Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 11-AUG-2020                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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NA_FV020                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m. Partly Cloudy 75                                          
Yesterday's High 92                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 22.00-25.00 30s 
24.00                                                                          
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  11 lb cartons bunched MX Green lge 25.00  
std 24.00 PE Green lge 25.00-27.00 mostly 25.00 fr cond 20.00 std 24.00-27.00  
mostly 24.00-26.00                                                             
---BEANS:  MARKET GU LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  bushel crates NY Round Green Type  
Machine Picked 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 PA Round Green Type Machine      
Picked 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 bushel cartons CA Fava 28.00 5 lb cartons
GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 7.00-9.00                                        
---BEETS:  MARKET 25 LB FILM BAGS HIGHER, OTHER ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched 
CD Quebec CD One Red Type 12s 20.00-22.00 (FEW SALES) OH Red Type 12s          
15.00-16.00 25 lb film bags NJ Red Type med 10.00-11.00 OH Red Type med 13.00  
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET CD CROWN CUT LOWER, CA STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s       
15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 26.00 20 lb cartons   
loose CA Crown Cut 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 (FEW SALES) 18.00 CD Ontario 
Crown Cut 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00                                             
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET LOWER.  25 lb cartons CA med 28.00-33.00          
---CABBAGE:  MARKET RED HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb  
cartons IN Round Green Type med 12.00 Red Type med 16.00 PA Round Green Type   
med 12.00-13.00 Flat Type lge 14.00 Red Type med 13.00-15.00 50 lb cartons CD  
Quebec CD One Round Green Type 16-18s 14.00 Red Type med 16.00 NY Round Green  
Type med 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec CD One Danish Type     
med-lge 15.00-18.00 NY Danish Type lge 17.00 1 3/4 bushel cartons PA Savoy Type
med 15.00                                                                      
---CARROTS:  MARKET CA LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA       
med-lge 24.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 23.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge
24.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00 IS med-lge 22.00 sacks 16 3-lb film bags  
CA med-lge 24.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00 IS med-lge 22.00 sacks 10 5-lb 
film bags CA med-lge 24.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00 IS med-lge 22.00 50  
lb sacks loose CA jbo 24.00 IS jbo 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 MX jbo       
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 cartons bunched CA Bunched 24s 21.00-24.00      
cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 22.50-23.00                           
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET 12S HIGHER, 9S STEADY.  cartons film wrapped CA White  
9s 12.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 fineappear 17.00 12s 12.00-14.50 mostly      
14.00-14.50 fineappear 17.00                                                   
---CELERY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 21.00-24.00 (FEW SALES) 26.00
2 1/2 dz 23.00-24.00 filmbags 30s 23.00-25.50 fineappear 27.00-28.00 mostly    
27.00 filmbags 36s 24.00-26.00 MI filmbags 30s 25.00-26.00 cartons film bags MI
Hearts 18s 23.00                                                               
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET NJ SACKS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  wirebound crates NJ     
Yellow 4 dz 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 White 4 dz 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00       
Bi-Color 4 dz 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 NY Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz 12.00 White 4-4 1/2
dz 13.00 OH White 4 dz 13.00 sacks NJ White 5 dz 12.00 Bi-Color 5 dz 11.00     
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons NY med 24.00 fr qual 
12.00-14.00 lge 14.00-15.00 PA med 18.00 fr qual 12.00 UNWAXED bushel baskets  
NJ Pickles med 40.00-45.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario Long     
Seedless med 12s 14.00 (FEW SALES) 8.00 CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 19.00      
Canada No. 2 Long Seedless med 12s 5.00 DR Long Seedless med 12s 20.00-22.00 20
lb cartons DR Persian 30.00 OCCAS HIGHER                                       
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel cartons NC med 6.00 (ONE LOT) fr qual
3.00-4.00 (ONE LOT) NJ med fr qual 6.00 lge 8.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped  
NJ med 10.00 OCCAS HIGHER 20 lb containers NJ Long Striped 15.00 30 lb cartons 
HD Chinese med 26.00-27.00 1/2 bushel cartons NJ Italian OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE Japanese 12.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons NJ Sicilian OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE 30 lb cartons HD Thai med 34.00 1/2 bushel cartons NJ White sml 10.00 
30 lb cartons HD Indian med 20.00-24.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons NL Italian     
34.00-35.00                                                                    
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  Howard crates OH 18s 15.00 10 lb cartons BL Witloof
24.00                                                                          
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  Howard crates OH 18s 17.00                       
---GARLIC:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 30 lb cartons CQ White   
60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 34.00-38.00 OCCAS HIGHER netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm         
35.00-38.00 (FEW SALES) 44.00 Purple netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 40.00 IQ      
Purple 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 40.00 SP White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 62.00 cartons 20 1-lb
plastic jars CQ Peeled 65.00-66.00 (FEW SALES) 70.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic    
jars CQ Peeled 60.00-65.00 SK Peeled 56.00-60.00 SP Peeled 56.00-60.00 per jar 
CQ Peeled 15.00-16.25 SK Peeled 14.00-15.00 SP Peeled 14.00-15.00              
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CD Quebec Swiss Chard green 12s    
16.00 red 12s 16.00 Mixed Colors 12s 16.00 MD Collard 24s 11.00-12.00 Kale 24s 
11.00-12.00 NY Collard 24s 12.00 Kale green 24s 12.00 OH Kale 24s 13.00        
Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s 14.00 Mustard 24s 13.00 1 3/5 bushel cartons/crates      
bunched NJ Collard 12s 10.00-11.00 Kale green 12s 10.00-13.00 OCCAS HIGH AS    
16.00 Kohlrabi 12s 20.00-22.00 20 lb cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini)
20s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE                                            
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA 24s flmwrpd 19.00-23.00  
mostly 21.00-22.50 (FEW SALES) 24.00 CD Quebec 24s flmwrpd 20.00               
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET MESCULIN MIX SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  cartons
CA Green Leaf 24s 18.00 fineappear 20.00 Red Leaf 24s 18.00 fineappear 20.00 CD
Quebec Green Leaf 24s 12.00 Red Leaf 24s 12.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix    
6.50-7.00 mostly 6.50 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid CD Quebec 
Boston 17.00-18.00                                                             
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET CD HEARTS HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. HEARTS WIDE 
RANGE IN PRICE. cartons CA 24s 28.00-32.00 CD Quebec 24s 17.00-18.00 cartons 12
16-oz (3 count) packages CD Quebec Hearts 24.00-26.00 cartons 12 18-oz (3      
count) packages CD Quebec Hearts 24.00-26.00 cartons 12 22-oz (3 count)        
packages CA Hearts 26.00-27.00 (ONE LOT) cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 
31.00-36.50 mostly 31.00-33.00 fineappear 38.00                                
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White exlge 15.00 lge          
14.50-15.50 mostly 15.00 med 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-13.50 Sliced med         
13.00-15.00 5 lb cartons PA Oyster 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Cremini 8.00-9.00  
mostly 9.00 Portobella med-lge 8.00-8.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake exlge 14.00  
lge 12.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 10.75-11.00 mostly 11.00 
Portobella sml 12.00-12.50 cartons 12 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Enoki       
12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 cartons 10 10-oz trays film wrapped PA White 11.00    
cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Shiitake 9.00 Oyster 9.00 Portobella 10.00
sliced 10.00                                                                   
---OKRA: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                      
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET CA LEEKS HIGHER, CD 48S MED LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.     
cartons bunched CD Quebec 48s med 13.00-14.00 MX 48s med 12.00-13.00 mostly    
13.00 crates bunched MX Bulb Type 48s med 22.00-23.00 cartons bunched CA Leeks 
12s med-lge 20.00 OCCAS HIGHER cartons 2 film bags iceless MX 24 bunches per   
bag 10.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 bundles bunched CD Quebec Leeks 19.00       
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched NJ Plain 60s 24.00-25.00 OH Curly  
60s 17.00 Plain 60s 18.00 cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 17.00 Plain 60s 18.00   
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI 18.00                   
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET LOWER.  10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 9.00-12.00 
mostly 12.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 13.00-15.00 mostly 15.00                
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET GREEN LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE.
1 1/9 bushel cartons CD Ontario Red lge fr qual 16.00 Orange lge fr qual 16.00 
NC Green jbo 12.00 exlge 10.00 fr qual 6.00-7.00 lge 6.00-7.00 Mxd Yellow And  
Green lge 5.00-6.00 NJ Green jbo 10.00 exlge 8.00-12.00 mostly 8.00-10.00 med  
6.00 Mxd Yellow And Green lge 8.00 OH Green jbo 12.00 exlge 10.00 fr qual      
6.00-7.00 lge 6.00-7.00 Mxd Yellow And Green lge 5.00-6.00 PA Green jbo 10.00  
exlge 8.00-11.00 med 6.00 Mxd Yellow And Green lge 8.00 15 lb cartons CA Red   
lge 14.00-16.00 25 lb cartons CA Red med 24.00 irreg sz fr qual 20.00 fr cond  
15.00-16.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD Ontario CdOne Red exlge           
18.00-19.00 lge 14.00 sml 15.00 Yellow exlge 20.00-22.00 lge fr cond 8.00      
Orange exlge 24.00-26.00 lge fr cond 10.00                                     
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons NJ Anaheim sml    
8.00 Hungarian Wax med 10.00 Jalapeno med 10.00-12.00 Pasilla sml 10.00 1 1/9  
bushel cartons MX Poblano exlge 24.00 NJ Cubanelles lge 16.00 mxd yellow and   
green lge 12.00 Jalapeno lge 13.00-18.00 mostly 13.00-16.00 Long Hot med-lge   
12.00-14.00 8 lb cartons DR Habanero green 21.00 mixed red and green 22.00 mxd 
yellow and green 22.00 orange 25.00-28.00 red 23.00-25.00 MX Habanero orange   
25.00-28.00 NC Habanero orange 25.00-28.00 10 lb cartons MX Shishito 8.00 25 lb
sacks DR Ajies green sml 50.00 40 lb containers DR Thai Chili Hots green sml   
60.00 red sml 65.00 MX Finger Hot sml 42.00 Jalapeno exlge 24.00-26.00 red     
exlge 35.00 Poblano exlge 24.00 Serrano sml 24.00-26.00                        
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CD Quebec Red   
11.50 OH Red 12.00-13.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags CD Quebec Red 11.50  
OH Red 12.00-14.00 40 lb film bags topped CD Quebec Red 18.00-19.00 mostly     
18.00 OH Red 18.00-20.00 cartons bunched CD Quebec Red 24s 13.00-14.00 mostly  
14.00 (FEW SALES) 15.00 OH Red 24s 13.00-14.00                                 
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                   
---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne lge 
30.00                                                                          
---SPINACH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 2/5 bushel cartons bunched CA Flat 24s    
21.00-22.00 1 2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s 24.00 cartons 12 10-oz film
bags Repacked Enroute Flat 14.00-16.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat    
14.00 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby Type 10.00                                     
---SQUASH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons CD Ontario Zucchini       
sml-med 15.00-16.00 med 12.00 NJ Zucchini sml-med 12.00-14.50 med 12.50 Yellow 
Straightneck sml-med 14.50 med 12.50 NY Zucchini sml-med 12.00 med 10.00 OH    
Zucchini sml-med 15.00 PA Zucchini sml-med 14.50-15.00 med 12.50-13.00 Yellow  
Straightneck sml-med 12.00-14.50 med 10.00-12.50 bushel cartons MX Kabocha xlge
28.00 NJ Kabocha xlge 22.00 OCCAS HIGHER Spaghetti lge 15.00 OH Butternut lge  
22.00 Spaghetti lge 36.00                                                      
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types 
med 65.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 No Grade   
Marks Orange Types fr qual 10.00-12.00 jbo 10.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 Japanese   
Types jbo 36.00-38.00                                                          
---TOMATOES:  MARKET CA STEADY, OTHERS LOWER.  25 lb cartons loose AL Vine     
Ripes light red-red jbo 16.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light       
red-red 5x6 sz 19.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 6x6 sz 19.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 CA     
Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 22.00 6x6 sz 23.00 CD Ontario CDOne Vine    
Ripes light red-red xlge 16.00 lge 16.00 NC Vine Ripes light red-red jbo 18.00 
xlge 17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light       
red-red 5x6 sz 20.00 6x6 sz 18.00 NJ Vine Ripes light red-red xlge 22.00 med   
12.00 TN 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 19.00-20.00 
6x6 sz 18.00-19.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light     
red-red 5x6 sz 23.50-24.75 6x6 sz 24.50-24.75                                  
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET MEXICO LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt       
baskets MX light red-red med 12.00-14.00 NC light red-red med 12.00 TN light   
red-red med 12.00 Local Repack light red-red med 14.50                         
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET MX LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt       
containers with lids MD light red-red med-lge 12.00 MX light red-red med-lge   
10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 FEW HIGHER NC light red-red med-lge 11.00-12.00 red   
med-lge fr cond 8.00 NJ light red-red med-lge 11.00 TN light red-red med-lge   
12.00 Local Repack light red-red med 12.50-13.00 GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt      
containers with lids CD Ontario light red-red med-lge 14.00                    
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET NC LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose  
MX Roma light red-red exlge 18.00 NC Roma light red-red exlge 14.00-18.00      
mostly 14.00-16.00 TN Roma light red-red exlge 18.00-20.00 Local Repack Roma   
light red-red exlge 21.50-23.75                                                
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags MI Purple Top med-lge 17.00 OH    
Purple Top med-lge 14.00                                                       
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  5 lb cartons PA Alfalfa Sprouts 8.50-9.00
cartons 12 4-oz packages PA Alfalfa Sprouts 9.50-10.00 crates MX Cactus Leaf   
(Nopales) 18.00-22.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 11.00-13.00 mostly    
12.00                                                                          

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 4 1-gallon bottles NY Preserved 20.50 
PA Preserved 20.50 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles NY Preserved 22.00 PA Preserved
21.50