Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 12-APR-2021                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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NA_FV020                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m.  Overcast 47                                              
Yesterday's High 68                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET HIGHER. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. pyramid cartons 28 lb       
bunched MX Green lge 32.00-40.00 std 32.00-40.00 11 lb cartons bunched CA Green
jbo 28.00 lge 28.00 std 28.00 MX Green lge 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 std  
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 sml 16.00 PE Green jbo 18.00 lge 17.00          
---BEANS:  MARKET GU STEADY, OTHERS HIGHER.  bushel cartons/crates FL Round    
Green Type 16.00-18.00 SOME SALES 15.00 5 lb cartons bagged GU Haricot Vert    
(French Type) 8.00-9.00 30 lb cartons MX Fava 43.00 30 lb reusable plastic     
containers (RPC) MX Fava 43.00-48.00                                           
---BEETS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched MX Red Type 12s 17.00 crates  
bunched FL Red Type 12s 18.00 25 lb film bags AZ Red Type med-lge 14.00 CD     
Quebec CD One Red Type med-lge 8.00-11.00 FL Red Type med-lge 11.00            
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons CA bchd 14s 16.00-17.00 Baby Hybrid Type  
bchd 18s 29.00-30.00 20 lb cartons loose AZ Crown Cut 19.00 Short Trim 22.00   
(FEW SALES) CA Crown Cut 15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 (FEW SALES) 18.00-19.00
MX Crown Cut Short Trim 15.00-16.00                                            
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET HIGHER.  25 lb cartons CA med 28.00 (ONE LABEL) MX
med 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00                                             
---CABBAGE:  MARKET HIGHER.  50 lb cartons FL Round Green Type med 12.00-14.00 
OCCAS 16.00 FEW SALES LOW AS 10.00 Red Type med 18.00-21.00 50 lb sacks CD     
Quebec CD One Danish Type lge 14.00-15.50 NY Danish Type lge 14.00             
---CARROTS:  MARKET BABY PEELED LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags 
CA med-lge 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 IS med-lge 17.00-18.00 sacks 24 2-lb 
film bags CA med-lge 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge   
22.00-23.00 IS med-lge 22.00-23.00 sacks 16 3-lb film bags CA med-lge          
24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00-23.00 sacks 10   
5-lb film bags CA med-lge 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 CD Ontario CDOne      
med-lge 22.00-23.00 IS med-lge 22.00 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 23.00-26.00      
mostly 24.00-25.00 CD Ontario CDOne jbo 17.00-18.00 Quebec CDOne jbo           
17.00-18.00 OCCAS HIGHER IS jbo 17.00-18.00 MX jbo 17.00-18.00 cartons bunched 
CA Bunched 24s 23.00-25.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 22.00-25.00
mostly 22.00-23.00                                                             
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons film wrapped AZ White 12s 20.00 (FEW   
SALES) CA White 9s 13.00-15.00 12s 12.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-16.00              
---CELERY:  MARKET CA FILMBAGS 30S AND FL LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 
CA 2 dz 17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 2 1/2 dz 18.00 filmbags 30s 20.00 (SOME SALES)
18.00 FL 2 dz 14.00 2 1/2 dz 14.00                                             
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET HIGHER.  wirebound crates FL Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz          
18.00-20.00 White 4-4 1/2 dz 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 Bi-Color 4-4 1/2 dz
20.00                                                                          
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET MX MED AND LGE HIGHER, OTHERS LOWER.  WAXED 1 1/9 bushel 
cartons FL med fr qual 22.00 MX med 40.00-42.00 fr qual 38.00 ord qual 25.00   
lge 38.00 UNWAXED 1 1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles 200-300s 42.00 bushel baskets 
MX Pickles med 34.00 GREENHOUSE 20 lb cartons DR Persian 39.00 cartons 8 1-lb  
trays film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Persian 20.00 cartons film wrapped CD      
Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 14.00 sml 12s 14.00 SOME SALES LOW AS 8.00 
MX Long Seedless sml 12s 14.00                                                 
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med fr qual 10.00 1 1/6   
bushel cartons wrapped MX 18s 15.00 24s 15.00 bushel cartons wrapped MX 16s    
22.00 (FEW SALES) 18s 14.00 FEW SALES HIGH AS 22.00 24s 14.00 30 lb cartons HD 
Chinese med 17.00-18.00 Thai med 65.00 FL Indian med 20.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg     
cartons NL Italian 34.00-36.00                                                 
---ENDIVE:  MARKET LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 14.00-16.00 fr cond 12.00
10 lb cartons BL Witloof 26.00                                                 
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 15.00-16.00 fr cond    
12.00                                                                          
---GARLIC:  MARKET AG WHITE HIGHER, TU AND CQ 60-65MM/6.0-6.5CM LOWER, OTHERS  
ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons AG White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 58.00 Purple           
60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 75.00 CA White super col 80.00 CQ White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm    
42.00-50.00 netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 42.00-50.00 mostly 42.00-48.00 TU White
60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 53.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 55.00-58.00     
mostly 55.00 SP Peeled 58.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 52.00-54.00 
SP Peeled 50.00-52.00 per jar CQ Peeled 13.00-13.50 SP Peeled 12.50-13.00      
---GREENS:  MARKET SWISS CHARD HIGHER, KALE GREEN AND LACINATO (TUSCAN)  LOWER,
OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  crates bunched NJ Dandelion 12s 24.00 cartons bunched AZ 
Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE CA Swiss Chard     
green 12s 16.00 red 12s 16.00 FL Collard 24s 10.00 Kale green 24s 12.00        
Lacinato (Tuscan) 24s 18.00 Swiss Chard red 24s 20.00 GA Collard 24s 12.00 Kale
green 24s 12.00 TX Collard 24s 14.00 Kale green 24s 16.00 Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s
21.00 Swiss Chard green 12s 16.00-18.00 red 12s 16.00-18.00 Mixed Colors 12s   
16.00 Dandelion 12s 24.00 Kohlrabi 12s 20.00                                   
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons AZ 24s flmwrpd 18.00 (FEW SALES)   
20.00 CA 24s flmwrpd 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00-17.00                            
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET GREEN AND RED LEAF HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  cartons AZ
Green Leaf 24s 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 Red Leaf 24s 18.00 CA Green Leaf 24s   
17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Red Leaf 24s 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 3 lb cartons AZ 
Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid CD Quebec
Boston 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00                                          
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET HEARTS AZ LOWER AND CA ABOUT STEADY, OTHERS AZ     
HIGHER AND CA LOWER.  cartons AZ 24s 20.00-22.00 CA 24s 19.00-20.00 mostly     
19.00 cartons 12 22-oz (3 count) packages CA Hearts 17.00 cartons 12 3-count   
packages AZ Hearts 18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 CA Hearts 17.00              
---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:  MARKET HD LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  1/2 bushel crates FL med-lge        
18.00-20.00 1/2 bushel cartons HD med-lge 16.00-20.00 Indian type 20.00 16 lb  
crates MX med-lge 20.00                                                        
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET LEEKS, MED AND ICELESS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  cartons 
bunched GA Bulb Type 12s 15.00 24s 28.00 MX 48s med 12.50-13.00 crates bunched 
MX Bulb Type 48s med 20.00-22.00 (42S) 22.00 NJ Leeks 12s sml 18.00 cartons    
bunched CA Leeks 12s med-lge 19.00-22.00 MX Leeks 12s med-lge 22.00 TX Leeks   
12s med-lge 21.00 cartons 2 film bags iceless MX 24 bunches per bag 9.00-13.00 
mostly 10.00-13.00                                                             
---PARSLEY:  MARKET HIGHER.  crates bunched FL Plain 60s 20.00 cartons bunched 
CA Curly 60s 20.00-21.00 Plain 60s 22.00 TX Curly 60s 20.00 Plain 60s 21.00    
fineappear 34.00-36.00                                                         
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose AZ 16.00-18.00 MI          
16.00-18.00                                                                    
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET SUGAR SNAP PEAS HIGHER, SNOW PEAS LOWER. WIDE RANGE IN  
PRICE. 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00     
Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 33.00-35.00 mostly 34.00-35.00 (SOME SALES)          
28.00-30.00                                                                    
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET FL GREEN JBO HIGHER, OTHERS LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel
cartons FL Green jbo 17.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 exlge 16.00 (FEW SALES)    
exlge-lge fr qual 13.00-16.00 Yellow exlge 20.00 Mxd Yellow And Green med-lge  
12.00 MX Green jbo 16.00 exlge 14.00 15 lb cartons MX Red jbo 10.00 25 lb      
cartons MX Red irreg sz fr qual 16.00-18.00 GREENHOUSE 25 lb cartons CD Ontario
Red exlge fr qual fr cond 8.00 Orange exlge fr qual fr cond 8.00 5 kg/11 lb    
cartons DR Red jbo 6.00 MX Red jbo 6.00 Yellow jbo 6.00 med 4.00 Orange jbo    
6.00 exlge 5.00                                                                
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET HIGHER.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Anaheim sml          
17.00-18.00 Fresno Red sml 22.00-28.00 Hungarian Wax med 17.00-18.00 Jalapeno  
med 16.00-18.00 Poblano med 12.00-16.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 Serrano med         
16.00-18.00 Shishito sml 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL
Cubanelles exlge 16.00-19.00 red lge 12.50 Jalapeno med-lge 20.00-23.00 mostly 
20.00 Long Hot exlge 20.00-24.00 mxd yellow and green exlge 15.00 Poblano med  
20.00-23.00 mostly 20.00 MX Poblano exlge 22.00-24.00 Serrano exlge 28.00 8 lb 
cartons DR Habanero green 20.00-26.00 mixed red and green 14.00-19.00 mostly   
16.00-19.00 orange 22.00-24.00 red 20.00-26.00 FL Habanero orange 22.00 red    
24.00 10 lb cartons MX Manzano orange 30.00 20 lb cartons MX Poblano exlge     
22.00-24.00 lge 22.00 25 lb sacks DR Ajies green sml 35.00 40 lb containers DR 
Thai Chili Hots green sml 50.00-55.00 MX Jalapeno exlge 24.00-28.00 Serrano    
exlge 30.00                                                                    
---RADISHES:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags FL Red 9.00-12.00
mostly 9.00-10.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags FL Red 10.50-12.00 40 lb    
film bags topped FL Red 20.00-21.00 cartons bunched FL Red 24s 18.00           
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CDOne lge 30.00 50
lb sacks CD Quebec lge fr qual 20.00                                           
---SPINACH:  MARKET CARTONS BUNCHED 24S MX HIGHER AND CA LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. 
1 2/5 bushel cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 18.00-20.00 MX Flat 24s 17.00 1 2/5   
bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE cartons 12   
10-oz film bags AZ Flat 15.00-16.00 Repacked Enroute Flat 14.00-16.00 mostly   
15.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ Flat 14.00-15.00 CA Flat 14.00-16.00     
mostly 15.00-16.00 4 lb cartons AZ Flat Baby Type 10.00 CA Flat Baby Type 10.00
---SQUASH:  MARKET LOWER.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml-med 12.00-13.00  
med 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 14.00 med       
10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 14.00-15.00 med
12.00-13.00 (FEW SALES) 10.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 16.00-19.00 med      
12.00-18.00 mostly 14.00-17.00 OCCAS LOWR Grey sml-med 15.00 FEW SALES LOW AS  
10.00 OCCAS HIGHER bushel cartons MX Acorn med-lge 20.00-22.00 Butternut       
med-lge 19.00-20.00 Delicata med 26.00-28.00 Kabocha xlge 37.00 Spaghetti      
med-lge 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Zucchini lge 20.00    
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types 
med 50.00-53.00 jbo 43.00-45.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 18.00-20.00 mostly  
20.00 (FEW SALES) 17.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types fr qual 10.00-12.00 mostly 
10.00-11.00 jbo 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00                                       
---TOMATOES:  MARKET HIGHER.  25 lb cartons loose FL Vine Ripes light red-red  
jbo 14.00-15.00 xlge 8.00-12.00 FEW SALES LOW AS 6.00 85% U.S. One or Better   
Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 9.00-12.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 14.00 6x6 sz       
10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens     
light red-red 5x6 sz 11.50-12.75 6x6 sz 11.50-13.75 GREENHOUSE 15 lb flats CD  
Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red 20s 10.00 22s 8.00 35s 7.00 5 kg/11 lb  
flats on the vine CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 6.00-7.00  
NY Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 6.00 OH Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge   
5.00-6.00 mostly 5.00 TX Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 6.00 10 lb flats CD  
Ontario CDOne Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties xlge 12.00 med 8.00               
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET HIGHER.  flats 12 1-pt baskets Local Repack light 
red-red med 15.00 flats 12 1-pt baskets with lids FL light red-red med 12.00   
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET FL LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt 
containers with lids FL light red-red med-lge 8.00-10.00 Local Repack light    
red-red med 11.50 GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt containers with lids DR light       
red-red med-lge 8.00-10.00                                                     
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET MX HIGHER, FL LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  25 lb     
cartons loose FL Roma light red-red exlge 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 MX    
Roma light red-red exlge 15.00-16.00 OCCAS HIGHER Local Repack Roma light      
red-red exlge 16.50-17.25                                                      
---TURNIPS:  MARKET HIGHER.  25 lb film bags AZ Purple Top med-lge 14.00 MI    
Purple Top med-lge 14.00-16.00                                                 
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET HIGHER.  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) 19.00-23.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 18.00                 

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 4 1-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
20.00-21.00 PA Preserved 20.50 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
22.00-23.00 PA Preserved 21.50                                                 

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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ONIONS GREEN: cartons 2 film bags iceless MX 24 bunches per bag ord cond    
2.00