Texas Fresh Vegetable Market Update

DALLAS - Feb 4/08 - 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 AT 7:00 AM:  OVERCAST 72
YESTERDAY'S HIGH 78 LOW 53
VEGETABLES
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thorned green 24s 25.00
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET PE GREEN LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  11 lb cartons bunched MX
Green jbo 23.00 lge 23.00 std 23.00 PE Green jbo 20.00 lge 20.00 std 20.00
White std 25.00
---BEANS:  MARKET HIGHER.  bushel crates FL Round Green Type Machine Picked
43.00 occas lower MX Round Green Type Machine Picked 28.75 5 lb cartons CA Wax
Type Yellow 24.00 GU AIR Hericot Vert (French Type) 16.00 10 lb cartons CA Fava
24.00
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA 16.00 25 lb film bags MX 8.50 TX
12.00
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons CA bchd 14s 11.00-16.00 mostly 12.50-12.75
bchd 18s 12.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 14.00 high as 19.00
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   25 lb cartons CA lge 25.00-26.00
---CABBAGE:  MARKET TX GREEN LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  50 lb cartons AZ/CA
Round Green Type med 10.25 Red Type med 16.00 TX Round Green Type med
8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 Red Type med 13.75-15.00 mostly 14.00-14.50 50 lb
sacks TX Round Green Type med 7.00-7.25 30 lb cartons Local Repack Savoy Type
med 23.00
---CARROTS:  MARKET MX JBO LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags
CA med-lge 17.25-19.75 mostly 17.50-17.75 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge
17.25-19.75 mostly 17.50-17.75 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 17.25-19.75
mostly 17.50-17.75 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 18.00-20.25 mostly 19.00-20.00 MX
jbo 8.50-9.50 25 lb sacks loose CA jbo 17.25 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby
Peeled 16.50-18.25 cartons 10 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 16.50-18.25
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 13.00-16.85
16s 12.00
---CELERY:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons CA 2 dz 13.75 2 1/2 dz 13.75 3 dz
13.00-15.50 filmbags 30s 16.50 filmbags 36s 16.50
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET STEADY.  wirebound crates FL Yellow 4 1/2 dz 21.25-22.00
mostly 21.50 White 4 1/2 dz 18.50 Bi-Color 4 1/2 dz 18.00-18.50 MX Yellow 4 1/2
dz 12.50
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET BARELY STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates MX med 16.50-20.00 fr
qual 11.50-15.75 mostly 14.00-15.00 Pickles lge 26.25 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX
Pickles Kirby Type 300-400s 40.00 occas higher GREENHOUSE flats/cartons film
wrapped CD Ontario Long Seedless sml 12s 14.00
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET MX LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates MX 24s
12.00-13.75 35 lb cartons CA Chinese 31.00 30 lb cartons CA Japanese fineappear
39.25
---ENDIVE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   8 lb cartons BL AIR Witloof red 38.00 GREENHOUSE
5 kg containers BL AIR Witloof 28.75
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ White super col 35.00 occas lower
super jbo 29.00 occas lower 22 lb cartons Local Repack Purple #5 18.00 cartons
CQ White 50-55mm/5.0-5.5cm 29.00
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Kale 24s 13.00-13.25 TX
Collard 24s 12.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 Kale 24s 11.75-12.50 mostly 12.00 Mustard
24s 12.00-13.00 Swiss Chard green 24s 17.00 red 24s 17.00 Turnip Tops 24s
12.00-13.00 Kohlrabi 24s 24.00-25.00 mostly 25.00 cartons TX Kale, Multicolor
24s 19.75
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 12.25-14.75 flm lined 24s
13.00 24s flmwrpd 14.00-15.75
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons AZ/CA Boston 24s 15.50-16.50 Green
Leaf 24s 12.00-12.75 high as 16.00 Red Leaf 24s 13.75-14.00 2 lb cartons Local
Repack Lolla Rossa 11.00 Red Oak Leaf 11.00 2.5 lb cartons AZ/CA Frisee 12s
10.00 Local Repack Baby Red Romaine 11.00 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mache 22.00
Mesculin Mix 8.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons TX Bibb 24s 22.00
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 14.00-14.75 high
as 17.00
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White med 16.75 TX White lge
14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 med 13.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 5 lb cartons CA Shiitake
20.00-21.00 high as 25.00 Oyster 20.00 PA Oyster 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00
Portobella 13.50-14.00 mostly 14.00 3 lb cartons CA Chanterelle 52.00 Black
Trumpet 63.00 Hedge Hog 58.00 1 lb cartons PA Shiitake 12.00 Porcieni 29.00
cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped TX White 12.75 occas higher cartons 16 8-oz
trays film wrapped TX White 14.75 occas lower
---OKRA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   1/2 bushel crates MX med-lge 28.00
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched MX 48s med 18.50-20.25
mostly 20.00 high as 22.25 cartons/crates bunched CA Leeks 12s 24.00-24.50
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Curly 60s 12.00-13.75 mostly
12.00-12.75 Plain 60s 14.00
---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 12 1-lb film bags Repacked Enroute
21.00
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons Local Repack English 25.00 CA
Snow Peas Decalyxed 13.00 GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 15.50 CA Sugar Snap Peas
Decalyxed 15.00-16.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 18.00 fr cond 10.00
---PEPPERS:  MARKET LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Bell Type Green exlge 28.00
lge 24.25 med 24.25 fr qual 20.75 MX Bell Type Green lge 20.00 occas lower fr
qual 20.75 med 21.75 Red exlge fr qual 23.25 lge fr qual 16.00-16.75 occas
lower Yellow exlge fr qual 19.25-21.00 lge fr qual 17.50 15 lb cartons MX Bell
Type Red lge 18.75 fr qual 14.25 Yellow lge fr qual 19.00
---PEPPERS OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons MI Hungarian Wax 13.00 1
1/9 bushel crates MX Jalapeno lge 14.50-16.50 Serrano 16.75-18.00 Local Repack
Jalapeno lge 20.25 Serrano 19.00-20.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX Poblano
lge 19.00-19.75 crates Local Repack Yellow Chile 17.75 5 lb cartons Local
Repack Serrano med 8.00 8 lb cartons Local Repack Habanero orange 15.00 10 lb
cartons CA Finger Hot 15.00 Local Repack Fresno red med 24.50 Jalapeno med
9.00-11.00 Poblano med 12.00 Serrano med 10.25 20 lb cartons MX Poblano 16.00
Local Repack Anaheim 23.25 occas lower
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags FL Red 8.00-9.50
mostly 9.00 occas higher cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags FL Red 10.00-11.75
mostly 11.00 occas lower 40 lb film bags topped FL Red 20.00-20.75 cartons
bunched CA Red 24s 13.50
---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne lge
20.00
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Flat 24s 17.25-18.50 cartons
12 10-oz film bags AZ/CA Flat 15.00
---SQUASH:  MARKET MX YELLOW AND ZUCCHINI HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1/2
bushel cartons/crates FL Zucchini sml-med 21.25 med 19.25 Yellow Crookneck
sml-med 17.25 med 15.25 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 17.00-20.00 med
14.00-16.50 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 14.00-15.00 med 12.00-12.75 35 lb
cartons MX Acorn med 13.75-16.00 mostly 14.50-15.00 Butternut med 14.50-16.00
mostly 15.00 Spaghetti med 14.50-16.00 mostly 15.00
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons AR Beauregard jbo 15.00 U.S.
No. 1 Beauregard 20.00 CA Beauregard jbo 14.50-16.00 mostly 16.00 U.S. No. 1
Beauregard 23.00-24.00 LA Beauregard jbo 15.25 U.S. No. 1 Beauregard 21.75
---TOMATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens 5x6 sz 16.50 6x6 sz 17.50 6x7 sz 18.50 MX Mature Greens
xlge 17.50-19.00 lge 15.50 med 12.50 cartons/flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes light
red-red 5x5s 14.00-16.00 5x6s 13.00-15.00 Local Repack Vine Ripes light red-red
4x4s 16.50 4x5s 16.50 occas higher 5x5s 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 5x6s
14.00-16.00 6x6s 16.00-16.75 lugs 3 layer Local Repack Vine Ripes light red-red
6x6s 19.00-21.25 mostly 20.00 occas higher 6x7s 21.25-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00
10 lb flats Local Repack yellow 28.50 cartons 10 tubes 3s 9-oz Local Repack red
14.25 cartons 10 tubes 4s 14-oz Local Repack red 14.25 flats 1 layer Local
Repack Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties 36.00 GREENHOUSE flats 1 layer CD Ontario
Vine Ripes red 28s 21.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 15 lb flats MX Vine Ripes 32s
14.00 39s 14.00
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets FL red 10.50 MX red
9.75-10.00 mostly 10.00 occas higher
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets MX 9.00 20 lb
cartons loose MX 17.00 fr qual fr cond 7.50
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Roma red exlge
14.50-16.50 lge 14.50-16.50 MX Roma red exlge 15.00-16.50 occas lower lge
15.00-16.50 occas lower
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags MI Purple Top 14.50 TX Purple Top
12.00-12.25 mostly 12.00
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  5 lb film bags CA Alfalfa Sprouts
6.50-7.00 mostly 7.00 cartons 12 4-oz packages CA Alfalfa Sprouts 9.75-10.50 35
lb crates MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 17.00-18.00 5 lb cartons CA Radicchio 9s
13.00-15.00
ORGANIC
VEGETABLES
---SPINACH: 4 lb cartons CA 12.00
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: flats 12 1-pt baskets CA Pear Type red 21.00 yellow 33.00

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