SAN FRANCISCO Terminal Prices as of 13-FEB-2009                                
                                                                               
Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,                                 
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                     
                                                                               
Phone:  (510) 637-1815     Fax:  (510) 637-1851                                
                                                                               

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Weather:  7:00 am  Mostly  Cloudy  44   Yesterday's   High  52   Low  44   
    
NO REPORT WILL BE ISSUED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 2009 IN OBSERVANCE            
OF THE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY. BOTH SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS WILL BE CLOSED
AS WELL.                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---BANANA FLOWERS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   35-40 lb containers MX 18.50 few    
22.00                                                                          
---CHAYOTE:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CR 18.00 occas higher and lower MX  
13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 occas lower 40 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX
Prickly Type 23.00-25.00                                                       
---COCONUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons MX Fresh 20s 18.00-20.00 44 lb     
cartons MX Fresh 20s 20.00 Dry 20s 15.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 45 lb cartons MX   
Dry 20s 15.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 cartons TL Young Type 9s 8.50-9.00 12s        
7.50-9.00                                                                      
---GALANGA (SIAM, THAI GINGER): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons per lb HI      
3.75-4.25                                                                      
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ 16.00-18.00 few lower HI     
48.00 TL 24.00-25.00                                                           
---JICAMA:  MARKET STEADY.  38-40 lb containers MX 12.00-13.00                 
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons NI Blanca      
50.00-55.00 Lila 48.00-52.00                                                   
---TAMARINDO: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb cartons TL Sweet 29.00-30.00       
---TARO: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb containers CQ Eddoes 23.00 CR Eddoes    
30.00 50 lb sacks NI Dasheen (Coco, Islena) 42.00                              
---TEPEGUAJE (GUAJE): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 lb containers per lb MX Green 
1.70 Red 2.20 containers 25 1-lb mesh bags per lb MX Green 1.70                
---TOMATILLOS:  MARKET STEADY.  18 lb containers MX Milpero 18.00-20.00 20 lb  
containers MX Milpero 20.00-22.00 38-44 lb containers MX 10.00-14.00 mostly    
12.00                                                                          
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca 28.00-30.00 few    
higher                                                                         
---YUCA (CASSAVA): OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CR lge       
27.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 few 32.00