Los Angeles Fresh Vegetable Market Update

LOS ANGELES - Mar 27/15 - 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.
Phone:  (213) 894-3077     Fax:  (213) 894-2898
WEATHER AT 7:00 A.M.:  CLEAR 64
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 92
HC_FV020
VEGETABLES
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thorned 12s 28.00 18s 36.00
24s 36.00 30s 36.00 36s 30.00 lge lse 30.00 med lse 40.00 sml lse 42.00
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  pyramid cartons 28 lb bunched MX Baja
District Green lge 38.00-40.00 std 38.00-40.00 sml 24.00 11 lb cartons bunched
CA Green jbo 28.00 MX Baja District Green jbo 26.00 lge 21.00-22.00 std
20.00-21.00 sml 8.00 PE White lge 28.00-30.00 15 lb cartons bunched MX Baja
District Green std 16.00
---BEANS:  MARKET STEADY.  bushel cartons FL Round Green Type Machine Picked
24.00-25.00 5 lb cartons Local Repack Baja District Wax Type yellow 10.50 10 lb
cartons MX Baja District Dragon Tongue 15.00 Haricot Vert (French Type) 20.00
Wax Type yellow 17.00-18.00 few 20.00 Local Repack Baja District Wax Type
yellow 15.00 15 lb cartons MX Baja District Italian Type 35.00 30 lb reusable
plastic containers (RPC) MX Round Green Type Handpicked 28.00-30.00 few high as
34.00 fr qual 20.00-25.00
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 10.00-11.00 25 lb
film bags CA Red Type med 9.00-9.50 lge 10.00-10.50 MX Baja District Red Type
med 9.00-9.50
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s 15.00-16.00 fr qual
13.00-13.50 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 24.00-25.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown
Cut 17.00-18.00 few 19.00 fr qual 15.00-15.50
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons MX Baja District lge
18.00-18.50 med 25.00-25.50
---CABBAGE:  MARKET MEDIUM GREEN SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  45 lb cartons
CA Round Green Type med 10.00-11.00 lge 10.00-11.00 Red Type med 15.00-16.00
Savoy Type med-lge 20.00
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 16.50-18.50
sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 16.50-18.50 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA
med-lge 18.00-18.50 50 lb sacks loose CA Juice Type 10.50-12.00 25 lb sacks
loose CA med 8.50-10.00 jbo 10.50-11.50 cartons bunched CA 24s 16.50-18.50
cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 19.00-20.00 containers 40 1-lb film
bags CA Baby Peeled 25.00-26.00
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 16.00 fr qual
13.00-13.50 16s 14.00-15.00 fr qual 12.00-12.50
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 9.50-11.00 2 1/2 dz 9.50-11.00 3 dz
10.00-11.00
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET STEADY. OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons MX Yellow 4 dz 24.00
White 4 dz 26.00
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons MX med 20.00-21.00 fr qual
17.00-18.00 ord qual 14.00-15.00 poorer quality and condition 10.00-12.00 lge
18.00-20.00 fr qual 15.00-16.00 cartons MX 36s 12.00-13.00 fr qual 9.00-10.00 1
1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles 150-200s 24.00-25.00 200-300s 25.00-28.00 few
30.00 300-400s 25.00-28.00 few 30.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped MX Long
Seedless 12s 10.00-11.00 16s 12.00-13.00 22 lb cartons MX Persian sml-med
12.00-13.00 fr qual 9.00-10.00
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET STEADY.  1 bu, 1 1/9 bu, 1 1/6 bu cartons wrapped MX 18s
15.00-16.00 cartons wrapped MX 18s fr qual fr cond 9.00-12.00 24s 15.00-16.00
fr qual fr cond 9.00-12.00 30 lb cartons MX Chinese med-lge 16.00-18.00
Filipino med 28.00-32.00 occas higher Italian sml-med 50.00-56.00 mostly
50.00-54.00 occas high as 60.00 Japanese sml-med 52.00-58.00 mostly 54.00-56.00
occas high as 63.00 Thai med 18.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 Indian sml-med
24.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 occas high as 30.00
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 12.00-13.00 10 lb cartons CA Witloof
19.00 8 lb cartons CA Witloof Red Type 12s 36.00 5 kg containers BL AIR Witloof
20.00-21.00
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 12.00-13.00 few high as 18.00
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA White super col 72.00 exjbo 63.00
CQ BOAT White netted 5s 55mm/5.5cm 38.00-40.00 few high as 44.00 SP White col
69.00 super jbo 66.00 jbo 60.00 10 lb cartons CA Elephant col 30.00
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched CA Dandelion 12s 9.00-9.50 cartons
bunched CA Collard 24s 15.00-15.50 Kale green 24s 10.00-12.00 Lacinato (Tuscan)
24s 12.50-13.00 Mustard Curly 24s 15.00-15.50 Flat 24s 15.00-15.50 Swiss Chard
12s 10.00-11.00 few 12.00 Mixed Colors 12s 17.00-18.00 Red 12s 10.00-11.00 few
12.00 Turnip Tops 24s 15.00-15.50 Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s 32.00-36.00 occas
lower cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 22.00
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 12.00-13.00 fr qual
10.00-10.50
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Boston 24s 13.00-14.00 Green Leaf
24s 12.00-13.00 fr qual 10.00-10.50 Red Leaf 24s 12.00-13.00 fr qual
10.00-10.50 flats 1 layer CA Frisee 24s 15.00-15.50 12s 9.00-9.50 2 lb cartons
CA Lolla Rossa 24s 8.75 Red Oak Leaf 24s 8.75 Green Oak Leaf 24s 8.75 3 lb
cartons CA Mesculin Mix 5.50-6.00 cartons 3 1-lb film bags CA Mesculin Mix
6.50-7.50
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 14.00-15.00 fr qual
12.00-12.50 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 20.00-21.00 fr qual
15.00-16.00
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons CA White lge 19.00-20.00 med
17.00-17.50 sml 17.00-17.50 Cremini 21.00-22.00 PA White lge 19.00-20.00 med
17.00-17.50 sml 17.00-17.50 Cremini 21.00-22.00 5 lb cartons per lb CA Shiitake
5.00-5.50 mostly 5.00 fr qual 3.00-4.00 Oyster 3.20-3.70 Portobella lge
3.00-3.30 med 3.00-3.30 Woodear 2.00 cartons 12 1-lb trays film wrapped CA
White Sliced 12.00-12.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CA White
12.00-12.50 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped CA White 12.00-13.00
---OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   15 lb crates NI AIR sml 18.00-20.00
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA 48s med 13.00-14.00 48s
sml 9.00-10.00 MX Baja District 48s med 11.00-12.00 48s sml 9.00-9.50 Bulb Type
24s bulb type 12.00-13.00 Leeks 12s 14.00-15.00
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 11.00-12.00 fr qual
9.00-9.50 Plain 60s 14.00-15.00 fr qual 12.00-12.50
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose CA 24.00-25.00 few 27.00
sacks 12 1-lb film bags CA 19.00-21.00 sacks 18 1-lb film bags CA 19.00-21.00
---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Baja District English
28.00 fr qual 25.00-28.00 10 lb cartons CA Snow Peas Decalyxed 14.00-15.00 GU
Snow Peas Decalyxed 12.00-13.00 few 14.00 fr qual fr cond 8.00-10.00 MX Baja
District Snow Peas Decalyxed 12.00-13.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed
12.00-13.00 few high as 16.00 MX Baja District Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed
12.00-13.00 fr qual fr cond 8.00-10.00 Stringless/Decalyxed 14.50
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Green irreg sz
fr qual 10.00-12.00 MX Green exlge 18.00-20.00 lge 17.00-18.00 med 15.00-16.00
irreg sz 12.00-13.00 fr qual 10.00-10.50 Red exlge 18.00-20.00 lge 18.00-20.00
irreg sz 15.00-17.00 fr qual 12.00-14.00 Yellow exlge 30.00-32.00 lge
30.00-32.00 irreg sz 27.00-28.00 fr qual 24.00-25.00 15 lb cartons MX Red lge
14.00-15.00 Yellow lge 20.00-21.00 25 lb cartons place pack MX Green exlge
24.00 lge 24.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red exlge 16.00-17.00 lge
15.00-16.00 Yellow exlge 19.00-20.00 lge 18.00 Orange exlge 19.00-20.00 lge
18.00
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates per lb MX
Anaheim .70-.80 Habanero .75-.85 Jalapeno .50-.60 Manzano 2.90-3.00 Pasilla
.50-.60 Serrano .55-.65 Yellow Chile .85-.95 10 lb cartons Local Repack Anaheim
9.00-10.00 Chilaca offerings insufficient to quote Fresno red Offerings
insufficient to quote. Habanero orange 9.00-10.00 Jalapeno 6.00-7.00 Manzano
30.00-35.00 Pasilla 6.00-7.00 Serrano 6.50-7.50 Yellow Chile 10.00-11.00
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CA Red
13.00-14.00 25 lb film bags topped CA Red 17.00-18.00 MX Baja District Red
17.00-18.00 White 15.00 Black 14.00 cartons bunched CA Red 48s 11.00-12.00 few
13.00 MX Baja District Red 48s 11.00-12.00
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   GREENHOUSE 15 lb cartons WA WAExFcy 42.00
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags CA lge 20.00-21.00 med
20.00-21.00
---SPINACH:  MARKET BUNCHED 24S LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  cartons 12 10-oz film
bags CA 11.50-13.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA 11.50-13.00 cartons CA Flat
bchd 24s 13.00-14.00 fr qual 11.00-11.50
---SQUASH:  MARKET STEADY.  4/7 bushel cartons CA Yellow Crookneck sml 26.00
sml-med 26.00 MX Zucchini sml 15.00-16.00 fr qual 12.00-13.00 sml-med
15.00-16.00 fr qual 12.00-13.00 med 14.00-15.00 fr qual 11.00-12.00 Yellow
Straightneck sml 20.00-21.00 fr qual 17.00 sml-med 20.00-21.00 fr qual
17.00-18.00 med 18.00-20.00 fr qual 15.00-16.00 Grey sml 14.00-15.00 fr qual
9.00-10.00 sml-med 14.00-15.00 fr qual 9.00-10.00 med 13.00-14.00 fr qual
8.00-9.00 bushel cartons MX Acorn med 18.00-20.00 lge 22.00-24.00 Butternut med
14.00-16.00 lge 18.00-20.00 Kabocha med 12.00-13.00 lge 14.00-15.00 occas 16.00
Spaghetti med-lge 14.00-16.00 lge 17.00-18.00 few 20.00
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types
24.00-26.00 Red Types 22.50-26.00 White Types 28.00-30.00 occas 26.00 Japanese
Types 21.00-26.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types med 15.00-18.50 mostly 18.00 jbo
18.00-21.00 occas lower Red Types med 22.50-26.00 jbo 16.00-18.00 White Types
med 12.00-14.00 jbo 13.00-14.00
---TOMATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Mature Greens light red
5x6 sz 13.00-14.00 fr qual 10.00-11.00 6x6 sz 12.00-13.00 fr qual 9.00-10.00
OPEN FIELD flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes light red 4x4s 13.00-14.00 4x5s
13.00-14.00 5x5s 12.00-13.00 5x6s 12.00-13.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 2 layer
MX Vine Ripes light red 4x4s 13.00-14.00 4x5s 13.00-14.00 5x5s 12.00-13.00 5x6s
12.00-13.00 CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine MX Baja
District Vine Ripes orange med-lge 24.00 red med-lge 8.00-8.50 yellow med-lge
24.00 10 lb cartons MX Baja District Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties 15.00
GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CA Vine Ripes red med-lge 8.00-9.00
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET STEADY.  OPEN FIELD flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Red
light red-red 10.00-11.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Baja
District Red light red-red 12.00-13.00
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  OPEN FIELD flats 12 1-pt containers
with lids MX light red-red 12.00-13.00 fr qual 9.00-10.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT
flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX Baja District light red-red 12.00-13.00
20 lb cartons loose MX Baja District light red-red offering insufficient to
quote
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET LOWER.  OPEN FIELD 25 lb cartons loose MX Roma
light red-red exlge 13.00-14.00 few 16.00 fr qual fr cond 10.00-11.00 lge
13.00-14.00 few 16.00 fr qual fr cond 10.00-11.00 med 12.00-13.00 few 14.00 fr
qual fr cond 8.00-10.00
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags CA Purple Top lge 11.00-12.00 med
11.00-12.00 few 13.00-14.00
---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons MX Baja District
Salicornia (Sea Bean) 21.50 5 lb film bags CA Alfalfa Sprouts 10.00-10.50
cartons 12 4-oz packages CA Alfalfa Sprouts 9.00-10.00 40 lb containers MX Baja
District Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 9.00-10.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s
10.00-11.00 12s 12.00-13.00 Treviso 12s 18.00-18.50 cartons 12 2.5-oz cups with
lids CA Radish Sprouts 7.00-8.50
ORGANIC
VEGETABLES
---CARROTS: 25 lb sacks loose CA med 19.00-21.00 jbo 19.00-21.00
---LETTUCE-OTHER: 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00
---MUSHROOMS: 5 lb cartons CA Shiitake 25.00-26.00 fr qual 19.00 Oyster
15.00-16.00 cartons 12 3.5-oz packages per pkg CA Beech (Honshimeji) brown 2.00
white 2.00
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1/2-pt cups with lids MX Baja
District Pear Type red 30.00 yellow 30.00 Heirloom Varieties 30.00

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