LOS ANGELES Terminal Prices as of 05-FEB-2009 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (213) 894-3077 Fax: (213) 894-2898 WEATHER AT 7:00AM: PARTLY CLOUDY 57 YESTERDAYS MAXIMUM: 79 HC_FV020 VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA Globe Thorned green 18s fr appear 18.00 24s fr appear 18.00 30s 16.00-18.00 36s 16.00 48s 14.00 lge lse 28.00 med lse 34.00 sml lse 34.00-36.00 ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. pyramid cartons/crates 28 lb bunched MX Green exlge 28.00 lge 34.00 std 34.00 11 lb cartons bunched CA Green lge 16.00 std 16.00 sml 12.00 MX Green jbo 16.00 exlge 14.00 lge 16.00 fr qual fr cond 7.00-9.00 std 16.00 fr qual fr cond 7.00-9.00 sml 12.00 PE BOAT White lge 20.00 ---BEANS: MARKET FAVA & WAX TYPE ABOUT STEADY, OTHERS HIGHER. 10 lb cartons MX Baja District Hericot Vert (French Type) 20.00-24.50 occas higher/lower Local Repack Baja District Wax Type Yellow 20.00-22.50 mostly 22.50 occas higher/lower 25 lb cartons MX Fava 31.00-35.00 occas higher/lower 30 lb containers MX Round Green Type Handpicked 22.00-24.00 occas higher/lower fr qual fr cond 16.00-18.00 few higher/lower ---BEETS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched OR Red Type 12s 7.50-11.00 occas higher/lower 25 lb film bags OR Red Type med-lge 8.00-10.00 occas higher/lower ---BROCCOLI: MARKET HIGHER. cartons AZ/CA bchd 14s 9.00-11.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 7.50-8.50 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 25.00 20 lb cartons loose AZ/CA Crown Cut 9.00-11.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 7.50-8.50 occas higher/lower ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb cartons CA jbo 12.00 occas higher/lower med 14.00-16.00 occas higher/lower ---CABBAGE: MARKET 45 LB CARTONS ROUND GREEN TYPE SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 45 lb cartons AZ Round Green Type med 9.00-10.00 lge 9.00-10.00 few lower Red Type med 14.00-15.00 occas higher/lower CA Round Green Type med 7.50-8.00 occas higher/lower lge 6.50-7.00 Red Type med 12.00-13.50 occas higher/lower bins per lb MX Round Green Type med .12-.14 45 lb cartons AZ Savoy Type med-lge 17.00-18.00 occas lower CA Savoy Type med-lge 13.00-15.00 occas lower ---CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 13.00-13.50 few lower sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 11.50-13.50 few higher/lower sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 11.50-13.00 occas higher 50 lb sacks loose CA Juice Type 7.00-9.00 25 lb sacks loose CA med 6.50-7.50 occas higher/lower jbo 7.00-7.75 cartons bunched CA 24s 11.00-12.50 occas higher/lower cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 13.00-13.50 few 14.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 19.00-21.00 containers 40 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 24.00-25.50 ---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET HIGHER. cartons film wrapped AZ/CA White 9s 6.00-8.50 12s 10.00-11.50 occas higher/lower fr appear 7.00-9.50 occas higher/lower 16s 9.50-10.50 occas higher/lower fr appear 7.00-7.50 Green 12s 16.00-17.00 mostly 17.00 ---CELERY: MARKET HIGHER. cartons CA 2 dz 19.00-21.00 occas higher/lower 2 1/2 dz 19.50-21.00 occas higher/lower 3 dz 15.00-19.00 occas higher/lower ---CORN-SWEET: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons MX Yellow 4 dz min 16.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 14.00-15.00 few higher/lower White 4 dz min 16.00-18.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 12.00-14.50 ---CUCUMBERS: MARKET PERSIAN & LONG SEEDLESS ABOUT STEADY, OTHERS HIGHER. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX med 24.00-28.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 24.00-28.00 occas higher/lower ord qual 16.00-20.00 some 22.00 poorer quality/condition 12.00-15.00 lge 22.00-26.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 16.00-18.00 occas higher/lower cartons MX 36s 14.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 12.00-13.00 occas higher/lower 1 1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles 150-200s 18.00-20.00 few higher/lower 200-300s 20.00-22.00 occas higher/lower 300-400s 20.00-22.00 occas higher/lower 22 lb cartons MX Baja District Persian sml-med 30.00-34.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 24.00-28.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons film wrapped CA Long Seedless 16s 12.00-13.00 occas lower 18s 15.00-18.00 occas lower MX Long Seedless 12s 12.00-13.00 occas lower 16s 12.00-16.00 occas lower ---EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel containers wrapped MX 18s 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 some 11.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 7.00-8.00 occas higher/lower 24s 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 some 11.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 7.00-8.00 30 lb cartons MX Chinese med 15.00-18.00 occas lower 35 lb cartons MX Filipino sml 17.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 25 lb cartons MX Italian sml-med 21.00 occas higher/lower 30 lb cartons MX Japanese med 20.00 35 lb cartons MX Thai sml 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 Indian sml 15.00 ---ENDIVE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ/CA 24s 12.00-14.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 10.50-11.00 10 lb cartons CA Witloof 18.50-20.00 occas higher/lower 8 lb cartons CA Witloof Red Type 12s 30.00-31.00 5 kg containers BL AIR Witloof 22.00 some 23.50 ---ESCAROLE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ/CA 24s 12.00-14.00 fr qual 10.50-11.00 ---GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb cartons AG BOAT White super col 45.00 CA White col 42.50 super jbo 31.50 exjbo 27.00 jbo 22.50 CQ BOAT White netted 3s 14.00-15.00 few lower netted 5s 14.00-15.00 few lower ---GREENS: MARKET BROCCOLI RABE (RAPPINI) LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s 28.00-29.00 occas higher/lower cartons/crates bunched CA Collard 24s 11.50-12.50 few 13.50 occas higher/lower Kale green 24s 7.50-10.00 mostly 10.00 occas higher/lower red 24s 12.00-14.00 some 15.00 occas lower Mustard Curly 24s 11.50-12.50 some 13.50 occas higher Flat 24s 11.50-12.50 occas higher/lower Swiss Chard 12s 9.50-11.00 occas higher/lower Mixed Colors 12s 18.00-19.00 Red 12s 9.50-11.00 occas higher/lower Turnip Tops 24s 11.50-12.00 some 13.50 occas higher/lower Dandelion 12s 7.50-11.50 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ/CA 24s 10.00-10.50 mostly 10.00 some 11.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 8.00-9.00 occas higher/lower flm lined 24s 11.00-11.50 some 10.00 occas lower 24s flmwrpd 11.00-11.50 some 10.00 occas lower ---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ/CA Boston 24s 9.50-13.00 Green Leaf 24s 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 few lower fr qual 7.50-8.50 occas lower Red Leaf 24s 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 few lower fr qual 7.50-8.50 occas lower 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 5.50-6.50 cartons 3 1-lb film bags AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 7.00-7.50 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ/CA 24s 8.50-10.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 7.50-8.00 occas lower cartons 12 3-count packages AZ/CA Hearts 14.00-17.50 occas higher/lower cartons film lined AZ/CA Hearts 48s 19.00-20.00 occas higher/lower ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 10 lb cartons CA White jbo 18.00-19.00 some 20.00 exlge 16.50 lge 17.00-18.00 med 14.00 some 15.00 sml 14.00-14.50 fr qual 11.50-12.00 Cremini 19.00-20.00 CD British Columbia White jbo 19.00 exlge 16.50 lge 15.00-16.00 med 14.00 sml 14.00 fr qual 11.50-12.00 MX White jbo 19.00 exlge 16.50 lge 15.00-16.00 med 14.00 sml 14.00 fr qual 11.50-12.00 5 lb cartons per lb CA Shiitake 4.50-4.75 fr qual 3.00 Oyster 2.75 Portobella lge 3.00 med 3.00 Woodear 2.00 cartons 12 1-lb trays film wrapped CA White Sliced 12.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CA White 12.50 CD British Columbia White 12.50 cartons 8 14-oz trays film wrapped CA White 16.50 CD British Columbia White 16.50 ---OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 15 lb crates HD sml-med 27.00-28.00 occas higher lower MX Baja District sml-med 30.00 occas higher lower ---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET CARTONS BUNCHED 48S SMALL SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched CA 48s med 7.50-10.00 few higher/lower 48s sml 6.00-9.00 occas higher/lower MX Bulb Type 24s 6.00-7.50 occas higher/lower Baja District 48s sml 6.00-9.00 occas higher/lower CA Leeks 12s 10.00-13.00 few higher/lower fr qual 7.50-9.50 ---PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched AZ/CA Curly 60s 8.50-12.00 mostly 11.00 few higher/lower fr qual 6.00-8.00 occas higher/lower Plain 60s 9.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 7.00-8.50 occas higher/lower ---PARSNIPS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 20 lb film bags loose OR 16.00-19.50 occas higher/lower ---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT. Wide range in price according to quality, condition and appearance. 10 lb cartons CA Snow Peas 14.00-15.00 occas higher and lower GU Snow Peas 10.00-12.00 MX Baja District Snow Peas 10.00-14.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 CA Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 16.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 10.00-12.00 MX Baja District Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 8.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 ---PEPPERS: MARKET 1 1/9 BUSHEL CTNS YELLOW LARGE HIGHER, 1 1/9 BUSHEL CTNS RED EXLGE LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Bell Type Green exlge 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 occas higher/lower lge 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 few higher/lower med 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 occas higher/lower irreg sz fr qual 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 few 13.00-13.50 poorer quality 8.00-9.00 Red exlge 17.00-18.00 occas higher/lower lge 13.00-16.00 occas higher irreg sz fr qual 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 some 13.00-13.50 few higher/lower Yellow lge 18.00-20.00 irreg sz fr qual 12.00-14.00 occas higher/lower poorer quality 10.00-12.00 25 lb cartons place pack MX Bell Type Green jbo 17.00-19.00 occas higher/ower exlge 18.00-20.00 occas higher lge 18.00-19.00 1/2 cartons MX Bell Type Red exlge-lge 10.00-12.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 8.00-9.00 occas higher/lower Yellow exlge-lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 few higher/lower GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons MX Bell Type Orange med-lge 8.00-10.00 occas higher/lower Red med-lge 8.00-10.00 occas higher/lower Yellow med-lge 8.00-10.00 occas higher/lower GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 5 kg cartons NL AIR Bell Type Orange med-lge 27.50 Red med-lge 27.50 Yellow med-lge 27.50 ---PEPPERS OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates per lb MX Anaheim .50-.65 Chilaca 1.00-1.50 Habanero 2.60-3.50 occas lower Jalapeno .45-.55 Manzano 3.20-3.50 Pasilla .45-.60 Serrano .55-.60 Yellow Chile .70-.80 10 lb cartons Local Repack Jalapeno 5.00-6.50 Pasilla 5.00-7.00 Serrano 6.00-7.00 Yellow Chile 7.50-9.00 Anaheim 5.50-7.50 ---RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CA Red 10.00-11.00 25 lb film bags topped AZ Red 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 cartons bunched CA Red 48s 10.00-13.00 occas higher/lower MX Baja District Red 48s 12.50 occas higher/lower ---RUTABAGAS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb film bags OR lge 15.00 occas higher ---SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons 12 10-oz film bags AZ/CA 14.50-15.50 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ/CA 12.00 cartons AZ/CA Flat bchd 24s 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 some 11.50 occas higher/lower ---SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1/2 bushel cartons MX Delicata med 14.00-16.00 Golden Nugget med 15.00-16.00 Sweet Dumpling med 14.00-16.00 Turban med 15.00-16.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml 9.00-10.00 some 12.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 6.00-8.00 occas higher/lower sml-med 9.00-10.00 some 12.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 6.00-8.00 occas higher/lower med 8.00-9.00 some 10.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 5.00-7.00 occas higher/lower Yellow Straightneck sml 12.00-14.00 some 15.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 8.00-10.00 few higher/lower sml-med 10.00-14.00 some 16.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 6.00-8.00 few higher/lower med 9.00-12.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 6.00-8.00 occas higher/lower Scallop Green sml-med 14.00-15.00 Yellow sml-med 14.00-15.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates CA Acorn green 14.00-18.00 occas higher/lower Butternut sml-med 20.00-24.00 occas higher/lower Carnival med-lge 18.00-20.00 Kabocha med-lge 16.00-18.00 some 21.50 occas higher/lower Spaghetti med-lge 25.00-28.00 occas lower bins per lb CA Banana .55-.60 fr appear .30-.35 ---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 27.00 Red Types 21.00-22.00 few 24.00 White Types 22.00-24.00 Japanese Types 26.00-27.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types med 10.00-11.00 jbo 11.00-12.00 Red Types med 10.00-11.00 jbo 12.00-14.00 White Types med 11.00 jbo 13.00-14.00 Japanese Types med 19.00 jbo 19.00 ---TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL Mature Greens 6x6 sz 7.00 occas higher/lower MX Mature Greens 5x6 sz 6.00-7.00 occas higher/lower 6x6 sz 6.00-7.00 some 7.50 occas higher/lower 6x7 sz 6.00-7.00 some 7.50 occas higher/lower Vine Ripes 5x5 sz 7.00-8.00 occas lower 5x6 sz 7.00-8.00 occas lower flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes 4x4s 7.00-8.00 occas higher/lower 4x5s 7.00-8.00 occas higher/lower 5x5s 6.00-7.00 occas higher/lower 5x6s 6.00-7.00 occas higher/lower lugs 3 layer MX Vine Ripes 6x6s 8.00 some 9.00-10.00 occas higher/lower 6x7s 7.00-8.00 occas higher/lower GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine AZ Vine Ripes red sml-med fr qual 7.00-9.00 occas higher/lower MX Vine Ripes red med-lge 10.00-12.00 few higher/lower GREENHOUSE INCL HYDROPONIC flats 1 layer MX Vine Ripes 20s 5.00-8.00 some 10.50 occas lower 24s 5.00-8.00 some 10.50 occas lower 28s 5.00-8.00 some 10.50 occas lower 15 lb flats MX Baja District Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties 25.00-29.00 occas higher/lower ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Baja District Red 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 occas higher/lower fr qual fr cond 7.00-8.00 GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Baja District Red 14.00-16.00 occas higher/lower ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX Baja District red 9.50-11.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 7.00-7.50 yellow 26.00 occas higher/lower 20 lb cartons loose MX Baja District red fr qual fr cond 8.00-10.00 occas lower ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET 25 LB CARTONS LOOSE ROMA LARGE SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose MX Roma exlge 6.50-9.00 occas higher/lower fr qual fr cond 5.50-6.00 lge 7.00-9.00 occas higher/lower fr qual fr cond 5.50-6.50 med 6.00-7.00 ---TURNIPS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb sacks CA med 8.00-9.00 some 10.00 occas higher/lower OR lge 7.50-9.00 occas higher/lower ---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 10 lb cartons MX Baja District Salicornia (Sea Bean) 30.00 5 lb film bags CA Alfalfa Sprouts 6.00-7.50 cartons 12 4-oz packages CA Alfalfa Sprouts 4.50-6.00 35 lb crates MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 Baja District Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 13.00-14.00 38 lb cartons CA Cardoon 26.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 9.00-10.00 12s 11.00-12.00 Treviso 12s 18.00-18.50 cartons 12 2.5-oz cups with lids CA Radish Sprouts 7.00-8.50 ORGANIC VEGETABLES ---CARROTS: 25 lb sacks loose CA med 16.50 jbo 18.00-18.50 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 5.75-7.50 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Baja District Red 15.00 flats 12 1/2-pt cups with lids MX Baja District Pear Type red 21.50 occas higher/lower yellow 21.50 occas higher/lower