PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 18-OCT-2017                                 
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
Phone:  (215) 551-6791     Fax:  (215) 336-0355                                
                                                                               

NA_FV056                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 a.m. Clear 48                                                  
Yesterday's High 61                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES:  MARKET STEADY.  27 lb cartons MX 14.00-15.00                  
---BATATAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb sacks FL 40.00                            
---BREADFRUIT: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                
---CALABAZA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb sacks CR 18.00                           
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS): OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.              
---CHAYOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR 26.00 White 26.00 40 lb        
reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Prickly Type 27.00                        
---COCONUTS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb cartons FL Water 10s 20.00 65-70 lb  
sacks DR Dry 40s 38.00-40.00 few 42.00 few 37.00 cartons TL Young Type 9s      
16.00-17.00                                                                    
---DRAGON FRUIT (RED PITAYA): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons VN White Flesh  
med 43.00-44.00                                                                
---GINGER ROOT:  MARKET BR HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons BR 45.00
CQ 27.00 CR 28.00-30.00                                                        
---JICAMA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   38-40 lb containers MX 22.00 (few sales)         
---MAGUEY (AGAVE) LEAVES: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                     
---MALANGA:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons DR Amarilla 47.00 EC Blanca 29.00   
Lila 30.00                                                                     
---SUGARCANE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb bundles FL 18.00                        
---TAMARINDO: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                 
---TARO:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CR Eddoes 32.00 EC Eddoes 28.00 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 55 lb containers MX  
28.00-32.00                                                                    
---TUMERIC: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb mshsks JM Orange Type 85.00-90.00 (few    
sales)                                                                         
---YAMPI: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR 68.00 (few sales)                
---YAMS (NAMES):  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CR Blanca 30.00-32.00 JM Yellow
64.00 50 lb cartons BR Blanca 42.00-44.00                                      
---YUCA (CASSAVA):  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 36 lb cartons CR 19.00 occasional    
higher