Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Baltimore, MD
BALTIMORE Terminal Prices as of 28-AUG-2020                                    
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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BP_FV020                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Weather at 7:00 a.m. Mostly Cloudy 74
Yesterday's High 93                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Globe 24s 26.00 occas higher 30s    
25.00                                                                          
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET STEADY.  11 lb cartons/crates bunched PE Green lge       
29.00-30.00 std 27.00-30.00 mostly 27.00 White exlge 37.00                     
---BEANS:  MARKET STEADY.  bushel cartons/crates precooled NY Round Green Type 
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 bushel reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Fava 34.00
5 lb cartons GU AIR Haricot Vert (French Type) 12.00-14.00                     
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 23.00-24.00 CD      
Quebec Red Type 12s 19.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 crates bunched MI Red Type 12s    
19.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Gold Type med 24.00 CD Quebec Red Type med          
12.00-14.00 lge 9.00-10.00 Gold Type med 19.00 MI Red Type med 12.00-13.00     
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s 17.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd  
18s 25.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut Short Trim 19.00-22.00 mostly 19.00 
CD Quebec Crown Cut Short Trim 18.00 occas lower                               
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons CA med 32.00 occas higher  
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 3/4 bushel cartons OH Round Green Type med      
16.00-17.00 PA Round Green Type med 15.00 1 7/8 bushel cartons CD Quebec Danish
Type xlge 23.00 MI Round Green Type med 16.00-17.00 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CD 
One Round Green Type med 12.00-14.00 Red Type med 16.00 NY Round Green Type med
15.00 Red Type med 17.00-18.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec Danish Type lge 12.00 1   
3/4 bushel cartons OH Savoy Type med 17.00                                     
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00-28.00    
mostly 26.00 CD Quebec med-lge 23.00-24.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge  
26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 CD Quebec med-lge 23.00-24.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags 
CA med-lge 26.00 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 22.00-23.00 CD Quebec jbo 19.00-20.00
MX lge 16.00 jbo 17.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 fr qual 16.00 cartons bunched  
CA 24s 25.00 CD Quebec 24s 24.00-26.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled
25.00-26.00 cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 25.00-26.00               
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  cartons film wrapped CA White 9s      
14.00-15.00 12s 14.00-15.00 occas higher                                       
---CELERY:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  cartons CA 2 dz 21.50-23.00 mostly         
21.50-22.00 2 1/2 dz 21.50-24.00 mostly 21.50-22.00 filmbags 30s 23.50-24.00   
occas higher cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 22.50-23.00                       
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in quality. wirebound crates MD
Yellow 4 dz min fr qual 15.00 White 4 dz min fr qual 15.00 NY Yellow 4 dz min  
17.00-18.00 White 4 dz min 17.00-18.00 24 inch bins MD White 175.00-205.00     
approx 50 dozen                                                                
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons MI med 30.00-32.00   
mostly 30.00 fr qual 18.00 MX lge 25.00-28.00 mostly 25.00 NY med 32.00-34.00  
fr qual 18.00 ord qual 17.00 lge 20.00 MI Pickles Kirby Type med-lge fr qual   
33.00 bushel baskets NJ Pickles Kirby Type med-lge 43.00-44.00 sml-med         
48.00-50.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless lge 
12s 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 ex lge 12s 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00 20 lb   
cartons CD Ontario Persian sml 28.00 cartons 12 6-count  trays film wrapped CD 
Ontario Persian sml 28.00                                                      
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in size and quality. 1 1/9 bushel
cartons MD sml-med 11.00-12.00 fr qual 9.00 NJ med 16.00 occas higher fr qual  
11.00-12.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med-lge 20.00 Thai med-lge 31.00 FL Indian
med 30.00 HD Indian med 30.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons NL AIR Italian med 
33.00-35.00                                                                    
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CD Quebec 24s 20.00 Howard crates OH 18s   
18.00-20.00 5 kg containers NL AIR Witloof 33.00-35.00                         
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CD Quebec 24s 20.00 Howard crates OH 18s 
18.00-20.00                                                                    
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ White col 46.00 occas higher      
netted 5s 43.00-49.00 mostly 43.00-44.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 
48.00-58.00 mostly 48.00 SK Peeled 42.00 occas higher                          
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 24s     
42.00-44.00 CD Quebec Swiss Chard Red 24s 16.00 White 24s 20.00 MI Collard 24s 
14.00 Kale 24s 14.00 Mustard 24s 19.00 Turnip Tops 24s 19.00 Dandelion 12s     
18.00 Kohlrabi 12s 21.00 cartons/crates bunched MD Collard 12-16s 14.00-16.00  
Kale 12-16s 14.00-16.00 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 30.00                  
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA flm lined 24s 22.00 occas
higher and lower 24s flmwrpd 23.00-24.00 mostly 23.00 CD Quebec 24s flmwrpd    
20.00-22.00                                                                    
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 24.00-25.00 
Red Leaf 24s 20.00-24.00 CD Quebec Boston 24s 18.00 Green Leaf 24s 19.00 Red   
Leaf 24s 21.00 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 CA Frisee 
12s 20.00-26.00 mostly 20.00-24.00 PA Mache 14.00 10 lb cartons film lined CA  
Green Leaf 22.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid VA Boston      
17.00-18.00 WV Boston 17.00                                                    
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 30.00-31.00 mostly   
30.00 one brand best 42.00-44.00 CD Quebec 24s 23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00 cartons
12 3-count packages CA Hearts 32.00 occas higher few best brands 38.00 CD      
Quebec Hearts 28.00-30.00                                                      
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White lge 14.00-15.00 mostly   
14.00 med-lge 13.00-14.50 mostly 13.00 sml-med 14.00-14.50 Sliced med-lge      
14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 5 lb cartons PA Oyster 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00       
Cremini 8.00 Portobella exlge 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 lge 9.00 Caps exlge 12.00 
3 lb cartons PA Class I Shiitake exlge 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 cartons 12 8-oz
trays film wrapped PA White 11.00-12.00 cartons 10 12-oz trays film wrapped PA 
White 12.00                                                                    
---OKRA:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons HD med-lge 18.50-19.50            
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CD Quebec 48s med 16.00
MX 48s med 16.00-18.00 crates bunched MX Bulb Type 24s 17.50-20.00 mostly      
17.50-18.00 cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 cartons 4    
film bags iceless CA 12 bunches per bag 15.00                                  
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 20.00-22.00 mostly   
20.00 Plain 60s 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 OH Curly 60s 20.00 Plain 60s 20.00    
cartons/crates/baskets bunched NJ Curly 60s 20.00 occas higher Plain 60s 20.00 
occas higher                                                                   
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose CD Quebec med 19.00-20.00  
cartons 12 1-lb film bags CD Quebec med 18.00                                  
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed           
10.00-12.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 10.00-12.00                              
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in quality. 1 1/9      
bushel cartons CA Red exlge 28.00 CD Quebec Green jbo 15.00-16.00 ord qual     
12.00 exlge 17.00-18.00 lge 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 MD Green jbo 15.00  
exlge fr qual 11.00-12.00 lge 12.00 med 12.00 MX Green exlge 17.00-19.00 fr    
qual 13.50 Yellow med-lge 31.00 NJ Green jbo 15.00-16.00 exlge fr qual         
12.00-13.00 NY Green jbo 16.00 exlge fr qual 12.00-13.00 PA Green jbo          
15.00-16.00 Turning Red exlge fr qual 10.00 15 lb cartons CA Red exlge         
22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD Ontario CdOne  
Red jbo 27.00-28.00 Yellow exlge 32.00-34.00 Orange exlge 32.00-34.00 med-lge  
26.00                                                                          
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons MD Hungarian Wax  
16.00-18.00 NJ Hungarian Wax 16.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MD Cubanelles exlge    
20.00-21.00 med 15.00 Jalapeno green exlge 15.00 lge 15.00 Long Hot green lge  
22.00 MX Poblano green 19.00-20.00 NJ Cubanelles exlge 24.00 Long Hot green    
med-lge 18.00-20.00 OH Cubanelles med 16.00 8 lb cartons DR Habanero green     
21.00-22.00 mxd orange and green 22.00 orange 24.00-27.00 mostly 24.00 red     
25.00-29.00 MX Manzano orange 30.00 25 lb containers MX Jalapeno green exlge   
16.00-19.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 lge 16.00 Poblano green 19.00-20.00 Serrano     
green 22.00-23.00 occas 26.00 30 lb cartons DR Thai Chili Hots green 51.00 red 
90.00 GREENHOUSE 8 lb cartons HD Habanero red 22.00-24.00                      
---PUMPKINS:  MARKET STEADY.  24 inch bins MX Cinderella xlge 320.00           
---RADISHES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CD Quebec 
Red 12.00-12.50 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags CD Quebec Red 12.00-13.00 MI  
Red 12.50-13.00 OH Red 13.00 40 lb film bags topped CD Quebec Red 23.00 few    
20.00 MI Red 21.00-23.00 cartons bunched CD Quebec Red 24s 14.50-17.00 mostly  
16.00 occas higher                                                             
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 25 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne lge 30.00  
few higher                                                                     
---SPINACH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 26.00-28.00     
mostly 26.00 occas 29.00-30.00 1 2/5 bushel cartons NY Savoy 26.00-28.00       
cartons 8 10-oz film bags Repacked Enroute Savoy 13.50-14.50 cartons 12 10-oz  
film bags AZ/CA Savoy 18.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ/CA Flat 16.00-17.00
mostly 16.00 4 lb cartons AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 celery 
crates CA Savoy no offerings                                                   
---SQUASH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons MD Zucchini Yellow med    
12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 NY Zucchini sml-med 20.00 med 18.00 PA Zucchini       
sml-med 19.00 med 16.00-16.50 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 22.00 med-lge 19.00  
TN Zucchini med-lge 13.00-14.00 Yellow Straightneck lge fr qual 17.00-18.00    
bushel cartons MD Butternut med 18.00 MI Spaghetti lge 23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00
MX Acorn med 32.00 Butternut med-lge 28.00 OH Acorn med fr appear 22.00        
Butternut lge 18.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons NJ Kabocha med 26.00 35 lb min        
containers MX Round Zucchini med 26.00 Grey med-lge 24.00-26.00 lge 24.00      
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types      
69.00-73.00 U.S. Coml Red Types 43.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 20.00-25.00   
mostly 20.00-24.00 White Types 26.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo           
15.00-17.00 30 lb cartons HI U.S. No. 1 Okinawan Type 58.00                    
---TOMATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose AL 80% U.S. One or     
Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 18.00 6x6 sz 18.00 CA 80% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 6x6 sz      
17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 6x7 sz 17.00-18.00 U.S. Two Mature Greens red 6x6 sz  
fr cond 10.50-11.00 MD Vine Ripes light red-red jbo 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00   
xlge 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 lge 20.00 MI 80% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens
light red-red 5x6 sz 18.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 6x6 sz 18.00 NC Vine Ripes light 
red-red jbo 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 fr qual 18.50 xlge 22.00 occas higher fr  
qual 18.00 lge 20.00 80% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 
17.00-19.00 mostly 17.50-18.00 6x6 sz 17.00-19.00 mostly 17.50-18.00 TN 80%    
U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 18.00 6x6 sz 18.00       
GREENHOUSE flats 1 layer CD Ontario Vine Ripes breakers-turning 30s 26.00 light
red-red 25s 24.00-26.50 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CD Ontario Vine Ripes     
light red-red med 28.50-32.00 10 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripe -       
Heirloom Varieties light red-red xlge 28.00-30.00 PA Vine Ripe - Heirloom      
Varieties jbo 20.00 occas higher (mixed colors) xlge 20.00 (mixed colors)      
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets MD light     
red-red 12.00-14.00 red 8.00 Heirloom Varieties 23.00 (mixed colors) NJ light  
red-red 14.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 flats 12 1-pt cups with lids TN light   
red-red 15.50-17.00 mostly 16.00 GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt cups with lids DR red
8.00-10.00 cartons 12 10-oz cups with lids DR 14.00 (mixed colors yellow, pink 
and red) on the vine CD Ontario red fr cond 12.00                              
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MD
light red-red 8.00-10.00 MX light red-red 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 NJ light    
red-red 9.00-10.00 PA light red-red 10.00 TN light red-red 10.00 occas higher  
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose MD light    
red-red exlge 13.00-15.00 MX light red-red exlge 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00      
(includes marked xxlarge) pink-light red exlge 13.00 NJ light red-red exlge    
14.00-15.00 NY light red-red exlge 15.00-15.50 mostly 15.00 occas higher lge   
14.00-14.50                                                                    
---TURNIPS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb film bags MI lge 14.00-15.00 med      
15.00-16.00 Repacked Enroute med 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00                      
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  5 lb cartons MD Alfalfa Sprouts 11.00    
cartons 12 4-oz packages MD Alfalfa Sprouts 11.00-12.00 35 lb crates MX Cactus 
Leaf (Nopales) 16.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio Round Red 9s 13.50-14.00  

ORGANIC                                                                        

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---BEETS: 25 lb sacks loose CA Red Type med 31.00 Gold Type med 34.00          
---BROCCOLI: cartons CA bchd 14s 38.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 40.00         
---CARROTS: sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 50.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA
med-lge 50.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 50.00 25 lb sacks loose CA jbo
40.00 cartons bunched CA 24s 42.00 cartons 24 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled    
36.00                                                                          
---LETTUCE-OTHER: cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 30.00 Red Leaf 24s 38.00 3 lb      
cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 10.00 occas higher and lower                        
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons CA 24s 46.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 
50.00                                                                          
---MUSHROOMS: 10 lb cartons PA White lge 19.00 med-lge 18.50 5 lb cartons PA   
Cremini 14.50 Portobella exlge 17.50 3 lb cartons PA Class I Shiitake exlge    
22.75 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 20.50 cartons 10 12-oz trays 
film wrapped PA White 19.50                                                    
---SWEET POTATOES: 40 lb cartons NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 62.00