DETROIT Terminal Prices as of 12-MAR-2010 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (313) 841-1111 Fax: (313) 841-8310 DU_FV020 WEATHER AT 7:00 A.M. FOG/MIST 44 YESTERDAY'S HIGH 61 LOW 37 VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. cartons CA Globe Thorned 24s 40.00 few 44.00 sml lse 49.00-50.00 ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET FIRM. pyramid cartons/crates 28 lb bunched MX Green lge no offerings std 30.50-35.50 mostly 34.00-35.00 11 lb cartons bunched MX Green jbo 18.00-18.50 lge 15.50-16.50 std 16.50-17.50 mostly 17.00-17.50 PE White std 23.00 ---BEANS: MARKET FL SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. bushel crates MX Round Green Type Handpicked 45.00 Flat Green Type no offerings bushel cartons FL Round Green Type Handpicked fr qual 40.00-45.00 5 lb cartons GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 24.00 28 lb cartons MX Fava 49.00-50.00 ---BEETS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 18.00 MX Red Type 12s 15.00-16.50 TX Red Type 12s 17.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 25 lb film bags MI Red Type med 8.00-8.50 med-lge 8.00-10.50 mostly 8.00-8.50 ---BROCCOLI: OFFERINGS BUNCHED LIGHT. MARKET MX CROWN CUT LOOSE SLIGHTLY HIGHER OTHERS STEADY. cartons AZ/CA bchd 14s 16.00 fineappear 20.00 bchd 18s no offerings fineappear 22.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 28.00-30.00 MX bchd 18s 18.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 26.00-26.50 20 lb cartons loose AZ/CA Crown Cut 21.00-21.50 Short Trim 20.00 CA Santa Maria California Crown Cut 16.50 Short Trim 18.00-18.50 MX Crown Cut Short Trim 19.50-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 few 23.00-23.50 ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb cartons CA med 44.00-45.00 mostly 45.00 few 49.00-49.50 MX med too few sales to quote ---CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 3/4 bushel cartons FL Round Green Type lge 18.50-20.00 TX Round Green Type med-lge 17.50-20.00 mostly 18.50-20.00 lge 16.50-20.00 mostly 18.50-20.00 Red Type med 23.00-25.50 mostly 23.00-25.00 med-lge 25.50-26.50 mostly 26.00-26.50 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CD One Round Green Type med 16.50-17.00 Red Type med 21.50-22.00 sml-med 21.50-22.00 50 lb sacks CD Ontario CD One Round Green Type med 14.50-15.00 med-lge 14.50-15.00 TX Round Green Type lge 13.50-15.50 mostly 14.50-15.50 1 3/4 bushel cartons FL Savoy Type med 21.00-21.50 TX Savoy Type med 24.50-25.00 med-lge 25.50-26.50 ---CARROTS: MARKET STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 18.00-21.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 CD Ontario CDOne Topped med-lge 17.50-18.00 GA Topped med-lge 17.50-18.00 sacks 16 3-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 18.00-20.50 mostly 20.00-20.50 few 21.00 CD Ontario CDOne Topped med-lge 16.50-17.00 GA Topped med-lge 17.50-18.00 50 lb sacks loose MX Topped jbo 11.50-12.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Topped jbo 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 one label 12.00-12.50 CD Ontario CDOne Topped jbo 6.00-8.50 mostly 7.00-8.00 occasional 9.50-10.00 cartons bunched CA Bunched 24s 19.00-20.00 few 20.50 MX Bunched 24s 18.00 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 15.50-17.50 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 22.00-25.00 mostly 22.50-24.50 cartons 10 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 17.00-17.50 cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 24.50-25.00 mostly 24.50 ---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. cartons film wrapped AZ/CA White 9s 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 12s 25.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 ---CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ 2 dz 21.00-23.00 few 24.0 filmbags 24s 21.00-26.00 mostly 22.00-25.00 CA 2 dz 21.00-23.50 mostly 21.00-23.00 filmbags 24s 25.00-26.00 few 27.00-27.50 filmbags 30s 25.00 FL 2 dz 21.00-23.00 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 25.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.50 few 21.00 FL Hearts 18s 22.00-22.50 ---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. cartons MX White 4 dz 34.50 ---CUCUMBERS: MARKET MX WAXED 1 1/9 SLIGHTLY HIGHER, MX LONG SEEDLESS TYPE MEDIUM & LARGE SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles 200-300s 28.00-29.00 WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX med 24.00-28.50 mostly 24.50-28.50 few 29.00-31.50 fr qual 24.50-28.50 mostly 24.50-28.00 lge 22.00-26.50 mostly 24.50-26.00 cartons MX 24s 15.50-16.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 8.50 sml 12s fr appear 4.00 ex lge 12s 12.50-13.50 MX Long Seedless med 12s 8.00-9.50 lge 12s 9.50-11.50 ex lge 12s 10.50-11.00 20 lb cartons MX Persian sml-med 18.00-18.50 ---EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/6 bushel containers wrapped MX 16s fr qual 18.00 18s 24.00 24s 24.00 bushel cartons wrapped MX 18s 28.00-28.50 some 23.00 fr qual 19.00 1 1/6 bushel cartons MX Chinese no offerings 30 lb cartons DR Chinese 30.00-31.00 HD Chinese 30.00-31.00 MX Chinese 22.00-23.00 1/2 bushel cartons MX Italian med 26.50-28.50 1 1/6 bushel cartons MX Italian med 25.00-27.00 sml 18.00-18.50 5 kg/11 lb cartons tray pack CD Ontario Italian 30s 36.50-38.50 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Sicilian med-lge 36.50-38.50 35 lb cartons MX Thai 24.00-25.00 HD Indian 34.00-35.00 1 1/6 bushel cartons MX Indian sml 22.00-22.50 ---ENDIVE: MARKET WITLOOF SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. cartons FL 24s 14.50-15.00 celery crates FL 18s 16.50-18.50 5 kg containers BL Witloof 24.00 ---ESCAROLE: MARKET STEADY. cartons FL 24s 14.50-15.00 celery crates FL 18s 16.50-18.50 ---GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb cartons AG White #7 59.00-63.00 mostly 59.00-60.00 CA White super col 59.00-60.00 col 53.00-55.00 CQ White 50-55mm/5.0-5.5cm 32.00-33.00 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 35.00-36.00 netted 3s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 33.00-34.00 netted 5s 55mm/5.5cm 33.00-34.00 netted 5s 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 35.00-36.00 10 lb cartons CA Elephant jbo 34.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars per jar CA Peeled 8.25-8.75 occasional 9.50 CQ Peeled 7.50-7.75 mostly 7.75 cartons 6 5-lb film bags per film bag CQ Peeled 8.75-9.00 ---GREENS: MARKET CA SWISS CHARD 12S SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. cartons bunched CA Kale 24s 14.50-15.00 Swiss Chard Mixed Colors 12s 15.50-16.00 Red 12s 12.50-13.00 White 12s 12.50-13.00 Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s 28.00-30.00 fineappear 34.00-35.00 MX Kale 24s 13.00-16.00 mostly 13.50-16.00 TX Collard 24s 18.00-18.50 Mustard Curly 24s 16.00-16.50 Swiss Chard White 24s 24.50-25.50 few high as 26.50 Turnip Tops 24s 16.00-16.50 Dandelion 24s 20.00-25.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 few high as 26.50 Kohlrabi 12s 16.00-16.50 lidded cartons bunched GA Collard 24s 10.00-10.50 Kale 24s 13.00-13.50 Mustard Curly 24s 10.50-11.00 Turnip Tops 24s 10.50-11.00 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 15.50-16.00 TX Cabbage Sprouts lse 16.00-16.50 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET WEAK. cartons AZ/CA flm lined 24s 20.00-23.50 mostly 21.50-23.00 24s flmwrpd 22.00-24.50 mostly 22.50-24.00 one label 25.50-26.50 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET GREEN LEAF & RED LEAF SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. cartons AZ/CA Boston 24s 15.50-16.00 some 14.00 Green Leaf 24s 14.50-17.50 mostly 16.00-17.00 fineappear 18.00-18.50 Red Leaf 24s 14.50-17.50 mostly 16.00-16.50 fineappear 18.00-18.50 mostly 18.00 flat cartons FL Bibb 24s 18.00-18.50 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 6.00-6.50 mostly 6.00-6.25 occasional 7.00-7.50 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 containers TN Boston 15.00 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. cartons AZ/CA 24s 14.00-16.50 mostly 14.00-16.00 fineappear 18.00-20.00 cartons 12 16-oz (3 count) packages AZ/CA Hearts no offerings cartons 12 18-oz (3 count) packages AZ/CA Hearts 15.00-17.00 fineappear 18.00-18.50 MX Hearts 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 cartons 12 22-oz (3 count) packages AZ/CA Hearts fineappear 24.00 ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons CD Ontario White lge 15.00-15.75 med 12.00-12.50 sliced 12.00-12.50 sml 12.50-13.50 PA White jbo 14.50-15.50 lge 14.00-15.75 mostly 15.00-15.75 med-lge 15.25 med 12.00-13.00 sliced 12.25-13.25 sml 13.25-14.25 5 lb cartons CD Ontario Portobella lge 10.50-11.00 med 9.50-10.00 PA Shiitake 26.00 fr qual 23.00 Oyster 23.00 Portobella exlge 12.00-12.50 lge 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake fr qual 15.00-16.50 Oyster 14.00-14.50 one label 18.00 Portobella exlge 11.50 lge 10.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 10.00-10.50 few 11.00 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00 cartons 10 12-oz trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 11.00 few 12.50 cartons 8 14-oz trays film wrapped CD Ontario White 13.00-13.50 few 14.00 cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella lge 11.00-11.50 Sliced lge 11.00-11.50 cartons 6 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Shiitake 12.00 Oyster 9.50-12.00 mostly 12.00 Portobella lge 11.00-11.50 ---OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. 1/2 bushel crates HD sml-med 29.00-30.00 15 lb crates MX sml-med 25.00-26.00 ---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET 48S SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. cartons bunched MX 48s lge 9.00-10.50 mostly 9.00-10.00 48s med 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-11.00 TX Bulb Type 24s 32.50-34.50 CA Leeks 12s 14.50-15.00 GU Leeks 12s 15.00 MX Leeks 12s 14.50-15.50 mostly 14.50-15.00 ---PARSLEY: MARKET STEADY. crates bunched FL Plain 60s 16.50-18.00 cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 12.50-13.00 Plain 60s 12.50-13.00 MX Curly 60s 13.50-14.50 Plain 60s 13.50-14.50 TX Curly 60s 16.50-20.00 mostly 18.50-20.00 Plain 60s 16.50-22.00 mostly 18.00-21.00 Root 12s 24.00-26.00 ---PARSNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 20 lb film bags loose MI med 12.50 lge 12.50-15.00 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MI med 12.50-13.00 mostly 12.50 ---PEAS GREEN: MARKET STRONG. 1 1/9 bushel crates MX English no offerings 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 19.50-22.00 mostly 19.50 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 22.50-24.00 mostly 22.50 ---PEPPERS OTHER: OFFERINGS FL VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. 1/2 bushel cartons FL Cherry Hots 37.50-38.50 Hungarian Wax 27.00-27.50 Jalapeno 17.00-17.50 MX Anaheim 17.50-18.00 Hungarian Wax 30.00-30.50 Jalapeno 14.00-14.50 Serrano 15.00-15.50 1 1/9 bushel crates MX Anaheim 26.00-27.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Hungarian Wax 44.50-46.50 (few offerings) Jalapeno 22.00-24.50 some best 30.00-34.50 Poblano 20.50-24.50 mostly 22.50-24.00 Serrano 29.00-30.00 8 lb cartons DR Finger Hot 30.00-31.00 Habanero orange 28.00-29.00 red 28.00-29.00 10 lb cartons MX Habanero orange 35.50-36.50 25 lb containers DR Long Hot 33.00-34.00 30 lb cartons DR Thai Chili Hots 41.00-42.00 red 41.00-42.00 ---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: OFFERINGS GREEN LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Green jbo no offerings exlge 42.50 (few offerings) med 41.00-42.00 15 lb cartons MX Red jbo 15.00-16.00 one label best 19.00-19.50 exlge 15.00-15.50 one label best 16.50-17.00 25 lb cartons MX Red jbo fr qual 22.00 exlge 30.50-32.50 fr qual 22.00 lge fr qual 22.00 Yellow exlge 31.50-35.00 cartons 2 layer MX Green 54-56s 44.00-45.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red jbo 12.00-18.50 mostly 14.00-18.00 some best 19.50-22.00 exlge 13.00-13.50 (few offerings) Yellow jbo 25.50-26.00 some 27.00-28.00 Orange jbo 29.50-30.00 some best 32.00 ---RADISHES: MARKET AZ LOWER OTHERS STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags AZ Red 9.00-9.25 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags AZ Red 9.25-9.50 FL Red 9.25-10.00 mostly 9.25-9.75 cartons bunched MX Red double size bunch 24s 14.50-16.00 ---RHUBARB: MARKET STEADY. GREENHOUSE 15 lb cartons WA WAExFcy 36.00-40.00 mostly 36.00-38.00 10 lb cartons MI U.S. One 21.00 WA AIR WAExFcy 30.00 ---RUTABAGAS: MARKET STEADY. 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne wxd lge 22.00-22.50 med 23.00-24.00 ---SPINACH: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched AZ/CA Flat 24s 16.00-16.50 cartons 12 10-oz film bags AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 15.50-16.50 occas lower Local Repack Flat Baby Type 16.50 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 14.00-15.50 few 16.00 4 lb cartons AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 11.50-12.50 Local Repack Flat Baby Type 11.50 bushel crates bunched AZ/CA Flat 24s 22.50-24.00 ---SQUASH: MARKET ZUCCHINI SLIGHTLY HIGHER, YELLOW STRAIGHTNECK SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 12.50-17.00 mostly 13.00-15.00 med 12.00-16.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 fr cond 8.00-10.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 22.00-24.00 med 21.00-22.00 Grey sml 16.00-17.00 bushel cartons MX Acorn sml 20.50-21.00 med 20.50-21.00 lge 13.50-16.50 some 10.00 Butternut med 19.00 lge 26.00-26.50 Kabocha med 24.00-24.50 Spaghetti lge 16.00-20.00 ---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types 34.00-35.00 Japanese Types 43.00-44.00 LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 22.00-24.00 U.S. No. 2 Orange Types 14.00-14.50 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 13.00-13.50 MS Marked Combination Orange Types 12.50-13.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.50-13.00 NC No Grade Marks Orange Types med 21.00-21.50 jbo 11.00-11.50 30 lb cartons HI Hawaii No. 1 Okinawan Type 38.00-39.00 ---TOMATOES: MARKET FLATS 2 LAYER & ON THE VINE SLIGHTLY LOWER OTHERS STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose MX Mature Greens xlge 40.00-40.50 PR 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens 5x6 sz 40.00-41.00 6x6 sz 40.00 flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes 4x4s 26.00-28.00 few high as 32.00 4x5s 26.00-28.00 few high as 32.00 5x5s 24.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-28.00 few high as 32.00 GREENHOUSE 25 lb cartons loose MX Vine Ripes 5x5 sz no offerings flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes 4x4s 29.00-30.00 4x5s 29.00-30.00 5x5s 29.00-30.00 lugs 3 layer MX Vine Ripes 6x6s no offerings flats 1 layer MX Vine Ripes 20s 28.00-29.00 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine GU Vine Ripes med-lge 16.50-18.50 MX Vine Ripes med-lge 19.00-20.50 mostly 19.00-20.00 cartons 10 1-lb containers with lids MX Vine Ripe - Campari Type 32.00 10 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties no offerings ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Red 28.00-28.50 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids DR red fr appear 24.00 FL red 35.00 MX red 34.00-34.50 ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET BARELY STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose MX exlge 16.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-19.00 lge 17.00-20.00 ---TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb film bags MI Purple Top lge 8.00-8.50 med-lge 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.50 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 5 lb cartons MI Alfalfa Sprouts 10.50-11.00 cartons 12 4-oz packages MI Alfalfa Sprouts 10.50 ctns 12 4-oz cups with lids 13.50 occas lower 35 lb crates MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) no offerings 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 15.00-15.50 GU Radicchio 9s 11.00 MISC SEASONAL ---APPLE CIDER: cartons 4 1-gallon bottles MI Preserved 11.25-12.00 one label 15.75 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles MI Preserved 13.25-14.00 ORGANIC VEGETABLES ---BROCCOLI: cartons CA bchd 14s 26.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s no offerings ---CARROTS: sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 34.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 34.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 34.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Topped lge 19.50-20.00 cartons 24 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 26.00 ---CAULIFLOWER: cartons film wrapped AZ/CA White 9s 26.00 ---CELERY: cartons CA filmbags 30s 38.00 cartons film bags CA Hearts 24s 36.00 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: cartons AZ/CA 24s flmwrpd 30.00 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons 12 12-oz (3 count) packages AZ/CA Hearts 24.00 ---SPINACH: cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 16.00 ---TOMATOES: flats 1 layer MX Vine Ripes 4x5s 26.00 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt cups with lids DR Yellow 26.00-27.00 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt containers with lids DR red 35.00-36.00 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 12s 12.00-12.50