CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 13-FEB-2009                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,                                 
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                     
                                                                               
Phone:  (773) 843-1053     Fax:  (773) 843-1092                                
                                                                               

Weather:  7:00am Partly Sunny 26                                               
Yesterday's High  38                                                           
HX_FV056                                                                       
No reports will be issued Monday, February 16, 2009.  This Office will be 
closed in observance of the Federal Holiday.  The Chicago International 
Produce Market and CIPM merchants will remain open for business.

                                                                             
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT.   10 lb cartons MX 13.00               
---BANANA FLOWERS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   35-40 lb containers MX 30.00             
---CALABAZA: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT.   50 lb sacks FL 26.00-29.00 mostly       
26.00-28.00 occas higher                                                       
---CHAYOTE: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR 21.00-22.00 MX          
21.00-22.00 few low as 18.00 40 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX        
15.00-17.00 Prickly Type 26.00-27.00                                           
---COCONUTS: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT.   40 lb cartons FL Water 10s 18.00        
offerings very light 65-70 lb sacks MX Dry 40s 22.00 cartons TL Young Type 9s  
9.50-10.50 mostly 10.00                                                        
---GALANGA (SIAM, THAI GINGER): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb containers HI         
25.00-26.00 per lb FL 3.50 HI 5.50                                             
---GINGER ROOT:    30 lb cartons CQ 22.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 few         
20.00-21.00 EC 30.00 TL 25.00-26.00                                            
---JICAMA:    20 lb cartons MX 16.00-18.00 occas higher 38-40 lb containers MX 
20.00-21.00 occas lower                                                        
---LONGAN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   8 lb cartons TL 40.00-42.00                 
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca lge 58.00 Lila med 55.00
---SUGARCANE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb bundles FL bchd 10s 18.00-20.00 mostly  
18.00                                                                          
---TAMARINDO:    35 lb cartons MX 32.00 40 lb cartons DR Sweet 68.00 cartons 16
1-lb packages MX 38.00 Local Repack 5-LB FLMB 12.00                            
---TARO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb containers CQ Eddoes sml 26.00 lge 32.00     
occas higher 50 lb sacks CR Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 32.00                   
---TOMATILLOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb containers MX 17.00-18.00 55 lb        
containers MX 25.00-26.00                                                      
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR 35.00 DR 40.00            
---YUCA (CASSAVA): OFFERINGS LIGHT.  Waxed 40 lb cartons CR 24.00-27.00 mostly 
26.00                                                                          

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MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---COCONUTS: 40 lb cartons MX Dry 24s 27.00