Florida Fresh Fruit Market Update

MIAMI - May 20/10 - 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:  (305) 373-2955     Fax:  (305) 373-3562
MH_FV010
Weather at 7:00 am. Overcast 81
Yesterday's High 84
CITRUS FRUITS
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons FL No Grade Marks Red 27s
12.00 few higher 32s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 few higher 36s 11.00-12.00 mostly
12.00 few higher 24 inch bins FL No Grade Marks Red 27 sz 150.00 few lower 36
sz 150.00 few lower 48 sz 150.00 few lower
---LEMONS:  MARKET CARTONS SHPR FIRST GRD 140-165S HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.
7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 140s 33.00-35.00 few higher 165s
33.00-35.00 few higher Shprs Choice 115s 29.00 few higher 140s 28.00-30.00
mostly 29.00 165s 29.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 few higher Uncl (Standard) 140s
25.00-26.00 few higher
---LIMES:  MARKET MX CARTONS 200S HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb cartons
GU Seedless Type 175s fr qual 28.00-29.00 few higher occas lower HD Seedless
Type 200s fr qual 22.00-23.00 few higher 230s fr qual 16.00 few higher MX
Seedless Type 150s 36.00-37.00 few higher 175s 34.00-35.00 few higher occas
lower 200s 36.00-37.00 few higher fr qual 22.00-23.00 few higher 230s
23.00-24.00 few lower
---ORANGES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel
56s 21.00 few higher 88s 21.00 few higher 113s 20.00 few higher Shprs Choice
Navel 72s 19.00 few higher 88s 19.00-19.50 few higher 4/5 bushel cartons FL
U.S. No. 1 Valencia Red 64s 14.00-15.00 few higher 80s 14.00-15.00 few higher
100s 14.00-15.00 few higher 125s 14.00-15.00 few higher 24 inch bins FL No
Grade Marks Valencia Red 64 size 185.00-190.00 few lower 80 size 185.00-190.00
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   2.3 kg/5 lb containers MR Nadorcott 28s
4.00 few higher
BERRIES
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids FL med-lge
22.00 few lower occas higher
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX
Blackberries 11.00 few higher
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red 35.00
few higher
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET LOWER.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA med-lge
16.00 few best 19.00
MELONS
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET LOWER.  1/2 cartons GU 9s 19.00-20.00 few higher 12s
19.00-20.00 few higher HD 9s 19.00-20.00 few lower
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET LOWER.  2/3 cartons GU 5s 13.00-14.00 few higher HD 4s
13.00-14.00 few lower
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  24 inch bins per melon FL Red Flesh
Seedless Type 40s 3.50-4.00 50s 5.00 few higher HD Red Flesh Seedless Type 30s
4.00 few lower 60s 3.00 few higher
NON-CITRUS FRUITS
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack MI U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 113s
24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 125s 24.00 few lower Golden Delicious 113s 24.00
few lower NY U.S. ExFcy Rome 56s 24.00-25.00 few higher 64s 23.00 few lower
U.S. Fcy Red Delicious 113s 20.00 few higher PA U.S. Fcy Empire 113s 19.00 few
higher WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 56s 24.00 few higher 64s 25.00 few higher 72s
26.00 few lower 80s 27.00-28.00 mostly 28.00 few lower 113s 28.00-29.00 few
higher 125s 29.00-30.00 few higher Golden Delicious 64s 28.00 few higher 72s
fineappear 32.00 few lower 100s fineappear 33.00 few lower 113s 28.00 few
higher Fuji 64s 31.00 few lower 72s 31.00-32.00 few higher fineappear 36.00 few
higher 100s 29.00-31.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 few higher Granny Smith 72s
28.00-29.00 mostly 28.00 few higher 125s 29.00-30.00 Gala 88s 36.00 few lower
U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious 72s 29.00-30.00 few lower Granny Smith 72s 28.00
few higher 88s 32.00 few lower 113s 28.00 few higher Gala 72s 25.00 few higher
Pacific Rose 64s 25.00 few higher WAFcy Red Delicious 72s 24.00 few higher 113s
25.00 few higher cartons cell pack NY U.S. ExFcy Mcintosh 96s 19.00 few higher
large cartons soft cell pack WA WAExFcy Golden Delicious 68s 33.00 few lower
cartons 12 3-lb film bags MI U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/4" min 16.00-17.00
Golden Delicious 2 1/4" min 17.00-18.00 few lower WA WAExFcy Fuji 2 1/2" min
22.00 few higher 18 kg cartons tray pack CL MKD ExFcy Gala 110s 26.00 few
higher Royal Gala 175S 38.00 few lower
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 2 layer CA Hass 60s 31.00-32.00 mostly
32.00 few higher MX Hass 48s 30.00-31.00 few higher 60s 31.00-32.00 mostly
32.00 25 lb cartons loose CA Hass 48s 34.00-35.00 few lower 60s 31.00-32.00
mostly 31.00 Bacon 60s 24.00-25.00 few higher MX Hass 48s 30.00 few higher
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons ZZ 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 few
higher fr cond 12.00 few lower green 11.00 few lower
---GRAPES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  18 lb containers bagged CL Thompson Seedless
lge 19.00-20.00 Crimson Seedless med 21.00 few higher Red Globe exlge
21.00-22.00 few higher lge 19.00 few higher Autumn Royal lge 26.00 few higher
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose CL Hayward
33 sz 21.00-22.00 36 sz 17.00-19.00 few higher IT Hayward 39 sz fr cond
12.00-13.00 few higher
---MANGOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 1 layer GU Tommy Atkins 7s 6.00 few
higher 8s 6.00 few higher 9s 6.00 few higher 10s 6.00-6.50 few lower MX Ataulfo
16s 9.00 few lower 20s 9.00 few lower
---NECTARINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   9 kg containers loose CL August Red 60
sz 17.00 few higher
---PAPAYA:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  35 lb cartons BZ Maradol Type 12s 20.00 few
higher DR Maradol Type 8s 20.00-21.00 GU Maradol Type 7s 21.00-22.00 few higher
8s 21.00-22.00 few lower MX Maradol Type 8s 22.00 few higher 9s 21.00-22.00 few
lower
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 bushel cartons GA No Grade Marks Various
Yellow Flesh Varieties 2 1/2"min 24.00-25.00 2 1/4"min 19.00
---PEARS:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR ORFcy D'Anjou 80s
31.00 few lower WA U.S. One D'Anjou 60s 28.00 few higher 70s 30.00 few lower
110s 30.00-31.00 few lower Bosc Golden 110s 32.00 few lower WAFcy D'Anjou 80s
28.00 few lower 120s 27.00 few higher 2/5 bushel cartons wrapped WA U.S. One
Red D'Anjou 50s 20.00 few lower 18 kg containers wrapped AG CAT I Burre Bosc 60
sz 38.00-39.00 few lower 80 sz 38.00-39.00 few lower CL CAT I Burre Bosc 110 sz
38.00-39.00 few lower
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 4s 10.00 few
higher 5s 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 few lower 6s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 EC
golden ripe 5s 12.00 few lower MX golden ripe 5s 10.00 few higher PN golden
ripe 5s 10.00-11.00 few higher
---PLANTAINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons EC Green 10.00-11.00 few higher GU
Green 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 few higher NI Green 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 few
higher
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   9 kg containers loose CL Angeleno 78 sz
24.00-25.00
ORGANIC
NON-CITRUS FRUITS
---MANGOES: flats 1 layer HT Francis 10s 11.00-11.50 few lower 12s 11.00-11.50
few lower NI Tommy Atkins 9s 6.00 few higher

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