Texas Fresh Vegetable Market Update

DALLAS - Feb 5/16 - SNS -- Daily trading levels for fresh vegetables on terminal markets here were summarized by the USDA today.

Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.
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Weather at 7:00 AM: Partly Cloudy 35
Yesterday's:  High: 55  Low: 31
VEGETABLES
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thornless 36s 26.50 sml
lse 55.00
---ASPARAGUS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   11 lb cartons/crates MX Green jbo 46.50 lge
43.50 std 37.00-42.50 PE White std 64.00
---BEANS:  MARKET STEADY.  bushel crates MX Round Green Type 40.00 5 lb cartons
CA Wax Type Purple 28.00-29.00 Yellow 24.00 GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 18.00
10 lb cartons Local Repack Fava 28.00-33.00 28 lb reusable plastic containers
(RPC) MX Round Green Type 38.75 30 lb cartons CA Fava 44.50 1 1/9 bushel crates
FL Round Green Type 40.00
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 21.75 25 lb film
bags MI Red Type 16.00 MX Red Type 10.00-11.25 TX Red Type 14.75-15.00
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s 15.00-16.50 mostly 16.50 low
as 13.75 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 13.00-16.50 mostly 14.00-14.75 low as
12.00
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons CA jbo 54.50-56.00
---CABBAGE:  MARKET XLGE TX GREEN CARTONS HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  1 7/8 bushel
cartons CA Red Type med 22.00 TX Round Green Type med 14.50-16.75 mostly
16.00-16.75 occas higher xlge 11.00-14.00 50 lb sacks MX Round Green Type med
14.00 TX Round Green Type med 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-10.75 30 lb cartons CA
Savoy Type med 38.00
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 21.50-23.00 MX
med-lge 21.50-23.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 21.50-23.00 MX med-lge
21.50-23.00 50 lb sacks loose MX jbo 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.50-15.50 occas
higher cartons bunched CA Bunched 24s 25.75 cartons 20 1-lb film bags AZ Baby
Peeled 16.00-16.75 CA Baby Peeled 16.00-16.75 cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby
Peeled 18.00-19.00 cartons 4 5-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 18.00-19.00
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons film wrapped CA White 12s flmwrp
14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00 high as 18.00
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 32.75 2 1/2 dz 44.00 low as 35.75 3
dz 32.75-39.50 mostly 35.00-36.00 filmbags 24s 47.50
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  wirebound crates FL Yellow 4 1/2 dz 29.75
cartons MX Yellow 4 1/2 dz 26.50-26.75 occas lower White 4 1/2 dz 26.75
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL med 11.00 MX med
16.00 fr qual 14.00-15.25 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med fr qual 22.00 MX lge
16.00-16.50 25 lb cartons MX 36s 15.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CA Long
Seedless 12s 15.50-16.50
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped MX 18s 24.50-28.75
24s 25.00-30.00 10 lb cartons Local Repack Japanese med 35.00-36.00
---ENDIVE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   8 lb cartons BL AIR Witloof red 48.00 GREENHOUSE
10 lb cartons Local Repack Witloof 30.00
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA White col 60.00-65.00 ocas lower
super jbo 58.00 jbo 52.00 CQ White super col 73.50-75.00 col 61.00 jbo
52.00-54.00 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 61.00 MX White col 63.00 netted 5s 55.00 SP White
jbo 58.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 62.00-65.00 low as 40.50
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Kale 24s 20.00-21.20 occas lower
Swiss Chard green 12s 27.25 red 12s 27.25 GA Collard 24s 17.00-18.00 Mustard
24s 17.00-18.00 Turnip Tops 24s 17.00-18.00 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s
28.50 MX Collard 24s 10.00 Turnip Tops 24s 10.00 TX Collard 24s 15.75-17.00
Mustard 24s 17.00 Turnip Tops 24s 17.00
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET CA 24S WRAPPED HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  cartons AZ
24s flmwrpd 16.50 CA flm lined 24s 14.00-15.75 occas higher 24s flmwrpd
16.75-18.50 mostly 17.00-17.50 low as 15.00
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Boston 24s 23.50 Green Leaf 24s
16.00-16.75 Red Leaf 24s 15.75-16.50 high as 18.00 cartons film lined CA Green
Leaf 24s 18.50 2 lb cartons Local Repack Lolla Rossa 15.00 Red Oak Leaf 15.00
2.5 lb cartons CA Frisee 12s 16.00 Local Repack Baby Red Romaine 15.00 3 lb
cartons CA Mache 25.00 Mesculin Mix 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 GREENHOUSE cartons
TX Bibb 24s 25.00 (hydro)
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 17.50-17.75 high as 20.00
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons OK White lge 21.00-23.00 med
19.00-20.25 TX White lge 21.00 5 lb cartons CA Shiitake 26.00-28.00 Oyster
23.00-24.00 mostly 24.00 OK Cremini 9.50 Portobella 15.25-16.00 mostly 16.00 PA
Oyster 21.00 TX Shiitake 26.00 1 lb cartons Local Repack White Trumpet
13.00-14.00 Hen Of The Woods 22.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped OK White
18.50-19.50 PA White 18.50-19.50 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped OK White
18.50-19.50
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched MX 48s med 18.00 occas higher
48s sml 12.50-15.75 fr cond 15.00 CA Leeks 12s lge 26.50
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 18.50-20.75 Plain 60s
23.50 occas lower MX Curly 60s 12.00-14.00
---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 12 1-lb film bags Repacked Enroute
18.50
---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   10 lb cartons PE Snow Peas Decalyxed
36.50 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 37.50
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Green exlge
32.75 fr qual 26.25 Red exlge fr qual 29.50 Yellow exlge fr qual 29.50 MX Green
exlge 20.50-23.75 fr qual 22.75 lge 20.50-23.75 fr qual 18.50 fineappear 30.00
Red exlge fr qual 39.75 lge fr qual 24.00-26.75 Yellow exlge fr qual
25.00-27.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red lge 29.00 Yellow lge 24.50
Orange lge 25.50
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates MX Anaheim lge 29.00
Jalapeno lge 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 occas lower Poblano lge 24.00 occas lower
Serrano lge 36.50-40.00 Local Repack Thai Chili Hots 163.50 Yellow Chile lge
48.50 5 lb cartons MX Fresno Red 28.75 8 lb cartons CA Habanero orange
33.00-33.50 10 lb cartons FL Hungarian Wax yellow med 18.00 MX Jalapeno 12.00
20 lb cartons FL Hungarian Wax yellow lge 27.00 MX Anaheim med-lge 30.00
Poblano lge 20.00-21.00 mostly 21.00 occas higher 30 lb cartons MX Fresno Red
90.00
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags FL Red
17.00-20.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags FL Red 19.50 40 lb film bags
topped FL Red 45.00 25 lb film bags topped FL Red 30.00
---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne lge
28.00
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 23.00 occas lower
cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA Flat 16.25 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat
18.50-22.00 mostly 18.50-19.00 occas lower
---SQUASH:  MARKET MX GREY ABOUT STEADY, OTHERS STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL
Zucchini sml 24.50 med 24.50 Yellow Straightneck sml 49.50 med 49.50 4/7 bushel
cartons MX Zucchini sml 33.75 med 20.75 Yellow Straightneck sml 56.25 Grey
sml-med 20.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Acorn med 20.50-24.50 mostly 22.00
Butternut med 22.00-24.50 mostly 22.00-22.50 Spaghetti med 22.00-24.50 mostly
22.00-22.50 20 lb cartons MX Zucchini sml 21.00 med 21.00 Yellow Straightneck
sml 38.00 med 38.00 40 lb cartons MX Zucchini lge 22.00-24.75
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types
25.75 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 18.75 LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 25.00 No
Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 19.75 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 23.50-25.00 No
Grade Marks Orange Types med 17.00-17.50 jbo 15.00-16.50 TX No Grade Marks
Orange Types med 17.00 jbo 16.00
---TOMATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Vine Ripes light red xlge
26.00 lge 26.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red 5x6 sz 43.25
light red-red 6x6 sz 41.25 occas lower 6x7 sz 36.25 occas lower cartons 2 layer
FL 85% U.S. One or Better Vine Ripes red 4x4s 29.75 4x5s 29.75 5x6s 27.50 Local
Repack Vine Ripes light red-red 4x4s 36.50 4x5s 28.95 high as 38.00 low as
21.00 5x5s 24.00-28.95 high as 38.50 low as 19.00 5x6s 28.95-29.50 occas higher
low as 17.00 6x6s 26.95-27.25 cartons 3 layer Local Repack Vine Ripes light
red-red 6x6s 38.95-39.00 6x7s 38.95 high as 44.50 flats 1 layer Local Repack
Vine Ripes light red-red 5x6s 18.25 OPEN FIELD 25 lb cartons loose MX Mature
Greens light red xlge 23.00 lge 22.00 med 19.75 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT cartons 2
layer MX Vine Ripes red 4x5s 26.00 5x5s 26.00 5x6s 26.00 10 lb cartons MX Vine
Ripe - Heirloom Varieties light red-red 38.25
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets FL red 33.50
ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt baskets MX light red-red 24.00-26.75 20 lb
cartons loose MX red 32.00
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL
red 26.25-26.75 5 lb cartons loose FL red 18.00-18.75 20 lb cartons loose FL
red 54.25 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX red 21.50
10 lb cartons loose MX red 21.00-23.00 20 lb cartons loose MX red 39.50-45.00
CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT flats 15 10-oz containers with lids MX yellow
41.25-42.00
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT 25 lb cartons
loose MX Roma green lge 20.00 red exlge 20.00-22.75 mostly 20.00 lge
16.00-17.50 mostly 16.00 occas lower
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags AZ Purple Top 16.00 CA Purple Top
19.00-20.00 occas lower TX Purple Top 17.50-20.00
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  5 lb film bags CA Alfalfa Sprouts
6.00-7.25 mostly 7.00 cartons 12 4-oz packages CA Alfalfa Sprouts 16.00-16.50
cartons 12 5-oz packages CA Alfalfa Sprouts 15.50 35 lb crates MX Cactus Leaf
(Nopales) 23.00-25.00 5 lb cartons CA Radicchio 9s 20.00

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