San Francisco Fresh Vegetable Market Update

SAN FRANCISCO - Feb 4/16 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh vegetables on terminal markets here were summarized by the USDA today.

Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.
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Weather:  7:00  Mostly  clear  50  Yesterday's  High  55  Low  45
VEGETABLES
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thornless 12s fr appear
40.00-42.00 (frost damaged) 18s fr appear 40.00-42.00 (frost damaged) 24s fr
appear 40.00-42.00 few 35.00(frost damaged) 30s fr appear 40.00-42.00 (frost
damaged) 36s fr appear 40.00-42.00 (frost damaged) med lse fr appear 62.00
(frost damaged)
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  pyramid cartons 28 lb bunched MX Green lge
58.00 few higher 11 lb cartons bunched MX Green lge 26.00-27.00 mostly 26.00 15
lb cartons bunched MX Green Tips std 26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00
---BEANS:  MARKET ROUND GREEN SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  30 lb reusable
plastic containers (RPC) MX Round Green Type 38.50-42.00 mostly 40.00-41.00
holdovers 35.00 cartons10 1-lb film bags MX Haricot Vert (French Type)
20.00-22.00
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 18.50-19.00 25 lb
film bags CA Red Type med 16.00 CD British Columbia Red Type med-lge
14.50-15.50 MX Red Type med 15.00-16.00 Chiogga (Striped) med-lge 36.00 Gold
Type med-lge 25.00 WA Gold Type med 18.00
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA bchd 18s 10.00-12.00 one label
16.00 20 lb cartons loose AZ/CA Crown Cut 10.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 open
lots including fair qual and cond 3.00-5.00 Short Trim 10.00-14.00 mostly
12.00-13.00 few 16.00 open lots including fair qual and cond lower
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons CA jbo 45.00-46.00 med
44.00 MX med 45.00-46.00
---CABBAGE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  45 lb cartons CA Round Green Type 18-24s
15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 few 10.00-12.00 Red Type 18-24s 20.00-25.00 mostly
24.00 Savoy Type 16-18s 20.00 few higher
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge
20.00-21.00 cartons 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 20.00-22.00 50 lb
cartons loose AZ Topped med-lge 18.00-19.00 CA Topped med-lge 16.00-18.00 25 lb
sacks loose AZ Topped jbo 13.00-14.00 CA Topped jbo 14.00-15.00 CD Ontario
Topped jbo 14.00-14.50 few higher MX Topped jbo 13.00 few higher
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons film wrapped AZ/CA White 12s
10.00-12.00 fair qual 6.00
---CELERY:  MARKET BARELY STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 26.00-28.00 one label
32.00-34.00 2 1/2 dz 26.00-28.00 one label 32.00-34.00
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons MX Yellow 4 dz min 24.00-25.00 few
higher White 4 dz min 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.75-23.75 occas higher
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons MX med 24.00-24.50
lge 22.00-22.50 cartons MX 36s 11.50-12.50 few higher 1 1/9 bushel crates MX
Pickles 200-300s 34.00 40 lb plastic containers MX Pickles 150-200s 31.00-32.00
200-300s 33.00-34.50 mostly 34.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped MX Long
Seedless 16s 11.00-12.00 few 12.50 22 lb cartons MX Persian sml-med 26.00 fair
qual 22.00-23.00 sml 28.00-30.00 fair qual 22.00-24.00 10 lb cartons CA
Japanese sml 47.00
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET STEADY.  1 bu, 1 1/9 bu, 1 1/6 bu cartons wrapped MX 18s
21.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 24s 20.50-24.50 mostly 22.00-24.00 few 28.00-28.50 30
lb cartons MX Chinese sml fine qual 43.00-45.00 fr qual 25.00 Filipino sml
45.00 Italian sml 45.00 Japanese sml 45.00 Thai sml 45.00 Indian sml 45.00
---ENDIVE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA 24s 20.00 10 lb cartons CA Witloof
19.50 few higher 8 lb cartons CA Witloof Red Type 42.50
---ESCAROLE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons CA 24s 35.00-36.00
---GARLIC: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA White super col
68.00-75.00 mostly 74.00 col 60.00 CQ Purple netted 5s 52.00-57.00 MX White col
60.00 10 lb cartons CA Elephant 45.00-47.00 cartons 6 5-lb film bags CQ Peeled
50.00-54.00 few 39.00
---GREENS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini)
24s 38.00 CA Kale 24s 17.00 12s 12.00-13.00 Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s 10.00-11.00
Mustard Curly 12s 12.00-13.00 Flat 12s 12.00-13.00 Swiss Chard Red 12s
12.00-12.50 few 14.00 White 12s 12.00-12.50 few 14.00 Dandelion 12s 16.00-17.00
Kohlrabi 24s 23.00
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  cartons AZ/CA 24s few 14.00-15.00
flm lined 24s 13.00-14.00 few higher 24s flmwrpd 14.00-16.00
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA Boston 24s 18.00 few
higher and lower Green Leaf 24s fine qual 20.00 Red Leaf 24s fine qual 17.00
cartons film lined AZ/CA Green Leaf 24s 14.50-18.00 Red Leaf 24s 14.50-18.00 3
lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 5.95-6.50 10 lb cartons film lined CA Green Leaf
Crown Cut Leaves 16.00-17.00 mostly 17.00
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 20.00-21.00
cartons film lined AZ/CA 24s 18.50-21.00 few lower cartons 12 13-oz (3 count)
packages AZ/CA Hearts 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 cartons film lined AZ/CA
Hearts 48s 28.00
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons CA White lge 19.50-21.50 mostly
21.00 med 17.50-19.00 mostly 19.00 sml-med fr qual 14.50-16.50 sml 17.50-19.00
mostly 19.00 Brown med 24.00-25.00 few lower CD British Columbia White lge
19.00-21.00 med 17.50-19.00 sml 17.50-19.00 Brown med 22.00-25.00 5 lb cartons
CA Shiitake jbo 32.50 lge 30.00 med-lge 27.50-28.00 Oyster jbo 24.00-25.00
mostly 24.00 Portobella lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 few higher sml 16.00-18.00
Woodear 17.00 CD British Columbia White lge 10.00-10.50 CQ Shiitake jbo 28.00
lge 25.00 med 22.00-22.50 Oyster med-lge 21.00-24.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film
wrapped CA White 14.50-15.50 mostly 15.50 Brown 14.50-15.50 mostly 15.50
cartons 36 3-1/2 oz film bags per pkg SK Enoki .80 flats per lb CA Chanterelle
12.00 (Yellow foot) Black Trumpet 17.50-18.00 Hedge Hog 17.50 cartons 10 6-oz
trays film wrapped CQ Shiitake 22.00-23.00 5 kg containers SK King Oyster 35.25
---OKRA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched MX 48s lge 10.00-14.00 few
higher 48s med 10.00-14.00 few higher 48s sml 10.00-12.00 few higher crates
bunched MX Bulb Type 24s 12.00 cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s lge 22.00 12s med
20.00 few 16.00 12s sml 20.00
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons bunched AZ/CA Curly 60s 19.00
Plain 60s 16.00-18.00
---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   25 lb film bags OR 32.00-33.00
---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas
33.00-34.00 few higher MX Snow Peas 33.00-34.00 few higher CA Sugar Snap Peas
Decalyxed 28.00-30.00 Stringless/Decalyxed fine qual 37.00 MX Sugar Snap Peas
Decalyxed 19.00-22.00 few 30.00 Stringless/Decalyxed 28.00-29.00
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Green exlge
23.00-24.00 exlge-lge fr qual 19.00-21.00 Red exlge fr qual 23.00-26.50 med fr
qual 20.00-21.00 few 24.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons place pack MX Green exlge
24.00-26.50 15 lb cartons MX Red exlge 15.50-16.00 25 lb cartons MX Red med-lge
fr qual 20.00-21.00 25 lb cartons place pack MX Green exlge 26.00-29.00
GREENHOUSE 25 lb cartons MX Red lge fr qual 25.00 irreg sz fr qual 23.00 Orange
sml-med fr qual 18.50 few lower 25 lb cartons place pack MX Yellow exlge 28.50
5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red exlge 24.00 med 11.00-12.00 Yellow exlge 24.00 few
lower med 11.00-12.00 Orange exlge 24.00
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons MX Arbol 35.00 Fresno red
28.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 few 40.00 Habanero orange 28.00-30.00 Manzano orange
34.00 20 lb cartons MX Chilaca 30.00 Pasilla 20.00-22.00 few 18.00 25 lb
containers MX Anaheim 24.00-28.00 mostly 24.00 Habanero orange 50.00-55.00 30
lb cartons MX Thai Chili Hots green 150.00 few lower red 170.00 Yellow Chile
42.00 few lower 40 lb containers MX Jalapeno 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00-30.00
Serrano 34.00-35.00 few 30.00 5 kg containers MX Habanero orange 26.00-28.00
fair qual 22.00-24.00
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags topped AZ Red 34.50-36.00 MX
Black 37.50 cartons bunched MX Red 48s 14.00-16.00
---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   25 lb film bags OR med 23.00-24.00
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Flat 24s 12.00-14.00 few
15.00 occas higher cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA Flat Baby Type 14.00-15.00
cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat Baby Type 14.00-15.00
---SQUASH:  MARKET SOFT TYPES SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  4/7 bushel
cartons MX Zucchini sml 18.00-21.50 few 22.50 few 15.00 med 16.50-18.50 few
12.00 Yellow Straightneck sml 35.00-40.00 sml-med 35.00-40.00 Grey sml
15.00-17.00 few higher sml-med 14.00-16.00 few higher bushel cartons MX Acorn
24s med 20.00 few higher and lower Butternut med-lge 20.00-24.00 Kabocha
med-lge 10.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 few 18.00 Spaghetti sml 18.00-20.00 med-lge
18.00-22.00 50 lb cartons MX Banana lge 24.00-26.00
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types
25.50-27.50 few higher White Types 35.00 few higher Japanese Types 45.00-48.00
No Grade Marks Red Types med 15.00-16.00 jbo 13.00-15.00 White Types med
13.50-15.50 few 16.00 jbo 13.00-15.00 Japanese Types med 24.00-26.00 jbo
18.00-19.00
---TOMATOES:  MARKET 5 KG CLUSTERS & 2-LAYER VINE RIPES LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY.  ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT 25 lb cartons loose MX Mature Greens light red-red
5x5 sz 25.00-26.00 few higher 5x6 sz 25.00-26.00 few higher few 22.00 cartons 2
layer MX Vine Ripes light red-red 4x5s 23.50-26.50 occas higher 5x5s
23.50-24.50 occas higher 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine MX Vine Ripes light
red-red med-lge 22.00-22.50 cartons 8 1-lb containers with lids on the vine MX
Vine Ripe - Campari Type red sml 24.50-26.50 10 lb cartons MX Vine Ripe -
Heirloom Varieties 22.50-23.50 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CA Vine
Ripes light red-red med-lge 25.50 few lower TX Vine Ripes light red-red med
26.50
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats
12 1-pt baskets MX light red-red 26.75-31.50
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt
containers with lids MX light red 23.75-28.50
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT 25 lb cartons
loose MX Roma light red-red exlge 16.50-17.50 few 19.50 occas 24.00 fair qual
and cond lower
---TURNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb sacks OR Purple Top med 20.00
---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   45 lb containers MX Cactus Leaf
(Nopales) 24.00-28.00 cartons CA Cardoon 12s 25.00 15 lb reusable plastic
containers (RPC) MX Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 35.00-36.00 1 layer containers
CA Radicchio 9s 12.00-14.00 12s 14.50 few higher Treviso 12s 17.50
ORGANIC
VEGETABLES
---ARTICHOKES: cartons CA Globe Thornless 18s fr appear 41.50 few 30.00 (frost
damaged) 24s fr appear 41.50 few 30.00 (frost damaged) 30s fr appear 41.50 few
30.00 (frost damaged) 36s fr appear 41.50 few 30.00 (frost damaged)
---BEETS: cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 23.00-24.00 Gold Type 12s 22.50-24.50
25 lb film bags CA Red Type med 28.00 Gold Type med 38.00-41.00
---BROCCOLI: cartons AZ/CA Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 24.00 few higher CA bchd
14s 16.50-18.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 24.00
---CABBAGE: 45 lb cartons CA Round Green Type 18-24s 31.00-32.00 few 39.00 Red
Type 18-24s 39.00 few 50.00 few 33.00
---CARROTS: sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 36.00-39.00 mostly 39.00
sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 39.00 cartons 48 1-lb film bags CA
Topped med-lge 36.00-39.00 mostly 39.00 50 lb sacks loose CA Topped med-lge
38.50-39.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Topped med 17.50 jbo 23.00 cartons bunched CA
Bunched 24s 36.50 12s 18.50-20.50 cartons 24 1-lb film bags CA Mini Carrots
28.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 34.50
---CAULIFLOWER: cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 16.00-19.00 few 12.00 16s
19.00-21.00
---CELERY: cartons CA 2 dz 56.00 2 1/2 dz 44.00-45.00 few 56.00 MX 2 dz 38.00
---ENDIVE: 10 lb cartons CA Witloof 47.00-49.00 mostly 49.00
---GARLIC: 30 lb cartons AG White super col 118.00 col 115.50 10 lb cartons CA
Elephant 54.50
---GREENS: cartons bunched CA Collard 12s 15.00-16.50 Kale 24s 32.00 green 12s
15.00-16.50 red 24s 32.00 12s 21.50 Lacinato (Tuscan) 24s 32.00 12s 16.00 few
22.50 Mustard Flat 12s 23.00 Swiss Chard Mixed Colors 24s 30.00 12s 16.00 Red
24s 30.00 12s 16.00 White 24s 30.00 12s 16.00 Turnip Tops 12s 17.50 Dandelion
12s 21.00 red 12s 21.00
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: cartons CA 24s flmwrpd 30.50-36.00 few 37.00
---LETTUCE-OTHER: cartons CA Boston 24s 27.00-30.00 Green Leaf 24s 22.00 few
32.00 Red Leaf 24s 22.00 few 32.00 Red Boston 24s 27.00-32.00 3 lb cartons CA
Mesculin Mix 7.00-7.50 few higher
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons CA 24s 29.00-33.00 few 38.00 few 22.00 cartons 12
13-oz (3 count) packages AZ/CA Hearts 23.00-26.00
---ONIONS GREEN: 20 lb cartons loose CA Leeks lge 37.00-40.00
---PARSLEY: cartons bunched CA Curly 30s 22.00 12s 12.50-13.50 Plain 30s 24.00
12s 12.00-13.00
---PARSNIPS: 25 lb film bags CA 27.50 OR 44.00
---PEAS GREEN: bushel cartons MX English 58.00 few 66.00-68.00 10 lb cartons MX
Snow Peas 25.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 25.00
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red exlge 26.00 few
higher Yellow exlge 26.00 few higher Orange lge 28.00
---PEPPERS, OTHER: flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX Padron 34.50 Shishito
20.00 cartons 8 1-lb film bags MX Mixed Mini Sweet Types 21.00
---RADISHES: 10 lb cartons CA Black 22.50
---RUTABAGAS: 25 lb film bags CA med 37.00 few 41.50
---SPINACH: cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 12.00-14.00 4 lb cartons CA
Flat Baby Type 9.50 few higher Savoy 25.00
---SQUASH: 30 lb cartons MX Kabocha med 39.00 35 lb cartons MX Acorn med 41.00
Butternut med 27.00 Spaghetti med 34.50-35.50
---SWEET POTATOES: 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 41.00 Red Types
40.00-44.00 mostly 44.00 White Types 51.50 Japanese Types 50.00-51.50 mostly
51.50 No Grade Marks Orange Types med 42.50 Red Types med 30.00-38.00 White
Types med 30.00-38.00 Japanese Types med 51.00
---TOMATOES: ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine MX Vine Ripes
light red-red med-lge 32.00 CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT 10 lb cartons MX Vine Ripe -
Heirloom Varieties 24.00-26.00 few 28.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb flats on the
vine CA Vine Ripes light red-red med 33.50
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt cups with lids MX light
red 26.00-32.00 mostly 28.50 flats 12 1/2-pt cups with lids MX light red sml
38.50 (sweet 100s) Heirloom Varieties 33.00 few higher cartons 8 1-lb cups with
lids on the vine MX light red sml 28.50 few 32.00
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt containers with lids
MX light red-red 26.00-29.00 mostly 29.00 yellow 38.50-40.00
---TURNIPS: 25 lb sacks CA Purple Top med 36.50

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