Texas Tropical Produce Market Update

DALLAS - Apr 6/09 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh sub-tropical fruits and vegetables on terminal markets here were summarized by the USDA today.

Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.
Phone:  (214) 767-5375     Fax:  (214) 767-5383
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Weather at 7:00AM:   Sunny 40
Yesterday's High 71 Low  47
MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG
---ALOE LEAVES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb cartons MX 11.00
---CHAYOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons CR 24s 9.75-12.00 40 lb cartons CR
60s 11.00 MX 60s 11.00
---COCONUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons MX Dry 40s 22.00 65-70 lb sacks
DR Dry 40s 26.50 low as 22.00 50s 26.50 cartons TL Young Type 9s 9.50-10.00
---GINGER ROOT: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons CQ 14.50 Local Repack 18.00
---JICAMA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   38-40 lb containers MX 16.50 few lower Local
Repack 29.00
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Lila med 32.00 40
lb cartons MX Blanca lge 48.00
---TAMARINDO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons Local Repack 33.00
---TARO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons EC Eddoes sml 28.00 50 lb containers
NI Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 26.00
---TOMATILLOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons Local Repack 11.25 40 lb
containers MX 20.00-21.25 Milpero 23.00
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca 26.00
---YUCA (CASSAVA): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR 22.25 low as 18.00 Local
Repack lge 26.75

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