Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 04-MAR-2021                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
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NA_FV020                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m. Clear 41                                                  
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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Globe Thornless 18s 22.00 24s       
20.00-22.00 30s 22.00 MX Globe Thornless 24s 21.00-22.00                       
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET 28 LB HIGHER, OTHER STEADY.  pyramid cartons 28 lb       
bunched MX Green lge 20.00 std 22.00-24.00 11 lb cartons bunched MX Green lge  
12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 std 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 PE Green lge 
12.00-14.00 OCCAS LOWER std 12.00-14.00                                        
---BEANS:  MARKET ROUND GREEN TYPE HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  bushel crates FL    
Cranberry Type 30.00-36.00 bushel cartons/crates FL Round Green Type           
18.00-20.00 fr cond 16.00 5 lb cartons bagged GU Haricot Vert (French Type)    
7.00-10.00 mostly 7.00-9.00 28 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Fava    
42.00                                                                          
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched MX Red Type 12s 18.00 crates bunched
FL Red Type 12s 16.00 25 lb film bags AZ Red Type med-lge 14.00 CD Quebec CD   
One Red Type med-lge 8.00-10.00 Gold Type med-lge 12.00 MI Red Type med-lge    
11.00-12.00 Gold Type med 17.00-18.00                                          
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s 14.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd  
18s 25.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 MX   
Crown Cut 13.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 OCCAS LOWER 20 lb cartons MX Florettes 18.00
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons CA med 16.00-18.00 MX med  
16.00-18.00                                                                    
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons FL Round Green Type med 17.00-20.00 
mostly 17.00-18.00 Red Type med 22.00-27.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 (FEW SALES)     
28.00 TX Round Green Type med 19.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec CD One Danish Type   
lge 14.00-15.50 NY Danish Type lge 14.00 40 lb cartons FL Savoy Type med       
26.00-27.00 mostly 26.00                                                       
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 22.00-26.00    
mostly 23.00-24.00 OCCAS HIGHER CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 23.00-24.00 sacks 24  
2-lb film bags CA med-lge 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 OCCAS HIGHER 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 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 OCCAS HIGHER CD Ontario CDOne med-lge   
22.00-23.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 23.00-25.00 OCCAS HIGHER CD     
Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00-23.00 GA med-lge 21.00-22.00 50 lb sacks loose AZ  
jbo 20.00-21.00 CA jbo 23.00-24.00 OCCAS HIGHER CD Ontario CDOne jbo           
17.00-18.00 OCCAS HIGHER Quebec CDOne jbo 17.00-18.00 OCCAS HIGHER IS jbo      
18.00-20.00 MX jbo 17.00-18.00 holdovers 15.00 cartons bunched CA Bunched 24s  
24.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 23.00-25.00                     
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 20.00-22.00 
holdovers 18.00 ord cond 10.00                                                 
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 21.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 (FEW      
SALES) 24.00 2 1/2 dz 22.00 filmbags 30s 24.00 (FEW SALES) 26.00 FL 2 1/2 dz   
18.00 3 dz 19.00-20.00 filmbags 24s 20.00 MX 2 dz 18.00                        
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET LOWER.  wirebound crates FL Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz 18.00     
White 4-4 1/2 dz 18.00 Bi-Color 4-4 1/2 dz 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 OCCAS 22.00
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET PICKLES STEADY, OTHERS LOWER. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. WAXED 
1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med 20.00 fr qual 13.00-14.00 MX med 24.00-28.00 fr    
qual 18.00 OCCAS HIGHER ord qual 15.00-16.00 OCCAS HIGHER lge 26.00 UNWAXED 1  
1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles 200-300s 42.00-45.00 bushel baskets MX Pickles med
52.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless sml 12s   
2.00-6.00 mostly 2.00-4.00 MX Long Seedless med 12s 4.00-8.50 lge 12s 4.00 20  
lb cartons DR Persian 44.00-46.00 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped CD Ontario 
CDOne Persian 21.00-22.00                                                      
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET MX 24S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons  
wrapped FL med 18.00-20.00 bushel cartons wrapped MX 16s fr qual 15.00-16.00   
18s 18.00 fr qual 15.00-16.00 24s 16.00-18.00 fr qual 12.00-14.00 30 lb cartons
HD Chinese med 50.00-55.00 (FEW SALES) Thai med OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
Indian med OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons NL Italian  
36.00-38.00                                                                    
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 12.00 10 lb cartons BL  
Witloof 30.00-34.00 mostly 30.00-32.00                                         
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 12.00                 
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA White super col 80.00 CQ White    
60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 55.00-58.00 mostly 55.00-56.00 netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm   
58.00-64.00 mostly 58.00-63.00 OCCAS HIGHER Purple netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 
68.00 (FEW SALES) TU White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 56.00 netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 
62.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 66.00-80.00 mostly 75.00-78.00    
cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 64.00-72.00 mostly 64.00-68.00 per jar CQ
Peeled 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 cartons 4 5-lb film bags per film bag CA 
Peeled 25.00                                                                   
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s     
44.00-46.00 CA Kale green 24s 19.00 FL Collard 24s 14.00 18s 12.00 Kale green  
24s 18.00 Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s 22.00 Swiss Chard green 12s 32.00 red 12s 32.00
Turnip Tops 24s 11.00 Dandelion 12s 32.00 TX Kale green 12s 17.00-20.00        
Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s fineappear 23.00-24.00                                   
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ 24s flmwrpd 16.00-18.00 mostly 
17.00-18.00 CA 24s flmwrpd 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00                            
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ Green Leaf 24s 14.00-16.00 mostly
15.00-16.00 Red Leaf 24s 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 CA Green Leaf 24s 16.00
Red Leaf 24s 16.00 3 lb cartons AZ Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 12
4-oz containers with lid CD Quebec Boston 17.00-18.00                          
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ 24s 17.00-19.00 mostly         
17.00-18.00 CA 24s 18.00 cartons 12 22-oz (3 count) packages AZ Hearts         
13.00-18.00 mostly 14.00-16.00 CA Hearts 15.00-16.00 cartons 12 3-count        
packages MX Hearts 15.00                                                       
---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 MX LOWER, HD STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons HD med-lge           
26.00-28.00 16 lb crates MX med-lge 28.00-30.00                                
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched GA Bulb Type 48s lge 28.00   
(FEW SALES) MX 48s med 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 crates bunched MX Bulb Type 48s
med 21.00-22.00 cartons bunched AZ Leeks 12s med-lge 24.00 CA Leeks 12s med-lge
22.00 MX Leeks 12s med-lge 22.00 TX Leeks 12s med-lge 21.00-22.00 cartons 2    
film bags iceless MX 24 bunches per bag 11.00-13.00 OCCAS HIGHER bundles       
bunched CD Quebec Leeks 15.00-16.00                                            
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched FL Curly 60s 20.00 Plain 60s 22.00 
cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 18.00 Plain 60s 16.00 MX Curly 60s 20.00 Plain 60s
18.00-20.00                                                                    
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose AZ 15.00 MI 16.00-18.00    
mostly 16.00-17.00                                                             
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET SUGAR SNAP PEAS LOWER, SNOW PEAS STEADY.  10 lb cartons 
GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 8.00-10.00 OCCAS HIGHER Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed       
8.00-11.00 mostly 8.00-10.00                                                   
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET FL GREEN JBO HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9
bushel cartons FL Green jbo 12.00-16.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 exlge 12.00-14.00   
mostly 14.00 lge 12.00 OCCAS LOWER fr qual 10.00-12.00 Red exlge 16.00 Mxd Red 
And Green jbo 9.00-10.00 Mxd Yellow And Green exlge 9.00-10.00 MX Green exlge  
10.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons place pack MX Green exlge 12.00 15 lb cartons MX Red
jbo 8.00-9.00 mostly 9.00 exlge 11.00-12.00 25 lb cartons MX Red irreg sz fr   
qual 18.00-20.00 GREENHOUSE 25 lb cartons MX Orange exlge ord cond 12.00 5     
kg/11 lb cartons DR Red jbo 10.00 HD Red exlge 14.00 Yellow exlge 16.00-20.00  
Orange exlge 20.00 MX Red jbo 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 exlge 10.00-16.00 Yellow  
jbo 8.00-10.00 exlge 22.00 Orange jbo 14.00 exlge 22.00-23.00                  
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 1/2 bushel cartons FL  
Anaheim sml 19.00 Fresno Red sml 24.00-26.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 Hungarian Wax  
med 19.00-20.00 Jalapeno med 14.00-18.00 mostly 14.00-16.00 Poblano med        
16.00-18.00 Serrano med 19.00-21.00 Shishito sml 20.00-25.00 1 1/9 bushel      
cartons FL Cubanelles exlge 30.00 lge 20.00-24.00 FEW SALES LOW AS 16.00 mxd   
yellow and green lge 16.00-18.50 Jalapeno med-lge 20.00-22.00 Long Hot exlge   
30.00-36.00 mxd yellow and green lge 25.00 Poblano med 18.00-22.00 OCCAS HIGHER
Serrano sml 30.00 8 lb cartons DR Habanero green 16.00 OCCAS HIGHER mixed red  
and green 17.00-22.00 mxd orange and green 17.00-22.00 mxd yellow and green    
17.00-22.00 orange 18.00-20.00 red 18.00-21.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 FL Habanero  
mixed red and green 20.00 mxd orange and green 20.00 mxd yellow and green 20.00
orange 22.00 red 24.00 10 lb cartons MX Manzano orange 30.00-32.00 yellow 30.00
20 lb cartons MX Poblano exlge 26.00 SOME SALES 17.00-18.00 25 lb sacks DR     
Ajies green sml 34.00-40.00 40 lb containers DR Thai Chili Hots green sml      
60.00-65.00 MX Jalapeno exlge 21.00-22.00 SOME SALES 17.00 Serrano sml         
19.00-22.00 cartons 12 1-lb film bags FL Mixed Mini Sweet Types 20.00-22.00    
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags AZ Red          
10.00-11.00 FL Red 8.00-10.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags AZ Red          
10.00-11.00 FL Red 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00-10.50 40 lb film bags topped AZ Red
20.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 FL Red 20.00 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 ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched TX Savoy 24s 14.00 1 2/5    
bushel cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 19.00-20.00 MX Flat 24s 17.00 1 2/5 bushel  
crates bunched CA Flat 24s 23.00-24.00 mostly 24.00 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 FL ZUCCHINI HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL   
Zucchini sml-med 14.00-15.00 med 12.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 14.00-16.00 
mostly 14.00 med 10.00-12.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 16.00-19.00
mostly 16.00 med 14.00-17.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 22.00 med 20.00-24.00 
OCCAS LOWER Grey sml 18.00 sml-med 16.00-20.00 med 16.00 bushel cartons MX     
Acorn med-lge 18.00-20.00 xlge 20.00 Butternut med-lge 16.00-21.00 Delicata med
23.00-24.00 OCCAS HIGHER Kabocha lge 22.00-24.00 xlge 22.00-27.00 mostly       
22.00-24.00 Spaghetti med-lge 16.00-21.00 (FEW SALES) 22.00 NY Butternut       
med-lge 16.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Acorn xlge 18.50 Butternut lge 17.00 MX  
Zucchini lge 18.50-21.00                                                       
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types 
med 50.00-53.00 FEW SALES HIGH AS 60.00 jbo 43.00-45.00 OCCAS HIGHER NC U.S.   
No. 1 Orange Types 20.00-25.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 Japanese Types med           
33.00-35.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types fr qual 10.00-12.00 jbo 11.00-14.00    
mostly 12.00                                                                   
---TOMATOES:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 25 lb cartons loose FL Vine  
Ripes pink-light red jbo 12.00 xlge 8.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 lge          
8.00-10.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x5 sz 11.00 5x6 
sz 8.00-11.00 FEW SALES LOW AS 6.00 6x6 sz 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 FEW   
SALES LOW AS 6.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light      
red-red 5x6 sz 11.60-16.00 6x6 sz 11.50-16.00 cartons 2 layer MX Vine Ripes    
light red-red 4x4s 8.00 4x5s 8.00 pink-light red 3x4s 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 
4x4s 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 4x5s 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 GREENHOUSE 15 lb   
flats CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red 18s 8.00-9.00 25s 5.00-7.00 30s
5.00-7.00 MX Vine Ripes light red-red 20s 8.00-10.00 25s 12.00 OH Vine Ripes   
light red-red 20s 8.00 22s 8.00 TX Vine Ripes light red-red 20s 11.00 5 kg/11  
lb flats on the vine CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red sml-med         
9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 MX Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 8.00 NY Vine 
Ripes light red-red med-lge 11.00 TX Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 11.00    
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 1-pt baskets Local Repack     
light red-red med 15.00 flats 12 1-pt cups with lids FL light red-red med 9.00 
OCCAS HIGHER 10 lb cartons FL light red-red med 9.00                           
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL
light red-red med-lge 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 MX light red-red med-lge     
8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 Local Repack light red-red med 11.50-12.50         
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Roma light     
red-red exlge 12.00-14.00 FEW SALES 15.00 lge 12.00 med 12.00 MX Roma light    
red-red exlge 12.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 lge 13.00 Local Repack Roma light 
red-red exlge 15.50-17.25                                                      
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags AZ Purple Top med-lge 15.00 FL    
Purple Top med-lge 14.00 MI Purple Top med-lge 14.00-16.00                     
---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) 22.00-26.00 OCCAS LOWER 15 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX   
Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 38.00-40.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s     
14.00-15.00 GU Radicchio 9s 13.00-15.00                                        

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                                                                     
---EGGPLANT: GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons CD Quebec Italian 44.00