Los Angeles Fresh Fruit Market Update

LOS ANGELES - May 30/08 - 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: (213) 894-3077 Fax: (213) 894-2898
HC_FV010
WEATHER AT 7:00 A.M.: CLEAR 61
YESTERDAY'S MAXIMUM: 75
CITRUS FRUITS
---GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET STEADY. 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Star
Ruby 23s 18.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 27s 18.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 occas higher 32s
16.00-17.50 mostly 16.00-16.50 36s 13.25-14.50 mostly 13.25-13.50 40s
12.75-13.75 mostly 12.75-13.25 occas higher 48s 12.50-13.50 mostly 12.50-13.00
56s 12.25-13.25 mostly 12.25-12.75 Shprs Choice Star Ruby 27s 15.50-16.50
mostly 15.50-16.00 32s 13.50-15.25 mostly 13.50-14.50 occas higher 2nd label
low as 12.00 36s 12.00-13.50 mostly 12.50-13.00 occas higher 40s 12.25-13.25
mostly 12.25-12.50 48s 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00
---LEMONS: MARKET STEADY. 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 75s
40.50-41.50 mostly 40.50-41.00 95s 45.50-46.50 mostly 45.50-46.00 115s
43.50-44.50 mostly 43.50-44.00 140s 41.00-42.00 mostly 41.00-41.50 165s
41.00-42.00 mostly 41.00-41.50 200s 38.00-39.00 mostly 38.00-38.50 235s
32.00-33.00 mostly 32.00-32.50 Shprs Choice 75s 30.00-31.00 mostly 30.00 95s
37.00-38.00 mostly 37.00 115s 37.00-38.00 mostly 37.00 140s 37.00-39.00 mostly
37.50-38.00 occas higher 165s 32.00-34.00 mostly 32.00-33.00 occas higher 200s
35.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 235s 27.50-28.50 mostly 27.50 Uncl (Standard)
75s 28.00 95s 28.00-29.50 115s 28.00-29.50 140s 25.00-29.50 mostly 25.00-28.50
---LIMES: MARKET 230S ABOUT STEADY, OTHERS STEADY. Very wide range in prices
depending on condition. 40 lb containers MX Seedless Type 110s 12.00 occas
higher/lower 150s 10.00-12.00 occas higher 175s 10.00-12.00 occas higher/lower
200s 8.00-10.00 occas higher 230s 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 occas higher 250s
7.00-8.00 occas higher 35-36 lb cartons MX Seeded Types no size marked
8.50-10.00 occas higher/lower
---MISC CITRUS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 10 lb cartons CA Kumquats lge 14.00-16.00
---ORANGES: OFFERINGS LATE NAVEL LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. 7/10 bushel cartons CA
Shprs 1st Grade Navel 48s 19.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-19.50 occas higher 56s
19.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-19.50 occas higher 72s 18.00-19.00 mostly 18.00-18.50
88s 15.00-16.50 mostly 15.50-16.00 occas higher 113s 13.50-14.50 mostly
13.50-14.00 138s 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00-12.50 Late Navel 40s 22.00 48s 22.00
56s 22.00 Valencia 48s 16.50-17.50 mostly 16.50 72s 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00
88s 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 113s 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 138s 10.50-11.50
mostly 10.50 Shprs Choice Navel 40s 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00-12.50 48s
12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 occas higher 56s 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 occas
higher/lower 72s 13.00-14.50 mostly 13.00-13.50 88s 13.00-14.50 mostly
13.00-13.50 occas higher 113s 12.00-13.50 mostly 12.50-13.00 occas higher 138s
11.50-12.50 mostly 11.50-12.00 Valencia 56s 11.50-12.50 mostly 11.50 72s
10.50-12.00 mostly 10.50-11.50 occas higher 88s 10.50-12.00 mostly 10.50-11.50
occas higher few second labels low as 9.00 113s 10.50-12.00 mostly 10.50-11.00
few second labels low as 10.00 138s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 MX Valencia 113s
fr cond 10.50-12.00 mostly 10.50-11.50
BERRIES
---BLUEBERRIES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. flats 12 4.4-oz cups with lids CA
med-lge 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 occas higher flats 12 6-oz cups with
lids CA med-lge 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00
---MISC BERRIES: MARKET STEADY. flats 12 5.6-oz cups with lids MX Blackberries
lge 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 poorer quality/condition lower flats 12 6-oz cups
with lids CA Blackberries lge 14.00-15.00 occas higher/lower MX Blackberries
lge one label 18.00-20.00 poorer quality/condition lower
---RASPBERRIES: MARKET STEADY. flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA lge
14.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 one label occas higher poorer quality/condition lower
---STRAWBERRIES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in quality, condition and
appearance. flats 12 1-pt baskets CA Salinas-Watsonville California med-lge
12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 occas higher Santa Maria California med-lge
10.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 occas higher/lower flats 8 1-lb containers with
lids CA Salinas-Watsonville California med-lge 12.00-14.00 occas higher Santa
Maria California med-lge 9.00-11.00 occas higher few low as 7.00 flats 4 1-lb
containers with lids CA With Stems lge 14.00-18.00 mostly 14.00-16.00 poorer
quality/condition lower
MELONS
---CANTALOUPS: MARKET LOWER. 1/2 cartons CA Imperial Valley California 9s
5.50-8.00 mostly 5.50-6.00 few low as 5.00 12s 7.00-9.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 occas
higher/lower oversized 1/2 cartons CA Imperial Valley California 9s (6 size)
5.00-6.00 mostly 5.50-6.00 occas higher/lower MX 9s 5.00 flat cartons MX Tuscan
Type 6s 9.00-10.00 9s 9.00-10.00 11s 9.00-10.00
---HONEYDEWS: MARKET IMPERIAL VALLEY SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHER STEADY. 2/3
cartons CA Imperial Valley California 5s 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 occas higher few
low as 6.00 6s 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 occas higher/lower MX 4s 4.00 5s 5.00-6.00
mostly 5.00 occas higher 6s 5.00-6.00 mostly 5.00 occas higher 8s 4.00-5.00
occas higher/lower orange flesh 5s 14.00
---MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 2/3 cartons CA Imperial Valley California
Crenshaw 5s 16.00 Galia 6s 16.00 8s 14.00 flat cartons CA Imperial Valley
California Hami 5s 16.00 6s 16.00 Juan Canary 6s 16.00
---WATERMELONS: MARKET MINATURE STEADY, OTHERS LOWER. cartons MX Red Flesh
Seedless Miniature 6s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 few low as 1000 8s 12.00-15.00
mostly 12.00-14.00 few low as 10.00 9s 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 occas
higher few low as 9.00 per lb CA Yellow Flesh Seedless Type 5s .24-.28 MX Red
Flesh Seeded Type 2s .20-.24 occas higher few low as .16 Red Flesh Seedless
Type 5s .18-.24 occas higher 6s .16-.22 mostly .18-.22 occas higher 24 inch
bins per lb CA Imperial & Coachella Valley California Red Flesh Seedless Type
45-50s .16-.20 mostly .16-.18 few low as .14 MX Red Flesh Seeded Type 35s fr
cond .08 45s .12-.14 fr cond .08-.10 Red Flesh Seedless Type 45-50s .14-.18
fr cond .12 55s .14-.16 occas higher few low as .12 60s .10-.14 occas higher
75s .10-.12 occas higher/lower
NON-CITRUS FRUITS
---APPLES: OFFERINGS WASHINGTON GALA LIGHT. MARKET HIGHER. cartons tray pack
OR ORExFcy Pippin 72s 24.00 100s 16.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s 24.00-27.50
mostly 24.00-27.00 fineappear 28.00-31.00 72s 24.00-27.50 mostly 24.00-27.00
occas lower fineappear 28.00-31.00 80s 24.00-25.75 occas higher 88s 24.00-27.50
occas lower fineappear 28.00-31.00 100s 24.00-27.50 fineappear 28.00-29.00
occas higher 113s 24.00-27.50 125s 24.00-27.50 mostly 24.00-26.00 fineappear
27.75-29.00 occas higher 138s 24.00-27.50 occas lower 163s 27.50-28.00 Golden
Delicious 56s 24.00-27.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 few high as 30.00 64s 24.00-26.00
mostly 24.00-25.00 few 27.00-28.00 fineappear 31.00 72s 25.00-28.00 fineappear
31.00 80s 26.00 88s 25.00-26.00 few high as 28.00 100s 24.00-25.00 113s
20.75-24.00 125s 22.00-24.00 occas lower 138s 20.00-21.75 Fuji 48s 32.00-33.00
56s 30.00-33.00 64s 33.00-35.00 72s fineappear 30.00-34.00 80s 27.00-28.00 88s
29.00-34.00 100s 24.00-25.75 113s 24.00-25.75 125s 23.00-25.00 138s 23.00-26.00
163s 21.00-22.50 Granny Smith 64s 23.00-26.00 few low as 19.00 fineappear
29.75-32.00 72s 24.00-26.00 few low as 21.75 fineappear 29.75-32.00 88s
23.75-26.00 fineappear 29.75-32.00 100s 23.00-26.50 mostly 23.00-25.00 113s
23.00-26.00 125s 23.00-26.00 138s 23.00-26.00 163s 26.00-27.00 Gala 56s 30.00
occas lower 64s 32.00-33.00 100s 26.00-27.00 few high as 29.75 113s 25.00-29.00
125s 25.00-29.00 163s 27.00-28.00 Braeburn 64s 18.00-20.00 72s 25.00-26.00 100s
20.00 113s 20.00 Rome 88s 27.00 100s 20.00 113s 20.00 Jonagold 100s 20.00 113s
20.00 Pink Lady 64s 22.00 72s 28.00 100s 26.00 U.S. ExFcy Fuji 100s 22.00
Granny Smith 72s 19.00-20.00 Gala 163s 21.00-22.00 WAFcy Red Delicious 56s
21.00-21.75 64s 21.00-21.75 72s 21.00-21.75 80s 21.00-21.75 88s 21.00-21.75
125s 21.00-21.75 138s 21.00-21.75 Granny Smith 72s 22.00 cartons 12 3-lb film
bags WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/4" min 18.00-21.00 Fuji 2 1/4" min
16.00-19.00 Granny Smith 2 1/4" min 19.00-21.00 Gala 2 1/4" min 18.00-22.00 18
kg cartons tray pack CL BOAT Royal Gala 100s 33.00 110s 33.00 19 kg cartons
tray pack CL BOAT Granny Smith 72s 26.00 100s 26.00 113s 26.00 Gala 163s 24.00
---APRICOTS: MARKET POPPYCOT #10 LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. cartons 2 layer tray
pack CA San Joaquin Valley California Jordanne 64s 24.00-26.00 Lorna 48s 25.00
Poppycot 72s 24.00 88s 16.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 Robada 66s fr cond 14.00
cartons 3 layer tray pack CA San Joaquin Valley California Earlicot 108s
21.00-22.00 132s 16.00 24 lb cartons loose CA San Joaquin Valley California
Apache #10 fr cond 14.00 Earlicot #7 fr cond 10.00-12.00 #8 fr cond 10.00 #10
fr cond 8.00 Poppycot #10 14.00 Tomcot #10 14.00
---AVOCADOS: OFFERINGS MEXICO LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. cartons 2 layer CA Hass
40s 42.00-44.00 48s 40.00-42.00 mostly 40.00 fr cond 38.00-38.50 60s
29.00-31.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 occas higher 70s 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00
MX Hass 48s 40.00 60s 30.00-31.00 cartons loose CA Hass 84s 14.00-17.00 mostly
14.00-15.00 occas higher
---BANANAS: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons ZZ Imports 23.00-24.00 mostly 23.50-
24.00 few high as 25.00 poorer quality/condition lower MX 19.00-20.00 Burro
9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50 20 lb cartons CB BOAT Red 10.00-12.50 mostly 11.00
Manzano 14.00-15.00 EC BOAT Red 10.00-12.50 mostly 11.00 15 lb cartons EC BOAT
Baby 10.00-12.50 mostly 11.00 cartons institutional pack EC BOAT petite
15.50-16.00
---CHERRIES: MARKET TULARE 16 LB CARTONS 8-FLMBAGS 12 ROW SZ LOWER, OTHERS
STEADY. 16 lb cartons 8 film bags CA San Joaquin Valley California Rainier 10
1/2 row sz 50.00-55.00 poorer quality/condition lower 11 1/2 row sz fr cond
25.00 Brooks 10 row sz 50.00 12 row sz 24.00-25.00 Tulare 9 1/2 row sz 50.00 11
row sz 30.00 12 row sz 22.00 Variety Not Marked 11 row sz 24.00 18 lb cartons
CA San Joaquin Valley California Bing no sz mkd exceeds tolerance for doubles
and spurs 14.00-15.00 occas best higher Rainier no sz mkd exceeds tolerance for
doubles and spurs 22.00-25.00 Brooks 12 row sz fr cond 15.00 no sz mkd exceeds
tolerance for doubles and spurs 10.00-12.00 occas best higher Tulare 10 1/2
row Exceeds
tolerance for doubles and spurs sz 40.00 11 row sz 30.00 11 1/2 row sz 20.00
---FRUITS OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons 1 layer CL BOAT Apple Pears Hosui
10s 10.00 12s 10.00 occas higher/lower 14s 8.00-9.00 18s 8.00 occas higher
cartons 1 layer tray pack EC AIR Pepino 12s 12.50 15s 12.50 16s 12.50 NZ AIR
Kiwano 11s 29.50 occas higher 12s 29.50 occas higher flats 1 layer NZ AIR
Feijoa 38s 34.00 39s 34.00 30-32s 34.00 34-36s 34.00 8 lb cartons TW BOAT
Carambola - Star Fruit lge 20.00 (16-18 count) occas higher 10 lb cartons CA
Cherimoya 8s 36.00 10s 36.00 12s 36.00 14s 36.00
---GRAPES: MARKET MEXICO FLAME SEEDLESS MEDIUM LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 18
lb containers bagged CA Perlette med-lge 16.00-18.00 med 12.00 occas
higher/lower Sugraone exlge 26.00-28.00 few low as 22.00 Flame Seedless med-lge
20.00-22.00 med 15.00 Black Seedless med-lge 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 MX
Perlette med-lge 14.00 med 12.00 occas lower Flame Seedless lge 18.00 med
14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00
---KIWIFRUIT: OFFERINGS LIGHT. flats 1 layer CL BOAT Hayward 33s 10.00 occas
lower 36s 10.00 bins CL BOAT Hayward 45 sz 119.50 9 kg (19.8 lb) containers
loose CL BOAT Hayward 25 sz 22.50-24.00 36 sz 14.00-19.50 42 sz 12.00 NZ BOAT
Hayward 25 sz 22.00 30 sz 22.50-24.00 36 sz 19.50-22.50
---MANGOES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons 1 layer GU BOAT Tommy Atkins 7s
9.00-10.00 8s 9.00-10.00 9s 9.00-10.00 12s 7.00 MX Haden 8s 8.50-9.00 9s
8.50-10.00 10s 8.50-9.00 12s 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 Tommy Atkins 7s 10.00-11.00
8s 8.50-10.00 occas high as 11.00 9s 8.50-10.00 occas high as 11.00 10s
8.00-9.00 12s 8.00 poorer quality/condition all sizes lower Ataulfo 14s
7.00-7.50 occas higher 20s fr cond 5.00
---NECTARINES: MARKET STEADY. cartons 2 layer tray pack CA Maturity Not
Marked Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 48s 28.00 56s 22.00-24.00 fr cond 15.00
64s 18.00 few low as 14.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 64s 22.00-24.00 25 lb
cartons loose CA Maturity Not Marked Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 64 sz fr
cond 14.00-15.00 72 sz 16.00 fr cond 10.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 72 sz
21.00-22.00 fr cond 16.00
---PAPAYA: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons HI AIR Solo Type Sunrise 8s 19.50 few
low as 15.00 9s 19.50 few low as 15.00 10s 19.50 few low as 15.00 Yellow Flesh
8s 15.00-19.50 mostly 15.00-18.00 9s 15.00-19.50 mostly 15.00-18.00 10s
15.00-19.50 mostly 15.00-18.00 11s 15.00 30-35 lb cartons MX Maradol Type
13.00-16.00 mostly 13.00-15.00 occas higher
---PEACHES: MARKET YELLOW FLESH TRAY PACK 48S AND CARTONS LOOSE 64 SZ LOWER,
OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons 2 layer tray pack CA San Joaquin Valley
California Maturity Not Marked Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 36s 28.00 42s
26.00-28.00 48s 24.00 56s 22.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 36s 26.00 42s
24.00 48s 24.00 56s 22.00 64s 18.00 Flat Type White Flesh 48s 24.00 56s 18.00
64s 20.00 fr cond 16.00 72s 18.00-20.00 25 lb cartons loose CA San Joaquin
Valley California Maturity Not Marked Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 64 sz
18.00 few low as 15.00 72 sz 12.00-14.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 48 sz fr
cond 14.00 56 sz fr cond 12.00 64 sz fr cond 10.00 72 sz 12.00 occas higher 84
sz 12.00
---PEARS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR U.S. One D'Anjou 60s
26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 70s 26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 80s 24.00-26.00 100s
24.00-26.00 120s 25.00-26.00 WA U.S. One Bosc 60s 27.00-28.00 150s 14.00 165s
14.00 WAFcy Bosc 110s 27.00-28.00 9 kg containers tray pack wrapped CL BOAT
Forelle 100s 28.00 18 kg containers wrapped CL BOAT Packham Triumph 90 sz
36.00-38.50 100 sz 34.00 110 sz 28.00-30.00 18 kg cartons tray pack CL BOAT
Burre Bosc 80s 38.00-38.50 110s 30.00-32.50 120s 30.00-32.50 135s 32.00-32.50
---PERSIMMONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons 1 layer CL AIR Fuyu 14s 18.00 16s
14.00 20s 14.00 22s 14.00
---PINEAPPLES: MARKET STEADY. cartons 1 layer CR BOAT golden ripe 5s
12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 occas higher few low as 11.00 6s 11.00-14.00
mostly 12.00-13.00 occas higher 7s 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 occas higher
EC BOAT golden ripe 5s 11.00-12.00 6s 11.00-12.00 7s 11.00 GU BOAT golden ripe
5s 11.00-12.00 6s 11.00-12.00 7s 10.00 HI BOAT golden ripe 5s 14.00 6s 14.00 MX
BOAT golden ripe 5s 11.00-12.00 few low as 10.00 6s 11.00-12.00 few low as
10.00 7s 10.00-12.00 SF AIR Sugar Loaf 10s 24.00 cartons 2 layer MX 8s
8.50-9.00 occas higher/lower
---PLANTAINS: OFFERINGS COLOMBIA LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. 50 lb cartons CB
25.00-29.50 EC 23.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 occas higher poorer quality/condition
lower GU 26.00-27.00 occas higher
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 28 lb cartons loose CA
San Joaquin Valley California Black Ice 45 sz fr cond 20.00 Earliqueen 45 sz fr
cond 22.00 55 sz fr cond 20.00 Ebony May 50 sz 25.00 Marked Black Plum 65 sz fr
cond 12.00 Marked Red Plum 35 sz 20.00 55 sz 20.00 70 sz 16.00 Spring Red 50 sz
25.00 Interspecific Type 45 sz 26.00 marked Spring Flavor Flavorosa 55 sz 25.00
cartons/lugs 2 layer tray pack CA San Joaquin Valley California Interspecific
Type Spring Flavor 56s 30.00 64s 28.00 flats/cartons 1 layer tray pack CA San
Joaquin Valley California Interspecific Type Flavorella 42s 18.50
ORGANIC
NON-CITRUS FRUITS
---BANANAS: 40 lb cartons ZZ Imports 24.00-24.50

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