Wholesale Market Subtropical F&V Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 29-OCT-2020                                 
                                                                               
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 53                                             
Yesterday's High 67                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES:  MARKET STEADY.  27 lb cartons MX 15.00-17.00 mostly           
15.00-16.00 OCCAS HIGHER                                                       
---BATATAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb sacks FL 39.00-43.00 mostly 39.00-42.00     
---BREADFRUIT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons DR 38.00                  
---CALABAZA:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb sacks CR 22.00 45 lb cartons CR 24.00-25.00
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS):    cartons 12 3.5-oz baskets film wrapped GU  
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE                                                
---CHAYOTE:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CR 26.00-30.00 mostly 26.00-29.00 35
lb containers MX Prickly Type 25.00 40 lb cartons CR Dark Green 33.00-35.00    
mostly 33.00-34.00 White 33.00 MX 30.00                                        
---COCONUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons CR Water 10s 35.00 40 lb sacks MX  
Dry 30s 34.00 (WHITE) 65-70 lb sacks DR Dry 40s 38.00-39.00 OCCAS HIGHER MX Dry
30s 36.00 cartons DR Dry 24s 35.00 TL Young Type 9s 17.00-20.00 mostly         
17.00-18.00                                                                    
---DRAGON FRUIT (RED PITAYA):  MARKET STEADY.  6 lb cartons EC White Flesh     
24.00-28.00 (Yellow) 10 lb cartons EC Red Flesh 42.00-44.00 (Red)              
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons BR 50.00-60.00 mostly           
50.00-52.00 CQ 60.00                                                           
---JACKFRUIT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   36-40 lb cartons MX 2s 30.00-32.00 mostly
31.00-32.00                                                                    
---JICAMA:  MARKET STEADY.  38-40 lb containers MX 19.00-20.00                 
---MAGUEY (AGAVE) LEAVES:  MARKET STEADY.  bundles 12s MX 23.00                
---MALANGA:  MARKET STEADY.  36 lb cartons EC Blanca 26.00-30.00 mostly        
26.00-28.00 Lila 28.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-32.00 Amarilla 55.00                 
---RAMBUTAN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   15 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX
25.00-26.00                                                                    
---SUGARCANE:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb bundles FL bchd 10s 18.00-20.00 OCCAS     
HIGHER Red bchd 10s 19.00-20.00                                                
---TAMARINDO:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons MX 48.00 (FEW SALES) 55.00 TL     
72.00 (FEW SALES) 60.00 cartons 16 1-lb packages TL 63.00-65.00                
---TARO:  MARKET STEADY.  36 lb cartons CR Eddoes 30.00-34.00 mostly           
30.00-33.00 40 lb cartons CR Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 27.00 DR Dasheen (Coco,
Islena) lge 55.00-60.00 40 lb sacks MX Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 20.00-22.00  
---TEPEGUAJE (GUAJE): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   20 lb containers MX Green 39.00-40.00 
---TOMATILLOS:  MARKET STEADY.  38 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX     
37.00-38.00 Milpero 27.00-28.00 40 lb containers MX 22.00-25.00                
---TUMERIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb mshsks JM Orange Type 100.00                
---YAMS (NAMES):  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons BR Blanca 35.00 CB Blanca 40.00
CR Blanca 38.00 JM Yellow 95.00-100.00 mostly 95.00 50 lb cartons BR Blanca    
35.00                                                                          
---YUCA (CASSAVA):  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 36 lb cartons CR 24.00-26.00 OCCAS   
LOW AS 22.00                                                                   

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