Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 14-MAY-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.  Clear 54                                                 
Yesterday's High 71                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 20.00         
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET PE AND MX LOWER, NJ STEADY.  pyramid crates 28 lb bunched
NJ Green lge 68.00-70.00 OCCAS HIGHER pyramid cartons/crates 28 lb bunched NJ  
Green fldrun 65.00-70.00 11 lb cartons bunched MX Green lge 20.00-22.00 std    
20.00-22.00 PE Green lge 16.00-18.00 std 16.00-18.00                           
---BEANS:  MARKET STEADY.  bushel cartons/crates FL Round Green Type           
15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-17.00 GA Round Green Type 16.00-18.00 5 lb cartons    
bagged GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00            
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched MX Red Type 12s 17.00 crates bunched
FL Red Type 12s 18.00 NJ Red Type 12s 17.00 25 lb film bags CD Ontario CD One  
Red Type med-lge 8.00-10.00 Quebec CD One Red Type med-lge 10.00-13.00 Gold    
Type sml-med 12.00 MI Red Type med-lge 12.00 (FEW SALES) 14.00 50 lb film bags 
CD Ontario CD One Red Type med-lge 16.00 (FEW SALES) 20.00                     
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s 14.00-17.00 mostly           
15.00-16.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 30.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut   
15.00-16.00 (FEW SALES) 18.00 GA Crown Cut 14.00-15.00 MX Crown Cut Short Trim 
18.00 (FEW SALES)                                                              
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET HIGHER.  25 lb cartons MX med 22.00-24.00 ord cond
5.00                                                                           
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 7/8 bushel cartons GA Round Green Type med      
15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 50 lb cartons FL Round Green Type med 13.00-16.00 Flat
Type 18.00 Red Type med 26.00-27.00 mostly 27.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec CD One  
Danish Type lge 14.00-16.00 NY Danish Type lge 14.00 40 lb cartons FL Savoy    
Type med 21.00                                                                 
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 24.00-26.00    
mostly 24.00-25.00 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 22.50 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 AZ jbo 
24.00 CA jbo 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 CD Ontario CDOne jbo 18.00-20.00   
mostly 19.00-20.00 Quebec CDOne jbo 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 IS jbo      
19.00-20.00 (FEW SALES) 22.00 MX jbo 18.00-20.00 (FEW SALES) 22.00 cartons     
bunched CA Bunched 24s 23.00-25.00 (FEW SALES) 26.00-27.00 cartons 30 1-lb film
bags CA Baby Peeled 22.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-23.00                             
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons film wrapped CA White 9s 18.00 12s     
18.00                                                                          
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 2   
1/2 dz 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 filmbags 30s 22.00-24.00                 
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET STEADY.  wirebound crates FL Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz          
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 White 4-4 1/2 dz 17.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 Bi-Color 4-4
1/2 dz 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00                                          
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET LONG SEEDLESS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates 
FL Pickles 200-300s 34.00-35.00 bushel baskets FL Pickles med 42.00 WAXED 1 1/9
bushel cartons FL med 20.00 fr qual 15.00-18.00 GA med fr qual 17.00-18.00 MX  
med 22.00-25.00 OCCAS HIGHER sml 22.00-24.00 lge 24.00-28.00 mostly 24.00-26.00
GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless sml 12s         
10.00-13.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 lge 12s 15.00 (FEW SALES) MX Long Seedless sml  
12s 12.00 20 lb cartons DR Persian 41.00-42.00 cartons 8 1-lb trays film       
wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Persian 20.00                                         
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med fr qual 10.00-12.00 1
1/9 bushel cartons wrapped FL med 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 bushel cartons
wrapped MX 18s 20.00 24s 21.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med 35.00-36.00 Thai   
med 44.00-45.00 Indian med OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE GREENHOUSE 5 kg     
cartons NL Italian 34.00-36.00                                                 
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 18.00 (FEW SALES) 1.3   
bushel crates NJ 18s 12.00-16.00 10 lb cartons BL Witloof 28.00-34.00 mostly   
28.00-32.00                                                                    
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 18.00 (FEW SALES) 1.3 
bushel crates NJ 18s 14.00-16.00                                               
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA White super col 80.00 CQ White    
60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 42.00 netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 44.00-48.00 MX Purple super
col 80.00 TU White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 53.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ     
Peeled 55.00-60.00 mostly 55.00-58.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled    
52.00-56.00 per jar CQ Peeled 13.00-14.00                                      
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched MX Swiss Chard green 24s 16.00-18.00
cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE 
cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 10s 21.00 GA Collard 24s 13.00-14.00
Kale green 24s 14.00-15.00 18s 15.00 MD Collard 24s 13.00 NJ Broccoli Rabe     
(Rappini) 20s 30.00 SC Kale green 12s 12.00 Mustard 24s 15.00 1 3/5 bushel     
cartons/crates bunched NJ Swiss Chard green 12s 14.00 red 12s 14.00 Dandelion  
12s 17.00 Kohlrabi 12s 22.00                                                   
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s flmwrpd 17.00-21.00 mostly 
18.00-20.00 (FEW SALES) 15.00-16.00 CO 24s flmwrpd 19.00 NM 24s flmwrpd 19.00  
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Boston 24s 16.50 Green Leaf 24s  
16.00-18.50 mostly 18.00-18.50 (FEW SALES) 21.00 Red Leaf 24s 16.00-18.50      
mostly 18.00-18.50 (FEW SALES) 21.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00    
GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid CD Quebec Boston 17.00-19.00 VA 
Boston 17.00-18.00                                                             
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 18.00-22.00 mostly         
18.00-21.00 FEW SALES LOW AS 16.00 NJ 24s 11.00-12.00 (FEW SALES) 14.00 NM 24s 
20.00-21.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 16.00-18.00 (FEW SALES) 21.00
---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 STEADY.  cartons bunched MX 48s med 13.00 OCCAS HIGH  
AS 18.00 crates bunched MX Bulb Type 36s 19.00-20.00 (42S) 20.00-22.00 48s med 
19.00-24.00 mostly 19.00-22.00 NJ Leeks 12s sml 16.00-20.00 cartons 2 film bags
iceless MX 24 bunches per bag 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00                         
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. crates bunched FL Curly 60s   
21.00 Plain 60s 22.00 NJ Curly 60s 24.00 Plain 60s 24.00 cartons bunched CA    
Curly 60s 16.00 MX Plain 60s 18.00 SC Curly 60s 14.00 Plain 60s 16.00          
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose AZ 16.00 MI 15.00-18.00    
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU English 16.00-18.00 Snow Peas 
Decalyxed 14.00-17.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 20.00-21.00 OCCAS 24.00 MX     
Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 24.00                                                
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Green lge
fr qual 18.00 FL Green jbo 25.00-26.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 28.00 fr qual 17.00 exlge 
25.00-26.00 lge fr qual 16.00-18.00 Red exlge 36.00 Mxd Red And Green jbo      
10.00-12.00 lge 12.00 Mxd Yellow And Green jbo 12.00 MX Green exlge 20.00      
med-lge fr qual 15.00 med 18.00 15 lb cartons MX Red exlge 26.00-30.00 25 lb   
cartons MX Red irreg sz fr qual 25.00-32.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD   
Ontario CdOne Red exlge 16.50 Yellow exlge 16.50 Orange exlge 16.50 MX Red jbo 
16.00 Yellow jbo 16.00 Orange jbo 16.00                                        
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Anaheim sml          
21.00-22.00 Fresno Red sml 33.00-34.00 Hungarian Wax med 17.00-18.00 Jalapeno  
med 21.00-22.00 Poblano lge 21.00-22.00 Serrano med 21.00-22.00 Shishito sml   
29.00-30.00 Yellow Chile med 21.00-22.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Cubanelles    
exlge 29.00 (SOME SALES) 20.00 mxd yellow and green lge 15.00 red lge 10.00    
Jalapeno med-lge 27.00-28.00 fr qual 24.00 mxd yellow and green med-lge        
19.00-20.00 FEW SALES LOW AS 12.00 red med-lge 20.00 Long Hot exlge 26.00-28.00
(FEW SALES) 20.00 mxd yellow and green exlge 17.00 Poblano med 21.00-25.00 8 lb
cartons DR Habanero green 20.00 mixed red and green 14.00-15.00 orange         
17.00-18.00 red 17.00-22.00 FL Habanero orange 27.00 red 22.00 10 lb cartons MX
Manzano orange 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 20 lb cartons MX Poblano exlge         
29.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-32.00 25 lb sacks DR Ajies green sml 35.00-40.00 40 lb
containers DR Thai Chili Hots green sml 70.00 MX Jalapeno exlge 30.00-32.00    
Serrano exlge 44.00-45.00 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MX Mixed Mini Sweet Types  
15.00-16.00 OCCAS HIGHER                                                       
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags AZ Red          
14.00-15.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags AZ Red 15.00 40 lb film bags      
topped AZ Red 30.00 cartons bunched FL Red 24s 18.00 crates bunched NJ Red 24s 
16.00-18.00                                                                    
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   OPEN FIELD 20 lb cartons OR No Grade Marks 40.00
WA No Grade Marks 42.00                                                        
---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 STEADY.  1 2/5 bushel cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 20.00 1  
2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE cartons  
12 10-oz film bags CA Flat 15.00-16.00 Repacked Enroute Flat 14.00-16.00 mostly
15.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 4 lb 
cartons CA Flat Baby Type 10.00 Reusable plastic containers (RPC) NJ Savoy bchd
24s 16.00-18.00                                                                
---SQUASH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml-med       
8.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 SOME SALES LOW AS 6.00 med 6.00-10.00 mostly 8.00      
Yellow Straightneck sml-med 10.00 med 8.00-10.00 GA Zucchini sml-med           
10.00-11.00 FEW SALES LOW AS 7.00 med 8.00-10.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med   
10.00-12.00 med 8.00-10.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 15.00-16.00  
med 14.00-16.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 15.00-18.00 OCCAS HIGHER med       
14.00-17.00 Grey sml 18.00-20.00 sml-med 15.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 bushel 
cartons MX Acorn med-lge 18.00-20.00 Butternut med-lge 18.00-22.00 mostly      
18.00-20.00 Kabocha xlge 24.00-32.00 Spaghetti med-lge 18.00-22.00 mostly      
18.00-20.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Zucchini lge 20.00-22.00                   
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types 
med 56.50-60.00 jbo 44.00-48.00 mostly 44.00-46.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types  
18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 (FEW SALES) 22.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types fr qual 
10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 (FEW SALES) 14.00 jbo 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00  
(FEW SALES) 14.00-16.00                                                        
---TOMATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or Better    
Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 16.00-22.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 6x6 sz       
16.00-22.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature      
Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 21.50-24.00 6x6 sz 21.50-24.00 cartons 2 layer MX  
Vine Ripes red 4x5s 26.00 GREENHOUSE 15 lb flats CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes   
light red-red 16s 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 20s 7.00-9.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 22s 7.00
25s 8.00 KY Vine Ripes light red-red 22s 6.00-9.00 mostly 6.00-8.00 NY Vine    
Ripes light red-red 25s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 OH Vine Ripes light red-red 16s 
8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 20s 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 22s 6.00 5 kg/11 lb flats on   
the vine CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 5.50-6.00 NY Vine   
Ripes light red-red med-lge 4.00-5.00 OH Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge      
4.00-5.00                                                                      
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets FL light red-red   
med 10.00-12.00 Local Repack light red-red med 15.00 flats 12 1-pt baskets with
lids FL light red-red med 10.00-12.00                                          
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL
light red-red med-lge 10.00-12.00 (FEW SALES) 9.00 Local Repack light red-red  
med 12.00-13.00 GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt containers with lids DR light red-red 
med-lge 10.00-12.00                                                            
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose MX Roma light     
red-red exlge 18.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-24.00 Local Repack Roma light red-red   
exlge 23.50-27.50                                                              
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags AZ Purple Top med-lge 15.00-16.00 
MI Purple Top med-lge 14.00-17.00                                              
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  5 lb cartons PA Alfalfa Sprouts          
8.50-10.50 cartons 12 4-oz packages PA Alfalfa Sprouts 9.50-10.00 crates MX    
Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 16.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 15 lb reusable plastic    
containers (RPC) MX Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 35.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-37.00 
1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 23.00-25.00 GU Radicchio 9s 18.00-20.00     

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