LOS ANGELES Terminal Prices as of 06-FEB-2009                                  
                                                                               
Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,                                 
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                     
                                                                               
Phone:  (213) 894-3077     Fax:  (213) 894-2898                                
                                                                               
WEATHER AT 7:00AM: RAIN 56                                                     
24 HOUR RAINFALL 1.36 "                                                        
YESTERDAYS MAXIMUM: 63                                                         
                                                                               
HC_FV020                                                                       
                                                                               
VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA Globe Thorned green 18s fr    
appear 18.00 24s fr appear 18.00 30s 16.00-18.00 36s 16.00 48s 14.00 lge lse   
28.00 med lse 34.00 sml lse 36.00                                              
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET PERU WHITE LGE HIGHER, PYRAMID CTNS/CRATES 28 LB BUNCHED 
GREEN LGE & STD LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  pyramid cartons/crates 28 lb      
bunched MX Green exlge 28.00 lge 32.00 std 32.00 11 lb cartons bunched CA Green
lge 16.00 std 16.00 sml 12.00 MX Green jbo 16.00 exlge 14.00 lge 16.00 fr qual 
fr cond 7.00-9.00 std 16.00 fr qual fr cond 7.00-9.00 sml 12.00 PE BOAT White  
lge 22.00                                                                      
---BEANS:  MARKET ROUND GREEN TYPE HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons 
MX Baja District Hericot Vert (French Type) 20.00-24.50 occas higher/lower     
Local Repack Baja District Wax Type Yellow 20.00-22.50 mostly 22.50 occas      
higher/lower 25 lb cartons MX Fava 31.00-35.00 occas higher/lower 30 lb        
containers MX Round Green Type Handpicked 26.00-30.00 occas higher/lower fr    
qual fr cond 20.00-24.00 few higher/lower                                      
---BEETS:  MARKET 25 LB FILM BAGS MED-LGE SLIGHTLY HIGHER, CARTONS BUNCHED 12S 
ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched OR Red Type 12s 7.50-11.00 occas higher/lower 25
lb film bags OR Red Type med-lge 8.00-11.00 occas higher/lower                 
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA bchd 14s 9.00-11.00 occas    
higher/lower fr qual 7.50-8.50 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 25.00 20 lb cartons   
loose AZ/CA Crown Cut 9.00-11.00 some 12.50 occas lower fr qual 7.50-8.50 occas
higher/lower                                                                   
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons CA jbo 12.00 occas       
higher/lower med 14.00-16.00 occas higher/lower                                
---CABBAGE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  45 lb cartons AZ Round Green Type med       
9.00-10.50 lge 9.00-10.00 few lower Red Type med 14.00-15.00 occas higher/lower
CA Round Green Type med 7.50-8.00 occas higher/lower lge 6.50-7.00 Red Type med
12.00-13.50 occas higher/lower bins per lb MX Round Green Type med .12-.14 45  
lb cartons AZ Savoy Type med-lge 17.00-18.00 occas lower CA Savoy Type med-lge 
13.00-15.00 mostly 15.00                                                       
---CARROTS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge          
13.00-13.50 few lower sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 11.50-13.50 few       
higher/lower sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 11.50-13.00 occas higher 50 lb 
sacks loose CA Juice Type 7.00-9.00 25 lb sacks loose CA med 6.50-7.50 occas   
higher/lower jbo 7.00-7.75 cartons bunched CA 24s 11.00-12.50 occas            
higher/lower cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 13.00-13.50 few 14.00    
cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 19.00-21.00 containers 40 1-lb film   
bags CA Baby Peeled 24.00-25.50                                                
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons film wrapped AZ/CA White 9s 6.00-8.50 
12s 10.00-12.00 occas higher/lower fr appear 7.00-9.50 occas higher/lower 16s  
9.50-12.00 occas higher/lower fr appear 7.00-7.50 Green 12s 16.00-17.00 mostly 
17.00                                                                          
---CELERY:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons CA 2 dz 20.00-21.00 few 22.00-23.00 occas  
lower 2 1/2 dz 20.00-23.00 occas higher/lower 3 dz 17.00-20.00 occas           
higher/lower                                                                   
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET CARTONS YELLOW 4 DOZEN SLIGHTLY HIGHER, CARTONS WHITE 4 
DOZEN ABOUT STEADY.  cartons MX Yellow 4 dz min 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 occas 
higher/lower fr qual 16.00-17.00 few higher/lower White 4 dz min 16.00-18.00   
occas higher/lower fr qual 14.00-15.00 occas higher/lower                      
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET FIRM.  1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX med 24.00-28.00    
occas higher/lower fr qual 24.00-28.00 occas higher/lower ord qual 16.00-20.00 
some 22.00  poorer quality/condition 12.00-15.00 lge 22.00-26.00 mostly        
24.00-26.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 16.00-18.00 occas higher/lower cartons  
MX 36s 14.00-17.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 some 18.00 fr qual 12.00-13.00 occas     
higher/lower 1 1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles 150-200s 18.00-20.00 few           
higher/lower 200-300s 20.00-22.00 few higher/lower 300-400s 20.00-22.00 few    
higher occas lower GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CA Long Seedless 16s        
12.00-13.00 occas lower 18s 15.00-18.00 occas lower MX Long Seedless 12s       
12.00-13.00 occas lower 16s 12.00-13.00 occas lower GREENHOUSE INCL HYDROPONIC 
22 lb cartons MX Baja District Persian sml-med 30.00-34.00 occas higher/lower  
fr qual 24.00-28.00                                                            
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET 25 LB ITALIAN SML-MED SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.
1 1/9 bushel containers wrapped MX 18s 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 some 11.00      
occas higher/lower fr qual 7.00-8.00 occas higher/lower 24s 9.00-10.00 mostly  
10.00 some 11.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 7.00-8.00 30 lb cartons MX Chinese 
med 15.00-18.00 occas lower 35 lb cartons MX Filipino sml 17.00-21.00 mostly   
18.00-20.00 25 lb cartons MX Italian sml-med 20.00-21.00 occas higher/lower 30 
lb cartons MX Japanese med 20.00 35 lb cartons MX Thai sml 20.00-24.00 mostly  
22.00 Indian sml 15.00                                                         
---ENDIVE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 12.00-14.00 occas          
higher/lower fr qual 10.50-11.00 10 lb cartons CA Witloof 18.50-20.00 occas    
higher/lower 8 lb cartons CA Witloof Red Type 12s 30.00-31.00 5 kg containers  
BL AIR Witloof 22.00 some 23.50                                                
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 12.00-14.00 fr qual      
10.50-11.00                                                                    
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons AG BOAT White super col 45.00 CA     
White col 42.50 super jbo 31.50 exjbo 27.00 jbo 22.50 CQ BOAT White netted 3s  
14.00-15.00 few lower netted 5s 14.00-15.00 few lower                          
---GREENS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini)   
20s 28.00-29.00 mostly 28.00 occas higher/lower cartons/crates bunched CA      
Collard 24s 11.50-12.50 few 13.50 occas higher/lower Kale green 24s 7.50-10.00 
mostly 10.00 occas higher/lower red 24s 12.00-14.00 some 15.00 occas lower     
Mustard Curly 24s 11.50-12.50 some 13.50 occas higher Flat 24s 11.50-12.50     
occas higher/lower Swiss Chard 12s 9.50-11.00 occas higher/lower Mixed Colors  
12s 18.00-19.00 Red 12s 9.00-11.00 occas higher/lower Turnip Tops 24s          
11.50-12.00 some 13.50 occas higher/lower Dandelion 12s 8.50-11.50 occas       
higher/lower                                                                   
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 10.00-10.50 mostly
10.00 some 11.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 8.00-9.00 occas higher/lower flm   
lined 24s 11.00-11.50 some 10.00 occas lower 24s flmwrpd 11.00-11.50 some 10.00
occas lower                                                                    
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA Boston 24s 9.50-13.00   
mostly 9.50-11.00 Green Leaf 24s 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 few lower fr qual
7.50-8.50 occas lower Red Leaf 24s 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 few lower fr   
qual 7.50-8.50 occas lower 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 5.50-6.50 cartons 3 
1-lb film bags AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 7.00-7.50                                    
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 8.50-10.00 mostly 
9.50-10.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 7.50-8.00 occas lower cartons 12 3-count 
packages AZ/CA Hearts 14.00-17.50 occas higher/lower cartons film lined AZ/CA  
Hearts 48s 19.00-20.00 occas higher/lower                                      
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons CA White jbo 18.00-19.00    
some 20.00 exlge 16.50 lge 17.00-18.00 med 14.00 some 15.00 sml 14.00-14.50 fr 
qual 11.50-12.00 Cremini 19.00-20.00 CD British Columbia White jbo 19.00 exlge 
16.50 lge 15.00-16.00 med 14.00 sml 14.00 fr qual 11.50-12.00 MX White jbo     
19.00 exlge 16.50 lge 15.00-16.00 med 14.00 sml 14.00 fr qual 11.50-12.00 5 lb 
cartons per lb CA Shiitake 4.50-4.75 fr qual 3.00 Oyster 2.75 Portobella lge   
3.00 med 3.00 Woodear 2.00 cartons 12 1-lb trays film wrapped CA White Sliced  
12.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CA White 12.50 CD British Columbia    
White 12.50 cartons 8 14-oz trays film wrapped CA White 16.50 CD British       
Columbia White 16.50                                                           
---OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   15 lb crates HD sml-med 27.00-28.00 occas higher   
lower MX Baja District sml-med 30.00 occas higher lower                        
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CA 48s med 7.50-10.00  
few higher/lower 48s sml 6.00-9.00 occas higher/lower MX Bulb Type 24s         
6.00-7.50 occas higher/lower Baja District 48s sml 6.00-9.00 occas higher/lower
CA Leeks 12s 10.00-13.00 few higher/lower fr qual 7.50-9.50                    
---PARSLEY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Curly 60s 8.50-12.00  
mostly 11.00 few higher/lower fr qual 6.00-8.00 occas higher/lower Plain 60s   
9.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 7.00-8.50 occas       
higher/lower                                                                   
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose OR 16.00-19.50 occas 
higher/lower                                                                   
---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT.  Wide range in price according to quality,     
condition and appearance. 10 lb cartons CA Snow Peas 14.00 occas higher and    
lower GU Snow Peas 10.00-12.00 MX Baja District Snow Peas 10.00-14.00 mostly   
10.00-12.00 CA Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 14.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed    
10.00-14.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 MX Baja District Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed      
8.00-12.00 mostly 10.00                                                        
---PEPPERS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Bell Type Green     
exlge 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 occas higher/lower lge 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 
few higher/lower med 12.00-14.00 occas higher/lower irreg sz fr qual           
10.00-12.00 few higher/lower  poorer quality 8.00-9.00 Red exlge 17.00-18.00   
occas higher/lower lge 13.00-16.00 occas higher irreg sz fr qual 10.00-12.00   
mostly 10.00 few higher/lower Yellow lge 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 irreg sz fr  
qual 12.00-14.00 occas higher/lower  poorer quality 10.00-12.00 25 lb cartons  
place pack MX Bell Type Green jbo 17.00-19.00 occas higher/ower exlge          
18.00-20.00 occas higher lge 18.00-19.00 1/2 cartons MX Bell Type Red exlge-lge
10.00-12.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 8.00-9.00 occas higher/lower Yellow     
exlge-lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 few higher/lower GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons MX 
Bell Type Orange med-lge 8.00-10.00 occas higher/lower Red med-lge 8.00-10.00  
occas higher/lower Yellow med-lge 8.00-10.00 few 16.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 5 
kg cartons NL AIR Bell Type Orange med-lge 27.50 Red med-lge 27.50 Yellow      
med-lge 27.50                                                                  
---PEPPERS OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates per lb MX 
Anaheim .50-.65 Chilaca 1.00-1.50 Habanero 2.60-3.50 occas lower Jalapeno      
.45-.55 Manzano 3.20-3.50 Pasilla .45-.60 Serrano .55-.60 Yellow Chile .70-.80 
10 lb cartons Local Repack Jalapeno 5.00-6.50 Pasilla 5.00-7.00 Serrano        
6.00-7.00 Yellow Chile 7.50-9.00 Anaheim 5.50-7.50                             
---RADISHES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CA Red    
10.00-11.00 25 lb film bags topped AZ Red 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 cartons     
bunched CA Red 48s 10.00-13.00 occas higher/lower MX Baja District Red 48s     
12.50 occas higher/lower                                                       
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb film bags OR lge 15.00 occas higher 
---SPINACH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 12 10-oz film bags AZ/CA 14.50-15.50
cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ/CA 12.00 cartons AZ/CA Flat bchd 24s           
10.00-12.00 occas higher/lower                                                 
---SQUASH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons MX Delicata med           
14.00-16.00 Golden Nugget med 15.00-16.00 Sweet Dumpling med 14.00-16.00 Turban
med 15.00-16.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml 9.00-10.00 some 12.00 occas 
higher/lower fr qual 6.00-8.00 occas higher/lower sml-med 9.00-10.00 some 12.00
occas higher/lower fr qual 6.00-8.00 occas higher/lower med 8.00-9.00 some     
10.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 5.00-7.00 occas higher/lower Yellow           
Straightneck sml 12.00-14.00 some 15.00-16.00 occas lower fr qual 8.00-10.00   
few higher/lower sml-med 10.00-14.00 some 16.00 occas lower fr qual 6.00-8.00  
few higher/lower med 9.00-12.00 some 14.00 occas lower fr qual 6.00-8.00 occas 
higher/lower Scallop Green sml-med 14.00-15.00 Yellow sml-med 14.00-15.00 1 1/9
bushel cartons/crates CA Acorn green 14.00-18.00 occas higher/lower Butternut  
sml-med 20.00-24.00 occas higher/lower Carnival med-lge 18.00-20.00 Kabocha    
med-lge 16.00-18.00 occas higher/lower Spaghetti med-lge 25.00-28.00 occas     
lower bins per lb CA Banana .55-.60 fr appear .30-.35                          
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types   
27.00 Red Types 21.00-22.00 few 24.00 White Types 22.00-24.00 Japanese Types   
26.00-27.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types med 10.00-11.00 jbo 11.00-12.00 Red    
Types med 10.00-11.00 jbo 12.00-14.00 White Types med 11.00 jbo 13.00-14.00    
Japanese Types med 19.00 jbo 19.00                                             
---TOMATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Mature Greens 6x6 sz
insufficience supplies to quote MX Mature Greens 5x6 sz 6.00-7.00 some 7.50    
occas higher/lower 6x6 sz 6.00-7.00 some 7.50 occas higher/lower 6x7 sz        
6.00-7.00 some 7.50 occas higher/lower Vine Ripes 5x5 sz 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.50 
occas lower 5x6 sz 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 occas lower flats 2 layer MX Vine     
Ripes 4x4s 7.00-8.00 occas higher/lower 4x5s 7.00-8.00 occas higher/lower 5x5s 
6.00-7.00 occas higher/lower 5x6s 6.00-7.00 occas higher/lower lugs 3 layer MX 
Vine Ripes 6x6s 8.00 some 9.00-10.00 occas higher/lower 6x7s 7.00-8.00 occas   
higher/lower GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine AZ Vine Ripes  
red sml-med fr qual 7.00-9.00 occas higher/lower MX Vine Ripes red med-lge     
10.00-12.00 few higher/lower GREENHOUSE INCL HYDROPONIC flats 1 layer MX Vine  
Ripes 20s 5.00-8.00 some 10.50 occas lower 24s 5.00-8.00 some 10.50 occas lower
28s 5.00-8.00 some 10.50 occas lower 15 lb flats MX Baja District Vine Ripe -  
Heirloom Varieties 25.00-29.00 occas higher/lower                              
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Red       
10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 occas higher/lower Baja District Red 10.00-12.00      
mostly 12.00 occas higher/lower fr qual fr cond 7.00-8.00 GREENHOUSE flats 12  
1-pt baskets MX Baja District Red 14.00-16.00 occas higher/lower               
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with  
lids MX Baja District red 9.50-11.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 7.00-8.00      
yellow 26.00 occas higher/lower 20 lb cartons loose MX Baja District red fr    
qual fr cond 8.00-10.00 occas lower                                            
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose MX Roma     
exlge 6.50-9.00 occas higher/lower fr qual fr cond 5.50-6.00 lge 7.00-9.00     
occas higher/lower fr qual fr cond 5.50-6.50 med 6.00-7.00                     
---TURNIPS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb sacks CA med 8.00-9.00 mostly 9.00    
some 10.00 OR lge 7.50-9.00 occas higher/lower                                 
---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons MX Baja District         
Salicornia (Sea Bean) 30.00 5 lb film bags CA Alfalfa Sprouts 6.00-7.50 cartons
12 4-oz packages CA Alfalfa Sprouts 4.50-6.00 35 lb crates MX Cactus Leaf      
(Nopales) 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 Baja District Cactus Leaf (Nopales)         
13.00-14.00 38 lb cartons CA Cardoon 26.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s  
9.00-10.00 12s 11.00-12.00 Treviso 12s 18.00-18.50 cartons 12 2.5-oz cups with 
lids CA Radish Sprouts 7.00-8.50                                               
ORGANIC                                                                        
VEGETABLES                                                                     
---CARROTS: 25 lb sacks loose CA med 16.50 jbo 18.00-18.50                     
---LETTUCE-OTHER: 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 5.75-7.50                    
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Baja District Red 15.00 flats 12 
1/2-pt cups with lids MX Baja District Pear Type red 21.50 occas higher/lower  
yellow 21.50 occas higher/lower