Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Boston, MA USDA - Thu Apr 22, 4:46PM UTC BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 22-APR-2021
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Weather at 7:00am Mostly Cloudy 39 Yesterday's High 70
VEGETABLES
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 44.00
occas low as 38.00
---ASPARAGUS: MARKET STEADY. pyramid cartons 28 lb bunched CA Green lge 48.00
std 48.00 MX Green lge offerings insufficient to quote std offerings
insufficient to quote 11 lb cartons bunched MX Green jbo 24.00-25.00 lge
24.00-25.00 occas low as 22.00 std 24.00-25.00 occas low as 22.00 PE Green jbo
24.00 occas higher lge 24.00 occas higher std 24.00 occas higher White std
36.00-38.00 occas lower
---BEANS: MARKET STEADY. bushel crates FL Round Green Type Machine Picked
20.00-22.00 Flat Green Type 25.00 bushel cartons CA Fava 49.00 5 lb cartons GU
Haricot Vert (French Type) 15.00
---BEETS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 18.00-20.00 TX Red
Type 12s 18.00-20.00 25 lb sacks loose CD Quebec Red Type lge 10.00-11.00 MI
Red Type lge 9.50 TX Red Type lge 10.00-12.00 25 lb film bags CD Quebec Chiogga
(Striped) med-lge 18.00 (candy) Gold Type med-lge 14.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 MI
Chiogga (Striped) lge 16.00 (candy) Gold Type lge 16.00 MX Chiogga (Striped)
med-lge offerings insufficient to quote Gold Type med-lge offerings
insufficient to quote TX Gold Type med-lge 16.00
---BROCCOLI: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA bchd 14s 17.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 Baby
Hybrid Type bchd 18s 28.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 15.00-16.00 Short
Trim 18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 one label low as 14.00-16.00 cartons 4 3-lb
film bags CA Florettes 21.00
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb cartons CA med 28.00-30.00
fineappear 32.00-34.00 MX med 24.00-25.00 NL lge offerings insufficient to
quote cartons 10 12-oz cups Repacked Enroute med 24.00
---CABBAGE: MARKET STEADY. 1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons FL Round
Green Type med-lge 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 Red Type med-lge 22.00-24.00 TX
Round Green Type med-lge 20.00 Red Type med-lge 25.00 50 lb cartons CD Quebec
Red Type med-lge offerings insufficient to quote 50 lb sacks CD Quebec Round
Green Type med-lge 15.00-17.00 NY Round Green Type med-lge 16.00 Red Type
med-lge 21.00 1 3/4 bushel crates and 40 lb cartons FL Savoy Type med-lge
22.00-24.00 mostly 24.00
---CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge
26.00-27.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00-27.00 sacks 16 3-lb film
bags CA med-lge 26.00-27.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00-27.00 50
lb sacks loose CA jbo 26.00-27.00 MX med-lge 19.00-20.00 jbo 20.00-21.00 occas
high as 24.00 50 lb cartons loose CD Ontario jbo offerings insufficient to
quote Quebec jbo offerings insufficient to quote IS jbo offerings insufficient
to quote cartons bunched CA Bunched 24s offerings insuficient to quote cartons
20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled sml 17.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby
Peeled sml 25.00 cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled sml 25.00 25 lb sacks
loose CA Baby Peeled sml 25.00 Rainbow 25.00 Baby Rainbow with tops 18.00
---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET WHITE SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS STEADY. cartons film
wrapped CA White 12s 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 few low as 16.00 Green 12s 28.00
Orange 12s 28.00 Purple 12s 28.00
---CELERY: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 2 dz 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00
occas high as 24.00 2 1/2 dz 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 occas high as 24.00
filmbags 24s 20.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-23.00 occas high as 25.00 filmbags 30s
20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-23.00 occas high as 25.00 FL 2 dz 18.00-19.00 2 1/2 dz
18.00-19.00 MX 2 dz 17.00 2 1/2 dz 17.00 cartons film bags FL Hearts 18s 21.00
one label
---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. wirebound crates FL Bi-Color 4 dz
20.00-22.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 cartons 12 trays 4 ears film wrapped FL Bi-Color
20.00-22.00 mostly 21.00-22.00
---CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med 36.00-38.00 fr
qual 26.00-28.00 mostly 28.00 MX med fr qual 28.00 occas lower fineappear 44.00
(one label) BUSHEL & 40-45 LB PLASTIC CONTAINERS MX Pickles 150-200s 36.00
200-300s 38.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario Long Seedless med 12s
11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 sml 12s 9.00-10.00 MX Long Seedless med 12s
offerings insufficient to quote 20 lb cartons CD Ontario Persian med 20.00 DR
Persian med 30.00 MX Persian med offerings insufficient to quote cartons 12
14-oz trays film wrapped CD Ontario Persian med 22.00 10-LB CTNS 15.00
---EGGPLANT: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped FL med 16.00-20.00
mostly 18.00 fr qual 13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00 lge 14.00-16.00 1 bu, 1 1/9 bu, 1
1/6 bu cartons wrapped MX 18s 16.00-18.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med
25.00-28.00 occas low as 22.00 GU Thai med offerings insufficient to quote HD
Thai med 48.00-52.00 mostly 50.00 one label high as 65.00 CD Indian med 24.00
GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD AIR Long Striped 175-225 gm 28.00 Italian
200-300 gm 24.00
---ENDIVE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL 18s 18.00
Including 14s and 16s 24s 18.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg containers BL AIR Witloof
26.00-28.00 one label high as 31.00 NL AIR Witloof red 24.00
---ESCAROLE: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL 18s 18.00-20.00
Including some 14 and 16 count packs 24s 18.00-20.00
---GARLIC: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 30 lb cartons AG White 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm
70.00 CA White elephant 50.00 super col 74.00-78.00 mostly 76.00 col
65.00-67.00 mostly 65.00 CQ White netted 5s 55mm/5.5cm 52.00 occas lower SP
White 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 70.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 76.00
cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CA Peeled 76.00 CQ Peeled 56.00 SP Peeled 50.00
occas lower
---GREENS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched AZ/CA Swiss Chard Mixed Colors 12s
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 Red 24s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 White 24s 18.00-20.00
mostly 18.00 CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 24s 48.00-50.00 mostly 48.00 Package:
20lb carton 12s 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 Package: 10lbs carton TX Swiss Chard
Mixed Colors 12s 18.00 cartons/crates bunched GA Collard 12s 14.00-15.00 mostly
15.00 Kale 12s 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 Very Few TX Collard 24s 22.00 one label
Kale 12s 16.00 Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s 22.00 one label Kohlrabi 12s 20.00 one
label cartons loose AZ/CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 22.00-24.00 mostly 24.00 1 3/5
bushel cartons/crates AZ/CA Kale Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s 18.00
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET STEADY. cartons AZ/CA 24s flmwrpd 20.00-24.00
mostly 22.00-24.00 CA flm lined 24s 21.00-22.00
---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 20.00-24.00 mostly
22.00-24.00 occas lower Red Leaf 24s 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00
cartons/crates CA Boston 24s 20.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 few labels 2.5 lb cartons
GU Lolla Rossa 14.00 Red Oak Leaf 14.00 Green Oak Leaf 14.00 PE Lolla Rossa
14.00 Red Oak Leaf 14.00 Green Oak Leaf 14.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix
6.50-7.50 mostly 7.50 10 lb cartons film lined CA Green Leaf Crown Cut Leaves
20.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid CD Quebec Boston
15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 flats 1 layer CA Frisee 12s 19.00 3 lb cartons CD
Quebec Mache 12.00
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 24s 20.00-25.00 mostly
22.00-24.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 21.00-25.00 mostly
22.00-24.00 occas low as 18.00-20.00 10 lb cartons film lined CA Crown Cut
Leaves 20.00
---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons PA White lge 17.00-18.00 mostly
18.00 med 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 sml-med 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 Button sml
14.00-15.50 mostly 15.00 Sliced med 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 one label Thin
Sliced 17.00 5 lb cartons PA Oyster med 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 King Oyster
exlge 26.00 Cremini med 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.50 Portobella lge 10.00-11.00
mostly 10.50 med 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Caps lge 12.00-13.50 mostly 12.00 3 lb
cartons PA Shiitake lge 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.50-15.00 med-lge 11.00-12.00
mostly 11.50 Oyster med 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film
wrapped PA White med 12.00-13.75 mostly 13.00 Sliced med 12.00-13.25 mostly
13.00 cartons 10 12-oz trays film wrapped PA White med 15.00 cartons 12 3.5-oz
trays film wrapped PA Shiitake med 11.75-12.00 mostly 12.00 one label high as
16.50 Enoki med 18.00-19.00 mostly 19.00 cartons 10 10-oz trays film wrapped PA
White med 12.00-13.75 mostly 13.00-13.25 Sliced med 13.00 cartons 6 6-oz trays
film wrapped PA Cremini med 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 Portobella Caps exlge
11.50-12.50 mostly 12.00 Sliced lge 12.00 cartons 6 3.5-oz trays film wrapped
PA Shiitake med 8.50 Local Repack Shiitake med 8.50 cartons 6 4-oz trays film
wrapped PA Oyster med 11.50 Local Repack Oyster med 11.50 one label low as 8.50
10 kg containers PA White 55.00 20-8oz, 20lb carton Brown 50.00 20-8oz, 20lb
carton
---OKRA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 1/2 bushel crates FL med offerings
insufficient to quote HD med 20.00
---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched AZ/CA 48s lge 16.00-17.00 MX
48s lge 16.00-17.00 AZ/CA Leeks 12s 22.00-24.00 MX Leeks 12s 22.00-24.00
cartons 4 film bags iceless AZ/CA 12 bunches per bag 16.00-17.00 MX 12 bunches
per bag 16.00-17.00 bundles bunched CD Quebec Leeks 12s 15.00-18.00 mostly
16.00-17.00
---PARSLEY: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 24.00 Plain 60s 24.00
TX Curly 60s 30.00 occas lower Plain 60s 30.00
---PARSNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 20 lb film bags loose MI med 20.00-24.00 mostly
22.00-24.00 sacks 18 1-lb film bags CD Quebec med 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 MI
med 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-26.00
---PEAS GREEN: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed
23.00-24.00 occas higher Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 32.00 occas higher
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Green jbo
18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 exlge 20.00 lge 18.00 med-lge fr qual 16.00-19.00
mostly 17.00-18.00 Turning Red exlge-lge 14.00 MX Green jbo 18.00 med-lge fr
qual 17.00 Red med-lge fr qual 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 15 lb cartons MX Red
med-lge 16.00-18.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD Ontario Red exlge-lge
13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-16.00 fr cond 5.00-7.00 Yellow exlge-lge 15.00 fr cond
5.00-6.00 Orange exlge-lge 16.00-17.00 MX Red exlge-lge 11.00-15.00 mostly
12.00-14.00 one label low as 9.00 Yellow exlge-lge 11.00-15.00 mostly
12.00-14.00 Orange exlge-lge 11.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00
---PEPPERS, OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1/2 bushel cartons DR Habanero orange
29.00-30.00 FL Jalapeno lge 14.00-18.00 mostly 14.00-16.00 Poblano lge 18.00 1
1/9 bushel crates FL Long Hot green poor cond 3.00-6.00 mostly 6.00 1 1/9
bushel cartons FL Cubanelles lge 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 Jalapeno lge
18.00-25.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 Long Hot green 35.00 Poblano lge 18.00 Repacked
Local and Enroute Poblano med 34.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX Serrano med
26.00-30.00 mostly 26.00 Repacked Local and Enroute Anaheim med 24.00-25.00
mostly 24.00 8 lb cartons DR Habanero green med 22.00 orange med 26.00 red med
26.00 MX Habanero green med 30.00 orange med 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 red
med 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 10 lb cartons Repacked Local and Enroute
Anaheim green med 25.00 Fresno green med 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 Hungarian Wax
green med 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 Poblano green med 18.00 Serrano green med
30.00 Shishito med 36.00 30 lb cartons DR Thai Chili Hots green sml 80.00 red
sml 85.00 6 kg cartons MX Habanero red 26.00 GREENHOUSE 10 lb cartons CD
Shepherd red exlge 28.00 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MX Mixed Mini Sweet Types
mxd orange and green 45.00
---RADISHES: MARKET STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CD Quebec red
13.00 FL red 12.00-13.50 mostly 12.50-13.50 occas high as 16.00-17.00 cartons
topped 14 1-lb film bags FL red 12.00-13.50 mostly 13.00-13.50 occas high as
16.00-17.00 40 lb film bags topped CD Quebec red offerings insufficient to
quote cartons bunched CA red 24s offerings insufficient to quote FL red 24s
25.00
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 6 kg containers NL AIR No Grade Marks 45.00
---RUTABAGAS: MARKET STEADY. WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario lge 30.00 occas
lower Prince Edward Island lge 28.00-29.00 mostly 29.00 Quebec lge 28.00-29.00
mostly 29.00 WASHED 50 lb sacks CD Ontario lge 26.00 Prince Edward Island lge
26.00 WAXED 50 lb sacks CD Quebec 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 Size : super jumbo/
colossal
---SPINACH: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched AZ/CA Flat 24s 21.00-26.00 mostly
24.00-26.00 TX Flat 24s 26.00 one label 1 2/5 bushel cartons bunched GA Flat
24s 24.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ/CA Flat
15.00-17.00 mostly 15.50 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby Type 9.50-11.50 mostly
10.00-11.00 cartons Local Repack Flat Baby Type 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 10lbs.
---SQUASH: MARKET STEADY. 1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml 14.00-16.00
occas low as 12.00 med 12.00-14.00 occas low as 10.00 Yellow Straightneck sml
15.00-16.00 occas low as 12.00 med 14.00 occas low as 10.00 4/7 bushel cartons
MX Zucchini sml offerings insufficient to quote med offerings insufficient to
quote Yellow Straightneck sml offerings insufficient to quote med offerings
insufficient to quote Grey med offerings insufficient to quote bushel cartons
MX Acorn med-lge 22.00 Spaghetti med-lge 24.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX
Buttercup lge 20.00 Butternut lge 20.00 NY Butternut lge 19.00 offerings
insufficient to quote 20 lb cartons per lb Local Repack Butternut lge 1.25
peeled
---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types
48.00-52.00 mostly 50.00 White Types fineappear 53.00 Japanese Types
48.00-52.00 mostly 49.00-51.00 No Grade Marks White Types 32.00 Japanese Types
jbo 44.00-45.00 mostly 44.00 LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 28.00-30.00 mostly
28.00 White Types 49.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00
Size : "Large" jbo 15.00 sml 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange
Types 26.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 18.00-22.00
mostly 18.00 sml 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types
18.00-24.00 mostly 19.00-21.00 Japanese Types 32.00-34.00 No Grade Marks Orange
Types med-lge 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 jbo 15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00
Japanese Types jbo 27.00-28.00 mostly 28.00 Beauregard med-lge 25.00 Local
Repack Orange Types 27.00 size; 36ct. wrapped med-lge 28.00 jbo 15.00 Japanese
Types med 47.00 Garnet med-lge 45.00 20 lb cartons LA No Grade Marks Orange
Types med-lge 27.00 jbo 18.00-19.00 NC No Grade Marks White Types med-lge
24.00-26.00 mostly 25.00
---TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens pink-light red 5x6 sz 12.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 6x6 sz
12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 6x7 sz 14.00 10 lb flats Local Repack Mature
Greens light red-red 5x6s 10.00 6x6s 10.00 6x7s 10.00 cartons 10 tubes 3s 14-oz
Local Repack Mature Greens light red med 10.00 GREENHOUSE 25 lb cartons loose
MX Vine Ripes light red-red 4x4 sz 18.00 4x5 sz 18.00 cartons 2 layer MX Vine
Ripes red 4x5 sz 15.00 10 lb cartons CD Ontario Vine Ripes green med-lge no
offerings 15 lb flats CD Ontario Vine Ripes pink-light red 22s 9.00 MX Vine
Ripes pink-light red 20s 12.00-14.00 22s 12.00-14.00 24s 12.00-14.00 5 kg/11 lb
flats on the vine CD Ontario Vine Ripes light red med-lge 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00
occas low as 5.00 ME Vine Ripes light red lge 12.00 MX Vine Ripes light red
med-lge 8.00 OH Vine Ripes light red med-lge 8.00 10 lb flats CD Vine Ripe -
Heirloom Varieties 16.00
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. flats 12 1-pt baskets with lids FL
light red med-lge 14.00-16.00 MX light red med-lge 16.00-18.00 GREENHOUSE 10 lb
cartons on the vine MX Red red lge offerings insufficient to quote
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER. flats 12 1-pt containers
with lids DR pink-light red exlge 10.00-12.00 FL pink-light red exlge
8.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 MX pink-light red exlge 8.00-12.00 mostly
10.00-12.00 GREENHOUSE 20 lb cartons loose MX light red lge 30.00
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL Roma light
red-red exlge 14.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 MX Roma light red-red exlge 16.00-18.00
---TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb film bags CA Purple Top med-lge 16.00 CD
Quebec Purple Top med-lge 12.00 GA Purple Top med-lge 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00
MI Purple Top med-lge 14.00
---VEGETABLES OTHER: MARKET STEADY. bushel containers MX Cactus Leaf
(Nopales) 10s 20.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 12.00-15.00 mostly
12.00-14.00 GREENHOUSE 5 lb cartons NH Alfalfa Sprouts 14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00
10 lb cartons FR AIR Jerusalem Artichokes 10s 32.00
MISC SEASONAL
---APPLE CIDER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons 4 1-gallon bottles MA 23.00 cartons
9 1/2-gallon bottles MA 26.00 CARTONS- 15 PINT BOTTLES- 17.00
ORGANIC
VEGETABLES
---MUSHROOMS: cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White med 17.00
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red exlge-lge 20.00
Yellow exlge-lge 26.00 Orange exlge-lge 26.00
---SPINACH: 4 lb cartons AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 13.50-14.00 mostly 13.50
---SQUASH: bushel cartons Local Repack Zucchini 25.00 size: 28ct. Yellow
Straightneck 25.00 size: 28ct. size: 12ct. Acorn lge 28.00 Butternut lge 27.00
Spaghetti lge 27.00
---SWEET POTATOES: 40 lb cartons CA No Grade Marks Japanese Types 39.00 Size :
Large LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 39.00 one label NC U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types
35.00 Local Repack Garnet 56.00
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