PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 06-OCT-2017                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
Phone:  (314) 425-4520     Fax:  (314) 621-3124                                
                                                                               

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Weather at 7:00 a.m. Mostly Cloudy 67                                          
Yesterday's High 82                                                            
                                                                               

No report will be issued on Monday, October 9, 2017 in observance of the 
Columbus Day holiday. The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market will be open. 
The office will be closed. The next report will be issued on Tuesday, October
10, 2017. 
 

 

 

                                                                               
                                                                               

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 EC med 23.00    
(Gold) VN White Flesh med 42.00-44.00 3/4 bushel cartons EC Red Flesh med 24.00
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET 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