Los Angeles Fresh Herbs Market Update

LOS ANGELES - Feb 4/16 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh herbs on terminal markets here were summarized by the USDA today.

Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.
Phone:  (213) 894-3077     Fax:  (213) 894-2898
HC_FV055
WEATHER AT 7:00 A.M:  Clear 47
YESTERDAY'S HIGH:  65
MISC HERBS
---ANISE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA 12s 10.00-12.00 occas higher 24s
19.00-20.00 occas high as 23.00
---ARRUGULA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags CA 3.50 occas higher 1/2 lb film
bags CA 1.75 film bags bunched CA 12s 3.50-4.00
---BASIL: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   1 lb film bags CA 3.50-4.25 occas higher Opal
9.00-10.00 Thai 5.00-6.00 1/2 lb film bags CA 2.00-2.75 film bags bunched CA
12s 4.00-4.75 Opal 12s 9.00-10.00
---BAY LEAVES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags loose CA 12.50-13.00
---CELERIAC (CELERY ROOT): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 lb cartons loose CA With
Tops 12s 18.00-20.00
---CHERVIL: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   8 oz film bags CA 7.00-8.00 1 lb film bags loose
CA 10.00-11.50 cartons bunched CA 12s 4.00-5.00
---CHIVES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags loose CA 9.50-10.00 1/2 lb film
bags loose CA 4.50-5.00 cartons bunched CA 12s 9.50-10.00
---CILANTRO:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  cartons bunched CA 30s 5.00-6.50 mostly
5.50-6.50 few 7.00-8.00 one label high as 10.00 poorer condition lower 60s
7.50-11.00 mostly 8.50-10.00 one label high as 16.00
---DILL: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags loose CA Baby 3.50-4.00 1/2 lb film
bags loose CA Baby 3.00-3.50 cartons bunched CA Baby 12s 4.00-4.50
---HORSERADISH: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   5 lb cartons Local Repack 13.50-14.00 10 lb
cartons Local Repack 25.00-26.00 50 lb sacks MO 110.00 50 lb sacks washed white
120.00
---LEMON GRASS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CA 30.00-32.00
---MARJORAM: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags loose CA 8.00-8.50 1/2 lb film
bags CA 2.00-2.50 film bags bunched CA 12s 6.00-6.25
---MINT: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 lb film bags loose CA 2.50-3.00 1 lb film bags
loose CA 4.50-5.00 cartons bunched CA 12s 4.50-5.00 occas higher
---OREGANO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags loose CA 4.00-4.50 1/2 lb film
bags loose CA 2.75-3.25 film bags bunched CA 12s 4.50-4.75
---ROSEMARY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags CA 3.00-3.50 1/2 lb film bags CA
2.00-2.50 film bags bunched CA 12s 4.00-4.50
---SAGE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 lb film bags loose CA 8.00-8.50 1/2 lb film bags
loose CA 4.50-5.00 film bags bunched CA 12s 8.00-9.50
---SALSIFY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 5 1-kg film bags BL AIR 24.00-25.00
---SAVORY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons bunched CA 12s 8.00-8.50 1 lb film bags
CA 10.00-10.50 8 oz film bags CA 5.00
---SORREL: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons bunched CA 12s 4.00-5.00 1/2 lb film bags
loose CA 3.00 1 lb film bags CA 5.50-6.50
---TARRAGON: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   film bags bunched CA 12s 10.00-11.00 1/2
lb film bags CA 6.00-7.00 1 lb film bags loose CA 17.50-18.50
---THYME: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   film bags bunched CA 12s 5.00-6.00 Lemon 12s 8.50
1 lb film bags loose CA 5.00-5.50 Lemon 8.00-8.50 1/2 lb film bags CA 2.75-3.00
Lemon 4.00
---WATERCRESS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons bunched hydrocooled CA 12s
15.00-16.00 occas higher/lower GREENHOUSE cartons bunched CA 12s 14.50-17.50

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