DETROIT Terminal Prices as of 02-DEC-2008 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (313) 841-1111 Fax: (313) 841-8310 DU_FV020 WEATHER AT 7:00 A.M. LIGHT SNOW 29 YESTERDAY'S HIGH 36 LOW 31 VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons CA Globe Thorned 12s 14.00-15.00 18s 19.00-20.00 some best 25.00-26.00 24s 19.00-20.00 30s 15.00-16.00 sml lse 25.00-26.00 ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET WEAK. 11 lb cartons/crates bunched PE Green jbo no offerings lge 14.50-16.00 mostly 15.00-15.50 std 15.50-17.00 mostly 15.50-16.00 White std 25.00 ---BEANS: MARKET ROUND GREEN TYPE SLIGHTLY HIGHER OTHERS STEADY. bushel cartons/crates FL Round Green Type Handpicked 23.00-26.00 Flat Green Type 26.00 Wax Type 34.00 5 lb cartons GU AIR Hericot Vert (French Type) 20.00 30 lb cartons/crates MX Flat Green Type 33.00-34.00 ---BEETS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 15.50-16.00 TX Red Type 12s 14.00-18.50 mostly 14.00-16.50 25 lb film bags MI Red Type med 7.00-7.50 few best 10.00-11.00 med-lge 7.00-8.50 mostly 8.00-8.50 few 9.00-9.50 ---BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ bchd 14s 13.00-16.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 preferred labels 16.50-18.50 bchd 18s 13.00-17.00 mostly 13.50-14.50 preferred labels 18.00-19.00 CA bchd 14s 13.00-16.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 bchd 18s 13.50-16.50 mostly 13.50-14.50 MX Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 28.00-28.50 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 17.50-18.00 few 14.50 occas 21.00-21.50 Short Trim 15.00-16.50 mostly 15.00-16.00 few 12.00 preferred labels 18.00-18.50 ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb cartons CA med 16.50-20.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 occas 23.00-23.50 ---CABBAGE: MARKET TX SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. 1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CD One Round Green Type med-lge 8.00-8.50 lge 8.00-8.50 Red Type med-lge 12.00-13.00 MI Round Green Type med-lge 9.00-10.50 mostly 9.50-10.50 lge 8.00 Red Type med 10.00 med-lge 13.00-14.00 MX Red Type med 16.00-17.00 TX Round Green Type med-lge 9.00-10.00 fineappear 14.00-14.50 50 lb sacks CD Ontario CD One Round Green Type lge 7.00-7.50 1 3/4 bushel crates and 40 lb cartons MI Savoy Type med 10.00 med-lge 13.00-14.00 ---CARROTS: MARKET STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 19.00-20.00 few 21.00-21.50 CD Ontario CDOne Topped med-lge 16.00-16.50 MI Topped med-lge 12.00 sacks 16 3-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 17.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 few 21.00-21.50 CD Ontario CDOne Topped med-lge 16.00-16.50 MI Topped med-lge 12.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Topped jbo 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 few 11.50-12.00 CD Ontario CDOne Topped jbo 7.50-8.00 MI Topped jbo 5.50-6.00 few 6.50 cartons bunched CA Bunched 24s 18.50 few higher cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 15.50-17.50 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 21.50-25.00 cartons 10 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 17.00-17.50 cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 21.50-25.00 ---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET STEADY. cartons film wrapped AZ White 12s 20.00 few 21.00 16.50-18.50 preferred labels 23.00-23.50 CA White 12s 16.00-18.00 few 20.00-21.00 ---CELERY: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 2 dz 16.50-18.50 preferred labels 21.00-21.50 filmbags 24s 17.00-22.00 mostly 18.00-21.00 occas 24.00-24.50 filmbags 30s 18.50-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 occas 24.00-24.50 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 20.00-22.00 ---CORN-SWEET: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. wirebound crates FL Bi-Color 4-4 1/2 dz 15.00-15.50 occas higher ---CUCUMBERS: MARKET CUCUMBERS LOWER OTHERS STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Pickles 200-300s 30.00-32.00 MX Pickles 200-300s 28.00-30.00 few 32.00 bushel baskets TX Pickles 200-300s 40.00-42.00 WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL med 22.00-22.50 fr qual 14.00-14.50 MX med 23.00-24.50 mostly 24.00-24.50 some best 30.00 lge 20.00-22.00 few higher cartons Local Repack 24s 9.00 GREENHOUSE INCL HYDROPONIC cartons film wrapped MX Long Seedless med 12s 14.00-15.50 sml 12s 10.00-10.50 lge 12s 15.00-15.50 20 lb cartons MX Persian med 19.50-20.00 ---EGGPLANT: MARKET MX 24S LOWER OTHERS STEADY. INCLUDES WRAPPED 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL med 15.00-15.50 MX 18s 15.00-18.50 fr qual 12.50-13.50 24s 16.00-16.50 30 lb cartons MX Chinese 29.00-32.00 35 lb cartons DR Chinese 41.00-42.00 HD Chinese 41.00-42.00 1/2 and 5/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Italian med 10.00 30 lb cartons MX Italian sml 18.00-24.00 mostly 18.00-18.50 35 lb cartons FL Indian 25.00 MX Indian 31.00-35.00 mostly 31.00-31.50 40 lb cartons DR Indian 47.00-48.00 HD Indian 47.00-48.00 ---ENDIVE: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL 24s 20.50-22.50 cartons CA 24s 17.50-18.00 TX 24s 25.00-26.00 10 lb cartons BL Witloof 25.00 ---ESCAROLE: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL 24s 20.50-22.50 cartons CA 24s 19.50-20.00 TX 24s 25.00-26.00 ---GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb cartons CA White super col 41.00 col 38.00-41.00 CQ White 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 14.00-14.50 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 14.50-15.50 65-70mm/6.5-7.0cm 14.50-15.00 few 16.00 netted 3s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 14.00-14.50 netted 5s 60mm/6.0cm 14.50-15.00 few 18.00 netted 5s 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 15.00-16.00 MX White #10 42.50-44.50 10 lb cartons CA Elephant super col 38.00 jbo 34.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars per jar CA Peeled 8.00-8.50 CQ Peeled 3.00 few 5.00 ---GREENS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Kale 24s 13.50-14.00 few 16.00 Swiss Chard Mixed Colors 12s 15.00-15.50 Red 24s 17.00-17.50 White 24s 17.00-17.50 12s 13.00-13.50 Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s 25.00-26.00 fine qual 29.00-30.00 TX Swiss Chard Mixed Colors 12s 18.00-18.50 White 24s 20.00-22.50 few high as 24.50 Kohlrabi 12s 18.00-20.00 few 21.00-22.00 lidded cartons bunched GA Collard 24s 10.00-10.75 mostly 10.00 few high as 12.50 Kale 24s 11.25-11.75 few high as 14.50 Mustard Curly 24s 10.00-10.75 mostly 10.00 few high as 12.50 Turnip Tops 24s 10.00-10.75 mostly 10.00 few high as 12.50 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 14.00-14.50 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET STEADY. cartons AZ 24s 16.50-17.00 flm lined 24s 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 24s flmwrpd 17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 CA flm lined 24s 16.00-16.50 24s flmwrpd 17.00-17.50 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET STEADY. cartons AZ Boston 24s 12.50-13.00 few 15.00-16.50 Green Leaf 24s 13.50-16.50 mostly 15.00-16.50 occas 17.00 Red Leaf 24s 13.50-17.00 mostly 14.50-16.00 occas 17.00 CA Green Leaf 24s 13.50 Red Leaf 24s 13.50 flat cartons/crates FL Bibb 24s 16.50-18.50 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.25-6.50 some 5.00 occas 7.25-7.50 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons 12 containers CD Ontario Boston 12s 17.00 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET 24S SLIGHTLY HIGHER HEARTS STEADY. cartons AZ 24s 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 occas 24.00-24.50 CA 24s 19.50-20.00 (few sales) cartons 12 18-oz (3 count) packages AZ Hearts 18.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 cartons 12 22-oz (3 count) packages AZ Hearts 21.00-22.00 ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons CD Ontario White lge 15.00 some 15.75 med 12.00-12.50 sliced 12.00-12.50 sml 12.50-13.50 PA White jbo 14.50-15.50 lge 15.00-15.75 some 14.00 med-lge 15.25 med 12.00-13.00 sliced 12.25-13.25 sml 13.25-14.25 5 lb cartons CD Ontario Portobella lge 10.50-11.00 med 9.50-10.00 PA Shiitake 26.00 fr qual 23.00 Oyster 23.00 Portobella exlge 12.00-12.50 lge 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake fr qual 15.00-16.50 Oyster 14.00-14.50 some 18.00 Portobella exlge 11.50 lge 10.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 10.00-10.50 few 11.00 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 11.00 some 13.00 cartons 10 12-oz trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 11.00 few 12.50 cartons 8 14-oz trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 13.00-13.50 few 14.00 cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella lge 11.00-11.50 Sliced lge 11.00-11.50 cartons 6 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Shiitake 12.00 Oyster 12.00 some 9.50 Portobella lge 11.00-11.50 ---OKRA: MARKET STEADY. 1/2 and 5/9 bushel cartons/crates FL sml 30.00-31.00 sml-med 30.00-31.00 mostly 30.00 15 lb crates MX sml-med 37.00-38.00 ---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET 48S LARGE SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. cartons bunched MX 48s lge 11.00-12.00 some 10.00-11.00 occas 14.50 48s med 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00-12.50 some 10.00-11.00 occas 14.50 CA Leeks 12s 22.00-24.50 mostly 22.00 GU Leeks 12s 22.00 1 1/4 bushel crates bunched NJ Leeks 12s no offerings ---PARSLEY: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 15.50-21.50 mostly 15.50-20.00 Plain 60s 21.00-26.00 TX Curly 60s 21.00-26.00 Plain 60s 28.00-28.50 Root 12s 26.00-28.50 mostly 26.00-28.00 few 30.00 ---PARSNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 20 lb film bags loose MI med 12.00-12.50 few best 15.50-16.00 lge 14.00-14.50 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MI med 12.00-12.50 one label 13.00-13.50 ---PEAS GREEN: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 26.00-28.00 mostly 28.00 PE Snow Peas Decalyxed 28.00-28.50 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 25.00 few 26.00-26.50 PE Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 26.00-26.50 ---PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Bell Type Green jbo 14.00-14.50 mostly 14.00 few best 17.00-17.50 exlge 14.00-14.50 mostly 14.00 few 16.00 lge 12.50-13.00 few 15.00 irreg sz fr qual 12.00-12.50 Turning Red irreg sz 10.00-11.00 GA Bell Type Green jbo 16.00-16.50 lge 14.00-14.50 irreg sz fr qual 13.00-13.50 occas higher MX Bell Type Green exlge 18.00-18.50 lge 16.00-16.50 Orange exlge 24.00-25.00 lge 24.00-25.00 Red exlge 24.00-25.00 lge 24.00-25.00 med 22.00-23.00 Yellow lge 24.00-25.00 med 22.00-23.00 15 lb cartons CA Bell Type Red exlge 23.00-23.50 MX Bell Type Red lge 21.50-22.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 11 lb cartons NL Class I Bell Type Orange 80-100mm 20.50-21.00 Red 80-100mm 20.50-21.00 Yellow 80-100mm 20.50-21.00 GREENHOUSE INCL HYDROPONIC 11 lb cartons MX Bell Type Orange jbo 20.00-22.00 ---PEPPERS OTHER: MARKET STEADY. 1/2 and 5/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Finger Hot 21.00-21.50 Hungarian Wax 15.00-16.50 few 18.00-18.50 Jalapeno 19.50-20.00 some 15.00 GA Hungarian Wax 14.00-14.50 Jalapeno 21.00-22.50 mostly 21.00-22.00 TX Hungarian Wax 17.50-18.50 Serrano 23.00-24.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Anaheim 32.00-32.50 Cubanelles lge 22.00-22.50 some 27.00-27.50 Finger Hot 40.00-41.00 Jalapeno 32.50-33.00 Long Hot 19.00-20.00 GA Jalapeno 33.00 fr qual 26.00-28.00 Long Hot 18.00 MX Poblano 22.00-22.50 bushel cartons FL Serrano 40.00-44.00 8 lb cartons MX Habanero orange 23.00-24.00 25 lb containers DR Long Hot 44.00-45.00 30 lb cartons DR Thai Chili Hots 54.00-55.00 red 64.00-65.00 Cuke crate TX Jalapeno 19.00-20.00 ---RADISHES: MARKET STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags AZ Red 9.00-9.25 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags AZ Red 9.25-9.50 FL Red 8.50-10.50 cartons/crates bunched MX double size bunch 24s 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 ---RUTABAGAS: MARKET STEADY. WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne lge 16.00-19.00 ---SPINACH: MARKET 4 2-1/2 LB SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 20.00-20.50 cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA Flat Baby Type 15.50 Local Repack Flat Baby Type 16.50 Savoy 12.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat Baby Type 13.50-14.50 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby Type 11.50-12.00 Local Repack Flat Baby Type 11.50 5 lb film bags Local Repack Savoy 7.25 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s 17.50-18.00 ---SQUASH: MARKET ZUCCHINI LOWER, GREY SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 17.00-19.50 mostly 17.50-18.50 med 17.00-19.50 mostly 17.00-17.50 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 20.00-25.50 mostly 20.00-24.00 some best 26.50-28.50 med 23.50-24.50 some best 26.50-28.50 Grey sml 15.00-16.50 few low as 13.00 bushel cartons MX Acorn med-lge 21.50-22.00 Butternut lge 27.50-28.50 Kabocha lge 21.50-22.00 Spaghetti med-lge 32.00-32.50 ---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types 32.00-35.00 some 28.00-31.50 White Types 34.00-35.00 LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 22.50-23.00 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 20.00-21.50 mostly 21.00-21.50 Marked Combination Orange Types 12.50-14.50 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 12.50-13.50 mostly 13.00-13.50 NC No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 10.00 ---TOMATOES: MARKET FL 5X6-6X6 SIZE SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens 5x6 sz 15.50-18.00 mostly 15.50-17.50 6x6 sz 15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.50 6x7 sz 14.00 cartons/flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes 4x4s 23.00-24.00 4x5s 23.00-24.00 5x5s 23.00-24.00 5x6s 18.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 15 lb flats CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes 25s 20.50-21.50 VA Vine Ripes 18s 19.00-19.50 5 kg flats on the vine CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes red med-lge 13.00-13.50 NL Class I Vine Ripes red med-lge 18.50-19.00 VA Vine Ripes red med-lge 11.50-12.00 10 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties 30.00 GREENHOUSE INCL HYDROPONIC flats 1 layer MX Vine Ripes 28s fr appear 12.00 cartons 9 1-lb containers with lids MX Vine Ripe - Campari Type 19.50-20.00 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET STEADY. flats 12 1-pt baskets FL Red 10.00-10.50 few best 12.00-12.50 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET LOWER. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL 9.50-12.00 mostly 9.50-10.50 few best 12.50-14.50 flats 12 10-oz containers with lids FL no offerings ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL exlge 16.00-16.50 lge 16.00-16.50 few 11.20 MX exlge 15.00-18.50 mostly 18.00-18.50 one label 21.00 med 18.00-18.50 few 14.50 ---TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb film bags MI Purple Top lge 4.00-6.00 med-lge 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00-7.50 few 10.00-10.50 med 10.00-10.50 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MI Purple Top med 10.00-10.50 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 5 lb cartons MI Alfalfa Sprouts 9.00-9.50 cartons 12 4-oz packages MI Alfalfa Sprouts 7.50-8.00 ctns 12 4-oz cups with lids 9.00-9.50 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 15.00 GU Radicchio 9s 10.00 12s 12.00 MISC SEASONAL ---APPLE CIDER: cartons 4 1-gallon bottles MI Preserved 12.00-14.00 few 14.50 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles MI Preserved 15.00-16.00 few 16.50 ORGANIC VEGETABLES ---BROCCOLI: cartons iceless CA bchd 14s 34.00 ---CARROTS: sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 34.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 34.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 34.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Topped lge 18.00 cartons 24 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 26.00 ---CAULIFLOWER: cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 26.00 ---CELERY: cartons CA filmbags 30s 30.00 cartons film bags CA Hearts 24s 30.00 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: cartons CA med 12 24.00 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons 12 12-oz (3 count) packages CA Hearts 32.00