Florida Tropical Produce Market Update

MIAMI - May 11/04 - 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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MH_FV056
WEATHER AT 7 AM: PARTLY CLOUDY 76
YESTERDAY: MAXIMUM 82

Note: For shipping point information in text format, please go to
http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MH_FV111.txt
For shipping point information in PDF format, please go to
http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/mncs/cari.pdf


MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG
---ALOE LEAVES: cartons FL 7.00-8.00  few 9.75 MX 12.50
---BATATAS: 50 lb sacks FL med-lge 14.00  one label best 18.00 50 lb cartons FL
jbo 8.00-9.00  occas lower med 6.00-7.00  occas lower
---BITTER ORANGE: 40 lb cartons DR 8.00-9.00  FL 7.00-8.00
---BREADFRUIT: 45 lb sacks JM 30.00
---CALABAZA: 50 lb sacks CR 14.00-16.00  few higher few including fr
 cond 12.00 DR 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 JM 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 PN
9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 occas lower
---CHAYOTE: 40 lb cartons CR 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 occas lower few
 including fr cond 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 cartons CR 24s 7.00-9.00
---COCONUTS: 50 lb sacks DR 40s 8.50-11.25 mostly 10.00 few 12.00 50s
8.50-11.25 mostly 9.00-11.00 few 12.00
---DASHEEN: 45 lb containers JM 32.00-34.00  few 30.00
---GINGER ROOT: 30 lb cartons BR 44.00-48.50  occas lower CQ 40.00-45.00
few 38.00 DR 30.00
---JICAMA: 10 lb cartons MX 12.00-14.50  20 lb cartons MX 16.50-18.75
few 19.00 few higher
---MALANGA: 40 lb cartons CR Blanca 38.00-40.00  one label best 44.00 fr qual
20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 Eddoes 16.00-17.00  Lila 22.00-24.00
mostly 22.00-23.00 one label best 28.00 FL Blanca 22.00-26.00
mostly 23.00-25.00  occas high as 30.00-31.00 NI Lila 18.00-20.00
one label best 24.00
---SUGARCANE: 40 lb bundles FL 12.00  50 lb cartons FL 7.00-10.00
mostly 8.00-10.00
---TOMATILLOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 10 lb cartons FL 20.00-22.00  25 lb crates MX
21.00-21.50  38-44 lb containers MX 45.00-48.00 mostly 45.00-46.00
---YAMPI: 40 lb cartons CR 45.00-47.00 mostly 45.00 few including fr
 cond 34.00
---YAMS (NAMES): 45 lb cartons JM Yellow 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 one
 label best 33.00 50 lb cartons CR Blanca 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-13.00 JM
Negro 35.00
---YUCA (CASSAVA): WAXED 40 lb cartons CR 8.50-11.50 mostly 9.00

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