Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 29-SEP-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.  Mostly Cloudy 68                                         
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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Globe Thornless 18s 32.00 24s       
28.00-30.00 fineappear 38.50 30s fineappear 36.00                              
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET PE HIGHER, OTHER STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 11 lb      
cartons bunched MX Green jbo 20.00-23.00 lge 20.00-23.00 std 23.00 PE Green jbo
30.00-32.00 OCCAS LOWER lge 20.00-25.00 mostly 20.00-24.00 FEW SALES LOW AS    
17.00 std 24.00-25.00 OCCAS LOWER 15 lb crates loose MX Green Tips 21.00       
---BEANS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.  ROUND GREEN TYPE OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO    
QUOTE. 5 lb cartons GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 8.00 30 lb reusable plastic  
containers (RPC) MX Fava 34.00                                                 
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 17.00 CD Quebec CD  
One Red Type 12s 18.00 25 lb film bags CD Quebec CD One Red Type med 7.00-8.00 
mostly 8.00 Gold Type med 15.00                                                
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. cartons CA bchd 14s          
30.00-36.00 mostly 30.00-34.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 27.00-28.00 20 lb     
cartons loose CA Crown Cut 30.00-38.00 (FEW SALES) 28.00 CD Quebec Crown Cut   
28.00-30.00 MX Crown Cut Short Trim 26.00-30.00                                
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons CA med 24.00-26.00 SOME    
SALES LOW AS 19.50  24 1-lb mesh sacks med 30.00                               
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb 
cartons PA Round Green Type med 16.00 fr qual 14.00 Red Type med 16.00 50 lb   
cartons CD Quebec CD One Round Green Type med 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00   
Red Type med 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 NJ Red Type med 18.00-20.00 NY Round     
Green Type med 16.00-22.00 mostly 16.00-20.00 OH Red Type med 16.00 50 lb sacks
CD Quebec CD One Danish Type med-lge 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 NY Danish Type lge
12.00 40 lb cartons NJ Savoy Type med 20.00                                    
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00 CD       
Ontario CDOne med-lge 20.00-22.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge 22.00 sacks 24 2-lb film
bags CA med-lge 26.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 19.00-21.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge
21.00 sacks 16 3-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge        
19.00-21.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge 21.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00
CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 19.00-21.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge 21.00-22.00 50 lb    
sacks loose CA jbo 26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 FEW SALES HIGH AS 32.00 CD Ontario 
CDOne jbo 17.00-19.00 Quebec CDOne jbo 16.00-20.00 MX jbo 16.00-18.00 cartons  
bunched CA Bunched 24s 24.00 CD Quebec CDOne Bunched 24s 22.00-24.00 cartons 30
1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 22.00-24.00 mostly 23.00                         
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET LOWER. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. cartons film wrapped CA    
White 9s 13.00-19.00 12s 14.00-21.00 mostly 14.00-20.00                        
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. cartons CA 2 dz 16.00-18.00    
(FEW SALES) 20.00 OCCAS HIGHER fineappear 21.00 2 1/2 dz 20.00 fineappear 21.00
filmbags 24s 20.00 filmbags 30s 19.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 OCCAS 24.00 CD  
Quebec 2 dz 16.00-17.00 mostly 17.00 filmbags 30s 17.00                        
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET STEADY.  wirebound crates GA Bi-Color 4 dz fr qual 18.00
NJ Yellow 4 dz 25.00 White 4 dz 24.00 Bi-Color 4 dz 27.00 NY Bi-Color 4-4 1/2  
dz 20.00 OH White 4 dz 26.00                                                   
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET PERSIAN LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons
MI med 28.00 fr qual 20.00-22.00 MX med 28.00 ord qual 20.00 NY med 22.00 fr   
qual 12.00 sml 14.00-16.00 lge 14.00 UNWAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons NJ med 22.00 
fr qual 12.00 sml 16.00 lge 14.00-15.00 bushel baskets NJ Pickles med 50.00    
GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 12s fr cond 
10.00 sml 12s 14.00-16.00 lge 12s 15.00 SP Long Seedless sml 12s 15.00 20 lb   
cartons DR Persian 40.00-42.00                                                 
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons NJ med fr qual 16.00  
lge 18.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped GA med 20.00 NJ med 18.00-22.00 mostly  
20.00 20 lb containers NJ Long Striped 14.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med      
27.00-30.00 1/2 bushel cartons NJ Italian 17.00 Japanese 12.00 30 lb cartons HD
Thai med OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE Indian med 30.00-32.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg
cartons NL Italian 36.00-38.00                                                 
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CD Quebec 18s 19.00 1.3 bushel crates NJ   
12s 20.00 Howard crates OH 18s 19.00-20.00 10 lb cartons BL Witloof 30.00-34.00
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CD Quebec 18s 18.00 1.3 bushel crates NJ 
12s 20.00 Howard crates OH 18s 19.00-20.00                                     
---GARLIC:  MARKET LOWER.  30 lb cartons CA White super col 85.00 col 75.00 CQ 
White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 50.00-56.00 mostly 55.00 netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm   
65.00-74.00 mostly 65.00-70.00 MX White super col 75.00 SP White               
60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 55.00-60.00 mostly 55.00-58.00 TU White col 55.00 OCCAS      
HIGHER 10 lb cartons CA Elephant 50.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled  
45.00-50.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 36.00-40.00 per jar CQ Peeled
9.00-10.00 SP Peeled 9.00-10.00                                                
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched MX Huauzontle 24s 26.00-28.00       
cartons bunched CD Quebec Swiss Chard green 12s 16.00 red 12s 16.00 Mixed      
Colors red 12s 16.00 Kohlrabi 12s 20.00 MD Collard 24s 14.00-15.00 Kale green  
24s 18.00 NC Collard 16-24s 14.00 OH Collard 24s 13.00 Kale green 24s          
13.00-14.00 1 3/5 bushel cartons/crates bunched NJ Collard 12s 13.00-14.00 Kale
green 12s 13.00-14.00 Dandelion 12s 15.00 20 lb cartons bunched CA Broccoli    
Rabe (Rappini) 20s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE 10 lb cartons bunched CA    
Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 10s 28                                                 
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons CA 24s flmwrpd 38.00-44.00 mostly  
38.00-42.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 48.00 fr qual 32.00-33.00                            
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 28.00-31.00 mostly
28.00-30.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 35.00 Red Leaf 24s 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 FEW
SALES LOW AS 20.00 CD Quebec Green Leaf 24s 30.00 Red Leaf 24s 30.00 NJ Green  
Leaf 24s 17.00 (FEW SALES) 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00 mostly 6.50  
GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid CD Quebec Boston 16.00-18.00    
mostly 16.00                                                                   
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 38.00-43.00 mostly         
40.00-43.00 NY 24s 32.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 35.00-37.00     
mostly 35.00 (SOME SALES) 32.00-33.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 42.00                      
---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 STEADY.  1/2 bushel crates FL med-lge 16.00-18.00             
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA 48s med 16.00 CD Quebec   
48s med 14.00-16.00 MX 48s med 15.00 crates bunched MX Bulb Type 48s med       
21.00-23.00 cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s med-lge 19.00-24.00 mostly 19.00-22.00
cartons 2 film bags iceless MX 24 bunches per bag 13.00-16.00 mostly           
14.00-15.50 OCCAS HIGH AS 18.00 bundles bunched CD Leeks 13.00-15.00           
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched OH Curly 60s 15.00-17.00 Plain 60s 
16.00-18.00 cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 17.00 Plain 60s 16.00-22.00 mostly    
16.00-20.00 NJ Plain 60s 24.00-26.00                                           
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI 16.00-18.00             
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET GU SUGAR SNAP PEAS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  10 lb cartons 
GU English 20.00 Snow Peas Decalyxed 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 PE Snow    
Peas Decalyxed 24.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 15.00-21.00 mostly           
20.00-21.00 PE Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 25.00                                 
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 1 1/9 bushel 
cartons CA Green jbo 26.00-28.00 CD Ontario Green med-lge fr qual 18.00 CdOne  
Green exlge 22.00 lge 20.00 Red exlge 20.00 Quebec Green lge fr qual 24.00 Mxd 
Yellow And Green lge 16.50 CdOne Green jbo 29.00 exlge 28.00 lge 25.00 med     
24.00 MI Green jbo 28.00-30.00 lge fr qual 20.00-22.00 Mxd Yellow And Green lge
12.00 NJ Green jbo 24.00-25.00 exlge 22.00-24.00 lge 20.00-21.00 med-lge fr    
qual 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 med 18.00-19.00 OH Green jbo 26.00-30.00 med-lge 
fr qual 14.00-15.00 PA Green jbo 28.00 SC Green jbo 23.00 exlge 23.00 1 1/9    
bushel cartons place pack CD Ontario CdOne Green jbo 26.00 Yellow jbo 24.00 15 
lb cartons CA Red exlge 18.50 lge 18.00 25 lb cartons CA Red exlge fr qual     
22.00-25.00 GREENHOUSE 25 lb cartons CD Ontario Red lge fr qual fr cond 12.00  
Yellow lge fr qual fr cond 12.00 Orange lge fr qual fr cond 12.00 5 kg/11 lb   
cartons DR Orange exlge 16.00-18.00 MI Red sml fr cond 4.00 MX Red exlge       
8.00-13.00 mostly 8.00-11.00 Yellow exlge 10.00-11.00 Orange exlge 16.00-18.00 
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel crates PA Jalapeno med    
6.00 1/2 bushel cartons NJ Fresno Red sml 14.00 Habanero green 12.00 Jalapeno  
med 12.00 Poblano red med 14.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons CD Quebec Cubanelles exlge
40.00 Long Hot red lge 55.00 MX Poblano exlge 25.00 NC Long Hot lge 55.00 NJ   
Jalapeno lge 22.00 Long Hot lge 55.00 OCCAS HIGHER 8 lb cartons DR Habanero    
green 24.00-27.00 mixed red and green 16.00-18.00 orange 22.00-26.00 mostly    
22.00-24.00 red 24.00-26.00 MX Habanero orange 23.00 10 lb cartons MX Manzano  
orange 36.00 25 lb sacks DR Ajies green sml 58.00-68.00 40 lb containers DR    
Thai Chili Hots green sml 40.00 red sml 60.00-65.00 MD Jalapeno exlge 22.00 Red
exlge 24.00 MX Jalapeno exlge 27.00 Poblano exlge 25.00 Serrano sml 30.00      
---PUMPKINS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons shellacked OH Miniature 
Flat Type orange 20.00 bushel cartons OH Pie Type orange med 20.00 24 inch bins
DE Howden Type orange xlge 170.00 PA Miniature orange 180.00-200.00 36 inch    
bins DE Howden Type orange med-lge 170.00 sml 150.00 PA Howden Type orange     
med-lge 190.00-200.00 mostly 200.00                                            
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CD Quebec Red   
12.50 OH Red 11.00-12.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags CD Quebec Red 12.50  
OH Red 12.00 40 lb film bags topped CD Quebec Red 16.00-20.00 OH Red 17.00     
cartons bunched CD Quebec Red 24s 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 OCCAS 16.00 NJ Red  
24s 12.00-13.00 OH Red 24s 15.00                                               
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CDOne lge         
30.00-32.00 med 30.00-32.00                                                    
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  1 2/5 bushel cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 28.00 1  
2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE cartons  
12 10-oz film bags 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                                                                
---SQUASH:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons GA Yellow Straightneck sml-med  
28.00 MI Zucchini sml-med 36.00 med 32.00 Yellow Straightneck med 28.00 NJ     
Zucchini sml-med 26.00-28.00 med 22.00-24.00 NY Zucchini sml-med 26.00-28.00   
med 22.00-24.00 OH Zucchini med 24.00 Yellow Straightneck med 20.00 bushel     
cartons CA Kabocha lge 30.00 MI Acorn lge 16.00 OH Acorn White med 23.00-24.00 
Butternut lge 22.00-24.00 Carnival med 23.00-24.00 Delicata med 24.00-26.00    
Golden Acorn med 23.00-24.00 Golden Hubbard med 23.00-24.00 Blue Hubbard med   
23.00-24.00 Kabocha med 24.00-26.00 Red Kuri med 23.00-24.00 Spaghetti lge     
18.00-24.00 Sweet Dumpling med 23.00-24.00 Turban med 23.00-24.00 PA Acorn lge 
20.00 Butternut med 16.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 Kabocha lge 16.00-20.00     
mostly 16.00-18.00 Spaghetti lge 16.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 1 1/9 bushel   
cartons CD Quebec Kabocha lge 25.00 28 lb cartons/lugs MX Grey sml-med 32.00   
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types 
med 60.00-65.00 jbo 48.00-55.00 Garnet med 58.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types    
20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types fr qual 11.00-12.00 
jbo 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 NJ U.S. No. 1 Garnet 18.00 No Grade Marks Garnet  
fr qual 12.00 jbo 15.00                                                        
---TOMATOES:  MARKET AL MATURE GREENS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  25 lb cartons     
loose AL Vine Ripes pink-light red jbo 32.00-36.00 5x6 sz 34.00 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 30.00-32.00 (FEW SALES) 28.00 6x6 sz 
30.00-32.00 (FEW SALES) 28.00 CA Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 30.00-32.00
6x6 sz 30.00-32.00 red 5x6 sz 26.00-28.00 NC Vine Ripes pink-light red 5x6 sz  
28.00-29.00 TN 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 26.00 
Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz         
32.50-33.75 6x6 sz 30.50-33.50 GREENHOUSE 15 lb flats CD Ontario CDOne Vine    
Ripes light red 25s 18.00 MX Vine Ripes light red 18s 18.00 22s 18.00 light    
red-red 32s 12.00 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes     
light red-red med-lge 14.00 MX Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 14.00 VA Vine  
Ripes light red-red med-lge 14.00                                              
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 1-pt baskets Local Repack     
light red-red med 18.50                                                        
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX
light red-red med-lge 16.00 Local Repack light red-red med 17.50-19.00         
GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt containers with lids CD Ontario light red-red med-lge 
19.00 (FEW SALES) 15.00                                                        
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose AL Roma     
light red-red exlge 18.00 CD Ontario Roma light red-red exlge 16.00-18.00      
mostly 18.00 red exlge 14.00 MX Roma light red-red exlge 18.00-20.00 (SOME     
SALES) 16.00 lge 18.00 NC Roma light red-red exlge 18.00 Local Repack Roma     
light red-red exlge 21.50-23.50                                                
---TURNIPS:  MARKET HIGHER.  25 lb film bags MI Purple Top med-lge 14.00-15.00 
---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) 19.00-24.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 12.00-14.00 mostly    
12.00                                                                          

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 4 1-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
19.00-20.50 PA Preserved 20.50 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
21.00-22.00 PA Preserved 21.50                                                 
---CORN STALKS:  MARKET STEADY.  36 inch bins per bundle PA 3.00-4.00          
---ORNAMENTAL CORN:  MARKET STEADY.  bushel cartons/crates per bunch PA Indian 
bchd 36-3s 3.50 wirebound crates per bunch NJ Indian bchd 12-3s 30.00          
---ORNAMENTAL GOURDS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 bushel cartons/crates OH          
Shellacked 20.00                                                               
---STRAW BALES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   per bale PA standard 6.00 miniature 3.50