PHILADELPHIA 05-OCTOBER-2017 Auction Sales - Prices To Growers Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA Phone: (215) 551-6791 Fax: (215) 336-0355 AS_FV160 Shenandoah Valley Produce Auction, Dayton, Virginia Data compiled by: Shenandoah Valley Produce Auction Phone: (540) 879-2211 PRICES TO GROWERS FOR THURSDAY 05-OCTOBER-2017 Weather: Partly Cloudy High 80 Low 42 Other commodities with volumes less than 50 are available but are not included on this report. Volume Prices Weighted Low High Average ---Cantaloups: Per Melon Small 55 .75 .75 .75 ---Watermelons: Per Melon Large-Medium 160 2.75 3.00 2.88 ---Apples: Bushel Carton 72 7.00 18.00 12.82 ---Beans: 1/2 Bushel cartons Round Green Type 63 7.00 29.00 10.05 ---Broccoli: 1/2 Bushel Carton 72 2.50 12.00 7.85 ---Cabbage: Per Head 71 1.10 1.50 1.41 ---Corn-Sweet: Per Dozen 245 2.00 2.60 2.40 ---Pumpkins: Each Extra Large 98 5.00 7.75 7.15 Large 1499 1.75 6.00 3.56 Medium 2047 1.00 4.50 3.32 Small 2651 .50 3.25 2.21 Pie type 2190 .50 1.25 1.07 White 472 2.10 4.00 3.05 Small 575 .75 2.20 1.45 Specialty Type 880 1.00 5.50 2.86 Hardshell Type 2355 .60 1.00 .73 Miniature Type 600 .50 .65 .55 ---Squash: Each Acorn 2095 .30 .60 .46 Butternut 2150 .30 .95 .72 Spaghetti 1365 .20 .85 .65 Miscellaneous Varieties 410 .50 1.30 .62 ---Tomatoes: 20 lb carton Fair Quality 62 3.00 14.00 9.05 10 lb carton Fair Quality 78 3.50 12.00 7.29 Medium 108 8.00 16.00 9.17 Small 73 4.00 9.00 7.14 ---Sweet Potatoes: 1/2 Bushel Carton 54 1.75 13.00 6.36 ---Tomatoes, Cherry: Per Pint 262 .70 1.40 .99 ---Onions Dry: 10 lb sacks 92 3.00 12.50 6.04 ---Potatoes: 5 lb sacks 88 1.25 1.75 1.43 ---Corn Stalks: Per Bundle 170 3.25 3.25 3.25 ---Ornamental Corn: Per bunch Medium 140 2.75 3.75 3.36 ---Ornamental Gourds: Each 61 2.00 2.50 2.41 Small 2225 .05 .80 .33 ---Straw Bales: Each Miniature 50 3.00 3.00 3.00