Los Angeles Asian Produce Market Update

LOS ANGELES - Feb 4/16 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh asian 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
HC_FV057
WEATHER AT 7:00 A.M.:  Clear 47
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 65
MISC ASIAN VEGETABLES
---ARROW ROOT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 kg containers CQ BOAT offerings
insufficient to quote
---BEAN SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb film bags CA 4.50-6.50 mostly 5.00 5
lb film bags CA 3.50-4.50 mostly 4.00 cartons 12 12-oz packages CA 7.00-8.50
---BITTERMELON: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons MX 36.00-39.00 occas higher
and lower Indian 56.00-62.00 mostly 58.00 occas higher
---BOK CHOY:  MARKET 50 LB CARTONS HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons
CA 32.00-36.00 mostly 32.00-35.00 occas higher 50 lb cartons CA 38.00-42.00
mostly 38.00-41.00 occas lower 30 lb containers CA Baby Bok Choy Green Stem
(Shanghai) 18.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 occas higher and lower White Stem
(Joi,Canton) 20.00-26.00 mostly 22.00-26.00 occas higher
---CHINESE CABBAGE:  MARKET WGA CRATES LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  WGA crates
CA Nappa 43.00-48.00 mostly 46.00-48.00 occas higher/lower 50 lb cartons CA
Nappa 38.00-42.00 mostly 40.00 occas higher 30 lb cartons CA Nappa 34.00-36.00
occas higher
---CHINESE CHIVES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons/crates per lb MX green
1.65-1.80 mostly 1.70
---CHOY SUM: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons CA Long Type 24.00-28.00 mostly
26.00 Short Type 22.00-28.00 mostly 24.00-26.00
---DAIKON: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb crates CA Topped 36.00-39.00
---DONQUA (WINTER MELON): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons/crates per lb CA .50-.80
occas higher
---GAI CHOY (CHINESE MUSTARD):    30 lb cartons CA Baby Type offerings
insufficient to quote Sher-Li-Hon offerings insufficient to quote
---GAILON: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb cartons bunched MX 28.00-32.00 occas
higher
---GOBO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 kg cartons TW BOAT 16.00-18.00
---LO BOK: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   45 lb cartons CA 22.00-28.00 mostly 24.00-28.00
occas higher
---LONG BEANS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb cartons MX green 68.00-74.00
mostly 70.00-72.00 occas higher
---LOTUS ROOT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 kg containers CQ BOAT 35.00-42.00
mostly 35.00-40.00 occas higher as 55.00
---MOAP (SMOOTH LUFFA): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb cartons/crates MX
26.00-28.00 occas higher
---MOQUA (FUZZY SQUASH): OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb
cartons MX 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 occas higher
---NAGAIMO: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   10 kg containers JA AIR 44.00-48.00
---ONG CHOY: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb containers CA 120.00-125.00
---OPO (LONG SQUASH): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb containers MX 16.00-18.00 occas
higher
---SINQUA (ANGLED/RIDGED LUFFA): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   35 lb crates MX 30.00-32.00
occas higher
---YU CHOY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons CA 20.00-22.00 Yu Choy Sum:
28.00-33.00

---

STAT News Service