Los Angeles Fresh Vegetable Market Update

LOS ANGELES - Sep 4/15 - 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.:  OVERCAST 69
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 80
No reports will be issued on Monday, September 7, 2015
in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
Los Angeles Terminal Market will also be closed.
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VEGETABLES
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thorned 12s 28.00 18s 28.00
24s 28.00 med lse 55.00 sml lse 58.00
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  11 lb cartons bunched MX Green jbo 44.00
exlge 42.00-44.00 lge 42.00-44.00 std 44.00 sml 28.00 PE Green lge 40.00-44.00
std 40.00-44.00 few 38.00 White lge Offerings insufficient to quote
---BEANS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   bushel cartons CA Fava 42.00-44.00 5 lb cartons
Local Repack Wax Type yellow 11.50 10 lb cartons MX Baja District Dragon Tongue
12.00 Local Repack Wax Type yellow 17.00 30 lb cartons CA Round Green Type
Handpicked few 47.00-48.00
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 11.00-12.00 25 lb
film bags CA Red Type med 9.50-10.00 lge 10.50-11.00 MX Baja District Red Type
med 9.00-9.50
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons CA bchd 14s 16.00-17.00 fr qual
14.00-14.50 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 22.00-24.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown
Cut 24.00-25.00 fr qual 22.00-22.50
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons CA jbo 24.00-25.00 med
38.00 MX Baja District sml 34.00-35.00
---CABBAGE:  MARKET GREEN MEDIUM SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  45 lb cartons
CA Round Green Type med 15.00-16.00 few 17.00 lge 15.00-16.00 Red Type med
13.00-14.00 Savoy Type med-lge 19.00-20.00 few high as 24.00
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 14.00-18.00
mostly 14.50-16.50 occas higher sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 14.50-18.50
mostly 14.50-16.50 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 14.50-18.50 mostly 16.50
50 lb sacks loose CA Juice Type 10.00-12.00 25 lb sacks loose CA med 8.50-10.00
mostly 9.00 jbo 10.50-11.50 mostly 11.00 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 STEADY.  cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 22.00-23.00
fr qual 20.00-20.50 16s 22.00-23.00 fr qual 20.00-20.50
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 17.00-18.00 2 1/2 dz 17.00-20.00 3
dz 18.00-19.00
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA White 4 dz 22.00-23.00 CO White 4 dz
24.00-25.00
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Baja District med
24.00-26.00 few 28.00 fr qual 24.00-25.00 ord qual 16.00-18.00 poorer quality
and condition 12.00-14.00 lge 24.00-25.00 fr qual 20.00-21.00 cartons MX Baja
District 36s 15.00-16.00 fr qual 13.00-13.50 22-24 lb cartons MX Baja District
Pickles med 10.00-11.00 sml-med 12.00-13.00 sml 13.00-14.00 25-28 lb cartons CA
Pickles med 12.00-13.00 40 lb cartons CA Pickles 200-300s 24.00-25.00
GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CA Long Seedless 16s 17.00-18.00 22 lb cartons
MX Baja District Persian med 12.00-13.00 sml-med 14.00-15.00 sml 15.00-16.00
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET ITALIAN & JAPANESE SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.
1 1/9 bushel cartons CA 18s 24.00-25.00 fr qual 18.00-20.00 24s 24.00-25.00 fr
qual 18.00-20.00 30 lb cartons CA Chinese med-lge 13.00-16.00 mostly
14.00-15.00 occas higher and lower Filipino sml-med 13.00-15.00 occas higher 25
lb cartons CA Italian sml-med 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 occas higher
Japanese med-lge 26.00-32.00 mostly 28.00-30.00 30 lb cartons CA Thai sml-med
16.00-20.00 occas higher Indian sml-med 13.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 occas
higher
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 13.00-15.00 10 lb cartons CA Witloof
18.00-18.50 8 lb cartons CA Witloof Red Type 12s 42.00 5 kg containers BL AIR
Witloof 18.00-18.50
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 18.00-19.00
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ BOAT White netted 5s 55mm/5.5cm
48.00 Purple netted 5s 55mm/5.5cm 44.00 MX Baja District White super col 66.00
col 63.00 super jbo 57.00 jbo 54.00 10 lb cartons OR 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 Mixed Colors 12s 17.00-18.00 Red 12s 10.00-11.00 Turnip Tops
24s 15.00-15.50 Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s 35.00-36.00 cartons CA Kale,
Multicolor 24s 22.00
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 24.00-25.00 fr qual
22.00-22.50
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Boston 24s 15.00-16.00 Green Leaf
24s 13.00-14.00 fr qual 11.00-11.50 Red Leaf 24s 13.00-14.00 fr qual
11.00-11.50 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 16.00-17.00 few 18.00 fr
qual 14.00-14.50 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 22.00-23.00 fr qual
16.00-17.00
---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.   1/2 bushel crates CA sml 24.00-25.00 sml-med
20.00-21.00 med 15.00-16.00
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET GREEN ONIONS HIGHER, LEEKS STEADY.  cartons bunched CA
48s med 15.00-16.00 occas 17.00 48s sml 14.00-15.00 occas 16.00 MX Baja
District 48s med 15.00-16.00 48s sml 14.00-15.00 Bulb Type 24s bulb type
14.00-15.00 occas 16.00 Leeks 12s 17.00-18.00 few 19.00 fr qual 13.00-14.00
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 14.00-15.00 fr qual
12.00-12.50 Plain 60s 15.00-16.00 few 17.00-18.00 fr qual 13.00-13.50
---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   20 lb film bags loose CA 29.00-30.00 sacks 12
1-lb film bags CA Offerings insufficient to quote. sacks 18 1-lb film bags CA
Offerings insufficient to quote.
---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Baja District English
Offerings insufficient to quote. 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed
24.00-25.00 PE Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed few 35.00-38.00
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Green exlge
16.00 lge 16.00 med 13.00-14.00 irreg sz 11.00-12.00 fr qual 8.00-9.00 Red
exlge 38.00-40.00 lge 38.00-40.00 irreg sz 32.00-34.00 fr qual 27.00-28.00
Yellow irreg sz 44.00 fr qual 36.00-38.00 15 lb cartons CA Red lge 32.00-33.00
fr qual 26.00-27.00 Yellow lge fr qual 25.00-28.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb
cartons CD British Columbia Red exlge 22.00 Yellow exlge 22.00 NL Class I Red
exlge 25.00-27.00 Yellow exlge 26.00-28.00 Orange exlge 27.00-28.00
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates per lb CA
Anaheim .70-.80 Hungarian Wax .70-.75 Jalapeno .45-.50 Serrano .50-.55 Yellow
Chile .50-.55 MX Baja District Anaheim .65-.70 Habanero 2.00-2.25 Jalapeno
.45-.50 Manzano 2.25-2.50 Pasilla .65-.70 Serrano .50-.55 Yellow Chile .50-.55
10 lb cartons Local Repack Anaheim 8.00-9.00 Habanero orange 25.00-28.00
Jalapeno 5.50-6.50 Manzano 28.00-30.00 Pasilla 7.00-8.00 Serrano 6.00-7.00
Yellow Chile 6.00-7.00
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CA Red
12.00-13.00 25 lb film bags topped CA Red 19.00-20.00 MX Baja District Red
19.00-20.00 cartons bunched CA Red 48s 22.00-23.00 MX Baja District Red 48s
22.00-23.00
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   OPEN FIELD 20 lb cartons WA 36.00-38.00
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags CA lge 18.00-19.00 med
18.00-19.00 OR lge 18.00-19.00
---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 17.00-18.00 fr qual 14.00-15.00
---SQUASH:  MARKET STEADY.  bushel cartons CA Acorn med 16.00-18.00 lge
18.00-20.00 Butternut med 18.00-20.00 lge 16.00-18.00 Kabocha med 16.00-18.00
22 lb cartons MX Baja District Zucchini sml 15.00-16.00 fr qual 13.00-13.50
sml-med 15.00-16.00 fr qual 13.00-13.50 med 14.00-15.00 fr qual 12.00-12.50
24-26 lb containers CA Zucchini sml 17.00-18.00 fr qual 15.00-15.50 sml-med
17.00-18.00 fr qual 15.00-15.50 med 15.00-16.00 fr qual 13.00-13.50 Yellow
Straightneck sml 15.00-16.00 fr qual 13.00-13.50 sml-med 15.00-16.00 fr qual
13.00-13.50 med 14.00-15.00 fr qual 12.00-12.50 Grey sml 13.00-14.00 fr qual
10.00-11.00 sml-med 13.00-14.00 fr qual 10.00-11.00 med 12.00-13.00 fr qual
9.00-10.00
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types
24.00-26.00 Red Types 26.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-30.00 occas higher 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 16.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 occas lower Red Types
med 19.50-21.00 mostly 20.00 jbo 16.00-18.00 occas higher White Types med
12.00-14.00 jbo 13.00-14.00
---TOMATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose CA Mature Greens light red
xlge 15.00-16.00 fr qual 13.00-13.50 flats 2 layer CA Vine Ripes light red 4x4s
13.00-14.00 fr qual 10.50 4x5s 13.00-14.00 fr qual 10.50-13.50 5x5s 13.00-14.00
fr qual 10.50 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 2 layer MX Baja District Vine Ripes
light red 4x4s 16.00-17.00 4x5s 16.00-17.00 5x5s 15.00-16.00 5x6s 15.00-16.00
CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT 10 lb cartons MX Baja District Vine Ripe - Heirloom
Varieties 25.00-26.00 fr cond 15.00-16.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb flats on the
vine CA Vine Ripes orange med-lge 24.00 red med 8.00-8.50 sml-med 6.00-7.00
yellow med-lge 24.00
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET CHERRY LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt
baskets CA Red light red-red med 20.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt
baskets MX Baja District Red light red-red med 22.00-24.00
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt
containers with lids MX Baja District light red-red 13.00-14.00 fr qual
10.00-11.00 20 lb cartons loose MX Baja District light red-red 16.00
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose CA Roma light
red-red exlge 13.00-14.00 lge 13.00-14.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT 25 lb cartons
loose MX Baja District Roma light red-red exlge 14.00-15.00 lge 14.00-15.00 med
12.00-13.00
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags CA Purple Top lge 18.00-18.80 med
19.00-20.00
---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) 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 1 layer containers CA
Radicchio 9s 10.00-11.00 12s 12.00-13.00 Treviso 9s 18.00 12s 18.00 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 34.00 yellow 32.00

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