San Francisco Fresh Vegetable Market Update

SAN FRANCISCO - May 11/04 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh 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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Weather:  Today's 7:00am Fair 52  Yesterday's High  64  Low 52



VEGETABLES
---ARTICHOKES: MARKET HIGHER. cartons CA Globe Thorned green 15s 18.00
few lower 18s 20.00  few higher & lower 24s 20.00-22.00  30s 12.50-14.50  36s
12.50-14.50  fair cond & holdovers 3.00-6.00 48s 8.50-9.50  lge lse 6.00-6.50
sml lse 10.00-12.00
---ASPARAGUS: MARKET STEADY. pyramid cartons/crates 28 lb bunched CA Long Green
exlge 38.00-39.00  lge 40.00-42.00  few 33.00-34.00 std 40.00-42.00
fair cond 28.00-32.00 11 lb cartons bunched CA Long Green exlge 19.00-20.00
lge 19.00-20.00  std 19.00-20.00  PE White lge 29.00-32.00
20 lb cartons bunched CA Green Tips std 22.00
---BEANS: MARKET STEADY. bushel cartons CA Fava 8.00-12.00 mostly 8.00-10.00
few 12.50 10 lb cartons MX Hericot Vert (French Type) 17.00-17.50
30 lb cartons CA Coachella Valley California Round Green Type 20.00-28.00
mostly 24.00-25.00 30 lb crates MX Round Green Type 22.00-24.00
---BEETS: MARKET STEADY. cartons/crates bunched CA 12s 10.00-11.00
mostly 10.50 MX 12s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.50 25 lb film bags OR med-lge
9.50-10.00 mostly 9.50
---BROCCOLI: MARKET HIGHER. cartons CA bchd 18s 10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-13.00
few as high as 14.50 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 10.00-13.50
mostly 11.00-11.50
---CABBAGE: MARKET STEADY. 45 lb cartons CA Round Green Type med 8.50-10.00
mostly 8.50-9.00 Red Type med 17.00-18.50 mostly 18.00
---CARROTS: MARKET 25 LB JUMBOS SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.
cartons/sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med 12.50-13.50 mostly 12.50
few 12.00 50 lb cartons loose CA Topped med-lge 12.00-12.50  few higher
25 lb sacks loose CA Topped med 7.00-8.00  jbo 10.50-11.00  few higher
cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 13.50-15.00
containers 40 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 24.00-24.75
---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET LOWER. cartons film wrapped CA 12s 10.00-13.00
---CELERY: MARKET BARELY STEADY. cartons CA 2 dz 17.50-18.50  few 20.00
 few lower 2 1/2 dz 16.50-18.50  few 20.00 occas 21.50 few lower
---CHINESE CABBAGE: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. 70 lb cartons CA Nappa 12.00-13.00
WGA crates CA Nappa 10.50-13.00 mostly 12.00-13.00
---CORN-SWEET: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA Imperial Valley California
Yellow 4 dz min 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-13.50 White 4 dz min 10.00-12.50
mostly 12.00-12.50 few 13.00-13.50
---CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 22 lb cartons MX Persian 18.00
1 1/9 bushel cartons MX med fr qual 12.00-13.00  (includes greenhouse
 grown) lge fr qual 7.00-8.00  few 12.00 (includes greenhouse grown)
22-24 lb cartons CA 30s fr qual 4.50-5.00  36s 7.50-8.50  fair qual
 & open lots 5.00-6.00 42s fr qual 5.00  MX 36s 7.50-9.00  few higher
 fair qual 5.50 cartons film wrapped CA Long Seedless Greenhouse Hydroponic 16s
12.50-13.50 mostly 13.50 CD British Columbia Long Seedless
Greenhouse Hydroponic 18s 10.50  MX Long Seedless Greenhouse Hydroponic 18s
8.50-9.00  1 1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles 200-300s 14.50-15.50
25-28 lb cartons CA Pickles sml-med 11.00-12.00
---EGGPLANT: MARKET FIRM. cartons CA Coachella Valley California 18s
10.50-12.50  few 13.50 24s 10.50-12.50  few 13.50 MX   no sales reported
5 kg cartons tray pack NL  AIR Italian 175-225 gm 24.50-25.00
---ENDIVE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 24s 13.00  10 lb cartons
BL Witloof 19.50-22.00 mostly 20.50 CA Witloof 17.50-18.00  NL Witloof 19.50
few higher red 26.00
---ESCAROLE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. cartons CA 24s 14.00  few higher
---GARLIC: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. 30 lb cartons AG White super col 38.00  col
34.50  CQ White netted 3s 20.00-22.00  netted 6s 20.00-22.00  MX Purple
super col 38.50-41.00  #10 30.00  #11 33.00  22 lb cartons AG White #6 22.00
10 lb cartons CA Elephant col 27.00  jbo 26.50-27.00
---GREENS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe 20s 32.00
cartons/crates bunched CA Collard 12s 7.00-7.50  Kale 12s 7.00-7.50  Mustard
12s 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 Dandelion 12s 7.00-9.00  Kohlrabi 12s 13.00-13.50
Swiss Chard Red 12s 8.00  White 12s 8.00
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 24s 7.00  few higher flm lined 24s
  few one label 8.50-9.00
---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA Boston 24s 9.00  Green Leaf 24s
7.50-9.00 mostly 7.50-8.50 one label 11.00 Red Leaf 24s 7.50-9.00
mostly 7.50-8.50 one label 11.00 2.5 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 4.90-6.00
mostly 5.00-5.50 few higher organic 5.50-6.50  few higher 3 lb cartons CA Frisee
24s 11.00-11.75  10 lb cartons film lined CA Green Leaf Crown Cut Leaves
15.50-16.00
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET LOWER. cartons CA 24s 7.50-9.50 mostly 7.50-8.50
one label 12.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 14.00-14.50
few 17.00 cartons film lined CA Hearts 48s 16.00-16.50
---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons CA White lge 16.50-17.50  med
13.50-14.50  sml 13.50-14.50  fr qual 9.50-11.00 mostly 9.75 Brown lge
16.50-18.50 mostly 17.50 5 lb cartons CA Shiitake lge 17.50  med 11.50-12.50
few higher & lower Oyster lge 11.00-12.00  Portobella 12.00-12.50
few 15.00 per lb Repacked Enroute Shiitake sml fr qual 9.50-10.00
cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CA White 10.50-12.00  Brown 13.50-14.50
cartons 36 3-1/2 oz film bags per pkg CA Enoki .80-.90 mostly .90 flats per lb
OR Morels 10.00-11.00
---OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1/2 bushel crates CA sml-med 38.00
---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched MX Bulb Type 24s
7.50-8.50  Baja District 48s 9.50-10.50 mostly 9.50-10.00 fair qual
 7.50 small fair qual 6.00 CA Leeks 12s 14.00-15.00  few 11.00-12.00
---PARSLEY: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates bunched CA Curly 60s
10.00-12.00 mostly 10.50-11.00 Plain 60s 13.00
---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 20 lb film bags loose Repacked Enroute
16.00  20 lb cartons Repacked Enroute 16.00
---PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bushel cartons CA English 18.00-22.00
few best 26.00-28.00 fair-ord qual lower 10 lb cartons CA Sugar Peas
10.50-13.50  Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 13.50  MX Sugar Snap Peas
Stringless/Decalyxed 18.00-20.00
---PEPPERS: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Coachella Valley
California Bell Type Green jbo 14.50  few 15.50-16.50 exlge 14.50  few
 15.50-16.50 MX Bell Type Green lge fr qual 11.00-12.00  Red lge fr qual
14.50-18.50 mostly 14.50 Yellow exlge-lge fr qual fr cond 7.00  grnhse MX
Bell Type Red exlge-lge fr qual 18.00-20.00  Yellow exlge-lge fr qual
20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 11 lb cartons grnhse CD British Columbia Bell Type
Orange exlge 23.50  Red exlge 22.50  Yellow exlge 23.50  MX Bell Type Orange
exlge 24.00  Red exlge 21.00-23.00  Yellow exlge 21.00-23.00  25 lb cartons CA
Coachella Valley California Bell Type Green jbo 15.50  few 16.50 lge fr qual
8.50-10.50 mostly 9.50 few 11.50 irreg sz fr qual 8.50-9.00  MX Bell Type Green
lge fr qual 8.00-9.50
---PEPPERS OTHER: MARKET STEADY. 1/2 bushel cartons FL Habanero 32.00
cartons/crates MX Jalapeno 28.00-35.00 mostly 30.00-34.00 Anaheim 26.00-32.00
mostly 27.00-30.00 Serrano 30.00-32.00 mostly 32.00 Pasilla 14.00-16.00
few 18.00-20.00 Yellow Chile 26.00-32.00 mostly 26.00-30.00 10 lb cartons MX
Fresno Red 20.00  Thai Chili Hots green 20.00  few 27.50 Habanero 32.00-35.00
---RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb film bags topped AZ Red 17.00-17.50  MX
Red 15.00-16.00  cartons bunched CA Red 48s 12.50-14.50 mostly 14.50
few 15.50-16.50 OR Red 48s 12.50-14.50
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 20 lb cartons OR Field Grown 18.00  WA
U.S. One Field Grown 17.00-17.50
---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb film bags OR lge 13.00
---SPINACH: MARKET BUNCHED SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. cartons bunched CA
24s 10.00-11.00  fair qual 7.00 cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA 12.00-13.00
cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA 12.00-12.50 mostly 12.50
---SQUASH: MARKET STEADY. bushel cartons MX Acorn green lge 17.00-18.00
few 22.00-24.00 Banana lge 24.00  Butternut lge 17.00-18.50  few 22.00-24.00
Kabocha lge 17.00-18.00  few 20.00-22.00 Spaghetti lge 17.00-18.00
few 22.00-24.00 28 lb containers MX Zucchini sml-med 9.00  35 lb cartons CA
Banana lge 18.00  22-26 lb cartons CA Zucchini sml 8.50-10.50
mostly 9.00-9.50 sml-med 8.50-9.50  med 7.50  fair qual 3.00-4.00
Round Zucchini Dark Green sml-med 10.00-12.00  fair qual & holdovers
 4.00-5.00 Yellow Crookneck sml 14.00-14.50  few lower sml-med 9.00-10.00
few higher fair qual & holdovers 4.00-5.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med
fr appear 8.00-10.00  few sales Scallop green sml 14.00-16.00  yellow sml
18.00  Grey sml-med 12.50  4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml ord qual
ord cond 1.00-5.00  sml-med ord qual ord cond 1.00-5.00
---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons CA Beauregard Shprs 1st Grade
20.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 med 8.00  occas higher & lower jbo 13.00
occas higher & lower Garnet Shprs 1st Grade 23.00-24.00  few 27.00 med
7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 jbo 11.50-12.00  few 14.50 Hanna Shprs 1st Grade
24.00-25.00  few 27.00 organic 27.50  med 7.00-8.00  jbo 8.00-10.00
mostly 9.00 few higher Japanese Type med 13.00-15.00  jbo 14.00-15.00  Diane
Shprs 1st Grade 20.00-22.00  med 8.00  few 10.00 jbo 11.50-13.00  30 lb cartons
HI Okinawan Type med 36.00  sml 33.00
---TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL Mature Greens
light red 5x6 sz 20.00-21.00  6x6 sz 20.00  few lower 6x7 sz 17.50  MX
Vine Ripes light red-red xlge 19.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-19.50 lge 17.50
flats 1 layer MX Vine Ripes yellow 20s 17.50  few 19.50 25s 17.50
few 19.50 cartons/flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes light red-red 4x5s 18.00-21.00
mostly 20.00-21.00 5x5s 18.00-18.50 mostly 18.50 few 21.00 5x6s 16.75-18.50
mostly 18.00-18.50 few 21.00 Greenhouse light red-red 4x5s 21.50-23.50
mostly 23.00-23.50 5x5s 21.00-23.50 mostly 21.00 5x6s 20.00-21.00
mostly 21.00 few 23.50 lugs 3 layer MX Vine Ripes Greenhouse light red-red 6x6s
20.00-21.00 mostly 21.00 few 23.50 15 lb cartons MX Vine Ripes
Greenhouse Hydroponic light red-red 33s 18.00  5 kg cartons on the vine AZ
Vine Ripes Greenhouse Hydroponic red med-lge 9.00-9.50  fair qual &
 cond 6.00-7.00 CA Vine Ripes Greenhouse Hydroponic red lge 12.00-14.00  CD
British Columbia Vine Ripes Greenhouse Hydroponic red med-lge 9.50
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET STEADY. flats 12 1-pt baskets MX light red-red
8.50-10.50  few higher Greenhouse light red-red 15.00-16.00
flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX Grape Type red 11.50-12.50
flats 12 1-pt baskets with lids MX light red-red organic 11.00
flats 12 1/2-pt cups with lids MX Pear Type red organic 22.50  yellow organic
22.50
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose MX Roma
light red-red exlge 12.00-15.00 mostly 13.00 fair qual & cond 8.00-9.00
 poor qual & cond 2.00-4.00 lge 11.50-15.00 mostly 13.00 fair qual &
 cond 8.00-9.00 poor qual & cond 2.00-4.00
---TURNIPS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 25 lb film bags CA med-lge 12.00-13.00
---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1 lb film bags CA Alfalfa Sprouts
1.00-1.50 mostly 1.50 cartons 12 4-oz packages CA Alfalfa Sprouts 8.00-9.00
40 lb containers MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 8.00-9.00  25 lb film bags per lb CA
Jerusalem Artichokes 1.30-1.40  1 layer containers CA Radicchio 12s
13.00-14.00  CL Radicchio 12s 13.00-14.50 

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