ST. LOUIS Terminal Prices as of 02-DEC-2008 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (314) 425-4520 Fax: (314) 621-3214 XX_FV020 Weather at 7:00 a.m. Sunny 26 Yesterday's High 34 VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 18.35-23.50 ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET LARGE LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. 11 lb cartons bunched PE Green jbo 22.90 few lge 19.90-20.00 std 20.00-22.50 White lge 30.00 few ---BEANS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. bushel crates FL Round Green Type Machine Picked 22.90-26.35 bushel cartons FL Round Green Type Machine Picked 26.35 5 lb cartons PE AIR Hericot Vert (French Type) 26.00 30 lb crates MX Fava 24.90 few ---BEETS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. cartons bunched TX Red Type 12s 18.50 Gold Type 12s 20.00 25 lb sacks loose TX Gold Type lge 43.50 25 lb film bags MI Red Type med 12.90 ---BROCCOLI: MARKET LOWER. cartons CA bchd 14s 13.85-15.50 mostly 13.85-15.00 bchd 18s 14.50-16.00 mostly 14.50-15.50 few high as 18.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 33.00 one label 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut 12.90-16.00 MX Crown Cut Short Trim 12.85 ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb cartons CA med 16.35-16.90 ---CABBAGE: MARKET HIGHER. 50 lb cartons MO Round Green Type med 10.00-10.50 WI Round Green Type med 9.75-10.90 mostly 10.75-10.90 Red Type med 16.75-17.90 mostly 16.75-17.50 50 lb sacks MO Round Green Type lge 7.50 TX Round Green Type lge 8.75 WI Round Green Type lge 5.90-7.50 ---CARROTS: MARKET JUMBO HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 18.90-20.75 few 21.25 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 18.90-20.75 few 21.25 MI med-lge 10.50 few sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 18.90 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 20.50 few one label MI jbo 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.50-10.50 few high as 13.65 MX jbo 10.00 few cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 22.00-24.65 cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 22.00-23.90 mostly 22.00-23.00 ---CAULIFLOWER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 19.90-22.65 ---CELERY: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA 2 dz 13.90 2 1/2 dz 17.85-19.00 few low as 14.50 one label 21.50 3 dz 17.85 filmbags 24s 15.90 few filmbags 30s 19.50 some low as 16.50 one label 23.00 ---CORN-SWEET: MARKET STEADY. wirebound crates FL Yellow 4 1/2 dz 19.90 White 4 1/2 dz 19.90 Bi-Color 4 1/2 dz 17.00-19.90 cartons MX White 4 dz min fr qual fr cond 10.85 ---CUCUMBERS: MARKET LONG SEEDLESS HIGHER, OTHERS LOWER. 1 1/9 bushel crates FL Pickles 200-300s 32.35 MX Pickles Kirby Type 200-300s 36.90 22 lb cartons MX Persian 30.00 few WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med fr qual 22.65 MX med fr qual 18.00 lge 20.00-22.50 cartons FL 24s 10.50-12.75 few high as 15.35 MX 24s 10.50-12.50 few 14.90-15.35 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC flats/cartons film wrapped MX Long Seedless med 12s 12.85-14.85 mostly 12.85-13.50 ---EGGPLANT: MARKET LOWER. 1 1/9 bushel containers wrapped FL med 16.85 fr appear 12.00 MX 18s 14.75-16.90 bushel containers wrapped MX 18s 16.50-16.90 30 lb cartons MX Chinese 38.90 Japanese 49.50 Indian 57.00 ---ENDIVE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. cartons CA 24s 21.00 TX 12s 18.50 10 lb cartons BL AIR Witloof 14.50 ---ESCAROLE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. cartons CA 24s 18.50 ---GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb cartons CA White #10 44.50 CQ White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 28.50-32.00 10 lb cartons CA White elephant 36.50 5 lb cartons Local Repack White 9.50 cartons 12 2-bulb dispensers Repacked Local and Enroute 4.00-4.75 ---GREENS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Kale green 24s 14.90-15.00 Swiss Chard green 12s 17.50 red 12s 17.50 Mixed Colors 12s 22.00 Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s 40.00 few GA Collard 24s 11.00 Kale green 24s 11.00 Mustard Curly green 24s 11.00 Flat green 24s 11.00 Turnip Tops green 24s 11.00 MX Kale green 24s 17.00 TX Swiss Chard green 12s 17.50 red 24s 24.50 few 12s 17.50 Mixed Colors 12s 17.50 Kohlrabi 12s 18.75 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 18.50-24.85 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET FILMWRAPPED SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN APPEARANCE, QUALITY AND WEIGHT. cartons CA 24s 16.50 flm lined 24s 15.75-16.90 mostly 15.75-16.50 24s flmwrpd 16.85-17.90 mostly 16.85-17.50 few high as 20.00 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN QUALITY. cartons CA Boston 24s 15.90-16.50 few higher Green Leaf 24s 13.50-16.90 mostly 16.00-16.50 Red Leaf 24s 15.00-15.90 cartons film lined CA Green Leaf 24s 15.00 Red Leaf 24s 15.00-16.50 mostly 15.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 few higher GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid CA Boston 23.50-24.35 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER. WIDE RANGE IN QUALITY. cartons CA 24s 18.00-20.00 few 21.50 cartons film lined CA 24s 18.75-18.90 few 21.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 23.50 few ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons CD Ontario White lge 15.50 med 12.50 PA White lge 15.50-17.50 mostly 15.50-16.50 med 12.50-15.75 mostly 12.50-13.25 sml 13.75-15.50 mostly 13.75 5 lb cartons CD Ontario Shiitake lge 20.00 Cremini 10.50 Portobella lge 10.50 PA Shiitake lge 20.00-24.75 Cremini 9.50-10.75 mostly 10.50-10.75 Portobella lge 10.50-11.50 3 lb cartons CD Ontario Shiitake lge 18.75 Oyster 22.50 PA Shiitake lge 15.50-18.75 Oyster 22.50 few low as 12.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CD Ontario White Sliced 11.75 PA White 11.00-12.25 Sliced 11.50-12.25 mostly 11.50-11.75 Portobella sml 12.75-13.25 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 14.50 PA White 13.75-15.30 mostly 14.50-15.30 cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped CD Ontario Portobella Caps lge 10.75 PA Portobella Caps lge 10.75-12.50 Sliced lge 11.75 ---OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1/2 bushel crates HD sml-med 34.50 18 lb containers MX sml-med 35.85 ---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET SMALL LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched MX 48s med 12.50-12.90 some low as 9.85 48s sml 11.35 CA Leeks 12s 23.25-27.90 cartons 4 film bags iceless MX 12 bunches per bag 13.75-15.50 ---PARSLEY: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 21.00-22.90 Plain 60s 19.90-21.90 TX Root 12s 24.00 ---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 20 lb film bags loose CA 24.75 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MI med 16.50 ---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 27.50 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 24.50 PE AIR Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 32.35 ---PEPPERS: MARKET FL LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE AND QUALITY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Bell Type Green exlge 13.75-15.00 lge 12.50-12.85 med-lge fr qual 11.50 few 14.65 GA Bell Type Green exlge 12.85 few MX Bell Type Green exlge 18.50-18.90 lge 16.00 med-lge fr qual 8.00-10.00 few higher med 13.00 sml ord cond 6.00 Red exlge fr qual 24.50-28.00 mostly 24.50-25.00 med 24.50 Yellow med fr qual 24.50 25 lb cartons MX Bell Type Yellow exlge 36.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons CD Ontario CdOne Bell Type Red med 17.75 Yellow med 16.75 MX Bell Type Red exlge 18.85-19.50 Yellow exlge 18.85-19.50 ---PEPPERS OTHER: MARKET STEADY. 1/2 bushel cartons/crates GA Finger Hot med-lge 24.85 Hungarian Wax med-lge 17.85 Jalapeno med-lge 22.85 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates GA Jalapeno med-lge 37.85 MX Anaheim 34.90 Cubanelles med-lge 27.50 Jalapeno med-lge 33.90 Long Hot med-lge 24.50 Poblano lge 24.90 Serrano 47.90 8 lb cartons MX Habanero green 29.00 orange 34.50 10 lb cartons MX Cherry Hots red 16.90 15 lb cartons MX Thai Chili Hots green 62.50 red 70.00 ---RADISHES: MARKET STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags FL Red 9.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags FL Red 9.50-9.65 mostly 9.50 ---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne wxd lge 17.90-20.50 50 lb sacks CD Ontario CDOne wxd lge 17.90 ---SPINACH: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 18.50 TX Savoy 24s 22.50 cartons 8 10-oz film bags IL Semi Flat 9.65 Local Repack Savoy 19.50 cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA Flat 13.75-14.50 few higher cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Semi Flat 17.50-21.75 IL Semi Flat 17.50 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby Type 13.50-13.75 18 lb cartons Local Repack Savoy lse 18.50 1 1/9 bushel crates GA Savoy lse 13.25 ---SQUASH: MARKET BUTTERNUT HIGHER, ZUCCHINI LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini med 16.00-18.00 Yellow Straightneck med 18.00-20.00 GA Yellow Straightneck med 14.75 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml 16.00-18.00 med 14.75-16.75 few high as 19.90-21.65 Yellow Straightneck med 21.00-23.90 few low as 14.75 occasional high as 26.35 Grey med-lge 22.00 few 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Zucchini lge 18.00-20.00 Yellow Straightneck lge 20.00 MX Zucchini lge 17.50 Yellow Straightneck lge 17.50 Acorn med 17.75-21.90 Butternut med 23.75-28.65 mostly 27.90-28.65 few lower Kabocha med 29.50 Spaghetti med 28.75-34.90 mostly 33.65-34.90 ---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types 32.50 LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 19.50-21.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 11.50 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 19.00-21.50 mostly 19.00-19.50 U.S. Coml Orange Types 10.50-11.50 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 10.50-11.50 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 19.50 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 12.50 ---TOMATOES: MARKET VINE RIPES MX LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN QUALITY. 25 lb cartons loose CA Vine Ripes red 5x6 sz 14.00-15.00 FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 18.50-19.90 mostly 18.50-18.75 few 21.00 6x6 sz 17.50-19.90 few 21.00 6x7 sz 21.00 few cartons 2 layer CA Vine Ripes light red-red 4x5s 18.00-21.00 5x5s 16.00-19.00 5x6s 16.00-18.00 MX Vine Ripes light red-red 4x4s 16.90 4x5s 16.90 Local Repack Mature Greens light red-red 4x5s 20.00 5x5s 20.00 5x6s 19.50 6x6s 19.00 GREENHOUSE INCL HYDROPONIC 15 lb flats CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red 28s 15.90 32s 12.75 35s 12.00 MX Vine Ripes light red-red 35s 10.85 5 kg flats CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red med 12.85 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET STEADY. flats 12 1-pt baskets FL light red-red 12.75-13.75 MX light red-red 13.50-13.90 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC flats 12 1-pt baskets MX light red-red 13.00 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET STEADY. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL light red-red 11.50-13.75 MX light red-red 11.50 Local Repack light red-red 14.75-15.50 few 19.90 ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL light red-red lge 15.75-15.90 few 18.00 MX light red-red exlge 14.85 lge 14.85-15.90 med 14.85-15.90 few 16.50 sml 15.50-15.90 ---TURNIPS: MARKET MI HIGHER, IL STEADY. 25 lb film bags IL Purple Top med-lge 11.35-11.75 MI Purple Top med-lge 13.90 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons 12 4-oz packages IL Alfalfa Sprouts 9.25-10.25 MO Alfalfa Sprouts 9.25-10.25 cartons 6 1-lb film bags IL Alfalfa Sprouts 10.25-13.25 MO Alfalfa Sprouts 10.25-13.25 35 lb crates MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 52.50 8 lb cartons CA Radicchio 9s 14.50 MISC SEASONAL ---APPLE CIDER: MARKET STEADY. cartons 4 1-gallon bottles MO 14.50-15.90 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles MO 17.90-19.15 mostly 17.90-18.00 ORGANIC VEGETABLES ---LETTUCE-OTHER: 2.2 lb cartons CA Frisee 24s 29.00 ---SPINACH: 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby Type 13.75