PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 13-FEB-2009                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,                                 
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                     
                                                                               
Phone:  (215) 551-6791     Fax:  (215) 336-0355                                
                                                                               

NA_FV020                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m.   Cloudy 41                                               
Yesterday's High 59                                                            
                                                                               
NOTICE: No report will be issued on Monday, February 16, 2009.  The Philadelphia 
Regional Produce Market and the Philadelphia Market News Office will be closed
in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday.
                                                                              
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thorned 24s fr cond 16.00   
36s 15.00                                                                      
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  pyramid cartons/crates 28 lb bunched MX   
Green lge 35.00-36.00 11 lb cartons bunched MX Green jbo 16.00 exlge 16.00 lge 
15.00-16.00 fr cond 8.00-12.00 std 16.00 fr cond 8.00-12.00                    
---BEANS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   bushel cartons/crates FL Round Green Type Machine 
Picked fr cond 26.00-30.00 5 lb cartons GU Hericot Vert (French Type)          
8.00-10.00 30 lb crates MX Fava 28.00                                          
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched TX Red Type 12s 14.00-15.00 crates  
bunched FL Red Type 12s 14.00 25 lb film bags CD Quebec CD One Red Type med    
7.50 MI Red Type med 10.00                                                     
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s 11.00-12.00 20 lb      
cartons loose CA Crown Cut 11.00-13.00 MX Crown Cut 10.00-11.00                
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET HIGHER.  25 lb cartons MX 18.00-20.00             
---CABBAGE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons FL    
Round Green Type med 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 50 lb sacks NY Round Green 
Type lge 7.00 Red Type med 9.00 1 3/4 bushel crates and 40 lb cartons FL Savoy 
Type med offerings insufficient to quote                                       
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med 16.00-18.00 mostly 
16.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 13.00 50 lb sacks loose CA Topped jbo           
16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 CD Ontario CDOne Topped jbo 12.50-13.00 Quebec  
CDOne Topped jbo 12.00-13.00 MX Topped jbo 11.00 cartons bunched CA Bunched 24s
14.00-15.00 cartons 24 1-lb film bags GA Baby Peeled 16.00 cartons 20 1-lb film
bags CA Baby Peeled 14.00-16.00 cartons 4 5-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled sml    
19.00                                                                          
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons film wrapped AZ White 12s       
11.00-13.00 fr cond 10.00 CA White 12s 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 MX White 12s   
12.00                                                                          
---CELERY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA 2 dz 26.00 2 1/2 dz 26.00-29.00       
filmbags 30s 28.00 FL 2 dz 26.00-27.00 2 1/2 dz 26.00-27.00 filmbags 30s 26.00 
cartons film bags FL Hearts 18s 18.00                                          
---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   wirebound crates FL Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz   
22.00-23.00 White 4-4 1/2 dz offerings insufficient to quote 10 lb cartons     
Miniature type CR 24.00                                                        
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons HD med fr cond 
20.00-22.00 fr qual 20.00-24.00 MX med 28.00-30.00 fr qual 24.00-26.00 few     
22.00 UNWAXED 1 1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles med 32.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film 
wrapped MX Long Seedless med 12s 12.00 sml 12s 8.00-10.00 20 lb cartons DR     
Persian 38.00-40.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne
Long Seedless sml 12s 9.00                                                     
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Long Striped 16.00 
1 1/9 bushel containers wrapped FL med 16.00 some 18.00 MX 18s 13.00-15.00 fr  
qual 9.00-12.00 24s 13.00-14.00 fr qual 10.00-12.00 cartons wrapped MX 18s     
15.00-16.00 24s 15.00-16.00 35 lb cartons HD Chinese 18.00-20.00 fair cond low 
as 15.00 MX Thai 35.00-38.00 HD Indian lge 16.00 MX Indian 22.00-24.00         
GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons tray pack NL Italian 225-400 gm 36.00-37.00            
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 14.00 celery crates FL  
24s 15.00 5 kg containers BL Witloof 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00                  
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 14.00 fr cond 8.00    
celery crates FL 24s 15.00                                                     
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ White 65mm/6.5cm 13.00-14.00      
netted 3s 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 13.00-14.00 netted 5s 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 13.00-14.00
10 lb cartons CA Elephant 34.00 (few sales) cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ     
Peeled 20.00-22.00                                                             
---GREENS: OFFERINGS KALE LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched TX Collard 12s
10.00 Mustard 12s 10.00-11.00 Turnip Tops 12s 10.00-11.00 Dandelion 12s 13.00  
cartons/crates bunched FL Kale 12-16s fr appear 12.00 NC Collard 12-16s 9.00   
Turnip Tops 12-16s 9.00                                                        
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ flm lined 24s 13.00-14.00
mostly 13.00 few 15.00-16.00 24s flmwrpd 12.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 few 17.00 fr 
cond 8.00-10.00 30s flmwrpd 12.00 CA flm lined 24s 13.00-14.00 24s flmwrpd     
13.00-14.00 FL 24s 12.00                                                       
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ Boston 24s 10.00 Green Leaf
24s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 Red Leaf 24s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 CA Green    
Leaf 24s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 Red Leaf 24s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 FL     
Boston 24s 9.00-12.00 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 6.50 GREENHOUSE          
HYDROPONIC cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid CD Quebec Boston 16.00          
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  cartons AZ 24s 12.00-14.00 CA 24s
12.00-14.00 cartons 12 12-oz (3 count) packages MX Hearts 12.00-13.00 cartons  
12 16-oz (3 count) packages AZ Hearts 15.00 cartons 12 18-oz (3 count) packages
AZ Hearts fr cond 12.00 CA Hearts 16.00                                        
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White lge 14.50-15.00 med 12.50
Sliced med 13.00 4 qt baskets PA White med-lge 7.00 5 lb cartons PA Oyster     
15.00 Cremini 8.00 Portobella med-lge 8.50 sml 8.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake   
12.50 fr qual 9.50 exlge 14.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White     
11.75 Sliced 12.00 Portobella sml 12.00 cartons 12 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA
Enoki 13.00 cartons 10 10-oz trays film wrapped PA White 11.75                 
---OKRA:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel crates HD sml-med 16.00-22.00 few   
high as 24.00                                                                  
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched GU 48s med 9.00-10.00  
MX 48s med 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 few 9.00 GU Leeks 12s 16.00-17.00 MX Leeks 
12s 15.00-16.00 few 14.00                                                      
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched FL Curly 60s 13.00-15.00 Plain 60s 
13.00-15.00 cartons bunched TX Curly 60s 14.00 Plain 60s 14.00                 
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI 17.00                   
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET SNOW PEAS LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU 
Snow Peas Decalyxed 11.00 few 13.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 10.00-14.00      
mostly 12.00                                                                   
---PEPPERS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Bell Type Green jbo 
18.00-20.00 few 22.00 exlge 18.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 lge fr qual 14.00-15.00   
med 15.00-16.00 fr qual 13.00-14.00 Mxd Red And Green lge 14.00 MX Bell Type   
Green jbo 18.00 Red irreg sz fr qual 12.00-13.00 15 lb cartons MX Bell Type Red
exlge 11.00-14.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 5 kg cartons MX Bell Type Orange exlge 
19.00-20.00 Red exlge 18.00 Yellow exlge 22.00                                 
---PEPPERS OTHER:  MARKET LONG HOT LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel     
cartons FL Anaheim 20.00 Cherry Hots red 15.00-18.00 Finger Hot 21.00 Hungarian
Wax 20.00 Jalapeno 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 Poblano 10.00-11.00 Yellow Chile   
16.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Cubanelles lge 16.00 med 9.00-10.00 Jalapeno     
18.00 Long Hot 40.00-43.00 Poblano 16.00 MX Poblano 21.00-22.00 8 lb cartons DR
Habanero green 15.00-18.00 mixed red and green 22.00 red 30.00 MX Habanero     
orange 25.00 10 lb cartons FL Serrano 10.00-12.00 25 lb containers DR Finger   
Hot 30.00 25 lb sacks DR Ajies 35.00 40 lb containers DR Thai Chili Hots mixed 
red and green 25.00-30.00 red 40.00 MX Jalapeno 24.00 Poblano 19.00-20.00      
Serrano 26.00                                                                  
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags FL Red 7.00-8.00
cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags FL Red 7.50-9.00 40 lb film bags topped FL Red
21.00-22.00 few high as 24.00 cartons bunched FL Red double size bunch 24s     
16.00 MX Red 24s 11.00-12.00 crates bunched FL Red 24s 14.00                   
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne wxd med 15.00    
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  1 2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s           
15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ/CA Flat 13.00-15.00   
mostly 14.00 few 12.00 4 lb cartons AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 9.00-10.00            
---SQUASH: OFFERINGS YELLOW STRAIGHTNECK LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2      
bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml-med 9.00-10.00 med 8.00 Yellow Straightneck     
sml-med 18.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 12.00-14.00 few 10.00 med 
10.00-12.00 Grey sml-med 14.00 bushel cartons MX Butternut med 32.00 Kabocha   
med 19.00-23.00 few 24.00 Spaghetti med 20.00-25.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX    
Zucchini med-lge 14.00-15.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Acorn med          
14.00-16.00 5 lb cartons GU Zucchini 10.00 (Miniature type) MX Zucchini 10.00  
(Miniature type) Summer Yellow Miniature type 28.00 Summer Green Miniature type
24.00                                                                          
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types   
20.00-22.00 few 23.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 18.00-20.00 No Grade Marks    
Orange Types med fr qual 9.00-10.00 fr appear fr qual 7.00 jbo 9.00-10.00 fr   
appear 8.00 1/2 bushel cartons NJ No Grade Marks White Types med 12.00         
---TOMATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Vine Ripes light    
red-red jbo 10.00-12.00 yellow 5x6 sz 14.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature      
Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 10.00-12.00 6x6 sz 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 few     
12.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz   
18.57 6x6 sz 18.57 6x7 sz 18.57 cartons 2 layer MX Vine Ripes light red-red    
4x4s 8.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 few 12.00 4x5s 8.00-10.00 5x5s 8.00 10 lb cartons 
FL Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties red lge 32.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb flats on 
the vine MX Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 14.00-16.00 some 12.00 fr cond    
10.00 red sml 8.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 15 lb flats MX Vine Ripes light       
red-red 25s 8.00-10.00 28s 8.00-10.00 30s 8.00                                 
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets FL Red light 
red-red 18.00 red 11.00-12.00 MX Red light red-red 14.00                       
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with  
lids FL light red-red 15.00 one label 18.00 yellow 16.00 MX light red-red      
12.00-16.00                                                                    
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose MX light    
red-red exlge 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 some 8.00 red exlge 8.00-9.00 fr    
cond 6.00                                                                      
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags MI Purple Top med 10.00 NC Purple 
Top med 9.00-10.00                                                             
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 12 4-oz packages PA Alfalfa      
Sprouts 6.50-7.00 40 lb containers MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 22.00 20 lb cartons
MX Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 32.00 8 lb cartons CA Radicchio 9s 8.00 3 kg    
cartons GU Radicchio 12s 8.00-9.00 1 layer containers FL Radicchio 9s 8.00-9.00

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:    cartons 4 1-gallon bottles PA Preserved 15.00 cartons 9     
1/2-gallon bottles PA Preserved 18.00