PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 05-OCT-2017                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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NA_FV056                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m. Partly Cloudy 62                                          
Yesterday's High 76                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES:  MARKET STEADY.  27 lb cartons MX 14.00-15.00                  
---BATATAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb sacks FL 38.00                            
---BREADFRUIT: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                
---CALABAZA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb sacks CR 16.00-18.00                     
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 12 3.5-oz baskets  
film wrapped CB Without Husk 24.00-26.00                                       
---CHAYOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR 19.00 White 26.00              
---COCONUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons FL Water 10s 20.00 50 lb sacks MX  
Dry 30s 40.00 (White) 65-70 lb sacks DR Dry 40s 38.00-40.00 mostly 38.00       
cartons TL Young Type 9s 17.00-18.00                                           
---DRAGON FRUIT (RED PITAYA): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons VN White Flesh  
med 42.00-44.00                                                                
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET CQ LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons BR       
40.00-44.00 CQ 28.00-30.00 few 26.00 few 32.00 CR 35.00-36.00 (few sales)      
---JACKFRUIT: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                 
---JICAMA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   38-40 lb containers MX 21.00 (few sales)         
---LYCHEE: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                    
---MAGUEY (AGAVE) LEAVES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   bundles 12s MX 29.00              
---MALANGA:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons DR Amarilla 46.00 EC Blanca 30.00   
Lila 32.00                                                                     
---MAMEY SAPOTE: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                              
---SUGARCANE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb bundles FL 18.00 Red 20.00              
---TAMARINDO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 16 1-lb packages JM 58.00             
---TARO:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CR Eddoes 32.00 EC Eddoes 29.00 45 lb  
sacks MX Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 15.00 50 lb cartons FL Dasheen (Coco,      
Islena) med 24.00                                                              
---TOMATILLOS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb containers MX 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 55
lb containers MX 28.00-32.00                                                   
---TUMERIC: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb mshsks JM Orange Type 100.00 (few sales)  
---YAMPI: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR 68.00 (few sales)                
---YAMS (NAMES):  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CB Blanca 35.00 CR Blanca 30.00
JM Yellow 68.00 50 lb cartons BR Blanca 42.00-44.00                            
---YUCA (CASSAVA):  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 36 lb cartons CR 19.00 occasional    
higher                                                                         

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MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---GINGER ROOT: 30 lb cartons PE 30.00-40.00