Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 01-OCT-2020                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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NA_FV020                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m.  Clear 59                                                 
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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons CA Globe Thornless 18s 35.00 24s       
30.00-36.00 30s 30.00 36s 30.00                                                
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET HIGHER.  11 lb cartons bunched PE Green jbo 30.00-32.00  
lge 24.00-25.00 std 24.00-25.00                                                
---BEANS:  MARKET HIGHER.  bushel crates NY Round Green Type Machine Picked    
48.00-50.00 OH Round Green Type Machine Picked 45.00-50.00 5 lb cartons GU     
Haricot Vert (French Type) 8.00 30 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Fava
34.00                                                                          
---BEETS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CD Quebec CD One Red Type 12s 
18.00 25 lb film bags CD Quebec CD One Red Type med 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 (FEW 
SALES) 10.00 Gold Type med 15.00                                               
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET CA BUNCHED 14S MUCH LOWER, OTHERS LOWER.  cartons CA bchd 
14s 23.00-24.00 OCCAS 34.00-35.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 27.00-28.00 20 lb  
cartons loose CA Crown Cut 26.00-30.00 mostly 26.00-28.00 CD Quebec Crown Cut  
22.00-24.00 MX Crown Cut Short Trim 22.00-26.00                                
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET LOWER.  25 lb cartons CA med 24.00-25.00          
---CABBAGE:  MARKET HIGHER.  1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons PA Round    
Green Type med 18.00-19.00 Red Type med 18.00 OCCAS LOWER 50 lb cartons CD     
Quebec CD One Round Green Type med 22.00-23.00 mostly 22.00 Red Type med 18.00 
NY Round Green Type med 22.00 Red Type med 18.00 OH Red Type med 18.00 50 lb   
sacks CD Quebec CD One Danish Type med-lge 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 NY Danish   
Type lge 12.00 40 lb cartons CD Quebec CD One Savoy Type med 20.00 NY Savoy    
Type med 18.00                                                                 
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00 CD       
Ontario CDOne med-lge 20.00-22.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge 22.00 sacks 24 2-lb film
bags CA med-lge 26.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 19.00-21.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge
21.00 sacks 16 3-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge        
19.00-21.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge 21.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00
CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 19.00-21.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge 21.00-22.00 50 lb    
sacks loose CA jbo 26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 FEW SALES HIGH AS 32.00 CD Ontario 
CDOne jbo 17.00-19.00 Quebec CDOne jbo 16.00-20.00 MX jbo 16.00-18.00 cartons  
bunched CA Bunched 24s 24.00 CD Quebec CDOne Bunched 24s 22.00-24.00 cartons 30
1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 22.00-24.00 mostly 23.00                         
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET 9S LOWER, 12S STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. cartons film
wrapped CA White 9s 13.00-17.00 12s 14.00-20.00 fr cond 12.00                  
---CELERY:  MARKET CA LOWER, CD STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 17.00-18.00 filmbags  
30s 19.00-20.00 CD Quebec 2 dz 16.00-17.00 mostly 17.00 filmbags 30s 17.00     
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET HIGHER.  wirebound crates NJ Yellow 4 dz 26.00 OCCAS    
HIGHER White 4 dz 28.00 Bi-Color 4 dz 27.00                                    
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET NJ MED HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons
MI med 28.00 fr qual 20.00-22.00 MX med 28.00 ord qual 20.00 NY med 22.00-24.00
mostly 22.00 fr qual 12.00 sml 16.00 lge 14.00 UNWAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons NJ 
med 22.00-24.00 fr qual 12.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 18.00 sml 16.00 lge 14.00-15.00    
bushel baskets NJ Pickles med 50.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario 
CDOne Long Seedless med 12s fr cond 10.00 sml 12s 14.00-16.00 lge 12s 15.00 SP 
Long Seedless sml 12s 15.00 20 lb cartons DR Persian 40.00-42.00               
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET HIGHER.  1 1/9 bushel cartons GA med fr qual 16.00-18.00  
lge 17.00-18.00 NJ med fr qual 14.00 lge 17.00 SC med fr qual 20.00 1 1/9      
bushel cartons wrapped GA med 22.00-25.00 NJ med 20.00-22.00 20 lb containers  
NJ Long Striped 14.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med 27.00-30.00 1/2 bushel      
cartons NJ Italian 17.00 Japanese 12.00 30 lb cartons HD Thai med OFFERINGS    
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE Indian med 30.00-32.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons NL Italian
36.00-38.00                                                                    
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CD Quebec 18s 19.00 1.3 bushel crates NJ   
12s 20.00 Howard crates OH 18s 19.00-20.00 10 lb cartons BL Witloof 30.00-34.00
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1.3 bushel crates NJ 12s 22.00 Howard      
crates OH 18s 22.00                                                            
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA White super col 85.00 col 75.00 CQ
White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 50.00-56.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 66.00 netted 5s              
55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 68.00-74.00 mostly 72.00-74.00 OCCAS HIGH AS  78.00 SP White 
60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 58.00 TU White col 55.00 OCCAS HIGHER 10 lb cartons CA       
Elephant 50.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 45.00-50.00 mostly       
45.00-48.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 36.00-40.00 per jar CQ Peeled
9.00-10.00 SP Peeled 9.00-10.00                                                
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched MX Huauzontle 24s 26.00-28.00       
cartons bunched CD Quebec Swiss Chard green 12s 16.00 red 12s 16.00 Mixed      
Colors red 12s 16.00 Kohlrabi 12s 20.00 MD Collard 24s 14.00 Kale green 24s    
14.00 NC Collard 16-24s 14.00 OH Collard 24s 12.00-13.00 Kale green 24s        
13.00-14.00 1 3/5 bushel cartons/crates bunched NJ Collard 12s 13.00-14.00 Kale
green 12s 13.00-14.00 Dandelion 12s 15.00 20 lb cartons bunched CA Broccoli    
Rabe (Rappini) 20s 56.00 NJ Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s 47.00-48.00            
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons CA 24s flmwrpd 32.00-38.00 mostly  
32.00-35.00 FEW SALES LOW AS 30.00 OCCAS HIGHER fr qual 24.00 MX 24s flmwrpd   
34.00-36.00 fr qual fr cond 20.00                                              
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 28.00-30.00 Red    
Leaf 24s 23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 NJ Green Leaf 24s 17.00 (FEW SALES) 3  
lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00 mostly 6.50 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz    
containers with lid CD Quebec Boston 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00                  
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons CA 24s 38.00-42.00 mostly          
38.00-40.00 CD Quebec 24s 36.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts          
30.00-38.00 mostly 30.00-35.00                                                 
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White exlge 15.00 lge          
14.50-15.50 mostly 15.00 med 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-13.50 Sliced med         
13.00-15.00 5 lb cartons PA Oyster 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Cremini 8.00-9.00  
mostly 9.00 Portobella med-lge 8.00-8.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake exlge 14.00  
lge 12.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 10.75-11.00 mostly 11.00 
Portobella sml 12.00-12.50 cartons 12 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Enoki       
12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 cartons 10 10-oz trays film wrapped PA White 11.00    
cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Shiitake 9.00 Oyster 9.00 Portobella 10.00
sliced 10.00                                                                   
---OKRA:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel crates FL med-lge 16.00-18.00             
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET CA LEEKS HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  cartons bunched CA   
48s med 16.00 CD Quebec 48s med 14.00-16.00 MX 48s med 15.00 crates bunched MX 
Bulb Type 48s med 21.00-23.00 cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s med-lge 21.00-24.00 
mostly 21.00-22.00 cartons 2 film bags iceless MX 24 bunches per bag           
13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.50 OCCAS HIGH AS 18.00 bundles bunched CD Leeks    
13.00-15.00                                                                    
---PARSLEY:  MARKET OH HIGHER, CA ABOUT STEADY.  crates bunched OH Curly 60s   
17.00-18.00 Plain 60s 18.00-19.00 cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 16.00           
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI 16.00-18.00             
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU English 20.00 Snow Peas       
Decalyxed 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 PE Snow Peas Decalyxed 20.00-26.00 GU 
Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 15.00-21.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 PE Sugar Snap Peas    
Decalyxed 22.00                                                                
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET LOWER. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 1 1/9 bushel cartons
CD Ontario Green med-lge fr qual 12.00-13.00 CdOne Green exlge 22.00 lge 20.00 
Red exlge 20.00 Quebec Green lge fr qual 22.00 Mxd Yellow And Green lge 16.50  
CdOne Green exlge 27.00 lge 24.00 med 24.00 NJ Green jbo 20.00-24.00 OCCAS     
26.00 exlge 24.00 (FEW SALES) OCCAS HIGHER med-lge fr qual 12.00-14.00 OH Green
jbo 25.00 PA Green jbo 24.00 SC Green jbo 22.00 exlge 22.00 1 1/9 bushel       
cartons place pack CD Ontario CdOne Green jbo 26.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 30.00 Yellow 
jbo 24.00 15 lb cartons CA Red exlge 18.50 lge 18.00 25 lb cartons CA Red exlge
fr qual 22.00-25.00 GREENHOUSE 25 lb cartons CD Ontario Red lge fr qual fr cond
10.00 Yellow lge fr qual fr cond 10.00 Orange lge fr qual fr cond 10.00 5 kg/11
lb cartons CD Ontario CdOne Orange sml fr cond 4.00 DR Orange exlge 16.00-18.00
MI Red lge 10.00 sml fr cond 4.00 Orange lge fr cond 5.00 MX Red exlge         
8.00-13.00 mostly 8.00-11.00 Yellow exlge 10.00-11.00 Orange exlge 16.00-18.00 
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel crates PA Jalapeno med 6.00 1/2 
bushel cartons NJ Fresno Red sml 14.00 Habanero green 12.00 Jalapeno med 12.00 
Poblano red med 14.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons CD Quebec Cubanelles exlge 40.00    
Long Hot red lge 55.00 MX Poblano exlge 25.00 NC Long Hot lge 55.00 NJ Jalapeno
lge 22.00 Long Hot lge 55.00 OCCAS HIGHER 8 lb cartons DR Habanero green       
24.00-27.00 mixed red and green 16.00-18.00 orange 22.00-26.00 mostly          
22.00-24.00 red 24.00-26.00 MX Habanero orange 23.00 10 lb cartons MX Manzano  
orange 36.00 25 lb sacks DR Ajies green sml 58.00-68.00 40 lb containers DR    
Thai Chili Hots green sml 40.00 red sml 60.00-65.00 MD Jalapeno exlge 22.00 Red
exlge 24.00 MX Jalapeno exlge 27.00 Poblano exlge 25.00 Serrano sml 30.00      
---PUMPKINS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons shellacked OH Miniature Flat  
Type orange 20.00 bushel cartons OH Pie Type orange med 16.00-20.00 24 inch    
bins DE Howden Type orange xlge 170.00 PA Miniature orange 180.00-200.00 36    
inch bins DE Howden Type orange med-lge 170.00 sml 150.00 PA Howden Type orange
exjbo 240.00 med-lge 190.00-200.00 mostly 200.00                               
---RADISHES:  MARKET CD HIGHER, OTHERS LOWER.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags
CD Quebec Red 12.50 OH Red 11.00-12.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags CD     
Quebec Red 12.50 OH Red 12.00 40 lb film bags topped CD Quebec Red 25.00 OH Red
17.00 cartons bunched CD Quebec Red 24s 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 NJ Red  
24s 10.00 OH Red 24s 14.00                                                     
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CDOne lge         
30.00-32.00 med 30.00-32.00                                                    
---SPINACH:  MARKET HIGHER.  1 2/5 bushel cartons bunched CA Flat 24s          
27.00-28.00 1 2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO  
QUOTE cartons 12 10-oz film bags Repacked Enroute Flat 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00
cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 4 lb       
cartons CA Flat Baby Type 10.00                                                
---SQUASH:  MARKET ZUCCHINI AND YELLOW STRAIGHTENCK HIGHER, OTHERS LOWER.  1/2 
bushel cartons GA Zucchini sml-med 30.00 med 28.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 
30.00 NJ Zucchini sml-med 30.00-36.00 mostly 30.00 med 26.00 Yellow            
Straightneck sml-med 30.00 med 26.00 bushel cartons CA Kabocha lge 30.00 MI    
Acorn lge 16.00 NJ Acorn lge 16.00 OH Acorn lge 18.00 White med 23.00-24.00    
Butternut lge 22.00-24.00 Carnival med 23.00-24.00 Delicata med 24.00-26.00    
Golden Acorn med 23.00-24.00 Golden Hubbard med 23.00-24.00 Blue Hubbard med   
23.00-24.00 Kabocha med 24.00-26.00 Red Kuri med 23.00-24.00 Spaghetti lge     
18.00-24.00 Sweet Dumpling med 23.00-24.00 Turban med 23.00-24.00 PA Acorn lge 
16.00-18.00 Butternut med 16.00-18.00 Kabocha lge 16.00-18.00 Spaghetti lge    
16.00-18.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons CD Quebec Kabocha lge 25.00 28 lb cartons/lugs
MX Grey sml-med 32.00                                                          
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types 
med 60.00-65.00 jbo 48.00-55.00 Garnet med 58.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types    
20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types fr qual 11.00-12.00 
jbo 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 NJ U.S. No. 1 Garnet 19.00 No Grade Marks Garnet  
fr qual 12.00 jbo 12.00                                                        
---TOMATOES:  MARKET HIGHER.  25 lb cartons loose AL Vine Ripes pink-light red 
jbo 32.00-36.00 xlge 32.00 lge 32.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light
red-red jbo 36.00 5x6 sz 34.00 CA Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz           
30.00-32.00 6x6 sz 30.00-32.00 red 5x6 sz 26.00-28.00 CD Ontario CDOne Vine    
Ripes pink-light red lge 34.00 med 32.00 NC Vine Ripes pink-light red 5x6 sz   
28.00-29.00 TN 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 26.00 
Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz         
32.50-33.75 6x6 sz 30.50-33.50 cartons 2 layer CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes     
pink-light red 3x4s 34.00 GREENHOUSE 15 lb flats CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes   
light red 25s 18.00 MX Vine Ripes light red 18s 18.00 22s 18.00 5 kg/11 lb     
flats on the vine CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 14.00 MX   
Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 12.00-14.00                                   
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 1-pt baskets Local Repack     
light red-red med 18.50                                                        
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX
light red-red med-lge 16.00 Local Repack light red-red med 17.50-19.00         
GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt containers with lids CD Ontario light red-red med-lge 
19.00 (FEW SALES) flats 15 1-pt containers with lids CD Ontario light red-red  
med-lge 21.00                                                                  
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose AL Roma light     
red-red exlge 18.00 CD Ontario Roma light red-red exlge 16.00-18.00 mostly     
18.00 red exlge 14.00 MX Roma light red-red exlge 18.00-20.00 (SOME SALES)     
16.00 lge 18.00 sml 14.00 NC Roma light red-red exlge 18.00 Local Repack Roma  
light red-red exlge 21.50-23.50                                                
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags MI Purple Top med-lge 14.00-15.00 
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  5 lb cartons PA Alfalfa Sprouts 8.50-9.00
cartons 12 4-oz packages PA Alfalfa Sprouts 9.50-10.00 crates MX Cactus Leaf   
(Nopales) 19.00-24.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 11.00-14.00 mostly    
11.00-12.00                                                                    

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 4 1-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
19.00-20.50 PA Preserved 20.50 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
21.00-22.00 PA Preserved 21.50                                                 
---CORN STALKS:  MARKET STEADY.  36 inch bins per bundle PA 3.00-4.00          
---ORNAMENTAL CORN:  MARKET STEADY.  bushel cartons/crates per bunch PA Indian 
bchd 36-3s 3.50 wirebound crates per bunch NJ Indian bchd 12-3s 30.00          
---ORNAMENTAL GOURDS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons/crates DE 12.00 OH   
Shellacked 20.00                                                               
---STRAW BALES:  MARKET STEADY.  per bale PA standard 6.00 miniature 3.50-4.00