Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 01-DEC-2020                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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NA_FV020                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m. Partly Cloudy 46                                          
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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 32.00-33.00   
30s 32.00-33.00                                                                
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET STEADY.  11 lb cartons bunched PE Green jbo 17.00-20.00  
mostly 17.00-19.00 lge 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 std 18.00-20.00 mostly   
18.00-19.00                                                                    
---BEANS:  MARKET STEADY.  bushel crates FL Round Green Type Machine Picked    
38.00-40.00 mostly 40.00 Cranberry Type 40.00 (FEW SALES) MX Round Green Type  
Machine Picked 38.00-40.00 mostly 40.00 5 lb cartons GU Haricot Vert (French   
Type) 17.00-18.00                                                              
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Red Type 24s 32.00-34.00 Chiogga 
(Striped) 24s 32.00-34.00 Gold Type 24s 32.00-34.00 TX Red Type 12s 16.00 24s  
34.00 25 lb film bags AZ Red Type med-lge 14.00 CD Quebec CD One Red Type      
med-lge 8.00-10.00 MI Red Type med-lge 7.00-8.00 50 lb film bags CD Quebec CD  
One Gold Type med 14.00-15.00 MI Red Type med 15.00-16.00                      
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ bchd 14s 24.00 CA Baby Hybrid Type    
bchd 18s 30.00 VA bchd 14s 20.00 20 lb cartons loose AZ Crown Cut 25.00 MX     
Crown Cut Short Trim 16.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 ord cond 3.00-5.00 NJ Crown
Cut 18.00 SC Crown Cut 17.00-18.00 VA Crown Cut 20.00 20 lb cartons MX         
Florettes 20.00                                                                
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET HIGHER.  25 lb cartons CA med 32.00-36.00 mostly  
33.00-35.00                                                                    
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 7/8 bushel cartons GA Round Green Type med      
15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-15.50 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CD One Round Green Type 
med 14.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 fr cond 10.00 Red Type med 20.00-21.00 OCCAS
HIGHER NJ Round Green Type med 14.00-16.00 fr cond 10.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec 
CD One Danish Type med-lge 11.00-11.50 40 lb cartons CD Quebec CD One Savoy    
Type med 25.00                                                                 
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 24.00-25.00    
OCCAS HIGHER CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 19.00-22.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge         
21.00-22.00 (FEW SALES) 24.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 24.00 CD      
Ontario CDOne med-lge 18.00-22.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge 21.00-22.00 sacks 16    
3-lb film bags CA med-lge 24.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 18.00-22.00 Quebec    
CDOne med-lge 21.00-22.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 24.00 CD Ontario  
CDOne med-lge 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 Quebec CDOne med-lge 21.00-22.00  
50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 24.00 CD Ontario CDOne jbo 15.00-17.00 mostly         
15.00-16.00 Quebec CDOne jbo 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 cartons bunched CA 
Bunched 24s 22.00-24.00 CD Quebec CDOne Bunched 24s 22.00-24.00 cartons 30 1-lb
film bags CA Baby Peeled 22.00-24.00                                           
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons film wrapped AZ White 12s 30.00 CA    
White 12s 30.00-33.00 mostly 30.00-32.00 16s 28.00-29.00 flat cartons jacket   
pack NY White 12s 32.00 cartons jacket pack NJ Green 6s 15.00 Purple 6s 15.00  
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 21.00-24.00 2 1/2 dz 22.00-24.00   
filmbags 30s 23.00                                                             
---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  wirebound crates FL     
Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE fr qual 12.00 White 4-4 1/2  
dz 18.00 fr qual 12.00 Bi-Color 4-4 1/2 dz fr qual 12.00                       
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET MX LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL  
med 24.00 fr qual 16.00 GA med 22.00 fr qual 15.00 OCCAS HIGHER MX med         
26.00-30.00 OCCAS HIGHER fr qual 18.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 ord qual       
14.00-18.00 sml 18.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-24.00 lge 22.00-24.00 mostly 24.00    
UNWAXED 1 1/9 bushel crates FL Pickles med 36.00 bushel baskets FL Pickles med 
40.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless sml 12s   
3.00-6.00 MX Long Seedless med 12s 5.00 sml 12s 7.00 lge 12s 6.00 20 lb cartons
DR Persian 27.00-28.00 OCCAS HIGHER MX Persian fr cond 15.00 cartons 8 1-lb    
trays film wrapped DR Persian 18.00-19.00                                      
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med fr qual 8.00-10.00 GA
med fr qual 8.00-10.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped FL med 14.00 (FEW SALES)   
15.00 GA med 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 (FEW SALES) 15.00 bushel cartons   
wrapped MX 16s 10.00-12.00 18s 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 fr qual 6.00 24s       
10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 fr qual 6.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med 38.00-40.00 
Thai med 33.00 Indian med 34.00 (FEW SALES) GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons SP Italian 
30.00-32.00                                                                    
---ENDIVE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 20.00 10 lb cartons BL
Witloof 36.00-38.00                                                            
---ESCAROLE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 30.00 1.3      
bushel crates NJ 18s 30.00                                                     
---GARLIC:  MARKET PEELED 4 5-LB PLASTIC JARS HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  30 
lb cartons CA White super col 80.00 CQ White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 55.00-58.00     
OCCAS HIGHER netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 63.00-65.00 OCCAS HIGHER AND LOWER    
Purple netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 65.00 MX Purple super col 70.00 SP White    
super col 66.00-70.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 55.00 OCCAS HIGHER
cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 54.00-60.00 mostly 56.00-60.00 per jar CQ
Peeled 13.50-15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00                                          
---GREENS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  crates bunched MX Huauzontle 24s 26.00-28.00 
cartons bunched CA Kale Lacinato (Tuscan) 24s 30.00-32.00 GA Collard 24s 12.00 
Kale green 24s 12.00 Mustard 24s 14.00 Turnip Tops 24s 14.00 MD Collard 24s    
12.00 Kale green 24s 12.00 Mustard 24s 14.00 Turnip Tops 24s 14.00 SC Collard  
24s 12.00 Mustard 24s 12.00 TX Kale green 12s 14.00 Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s 16.00
Swiss Chard green 24s 25.00 12s 16.00 red 24s 25.00 12s 16.00 Mixed Colors 12s 
16.00 Dandelion 24s 25.00-28.00 12s 18.00 Kohlrabi 24s 30.00 12s 16.00-20.00   
mostly 16.00-18.00 20 lb cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s        
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE 10 lb cartons bunched Broccoli Rabe (Rappini)  
10s 20.00                                                                      
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons AZ 24s flmwrpd 26.00-28.00 SOME   
SALES 18.00-20.00 CA 24s flmwrpd 28.00                                         
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ Green Leaf 24s 32.00 (FEW SALES) 
38.00 Red Leaf 24s 25.00 CA Green Leaf 24s 34.00 Red Leaf 24s 28.00 3 lb       
cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with   
lid CD Quebec Boston 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00                                  
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ 24s 38.00-40.00 mostly 38.00   
(FEW SALES) 42.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 45.00 holdovers 25.00-30.00 CA 24s 34.00-38.00 
cartons 12 22-oz (3 count) packages AZ Hearts 36.00-37.00 (FEW SALES) 45.00    
holdovers 28.00 CA Hearts 40.00                                                
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White exlge 15.00 lge          
14.50-15.50 mostly 15.00 med 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-13.50 Sliced med         
13.00-15.00 5 lb cartons PA Oyster 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Cremini 8.00-9.00  
mostly 9.00 Portobella med-lge 8.00-8.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake exlge 14.00  
lge 12.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 10.75-11.00 mostly 11.00 
Portobella sml 12.00-12.50 cartons 12 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Enoki       
12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 cartons 10 10-oz trays film wrapped PA White 11.00    
cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Shiitake 9.00 Oyster 9.00 Portobella 10.00
sliced 10.00                                                                   
---OKRA: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                      
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET CA LEEKS AND MX BULB TYPE LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.       
cartons bunched MX 48s med OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE crates bunched MX   
Bulb Type 48s med 17.00-20.00 OCCAS HIGHER NJ Leeks 12s sml 18.00 cartons      
bunched CA Leeks 12s med-lge 23.00-24.00 OCCAS HIGHER cartons 2 film bags      
iceless MX 24 bunches per bag 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 bundles bunched CD
Quebec Leeks 12.00-13.00 NL Leeks 26.00-27.00 (FEW SALES)                      
---PARSLEY:  MARKET PLAIN HIGHER, CURLY STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Curly 60s  
30.00 FEW SALES HIGH AS 38.00 Plain 60s 27.00-28.00 TX Curly 60s 26.00-30.00   
Plain 60s 32.00-33.00 OCCAS HIGHER fineappear 39.00-40.00 mostly 40.00         
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI 16.00-18.00 mostly      
17.00-18.00 (FEW SALES) 14.00 sacks 18 1-lb film bags CD Quebec 23.00          
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed           
20.00-22.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 24.00-26.00 OCCAS HIGHER                 
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Green jbo
16.00-17.00 (FEW SALES) 18.00 OCCAS 20.00 exlge 14.00 lge 12.00-14.00 mostly   
12.00-13.00 fr qual 10.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 Mxd Yellow And Green lge    
11.00 GA Green jbo 15.00 exlge 14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 OCCAS HIGHER lge       
12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 med-lge fr qual 10.00-12.00 med 10.00 Red exlge fr    
qual 20.00 Mxd Red And Green lge 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 Mxd Yellow And Green 
lge 10.00-12.00 15 lb cartons CA Red exlge 26.00-27.00 lge 26.00-27.00 MX Red  
lge 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 25 lb cartons CA Red irreg sz fr qual 25.00-29.00 
OCCAS HIGHER MX Red irreg sz fr qual 30.00 GREENHOUSE 1 1/9 bushel cartons EL  
Orange sml 24.00-26.00 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD Ontario CdOne Red exlge           
15.50-20.00 mostly 15.50-18.00 Yellow exlge 18.00-21.00 lge 7.00 Orange exlge  
20.00-28.00 DR Orange jbo 11.00 EL Yellow lge 20.00-22.00 MX Red exlge         
18.00-20.00 Yellow exlge 18.00-21.00 Orange exlge 26.00-28.00                  
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET DR AND MX HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel  
cartons NC Anaheim sml 17.00-18.00 Hungarian Wax med 13.00-14.00 Jalapeno med  
15.00-16.00 Poblano lge 17.00-18.00 Serrano sml 17.00-18.00 1 1/9 bushel       
cartons FL Cubanelles lge 21.00-22.00 mxd yellow and green lge 14.50 Jalapeno  
med 21.00-22.00 Long Hot lge 30.00-31.00 Poblano med 21.00-21.50 Serrano sml   
27.00-28.00 GA Cubanelles exlge 22.00 lge 19.00 Jalapeno exlge 20.00 Long Hot  
exlge 25.00 Poblano exlge 18.00-20.00 Serrano sml 24.00 NC Long Hot exlge      
25.00-26.00 8 lb cartons DR Habanero green 20.00-22.00 mxd yellow and green    
22.00-24.00 orange 26.00-28.00 red 27.00-29.00 MX Habanero orange 27.00 10 lb  
cartons MX Manzano orange 26.00 25 lb sacks DR Ajies green sml 60.00-65.00 40  
lb containers DR Thai Chili Hots green sml 44.00-46.00 MX Jalapeno exlge 26.00 
Poblano exlge 26.00-30.00 Serrano sml 22.00 (FEW SALES) 38.00                  
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CD Quebec Red   
18.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags CD Quebec Red 18.00 FL Red 18.00 40 lb  
film bags topped AZ Red 32.00 CD Quebec Red 31.00-32.00 cartons bunched FL Red 
24s 16.00 MX Red 24s 16.00 SOME 18.00                                          
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CDOne lge         
30.00-31.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec CDOne lge fr qual 20.00                      
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched TX Savoy 24s fineappear 28.00 1   
2/5 bushel cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 22.00-24.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 32.00 cartons 
12 10-oz film bags Repacked Enroute Flat 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 cartons 4    
2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 4 lb cartons CA Flat 
Baby Type 10.00                                                                
---SQUASH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml-med       
11.00-14.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 med 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-11.00 Yellow         
Straightneck sml-med 30.00-32.00 OCCAS LOWER med 22.00-24.00 OCCAS HIGHER AND  
LOWER 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 12.00-14.00 OCCAS HIGHER med      
10.00-14.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 OCCAS HIGHER Yellow Straightneck sml-med 26.00  
OCCAS HIGHER ONE LOT LOW AS 16.00 med 24.00-26.00 OCCAS HIGHER ONE LOT LOW AS  
14.00 Grey sml-med 18.00 OCCAS HIGHER bushel cartons MX Butternut lge 18.00    
Kabocha xlge 26.00-30.00 NY Acorn med 16.00 Butternut med-lge 16.00-18.00      
Spaghetti lge 14.00                                                            
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types 
med 52.00-54.00 FEW SALES HIGH AS 60.00 jbo 45.00-48.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange   
Types 20.00-25.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 Japanese Types med 33.00-35.00 No Grade   
Marks Orange Types fr qual 11.00-12.00 jbo 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 NJ U.S. No.
1 Garnet 19.00-20.00 No Grade Marks Garnet fr qual 12.00-15.00 jbo 11.00-12.00 
---TOMATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or Better    
Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 19.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 (FEW SALES)        
22.00-25.00 6x6 sz 18.00-19.00 (FEW SALES) 22.00-23.00 Vine Ripes red jbo      
17.00-18.00 5x6 sz 16.00 6x6 sz 14.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better      
Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 21.50-28.00 6x6 sz 20.50-26.00 GREENHOUSE 15
lb flats MX Vine Ripes light red-red 14s 12.00 25s 10.00 red 28s 9.00 5 kg/11  
lb flats on the vine CD Ontario Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 7.00-8.00     
OCCAS 9.00 MX Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 7.00-8.00 NY Vine Ripes light   
red-red med-lge 7.00 11 lb flats CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripe - Heirloom         
Varieties 15.00                                                                
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 1-pt baskets FL light red-red 
med 16.00-18.00 Local Repack light red-red med 16.50                           
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL
light red-red med-lge 8.00-10.00 Local Repack light red-red med 11.50-13.00    
GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt containers with lids GU light red-red med-lge 10.00 MX
light red-red med-lge 10.00 NY light red-red med-lge 9.00 flats 15 1-pt        
containers with lids MX red med-lge 11.00                                      
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Roma light     
red-red exlge 16.00-19.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 lge 14.00 MX Roma light red-red   
exlge 16.00-18.00 OCCAS 19.00 lge 17.00-18.00 Local Repack Roma light red-red  
exlge 20.50-26.00                                                              
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags MI Purple Top med-lge 13.00-14.00 
NJ Purple Top sml-med 10.00                                                    
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  5 lb cartons PA Alfalfa Sprouts 8.50-9.00
cartons 12 4-oz packages PA Alfalfa Sprouts 9.50-10.00 crates MX Cactus Leaf   
(Nopales) 21.00-22.00 28 lb cartons CA Cardoon 47.00-48.00 15 lb reusable      
plastic containers (RPC) MX Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 32.00-34.00 1 layer    
containers CA Radicchio 9s 14.00-16.00                                         

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 4 1-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
20.00-21.00 PA Preserved 20.50 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
22.00-23.00 PA Preserved 21.50