Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 23-SEP-2020                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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NA_FV020                                                                       
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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 38.50 30s     
36.00 36s 30.00                                                                
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET STEADY.  11 lb cartons bunched PE Green jbo 20.00-24.00  
exlge 20.00 lge 18.00-22.00 std 16.00-22.00                                    
---BEANS:  MARKET ROUND GREEN TYPE HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  bushel crates DE    
Round Green Type Machine Picked fr cond 16.00 MD Round Green Type Machine      
Picked 22.00-24.00 NY Round Green Type Machine Picked 22.00-24.00 OCCAS LOW AS 
18.00 VA Round Green Type Machine Picked 22.00-24.00 5 lb cartons GU Haricot   
Vert (French Type) 8.00                                                        
---BEETS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CD Quebec CD One Red Type 12s 
18.00 OH Red Type 12s 15.00-17.00 crates bunched NJ Red Type 12s 15.00-16.00 25
lb film bags CD Quebec CD One Red Type med 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 NJ Red Type   
med 7.00 OH Red Type med 9.00-10.00                                            
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons CA bchd 14s 24.00-30.00 mostly           
25.00-28.00 fineappear 32.00 CD Quebec bchd 14s 28.00-30.00 20 lb cartons loose
CA Crown Cut 32.00 CD Ontario Crown Cut 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 Quebec Crown  
Cut 28.00-34.00 mostly 30.00-32.00 MX Crown Cut Short Trim 30.00-33.00 mostly  
32.00                                                                          
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons CA med 24.00-28.00 mostly  
24.00-26.00 24 1-lb mesh sacks med 30.00 fr cond 20.00                         
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb 
cartons PA Round Green Type med 15.00-16.00 Red Type med 15.00 50 lb cartons CD
Quebec CD One Round Green Type med 15.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 Red Type med 14.00 
NY Round Green Type med 20.00 (FEW SALES) 22.00 fr qual 16.00 OH Red Type med  
15.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec CD One Danish Type med-lge 9.00-10.00 NY Danish    
Type lge 12.00                                                                 
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00 CD       
Ontario CDOne med-lge 20.00-25.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00 CD  
Ontario CDOne med-lge 19.00-24.00 sacks 16 3-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00 CD  
Ontario CDOne med-lge 19.00-24.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00 CD  
Ontario CDOne med-lge 19.00-24.00 OCCAS LOWER 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo         
26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 CD Ontario CDOne jbo 17.00-19.00 Quebec CDOne jbo     
16.50-22.00 MX jbo 16.00-19.00 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 23.00   
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 15.00-18.00 
fineappear 24.00                                                               
---CELERY:  MARKET FILMBAGS 30S LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz         
17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 (FEW SALES) 21.00 fineappear 24.00-26.00 2 1/2 dz     
21.00 (FEW SALES) fineappear 24.00-26.00 filmbags 30s 19.00-23.00 fineappear   
26.00 CD Quebec 2 dz 18.00 (FEW SALES) 19.00                                   
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET STEADY.  wirebound crates DE Bi-Color 4 dz 24.00-26.00  
NJ Yellow 4 dz 24.00-25.00 White 4 dz 24.00-25.00 Bi-Color 4 dz 22.00-25.00    
mostly 23.00-24.00 NY Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz 28.00 Bi-Color 4-4 1/2 dz 22.00-24.00  
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons MI med 30.00 fr qual 
22.00 MX med 26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 fr qual 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 OCCAS   
HIGHER NC med fr qual 10.00-12.00 NY med fr qual 14.00-16.00 OH med 26.00      
UNWAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons NJ med 26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 fr qual     
16.00-18.00 sml 16.00 lge 16.00 1 1/9 bushel crates NJ Pickles med-lge         
38.00-45.00 lge fr qual 20.00 bushel baskets NJ Pickles med 50.00 GREENHOUSE   
cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 12s fr cond 10.00 sml  
12s 18.00 20 lb cartons DR Persian 39.00-42.00                                 
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET HIGHER.  1 1/9 bushel cartons NJ med fr qual 18.00 (FEW   
SALES) 15.00 lge 20.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped GA med 24.00 OCCAS LOWER MI
med 24.00-26.00 NJ med 24.00-25.00 20 lb containers NJ Long Striped 14.00 30 lb
cartons HD Chinese med 16.00-18.00 1/2 bushel cartons NJ Italian 17.00 30 lb   
cartons HD Thai med 38.00 40 lb cartons MX Thai med 25.00 30 lb cartons HD     
Indian med 25.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons CD Quebec Italian 34.00 NL Italian    
34.00-36.00                                                                    
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CD Quebec 18s 16.00-18.00 Howard crates OH 
18s 15.00 10 lb cartons BL Witloof 30.00-32.00                                 
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CD Quebec 18s 16.00-18.00 Howard crates  
OH 18s 15.00                                                                   
---GARLIC:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA White super col 85.00 col   
75.00 CQ White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 55.00-56.00 mostly 55.00 netted 5s            
55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 65.00-74.00 mostly 65.00-70.00 MX White super col 75.00 SP   
White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 55.00-60.00 mostly 55.00-58.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic 
jars CQ Peeled 45.00-50.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 36.00-44.00   
mostly 36.00-40.00 per jar CQ Peeled 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 SP Peeled    
9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00                                                   
---GREENS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 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 18.00 Kale green 24s 18.00 NC Collard 16-24s 16.00 OH 
Collard 24s 14.00 Kale green 24s 12.00-15.00 Mustard 24s 13.00 Turnip Tops 24s 
13.00 1 3/5 bushel cartons/crates bunched NJ Collard 12s 11.00-14.00 mostly    
13.00-14.00 Kale green 12s 13.00-14.00 Dandelion 12s 15.00 20 lb cartons       
bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE 10 lb   
cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 10s 28.00                           
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons CA 24s flmwrpd 36.00-40.00 mostly 
38.00-40.00 fr qual 34.00-36.00                                                
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 26.00-28.00 mostly
28.00 fineappear 32.00 Red Leaf 24s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-26.00 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 HIGHER.  cartons CA 24s 36.00-40.00 mostly         
38.00-40.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 42.00                        
---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 18.00-20.00             
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons bunched CD Quebec 48s med 15.00-18.00 
MX 48s med 14.00-18.00 crates bunched MX Bulb Type 48s med 21.00-23.00 NJ Leeks
12s med-lge 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 OCCAS LOWER cartons bunched CA Leeks
12s med-lge 21.00-26.00 cartons 2 film bags iceless MX 24 bunches per bag 14.00
bundles bunched CD Leeks 13.00-15.00                                           
---PARSLEY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  crates bunched OH Curly 60s 15.00-16.00     
Plain 60s 16.00 cartons bunched NJ Plain 60s 24.00-26.00                       
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI 16.00-18.00             
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed     
20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 PE Snow Peas Decalyxed 28.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas 
Decalyxed 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 (FEW SALES) 26.00 PE Sugar Snap Peas  
Decalyxed 28.00                                                                
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 1 1/9 bushel 
cartons CA Mxd Yellow And Green lge 14.00-16.00 CD Ontario Red exlge fr qual fr
cond 10.00 Yellow exlge fr qual fr cond 10.00 Mxd Yellow And Green lge         
14.00-16.00 CdOne Green exlge 22.00-24.00 lge 22.00 Red exlge 22.00-24.00      
Quebec Green lge fr qual 25.00 Mxd Yellow And Green lge 20.00 CdOne Green exlge
28.00-32.00 lge 22.00-29.00 DE Green exlge 28.00 MI Green jbo 32.00 exlge 32.00
lge fr qual 28.00 NJ Green jbo 26.00 exlge 24.00 lge 23.00-24.00 med-lge       
21.00-22.00 fr qual 18.00-22.00 Mxd Yellow And Green lge 14.00-16.00 OH Green  
jbo 30.00 Mxd Yellow And Green lge 14.00-16.00 15 lb cartons CA Red exlge      
20.00-22.00 25 lb cartons CA Red exlge fr qual 24.00-26.00 GREENHOUSE 25 lb    
cartons CD Ontario CdOne Red exlge 16.00 Yellow exlge 18.00 5 kg/11 lb cartons 
MI Red sml 5.00 Orange lge 7.00 sml 5.00 MX Red exlge 8.00-10.00 Yellow exlge  
8.00-10.00 Orange exlge 8.00-10.00                                             
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET LONG HOTS HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  1/2 bushel crates 
PA Jalapeno med 7.00 1/2 bushel cartons NJ Anaheim sml 10.00 Fresno Red sml    
14.00 Habanero green 12.00 Jalapeno med 12.00 Long Hot mixed red and green med 
15.00 Red med 18.00 Poblano med 10.00 red med 12.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX    
Poblano exlge 24.00 NJ Cubanelles mxd yellow and green lge 28.00 Jalapeno lge  
20.00-23.00 Long Hot lge 62.00 Poblano lge 14.00-20.00 8 lb cartons DR Habanero
green 18.00-21.00 mixed red and green 22.00 orange 22.00-24.00 red 20.00-24.00 
mostly 24.00 MX Habanero orange 20.00-24.00 NJ Habanero orange 22.00 10 lb     
cartons MX Manzano orange 30.00-32.00 (FEW SALES) 38.00 25 lb sacks DR Ajies   
green sml 58.00-68.00 40 lb containers DR Thai Chili Hots green sml 40.00 MX   
Jalapeno exlge 24.00-25.00 Red exlge 28.00 Poblano exlge 24.00 Serrano sml     
32.00                                                                          
---PUMPKINS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons OH Miniature Flat Type  
orange 19.00-21.00 bushel cartons OH Pie Type orange med 18.00-20.00 24 inch   
bins PA Miniature orange 225.00-260.00 mostly 225.00-250.00 (ONE LOT)          
160.00-180.00 white 160.00-180.00 (ONE LOT) 36 inch bins PA Howden Type orange 
med-lge 150.00-180.00 mostly 160.00-180.00                                     
---RADISHES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CD Quebec 
Red 10.00-12.00 OH Red 11.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags CD Quebec Red    
10.00-12.00 OH Red 12.00 40 lb film bags topped CD Quebec Red 17.00-20.00      
mostly 17.00-18.00 OH Red 17.00-18.00 cartons bunched CD Quebec Red 24s        
13.00-14.00 NJ Red 24s 15.00 OH Red 24s 13.00-14.00                            
---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 32.00 1  
2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s 36.00-38.00 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 YELLOW STRAIGHTNECK LOWER, OTHERS HIGHER.  1/2 bushel       
cartons CD Ontario Zucchini sml-med 24.00 med 22.00 MI Yellow Straightneck     
sml-med 26.00 NJ Zucchini sml-med 22.00-26.00 med 18.00-20.00 Yellow           
Straightneck sml-med 22.00-24.00 med 20.00 NY Yellow Straightneck sml-med      
18.00-20.00 med 16.00 OH Zucchini med 24.00 (FEW SALES) Yellow Straightneck    
sml-med 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 med 16.00-20.00 PA Yellow Straightneck  
sml-med 18.00-20.00 med 16.00 bushel cartons OH Acorn White med 25.00-26.00    
Carnival med 25.00-26.00 Golden Acorn med 25.00-26.00 Golden Hubbard med       
25.00-26.00 Blue Hubbard med 25.00-26.00 Kabocha med 25.00-26.00 Red Kuri med  
25.00-26.00 Spaghetti lge 20.00-24.00 Sweet Dumpling med 25.00-26.00 Turban med
25.00-26.00 PA Acorn lge 20.00 Butternut med 16.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-18.00    
Kabocha lge 16.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 Spaghetti lge 16.00-20.00 mostly    
16.00-18.00                                                                    
---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 20.00 No Grade Marks Garnet  
fr qual 14.00 jbo 15.00                                                        
---TOMATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose AL Vine Ripes pink-light red 
5x6 sz 35.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz         
26.00-30.00 CA Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 32.00 CD Ontario CDOne Vine  
Ripes pink-light red jbo 26.00-28.00 xlge 26.00-28.00 lge 20.00 TN 85% U.S. One
or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00    
Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz         
28.00-31.50 6x6 sz 28.00-31.50 GREENHOUSE 15 lb flats MX Vine Ripes light      
red-red 32s 12.00 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 16.00 NY Vine  
Ripes light red-red med-lge 16.00 10 lb flats GU Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties
26.00                                                                          
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 1-pt baskets PA light red-red 
med 18.00 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 16.00-18.00 PA light red-red med-lge 17.00 TN light      
red-red med-lge 14.00-15.00 Local Repack light red-red med 19.50-20.00         
GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt containers with lids CD Ontario light red-red med-lge 
15.00                                                                          
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose AL Roma light     
red-red exlge 18.00 CD Ontario Roma light red-red exlge 14.00 MX Roma light    
red-red exlge 16.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 24.00 Local Repack Roma   
light red-red exlge 21.50                                                      
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags IN Purple Top med-lge 12.00 MI    
Purple Top med-lge 14.00-15.00 OH Purple Top med-lge 10.00                     
---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) 18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s    
11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00                                                       

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:  MARKET ABOUT 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:    36 inch bins per bundle PA 3.00                             
---ORNAMENTAL CORN:    bushel cartons/crates per bunch PA Indian bchd 36-3s    
3.50 wirebound crates per bunch NJ Indian bchd 12-3s 30.00                     
---STRAW BALES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   per bale PA standard 6.00 miniature 3.50