ATLANTA Terminal Prices as of 16-OCT-2008                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,                                 
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                     
                                                                               
Phone:  (404) 361-1376     Fax:  (404) 363-2523                                
                                                                               

AJ_FV010                                                                       
                                                                               
Weather at 7:00 a.m.:  Partly Cloudy 59                                        
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CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs Choice Red  
48s 19.50 4/5 bushel cartons FL Red 40s fr qual 15.50 48s fr qual 13.00-14.00  
U.S. One Red 27s 25.00-26.00 occas lower 36s 19.50-21.50 occas higher/lower 40s
19.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 few higher/lower 8 5-lb film bags FL U.S. One   
Red 21.50-23.50 mostly 22.00-23.00 fr qual 17.00 10 4-lb film bags FL U.S. One 
Red fr qual 16.00                                                              
---LEMONS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 95s   
30.50-31.50 occas higher 165s 29.50-31.50 200s 26.00-27.00 235s 21.00-22.00    
mostly 22.00 Shprs Choice 75s 23.00-24.00 115s 24.00-26.50 mostly 25.00-26.00  
140s 23.00-25.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 165s 23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 200s   
21.50-23.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 235s 20.00-21.00 Uncl (Standard) 95s 29.50 115s 
23.50-24.50 165s 21.50 200s 17.00-19.50 mostly 18.00-19.00 MX 140s fr qual     
19.00 165s fr qual 19.00 17 kg containers CL 200s 22.00-23.00 occas            
higher/lower                                                                   
---LIMES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 4.50-6.50  
mostly 5.00-6.00 48s 5.00-6.00 54s 4.50-5.50 40 lb cartons MX Seedless Type    
150s 12.50-13.00 occas higher 175s 11.50-12.50 mostly 12.00 occas higher 200s  
11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 occas higher 230s 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00
---ORANGES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade      
Valencia 56s 24.00 88s 22.00-23.00 Shprs Choice Valencia 56s 18.00-19.00 88s   
16.50-17.50 occas higher 113s 18.00-19.00 occas higher/lower 4/5 bushel cartons
FL Navel 40s fr qual 10.50-11.00 48s 17.50 56s 16.50-18.50 mostly 16.50-17.50  
64s 15.50-18.00 mostly 15.50-16.50 80s 14.50-16.50 mostly 14.50-15.50 fr qual  
12.50 100s 14.50 fr qual 11.50 125s 14.50 occas higher Red 56s 16.50-17.00 64s 
15.50-16.50 80s 15.50 Hamlin 125s 14.50 occas higher Early Varieties 80s       
13.50-14.50 100s fr qual 11.50 125s 13.50-14.00 occas higher Ambersweet 64s fr 
qual 10.00 80s 13.50-14.50 100s 14.00 fr qual 11.50 125s 15.00-16.00 cartons 10
4-lb film bags FL Navel med size 15.50-16.50 Early Varieties med size 17.50    
Ambersweet med size 17.00 cartons 8 5-lb film bags FL Early Varieties med size 
fr qual 12.50                                                                  
---TANGELOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 kg containers PE Minneola 45s 15.00         
---TANGERINES:  MARKET CARTON 80 & 100S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  4/5 bushel
cartons FL Fallglo 64s 14.50-16.00 80s 15.00-16.00 fr qual 14.00 100s          
13.00-14.00 120s 13.50-14.50 few lower 150s 12.50-13.50 mostly 12.50-13.00 180s
12.00-12.50 occas higher cartons 12 3-lb film bags FL Fallglo med 15.50-17.50  
mostly 16.00 occas higher                                                      

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT.   flats 12 4.4-oz cups with lids AG    
31.00-32.00 occas higher and lower                                             
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 5.6-oz cups with lids GU          
Blackberries med 25.00-26.50 mostly 25.00 occas higher fr cond 16.00           
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red med     
25.00-27.00 occas lower fr appear 22.00                                        
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  flats 12 1-pt baskets CA lge        
23.00-24.00 mostly 24.00 flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA lge-exlge        
19.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 lge 14.00 flats 4 1-lb containers with lids CA With   
Stems exlge 32.00-33.50                                                        

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET HIGHER.  1/2 cartons CA 9s 18.00-19.00 12s 18.00-19.00  
mostly 18.00 few 21.00 15s 17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 18s offering insufficient  
to quote                                                                       
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET CA 8S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  2/3 cartons CA 5s     
11.50-12.50 6s 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 8s 14.00-15.00 9s 10.50 few 12.50
MX 5s 13.00 occas 15.00 6s 13.00-13.50 occas 15.00 8s 12.50 occas higher       
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET SEEDLESS LOWER, SEEDED ABOUT STEADY.  cartons Local    
Repack Red Flesh Seeded Type 4s 16.50 24 inch bins TX Red Flesh Seeded Type    
approx 35 count 140.00-148.00 fine qual 157.50 approx 45 count 140.00 Red Flesh
Seedless Type approx 45 count 191.00 approx 60 count 160.00-170.00 mostly      
170.00                                                                         

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons tray pack GA U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious
100s 22.50-23.50 125s 27.00 22.50-23.50 occas higher Golden Delicious 100s     
22.50 125s 22.50-23.50 Granny Smith 100s 22.00 Gala 125s 24.00 138s 25.00-26.00
U.S. One Rome 80s 22.00 100s 20.00 NC U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 113s 21.50 125s 
22.00 Golden Delicious 125s 22.00 Granny Smith 100s 18.00 Gala 88s 28.50 SC    
U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 100s 20.00 125s 22.00 Golden Delicious 88s 20.00 100s 
20.00 125s 20.00 138s 20.00 VA U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 138s 19.00 WA WAExFcy  
Red Delicious 64s 28.50 fineappear 35.00 72s 28.00-28.50 80s 28.00-28.50 88s   
28.50 fineappear 33.00 100s 28.50 fineappear 31.00-32.00 113s fineappear 35.00 
125s 21.00-22.00 occas higher fineappear 37.00 Golden Delicious 64s 31.50-34.00
mostly 32.00-33.00 fineappear 38.00 72s 34.00 fineappear 37.00 80s 32.50-33.50 
88s 32.00-33.00 100s 33.00 fineappear 36.00 113s 29.00 125s 27.00 Fuji 48s     
39.00 56s 39.00 64s 39.00 72s 38.00-39.00 80s 39.00 88s fineappear 45.00 Granny
Smith 64s 35.00-36.00 occas lower fineappear 46.50 72s 34.00-35.00 80s         
34.00-35.00 occas lower 88s 33.50 occas higher fineappear 42.00 100s           
29.00-31.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 125s 29.00 Gala 64s 34.00 fineappear 38.00 72s  
fineappear 38.00 80s 32.00 fineappear 38.00 88s 32.50 fineappear 38.00 100s    
28.00 138s 24.00 Jonagold 80s 33.00 Honeycrisp 64s 60.00 72s 70.00 U.S. ExFcy  
Red Delicious 64s 26.50 72s 26.50 80s 26.50 88s 26.50 occas higher 100s 26.00  
125s 21.00 Golden Delicious 72s 26.00-26.50 80s 26.00-26.50 88s 25.50 100s     
25.50-26.00 125s 24.50 Fuji 88s 31.00 100s 30.00 Granny Smith 56s 24.00 64s    
27.50-28.50 80s 25.50 88s 25.50 100s 23.50 125s 23.50-24.00 Gala 80s 27.50 88s 
26.00-28.50 mostly 26.00-27.00 100s 25.50 WAFcy Red Delicious 64s 30.00 Fuji   
100s 31.00 WV U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 113s 25.50 125s 25.50 Gala 125s 25.50   
cartons 12 3-lb film bags GA U.S. One Red Delicious 2 1/2" min 20.00 Rome 2    
1/2" min 16.00-17.00 NC U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/2" min 19.50 Granny Smith 
2 1/2" min 15.00 PA U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/2" min 20.00 SC U.S. ExFcy    
Golden Delicious 2 1/4" min 18.00-19.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/2" min    
24.50 fineappear 28.50 2 1/4" min 16.50 Golden Delicious 2 1/2" min 26.00-27.00
occas lower 2 1/4" min 24.00 Granny Smith 2 1/2" min 27.00-28.00 occas higher  
Gala 2 1/2" min 28.00-28.50 2 1/4" min 19.50 U.S. ExFcy Granny Smith 2 1/2" min
28.00 WV U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/2" min 20.00 cartons 8 5-lb film bags WA 
WAExFcy Red Delicious med 30.00 bushel cartons loose GA U.S. One Red Delicious 
2 1/2" min 16.00 Golden Delicious 2 1/2" min 18.00-19.00 Granny Smith 2 1/2"   
min 18.00 Rome 2 1/2" min 16.00 occas higher Jonagold 2 1/2" min 18.00 Mutsu 2 
1/2" min 14.00 NC U.S. One Red Delicious 2 1/2" min 16.50-17.50 Golden         
Delicious 2 1/2" min 16.50 Fuji 2 1/2" min 16.00 Rome 2 1/2" min 16.00 Mutsu 2 
1/2" min 16.00 Winesap 2 1/2" min 14.00 PA U.S. One Gala 2 1/2" min 19.50      
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET 48S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer CA Hass  
48s 50.00-52.00 60s 47.00-48.00 70s 44.00-44.50 CL Hass 60s 34.00 MX Hass 48s  
33.00-35.00 60s offering insufficient to quote 70s 38.00 occas lower cartons 1 
layer FL Various Greenskin Varieties 8s 10.00 12s 10.00-12.00 mostly           
10.00-11.00                                                                    
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons ZZ 12.00-13.00 20 lb cartons ZZ Baby
12.50 cartons institutional pack ZZ 17.50-18.50 mostly 17.50 cartons           
containerized ZZ 17.00-17.50 occas higher                                      
---FRUITS OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CA Apple Pears Hosui   
15s 13.00 Niitaka 12s 13.00 FL Carambola - Star Fruit 30s 22.00-22.25 flats 1  
layer CA AIR Figs Black Mission 54s 25.00 occas lower containers CL Quince     
Champion 14s 11.00-12.00                                                       
---GRAPES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  18 lb containers bagged CA Thompson Seedless 
exlge 21.00-22.75 lge 16.50-17.50 White Seedless Type exlge 19.50 few 20.50 lge
fr qual 12.00 Flame Seedless exlge 18.00-18.50 lge fr qual 12.00 Crimson       
Seedless exlge 21.00-21.50 lge 17.00-18.00 few 16.00 Red Seedless lge          
14.50-17.50 mostly 16.00-17.00 Black Seedless exlge 23.00 lge 18.00-19.00 Red  
Globe exlge 19.00-20.00 occas lower lge 16.50-17.50 mostly 17.00 Black Globe   
exlge 26.00-28.00 occas higher Princess exlge 18.00-18.50 MX Crimson Seedless  
exlge 20.00 8 qt baskets GA Muscadine exlge 28.00 Scuppernong exlge 28.00 SC   
Scuppernong exlge 28.00                                                        
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 1 layer CL Hayward 36s 7.00-8.00    
occas higher NZ Hayward 39s 8.50 9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose CL Hayward 39 
sz 20.00 NZ Hayward 33 sz 21.00-22.00 few 20.00 42 sz 19.00 (Gold)             
---MANGOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 1 layer BR Tommy Atkins 8s 8.50-10.50 
mostly 9.50-10.00 9s 10.00 10s 10.00-11.00 11s 11.00 12s 10.50                 
---NECTARINES:  MARKET VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH VARIETIES 42 SIZE HIGHER, OTHERS   
ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer tray pack CA California Well Matured Various    
Yellow Flesh Varieties 40s 15.00 25 lb cartons loose CA California Well Matured
Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 42 sz 18.00-20.00 56 sz 17.00-18.00 occas higher
64 sz 17.00-18.00 72 sz 17.00-17.50 Various White Flesh Varieties 30 sz 21.00  
few 22.00 84 sz 17.00-17.50 mostly 17.50                                       
---PAPAYA:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons HI AIR Solo Type Yellow Flesh 10s    
17.50 PN AIR Solo Type Yellow Flesh 9s 15.00 occas lower 10s 15.00 30-35 lb    
cartons BZ Maradol Type 10s 24.50 MX Maradol Type 12s No offerings             
---PEACHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 2 layer tray pack CA Various White Flesh  
Varieties 30s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 40s 18.00 SC Various Yellow Flesh       
Varieties 30s 20.00 few 21.00 WA WAExFcy Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 34s fr 
appear 11.00 25 lb cartons loose CA California Well Matured Various Yellow     
Flesh Varieties 50 sz 17.50-18.50 mostly 18.00                                 
---PEARS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR U.S. One        
Bartlett 90s 32.00-33.00 Bosc 90s 38.00 110s 33.00 ORFcy Bartlett 110s 23.00   
120s 23.00 D'Anjou 90s 32.00 few 33.00 Bosc 90s 30.00 Stark Crimson 90s 21.00  
120s 21.00 WA U.S. One Bartlett 90s 31.50 D'Anjou 90s 38.00 occas lower Bosc   
70s 28.00 90s 33.50 one label best 42.00 WAFcy Bartlett 110s 22.00 120s 22.00  
D'Anjou 70s 30.50-30.75 90s 33.00 100s 30.50 Bosc 70s 26.50 90s 29.00 100s     
26.50-28.50 110s 25.00-25.25 2/5 bushel cartons wrapped CA U.S. One Stark      
Crimson 45s 20.00 OR U.S. One Stark Crimson 45s 21.00 WA U.S. One Stark Crimson
45s 26.00                                                                      
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR 9s 15.00-16.00 golden 
ripe 6s 14.00 7s 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 GU golden ripe 6s 15.00 7s     
15.00 occas higher/lower 8s 13.50 9s 11.00 HD golden ripe 5s 16.00             
---PLANTAINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CB Green 22.50-24.00 EC Green     
22.00-23.00 GU Yellow 24.00 NI Yellow 24.00                                    
---PLUMS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  28 lb cartons loose CA California Well Matured
Angeleno 55 sz 18.00 60 sz 15.00-16.00 70 sz 15.00 Autumn Beaut 45 sz 23.50 60 
sz 17.00-18.50 65 sz 17.00-18.00 occas lower Ebony 40 sz 22.00 Marked Black    
Plum 65 sz 17.00-18.00 Marked Red Plum 55 sz 19.00 cartons 2 layer CA          
California Well Matured Angeleno 64s 13.00 28 lb cartons loose CA California   
Well Matured Interspecific Type Flavor Fall 30 sz 18.00-20.00 mostly           
18.00-19.00 40 sz 17.00-18.00 45 sz 17.00-18.00 occas lower 55 sz 17.00-18.00  
occas higher/lower                                                             
---POMEGRANATES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer CA Early Foothill 32s  
26.00 36s 24.00-25.00 occas lower 44s 24.00-25.00 Wonderful 36s 26.00 42s 25.50
Foothill 40s 19.00                                                             

ORGANIC                                                                        

BERRIES                                                                        
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA lge-exlge 14.00-15.00    

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---BANANAS: 40 lb cartons ZZ 22.00