N.Y. Tropical Produce Market Update

NEW YORK - Jun 20/08 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh sub-tropical fruits and vegetables on New York City's terminal market were summarized by the USDA today.

Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.
Phone:  (718) 542-2225     Fax:  (718) 378-0891
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WEATHER AT 7:00 A.M.      PARTLY CLOUDY   67
YESTERDAY'S HIGH   76  LOW    60
MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG
---ALOE LEAVES:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons MX 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 10
kg cartons TX 17.00
---BATATAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   50 lb sacks FL med 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 few
35.00
---BREADFRUIT: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb sacks DR 35.00
---CALABAZA:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  50 lb sacks TT 16.00-18.00 few 15.00
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 12 3.5-oz baskets
film wrapped CB AIR 24.00 few 27.00 cartons 12 5-oz containers with lids CB AIR
Without Husk 26.00-27.00 occas 30.00
---CHAYOTE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  16 lb cartons CR 16.00 40 lb cartons CR
26.00-28.00 few 23.00-24.00 White 30.00-32.00
---COCONUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons FL Water 9s 15.00 65-70 lb sacks
DR Dry 40s 28.00-29.00
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET THAILAND HIGHER, OTHER ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ
13.00-14.00 fr cond 10.00 TL 24.00-26.00 few 28.00 fr cond 16.00
---JICAMA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   20 lb cartons MX 14.00-16.00 38-40 lb containers
MX 22.00
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca med 30.00-32.00 Lila med
36.00-38.00 50 lb sacks DR Amarilla med 52.00
---MAMEY SAPOTE: OFFERINGS NONE.   25 lb cartons FL offerings insufficient to
quote
---QUENAPAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   20 lb cartons DR 32.00-35.00
---RAMBUTAN: OFFERINGS NONE.   5 lb cartons GU offerings insufficient to quote
---SUGARCANE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  50 lb bundles FL 16.00-18.00
---TAMARILLO: OFFERINGS NONE.   flats 1 layer NZ AIR Gold offerings
insufficient to quote Red offerings insufficient to quote
---TAMARINDO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons loose PR 27.00 40 lb cartons DR
36.00 MX 38.00 occas higher cartons 16 1-lb packages TL Sweet 36.00
---TARO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb containers CQ Eddoes sml 24.00 45 lb
containers CR Dasheen (Coco, Islena) offerings insufficient to quote JM Dasheen
(Coco, Islena) offerings insufficien to quote 50 lb sacks NI Dasheen (Coco,
Islena) lge 27.00-30.00
---TOMATILLOS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons MX 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00
40 lb containers MX 24.00 few 28.00 55 lb containers MX 35.00-38.00
---YAMPI: OFFERINGS NONE.   18 kg containers CR offerings insufficient to quote
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons BR Blanca 44.00 CB offerings
insufficient to quote CR 31.00-34.00 45 lb cartons JM Negro 68.00 Yellow 70.00
---YUCA (CASSAVA):  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  WAXED 40 lb cartons CR 27.00-28.00
few 30.00

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