Mexico City Fresh Fruit Market Update

MEXICO CITY - May 11/04 - SNS -- Market values for for fresh fruits 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: Sistema Nacional de Informacion e Integracion de Mercados, Mexico
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VEGETABLES
---BEANS: 70 kg bags/sacks MX Hidalgo Round Green Type 65.98-77.98
mostly 71.98
---CABBAGE: 1 3/4 bushel crates MX Puebla Round Green Type 12s 3.86-4.71
mostly 4.28
---CARROTS: 28 kg sacks MX Guanajuato med 5.14-6.86 mostly 6.00 sml 4.71-5.57
mostly 5.14 lge 4.28-5.14 mostly 4.71
---CAULIFLOWER: cartons film wrapped MX Puebla White 12s 6.00-7.71 mostly 6.86
---CELERY: 8 kg containers MX District Federal 1.97-2.57 mostly 2.23
---CORN-SWEET: per dz MX Morelos Yellow lge 2.14-2.83 mostly 2.57
---CUCUMBERS: 25 kg cartons MX Sinaloa 6.00-7.71 mostly 6.86
---GARLIC: 10 kg cartons MX Guanajuato Purple 11.14-12.85 mostly 12.00
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: cartons MX Puebla 12s 4.28-5.57 mostly 5.14
---ONIONS GREEN: 5 kg containers MX Puebla Bulb Type .86-1.20 mostly 1.03
---PEPPERS OTHER: 20 kg sacks MX Baja California Poblano 11.14-12.85
mostly 12.00 30 kg sacks MX Sinaloa Jalapeno 25.71-30.85 mostly 28.28 Serrano
17.99-23.14 mostly 20.57
---SQUASH: 22 kg containers MX Hidalgo Zucchini 4.28-59.98 mostly 5.14
---TOMATOES: 10 kg cartons MX Sinaloa Vine Ripes 8.57-12.00 mostly 10.28
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: 14 kg containers MX Sinaloa Saladette 6.86-9.43
mostly 8.57 17 kg containers MX Sinaloa Saladette 6.86-9.43 mostly 8.57
28 kg cartons MX Sinaloa Saladette 10.28-12.85 mostly 11.14

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