ATLANTA Terminal Prices as of 21-DEC-2009 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (404) 361-1376 Fax: (404) 363-2523 AJ_FV020 Weather at 7:00 a.m.: Clear 30 Yesterday's high: 42 VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons CA Globe Thorned 24s 44.00 36s 35.00 ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET PE JBO & LGE LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 11 lb cartons/crates bunched PE AIR Green jbo 20.00-23.50 mostly 20.00 lge 20.50-23.50 mostly 20.50 std 20.50-23.50 mostly 21.50-22.50 occas higher White lge 20.50 ---BEANS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bushel hampers/cartons/crates FL Round Green Type Handpicked 24.50-25.50 Machine Picked 21.00-23.50 mostly 22.00-23.00 Flat Green Type 25.00 Cranberry Type 24.50-25.50 Half Runners 29.00 Pole Type 23.00-25.50 mostly 24.50-25.50 MX Half Runners 27.50 5 lb cartons GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 19.00 ---BEETS: MARKET STEADY. cartons/crates bunched NJ Red Type 12s 18.50 SC Red Type 12s 17.00 25 lb sacks loose CD Quebec Red Type med 8.00-9.00 MI Red Type med 11.00-11.50 ---BROCCOLI: MARKET AZ/CA 14S-18S & FL CROWN CUT HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ/CA bchd 14s 19.50-22.00 mostly 20.50-21.50 occas lower bchd 18s 23.00 cartons/crates CA Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 29.50 occas lower 20 lb cartons loose AZ/CA Crown Cut 23.00-24.00 FL Crown Cut 23.00 MX Crown Cut 12.50-13.50 18 lb cartons loose AZ/CA Florettes 24.00 ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb cartons CA med 32.50-36.50 mostly 34.50-35.50 10 lb cartons MX med 18.00 ---CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 50 lb cartons CD Quebec Red Type med-lge 14.00 FL Round Green Type med 9.00-9.50 Red Type med 13.00-16.00 mostly 14.50-15.50 GA Round Green Type med 8.00-9.50 mostly 8.00-9.00 Red Type med 14.50-15.50 50 lb sacks GA Round Green Type lge 7.50-8.00 40 lb cartons GA Savoy Type med-lge 14.50-17.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 ---CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med 19.00-22.50 mostly 19.00-20.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 19.00-22.50 mostly 19.00-20.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 19.00-22.50 mostly 19.00-20.00 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 19.00 occas high as 26.00 CD Ontario jbo 13.00-13.50 MX jbo 9.50-10.50 TX jbo 11.00-12.00 25 lb sacks loose CA jbo 10.50-12.00 mostly 10.50 occas higher cartons 24 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 19.00 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 16.50-17.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 23.50-26.00 mostly 23.50-24.50 cartons 12 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 19.50 cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 24.00-24.50 ---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET CA 12S HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons film wrapped AZ/CA White 12s 18.00-20.50 mostly 19.00-20.00 one label best 24.50 16s 23.50 FL White 12s 21.00 ---CELERY: MARKET CA 2 DOZ HIGHER, 3 DOZ & FILMBAG 30S LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons CA 2 dz 39.00-41.00 mostly 40.00-41.00 2 1/2 dz 38.50-40.50 mostly 40.00-40.50 occas lower fr cond 31.00 3 dz 38.00-41.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 occas lower filmbags 30s 40.50-43.00 mostly 40.50-41.50 fr cond 35.00 filmbags 36s 40.00-44.00 mostly 42.50-43.50 fr cond 35.00 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 38.00-39.00 ---CORN-SWEET: MARKET YELLOW & WHITE HIGHER, BI-COLOR STEADY. wirebound crates FL Yellow 4 1/2 dz 12.50-15.50 mostly 14.00-15.00 White 4 1/2 dz 12.50-15.50 mostly 14.00-15.00 Bi-Color 4 1/2 dz 12.50 ---CUCUMBERS: MARKET MX PICKLES HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX Pickles Kirby Type 200-300s 31.00-33.00 mostly 31.50-32.50 occas lower 1/2 bushel containers MX Pickles Kirby Type 200-300s 14.00 Local Repack Pickles Kirby Type 200-300s 16.00 WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med fr qual 12.50-15.50 mostly 14.00-15.00 sml 16.00 HD med fr qual 10.00 MX med 20.50-21.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario Long Seedless med 12s 15.50 HD Long Seedless med 12s 10.00 MX Long Seedless med 12s 14.00-14.50 ---EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med 11.50-12.50 fr qual 8.00-9.00 1 1/6 bushel cartons/crates MX 18s 13.00-14.00 24s 15.00 35 lb cartons HD Chinese med 30.00 occas 23.00 ---ENDIVE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates CA 24s 14.50-15.50 occas higher 5 kg containers BL AIR Witloof 28.00 occas lower ---ESCAROLE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons CA 24s 27.00-28.00 occas 20.00 ---GARLIC: MARKET CQ NETTED 3S HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 30 lb cartons CA White jbo 36.00 netted 3s 36.00 CQ White jbo 33.50-36.00 mostly 34.00-35.00 one label best 54.00 netted 3s 36.00-37.00 occas 42.00 10 lb cartons CQ Elephant super col 42.50 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CA Peeled 28.50 CQ Peeled 34.00-35.50 occas lower ---GREENS: MARKET CA RED & WHITE SWISS CHARD HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched CA Swiss Chard Mixed Colors 12s 23.50 Red 12s 17.50-18.50 White 12s 18.50 cartons/crates bunched CA Kale 24s 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 GA Collard 24s 10.50-13.00 mostly 10.50-11.50 Kale 24s 10.50 occas higher Mustard 24s 10.00-13.00 mostly 10.50-11.50 Turnip Tops 24s 10.00-13.00 mostly 10.50-11.00 NJ Dandelion 24s 20.00 loose bunched GA Collard 12s 14.00-15.00 occas 17.00 6s 8.00 Turnip Tops With Root 12s 16.00 occas 20.00 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 20.50-21.00 occas higher ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET LOWER. cartons AZ/CA flm lined 24s 19.00-23.50 mostly 23.00-23.50 one label best 27.00 24s flmwrpd 24.00-28.50 mostly 27.00-28.00 occas 21.00 30s flmwrpd 22.00 MX 24s flmwrpd 25.00 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ/CA Green Leaf 24s 20.50-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 Red Leaf 24s 24.00-30.00 mostly 27.50-28.50 holdovers 21.00 cartons/crates AZ/CA Boston 24s 20.50-21.50 occas high as 27.00 2.2 lb cartons PA Mache 18.00 2.5 lb cartons PE Red Oak Leaf 11.00 Green Oak Leaf 11.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 7.50-8.50 10 lb cartons film lined CA Green Leaf Crown Cut Leaves 17.00-18.50 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid CD Ontario Boston 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ/CA 24s 23.00-28.50 mostly 27.50-28.50 cartons 12 16-oz (3 count) packages AZ/CA Hearts 40.00 cartons film lined AZ/CA Hearts 48s 41.00 fr cond 29.00 10 lb cartons film lined AZ/CA Crown Cut Leaves 21.50 occas lower ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons CA White lge 17.00 sml 16.50-17.50 PA White jbo 18.50 fr qual 13.50 lge 15.00-16.00 med 13.00-16.50 mostly 14.00-15.00 sml 18.00 Cremini lge 16.00-17.00 5 lb cartons PA White jbo 7.50 Sliced jbo 7.50-8.50 Shiitake 25.50-26.00 fr qual 23.00 Oyster lge 21.50 occas lower Cremini 8.50 Portobella lge 15.00 occas higher med 11.50-12.50 3 lb cartons PA White jbo 7.50 Shiitake 16.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped FL White 12.00-12.50 Sliced 12.50 PA White 13.00 Sliced 13.50 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped FL White 14.50 PA White 14.00 cartons 12 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Enoki 19.00 ---OKRA: MARKET HD HIGHER, MX STEADY. 1/2 bushel crates HD sml-med 24.00-27.50 mostly 26.50-27.50 MX sml-med 23.00-24.00 ---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched GA Bulb Type 24s 19.50-23.00 mostly 20.50-21.50 30s 23.00 MX 48s sml 11.00-12.50 mostly 11.00-12.00 occas lower SC 48s med 14.00-15.00 cartons/crates bunched CA Leeks 12s 24.00-25.00 NJ Leeks 12s 21.00 cartons 4 film bags iceless MX 12 bunches per bag 14.00-15.50 mostly 14.00-15.00 ---PARSLEY: MARKET CA PLAIN 60S & 30S HIGHER, SC PLAIN 60S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons/crates/baskets bunched CA Curly 60s 26.00-26.50 occas 29.50 30s 15.50 Plain 60s 23.50-28.00 mostly 25.50-26.50 30s 16.00 SC Curly 60s 23.00-24.00 Plain 60s 22.00 ---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. 20 lb film bags loose MI med 15.50 occas higher sacks 12 1-lb film bags MI med 13.50 ---PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 9.50-10.50 occas higher Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 26.00-27.00 occas higher ---PEPPERS OTHER: MARKET FL MIXED HABANERO & MX 20 LB POBLANO HIGHER, FL FINGER HOT & MX 20 LB ANAHEIM LOWER. 1/2 bushel cartons FL Habanero green med 20.50 mixed red and green med 25.00 occas higher orange med 25.00-26.00 1/2 and 5/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Finger Hot med 14.00-16.50 mostly 15.50-16.50 occas higher Hungarian Wax med 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.50-12.00 Jalapeno med 10.50 Serrano med 12.00 GA Finger Hot med 14.00-15.00 Hungarian Wax med 10.50-11.50 Jalapeno med 11.00-12.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Cubanelles med-lge 18.50 occas higher Jalapeno med 19.00-20.00 occas lower Long Hot med-lge 25.50 GA Cubanelles med-lge 18.50 Jalapeno med 17.00 Long Hot med-lge 17.00 MX Anaheim med 23.00 occas lower Jalapeno med 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 occas higher Poblano med 23.00-25.00 mostly 23.50-24.50 occas lower Serrano med 23.00-26.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 occas higher TX Serrano med 22.50 10 lb cartons Local Repack Anaheim med 21.50 occas higher/lower Jalapeno med 7.50 occas higher Poblano med 10.50-12.00 occas higher Serrano 14.00 occas lower 20 lb cartons MX Anaheim med 22.00 Jalapeno med 14.00 Poblano med 23.50 ---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: MARKET CA EXLGE RED & MX 11 LB YELLOW HIGHER, CA EXLGE YELLOW LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Green jbo 10.50 exlge 10.00-12.50 mostly 10.50-11.50 lge 8.00-12.00 mostly 8.50-9.50 fr qual 8.00-8.50 occas lower med 8.00-9.00 MX Green exlge 12.50 lge 12.50 med 9.50 15 lb cartons Local Repack Red exlge 34.50 Yellow exlge 34.50 25 lb cartons CA Red exlge 40.50 occas 42.50 Yellow exlge 42.50-43.50 fr qual 38.00-39.00 lge fr qual 26.00-26.50 FL Red exlge fr qual 31.00-32.00 Yellow exlge fr qual 31.00 MX Red lge fr qual 23.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red exlge 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 Yellow exlge 25.00-29.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 Orange exlge 17.50 occas 31.00 ---RADISHES: MARKET STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags FL Red 8.00-9.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags FL Red 8.50-9.50 occas higher ---RUTABAGAS: MARKET STEADY. WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne 23.00-25.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 50 lb sacks CD Ontario CDOne 24.00 ---SPINACH: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched AZ/CA Flat 24s 21.00-22.00 occas lower cartons 12 10-oz film bags AZ/CA Flat 14.50-17.50 mostly 14.50-15.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ/CA Flat 14.50-16.50 mostly 15.00-16.00 4 lb cartons AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 10.50-11.00 ---SQUASH: MARKET MX & FL ZUCCHINI, FL YELLOW CROOKNECK, & MX GREY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 14.50-15.50 med 12.50 1/2 and 5/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Zucchini sml-med 13.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 med 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-13.50 3/4 bushel cartons/crates FL Yellow Crookneck sml-med 18.50-19.50 occas lower med 11.00-13.50 mostly 12.00-13.00 MX Yellow Crookneck med 11.50 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX Acorn med 21.50 occas lower Butternut med 21.50-22.50 occas lower Spaghetti sml-med 18.50-21.50 mostly 18.50-19.50 occas higher TX Acorn sml 18.00 Butternut sml 18.00 Spaghetti sml 18.00 40 lb cartons MX Grey med 20.00 ---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons AL U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 18.50 U.S. No. 2 Orange Types 9.50 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 19.00-22.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 White Types 23.00 Marked Combination Orange Types 12.00 occas 9.50 U.S. No. 2 Orange Types 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.50-12.50 White Types 16.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 11.50 occas 14.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 17.50-18.00 occas higher White Types 21.00 U.S. No. 2 Orange Types 8.50-12.00 mostly 8.50-9.00 White Types 11.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 11.00-12.00 occas lower ---TOMATOES: MARKET FL MATURE GREEN 5X6 & 6XS SZ LOCAL REPACK 5X6S & 10 LB 6X6S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL Mature Greens 5x6 sz 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.50-25.50 6x6 sz 20.00-23.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 occas higher 6x7 sz 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.50-21.50 occas lower Immature Greens 5x6 sz 32.00 6x6 sz 24.00-26.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 occas higher/lwoer Vine Ripes xlge 24.00-25.00 25 lb cartons place pack FL Vine Ripes jbo 25.00 occas lower xlge 21.00-25.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 occas lower lge 19.00-22.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas higher/lower flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes 4x5s 25.50 5x5s 25.50 cartons 2 layer Local Repack Vine Ripes 4x4s 25.00 4x5s 23.00-26.50 mostly 25.00-26.00 one label best 36.50 5x5s 26.50 occas 22.00-23.00 5x6s 20.00 6x6s 19.50-20.50 occas 17.00 10 lb cartons Local Repack Vine Ripes 6x6s 10.00-11.00 GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CD Ontario Vine Ripes med 14.50 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET MX LOWER, FL STEADY. flats 12 1-pt baskets FL Red 15.00-18.50 mostly 17.50-18.50 occas lower fr qual 12.50-13.00 MX Red 15.00 10 lb cartons FL Red 16.00 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET 1-PT LOWER, 10 LBSTEADY. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL 16.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 occas higher MX 18.50 20 lb cartons loose MX 36.50 ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL Roma exlge 16.00 lge 16.00 sml 10.00 MX Roma exlge 18.50-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas 16.00 lge 16.00-16.50 ---TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb film bags AL Purple Top med 9.00-9.50 CD Quebec Purple Top med 11.00-11.50 MI Purple Top med 9.00-9.50 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: MARKET MX NOPALES HIGEHR, GU RADICCHIO 9S LOWER; OTHERS STEADY. cartons TN Alfalfa Sprouts 12 1-pt trays 8.00-9.00 25 lb film bags MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 17.00-17.50 1 layer containers GU Radicchio 9s 13.00 12s 10.00 ORGANIC VEGETABLES ---CARROTS: 25 lb sacks loose CA jbo 18.00