Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 07-JAN-2021                                 
                                                                               
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 33                                                  
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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 44.00-45.00   
(FEW SALES) 30s 35.00-45.00                                                    
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET HIGHER.  11 lb cartons bunched PE Green jbo 40.00 lge    
36.00-40.00 mostly 38.00-40.00 std 36.00-40.00 mostly 38.00                    
---BEANS:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. bushel cartons/crates FL Round  
Green Type Machine Picked 32.00-36.00 FEW HIGH AS 38.00 5 lb cartons GU Haricot
Vert (French Type) 10.00 (FEW SALES) 12.00 28 lb reusable plastic containers   
(RPC) MX Round Green Type Machine Picked 32.00 (FEW SALES) 30.00               
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 
22.00 TX Red Type 12s 17.00-20.00 25 lb film bags AZ Red Type med-lge 13.00 CA 
Chiogga (Striped) med 27.00-29.00 Gold Type med 19.00-20.00 CD Quebec CD One   
Red Type med-lge 7.00-8.00 (FEW SALES) 9.00 OCCAS HIGHER Gold Type sml-med     
14.00-15.00 MI Red Type med-lge 10.00-11.00 50 lb film bags MI Red Type med    
19.00-20.00                                                                    
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  20 lb cartons loose MX Crown Cut Short Trim
20.00-22.00 (FEW SALES) 24.00 holdovers 16.00-18.00                            
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons CA med 28.00             
---CABBAGE:  MARKET TX ROUND GREEN TYPE LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  1 3/4 bushel    
cartons TX Red Type med 22.00-24.00 (FEW SALES) 26.00 1 7/8 bushel cartons GA  
Round Green Type med 20.00 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CD One Round Green Type med 
18.00-20.00 FL Round Green Type med 20.00-22.00 OH Round Green Type med        
19.00-20.00 TX Round Green Type med 20.00-22.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec CD One   
Danish Type lge 13.00-14.00 NY Danish Type lge 12.00 40 lb cartons CD Quebec CD
One Savoy Type med 25.00 GA Savoy Type med 16.00-18.00                         
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00 (SOME    
SALES) 22.00-23.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 23.00-23.50 Quebec CDOne med-lge   
23.00-23.50 OCCAS HIGH AS 26.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 25.00-26.00 
(SOME SALES) 22.00-23.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00-22.50 Quebec CDOne     
med-lge 22.00-22.50 sacks 16 3-lb film bags CA med-lge 25.00-26.00 (SOME SALES)
22.00-23.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00-22.50 Quebec CDOne med-lge          
22.00-22.50 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 25.00-26.00 (SOME SALES)        
22.00-23.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00-22.50 Quebec CDOne med-lge          
22.00-22.50 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 25.00-26.00 mostly 26.00 OCCAS LOWER CD   
Ontario CDOne jbo 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 Quebec CDOne jbo 15.00-18.00  
mostly 15.00-16.00 fr cond 14.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 25.00
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET 12S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons film wrapped  
CA White 9s 24.00 12s 22.00-24.00 OCCAS HIGHER 16s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00    
OCCAS HIGH AS 23.00                                                            
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 38.00-40.00 mostly 38.00 FEW SALES 
HIGH AS 45.00 2 1/2 dz 40.00 filmbags 30s 42.00-44.00 FEW SALES HIGH AS 48.00  
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET BI-COLOR HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN QUALITY.  
wirebound crates FL Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz 45.00-48.00 mostly 45.00-46.00 White 4-4 
1/2 dz 45.00-48.00 mostly 45.00-46.00 Bi-Color 4-4 1/2 dz 45.00-48.00 mostly   
45.00-46.00                                                                    
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons  
FL med 18.00 fr qual 14.00-16.00 lge 14.00-14.50 MX med 18.00-24.00 mostly     
18.00-22.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 26.00 fr qual 14.00-18.00 ord qual 15.00 OCCAS HIGHER
sml 20.00 lge 16.00-18.00 UNWAXED 1 1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles med 40.00     
bushel baskets MX Pickles med 44.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario 
CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 12.00-13.00 sml 12s 12.00-13.00 MX Long Seedless   
med 12s 12.00-13.00 20 lb cartons DR Persian 36.00-38.00 cartons 8 1-lb trays  
film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Persian 18.00 DR Persian 17.00-18.00             
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET MX LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 1 1/9 
bushel cartons FL med fr qual 10.00 lge 14.00-14.50 1 1/9 bushel cartons       
wrapped FL med 14.00-16.00 fr appear fr cond 10.00 MX med 18.00 (FEW SALES) 16s
12.00-14.00 18s 12.00-15.00 bushel cartons wrapped MX 18s 16.00 24s 16.00 (FEW 
SALES) 18.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med 32.00-33.00 Thai med OFFERINGS       
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE Indian med OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE GREENHOUSE 5  
kg cartons SP Italian 36.00-38.00                                              
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 16s 18.00 18s 25.00 24s     
30.00 10 lb cartons BL Witloof 38.00                                           
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 28.00-30.00 24s 30.00 
cartons CA 24s 30.00                                                           
---GARLIC:  MARKET 20 1-LB PLASTIC JARS PEELED AND TU HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.   
30 lb cartons CA White super col 80.00 CQ White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 56.00 netted 
5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 50.00-58.00 Purple netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 56.00 SP   
White super col 60.00 TU White super col 60.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ 
Peeled 57.00-64.00 mostly 60.00-64.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled    
52.00-54.00 FEW SALES HIGH AS 60.00 per jar CQ Peeled 13.00-13.50 FEW SALES    
HIGH AS 15.00                                                                  
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched MX Huauzontle 24s 26.00-28.00 TX    
Dandelion 24s 20.00 cartons bunched GA Collard 24s 11.00-12.00 Kale green 24s  
12.00 TX Collard 24s 22.00 Kale green 24s 20.00 fineappear 31.00 12s           
15.00-16.00 red 24s 22.00 fineappear 31.00 Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s 15.00 Swiss   
Chard green 12s 16.00 red 12s 16.00 Mixed Colors 12s 16.00 Dandelion 24s       
fineappear 28.00 12s 16.00 Kohlrabi 24s fineappear 28.00 20 lb cartons bunched 
AZ Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s 42.00 10 lb cartons bunched AZ Broccoli Rabe    
(Rappini) 10s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE                                  
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons AZ 24s flmwrpd 20.00-24.00 (FEW   
SALES) 26.00                                                                   
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ Green Leaf 24s 15.00-18.00 mostly
15.00-17.00 fineappear 21.00-22.00 Red Leaf 24s 22.00-26.00 CA Green Leaf 24s  
15.00 3 lb cartons AZ Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz        
containers with lid CD Quebec Boston 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00                  
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons AZ 24s 18.00-20.00 mostly         
18.00-19.00 cartons 12 22-oz (3 count) packages AZ Hearts 21.00-22.00 CA Hearts
22.00 cartons 12 3-count packages MX Hearts 18.00-20.00                        
---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: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   16 lb crates DR sml-med 30.00 5 kg/11 lb cartons DR
med-lge 26.00-28.00 FEW 30.00 MX sml-med 30.00                                 
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons bunched GA Bulb Type 48s lge 28.00   
(FEW SALES) MX 48s med OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE crates bunched MX Bulb  
Type 48s med 18.00-22.00 NJ Leeks 12s sml 22.00 cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s   
med-lge 26.00-30.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 TX Leeks 12s med-lge 28.00 cartons 2    
film bags iceless MX 24 bunches per bag 20.00-22.00 OCCAS LOWER cartons 4 film 
bags iceless MX 12 bunches per bag 20.00-22.00 OCCAS LOWER bundles bunched NL  
Leeks 28.00-29.00                                                              
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched TX Curly 60s 26.00 fineappear     
36.00-38.00 Plain 60s 27.00 fineappear 38.00-40.00 Root 12s 15.00              
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose AZ 17.00-18.00 MI          
16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-18.00                                                 
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU English 18.00 Snow Peas       
Decalyxed 16.00-18.00 OCCAS HIGHER Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 18.00-20.00 mostly
20.00                                                                          
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET GREEN LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel 
cartons FL Green jbo 22.00-26.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 exlge 20.00-24.00 lge fr   
qual 15.00-16.00 Mxd Red And Green med-lge 12.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 Mxd Yellow 
And Green med-lge 12.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 MX Green jbo 22.00 exlge 20.00
Red med-lge fr qual 38.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons place pack FL Green jbo 24.00   
(FEW SALES) 25.00 25 lb cartons MX Red irreg sz fr qual 36.00-38.00 GREENHOUSE 
5 kg/11 lb cartons CD Ontario CdOne Yellow exlge 16.00 MX Red exlge 26.00-28.00
mostly 28.00 lge 22.00 Yellow lge 22.00-26.00 Orange lge 22.00                 
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Anaheim sml    
17.00-18.00 Finger Hot sml 24.00-26.00 Fresno Red sml 20.00-24.00 Hungarian Wax
med 16.00 Jalapeno med 18.00 Poblano med 17.00-18.00 Serrano med 18.00-20.00   
Shishito sml 18.00-20.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Cubanelles lge 22.00-26.00 mxd
yellow and green lge 16.00 red lge 20.00 Jalapeno med 22.00-24.00 Long Hot lge 
35.00-44.00 Poblano med 22.00 Serrano sml 27.00-28.00 8 lb cartons DR Habanero 
green 18.00-20.00 mixed red and green 22.00-24.00 mxd orange and green         
22.00-24.00 mxd yellow and green 22.00-24.00 orange 24.00-26.00 FL Habanero    
mixed red and green 17.00 orange 24.00 red 26.00 MX Habanero orange 24.00 10 lb
cartons MX Manzano orange 30.00-32.00 25 lb sacks DR Ajies green sml           
38.00-40.00 40 lb containers DR Thai Chili Hots green sml 44.00 MX Jalapeno    
exlge 20.00-25.00 red exlge 34.00-35.00 Poblano exlge 26.00-28.00 Serrano sml  
22.00-25.00 cartons 12 1-lb film bags FL Mixed Mini Sweet Types 23.00-24.00    
---RADISHES:  MARKET AZ 30 6-OZ  AND 14 -LB FILM BAGS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.    
cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags AZ Red 19.00 FL Red 20.00 cartons topped 14   
1-lb film bags AZ Red 19.00 FL Red 20.00 40 lb film bags topped AZ Red         
42.00-44.00 mostly 42.00 SOME SALES LOW AS 32.00 FL Red 40.00-42.00 cartons    
bunched FL Red 24s 16.00-18.00                                                 
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CDOne lge 30.00 50
lb sacks CD Quebec lge fr qual 20.00                                           
---SPINACH:  MARKET LOWER.  1 2/5 bushel cartons bunched CA Flat 24s           
20.00-24.00 OCCAS HIGHER 1 2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s 24.00-27.00   
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 ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml-med       
10.00-12.00 med 8.00-10.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 10.00 med 8.00 4/7      
bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 12.00-14.00 (SOME SALES) 10.00 med          
9.00-12.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 14.00-15.00 OCCAS LOWER med 14.00-15.00 
OCCAS LOWER Grey sml-med 15.00-17.00 med 16.00 bushel cartons HD Butternut     
med-lge 20.00 MX Acorn med-lge 26.00 Kabocha med 20.00-22.00 xlge 24.00-26.00  
Spaghetti med-lge 24.00 NY Acorn med-lge 16.00 Butternut med-lge 16.00 Kabocha 
xlge 16.00 Spaghetti med-lge 16.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Zucchini lge 18.00  
Yellow Straightneck lge 18.00                                                  
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types 
med 50.00-52.00 FEW SALES HIGH AS 60.00 jbo 43.00-45.00 OCCAS HIGHER NC U.S.   
No. 1 Orange Types 20.00-25.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 Japanese Types med           
33.00-35.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types fr qual 10.00-12.00 jbo 11.00-14.00    
mostly 12.00 NJ U.S. No. 1 Garnet 19.00-20.00 No Grade Marks Garnet fr qual    
12.00-15.00 jbo 11.00-12.00                                                    
---TOMATOES:  MARKET HIGHER.  25 lb cartons loose FL Vine Ripes light red-red  
5x6 sz 40.00 6x6 sz 34.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red   
5x6 sz 38.00-40.00 6x6 sz 34.00-37.00 mostly 34.00-36.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. 
One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 39.00-40.50 6x6 sz 34.75-37.50
cartons 2 layer MX Vine Ripes pink-light red 4x4s 40.00 4x5s 40.00 5x5s 40.00  
GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine MX Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge    
16.00 NY Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 15.00 TX Vine Ripes light red-red    
med-lge 14.00                                                                  
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets FL light     
red-red med 22.00-23.00 Local Repack light red-red med 21.00 10 lb cartons FL  
light red-red med 18.00                                                        
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL
light red-red med-lge 21.50-24.00 MX light red-red med-lge 21.50-24.00 Local   
Repack light red-red med 25.50-27.00                                           
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET LOWER.  25 lb cartons loose FL Roma light      
red-red exlge 32.00-35.00 lge 30.00 med 24.00-26.00 MX Roma breakers-turning   
exlge 26.00 light red-red exlge 32.00-33.00 lge 30.00 Local Repack Roma light  
red-red exlge 29.50-34.75                                                      
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags AZ Purple Top med-lge 12.00 MI    
Purple Top med-lge 14.00-15.00 NJ Purple Top sml-med 12.00 OCCAS LOWER         
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET RADICCHIO LOWER, OTHERS 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) 20.00-21.00 15 lb reusable plastic  
containers (RPC) MX Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 38.00-40.00 1 layer containers 
CA Radicchio 9s 12.00-16.00 mostly 12.00-14.00                                 

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 4 1-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
20.00-21.00 PA Preserved 20.50 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
22.00-23.00 PA Preserved 21.50