PITTSBURGH Terminal Prices as of 02-DEC-2008 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (412) 644-5847 Fax: (412) 644-5667 PS_FV020 WEATHER AT 7:00 AM LIGHT SNOW 28 YESTERDAY'S HIGH 40 VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons CA Globe Thornless 30s 20.00 ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 11 lb cartons/crates bunched PE Green jbo 19.00 lge 15.75-20.00 mostly 17.50-20.00 std 18.00 White std 24.00 ---BEANS: MARKET STEADY. bushel cartons/crates FL Round Green Type 23.00-25.50 10 lb cartons GU Hericot Vert (French Type) 18.00-19.50 ---BEETS: MARKET STEADY. crates bunched NJ Red Type 12s 12.00 Gold Type 12s 16.50 25 lb sacks loose CD Ontario Red Type med 12.00 MI Red Type med 10.25-11.50 ---BROCCOLI: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA bchd 14s 14.00-17.50 mostly 15.00-16.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut Short Trim 15.50-18.50 mostly 16.00-17.50 ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb cartons CA lge 18.00-18.25 ---CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 3/4 bushel crates NJ Red Type med 14.75 1 3/4 bushel cartons NY Round Green Type med 8.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 TX Round Green Type med 11.00-12.75 mostly 12.00-12.75 Red Type med 19.75 50 lb cartons CD Ontario Round Green Type med 9.00-11.00 50 lb sacks NY Round Green Type lge 5.00-6.00 1 3/4 bushel crates NJ Savoy Type med 14.75 ---CARROTS: MARKET STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00 CD Ontario med-lge 15.75 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 20.00-23.50 mostly 20.00 MI med-lge 13.50-14.50 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 20.00-23.50 mostly 20.00 MI med-lge 13.50-14.50 50 lb sacks loose MI jbo 11.00-12.75 mostly 12.00-12.75 25 lb sacks loose CA jbo 11.00 MI jbo 6.00-7.50 mostly 7.00-7.50 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 16.50-17.00 ctns 200 1.3oz filmbags 21.00-22.25. cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 23.50-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 cartons 4 5-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 20.00 ---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET STEADY. cartons film wrapped CA 9s 21.00-23.25 12s 21.00-23.50 mostly 22.00-23.00 Romanesco 12s 15.25 ---CELERY: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 2 dz 16.00-18.00 2 1/2 dz 16.00-18.00 filmbags 24s 17.50-19.00 filmbags 30s 17.50-19.00 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 24.00 ---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS LIGHT. wirebound crates FL Bi-Color 4 1/2 dz 20.00 ---CUCUMBERS: MARKET LOWER. WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med 28.50-33.50 mostly 28.50 fr qual 22.00 sml-med 18.00 MX med 26.50-30.00 mostly 26.50 fr qual 22.75-24.50 mostly 23.00-23.50 ord qual 19.25 lge 19.00 cartons FL 24s 14.00-17.00 mostly 14.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons film wrapped MX Long Seedless med 12s 14.00-15.00 lge 12s 14.00 Cartons 8-3 filmwrapped medium 9.00. ---EGGPLANT: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med fr qual 12.00 1 1/9 bushel containers wrapped FL med 17.00-18.00 MX 18s 14.25 ---ENDIVE: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL 24s 15.00-15.50 GREENHOUSE 5 kg containers BL Witloof 22.00-23.50 ---ESCAROLE: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL 24s 15.00-15.50 ---GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb cartons CA White 45.00 Marked 1 CQ White 60mm/6.0cm 15.00 65-70mm/6.5-7.0cm 18.00-20.50 netted 5s 14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 cartons 12 2-bulb dispensers Repacked Enroute White jbo 4.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars per jar CQ Peeled 2.75-4.50 mostly 3.25-3.50 ---GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s 35.00 GA Collard 24s 10.50-11.50 Kale 24s 10.50-13.00 Mustard 24s 10.50-13.00 Turnip Tops 24s 10.50-13.00 NC Collard 24s 10.00-10.50 Kale 24s 10.00-10.50 Mustard 24s 9.00-10.50 mostly 10.00-10.50 Turnip Tops 24s 9.00-10.50 mostly 10.00-10.50 TX Kohlrabi 12s 18.00 Red 12s 18.00 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 22.00-24.00 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET AZ FILMWRAPPED LOWER,FILMLINED HIGHER AND OTHERS STEADY. cartons AZ flm lined 24s 17.75-18.50 24s flmwrpd 18.75-19.50 CA flm lined 24s 14.00-18.50 mostly 16.00-18.00 24s flmwrpd 15.00-19.50 mostly 16.75-18.00 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET STEADY. cartons AZ Boston 24s 14.50 CA Green Leaf 24s 13.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 Red Leaf 24s 15.00-16.50 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.75 mostly 7.00 10 lb cartons CA Green Leaf Crown Cut Leaves 17.50-19.50 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons 12 containers CD Ontario Boston 14.00-17.00 mostly 15.50-17.00 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET LOWER. cartons AZ 24s 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 CA 24s 18.50-23.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 cartons 15 18-oz (3 count) packages CA Hearts 20.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 16.00-20.50 mostly 18.00-20.00 ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons PA White lge 14.00-16.75 mostly 16.75 med-lge 13.50-14.25 med 13.00-14.50 sml 14.00-15.00 Sliced 13.00-16.00 fr qual 11.00-11.75 mostly 11.75 5 lb cartons PA Oyster 16.50-18.00 Cremini lge 9.75-10.50 med 9.75-10.50 sml 8.00-10.25 mostly 9.00-10.25 Portobella exlge 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 lge 9.50-11.00 mostly 10.25 Caps 13.50-14.25 mostly 14.00 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake 14.50-16.50 3 lb baskets PA White lge 6.00-7.75 mostly 7.75 Portobella Caps 9.00-10.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 Sliced 10.50-11.75 mostly 11.50 cartons 10 12-oz trays film wrapped PA White 11.00-12.75 mostly 12.00 cartons 10 10-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella sml 11.75-12.50 cartons 8 14-oz trays film wrapped PA White 13.00-15.00 cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella Sliced 11.50 ---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA 48s 11.75-14.50 mostly 11.75 MX 48s 13.00 crates bunched NJ Leeks 12s 17.50-19.00 mostly 17.50 cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s 25.50 ---PARSLEY: MARKET STEADY. crates bunched FL Curly 60s 17.75-19.50 NJ Plain 60s 17.75-20.00 cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 18.50-20.00 Plain 60s 20.00 ---PARSNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb film bags MI 18.75-21.00 mostly 20.00 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MI med 17.50-18.00 mostly 17.50 ---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 25.00-27.50 Sugar Snap Peas Stringless/Decalyxed 25.00 few highas 31.00. ---PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Bell Type Green jbo 17.00 exlge 14.50-16.50 mostly 14.50-16.00 fr qual 12.50 lge 14.50 med 14.50 Turning Red exlge 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 MX Bell Type Green exlge 15.50 15 lb cartons MX Bell Type Red exlge 22.00 25 lb cartons MX Bell Type Red lge fr qual 24.00 Yellow lge fr qual 28.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 11 lb cartons CD Ontario Bell Type Yellow exlge 16.00-16.50 MX Bell Type Red exlge 23.00 fr qual 10.00 Yellow exlge 23.00 ---PEPPERS OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1/2 bushel cartons FL Cherry Hots 23.00 Hungarian Wax 16.50-17.00 one lot 12.50. Jalapeno 17.00-20.00 mostly 17.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Cubanelles exlge 26.00-27.00 Finger Hot 21.50 MX Poblano 18.00 ---RADISHES: MARKET BUNCHED HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags FL Red 8.75-9.50 cartons tpd 14 1-lb resealable film bags FL Red 9.00-10.50 mostly 9.00-9.50 40 lb film bags topped FL Red 22.00 cartons bunched MX Red 24s 16.50 ---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne wxd med 21.00 25 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne wxd med 13.00 ---SPINACH: MARKET STEADY. cartons 8 10-oz film bags Repacked Enroute Savoy 9.50-10.50 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 15.00-15.75 Repacked Enroute Flat 14.75-17.75 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby Type 11.50 Repacked Enroute Flat Baby Type 9.50-12.50 mostly 11.50 ---SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini med 17.00-20.00 mostly 18.50-19.00 Yellow Straightneck med 18.00-21.00 few lower. 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini med 20.75-24.00 mostly 21.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Zucchini lge 19.00 MI Acorn med 13.50 MX Zucchini lge 24.00 Acorn med 20.50 Spaghetti med 32.00 ---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.50 No Grade Marks Orange Types med fr qual 10.50-12.50 mostly 11.00 jbo 11.00-13.00 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 20.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types med fr qual 14.00 jbo 12.50 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 17.50-21.00 mostly 18.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types med fr qual 10.00-10.75 jbo 11.00-11.75 mostly 11.00 NJ No Grade Marks Orange Types med 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 20 lb cartons NJ No Grade Marks White Types med 16.00-18.00 prior commitments 12.50. ---TOMATOES: MARKET FL AND CD 18/20'S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens 5x6 sz 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 few higher. 6x6 sz 13.00-15.00 few higher. GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC flats 1 layer CD Ontario Vine Ripes 18s 17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 20s 17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 40s 12.00-12.50 TX Ontario Vine Ripes 20s 18.00 32s 12.00 GREENHOUSE INCL HYDROPONIC flats 1 layer on the vine CD Ontario Vine Ripes med 11.00 MX Vine Ripes med 10.00-10.75 TX Vine Ripes med 13.00 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT. flats 12 1-pt baskets FL 9.75-11.00 mostly 10.50-11.00 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET STEADY. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL 13.50-16.00 mostly 13.50-14.50 ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET LOWER. 25 lb cartons loose FL Roma lge 17.00-18.00 med 14.00-16.00 ---TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb film bags MI Purple Top med-lge 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-11.50 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MI Purple Top med 11.75 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 5 lb cartons PA Alfalfa Sprouts 10.25 cartons 12 3-1/4 oz cups PA Alfalfa Sprouts 6.50 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 13.00-13.50