CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 03-JAN-2019 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (773) 843-1053 Fax: (773) 843-1092 HX_FV020 WEATHER @ 7:00 A.M: Clear 25 YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 32 Market tones omitted due to absence of reporter. VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons CA Globe Thorned 18s 18.00 ---ASPARAGUS: 11 lb cartons/crates bunched PE Green jbo 29.00 exlge 22.50 lge 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 std 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 White lge 26.00-28.00 Purple lge 26.50 ---BEANS: bushel cartons/crates FL Round Green Type Machine Picked 22.00-22.50 Flat Green Type 33.50 Cranberry Type 27.00-28.00 mostly 27.00-27.50 Wax Type Yellow 39.00-40.00 5 lb cartons GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 17.00 10 lb cartons GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 25.00 ---BEETS: cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 23.00-24.00 18s 24.00 24s 28.00 IL Red Type 12s 15.00 OH Red Type 12s 15.00 TX Red Type 24s 29.00-30.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Red Type med 14.00-15.00 Chiogga (Striped) med 26.00-27.00 Gold Type med 30.00 CD Ontario CD One Chiogga (Striped) med 20.00 Gold Type med 17.00-18.00 IL Red Type med 7.00-8.00 Chiogga (Striped) med 20.00-21.00 Gold Type med 22.00 MI Red Type med 10.00 OH Red Type med 9.00 TX Gold Type med 18.00 25 lb film bags IN Gold Type med 18.00-20.00 50 lb film bags IL Red Type med 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 MI Red Type med 17.00 TX Red Type med 20.00-22.00 ---BROCCOLI: cartons AZ/CA bchd 14s 17.00-21.00 mostly 18.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 28.00-30.00 20 lb cartons loose AZ/CA Crown Cut 20.00-22.00 MX Crown Cut 19.00-21.50 mostly 20.00-21.00 ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb cartons CA jbo 20.00-22.00 lge 36.00-39.00 mostly 36.00-38.00 med 27.00-28.00 MX jbo 24.00 ---CABBAGE: 1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CD One Round Green Type lge 35.50 GA Round Green Type med 28.00-30.00 lge 24.00-26.00 Red Type med 35.00-37.50 mostly 35.00-37.00 MX Round Green Type med 28.00 TX Round Green Type med 33.00 lge 28.00-30.00 Red Type med 41.50 50 lb sacks NY Danish Type lge 18.00 40 lb cartons GA Savoy Type med 28.00-29.00 TX Savoy Type med 34.00 ---CARROTS: sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 23.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 23.00-25.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge insufficient to quote. sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 23.00-25.00 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 20.00-21.00 occas high as 26.00 and low as 16.50 CD Ontario CDOne jbo 18.00-19.00 MX jbo 17.00-18.00 25 lb sacks loose MX jbo 10.00 cartons bunched CA 24s 23.00-25.00 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 18.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 24.00-24.50 cartons 12 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 12.50-15.50 mostly 13.00-14.00 containers 20 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 12.00-15.50 mostly 12.50-13.50 ---CAULIFLOWER: cartons film wrapped AZ/CA White 9s 8.00 12s 13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 few higher and lower 16s 10.00 one label 15.00 Green 12s 34.50-35.50 16s 34.50 Orange 12s 31.50 16s 32.50 Purple 9s 31.50 12s 32.50 16s 32.50 MX White 12s 9.00 ---CELERY: cartons CA 2 dz 33.50 holdovers 26.00 fineappear 36.00 2 1/2 dz 32.00-33.50 one labe4l 48.00 holdovers 26.00 3 dz 25.00 filmbags 30s 36.00-37.00 occas higher MX 2 dz 24.00 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 43.00 ---CORN-SWEET: wirebound crates FL Yellow 4 dz 15.00-17.00 Bi-Color 4 dz 15.00-17.00 ---CUCUMBERS: 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX med 17.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 one label 24.00 lge 17.00-19.00 occas higher cartons MX 24s 10.00-12.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX Pickles Kirby Type 150-200s 30.00-32.00 200-300s 34.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 7.50-8.00 sml 12s 5.00-6.00 lge 12s 9.00-10.00 MX Long Seedless med 12s 4.00-5.00 20 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Persian sml-med 23.00-25.00 occas lower ---EGGPLANT: 1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped FL med 14.00-16.00 fr qual 12.00 lge fr qual 5.00 MX 18s 10.00-12.00 24s 10.00-12.00 30 lb cartons CA Chinese sml-med 38.00 35 lb cartons HD Chinese sml-med 60.00 30 lb cartons CA Thai sml-med 48.00 35 lb cartons HD Thai sml-med 60.00 30 lb cartons CA Indian sml-med 26.00-28.00 35 lb cartons HD Indian sml-med 30.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD Ontario AIR Class I Long Striped 30s 29.00 Italian 30s 28.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-32.00 SP AIR Italian 30s 26.00 ---ENDIVE: cartons CA 24s 32.00 celery crates FL 24s 23.00 GREENHOUSE 10 lb cartons BL AIR Witloof 24.00-25.00 few 20.75 5 kg containers BL AIR Witloof red 58.00 3 kg cartons NL AIR Witloof Red Type 48.00 ---ESCAROLE: cartons CA 24s 23.00 one label 47.00 celery crates FL 24s 24.00 ---GARLIC: 30 lb cartons CA White super col 78.00-79.00 col 72.00 jbo 70.00 netted 5s 65.00 CQ White col 35.00 few higher netted 5s 43.00 one label 54.00 SP White giant 45.00-50.00 mostly 45.00-48.00 10 lb cartons CA Elephant lge 52.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CA Peeled 71.00-72.00 CQ Peeled 28.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 28.00 ---GREENS: cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) green 20s 40.00 cartons/crates bunched CA Kale green 24s 27.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-29.00 FL Kale green 24s 22.50 TX Kale green 24s 39.00 Lacinato (Tuscan) 24s 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 Mustard 24s 26.00-29.50 mostly 26.50-28.50 Swiss Chard green 24s 22.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 one label 27.50 red 24s 22.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 one label 27.50 Mixed Colors 24s 22.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 one label 27.50 Turnip Tops 24s 26.00-28.00 Dandelion green 24s 22.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 one label 27.50 red 24s 22.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 one label 27.50 Kohlrabi green 24s 34.00 12s 27.50-28.00 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 22.00-24.00 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: wide range in quality, size, and weight. cartons AZ/CA flm lined 24s 14.75-17.00 mostly 15.00-17.00 one label 20.00 24s flmwrpd 15.75-19.00 mostly 17.00 one label 24.00 30s flmwrpd 24.00 MX 24s flmwrpd 12.00 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: wide range in quality, size, and weight. cartons AZ/CA Boston 24s 22.00 one label 28.00 Green Leaf 24s 22.00-25.50 mostly 22.00-24.00 few 18.00 Red Leaf 24s 22.00-23.50 one label 31.00 flats 1 layer CA Frisee 24s 26.00 12s 17.50 2 lb cartons CA AIR Lolla Rossa 10.00-11.00 Red Oak Leaf 10.00-11.00 Green Oak Leaf 10.50-11.00 PE Lolla Rossa 10.00 Red Oak Leaf 10.00 Green Oak Leaf 10.00 2.2 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 7.50-7.75 PE Baby Red Romaine 10.00-11.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 7.00 GREENHOUSE cartons CD Quebec Boston 12s 20.50 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons AZ/CA 24s 14.00-18.00 mostly 14.00-16.00 few higher cartons 12 3-count packages AZ/CA Hearts 10.50-12.50 mostly 12.50 few higher ---MUSHROOMS: 10 lb cartons PA White lge 15.00 occas higher med 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 occas higher Sliced sml 11.00-13.50 mostly 12.00-13.00 occas higher Cremini 13.00-15.50 mostly 13.50-14.00 med 12.00-13.50 5 lb cartons PA Shiitake 21.00 occas lower Oyster 15.00-16.00 occas higher Portobella lge 9.00-10.50 few 11.00 med 8.00-9.00 WI Shiitake Sliced 21.00 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake Sliced 15.00-16.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped PA White 14.00 cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella Caps 12.50 Sliced 12.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 cartons 6 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Oyster 14.00 occas higher cartons 6 4-oz trays film wrapped PA Shiitake 10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 Cremini 9.00-10.00 occas higher cartons 10 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella Sliced 11.00-12.00 occas lower ---OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1/2 bushel crates CA sml-med 28.00 HD sml-med 20.00 NI sml-med 26.00 ---ONIONS GREEN: cartons bunched CA 48s lge 35.00 48s med 28.50 48s sml 25.00 MX 48s bulb type 18.50-22.50 mostly 20.00-22.00 few higher 48s lge 35.00 48s med 28.50 48s sml 25.00 CA Leeks 12s lge 29.00 cartons 2 film bags iceless MX 48s med 36.00-38.00 cartons 4 film bags iceless MX 12 bunches per bag 36.00-39.00 mostly 37.00-38.00 GREENHOUSE cartons bunched CD Quebec Leeks 12s lge 10.50-13.00 mostly 11.00-13.00 ---PARSLEY: 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates bunched CA Curly 60s 28.00 few 20.00 Plain 60s 24.00 FL Curly 60s 23.00 TX Curly 60s 28.00 Plain 60s 42.00 Root 12s 34.00 ---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 20 lb film bags loose Repacked Local and Enroute 22.00 occas 17.00 ---PEAS GREEN: 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 12.50-13.00 PE Snow Peas Decalyxed 15.00-16.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 16.00-17.50 mostly 16.00-17.00 PE Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 18.00-19.00 ---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: 1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Red exlge fr qual 50.00 lge fr qual 45.00-46.00 med fr qual 30.00 Yellow exlge fr qual 40.00 lge fr qual 32.00 Orange exlge fr qual 38.00 lge fr qual 20.00 MX Green jbo 24.00 exlge 22.00-23.00 lge fr qual 20.00 med fr qual 18.00-19.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons place pack MX Green jbo 24.00 15 lb cartons CA Red exlge 36.00-38.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red 90-110mm 28.00-30.00 Yellow 90-110mm 28.00-30.00 occas 25.00 Orange 90-110mm 28.00-30.00 ---PEPPERS, OTHER: 1/2 bushel cartons FL Finger Hot med 15.00-17.00 one label 22.00 Hungarian Wax med 12.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons DR Thai Chili Hots Green 38.00 Red 60.00 FL Hungarian Wax med 22.00 MX Hungarian Wax med 30.00 one label 42.00 Jalapeno green exlge 40.00-42.00 lge 38.00 med 35.00-36.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL Cubanelles lge 17.00 Poblano med 18.00 Serrano lge 52.00 MX Poblano med-lge 20.00-22.00 med 16.00-19.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 Serrano lge 64.00-65.00 med 52.00-55.00 mostly 52.00-53.00 bushel cartons MX Anaheim green med 28.00-29.00 10 lb cartons CA Fresno red 46.00 FL Anaheim green med 14.00 Finger Hot green 20.00-22.00 Fresno red med 24.00 Habanero orange med 28.00 Poblano green med 14.00 Serrano green med 17.00 MX Anaheim green med 17.00 Habanero orange med 28.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 occas higher Manzano orange med 26.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-30.00 6 kg cartons NL AIR Finger Hot red med 35.00 ---PUMPKINS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 24 inch bins MX Fairytale lge 270.00 Knuckle Head lge 225.00 ---RADISHES: cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags FL Red 13.00 MI Red 11.50 40 lb film bags topped FL Red 28.00-29.00 25 lb film bags topped IL Black 20s 27.00-28.00 cartons bunched CA Red double size bunch 24s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 FL Red double size bunch 24s 17.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons bunched IL Black 10s 28.00 ---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. GREENHOUSE 6 kg containers NL No Grade Marks lge 48.00 ---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne lge 25.00-25.50 ---SPINACH: cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 16.00-17.00 1 2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s 18.50-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 one label 28.00 cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA Savoy 16.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 16.00-18.00 occas higher 4 lb cartons CA Flat lse 19.00-20.00 few lower ---SQUASH: 4/7 bushel cartons MX Grey sml 14.00-16.00 med 12.00 1/2 and 5/9 bushel cartons FL Yellow Straightneck sml 15.00 med 11.00-12.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Orange Spaghetti sml 20.00 MX Acorn sml 22.00-24.00 Kabocha sml 25.00-28.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 Spaghetti sml 18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 occ as 17.00 26 lb cartons MX Zucchini sml 11.00-13.50 mostly 12.00 med 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Yellow Straightneck sml 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 few higher med 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 40 lb cartons FL Zucchini Green lge 14.00 Yellow Straightneck lge 11.00 few 4.00 MX Grey sml 24.00 one label 32.00 med 22.00 ---SWEET POTATOES: 40 lb cartons AR U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 23.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-25.00 U.S. No. 2 Orange Types 16.00-19.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 16.00-17.00 GA U.S. No. 2 Orange Types 12.00-12.50 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 11.00-11.50 LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 U.S. No. 2 Orange Types 16.00-18.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 25.00-26.00 U.S. No. 2 Orange Types 17.00-19.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 14.00-17.00 mostly 14.00-16.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 20.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 15.00 30 lb cartons HI Hawaii No. 1 Okinawan Type 65.00 NEW CROP 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types 38.00-40.00 mostly 40.00 Japanese Types 40.00-42.00 few lower ---TOMATOES: 25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens 5x6 sz 26.00-28.00 mostly 28.00 occas 30.00 6x6 sz 25.00-26.00 mostly 25.00 10 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties Cherokee Purple med-lge 26.00-28.00 Canada No. 2 Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties Cherokee Purple med-lge 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine MX Vine Ripes light red-red med 12.00 CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT 25 lb cartons loose MX Vine Ripes light red-red 4x5 sz 26.00-28.00 5x5 sz 26.00-28.00 5x6 sz 26.00-28.00 cartons 2 layer MX Vine Ripes light red-red 3x4s 26.00 4x4s 30.00-32.00 4x5s 30.00 5x5s 25.00 15 lb flats MX Vine Ripes red 16s 18.00-20.00 occas lower 18s 18.00-20.00 occas low as 16.00 20s 18.00-20.00 occas low as 16.00 22s 18.00-20.00 occas low as 16.00 25s 18.00-20.00 occas low as 16.00 10 lb cartons MX Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties Cherokee Purple med-lge 25.00 GREENHOUSE 15 lb flats IL Vine Ripes yellow 25s 25.00 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine IL Vine Ripes red sml-med 19.00 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: flats 12 1-pt baskets FL red med 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt baskets MX red med 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 occas higher flats 12 1-pt cups with lids MX breakers-turning med 16.00-19.50 mostly 16.00-18.00 cartons 12 10.5-oz containers with lids MX red med 14.00-16.00 cartons 10 1-lb cups with lids MX red med 18.00-20.00 occas higher GREENHOUSE cartons 16 11-oz containers with lids on the vine IL red med 32.00 9 lb flats on the vine IL red med 22.00 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX red med 12.00-13.00 occas 9.00 flats 12 10.5-oz containers with lids MX red med 12.00-13.00 few lower ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT 25 lb cartons loose MX Roma light red-red exlge 18.00-20.00 occas higher/lower lge 15.00-16.00 occas higher/lower ---TURNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb film bags CA Purple Top lge 11.50 med 16.00 IN Purple Top med 13.50 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: cartons 12 4-oz packages Repacked Enroute Alfalfa Sprouts 11.00 cartons 12 3-1/4 oz cups Repacked Enroute Alfalfa Sprouts 11.00-11.50 40 lb cartons MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 22.00-24.00 15 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 54.00 20 lb cartons CA Jerusalem Artichokes 10s 34.00-35.00 25 lb film bags CA Jerusalem Artichokes 42.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 12.50 12s 15.00 Treviso 12s 20.00 one label 24.00 ORGANIC VEGETABLES ---BEETS: cartons bunched CA Red Type 24s 30.50 Gold Type 24s 32.50 25 lb film bags CA Red Type med 22.50 ---BROCCOLI: cartons AZ/CA bchd 14s 24.50 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 30.50 ---CABBAGE: 45 lb cartons CA Round Green Type med 38.50 Red Type med 40.50 ---CARROTS: sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 36.50 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 36.50 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 36.50 cartons 24 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 36.50 25 lb sacks loose CA jbo 18.50 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 32.50 ---CAULIFLOWER: cartons film wrapped AZ/CA White 12s 18.50-22.50 ---CELERY: cartons CA filmbags 30s 58.50 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 40.50 ---GARLIC: 30 lb cartons MX White col 74.50 ---GREENS: cartons/crates bunched CA Kale green 24s 32.50 red 24s 30.50 Swiss Chard green 24s 32.50 red 24s 32.50 Mixed Colors 24s 32.50 Dandelion green 24s 46.50 red 24s 42.50 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: cartons AZ/CA 12s flmwrpd 22.50 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 38.50 Red Leaf 24s 38.50 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons CA 24s 20.50 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 20.50 ---MUSHROOMS: 5 lb cartons PA Cremini 15.00 Portobella lge 21.00 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake 20.00 cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella med 16.00 ---ONIONS GREEN: cartons bunched MX 48s lge 32.50 CA Leeks 12s lge 32.50 ---PARSLEY: 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates bunched CA Curly 30s 28.50 Plain 30s 28.50 ---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: 25 lb cartons MX Green exlge 32.50 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red 80-100mm 38.50 Yellow 80-100mm 38.50 Orange 80-100mm 38.50 ---RADISHES: cartons bunched CA Red 24s 32.50 ---SPINACH: cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 38.50 ---SQUASH: 20 lb cartons CA Acorn med 24.50 Butternut med 24.50 Spaghetti med 24.50 26 lb cartons MX Zucchini sml 30.50 Yellow Straightneck sml 36.50 ---SWEET POTATOES: NEW CROP 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types 50.50