DETROIT Terminal Prices as of 04-OCT-2017                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
Phone:  (313) 841-5370     Fax:  (313) 841-8310                                
                                                                               

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Weather at 7:00 am: Partly Cloudy 72                                           
Yesterday's High: 81                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons FL 25.00 27 lb cartons MX     
15.00-16.00                                                                    
---BANANA FLOWERS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   35-40 lb containers MX 25.00        
---BATATAS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb sacks FL jbo 45.00                   
---CALABAZA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   50 lb sacks CR 22.00                      
---CHAYOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR 60s 25.00-26.00 MX 60s         
25.00-26.00                                                                    
---COCONUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons DR Dry 24s 44.00-45.00 65-70 lb  
sacks DR Dry 40s 45.00 cartons TL Young Type 9s 19.00-19.50                    
---DRAGON FRUIT (RED PITAYA): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   4.5 kg cartons VN AIR Red
Flesh 7s 46.00 8s 46.00 9s 46.00                                               
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons BR 60.00-62.00 mostly 61.00 CQ  
40.00-42.00 mostly 40.00-41.00 5 lb sacks BR 14.00-15.00                       
---JACKFRUIT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   36-40 lb cartons per lb MX 2 count 1.10  
---JICAMA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   38-40 lb containers MX 20.00-23.00 mostly   
20.00-22.00                                                                    
---LONGAN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   5 kg reusable plastic containers bagged VN  
31.00                                                                          
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Lila med 36.00 EC Blanca  
med 32.00-33.00 Lila med 34.50-35.50                                           
---MAMEY SAPOTE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   25 lb cartons FL 45.00                
---SUGARCANE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   50 lb cartons FL 37.00                   
---TAMARINDO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons loose MX no offerings cartons 16
1-lb packages TL 53.00 Sweet 53.00                                             
---TARO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb sacks CQ Eddoes sml 39.00 CR Eddoes sml      
31.50-37.00 mostly 33.00-35.00 MX Dasheen (Coco, Islena) med 17.00-18.00       
fineappear 24.00                                                               
---TOMATILLOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons MI 10.00-11.00 38 lb reusable  
plastic containers (RPC) MX 21.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 1 1/9 bushel crates 
MI 18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00-20.00                                              
---TUMERIC: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons JM Orange Type 35.50-36.50        
cartons/crates per lb JM Orange Type 5.50 40 lb mshsks JM Orange Type 220.00   
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   45 lb cartons JM Yellow 66.00 50 lb   
cartons CR Blanca 32.00                                                        
---YUCA (CASSAVA): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   WAXED 40 lb cartons CR lge 22.00-24.50   
mostly 22.50-23.50