N.Y. Tropical Produce Market Update

NEW YORK - Jan 8/09 - 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.
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Weather at 7:00 a.m. Cloudy 37
Yesterday's High 40 Low 35
MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG
---ALOE LEAVES:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons MX 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 10
kg cartons TX 17.00
---BATATAS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb sacks FL med 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 few
26.00
---BREADFRUIT: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb sacks DR 30.00
---CALABAZA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   50 lb sacks DR 28.00-30.00 few 32.00
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 12 3.5-oz baskets
film wrapped CB AIR 26.00 cartons 12 5-oz containers with lids CB AIR Without
Husk 28.00
---CHAYOTE:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  16 lb cartons CR 12.00 40 lb cartons CR
17.00-18.00 occas lower White 22.00
---COCONUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons FL Water 9s offerings
insufficient to quote 65-70 lb sacks DR Dry 40s 25.00-26.00 cartons TL Young
Type 9s 9.00-10.00
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons BR fr appear holdovers 25.00 CQ
22.00-24.00 few 21.00 occas higher
---JICAMA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   20 lb cartons MX 13.00-15.00 38-40 lb containers
MX 22.00-24.00
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca lge 56.00 Lila 55.00 EC
Blanca lge 58.00 NI Lila 45.00 50 lb sacks DR Amarilla med offerings
insufficient to quote
---MAMEY SAPOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons FL 100.00
---RAMBUTAN: OFFERINGS NONE.   5 lb cartons HD AIR offerings insufficient to
quote
---SUGARCANE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   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 offerings insufficient
to quote 30 lb cartons per lb TL offerings insufficient to quote 40 lb cartons
MX offerings insufficient to quote cartons 16 1-lb packages TL 40.00 occas
lower Sweet 40.00 occas lower
---TARO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb containers CR Eddoes 28.00 few 22.00 EC
Eddoes 30.00 40 lb cartons JM Dasheen (Coco, Islena) 60.00 Local Repack Dasheen
(Coco, Islena) lge 27.00 50 lb sacks NI Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 26.00 few
35.00 15 kg containers BR Eddoes offerings insufficient to quote
---TOMATILLOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons MX 13.00-15.00 40 lb containers
MX 30.00 55 lb containers MX 35.00-37.00
---YAMPI: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   18 kg containers CR 60.00
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons BR Negro 48.00 CB offerings
insufficient to quote CR 27.00-30.00 JM Negro 55.00 Yellow 45.00 50 lb cartons
BR Blanca 45.00
---YUCA (CASSAVA):  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 40 lb cartons CR 23.00-25.00

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