Montreal Fresh Vegetable Market Update

MONTREAL - May 11/04 - SNS -- Market values for for fresh vegetables on terminal markets here were released by the USDA today based on reports from local government and trade officials.

Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
              Federal-State Market News Service, USDA.

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VIA WASHINGTON, DC. PRICES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS CONVERTED USING THE NEW YORK
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MID-RANGE RATE FOR THE DATE OF THE REPORT, OR NEAREST
AVAILABLE DATE, AS APPEARED IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
Source: INFOHORT, Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada
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CITRUS FRUITS
---CLEMENTINES: 10 kg crates IS 21.69
---GRAPEFRUIT: cartons FL U.S. One Star Ruby 36s 14.46  Red/Pink 23s 17.72  27s
18.44  32s 14.28  36s 14.46  48s 11.39-12.62  56s 11.03-11.39  White 48s
15.91  7/10 bushel cartons TX Red 56s 9.22  8 5-lb mesh sacks FL U.S. One
Red/Pink 13.56  TX Red 16.63
---LEMONS: cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 95s 20.25  140s 18.80  cartons/crates AG
Uncl (Standard) 138s 18.98  SP Uncl (Standard) 95s 18.26  140s 18.80
---LIMES: 10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 54s 7.59-13.52  40 lb cartons MX
Seedless Type 200s 36.16
---MISC CITRUS: 1/2 cartons CA Blood Orange 48s 18.08  cartons CA Blood Orange
138s 11.39
---ORANGES: cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel 48s 22.05  56s 16.45-20.43  88s
22.24  113s 16.45-20.61  138s 13.56-16.63  Shprs Choice Valencia 56s 17.72
88s 15.00-17.35  113s 17.72-20.46  4/5 bushel cartons FL Hamlin 80s 12.11
100s 12.11-13.38  125s 12.11  cartons 8 5-lb film bags FL Hamlin 13.56-14.28
cartons 10 4-lb sacks FL Hamlin 14.28-16.27  9-10 kg containers AG Ortanique
18.44  SP Ortanique 17.86
---TANGELOS: cartons CA Minneola 20.79
---TANGERINES: 4/5 bushel cartons FL Honey 19.52-23.86  10 kg cartons AG
Ellensdale 20.97

BERRIES
---BLUEBERRIES: flats 12 4.4-oz cups with lids FL 21.69
flats 12 4.4-oz/125-gm cups with lids CL 28.92-39.59
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 5.6-oz cups with lids MX Blackberries 15.91-28.56
---RASPBERRIES: flats 12 1/2-pt baskets with lids CL Red 35.97
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 12 1-pt baskets CA lge 13.56
flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA lge 9.40-21.33  FL lge 12.65

MELONS
---CANTALOUPS: 1/2 cartons CA 9s 15.00  15s 13.56-18.44  18s 17.17  CR 9s
13.74  12s 14.64  15s 12.47-17.17
---HONEYDEWS: 2/3 cartons CR 6s 9.83  8s 9.83  9s 7.95-8.57
---WATERMELONS: cartons MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 45-49 lb 22.42  65-69 lb
28.09-28.74  Yellow Flesh Seeded Type 65-69 lb 34.53-35.43

NON-CITRUS FRUITS
---APPLES: cartons tray pack CL Granny Smith 110s 22.05-28.20  113s
23.14-28.27  120s 22.78-23.14  Royal Gala 110s 18.80-25.31  120s 18.08-19.16
135s 15.91  WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 113s 22.24-27.12  125s 22.24
Golden Delicious 64s 30.01  72s 30.01  88s 30.19-32.36  100s 29.29-29.94  113s
23.68-29.94  125s 22.96  Granny Smith 113s 29.65  Fuji 113s 24.40-30.37
Braeburn 100s 24.91-26.39  113s 24.91-26.39  Pink Lady 88s 33.80  113s 31.96
WAFcy Red Delicious 64s 23.50  100s 20.79-27.12  cartons 12 3-lb film bags CD
Quebec Empire 16.63-17.39  Cortland 14.10  Spartan 15.19-17.39  WA
Golden Delicious 23.14  16-18 kg containers CD Quebec Cortland 120s 16.27
Spartan 120s 16.27  CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE cartons 12 3-lb film bags CD
Quebec Mcintosh 14.10-16.63  Empire 14.82-16.63  Spartan 16.63
16-18 kg containers CD Quebec Mcintosh 96s 17.72  120s 16.99-20.07  Empire
120s 17.35-22.85
---AVOCADOS: cartons MX Hass 16s 8.68  18s 7.95-9.22  20s 7.95-8.50  22s 7.95
---BANANAS: 40 lb cartons CB 11.21-12.65  CR 11.93  20 lb cartons EC Red
13.02-15.19  15 lb cartons EC Baby 13.02
---GRAPES: CL Red Seedless med 22.78  19 lb lugs bagged CA Crimson Seedless med
21.33-21.51  18 lb lugs bagged CL Perlette med 13.74  Thompson Seedless med
28.74-35.97  Ruby Seedless med 22.96  Ribier med 25.06  Black Seedless med
23.50  Red Globe lge 14.28-17.35  Crimson Seedless med 20.97-24.95
---KIWIFRUIT: 22 lb cartons loose FR Hayward 39 sz 18.44  42 sz 12.11  46 sz
15.00  IT Hayward 33 sz 21.69  36 sz 20.43
---MANGOES: flats/cartons 1 layer BR Various Varieties 10s 5.60  EC
Various Varieties 7s 6.15  8s 7.23  MX Various Varieties 12s 6.33-7.95
---NECTARINES: cartons 2 layer tray pack CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 70s
29.68  84s 29.68
---PAPAYA: 4 kg containers BR Sunrise 9s 12.84  10s 11.03  12s 9.04-14.57
17 kg cartons BR Red Flesh exlge 27.66
---PEACHES: 25 lb cartons loose CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 80 sz 26.75
84 sz 26.75
---PEARS: 45 lb cartons WA Bartlett 110s 24.95  D'Anjou 110s 22.96-26.43  120s
21.51-26.43  40 lb cartons/boxes AG Bartlett 100s 24.22  110s 19.16-25.49
120s 24.51  18 kg containers CL Bartlett 90s 14.10  100s 14.10  110s 14.10
Packham Triumph 90s 13.56  100s 13.56  110s 13.56  23 lb cartons WA
Red D'Anjou 13.38
---PERSIMMONS: cartons 2 layer CL Hachiya 48s 14.82  SP Hachiya 18s 11.75
---PINEAPPLES: cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 5s 20.79  6s 17.17-17.72  7s
16.09-19.89  10s 11.75
---PLANTAINS: 50 lb cartons CB 17.72-18.62  25 lb cartons CB 13.38-15.19
---PLUMS: 7 kg containers CL Black Beaut 19.34  Red Beaut 19.34 

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