PITTSBURGH Terminal Prices as of 19-MAR-2010 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (412) 644-5847 Fax: (412) 644-5667 PS_FV020 WEATHER AT 7:00 AM CLEAR 41 YESTERDAY'S HIGH 65 VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons CA Globe Thornless 30s fr appear 29.00 ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. pyramid cartons/crates 28 lb bunched MX Green exlge 39.00 std 44.00 11 lb cartons bunched MX Green std 17.00 PE Green lge 17.00 Local Repack Green std 18.00 ---BEANS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bushel cartons FL Round Green Type 50.00 bushel cartons/crates MX Round Green Type 50.00 fair condition much lower. 5 lb cartons GU AIR Haricot Vert (French Type) 19.50 ---BEETS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched TX Red Type 12s 19.00 25 lb sacks loose CD Ontario Red Type med 10.75-12.75 MI Red Type med 12.75 ---BROCCOLI: MARKET 14'S HIGHER AND CROWN CUT STEADY. cartons AZ bchd 14s 17.00-19.00 mostly 19.00 CA bchd 14s 17.00-19.00 20 lb cartons loose AZ Crown Cut Short Trim 23.75-28.00 mostly 28.00 CA Crown Cut Short Trim 26.00-28.00 ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb cartons MX lge 56.00 med 45.75-46.00 ---CABBAGE: MARKET GREEN LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. 1 3/4 bushel cartons FL Round Green Type med 19.00 few best 24.00. Red Type med 24.00 TX Round Green Type med 16.00-18.75 mostly 16.00-17.00 50 lb cartons NY Round Green Type med 17.50 fr appear 13.50 Red Type lge 15.00 50 lb sacks CD Ontario Round Green Type lge 11.50-12.00 NY Round Green Type lge 10.50-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 1 3/4 bushel cartons TX Savoy Type med 26.00 ---CARROTS: MARKET STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 21.00-21.50 CD Ontario med-lge 15.75 few higher. GA med-lge 18.50 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 21.00-21.50 CD Ontario med-lge 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 GA med-lge 18.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 21.00-21.50 CD Ontario med-lge 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 GA med-lge 17.00 50 lb sacks loose CD Ontario jbo 12.00-13.50 mostly 12.50 GA jbo 14.00 25 lb sacks loose CA jbo 11.50 CD Ontario CDOne jbo 6.75-7.50 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 22.25-26.00 mostly 24.00-24.50 cartons 4 5-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 20.00-21.00 ctns 200 1.3 OZ filmbags 20.00-21.00. ---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET LOWER. cartons film wrapped AZ 9s 22.00-26.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 12s 22.75-25.00 CA 9s 22.00-23.00 12s 23.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 ---CELERY: MARKET LOWER. cartons CA 2 dz 22.00-28.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 2 1/2 dz 22.00-28.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 filmbags 24s 23.75-26.00 filmbags 30s 24.75-30.00 mostly 25.00-28.00 MX filmbags 24s 26.50 filmbags 30s 26.50 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 21.75 ---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons/crates MX White 4 dz 36.50 ---CUCUMBERS: MARKET HIGHER. 1 1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles 200-300s 38.00-40.00 mostly 40.00 WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX med 36.00-37.00 fr qual 31.00-34.75 mostly 32.00-34.50 ord qual 30.50-31.00 sml-med 30.00-32.50 mostly 32.00 cartons MX 24s 18.00-19.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario Long Seedless med 12s 8.75-10.00 mostly 10.00 fr cond 2.00-3.00 ---EGGPLANT: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/6 bushel containers wrapped MX 18s 25.00-27.00 mostly 25.00 24s 25.00 bushel cartons wrapped MX 32s 17.50 1/2 bushel cartons MX Italian 29.50 ---ENDIVE: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel crates FL 24s 11.50 cartons CA 24s 14.00 1.3 bushel crates FL 24s 14.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg containers BL Witloof 22.00-23.50 NL Witloof 23.50 ---ESCAROLE: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel crates FL 24s 13.00-15.00 cartons CA 24s 16.00 TX 24s 12.00 ---GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb cartons AG White #7 59.50 CA White super col 58.00 CQ White 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 36.50 60mm/6.0cm 33.00 netted 5s 33.00-35.50 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars per jar CQ Peeled 7.50-8.50 mostly 7.75-8.00 ---GREENS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s 36.00-39.50 FL Mustard 24s 13.50 Turnip Tops 24s 13.50 GA Collard 24s 12.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 Kale 24s 13.00-15.00 TX Dandelion 12s 20.00 Kohlrabi 12s 26.50 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 24.50-26.00 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET LOWER. cartons AZ flm lined 24s 18.50-20.00 mostly 18.50 24s flmwrpd 17.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-19.50 fr cond 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 CA 24s flmwrpd 18.50-20.00 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA Boston 24s 12.50-14.00 Green Leaf 24s 14.00-17.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 Red Leaf 24s 16.50-17.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-8.75 mostly 7.50-8.00 10 lb cartons CA Green Leaf Crown Cut Leaves 17.50-18.75 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 containers CD Ontario Boston 14.00-16.50 OH Boston 15.50 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET STEADY. cartons AZ 24s 17.00-18.00 CA 24s 15.00-18.50 mostly 15.00-18.00 cartons 12 18-oz (3 count) packages CA Hearts 16.50-17.50 ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb cartons PA White lge 14.00-17.00 mostly 14.25-16.75 med-lge 13.00-15.00 med 13.00-14.50 sml 13.75-16.00 mostly 13.75 Sliced 13.00-16.00 mostly 13.50-14.50 fr qual 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.75-12.00 5 lb cartons PA Cremini lge 7.75-10.50 mostly 7.75-9.00 Portobella exlge 10.00-12.00 lge 9.50-11.00 mostly 9.75-10.25 Caps 13.50-14.25 mostly 13.50-14.00 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake 13.75-15.00 mostly 13.75 Oyster 12.00 3 lb baskets PA White lge 6.00-7.75 mostly 6.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 10.00-12.50 mostly 10.00 Sliced 10.50-11.75 mostly 10.50 cartons 10 12-oz trays film wrapped PA White 11.00-14.25 mostly 11.50-12.00 cartons 8 14-oz trays film wrapped PA White 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.50 cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella Caps 10.50 Sliced 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 ---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched MX 48s 11.00-11.75 mostly 11.00-11.50 TX Bulb Type 12s 21.00 CA Leeks 12s 24.00 MX Leeks 12s 18.00-18.50 ---PARSLEY: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 15.50-18.00 mostly 18.00 Plain 60s 15.50-19.00 mostly 19.00 FL Curly 60s 18.00 MX Curly 60s 15.00-18.00 Plain 60s 21.00 TX Root 12s 20.00 ---PARSNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 20 lb film bags loose MI 16.50-17.50 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MI 15.00 ---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 18.00-19.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 28.00-30.00 ---PEPPERS OTHER: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 1/2 bushel cartons Repacked Enroute Anaheim 17.00 Jalapeno fr qual 15.00 Poblano 18.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Jalapeno 34.00 ---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Green lge 48.00-49.00 sml-med 45.00-46.00 Turning Red exlge 38.00-39.00 MX Green jbo 54.00 exlge 56.75-58.00 fr qual 52.00-54.00 lge 54.00 med 52.00 sml-med 47.00 15 lb cartons MX Red exlge 16.50-18.00 25 lb cartons MX Red exlge fr appear 25.50-26.00 Yellow exlge 41.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red jbo 15.25 Yellow exlge 18.00 fr qual fr cond 8.00 Orange exlge fr qual fr cond 11.00 ---RADISHES: MARKET STEADY. cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags FL Red 8.75-10.00 cartons tpd 14 1-lb resealable film bags FL Red 10.00-11.00 ---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 25 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne wxd lge 12.50 ---SPINACH: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched TX Savoy 24s 25.00 cartons 8 10-oz film bags Repacked Enroute Savoy 10.00 cartons 12 10-oz film bags Repacked Enroute Flat 13.75 4 lb cartons Repacked Enroute Flat Baby Type 11.50-12.25 mostly 11.50-12.00 ---SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini med 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 Yellow Straightneck med 23.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-28.00 few much lower. 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Zucchini med-lge 19.00 lge 16.00 Yellow Straightneck lge 29.00 Acorn med 15.25-17.00 Butternut med 18.50-23.00 few much higher. Spaghetti med 15.00-17.50 mostly 17.00-17.50 few 19.00. ---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 22.50-23.25 mostly 23.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types med fr qual 11.00-11.75 jbo 11.50-12.00 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 21.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 13.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 22.75 No Grade Marks Orange Types med fr qual 11.75 jbo 11.75 ---TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose MX Vine Ripes 5x5 sz 38.00-39.00 one lot 31.75. PR 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens 5x6 sz 37.75-40.00 flats 2 layer MX Vine Ripes 4x4s 25.75-30.00 mostly 30.00 4x5s 25.75-30.00 mostly 30.00 5x5s 30.00 flats 1 layer MX Vine Ripes 20s 26.50 fair condition lower. GREENHOUSE flats 1 layer MX Vine Ripes 16s 26.50 fair condition lower. 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine MX Vine Ripes med-lge 23.00 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT. flats 12 1-pt baskets MX 39.00 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET LOWER. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL 34.00-35.00 mostly 34.00 ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET HIGHER. 25 lb cartons loose FL Roma lge 23.00 MX Roma lge 21.00 med 16.50-17.75 ---TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 25 lb film bags CA Purple Top med-lge 16.00 MI Purple Top med-lge 14.50-16.00 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MI 12.50 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 17.00 ORGANIC VEGETABLES ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX 36.00-39.50 mostly 36.00