ATLANTA Terminal Prices as of 06-OCT-2017                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
Phone:  (404) 366-2748     Fax:  (404) 363-2523                                
                                                                               

AJ_FV056                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m.   Partly Cloudy 58                                        
Yesterday's high 84                                                            
                                                                               
No reports will be issued on Monday, October 9, 2017 in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.   The next report will be issued Tuesday, October 10, 2017.  The most businesses on the Atlanta Farmers Market will remain open for
 this holiday.
                                                                               
                                                                                                                 
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   10 lb cartons MX 15.75-16.00 mostly    
16.00 few 17.00                                                                
---CALABAZA:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CR 22.00-24.75 mostly 22.00 occas  
19.00 GU 22.00-24.50 mostly 22.00 occas 19.00                                  
---CHAYOTE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR 20.00-22.00 MX 20.00-22.00
---COCONUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb sacks DR Dry 24s 36.00-37.50 mostly        
36.75-37.50 occas 39.50 MX Dry 24s 32.00-34.50 mostly 32.75-33.50 few          
30.75-31.75 65-70 lb sacks DR Dry 40s 45.50-47.00 mostly 45.50 occas 53.00,    
ocass 42.00                                                                    
---GINGER ROOT: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons BR 45.75  
PE 52.00-53.00 few 57.50-61.00                                                 
---JICAMA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   38-40 lb containers MX 20.00-21.00 occas    
23.75-24.00                                                                    
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   10 lb cartons EC Lila 15.00 occas higher 40
lb cartons CR Lila 32.25-33.00 mostly 33.00 few 35.50-36.00 EC Lila 32.25-33.00
occas 36.00                                                                    
---TARO:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons CR Eddoes lge 13.00-14.00 HD Dasheen   
(Coco, Islena) lge 10.00-11.00 occas higher 40 lb cartons CR Eddoes lge        
36.50-40.25 few 47.00 50 lb sacks MX Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 15.00-16.00 few
18.00                                                                          
---TOMATILLOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. Wide range in price. 10 lb      
cartons MX 10.00-11.00 38-44 lb containers MX 22.00-24.00 mostly 23.50-24.00   
few 25.25, few 21.00                                                           
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca 23.00-24.00   
mostly 24.00 occas higher 50 lb cartons CB Blanca 36.00-40.00 occas 32.25      
---YUCA (CASSAVA):  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 10 lb cartons CR 9.00-10.00 mostly   
10.00 occas higher 40 lb cartons CR 21.50-23.00 mostly 22.00 occas 19.00