DETROIT Terminal Prices as of 09-FEB-2009                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,                                 
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                     
                                                                               
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DU_FV020                                                                       
WEATHER AT 7:00 A.M. CLEAR 24                                                  
YESTERDAY'S HIGH 44 LOW 31                                                     
                                                                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thorned 18s 24.50-26.50 fr  
appear 15.00 24s 24.50-26.50 fr appear 15.00 36s fr appear 15.00 sml lse 40.00 
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  pyramid cartons/crates 28 lb bunched MX
Green lge 31.50-32.50 occas 36.50-37.00 std 30.00-34.50 mostly 32.00-34.00     
occas 36.50-37.00 11 lb cartons/crates bunched MX Green jbo 19.50-20.00 lge    
15.50-18.00 mostly 16.50-17.50 std 16.50-18.50 PE Green std fr cond 5.00-6.00  
White std 23.00                                                                
---BEANS:  MARKET FL SLIGHTLY HIGHER OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  bushel              
cartons/crates FL Round Green Type Handpicked 26.50-30.00 mostly 26.50-28.50   
Flat Green Type 26.00-26.50 5 lb cartons GU AIR Hericot Vert (French Type)     
15.00 MX AIR Hericot Vert (French Type) 15.00-15.50 30 lb cartons/crates MX    
Round Green Type Handpicked 28.00 Flat Green Type 24.00                        
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 16.00-16.50 TX Red  
Type 12s 13.50-18.50 mostly 14.50-16.50 25 lb film bags MI Red Type med        
7.50-8.50 few 10.50-11.00 med-lge 7.50-9.50 mostly 8.00-8.50                   
---BROCCOLI: OFFERINGS FAIRLY HEAVY. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA bchd  
14s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 preferred labels 12.50-13.00 bchd 18s 11.50-12.50 
mostly 12.50 preferred labels 13.50-15.00 CA Santa Maria California bchd 14s   
11.00-11.50 bchd 18s 11.50-12.00 FL bchd 14s 10.00-10.50 MX bchd 14s           
11.50-12.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 26.50-28.50 mostly 26.50 20 lb cartons   
loose AZ/CA Crown Cut Short Trim 12.00-14.00 few higher CA Santa Maria         
California Crown Cut Short Trim 13.50-14.50 MX Crown Cut 13.00                 
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons CA lge 29.00-30.00 med     
23.50-30.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 MX med 22.00                                    
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons FL Round    
Green Type med 11.00-11.50 med-lge 11.50-12.00 mostly 12.00 lge 11.00-11.50 Red
Type med 16.00-16.50 TX Round Green Type med-lge 11.00-11.50 fineappear        
12.50-13.50 mostly 12.50-13.00 lge fineappear 12.50-13.00 Red Type med         
15.00-16.50 med-lge 19.50-20.00 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CD One Round Green    
Type med-lge 10.00-10.50 lge 10.00-10.50 Red Type med-lge 15.50-16.00 50 lb    
sacks CD Ontario CD One Round Green Type lge 9.00-9.50 1 3/4 bushel crates and 
40 lb cartons FL Savoy Type med 16.00-16.50 TX Savoy Type med-lge 19.50-20.00  
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge         
18.50-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 CD Ontario CDOne Topped med-lge 18.50-19.00 GA  
Topped med-lge 17.00-17.50 sacks 16 3-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge           
18.50-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 CD Ontario CDOne Topped med-lge 18.50-19.00 GA  
Topped med-lge 17.00-17.50 25 lb sacks loose CA Topped jbo 9.00-10.50 mostly   
9.50-10.50 CD Ontario CDOne Topped jbo 6.50-8.50 mostly 7.00-8.00 one label    
9.00-9.50 cartons bunched CA Bunched 24s 19.00-19.50 MX Bunched 24s 16.50 occas
higher cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 16.50-17.50 cartons 30 1-lb    
film bags CA Baby Peeled 22.50-25.00 mostly 22.50-24.50 cartons 10 2-lb film   
bags CA Baby Peeled 17.00-17.50 cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled       
24.50-25.00 mostly 24.50                                                       
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons film wrapped AZ/CA White 9s           
12.00-14.50 mostly 12.00-13.50 12s 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.50-14.00              
---CELERY:  MARKET CA FULLSIZE HIGHER, HEARTS LOWER, FL STEADY.  cartons CA 2  
dz 25.00-26.00 preferred labels 28.00-28.50 2 1/2 dz 25.00-26.00 filmbags 24s  
26.00-30.00 mostly 26.00-28.00 preferred labels 30.00-32.00 filmbags 30s 28.00 
preferred labels 29.00-30.00 FL 2 dz 19.50-20.00 filmbags 30s 21.00-21.50      
cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 22.00-22.50 preferred labels 30.00             
---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   wirebound crates FL Bi-Color 4 1/2 dz        
18.50-22.50 occas higher                                                       
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET MX MEDIUM HIGHER, PICKLES SLIGHTLY HIGHER OTHERS STEADY. 
1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX Pickles 200-300s 24.00-24.50 few 26.50-27.50    
WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates HD med 29.50-30.00 fr qual 26.00-26.50 MX med
28.00-32.50 mostly 30.00-32.00 fr qual 24.00-28.00 mostly 24.00 sml 28.00-28.50
lge 30.00 cartons MX 24s 13.50-14.00 36s 15.00-15.50 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC     
cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 13.00-13.50 lge 12s
13.00-13.50 GREENHOUSE INCL HYDROPONIC cartons film wrapped MX Long Seedless   
med 12s 10.00-10.50 22 lb cartons MX Persian sml-med 24.00 sml 24.00           
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET 18S HIGHER OTHERS STEADY. INCLUDES WRAPPED 1 1/6 bushel   
containers wrapped MX 18s 13.50-14.50 24s 12.50 bushel cartons MX 18s          
15.50-16.50 some 11.50 24s 15.00-16.50 30 lb cartons MX Chinese lge 16.00-16.50
few 28.00-29.00 35 lb cartons DR Chinese 29.00-30.00 HD Chinese 29.00-30.00 30 
lb cartons MX Italian sml 16.50-19.00 mostly 16.50 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL     
Sicilian med 26.00 45 lb cartons MX Thai 38.00-39.00 30 lb cartons MX Indian   
sml 26.00-26.50 40 lb cartons DR Indian 37.00-38.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 11 lb
cartons CD Ontario Italian med fineappear 24.50-25.00                          
---ENDIVE:  MARKET CA SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 17.00-17.50
TX 24s 19.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 10 lb cartons BL Witloof 20.00           
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET CA SLIGHTLY LOWER TX STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 17.00-17.50  
TX 24s 19.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00                                          
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons AG White #6 41.00-42.00 #7           
47.00-48.00 CA White super col 41.00-42.00 few 44.00-44.50 col 31.00-32.00 CQ  
White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-14.50 65-70mm/6.5-7.0cm       
14.00-15.00 netted 3s 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 14.00-14.50 netted 5s 60mm/6.0cm       
14.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-17.00 netted 5s 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 14.00-14.50 10 lb   
cartons CA Elephant super col 38.00 jbo 34.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars per  
jar CA Peeled 8.00-8.50 few 9.00 CQ Peeled 5.00-5.50 mostly 5.50               
---GREENS: OFFERINGS GA INCLUDES CARTONS. MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA   
Kale 24s 13.00-13.50 few 16.00-16.50 Swiss Chard Mixed Colors 12s 15.00-17.00  
Red 12s 12.50-13.00 White 24s 23.00-24.00 12s 12.50-13.00 Broccoli Rabe        
(Rappini) 20s 30.00-32.00 fine qual 35.00 Dandelion 24s 23.00-24.00 TX Swiss   
Chard Red 12s 17.50-18.50 White 24s 22.50-24.50 Dandelion 24s 22.00-24.00      
Kohlrabi 12s 17.00-18.00 lidded cartons bunched GA Collard 24s 10.00-11.00     
mostly 10.50-11.00 some 12.50 Kale 24s 11.00-11.50 mostly 11.50 some 14.50     
Mustard Curly 24s 10.00-11.50 mostly 10.50-11.00 some 12.50 Turnip Tops 24s    
10.00-11.50 mostly 10.50-11.00 some 12.50 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s      
15.00-16.50                                                                    
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET ORGANIC MUCH LOWER OTHERS STEADY.  cartons AZ 24s  
13.50-14.00 flm lined 24s 10.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.50 24s flmwrpd           
12.50-14.50 mostly 13.00-14.50 preferred labels 15.00-15.50                    
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA Boston 24s 12.00-15.50  
mostly 12.00-15.00 few best sz 16.00-16.50 Green Leaf 24s 10.50-13.50 mostly   
10.50-12.50 one label 15.00 Red Leaf 24s 10.50-12.00 preferred labels          
13.00-14.00 flat cartons/crates FL Bibb 24s 20.50-22.50 3 lb cartons AZ/CA     
Mesculin Mix 5.75-6.00 mostly 6.00 occas 7.50 MX Mesculin Mix 6.00 GREENHOUSE  
HYDROPONIC cartons 12 containers CD Ontario Boston 12s 17.00                   
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 11.00-14.00 mostly      
11.00-13.00 one label 15.00 cartons 12 18-oz (3 count) packages AZ/CA Hearts   
14.00-15.50 few 16.50 cartons 12 22-oz (3 count) packages AZ Hearts 18.00      
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons CD Ontario White lge 15.00 some   
15.75 med 12.00-12.50 sliced 12.00-12.50 sml 12.50-13.50 PA White jbo          
14.50-15.50 lge 15.00-15.75 some 14.00 med-lge 15.25 med 12.00-13.00 sliced    
12.25-13.25 sml 13.25-14.25 5 lb cartons CD Ontario Portobella lge 10.50-11.00 
med 9.50-10.00 PA Shiitake 26.00 fr qual 23.00 Oyster 23.00 Portobella exlge   
12.00-12.50 lge 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake fr qual      
15.00-16.50 Oyster 14.00-14.50 some 18.00 Portobella exlge 11.50 lge 10.00     
cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 10.00-10.50 few 11.00      
cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 11.00 some 13.00 cartons 10 
12-oz trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 11.00 few 12.50 cartons 8 14-oz trays
film wrapped CD Ontario White 13.00-13.50 few 14.00 cartons 6 6-oz trays film  
wrapped PA Portobella lge 11.00-11.50 Sliced lge 11.00-11.50 cartons 6 3.5-oz  
trays film wrapped PA Shiitake 12.00 Oyster 12.00 some 9.50 Portobella lge     
11.00-11.50                                                                    
---OKRA:  MARKET HD HIGHER MX STEADY.  1/2 and 5/9 bushel cartons/crates HD    
sml-med 22.00 15 lb crates MX sml-med 26.00-26.50 mostly 26.00                 
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched MX 48s lge 11.00-11.50 
48s med 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 one label 12.25-12.75 TX Bulb Type 24s  
30.50-32.50 CA Leeks 12s 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.50-18.00 few 18.50 GU Leeks 12s 
19.00                                                                          
---PARSLEY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 13.50-14.00 MX 
Curly 60s 17.50-18.50 Plain 60s 17.50-18.50 TX Curly 60s 19.00-24.00 mostly    
20.00-24.00 few 24.50 Plain 60s 19.00-26.00 mostly 21.00-25.00 few 26.50 Root  
12s 28.00-30.00 few high as 32.50                                              
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI med 12.00-12.50 few best
15.50-16.00 lge 14.00-14.50 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MI med 12.00-12.50 one   
label 13.00-13.50                                                              
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET SNOW PEAS SLIGHTLY LOWER, SUGAR SNAP PEAS STEADY.  10 lb
cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 11.00-12.50 occas 14.50-15.00 Sugar Snap Peas   
Decalyxed 11.00-12.50 mostly 11.00-12.00 occas 14.50-15.00                     
---PEPPERS: OFFERINGS MX 11-LB CARTONS HEAVY. MARKET GREEN HIGHER OTHERS ABOUT 
STEADY. 11-lb cartons wide range in quality, appearance and condition 1 1/9    
bushel cartons/crates FL Bell Type Green jbo 20.00-21.50 mostly 20.00-21.00    
exlge 18.50-20.00 mostly 19.50-20.00 few 21.50-22.00 lge 18.50-19.00 irreg sz  
fr qual 16.50-17.00 mostly 16.50 few 15.00-15.50 MX Bell Type Green jbo        
20.50-21.50 mostly 20.50-21.00 exlge 20.50-21.50 mostly 20.50-21.00 lge        
16.50-17.00 some 19.00-19.50 med 16.50-17.00 irreg sz fr qual 15.00-15.50 Red  
exlge fr qual 5.00-10.00 med 15.00-17.00 fr qual 4.00 Yellow med 17.00-19.00 11
lb cartons FL Bell Type Red jbo fr cond 2.00-3.00 15 lb cartons MX Bell Type   
Red exlge 13.00-15.50 mostly 13.00-15.00 cartons 2 layer FL Bell Type Green    
38-40 24.00-26.50 mostly 24.00-24.50 GREENHOUSE 11 lb cartons MX Bell Type     
Orange jbo 15.50-16.00 few best 18.00-20.00 fr qual fr cond 3.00 Red jbo       
18.00-18.50 few 14.50-15.00 exlge 15.50-16.00 some 10.00 med-lge fr qual fr    
cond 2.00 Yellow jbo 16.50-19.00 mostly 16.50-17.50 few 20.00                  
---PEPPERS OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 and 5/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Anaheim
13.00-13.50 Cherry Hots 18.00 Finger Hot 29.00-30.00 few lower Hungarian Wax   
15.00-19.00 mostly 15.00-18.00 Jalapeno 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 Serrano 
11.00-11.50 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Cubanelles lge 22.00-23.00 irreg sz 
fr qual 18.00-18.50 Jalapeno 21.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.50 MX Anaheim         
24.00-24.50 Jalapeno 21.00-23.00 few 24.00 Poblano 17.00-20.00 mostly          
17.00-17.50 few best 21.00-21.50 Serrano 32.00-32.50 8 lb cartons DR Habanero  
red 32.00 MX Habanero orange 24.00-26.00 few higher 25 lb containers DR Long   
Hot 44.00 MX Hungarian Wax 26.00 few high as 30.00 30 lb cartons DR Thai Chili 
Hots 40.00 red 50.00 40 lb containers MX Jalapeno 22.50-23.00 Serrano          
28.00-28.50                                                                    
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags AZ Red          
10.00-10.25 FL Red 8.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags AZ Red 10.25-10.50 FL 
Red 8.00-9.00 few 9.50 cartons/crates bunched MX Red double size bunch 24s     
17.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-21.00 10 lb cartons TX Black 15.00                    
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   GREENHOUSE 10 lb cartons MI U.S. One 32.00      
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne lge        
16.00-19.00                                                                    
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Flat 24s 18.00-18.50 cartons
12 10-oz film bags AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 15.50 Local Repack Flat Baby Type 16.50
Savoy 12.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 14.00-14.50 4 lb 
cartons AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 11.50-12.00 Local Repack Flat Baby Type 11.50 5 lb
film bags Local Repack Savoy 7.25 bushel crates bunched AZ/CA Flat 24s         
19.50-20.00                                                                    
---SQUASH:  MARKET MX SOFT TYPE HIGHER OTHERS STEADY.  4/7 bushel cartons MX   
Zucchini sml-med 13.00-16.50 mostly 14.50-16.50 med 11.00-16.50 mostly         
14.50-16.50 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 18.00-18.50 med 16.50-18.50 mostly     
16.50-17.50 Grey sml 13.50-14.50 sml-med 12.00 1/2 and 5/9 bushel              
cartons/crates FL Zucchini sml-med 10.00-10.50 med 8.00-8.50 Yellow            
Straightneck sml-med fr appear 10.00 bushel cartons MX Acorn med 22.00-22.50   
lge 19.50-20.00 Butternut lge 36.00-36.50 Kabocha lge 21.50-22.00 few          
28.00-28.50 Spaghetti lge 32.00-33.50                                          
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET NC SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb       
cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types 34.00-35.00 Japanese Types 40.00-41.00 LA U.S. 
No. 1 Orange Types 22.50-23.00 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 19.50-21.50 mostly   
20.00-21.00 Marked Combination Orange Types 12.00-12.50 few 13.00 No Grade     
Marks Orange Types jbo 10.50-12.50 mostly 11.00-11.50 NC No Grade Marks Orange 
Types jbo 9.50-10.00 30 lb cartons HI Hawaii No. 1 Okinawan Type 42.00-43.00   
---TOMATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or     
Better Mature Greens 5x6 sz 11.00-12.50 mostly 11.50-12.50 few 14.00 6x6 sz    
10.50-12.50 mostly 11.50-12.50 few 13.00 MX Mature Greens xlge 11.00-11.50     
flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes 4x4s 9.50-12.00 mostly 10.50-12.00 occas           
13.50-14.50 4x5s 9.50-11.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 occas 13.50-14.50 5x5s          
9.00-10.00 few 10.50-11.50 lugs 3 layer MX Vine Ripes 6x6s 10.50-12.50 mostly  
11.00-12.50 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CD Ontario CDOne
Vine Ripes red med-lge no offerings VA Vine Ripes red med 15.00-15.50 10 lb    
flats MX Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties no offerings GREENHOUSE INCL HYDROPONIC
5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine MX Vine Ripes red med 14.00-15.50 cartons 9 1-lb  
containers with lids MX Vine Ripe - Campari Type 26.00                         
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 1-pt baskets FL Red           
15.00-15.50 MX Red no offerings                                                
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with  
lids FL 15.50-17.00 MX 14.00-14.50 flats 12 10-oz containers with lids FL      
14.00-14.50                                                                    
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET LARGE SLIGHTLY LOWER, EXTRA LARGE STEADY.  25  
lb cartons loose FL sml 11.20 MX exlge 10.00-11.50 mostly 10.00-10.50 one label
12.50-14.50 lge 10.00-10.50                                                    
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags CA Purple Top med-lge 10.50-12.00 
mostly 11.00-12.00 med 10.50-11.00 MI Purple Top lge 6.00-8.50 mostly 6.00-8.00
med 8.00-8.50 crates bunched TX Purple Top 12s 20.50-22.50                     
---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   5 lb cartons MI Alfalfa Sprouts        
9.00-9.50 cartons 12 4-oz packages MI Alfalfa Sprouts 7.50-8.00 ctns 12 4-oz   
cups with lids 9.00-9.50 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 11.00-12.00 GU     
Radicchio 12s 11.00                                                            

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:    cartons 4 1-gallon bottles MI Preserved 13.50-14.00 cartons 
9 1/2-gallon bottles MI Preserved 15.50-16.00                                  

ORGANIC                                                                        

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---BROCCOLI: cartons CA bchd 14s 14.00                                         
---CARROTS: sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 32.00 sacks 24 2-lb film 
bags CA Topped med-lge 32.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 30.00 25
lb sacks loose CA Topped lge 18.00 cartons 24 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled    
26.00                                                                          
---CAULIFLOWER: cartons film wrapped CA White 9s 13.50 12s 13.50               
---CELERY: cartons CA 2 1/2 dz 26.50 filmbags 24s 28.00 filmbags 30s 28.00     
cartons film bags CA Hearts 24s 26.00                                          
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: cartons AZ/CA 24s 18.00                                    
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons 12 12-oz (3 count) packages CA Hearts 18.00        
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX 14.00-14.50