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San Francisco Fresh Fruit Market Update

SAN FRANCISCO - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh fruits on terminal markets here were summarized by the USDA today.

Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
              Federal-State Market News Service, USDA.
Phone: (510) 637-1815    Fax: (510) 637-1851
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Weather:  Today's 7:00 a.m. Partly Cloudy  46  Yesterday's High  63  Low  42
CITRUS FRUITS
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 5 lb containers CA 18s 4.00-4.50  20s
4.00-4.50  36s 5.50-6.00
---GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET STEADY. 7/10 bushel cartons TX Texas Fancy
Marked Rio Star 27s 27.00-28.00  32s 25.00-27.00  few 27.50 48s 13.50-15.00
mostly 14.00-14.50 56s 12.00-14.00  4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. One Red 27s
25.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-29.00 32s 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 36s 24.00
48s 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 few 18.00 White 23s 27.00-30.00  27s
27.00-30.00  32s 27.00-30.00
---LEMONS: MARKET STEADY. 7/10 bushel cartons AZ Shprs Choice 115s 16.00  CA
Shprs 1st Grade 115s 24.00-24.50 mostly 24.00 occas 25.50 140s 24.00-26.00
mostly 24.00-25.00 occas 27.50 Shprs Choice 95s 18.50-20.50  115s 16.50-18.50
few 16.00 140s 17.50-19.50  few 22.50 165s 19.50  few 22.50 200s 19.50
few 22.50 235s 15.50-16.50 mostly 16.00 Uncl (Standard) 140s 16.00-17.50
mostly 16.00-17.00 few lower
---LIMES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons GU Seedless Type 175s 17.00-18.00  200s
16.00-18.00  MX Seedless Type 175s 20.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 fair qual
 & cond lower 200s 20.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 fair qual & cond lower 230s
18.00-20.00  fair qual & cond lower Seeded Types 500s 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00
occas 15.00
---MISC CITRUS: MARKET STEADY. 4/5 bushel cartons CA Lemon/Lime irreg sz
24.00-25.00  few 30.00 1/2 cartons CA Blood Orange Moro 28s 12.00-14.00  44s
10.00-12.00  few higher 48s 10.00-12.00  few higher w/ stems/leaves CA Satsuma
irreg sz 18.00-21.00 mostly 18.50-19.50 18 lb cartons CA Meyer Lemon irreg sz
17.00-19.00  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Pummelo 6s 14.00  8s
14.00-15.00  10s 14.00-15.00  12s 14.00-15.00  14s 8.00-9.00  Shprs Choice
Pummelo 6s 10.00  few higher & lower 8s 10.00-11.00  few higher & lower
---ORANGES: MARKET STEADY. 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel 40s
8.00  few best 11.50-13.50 48s 10.50-12.50 mostly 11.00-11.50 few 13.50
 occas 15.00 few 9.00 56s 10.50-12.50 mostly 11.00-11.50 few 13.50 occas
 15.00 few 9.00 72s 10.50-12.50 mostly 11.00-11.50 few 13.50 occas 15.00
 few 9.00 Shprs Choice Navel 36s 7.00  40s 7.50  few higher 48s 9.00-11.00
mostly 9.50-10.50 some 8.00 56s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.50-10.50 some 8.00-8.50 72s
9.00-11.00 mostly 9.50-10.50 some 8.00-8.50 TX U.S. Combination Marr 56s 14.00
 64s 13.50-14.00 mostly 14.00 72s 13.50-14.00 mostly 14.00 88s 10.50-12.50
mostly 11.50 113s 10.50-11.50 mostly 10.50 Early Varieties 64s 13.50-14.00
mostly 14.00 72s 13.50-14.00 mostly 14.00 113s 10.50  1/2 cartons CA Navel
Cara Cara 24s 13.00-14.00  occas 18.00 28s 13.00-14.00  occas 18.00 36s
12.00-14.00  occas higher cartons 10 4-lb sacks CA Shprs Choice Navel 11.50
---TANGELOS: MARKET STEADY. 4/5 bushel cartons AZ Shprs 1st Grade Minneola 56s
21.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 64s 21.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 CA Shprs 1st Grade
Minneola 56s 21.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 few 24.00 7/10 bushel cartons AZ
Shprs 1st Grade Minneola 56s 21.00-22.00  64s 21.00-22.00  Shprs Choice
Minneola 56s 12.00-14.00  CA Minneola 64s 20.00-22.00  100s 18.50-19.50
1/2 bushel cartons CA Nova jbo 21.50  with stems & leaves
---TANGERINES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 4/5 bushel cartons FL Honey 80s 28.00
occas higher fair cond lower 100s 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 fair cond
 lower 120s 20.00-22.00  ord-poor cond 8.00 1/2 cartons CA Paige jbo
12.00-14.00  lge 10.00-14.00  med 8.00-10.00  w/ stems/leaves AZ Fairchild col
16.50  jbo 14.00-15.00
BERRIES
---BLUEBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. flats 12 4.4-oz cups with lids
CL  AIR 21.00-22.00  few 25.00-26.00 NZ  AIR 25.00-26.00  few higher
---CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. cartons 24 12-oz film bags MA Howe 28.00
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. flats 12 5.6-oz cups with lids
MX Blackberries 13.50-14.50  some 12.00
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.
flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red 29.50-30.50  few 28.00 MX Red 29.50-30.50
---STRAWBERRIES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. flats 12 1-pt baskets CA South
District California lge-exlge 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 few 18.75-20.75 med-lge
15.00-17.00  MX Baja District lge-exlge 15.00-17.00
flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA South District California lge-exlge
16.00-18.00  few 18.75-20.75 fair qual & holdovers 14.00
MELONS
---CANTALOUPS: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER. 1/2 cartons CR 9s 14.50-15.50
mostly 14.50-14.75 few 16.50 12s 14.50-15.50 mostly 14.50-14.75 few
 16.50 15s 14.50-14.75  HD 9s 14.50-14.75  few 15.00-15.50 12s 14.50-14.75
few 15.00-15.50 15s 14.50-14.75  few 15.00-15.50
---HONEYDEWS: MARKET LOWER. 2/3 cartons CR 6s 15.50  8s 15.50  GU 8s 15.50  MX
5s 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 occas 17.00 6s 14.00-16.00
mostly 14.00-15.00 occas 17.00
---MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 2/3 cartons MX Crenshaw 5s 22.00
Orange Flesh 5s 22.00
---WATERMELONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons per lb MX Red Flesh Seedless Type
5s .30-.35 mostly .32-.35 6s .26-.29  few .30-.32 8s .20-.21
NON-CITRUS FRUITS
---APPLES: MARKET STEADY. cartons tray pack CA U.S. ExFcy Pink Lady 88s 24.00
CAExFcy Fuji 80s organic 34.50  ID WAExFcy Fuji 80s fr appear 14.00  Red Rome
72s 20.00-24.50  Pink Lady 72s fr appear 18.00  OR U.S. ExFcy Fuji 80s
13.00-14.00  WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 72s 14.50-16.00 mostly 14.50-14.75
fine appear 18.00-18.50 fair appear 13.00 80s 14.50-16.00 mostly 14.50
fine appear 18.00-18.50 fair appear 13.00 88s fr appear fr cond 10.00  100s
14.75  113s 18.50  few higher 125s 16.50-18.50  few higher Golden Delicious 64s
fr appear 14.00  80s fr appear 14.00-15.00  125s fr appear 13.50  Granny Smith
72s 28.50  few one label 31.00 100s 17.75  113s 17.75-19.50  125s 17.75-18.50
Fuji 48s fr appear 12.50-15.50 mostly 12.50 few best 20.00 56s fr appear
12.50-15.50 mostly 12.50 few best 20.00 64s fr appear 12.50-15.50 mostly 12.50
few best 20.00 72s fr appear 12.50-15.50 mostly 12.50 few best 20.00-22.00 Gala
113s fineappear 18.50-19.00  Braeburn 56s ord appear 10.00  72s fineappear
24.50-28.50 mostly 28.50 Jonagold 64s ord appear 10.00  72s 28.50
ord appear 10.00 Cameo 72s 25.50-28.50  Pink Lady 64s fr appear 15.00  72s
31.50  few 24.00 fair appear 15.00 U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 72s 14.00-14.50
80s 14.00-14.50  Golden Delicious 100s fr appear 10.00  113s fr appear 10.00
Granny Smith 72s 14.00-14.75  few 16.00-16.50 80s 14.00-14.75  few 16.00-16.50
113s 14.00-14.50  few 16.00-16.50 Fuji 56s fr appear 12.50  WAFcy Red Delicious
56s fr appear 10.00  Fuji 56s 12.00-12.50  few 13.50-15.50 64s 12.00-12.50
few 13.50-15.50 72s 12.00-12.50  few 13.50-15.50 100s 8.00  U.S. One
Granny Smith 72s 16.00-16.50  fr appear 14.00  Fuji 48s 12.00-12.50
few 13.50-15.50 56s 12.00-12.50  few 13.50-15.50 64s 12.00-12.50  few
 13.50-15.50 72s 12.00-12.50  few 13.50-15.50 Pacific Rose 72s 26.50
cartons cell pack WA WAExFcy Golden Delicious 80s 31.50  96s 16.50
cartons 12 3-lb film bags ID WAExFcy Fuji 2 1/4" min 14.50  bins CA
No Grade Marks Fuji med organic 595.00  REGULAR STORAGE cartons tray pack WA
WAFcy Granny Smith 72s 12.50  CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE cartons tray pack
CD CDFcy Mcintosh 88s 22.50-24.50 mostly 24.50 ID WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s
14.00-14.50  72s 14.00-14.50  80s 14.00-14.50  OR ORExFcy Pippin 72s 28.50  WA
WAExFcy Red Delicious 72s 14.50-16.00 mostly 14.50-14.75 fine appear
 18.00-18.50 80s 14.50-16.00 mostly 14.50-14.75 fine appear 18.00-18.50 88s
14.50-14.75  113s 18.50  Golden Delicious 72s 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 80s
22.00  few 15.50 113s 18.50  Gala 72s fineappear 26.00-28.50  one label
 34.00 88s fr appear 16.50  100s fr appear 12.00  113s 18.50  Royal Gala 72s
fineappear 28.50  80s fr appear 16.75  U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious 72s
14.50-16.50  80s 14.50-16.50  Granny Smith 72s 14.75  88s 13.50  Gala 80s
17.50  WAFcy Granny Smith 72s 12.50  Fuji 72s 12.50  80s 12.50  Gala 72s
16.50  80s 16.50  U.S. One Fuji 64s fineappear 19.50  72s fineappear 19.50
80s fineappear 19.50  cartons 12 3-lb film bags WA WAExFcy Red Delicious
2 1/4" min 14.50  Golden Delicious 2 1/4" min 14.50  Gala 2 1/4" min 14.50
---AVOCADOS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons 2 layer CA Hass 48s 28.00
few higher & lower 60s 23.00-24.00  few higher & lower CL Hass 40s 20.00-23.00
few higher 50s 20.00-23.00  few higher 60s 16.00-18.00  few higher cartons loose
CA Fuerte 36s 14.00-16.00  48s 14.00-16.00  CL Hass 84s fr qual fr cond
12.00-13.00  4/5 bushel cartons CA Hass 96s 20.00-22.00
---BANANAS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 40 lb cartons MX Saba 9.00-10.00  IMPORT
16.50-18.50 mostly 17.50-18.50 few 19.50 organic 22.50-24.00  20 lb cartons CB
Manzano 12.50-13.00 mostly 13.00 EC Baby 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00 Red
10.00-11.00  15 lb cartons EC Baby 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00 Red 10.00-11.00
cartons institutional pack IMPORT 14.50-15.00
---CHERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 11 lb cartons NZ Lapin 28mm and lgr 78.00
---FRUITS OTHER: MARKET STEADY. cartons 1 layer CA Apple Pears Shin Li 12s
8.00-9.00  SK Apple Pears Singo 12s 13.50  TW Carambola - Star Fruit 12s
25.00  WA Apple Pears Hosui 16s 13.50-14.50  15 lb cartons loose CA Fcy Dates
Medjool 26.00-29.00  cartons 1 layer tray pack EC Pepino 25s 26.00  WA Kiwano
12s 35.00  10 lb cartons CA Cherimoya 7s 36.00  8s 36.00  9s 36.00  10s 36.00
 12s 36.00  40 lb cartons per lb CA Cherimoya 3.50  cartons per lb CA Guava
2.00-2.25
---GRAPES: MARKET BLACK SEEDLESS LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 18 lb lugs bagged
CL Thompson Seedless lge 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 med-lge 22.00-25.00
mostly 22.00-24.00 Flame Seedless med-lge 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 med 24.00
Black Seedless lge 25.00  Red Globe lge 28.00-29.00
---KIWIFRUIT: MARKET STEADY. flats 1 layer CA Hayward 27s 8.00  33s 8.00
9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose CA Hayward 33 sz 17.50-18.50  36 sz
17.50-18.50  IT Hayward 33 sz 18.50
---MANGOES: MARKET STEADY. 4 kg containers PE Haden 8s 5.00-6.00
mostly 5.00-5.50 9s 5.00-6.00 mostly 5.00-5.50 10s 4.00-5.00  12s 4.00-4.50
14s 4.00  Kent 7s 5.00-6.00 mostly 5.00-5.50 8s 5.00-6.00 mostly 5.00-5.50 9s
4.75-5.50 mostly 5.00-5.50 few 6.00 10s 4.00-5.00 mostly 4.00-4.50 12s
3.50-5.00 mostly 4.00-4.50 14s 3.50-5.00 mostly 4.00
---NECTARINES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons/lugs 2 layer tray pack CL
Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 36s 14.00-14.50  few higher 40s 14.00-14.50
few higher 44s 14.00-14.50  few higher 48s 14.00-14.50  few higher
---PAPAYA: MARKET SOLOS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. 10 lb cartons HI Solo 8s
12.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-14.00 few 15.00-16.00 9s 12.00-14.00
mostly 12.50-14.00 few 15.00-16.00 10s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-14.00
few 15.00-16.00 35-40 lb cartons MX Maradol 17.50-20.00 mostly 18.00-20.00
few 23.00-25.00
---PEACHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons 2 layer tray pack CL
Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 36s 14.00-15.00  40s 14.00-15.00  44s
14.00-15.00  48s 14.00-15.00
---PEARS: MARKET STEADY. 4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR U.S. One D'Anjou 70s
24.00  80s 24.00  Bosc 60s 22.50  70s 22.50  90s fineappear 26.50
few 28.00 100s fineappear 22.50  Red D'Anjou 100s 25.50  WA U.S. One D'Anjou
70s 23.50-24.00  Bosc 70s 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-26.00 90s fr appear 14.50
135s 16.50  2/5 bushel cartons OR U.S. One Comice 35s 18.00  Seckel 45s 23.50
 18 kg containers wrapped CL Summer Bartlett 80s 32.00
CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE 4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR U.S. One Bartlett
90s 26.00  D'Anjou 70s 24.50-25.50 mostly 24.50 few lower Bosc 80s 25.50-26.50
 ORFcy D'Anjou 70s 21.00  Bosc 60s 21.00  WA U.S. One Bosc 90s 24.50-24.75
---PINEAPPLES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons 1 layer HI  AIR golden ripe 4s
18.00  BOAT 6s 9.00-9.50  occas higher 7s 9.00-9.50  occas higher golden ripe 5s
15.50-16.00  fair cond lower 6s 15.50-16.00  fair cond lower 7s 15.50-16.00
fair cond lower 8s 15.50-16.00  few 11.00 cartons 2 layer HI  AIR golden ripe 8s
20.50  few higher 10s 20.50  few higher BOAT 8s 12.00  few best 16.00 10s 12.00
few best 16.00 MX 8s 11.50-13.00
---PLANTAINS: MARKET STEADY. 50 lb cartons CB green 18.00  EC green
16.00-17.00  GU yellow 18.00
---PLUMS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons/lugs 2 layer tray pack CL Blackamber 40s
20.00  few 15.00-16.00 44s 20.00  few 15.00-16.00 48s 20.00  few 15.00-16.00 60s
16.00  Friar 48s 20.00-21.00  52s 20.00  9 kg containers CL Blackamber 60 sz
16.00-16.50 

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