Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 10-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. Clear 75                                                  
Yesterday's High 88                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 22.00-25.00 30s 
24.00                                                                          
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET LOWER.  11 lb cartons bunched MX Green lge 25.00 std     
24.00 PE Green lge 25.00-27.00 std 24.00-27.00                                 
---BEANS:  MARKET LOWER.  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 5 lb cartons GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 9.00-10.00       
---BEETS:  MARKET BUNCHED HIGHER, OTHER LOWER.  cartons bunched OH Red Type 12s
15.00-16.00 25 lb film bags NJ Red Type med 10.00-11.00                        
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons CA bchd 14s 15.00-17.00 20 lb cartons    
loose CA Crown Cut 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 (FEW SALES) 18.00 CD Ontario 
Crown Cut 13.00-14.00                                                          
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET LOWER.  25 lb cartons CA med 33.00 OCCAS HIGHER   
---CABBAGE:  MARKET RED AND SAVOY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1 3/4 bushel   
crates and 50 lb cartons 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 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 CD AND IS FILM BAGS LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  sacks 48  
1-lb film bags CA med-lge 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 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        
24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 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 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                                                      
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons film wrapped CA White 9s 12.00-15.00  
mostly 14.00-15.00 12s 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00                                
---CELERY:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons CA 2 dz 22.00-23.50 (FEW SALES) 26.00 2 1/2
dz 23.00-23.50 filmbags 30s 24.00-26.00 (FEW SALES) 28.00 filmbags 36s         
24.00-26.00                                                                    
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET LOWER.  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 4-4 1/2
dz 13.00 sacks NJ White 5 dz 13.00 Bi-Color 5 dz 12.00                         
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET MEDIUM HIGHER, LONG SEEDLESS LOWER, OTHER ABOUT 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 CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 19.00 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 8.00 lge 10.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped NJ
med 10.00-14.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 20 lb containers NJ Long Striped 15.00 30 lb
cartons HD Chinese med 26.00-27.00 1/2 bushel cartons NJ Italian 15.00 Japanese
14.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons NJ Sicilian 20.00 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 HIGHER.  Howard crates OH 18s 15.00 10 lb cartons BL Witloof
24.00                                                                          
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET HIGHER.  Howard crates OH 18s 17.00                       
---GARLIC:  MARKET LOWER.  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 IQ Purple                 
55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 40.00 SP White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 64.00 cartons 20 1-lb       
plastic jars CQ Peeled 65.00-66.00 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 ABOUT 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 Swiss Chard red 12s 12.00 Dandelion 12s 15.00 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 20.00-22.50  
mostly 21.00-22.00 CD Quebec 24s flmwrpd 20.00                                 
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET CA HIGHER, CD GREEN LEAF LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.       
cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 18.00 Red Leaf 24s 18.00 CD Quebec Green Leaf 24s    
12.00 Red Leaf 24s 12.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.50 GREENHOUSE cartons  
12 4-oz containers with lid CD Quebec Boston 17.00-18.00                       
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET CA HIGHER, CD STEADY. HEARTS WIDE RANGE IN PRICE.  
cartons CA 24s 29.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 CD Quebec 24s 17.00-18.00 mostly 
17.00 cartons 12 16-oz (3 count) packages CD Quebec Hearts 24.00 cartons 12    
18-oz (3 count) packages CD Quebec Hearts 24.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA 
Hearts 31.00-36.50 mostly 31.00-33.00                                          
---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 LOWER.  cartons bunched CD Quebec 48s med 13.00-16.00 
mostly 13.00-15.00 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 16.00-20.00 OCCAS
HIGHER cartons 2 film bags iceless MX 24 bunches per bag 10.00-13.00 mostly    
11.00-13.00 bundles bunched CD Quebec Leeks 19.00                              
---PARSLEY:    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 11.00-12.00
PE Snow Peas Decalyxed 20.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 14.00-15.00 PE Sugar 
Snap Peas Decalyxed 25.00                                                      
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel cartons 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 exlge 12.00 OH Green jbo 12.00-13.00 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 exlge 12.00 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 NJ LOWER, OTHERS 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 NJ Cubanelles lge 16.00 mxd yellow and green lge    
14.00 Jalapeno lge 13.00-18.00 mostly 13.00-16.00 Long Hot med-lge 12.00-16.00 
8 lb cartons DR Habanero green 21.00 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 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 Jalapeno exlge 24.00 Red lge 40.00       
Poblano exlge 24.00 Serrano sml 25.00-26.00                                    
---RADISHES:  MARKET LOWER.  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 HIGHER.  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 14.00-15.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat    
14.00 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby Type 10.00                                     
---SQUASH:  MARKET HIGHER.  1/2 bushel cartons CD Ontario Zucchini sml-med     
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 PA Zucchini sml-med
14.50 med 12.00-12.50 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 12.00-14.50 med 10.00-12.50  
bushel cartons MX Kabocha xlge 28.00 NJ Kabocha xlge 30.00 Spaghetti lge 15.00 
OH Butternut lge 22.00 Spaghetti lge 36.00                                     
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET CA HIGHER, NC 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. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 25 lb       
cartons loose 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 xlge 17.00-18.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6
sz 20.00 6x6 sz 18.00 TN 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6
sz 20.00-23.00 6x6 sz 18.00-23.00 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 LOWER.  flats 12 1-pt baskets MX light red-red med
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 LOWER.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX 
light red-red med-lge 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 NC light red-red med-lge        
11.00-12.00 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                                           
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET LOWER.  25 lb cartons loose NC Roma light      
red-red exlge 16.00-18.00 TN Roma light red-red exlge 18.00-20.00 Local Repack 
Roma light red-red exlge 21.50-23.75                                           
---TURNIPS:  MARKET LOWER.  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                                                                          

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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---CUCUMBERS: GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario Long Seedless med 12s 
14.00 (FEW SALES) 10.00 lge 12s 12.00 Canada No. 2 Long Seedless med 12s 8.00