Los Angeles Tropical Produce Market Update

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




MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG
---ALOE LEAVES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons MX 17.00 (22-24 count)
---BANANA FLOWERS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   35-40 lb containers MX 21.00-24.00
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 12 3.5-oz
baskets film wrapped CB AIR 30.00-32.50 Without Husk 45.00
---CHAYOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb containers MX 28.00-32.00 mostly
28.00-30.00 occas higher 40 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Prickly
Type 16.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 cartons MX 24s 15.00 occas higher
---COCONUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  44 lb cartons MX Fresh 20s 13.00-17.00 mostly
16.00 45 lb cartons MX Dry 20s 12.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 cartons TL Young Type
9s 6.00-9.00 mostly 7.00-7.50 occas low as 5.75
---DRAGON FRUIT (RED PITAYA): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   10 lb cartons VN AIR
42.00-42.50 white flesh
---DURIAN: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
---GALANGA (SIAM, THAI GINGER): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb containers per lb
HI BOAT 2.80-2.85
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ 20.00-27.00 mostly
22.00-25.00 HI AIR 33.00 TL 24.00-27.00
---JACKFRUIT: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
---JICAMA:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb cartons MX 7.00-9.00 mostly 7.00-7.50 38-40
lb containers MX 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 occas 13.00
---LONGAN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   8 lb cartons HI AIR 33.00 8 kg cartons TL
AIR 30.00-33.00
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Lila lge 35.00 occas
higher EC Blanca lge 35.00 occas higher
---MANGOSTEEN: 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
---TAMARINDO:  MARKET STEADY.  35 lb cartons MX 24.00-29.75 mostly 26.00-28.00
occas higher 40 lb cartons MX few fine appearance high as 45.00 cartons 16 1-lb
packages TL Sweet 32.00
---TARO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb containers CQ BOAT Eddoes 18.00-22.00 occas
higher 40 lb cartons CR Eddoes 28.00 45 lb containers CR Dasheen (Coco, Islena)
30.00 50 lb sacks MX Dasheen (Coco, Islena) 25.00
---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 .45-.50 mostly .50
occas higher/lower Milpero 1.00-1.25 occas higher
---TUMERIC: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons/crates per lb FI BOAT Orange Type
1.50
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca 26.00
---YUCA (CASSAVA): OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CR
15.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 occas 20.00

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