Wholesale Market Subtropical F&V Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 24-MAR-2021                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
Phone:  (215) 551-6791     Fax:  (215) 336-0355                                
                                                                               

NA_FV056                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m. Light Rain/Fog/Mist 50                                    
Yesterday's High 67                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES:  MARKET STEADY.  27 lb cartons MX 15.00                        
---BATATAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb sacks FL 43.00-46.00                        
---BREADFRUIT:    40 lb cartons DR OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.            
---CALABAZA:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb sacks CR OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE 37
lb cartons CR 24.00-26.50                                                      
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 12 3.5-oz     
baskets film wrapped GU 29.00-30.00                                            
---CHAYOTE:  MARKET STEADY.  35 lb containers CR Dark Green 34.00 fr cond 23.00
White 30.00 36 lb cartons CR 24.00 40 lb cartons MX 20.00-22.00 40 lb reusable 
plastic containers (RPC) MX Prickly Type 30.00                                 
---COCONUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons FL Water 10s 20.00 40 lb sacks MX  
Dry 24s 35.00 (WHITE) 28s (Brown) 32.00 30s 34.00 (WHITE) 28s 65-70 lb sacks DR
Dry 40s 43.00-44.00 cartons DR Dry 24s 38.00 TL Young Type 9s 24.00-26.00      
mostly 26.00                                                                   
---DRAGON FRUIT (RED PITAYA):  MARKET STEADY.  6 lb cartons EC White Flesh     
18.00 (YELLOW) 10 lb cartons EC White Flesh 10s 32.00-34.00 (RED) 12s          
34.00-36.00 (RED)                                                              
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons BR 50.00-55.00 CQ 23.00-26.00   
mostly 23.00-25.00 HD 28.00-30.00                                              
---JACKFRUIT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   36-40 lb cartons MX 2s 32.00             
---JICAMA:  MARKET STEADY.  38-40 lb containers MX 22.00                       
---MAGUEY (AGAVE) LEAVES:  MARKET STEADY.  bundles 12s MX 22.00-23.00 OCCAS    
HIGHER                                                                         
---MALANGA:  MARKET STEADY.  36 lb cartons EC Blanca 34.00-36.00 Lila          
34.00-36.00 mostly 34.00 40 lb cartons DR Amarilla 52.00 (FEW SALES)           
---MAMEY SAPOTE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons FL 70.00                       
---SUGARCANE:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb bundles FL bchd 10s 16.00-19.00 Red bchd  
10s 18.00-21.00                                                                
---TAMARINDO:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons MX 47.00 TL 75.00 cartons 16 1-lb 
packages TL 66.00                                                              
---TARO:  MARKET STEADY.  36 lb cartons CR Eddoes 32.00 40 lb cartons CR       
Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 22.00 JM Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 75.00 40 lb     
sacks MX Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 20.00                                      
---TEPEGUAJE (GUAJE): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   20 lb containers MX Green 50.00       
---TOMATILLOS:  MARKET STEADY.  38 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX     
20.00-26.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 1 1/9 bushel crates MX 30.00                    
---TUMERIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb mshsks JM Orange Type 80.00-85.00           
---YAMPI:    36 lb cartons CR OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                 
---YAMS (NAMES):  MARKET STEADY.  36 lb cartons CB Blanca 27.00-28.00 CR Blanca
30.00 40 lb cartons BR Blanca 38.00 JM Yellow 54.00 50 lb cartons BR Blanca    
48.00                                                                          
---YUCA (CASSAVA):  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 36 lb cartons CR 20.00-24.00 mostly  
20.00-21.00                                                                    

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MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---TUMERIC: 20 lb cartons FI Orange Type 110.00-125.00