CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 21-NOV-2008 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (773) 843-1053 Fax: (773) 843-1092 HX_FV020 Weather: 7:00 a.m. Partly Sunny 18 Yesterday's High 32 VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA Globe Thorned 24s 16.00-18.00 few 20.00 30s 12.00-14.00 36s 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 48s 14.00 60s 14.00 lge lse 20.00 ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 11 lb cartons/crates bunched PE Green jbo 16.00-18.00 occas higher and lower exlge 18.00 lge 18.50-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 fr cond 8.00-10.00 ord cond 5.00-7.00 std 19.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 occas higher fr cond 14.00-16.00 occas lower ---BEANS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bushel cartons/crates CA Fava 42.00 FL Round Green Type Handpicked 18.00-20.00 occas lower Machine Picked 14.00-16.00 few 12.00-13.00 GA Round Green Type Handpicked 18.00 occas higher Machine Picked 13.00-16.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 Flat Green Type Machine Picked 35.00 Pole Type Handpicked 40.00-42.00 5 lb cartons CA Hericot Vert (French Type) 20.00 GU Hericot Vert (French Type) 16.00 MX Hericot Vert (French Type) 19.00 ---BEETS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched IL Red Type 12s 12.00-14.00 occas higher MX Red Type 24s 20.00 Chiogga (Striped) 24s 21.50 Gold Type 24s 22.50 OH Red Type 12s 15.00-16.00 25 lb sacks loose MI Red Type med 9.50-10.50 mostly 9.50-10.00 few 9.00 25 lb film bags CA Red Type med 11.00-12.00 occas lower CD Ontario CD One Red Type med 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.50 IL Red Type med 9.00-10.00 50 lb film bags CD Ontario CD One Red Type med 14.00-15.00 ---BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA bchd 14s 15.00-16.00 occas higher bchd 18s 16.50 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 22.00-24.00 occas lower 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 15.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 occas higher MX Crown Cut 14.50-15.50 ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb cartons CA med 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 occas lower ---CABBAGE: MARKET STEADY. 1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons MX Red Type med-lge 15.00-16.00 NJ Red Type med 15.00-16.00 WI Round Green Type med 9.50-10.00 mostly 10.00 occas lower lge 8.50-9.00 mostly 8.50 Red Type med 13.00-14.00 occas higher 50 lb sacks NY Danish Type lge 8.50-9.00 1 3/4 bushel crates and 40 lb cartons CD Ontario CD One Savoy Type med 15.00 NJ Savoy Type med 15.00-16.00 WI Savoy Type med 13.00-14.00 ---CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 18.00-20.00 MI med-lge 13.50-14.50 mostly 14.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 20.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 20.00 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 CD Ontario CDOne jbo 8.50 MI jbo 11.00-12.00 occas lower cartons bunched CA 24s 20.00-21.00 cartons 24 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 17.00-19.00 mostly 19.00 occas lower MI Baby Peeled 14.50 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 15.00-16.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 23.50-24.50 cartons 12 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 15.00-16.00 cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 15.00 containers 20 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 15.00-16.00 ---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons film wrapped CA White 9s 15.00-16.00 offerings light 12s 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 preferred label 18.00 16s 13.50-15.00 occas low as 12.00 Green 12s 16.00 Orange 12s 14.00-16.00 ---CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA 1 1/2 dz 15.50-17.00 mostly 16.00-16.50 2 dz 15.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 2 1/2 dz 16.00-18.00 occas high as 22.00 3 dz 18.50 offerings light. filmbags 30s 24.00-25.00 occas lower cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 20.00-22.00 few 24.00 ---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. wirebound crates FL bicolor 4-4 1/2 dz 21.00-22.00 GA bicolor 4-4 1/2 dz 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 few 23.00 white 4-4 1/2 dz 22.00-23.00 ---CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates GA med 32.00-35.00 fr qual 28.00-30.00 MX med 38.00-40.00 mostly 38.00 occas 41.00 fr qual 30.00-32.00 occas 34.00 occas lower lge 32.00-33.00 mostly 32.00 occas low as 28.00 cartons GA 24s 18.50 MX 24s 22.00 36s 24.00 cartons film wrapped MX Long Seedless 12s 10.00-12.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Pickles Kirby Type 150-200s 28.00-30.00 occas higher 200-300s 32.00-34.00 occas lower 22 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Persian med-lge 28.00 few 22.00 DR Persian med-lge 28.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 9.00-10.00 occas higher sml 12s 9.00-10.00 occas higher GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless lge 12s 10.00-12.00 MX Long Seedless 16s 9.00-10.00 ---EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates GA med 24.00-26.00 fr qual 20.00-22.00 MX 18s 24.00-26.00 35 lb cartons CA Chinese sml 35.00 occas higher HD Chinese sml 46.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons GA Sicilian med-lge 23.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons MX Long Striped 30s 20.00 CD Ontario Italian 32s 27.00 MX Italian 32s 20.00 ---ENDIVE: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 24s 15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 MI 24s 14.00 10 lb cartons BL Witloof Red Type 32.00 one label 38.50 GREENHOUSE 5 kg containers BL Witloof 21.00-23.00 ---ESCAROLE: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 24s 15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 MI 24s 14.00 ---GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb cartons CA White super col 46.00-48.50 mostly 46.00-48.00 super jbo 46.00 exjbo 36.00 giant 32.00 CQ White super col 15.00 col 14.00 netted 3s 12.50-14.50 few 12.00 netted 5s 14.50 MX White col 34.00 10 lb cartons CA Elephant lge 34.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CA Peeled 36.00-38.00 CQ Peeled 23.00-25.00 ---GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons/crates bunched CA Kale green 24s 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 Swiss Chard green 24s 23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 12s 14.00-15.00 red 24s 24.00-25.00 mostly 25.00 12s 14.00-15.00 Dandelion green 24s 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 12s 14.00-15.00 Kohlrabi green 24s 24.00-26.00 mostly 25.00 GA Collard 16-24s 10.00-11.50 mostly 10.00-11.00 Kale 24s 10.00-11.50 mostly 10.00-11.00 Mustard 16-24s 10.00-11.50 mostly 10.00-11.00 Turnip Tops 16-24s 10.00-11.50 mostly 10.00-11.00 IL Kale 24s 10.50-11.00 Dandelion green 12s 14.00 red 12s 15.00 Kohlrabi green 12s 16.00 NJ Swiss Chard green 24s 24.00 red 24s 24.00 OH Collard 16-24s 11.00-12.00 few 13.00 Kale 24s 11.00-12.00 occas higher Mustard 16-24s 12.00-13.00 Turnip Tops 16-24s 11.00-12.00 few 13.00 20 lb cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 24s 28.00-30.00 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in size, quality, and weight. cartons CA 24s 14.50-17.50 mostly 16.50-17.50 flm lined 24s 15.50-18.00 mostly 16.50-17.50 24s flmwrpd 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 occas lower one label 20.00 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA Boston 24s 13.00-14.00 occas lower Green Leaf 24s 14.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 occas lower Red Leaf 24s 14.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 occas lower flats 1 layer CA Frisee 12s 20.00-21.00 2 lb cartons CA AIR Lolla Rossa 11.00-12.00 Red Oak Leaf 11.00-12.00 Green Oak Leaf 11.00-12.00 PE Lolla Rossa 9.00-10.00 Red Oak Leaf 9.00-10.00 Green Oak Leaf 9.00-10.00 2.2 lb cartons CA Baby Red Romaine 11.00-12.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.00-6.75 mostly 6.50 occas higher and lower GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid CD Ontario Boston 15.75-16.50 mostly 16.00-16.50 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in size, quality, and weight. cartons CA 24s 16.50-18.50 occas lower preferred labels 20.00-22.00 30s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-18.50 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 17.50-18.50 mostly 18.00 preferred label 21.00-22.00 ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons IL White lge 14.00-15.00 med 12.00-12.50 occas higher and lower sml 13.50-14.00 mostly 14.00 Sliced sml 11.00-13.00 PA White lge 15.00 med 12.50-13.00 few 12.00 occas lower Sliced sml 12.00-13.50 mostly 12.50-13.00 few 11.00 Cremini 13.50-15.50 mostly 13.50-14.50 med 12.00-13.50 mostly 12.00-13.00 5 lb cartons IN Shiitake 21.00 PA Shiitake 21.00 fr qual 15.00-16.00 Oyster 15.00-16.00 Portobella lge 10.00 med 9.00 WI Shiitake Sliced 21.00 fr qual 15.00 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake fr qual 11.50 Sliced 15.00-16.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped IL White 10.75-11.50 PA White 10.50-12.00 mostly 10.50-11.50 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped IL White 12.75-14.00 mostly 12.75-13.50 cartons 6 4-oz trays film wrapped PA Shiitake 10.75-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 Cremini 9.25-10.00 cartons 10 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella Sliced 12.00 few 11.00 occas lower ---OKRA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 1/2 bushel cartons/crates FL sml-med 30.00 MX sml-med 38.00-39.00 ---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched MX 48s bulb type 20.00-22.00 48s lge 14.00-16.00 occas lower 48s med 12.00-13.50 mostly 13.00-13.50 occas lower CA Leeks 12s 22.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 occas lower GU Leeks 12s 25.00 cartons 4 film bags iceless CA 12 bunches per bag 17.00-19.00 occas lower ---PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates bunched CA Curly 60s 19.00-20.00 few 17.00-18.00 Plain 60s 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 occas higher MX Root 24s 37.00-39.00 ---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 20 lb film bags loose Repacked Enroute 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.50-19.50 ---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT. bushel crates MX English 45.00 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 25.00 PE Snow Peas Decalyxed 29.00 CA Sugar Snap Peas Stringless/Decalyxed 26.00-26.50 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 25.00-26.00 few 27.00 ---PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Bell Type Red jbo 32.00-34.00 occas higher and lower exlge 30.00 lge fr qual 26.00 Yellow lge fr qual 35.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates CD Ontario CdOne Bell Type Green jbo 19.50 exlge 19.50 lge 18.00 med 16.50 FL Bell Type Green lge 16.50-18.00 med 15.00-16.00 GA Bell Type Green jbo 22.00 exlge 22.00 lge 21.00 med 20.00 fr qual 15.00-16.00 15 lb cartons CA Bell Type Red exlge 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 lge 18.00 Yellow exlge 27.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 5 kg cartons CD Ontario CdOne Bell Type Orange 70-90mm 12.00-13.00 90-110mm 14.00-14.50 Red 70-90mm 12.50 90-110mm 16.00 Yellow 70-90mm 12.50 90-110mm 15.00-16.00 MX Bell Type Orange 90-110mm 24.00-26.00 Red 90-110mm 15.00 NL Bell Type Red 90-110mm 22.00 Yellow 90-110mm 22.00 ---PEPPERS OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1/2 bushel cartons/crates GA Hungarian Wax med 14.00-15.00 Jalapeno med 9.00-10.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates GA Cubanelles green med 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 occas higher Jalapeno med 20.00-22.00 MX Hungarian Wax med 24.00-25.00 Jalapeno exlge 28.00 med 26.00-28.00 occas lower Poblano med-lge 20.00-23.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 Serrano med 36.00 bushel cartons CA Thai Chili Hots green med 48.00 red 62.00 8 lb cartons DR Habanero green med 18.00 orange med 18.00 red med 24.00 FL Habanero orange 29.00 MX Habanero red 22.00-24.00 10 lb cartons CA Anaheim green med 16.00-17.00 GA Anaheim med 14.00 Cubanelles med 14.00 Fresno red med 23.00 Poblano med 9.00 Serrano med 12.00 MI Jalapeno exlge 10.00 MX Fresno red med 32.00 20 lb cartons GA Jalapeno med 17.00 ---RADISHES: MARKET STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags IL Red 12.00-12.50 MI Red 12.00-12.50 OH Red 13.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags IL Red 12.50 occas lower MI Red 12.50-13.00 occas lower OH Red 13.00-14.00 occas lower 40 lb film bags topped OH Red 24.00-26.00 crates bunched CA Red double size bunch 24s 14.00-15.00 1/2 bushel cartons CA Black 24.00-26.00 WI Black 22.00-23.00 ---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS LIGHT. FIELD GROWN 20 lb cartons OR lge 30.00 ---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. waxed 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne 20.00 ---SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 14.00-15.50 mostly 14.00-15.00 1 2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s 18.00 cartons 8 10-oz film bags Repacked Enroute Savoy 8.50 cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA Savoy 12.00-13.50 mostly 12.00-13.00 occas higher cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 14.50-16.00 mostly 14.50-15.50 occas higher and lower ---SQUASH: MARKET MEXICO ZUCCHINI LOWER OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 4/7 bushel cartons MX Yellow Straightneck sml 30.00 med 26.00-28.00 Grey sml 20.00 sml-med 18.00-19.00 med 16.00-17.00 1/2 and 5/9 bushel cartons/crates GA Zucchini Green sml 20.00 med 18.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MI Acorn med 14.00-16.00 Buttercup med 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 Butternut med 14.00-16.00 Spaghetti med 15.00-16.00 MX Acorn sml 22.00 med 22.00-24.00 few 21.00 occas lower Butternut med 26.00-28.00 occas lower Kabocha med 22.00 Spaghetti med 28.00-30.00 26 lb cartons MX Zucchini Green sml 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 med 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 few 23.00 ---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types med 30.00 No Grade Marks Red Types med 30.00 Yellow Jersey 34.00-35.00 LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 20.00-21.00 U.S. Coml Orange Types 11.00-12.50 mostly 11.00-12.00 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 20.00-22.00 mostly 21.00 few 19.5 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 13.00-15.00 few 11.00 30 lb cartons HI Hawaii No. 1 Okinawan Type med 40.00 occas 36.00 ---TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose CA Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 25.00-26.00 6x6 sz 22.00-24.00 FL Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 25.00-26.00 few 27.00 6x6 sz 24.00-25.00 occas lower MX Vine Ripes light red-red 5x6 sz 24.00 10 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties Cherokee Purple med-lge 20.00-22.00 15 lb cartons MI Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties Cherokee Purple med-lge 24.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 2 layer MX Vine Ripes red 4x4s 26.00-27.00 4x5s 26.00-27.00 5x5s 22.00-23.00 5x6s 22.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 25 lb cartons loose MX Vine Ripes light red-red 5x5 sz 24.00-25.00 6x6 sz 24.00-25.00 15 lb flats CD Ontario CDOne Mature Greens green 22s 20.00 25s 20.00 Vine Ripes light red-red med 10.00-11.00 occas lower red 18s 15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 15 lb cartons MX Vine Ripes light red-red med 10.00-11.00 occas lower NY Vine Ripes light red-red med 7.00-8.00 7 kg flats NL Vine Ripes light red-red med 20.00 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. flats 12 1-pt baskets FL red 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 MX red 13.00-14.00 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL light red-red med 21.00-22.00 MX light red-red med 21.00-22.00 ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL Roma red med 15.00-16.00 GREENHOUSE 25 lb cartons loose MX Roma light red-red exlge 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 red lge 16.00-17.00 ---TURNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb film bags CA Purple Top med 11.00-12.00 IN Purple Top med-lge 8.00-9.00 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons 12 4-oz packages Repacked Enroute Alfalfa Sprouts 9.50 40 lb cartons MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 27.00 8 lb cartons CA Radicchio 9s 9.00-10.00 12s 12.50 ORGANIC VEGETABLES ---BEETS: cartons bunched CA Red Type 24s 37.00 Gold Type 24s 36.00 25 lb film bags CA Red Type med 26.00 Gold Type med 36.00 ---BROCCOLI: cartons CA bchd 14s 26.00 ---CARROTS: sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 28.00 25 lb sacks loose CA jbo 16.00 cartons bunched CA 24s 26.00 cartons 24 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 24.00 ---CAULIFLOWER: cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 15.00 ---CELERY: cartons CA 2 dz 25.00 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 23.00 ---GREENS: cartons/crates bunched CA Kale green 24s 26.00 Mustard green 24s 26.00 Swiss Chard green 24s 26.00 red 24s 29.00 Dandelion green 24s 27.00 red 24s 29.00 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: cartons CA 24s 19.00 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 26.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 10.00 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 24.00 ---MUSHROOMS: 10 lb cartons PA White med 20.00 5 lb cartons IN Shiitake 34.00 PA Portobella 18.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped IL White 20.00 cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella med 16.00 cartons 8 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella med 14.00 ---ONIONS GREEN: cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s 32.00 ---PARSLEY: 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates bunched CA Curly 60s 27.00 Plain 60s 27.00 ---RADISHES: crates bunched CA Red 24s 29.00 ---SPINACH: cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 21.00 ---SWEET POTATOES: 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 43.00-45.00 ---TOMATOES: cartons 2 layer CA Vine Ripes red 4x5s 38.00 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX light red-red med 29.00