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Florida Fresh Fruit Market Update

MIAMI - Jul 22/04 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh fruits on terminal markets here were summarized by the USDA today.

Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
              Federal-State Market News Service, USDA.
Phone: (305) 373-2955    Fax: (305) 373-3562
MH_FV010
WEATHER AT 7:00 AM:  PARTLY CLOUDY 77
YESTERDAY: MAXIMUM 89
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.
CITRUS FRUITS
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 2.3 kg containers SF 24s 6.50
---GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bins FL Red med 120.00  cartons CA
Shprs 1st Grade Red 23s 18.00  27s 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00
occas lower 36s 15.00-17.75  Shprs Choice Red 27s 13.00-13.50  32s 13.00-13.50
 36s 13.00-15.50  occas higher 40s 15.50  4/5 bushel cartons FL Red med 8.00
---LEMONS: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 75s 36.00  95s
39.00-39.50  140s   occas 25.00 165s 27.00-29.00 mostly 29.00 occas
 higher 200s 25.00-27.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 occas higher Shprs Choice 95s 20.00
 occas higher 140s 20.75-22.00 mostly 20.75-21.00 165s 21.00-23.00
occas higher 200s 22.00-23.50  Uncl (Standard) 140s 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00
165s 17.00-18.50 mostly 18.00-18.50 occas higher 200s 18.50-20.00
mostly 19.00-20.00 occas higher 235s   offerings insufficient to quote SP 140s
24.00  165s 23.00
---LIMES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 110s 8.00-10.00
mostly 9.00 occas higher 150s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 occas higher 175s
8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 200s 8.50-10.50 mostly 9.50-10.50 one label
 best 11.50 230s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 Local Repack Seedless Type
offerings insufficient to quote flats 10 1-lb mesh bags MX Seedless Type 13.50
---ORANGES: MARKET STEADY. bins FL Valencia 125s 140.00  cartons CA
Shprs 1st Grade Valencia 56s 20.00  one label best 24.00 72s 13.00-15.00
mostly 14.00-14.50 one label best 16.50 88s 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00
occas higher 113s 14.00-14.50  one label best 16.00 138s 15.00  Shprs Choice
Valencia 56s 11.50  occas higher 72s 9.00  Local Repack Valencia 8.00-9.00
mostly 8.00-8.50 4/5 bushel cartons FL Valencia 7.50-9.00
BERRIES
---BLUEBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. flats 12 1-pt cups with lids MI med-lge 13.00
 NC med-lge   offerings insufficient to quote NJ med-lge 21.50
flats 12 1/2-pt cups with lids CA med-lge 20.00
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. flats 12 1/2-pt containers with lids CA Red
25.00-27.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 few including fr cond 22.50
---STRAWBERRIES: MARKET STEADY. flats 12 1-pt baskets CA med-lge 14.00-16.00
mostly 15.00-15.50 occas higher/lower flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA
med-lge 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 occas higher/lower
flats 4 2-lb containers with lids CA With Stems exlge 15.00-16.25
mostly 15.00-15.50
MELONS
---CANTALOUPS: MARKET STEADY. 1/2 cartons CA 9s   occas 12.00 12s 11.00-13.00
mostly 12.00 occas lower 15s 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 occas lower 18s
occas 11.00
---HONEYDEWS: MARKET STEADY. 2/3 cartons CA 4s   occcas 13.75 5s 10.00-12.00
mostly 10.00 one label best 13.75 6s 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 occas
 higher 8s 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 occas higher
---MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 2/3 cartons CA Crenshaw 5s 16.00
occas lower Sharlyn 6s 16.00  occas lower Orange Flesh 8s 16.00  occas
 lower Galia 6s 16.00  occas lower
---WATERMELONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons per ctn Local Repack
Red Flesh Seeded Type 3s 16.00  per lb TX Red Flesh Seedless Type 4s .25-.26
bins per lb TX Red Flesh Seedless Type 45s .30  occas lower per melon FL
Sangria 45-50s 2.00  GA Red Flesh Seeded Type 30-35s 3.00-4.00 mostly 3.00
Red Flesh Seedless Type 40s 2.00-3.00 mostly 2.00-2.50 occas higher 45-50s
2.00-2.50  55-60s 1.00
NON-CITRUS FRUITS
---APPLES: MARKET STEADY. cartons tray pack BR cat I Gala 150s   offerings
 insufficient to quote CL cat I Fuji 80s 18.00  90s 16.00  Royal Gala 90s
24.00  163s 19.00  Braeburn 80s   offerings insufficient to quote NZ
No Grade Marks Gala 90s 16.00  CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE cartons tray pack
CL cat I Royal Gala 113s 22.00  NY U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 56s
offerings insufficient to quote Red Rome 64s 18.00  Mcintosh 80s 25.00-26.00
U.S. Fcy Mcintosh 96s 14.00  120s 16.00  U.S. One Red Delicious 113s
offerings insufficient to quote WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s 26.00-28.00
mostly 27.00-28.00 fine appear 32.00 72s 19.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 fine
 appear 26.00-27.00 80s 20.50-22.00  88s 18.00-20.00  100s 20.00-21.00
fineappear 24.00  113s 19.00-21.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 fine appear 26.00 125s
19.00-21.00  138s 19.00-20.00  Golden Delicious 56s 28.00  fineappear 36.00
64s fineappear 28.50  72s 23.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 occas lower fr appear
 20.00 80s fineappear 26.00  113s 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 fineappear
26.00  Granny Smith 64s 24.50  fine appear 32.00 fineappear 32.00  72s
19.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 fineappear 30.00-32.00  100s 22.00-24.50
occas lower 113s 23.50-24.75  Fuji 56s 28.50  fine appear 34.50-36.00 fineappear
36.00-38.00  72s 28.00-29.00  fineappear 38.00-39.00 mostly 38.75 88s
fineappear 38.00  occas lower 100s 27.00-28.00  occas higher one label
 best 30.75 fineappear 36.00-38.00  Gala 64s fineappear 36.00  72s 25.00
fineappear 36.00-38.00  80s 28.00  fr appear 23.00-24.00 fineappear 38.00  88s
25.00-25.75  100s 24.00-24.75  fineappear 34.00  113s 21.50-23.00
mostly 21.50-22.00 Braeburn 56s 28.00  fineappear 32.00  72s 30.00-30.50  88s
27.00-28.00  Red Rome 56s 32.00  fine appear 38.00 fr appear 26.00 72s 32.00
occas lower fr appear 24.00 Jonagold 56s 20.00  Cameo 56s 20.00  Pink Lady 72s
28.00  U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 72s 21.00  113s 20.00  Golden Delicious 72s
24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 80s 23.00-24.50  fine appear 28.00 fr
 appear 16.00 88s 23.00-24.00  occas higher 100s 22.00-24.00  occas lower 113s
21.50-23.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 one label best 26.00 125s 22.00-22.50
occas lower 138s 21.00-21.50  Granny Smith 72s 21.00-23.00 mostly 22.00-23.00
80s 22.00  88s 23.00-25.00  one label 28.00 100s 23.00-25.00  one label
 28.00 113s 23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00 occas lower Gala 72s 23.00-23.50  WAFcy
Red Delicious 72s 17.50-19.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 113s 19.00  occas
 higher Golden Delicious 72s 21.00  80s 21.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-22.00
Granny Smith 113s 22.00  Fuji 72s fineappear 36.00  88s 28.00  100s
23.00-23.25  113s 22.00-23.00  Gala 72s 21.50  U.S. One Fuji 64s 28.00-28.50
80s 20.00-22.00  88s 24.00  cartons cell pack NY U.S. ExFcy Mcintosh 80s
26.00  96s 25.00-25.75  U.S. Fcy Mcintosh 96s 14.00  WA WAExFcy
Golden Delicious 80s fineappear 26.00  cartons 12 3-lb film bags WA WAExFcy
Red Delicious 2 1/4" min 21.00  Golden Delicious 2 1/2" min 23.00-25.00
2 1/4" min 17.00  Granny Smith 2 1/2" min 24.00  occas lower one label
 best 32.00 Fuji 2 1/2" min/up 19.00-19.25  Gala 2 1/2" min 28.00
fr appear 21.75 Rome 2 1/2" min 16.00  U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious 2 1/2" min
18.50-19.50
---APRICOTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons 2 layer tray pack WA Rival 88s 28.00
---AVOCADOS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons 2 layer CA Hass 40s fr cond 27.00
48s 40.00-42.00 mostly 40.00-41.00 occas lower fr cond 31.00-33.00
 mostly 31.00-32.00 60s 41.00-43.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 cartons loose FL
Various Greenskin Varieties 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas higher/lower
 fr cond 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 occas lower
---BANANAS: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons IMPORT 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-12.00
one label best 13.75 fr qual 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00-8.50 occas lower organic
16.00-16.50  cartons CR Baby 7.00-8.00
---CHERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 15 lb cartons WA Rainier 11 row sz & lgr
occas 65.00 16 lb cartons bagged WA Rainier 11 1/2 row sz & lgr   offerings
 insufficient to quote
---FRUITS OTHER: MARKET STEADY. cartons 1 layer CA Apple Pears Shinsui 16s
16.00-16.50  FL Carambola - Star Fruit 20s 28.00  cartons 2 layer tray pack CL
Quince 40s 36.00  10 lb cartons CL Cherimoya 12s 35.00  14s 35.00
---GRAPES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 21 lb lugs CA U.S. One Cardinal med-lge
17.00-18.00  19 lb lugs bagged CA U.S. One Flame Seedless med-lge 16.50
Red Globe med-lge 18.00-20.00  18 lb lugs bagged CA U.S. One Thompson Seedless
med-lge 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.50 Flame Seedless med-lge 15.00-17.00
occas lower White Seedless Type med-lge 17.00-19.00  Black Beauty Seedless
med-lge 19.00-19.50  Red Globe lge 22.00  MX Red Globe lge 18.00-19.00
20 lb lugs wrapped CA U.S. One Flame Seedless med-lge 16.50
---KIWIFRUIT: MARKET STEADY. flats 1 layer CL Hayward 27s   offerings
 insufficient to quote 33s   occas 10.00 36s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.75-9.50 39s
9.25-10.75  10 kg containers loose CL Hayward 39 sz 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00
one label best 19.00
---MANGOES: MARKET STEADY. flats 1 layer HT Francis 9s 6.00-8.00
mostly 7.00-7.50 10s 5.50-7.50 mostly 7.00-7.50 fr cond 3.50 12s 6.00-8.00
mostly 6.00-7.00 occas lower MX Tommy Atkins 7s 5.00  8s 5.00-7.00
mostly 6.00-7.00 fr cond 3.00 9s 5.00-7.00 mostly 6.00-7.00 occas lower
 ord cond 3.00 10s 3.00-4.00  Ataulfo 16s 8.00  18s 8.00-8.50  50 lb cartons
Local Repack Tommy Atkins 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 occas higher
 bbkts 18.00
---NECTARINES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons 2 layer tray pack CA
California Well Matured Bright Pearl 42s   occas 24.00 Grand Pearl 50s 26.00
Honey Blaze 36s   occas 32.00 Ruby Pearl 50s 26.00  Summer Brite 56s 14.00
25 lb cartons loose CA California Well Matured Diamond Bright 72 sz
occas 12.00 Red Roy 72 sz 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 occas lower
 fr cond 9.00 Rose Diamond 72 sz 17.00  Ruby Diamond 64 sz 16.00  Spring Bright
64 sz   offerings insufficient to quote Summer Brite 56 sz 14.00  64 sz 11.50
California Utility Red Diamond 60 sz 14.00-14.50
---PAPAYA: MARKET STEADY. 35 lb cartons BZ Maradol 8s 15.00-17.00  9s
19.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas lower few including fr cond 15.00 10s
20.00-22.00  fr cond 17.00 11s 19.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas
 lower 12s 19.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 35-40 lb cartons MX Maradol 8s
17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 occas lower fr cond 11.00 9s 17.00-19.00
mostly 18.00-19.00 occas lower 10s 17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 fr
 cond 13.00 11s 18.00-20.00  12s 18.00-20.00
---PEACHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons 2 layer tray pack CA
California Well Matured Country Sweet 40s 22.00  42s 22.00  Rich Lady 32s
occas 22.00 36s   offerings insufficient to quote Saturn (Flat Type) 48s 26.00
50s 26.00  Snow Blaze 32s 18.00  Summer Sweet 40s 22.00  1/2 bushel cartons GA
Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 2 1/2"min 15.00-16.00  2 1/4"min 14.00-16.00
2 1/8"min 12.00  Redglobe 2 1/2"up 10.00  SC U.S. One
Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 3"up 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 2 3/4"up
12.00-14.00  2 1/2"up 8.00-10.00  2 1/4"up 11.00  occas lower
25 lb cartons loose CA California Well Matured Crimson Lady 72 sz 15.00
Elegant Lady 56 sz 14.00-15.00  Rich Lady 72 sz   occas 14.00 Summer Lady 56 sz
12.00  Summer Zee 56 sz 12.00-12.50
---PEARS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 36 lb cartons tight fill CA U.S. One Bartlett
70s 26.00-26.50  110s 28.00  18 kg containers wrapped AG CAT I Burre Bosc 70s
25.00-26.00  CL No Grade Marks Packham Triumph 60s 28.00  Bosc 70s 33.00  80s
33.00  100s 31.00  CAT I Burre Bosc 110s 32.00  CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE
4/5 bushel cartons wrapped WA U.S. One D'Anjou 60s 19.50-21.50  fine
 appear 28.00 70s 24.00-25.00  fine appear 28.00 80s 25.00  one label
 best 30.00 110s 24.00-25.00  one label best 27.00 120s 27.00  WAExFcy D'Anjou
70s 21.50  WAFcy D'Anjou 70s 17.50-18.50  80s 17.75  few 18.50 90s 16.50-18.00
mostly 17.00 one label 20.00 110s 16.50-16.75  one preferred label 18.50 120s
17.00-18.00  one preferred label 18.50 135s 16.00-17.00  one preferred
 label 18.50 red 80s   offerings insufficient to quote Bosc 70s   offerings
 insufficient to quote 2/5 bushel cartons OR U.S. One Red D'Anjou 35s
offerings insufficient to quote
---PINEAPPLES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 4s
14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 occas higher/lower 5s 16.00-18.00
mostly 16.00-16.50 fr cond 10.00 6s 15.50-17.50 mostly 16.50-17.50
occas higher 7s 13.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 occas higher 8s 13.00-15.00
occas higher fr cond 11.00 9s 9.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 GU golden ripe 8s
10.00  PN 6s   occas 11.00 cartons 2 layer CR 6s 12.00  8s 13.00-14.00  9s
13.00-14.00  12s 13.00-14.50  14s 13.00-13.75  occas higher
---PLANTAINS: MARKET STEADY. 50 lb cartons CB Green 12.00-14.00
mostly 13.00-14.00 one label best 16.00 CR Green 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00
one label best 13.00-14.00 EC Green 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 GU Green
11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 40 lb cartons CB Yellow 13.50-14.00
fr cond lower DR Green 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 occas higher VZ Green
10.00
---PLUMS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 28 lb cartons loose CA California Well Matured
Black Beaut 55 sz   offerings insufficient to quote Catalina 70 sz 15.00
Fortune 35 sz 32.00  45 sz 25.00-26.00  60 sz 16.00  Grand Rosa 50 sz 15.00
65 sz 13.00  Laroda 60 sz 16.00  Owen T 35 sz 28.00  Simka 60 sz 12.00
California Utility Red Beaut 65 sz 15.00-15.50  80 sz 17.00
cartons/lugs 2 layer tray pack CA California Well Matured Interspecific Type
Dapple Dandy 56s 18.00 

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