Short Type 12.00-16.00 mostly 12.00-15.00
---DAIKON:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb crates CA Topped 8.00-10.50 mostly 10.00
occas 7.00
---DONQUA (WINTER MELON): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   bins per lb MX .30-.40
---GAI CHOY (CHINESE MUSTARD):  MARKET STEADY. Wide range in quality and
condition. 30 lb cartons MX Baby Type 10.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-12.00
Sher-Li-Hon 12.00-15.00 35 lb cartons MX 12.00-16.00 mostly 12.00-15.00 occas
higher and lower
---GAILON:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in price according to quality and
condition. 25 lb cartons loose MX 36.00-42.00 mostly 38.00-40.00 30 lb cartons
loose MX 45.00-48.00
---GOBO: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   10 kg cartons TW BOAT 19.50
---LONG BEANS: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates MX
60.00-65.00 mostly 60.00-63.00 fr cond 50.00-52.00
---LOTUS ROOT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 kg containers CQ BOAT 32.00-35.00
---MOAP (SMOOTH LUFFA): OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  30 lb
cartons/crates MX 15.00-20.00
---MOQUA (FUZZY SQUASH):  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons MX 16.00-18.00 40 lb
cartons MX 16.00-19.50 mostly 18.00
---ONG CHOY: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   WGA crates CA 50.00-60.00 mostly
55.00-58.00
---OPO (LONG SQUASH):  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb containers MX 28.00-30.00 few high
as 35.00
---SINQUA (ANGLED/RIDGED LUFFA):  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons MX 30.00-33.00
mostly 30.00 30 lb containers MX 33.00
---WATER CHESTNUTS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 kg containers CQ 28.00
---YU CHOY: OFFERINGS OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.   30 lb cartons MX
offerings insufficient to quote  YU CHOY SUM---30 lb cartons  MX 25.00-30.00
mostly 24.00-27.00

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