Los Angeles Fresh Fruit Market Update

LOS ANGELES - Feb 4/16 - 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:  (213) 894-3077     Fax:  (213) 894-2898
HC_FV010
WEATHER AT 7:00 A.M.:  Clear 47
YESTERDAY'S HIGH:  65
CITRUS FRUITS
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   25 lb cartons CA jbo 21.00-22.00 lge
21.00-22.00 flat cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CA 20 sz 31.00-32.00
---GRAPEFRUIT: OFFERINGS MEXICO LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA
Shprs 1st Grade Rio Red 32s 19.00 40s 19.00 MX No Grade Marks Rio Red 23s
13.00-14.00 27s 13.00-14.00 32s 13.00-14.00 36s 13.00-14.00 40s 13.00-14.00 48s
12.00-13.00 TX Texas Fancy Marked Rio Star 23s 23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00
occas higher 27s 23.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 occas higher 32s 18.00-20.00
mostly 18.00-19.00 36s 16.00-17.00 40s 15.00-16.00 48s 14.00-15.00 56s
13.00-14.00
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 75s
40.00-42.50 mostly 40.00-41.50 occas lower 95s 43.00-46.00 mostly 43.00-45.00
occas higher few second labels 40.00 115s 42.00-46.00 mostly 42.00-45.00 few
second labels 40.00 140s 37.00-40.00 mostly 38.00-39.00 165s 41.00-45.00 mostly
41.00-44.00 occas higher/lower 200s 31.00-34.50 mostly 31.00-33.50 235s
26.00-28.50 Shprs Choice 75s 26.50-28.00 mostly 26.50-27.50 95s 29.00-30.00 few
second labels 26.00 115s 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 few second labels 26.00
140s 28.00-29.00 mostly 28.00 occas lower 165s 27.50-28.50 one label high as
37.00 200s 25.50-30.00 mostly 25.50-28.00 occas higher 235s 23.00-25.00 mostly
23.00-24.00 Uncl (Standard) 95s 19.00
---LIMES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb containers MX Seedless Type 110s
9.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 150s 9.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 occas
higher/lower 175s 12.00-14.00 fr appear 8.00-10.00 200s 12.00-14.00 occas
higher/lower 230s 12.00-14.00 fr appear 8.00-11.00 35-36 lb cartons MX Seeded
Types 300s 14.00 400s 12.00 500s 12.00 occas higher
---MISC CITRUS: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons CA
Satsuma med 14.50-15.50 w/ stems/leaves CA Satsuma irreg sz 18.00-20.00 occas
higher 12 lb cartons w/ stems/leaves 16.75-18.00 fine qual 25.00-26.00 1/2
cartons CA Blood Orange Moro 48s 18.25-19.25 56s 21.00 68s 18.00-20.00 82s
11.00-12.00 7/10 bushel cartons CA Meyer Lemon 140s 25.00-26.00 occas higher
med 21.00 sml 19.00 Shprs 1st Grade Pummelo 8s 24.00 10s 24.00 occas
higher/lower 12s 20.50-21.50 14s 17.00-18.00 18s 16.00 w/ stems/leaves CA Shprs
1st Grade Pummelo 12s 17.75-18.75 10 lb cartons CA Kumquats 26.00 occas high as
30.00 Meyer Lemon med 8.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-12.00 occas higher flat cartons 10
3-lb film bags CA Satsuma 20 sz 31.00-32.00 40 sz 32.00 cartons 4 5-lb
containers CA Satsuma 24 sz 19.50-20.50 40 sz 21.00 cartons loose CA Citron
Buddha'S Hand (Fingered) 5s 30.00
---ORANGES: OFFERINGS CARA CARA LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA
Shprs 1st Grade Navel 36s 18.50-19.50 40s 20.50-21.50 few second labels 17.50
48s 21.00-23.50 mostly 21.00-22.50 few second labels 18.00 56s 21.00-23.50
mostly 21.00-22.50 few second labels 18.00 72s 17.50-19.50 mostly 17.50-18.50
88s 13.50-15.00 mostly 13.50-14.50 one label high as 18.50 113s 13.00-15.50
mostly 13.00-14.50 138s 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 163s 10.00 Cara Cara 72s
28.00 113s 18.00-19.00 Shprs Choice Navel 48s 13.00-14.00 one label high as
17.50 56s 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 one label high as 17.50 72s
12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 one label high as 17.50 88s 10.50-13.00 mostly
10.50-12.00 one label high as 16.00 113s 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 138s
12.00-13.50 mostly 12.00-13.00 occas higher MX Shprs Choice Valencia 72s
14.00-15.00 88s 14.00-15.00 113s 15.00-16.00 occas higher TX U.S. Combination
Early Varieties 72s 19.50-21.00 mostly 19.50-20.50 occas higher 88s 19.50-21.00
mostly 19.50-20.50 occas higher 113s 19.50-21.00 mostly 19.50-20.50 occas
higher 138s 17.00-18.50 mostly 17.00-17.50 occas lower 1/2 cartons CA Shprs 1st
Grade Navel Cara Cara 36s 22.00 48s 19.00-20.00 56s 19.00-20.00 88s 12.50-13.50
---TANGELOS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Minneola
48s 23.00-24.00 56s 24.00-25.00 64s 24.00-27.00 mostly 24.00-26.00 80s
20.00-22.00 occas higher 100s 18.50-20.00 125s 15.50-19.00 mostly 15.50-18.00
occas higher 150s 15.50-16.50 Shprs Choice Minneola 64s 20.00
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons FL
U.S. No. 1 Honey 64s 42.00 100s 38.00 1/2 bushel cartons CA Paige jbo
24.00-25.00 lge 24.00-25.00 w/ stems/leaves CA W. Murcott Afourer irreg sz
23.00-24.00 25 lb cartons CA W. Murcott Afourer med 16.00-17.00 20 lb cartons
CA W. Murcott Afourer 32s 20.00
BERRIES
---BLUEBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CL BOAT med
20.00-24.00 occas higher/lower MX med-lge 24.00-26.00 med 20.00-24.00 mostly
20.00-22.00
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX
Blackberries lge 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 one label high as 28.00
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Oxnard
District California Red lge 32.00-34.00 (one label)
---STRAWBERRIES: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in
quality, appearance and size. flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA Oxnard
District California med-lge 28.00-34.00 mostly 28.00-32.00 med 24.00-26.00 few
including fair condition 20.00-22.00 Santa Maria California med 24.00-25.00 MX
Baja District Mexico med 23.00-28.00 mostly 24.00-26.00 occas higher flats 4
1-lb containers with lids CA With Stems exlge 32.00-36.00 mostly 32.00-34.00
MELONS
---CANTALOUPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 cartons CR BOAT 9s 16.00-17.00 occas
higher 12s 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 GU BOAT 9s 16.00-17.00 12s 15.00-16.00
mostly 16.00 occas higher HD BOAT 9s 16.00-17.00 occas higher/lower 12s 16.00
occas higher/lower 15s 15.00-16.00 oversized 1/2 cartons GU BOAT 9s (6 size)
16.00-17.00 occas higher/lower HD BOAT 9s (6 size) 15.00-17.00 occas higher few
low as 14.00
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET MEXICO 5S AND 6S LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  2/3 cartons CR
BOAT 5s 14.00-15.00 HD BOAT 5s 15.00-17.00 occas higher/lower MX 5s 13.00-15.00
mostly 13.00-14.00 occas higher few low as 12.00 6s 13.00-15.00 mostly
13.00-14.00 occas higher/lower 8s 14.00-15.00
---MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons per carton MX Red Flesh Seedless
Type 4s 32.00-34.00 occas high as 36.00 5s 32.00-36.00 mostly 32.00-34.00 6s
offerings insufficient to quote 8s 25.00-27.00
NON-CITRUS FRUITS
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s
fineappear 25.00-27.00 72s 22.00-24.00 fineappear 25.00-27.00 88s 20.00-24.00
mostly 22.00-24.00 fineappear 25.00-27.00 100s 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00
fineappear 25.00-27.00 113s 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 125s 20.00-24.00
mostly 22.00-23.00 138s 20.00-23.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 163s 23.00-24.00 Golden
Delicious 64s fineappear 34.00-39.00 72s fineappear 38.00-40.00 88s fineappear
36.00-38.00 occas higher 100s fineappear 28.00-30.00 113s fineappear
24.00-26.00 125s fineappear 24.00 138s fineappear 22.00-24.00 Fuji 48s occas
48.00 64s occas 44.00 72s 36.00-40.00 occas 44.00 88s 34.00-38.00 100s
28.00-34.00 mostly 28.00-32.00 113s 28.00-32.00 125s 24.00-26.00 138s
24.00-26.00 163s 24.00-26.00 Granny Smith 64s 26.00-32.00 mostly 26.00-30.00
72s 26.00-30.00 few including fine appearance 32.00-34.00 88s 26.00-30.00
mostly 26.00-28.00 few including fine appearance 32.00-34.00 100s 26.00-31.00
113s 26.00-30.00 125s 24.00-27.00 Gala 64s fineappear 38.00-40.00 occas high as
42.00 72s 36.00-42.00 mostly 36.00-40.00 88s 36.00-39.00 100s 28.00-32.00 occas
higher 113s 26.00-30.00 125s 22.00-26.00 138s 22.00-26.00 163s 24.00-26.00
Braeburn 72s 26.00-28.00 Jonagold 64s 22.00-24.00 Honeycrisp 80s 66.00-68.00
Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 72s 43.00-45.00 U.S. ExFcy Granny Smith 113s 24.00-26.00
WAFcy Fuji 113s 24.00-26.00 occas higher Granny Smith 72s 24.00-26.00 occas
higher 100s 24.00-28.00 113s 22.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-26.00 cartons 12 3-lb
film bags WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/2" min 17.00-18.00 occas higher/lower
Granny Smith 2 1/2" min 21.00-22.00 Gala 2 1/2" min 20.00-22.00
---APRICOTS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 1 layer tray pack NZ AIR Sundrop
36s 31.00
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer MX Hass 32s 21.00-22.00 36s
22.00 occas higher/lower 40s 22.00-23.00 occas higher/lower 48s 25.00-29.00
mostly 26.00-28.00 occas lower cartons loose MX Hass 84s 16.00-18.00 mostly
17.00 occas higher
---BANANAS:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  40 lb cartons EC BOAT 17.00-18.00 mostly
17.50-18.00 few second labels 16.00 GU BOAT 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.50-18.00 40
lb cartons institutional pack EC BOAT petite 16.50-17.50 mostly 16.50-17.00 GU
BOAT petite 16.50-17.50 mostly 16.50-17.00 20 lb cartons CB BOAT Manzano
offerings insufficient to quote EC BOAT Red 11.50-12.00 15 lb cartons EC BOAT
Baby 10.00-12.00
---CHERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   5 kg cartons bagged CL BOAT Bing jbo fr
cond 40.00-45.00 occas higher xlge fr cond 35.00-40.00 lge fr cond 30.00 occas
higher Lapin lge 30.00-35.00
---FRUITS OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   11 lb cartons loose CA Dates Medjool lge
28.00 occas higher Fcy Dates Medjool lge 34.00-36.00 cartons 1 layer CA San
Joaquin Valley California Apple Pears Hosui 12s 14.00-18.00 16s 13.00-15.00 18s
11.00-13.00 few high as 16.00 Shinko 9s 12.00-15.00 10s 12.00-16.00 mostly
12.00-14.00 flat cartons EC AIR Pepino 16s 15.50 cartons 1 layer SK BOAT Apple
Pears Shinko 10s 18.00 11s 17.00 12s 17.00 cartons 1 layer tray pack CA
Cherimoya 8s 60.00 few low as 50.00 10s 60.00 few low as 50.00 12s 60.00 few
low as 50.00 14s 50.00-60.00 16s 50.00-60.00 Passion Fruit 25s 50.00 28s 50.00
39s 50.00 30-32s 50.00 34-36s 50.00 NZ AIR Kiwano 11s 48.00 12s 48.00 flats 1
layer CA Coachella Valley California Figs Brown Turkey 54s 30.00 60s 30.00
cartons 2 layer CA San Joaquin Valley California Apple Pears Hosui 32s
17.00-18.00 Shinko 24s 18.00-20.00 cartons 3 layer CA San Joaquin Valley
California Apple Pears Hosui 72s 22.00-24.00 CQ Apple Pears Fragrant 45s 24.00
occas higher (approx 45-50 count) 18 kg containers wrapped CQ Apple Pears Yali
72s 26.00-28.00 occas higher 13 lb cartons MX Guava 15.00 occas higher
---GRAPES: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET RED GLOBE AND SUGRAONE EXTRA LARGE
STEADY, OTHERS LOWER.  18 lb containers bagged CL BOAT Sugraone exlge
48.00-50.00 mostly 48.00 few low as 46.00 lge 44.00-46.00 mostly 44.00-45.00
med 36.00-40.00 mostly 36.00-38.00 Flame Seedless exlge 42.00-48.00 mostly
44.00-46.00 lge 38.00-42.00 mostly 38.00-40.00 med 34.00-38.00 mostly
34.00-36.00 Black Seedless med-lge 48.00-52.00 mostly 48.00-50.00 PE BOAT Red
Globe exlge 22.00-26.00 mostly 22.00-24.00
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer Local Repack Hayward 27s
9.00-10.00 33s 8.00 9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose CA San Joaquin Valley
California Hayward 27 sz 20.00-23.00 occas higher 30 sz 18.00-20.00 33 sz
18.00-20.00 42 sz 17.00-18.00 occas higher/lower IT Hayward 25 sz 22.00-24.00
27 sz 22.00-24.00 39 sz 17.00-18.00 42 sz 17.00-18.00 occas higher
---MANGOES: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 1 layer EC Kent
offerings of good condition insufficient to quote PE BOAT Kent 6s 6.00-6.50
mostly 6.50 7s 6.00-6.50 few including fair condition 5.50 8s 5.50-6.50 mostly
6.00-6.50 9s 5.50-6.50 mostly 6.00 10s 5.50-6.50 mostly 5.50-6.00 poorer
condition all sizes lower
---NECTARINES: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer
tray pack CL BOAT Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 40-42s 30.00-32.00 mostly
30.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 40s 30.00 9 kg containers loose CL BOAT
Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 60 sz 27.00-28.00 occas higher Various White
Flesh Varieties 64 sz 27.00-28.00 fr cond 23.00-24.00
---PAPAYA:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons HI AIR Solo Type Yellow Flesh
offerings insufficient to quote 30 lb cartons MX Maradol Type 17.00-20.00
mostly 18.00-20.00 occas higher/lower 35 lb cartons MX Green Cooking Type
13.00-17.00
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer tray
pack CL BOAT Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 36s 24.00 40-42s 24.00 occas higher
Various White Flesh Varieties 52s 30.00 9 kg containers loose CL BOAT Various
Yellow Flesh Varieties 56 sz 27.00-28.00 occas higher 64 sz 26.00-28.00 mostly
27.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 64 sz 27.00-30.00
---PEARS:  MARKET SUMMER BARTLETT 90S SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  4/5
bushel cartons wrapped OR U.S. One Bosc Golden 80s 35.00-37.00 mostly
35.00-36.00 90s 32.00-35.00 ORFcy Bosc 80s 24.00 90s 24.00 WA U.S. One D'Anjou
80s 32.00-35.00 mostly 32.00-33.00 occas higher 90s 32.00-35.00 mostly
32.00-33.00 occas higher 100s 28.00-31.00 occas lower 110s 28.00-30.00 mostly
28.00-29.00 135s 27.00 Bosc 80s 34.00-37.00 mostly 34.00-36.00 90s 34.00-37.00
mostly 35.00-36.00 110s 24.00-27.00 mostly 24.00 2/5 bushel cartons wrapped WA
U.S. One Stark Crimson 40s 18.00-19.00 45s 18.00-19.00 18 kg cartons tray pack
CL BOAT Class I Summer Bartlett 80s 45.00 90s 43.00 110s 37.00
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET MEXICO SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 1
layer CR BOAT golden ripe 5s 14.00-15.00 6s 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00
occas high as 16.00 7s 13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 MX golden ripe 5s
11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.50 occas higher 6s 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.50
occas higher 7s 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 few low as 10.00 SF AIR Baby
Type 10s 24.00 12s 24.00
---PLANTAINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons EC BOAT 22.00-25.00 mostly
22.00-24.00 GU BOAT 26.00-27.00 (one label)
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL BOAT Blackamber 48s
32.00 52s 29.00 9 kg containers loose CL BOAT Blackamber 72 sz 22.00 Saphire 64
sz 24.50
ORGANIC
BERRIES
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA Oxnard District
California med 30.00-32.00 poorer condition lower
NON-CITRUS FRUITS
---BANANAS: 40 lb cartons EC BOAT 23.00-25.00 occas higher PE BOAT 23.00-24.00

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