CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 19-MAR-2020 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (773) 843-1053 Fax: (773) 843-1092 HX_FV020 WEATHER AS OF 7:00 A.M. FOG 41 YESTERDAY'S HIGH 45 VEGETABLES ---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 27.00-28.00 30s 27.00-28.00 36s 30.00 lge lse offerings insufficient to quote sml lse 50.00 ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET WHITE LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. pyramid cartons/crates 28 lb bunched MX Green jbo 24.50 lge 24.00 std 24.00 11 lb cartons/crates bunched MX Green jbo 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 occas lower holdovers 7.25 lge 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 occas lower holdovers 7.25 std 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00 holdovers 7.25 PE White lge 18.00-20.00 ---BEANS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. bushel cartons/crates FL Round Green Type Machine Picked 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 occas lower Flat Green Type 35.00 Cranberry Type 36.00-37.50 occas higher and lower 5 lb cartons GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 7.50 30 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Round Green Type Handpicked 20.00-22.00 occas lower ---BEETS: MARKET TEXAS HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched TX Red Type 24s 30.00-31.00 25 lb film bags CA Chiogga (Striped) med 21.50-22.00 occas lower Gold Type med 24.00 occas lower IL Red Type med 8.00-8.50 MI Red Type med 9.50 Chiogga (Striped) med 14.00 Gold Type med 12.00 MX Red Type med 8.00-9.00 occas higher TX Red Type med 11.50 50 lb film bags IL Red Type med 12.50-13.00 occas higher MX Red Type med 14.00-15.00 TX Red Type med fineappear 21.50 ---BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ/CA bchd 14s 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 20.00-21.50 fineappear 28.50 20 lb cartons loose AZ/CA Crown Cut 17.00-18.50 mostly 18.00-18.50 fineappear 25.50 MX Crown Cut Short Trim 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-17.50 ---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb cartons AZ/CA med 22.00-27.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 occas high as 28.50 ---CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons FL Round Green Type med 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00-12.50 Red Type med 14.00-15.50 mostly 14.00-15.00 TX Round Green Type med 12.50-14.50 mostly 13.50-14.00 fineappear 18.00 Red Type med 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 50 lb sacks NY Danish Type lge 13.00 40 lb cartons TX Savoy Type med 18.00 ---CARROTS: MARKET CANADA CARTONS 24S HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 23.50-24.00 one label 27.00 CD Ontario med-lge 16.00-17.00 GA med-lge 18.50-19.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 19.00-24.00 mostly 22.50-24.00 fineappear 27.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 19.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 fineappear 27.00 CD Ontario med-lge 16.00 MX med-lge 10.00-10.50 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 22.00-24.00 mostly 23.50-24.00 occas lower CD Ontario CDOne jbo 16.00 MX jbo 14.00-16.00 occas lower 25 lb sacks loose MX jbo 9.00-10.00 cartons bunched CA 24s 23.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 CD Ontario CDOne 24s 16.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 23.00-24.50 mostly 23.00-24.00 few 26.00 ---CAULIFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. wide range in quality & condition. cartons film wrapped AZ/CA White 9s 30.00 12s 28.00-33.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 fineappear 40.00 16s offerings insufficient to quote Green 12s 29.00 Orange 12s 29.00 16s 29.00-32.00 Purple 12s 29.00-32.00 Romanesco 12s 28.50-31.50 mostly 29.00-30.00 ---CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ/CA 1 1/2 dz 12.00 2 dz 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.50 fineappear 19.50 2 1/2 dz 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-17.50 occas lower fineappear 28.00 filmbags 30s 18.00-19.50 mostly 18.00-19.00 fineappear 29.50 cartons film bags AZ/CA Hearts 18s 19.00 ---CORN-SWEET: MARKET HIGHER. wirebound crates FL Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz 14.00-16.00 Bi-Color 4-4 1/2 dz 14.00-16.00 ---CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX med 36.00-39.00 mostly 37.00-38.00 fr qual 30.00-31.00 lge 35.50-39.00 mostly 35.50-37.00 cartons MX 24s 14.00-17.00 mostly 14.00-16.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX Pickles 150-200s 32.00-35.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 few 38.00 Kirby Type 200-300s 34.00-37.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 occas higher GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 8.00-10.00 lge 12s 7.50-8.50 few 9.00 20 lb cartons MX Persian med 24.00-25.00 ---EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in quality & condition 1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped FL med 16.00 MX 18s 20.00-22.00 24s 22.00-23.00 occas lower 30 lb cartons HD Chinese lge 20.00-22.00 occas higher 40 lb cartons HD Thai sml 26.00 MX Thai sml 28.00-33.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 30 lb cartons FL Indian med 28.00 occas lower MX Indian med 28.00 occas lower GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons NL Class I Long Striped 200-300 gm 26.00 Italian 225-400 gm 25.00 ---ENDIVE: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel crates FL 24s 20.00 cartons CA 24s 20.00 GREENHOUSE 10 lb cartons BL AIR Witloof 21.50-23.50 3 kg cartons NL AIR Witloof Red Type 36.00 ---ESCAROLE: MARKET STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel crates FL 24s 21.00 cartons CA 24s 24.00 ---GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb cartons CA White super col 69.00 col 69.00 jbo fineappear 70.00-72.00 CQ White col 65.00 netted 5s 63.00-67.00 occas lower MX White #6 65.00-68.00 SP White #6 65.00-68.00 netted 5s 68.00-69.00 10 lb cartons CA Elephant lge 50.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 67.00-68.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 58.00-62.00 mostly 60.00-62.00 SP Peeled 58.00-59.00 ---GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) green 20s 35.00-35.50 TX Kale Lacinato (Tuscan) 24s 19.50-22.50 occas lower cartons/crates bunched GA Collard 24s 13.50-14.00 Kale green 24s 14.00 Mustard 24s 13.50-14.00 Turnip Tops 24s 13.00-13.50 MX Kale green 24s 14.00-16.50 mostly 15.00-16.00 TX Collard 24s 13.00 Kale green 24s 13.00 Mustard 24s 13.00 Swiss Chard green 24s 26.50 red 24s 26.00 Mixed Colors 24s 26.00 Turnip Tops 24s 12.50 Dandelion green 24s 18.00 occas higher red 24s 26.00 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET HIGHER. cartons AZ/CA flm lined 24s 24.00-26.00 occas higher 24s flmwrpd 26.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-30.00 one label 35.00 30s flmwrpd fineappear 44.00 (JUMBO) ---LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ARIZONA/CALIFORNIA HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons AZ/CA Boston 24s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 Green Leaf 24s 20.00-22.50 mostly 22.00 Red Leaf 24s 22.50-24.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 FL Boston 24s 18.00 flats 1 layer AZ/CA Frisee 12s 14.50 GREENHOUSE cartons CD Quebec Boston 12s 19.00 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET HIGHER. cartons AZ/CA 24s 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 occas higher and lower cartons 12 3-count packages AZ/CA Hearts 22.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 ---MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 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 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.50 med 17.00-18.00 5 lb cartons PA Shiitake 22.00-23.00 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 16.00-17.00 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped PA White 20.00-20.50 cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella Caps 15.00 Sliced 15.00 cartons 6 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Oyster 14.00-14.50 cartons 6 4-oz trays film wrapped PA Shiitake 16.00-16.50 Cremini 13.00-14.00 cartons 10 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella Sliced 12.00-13.00 ---OKRA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. 1/2 bushel cartons HD sml-med 20.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-23.00 occas higher one label 26.00 (Indian Type) ---ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched MX 48s bulb type 22.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 48s lge 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 48s med 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 CA Leeks 12s lge 17.00-18.00 occas higher MX Leeks 12s lge 18.00 TX Leeks 12s lge fineappear 28.00 cartons 2 film bags iceless MX 24 bunches per bag 13.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 occas lower cartons 4 film bags iceless MX 12 bunches per bag 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 ---PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates bunched CA Curly 60s 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 occas lower Plain 60s 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 Root 24s 46.00 MX Curly 60s 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 few 18.50 occas lower Plain 60s 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-17.50 few lower one label 22.00 TX Curly 60s fineappear 26.50 Plain 60s fineappear 26.50 ---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 20 lb film bags loose MI med 18.00-20.00 ---PEAS GREEN: MARKET SNOW PEAS HIGHER, SUGAR SNAPS SLIGHTLY HIGHER. 15 lb cartons MX English 32.00-32.50 10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 16.00-18.00 occas lower Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 16.00-18.00 ---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Green jbo 25.00-27.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 exlge 25.00-27.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 lge 25.00-26.00 few 23.00 irreg sz fr qual 16.50-18.50 MX Green jbo 24.00-29.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 exlge 24.00-29.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 lge 23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 occas lower irreg sz fr qual 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00-16.50 Turning Red exlge fr qual 18.00 Yellow exlge fr qual 17.00-18.00 Orange lge fr qual 15.00-17.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red exlge 16.00-18.00 occas lower Yellow jbo 16.00-17.00 occas lower exlge 15.00-16.00 occas higher Orange jbo 22.00-22.50 lge 20.00 ---PEPPERS, OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1/2 bushel cartons FL Long Hot lge 20.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons DR Cubanelles lge 37.00 Thai Chili Hots Green 42.00 Red 85.00 FL Anaheim med 28.00 Hungarian Wax med 26.00 MX Hungarian Wax med 24.00-26.00 Jalapeno green exlge 24.00 lge 22.00 med 19.00-20.00 red exlge 28.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX Chilaca med 35.00 Poblano exlge 20.00-22.00 occas lower Serrano exlge 26.00-28.00 occas higher 8 lb cartons DR Habanero green med 20.00 orange med 25.00 red med 28.00 10 lb cartons MX Habanero orange med 20.00 red med 23.00 Manzano orange med 30.00 Repacked Enroute Fresno Red med 45.00-48.00 mostly 46.00-47.00 30 lb cartons MX Fresno Red med 90.00 ---RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags AZ Red 15.00-16.00 FL Red 14.00 OH Red 17.00 40 lb film bags topped AZ Red 30.00-32.00 25 lb film bags topped FL Black 20.00 cartons bunched FL Red double size bunch 24s 18.00-18.50 MX Red double size bunch 24s 18.00-19.00 ---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. OPEN FIELD 20 lb cartons WA WAExFcy 55.00 ---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne lge 25.00-26.00 fineappear 34.00 ---SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 14.00-15.00 occas lower 1 2/5 bushel crates bunched CA Flat 24s 16.50-18.50 cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA Savoy 10.00-12.50 mostly 11.00-12.00 occas higher cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 14.50-16.50 mostly 15.00-15.50 4 lb cartons CA Flat lse 9.00-10.00 ---SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 occas higher med 20.00-22.00 occas higher Yellow Straightneck sml-med 34.00-36.00 mostly 34.00-35.00 occas lower med 33.00-35.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 few 30.00 Grey sml 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 sml-med 20.00-21.00 med 17.00-19.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Zucchini lge 25.00-26.00 occas higher Acorn lge 23.00-27.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 Butternut sml 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 occas lower Kabocha med 19.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 occas lower lge 21.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 Spaghetti sml 17.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 ---SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. 40 lb cartons AR U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 25.00 Marked Combination Orange Types 18.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 18.00 CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types 43.00 Japanese Types 45.00 occas lower LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 27.00 U.S. No. 2 Orange Types 18.50 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 18.50 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 25.00-26.00 U.S. No. 2 Orange Types 18.00-19.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 17.00 occas higher NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 25.00 U.S. No. 2 Orange Types 15.00 30 lb cartons HI Hawaii No. 1 Okinawan Type 70.00 occas lower ---TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 4x4 sz 22.00 4x5 sz 19.00-22.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas lower 5x5 sz 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 5x6 sz 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas higher 6x6 sz 20.00-22.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT cartons 2 layer MX Vine Ripes light red-red 4x4s 18.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 occas lower 4x5s 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00-16.50 10 lb cartons MX Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties Cherokee Purple med-lge 22.00-24.00 one label 28.50 CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine MX Vine Ripes light red-red med 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 occas lower orange med 14.00-15.00 yellow med 14.00-15.00 GREENHOUSE 15 lb flats CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes green 20s 18.00 occas higher 22s 18.00 occas higher light red-red 16s 14.00 18s 14.00 22s 18.00 occas higher 28s 18.00-20.00 occas higher 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red lge 14.00-16.00 NY Vine Ripes light red-red lge 12.00-16.00 mostly 13.00-15.00 OH Vine Ripes light red-red lge 12.00-14.00 occas lower 10 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties Cherokee Purple med-lge 28.00-30.00 ---TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. flats 12 1-pt baskets FL light red-red med 24.00-27.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 occas higher ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt cups with lids MX breakers-turning med 24.50-25.00 occas higher ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL light red-red med 16.00-17.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX light red-red med 18.00 flats 12 10.5-oz containers with lids MX yellow med 16.00-17.00 ---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb cartons loose FL Roma light red-red exlge 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 few lower (JUMBO) lge 19.00-21.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 few 18.00 ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT 25 lb cartons loose MX Roma light red-red exlge 22.00-24.00 (JUMBO) lge 22.00-24.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 few 20.00 ---TURNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 25 lb film bags CA Purple Top med 22.50 IN Purple Top lge 12.00-12.50 med 14.00-14.50 ---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT. cartons 12 4-oz packages Repacked Enroute Alfalfa Sprouts 11.25 cartons 12 3-1/4 oz cups Repacked Enroute Alfalfa Sprouts 11.00-11.50 40 lb cartons MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 17.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 15 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) CA Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 46.00 MX Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 32.00-34.00 20 lb cartons CA Jerusalem Artichokes 10s 40.00 25 lb film bags CA Jerusalem Artichokes 38.00-40.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 12.00-13.00 12s 14.00 Castelfranco 12s 21.00 Treviso 12s 18.00-22.50 mostly 19.00-20.00 ORGANIC VEGETABLES ---ASPARAGUS: 11 lb cartons/crates bunched MX Green lge 23.00-24.50 std 21.50-24.50 mostly 22.00-24.00 ---BEETS: cartons bunched AZ/CA Red Type 24s 28.50-30.00 Gold Type 24s 28.50-30.00 25 lb film bags AZ/CA Red Type med 30.00 occas lower ---BROCCOLI: cartons CA bchd 14s 16.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s offerings insufficient to quote ---CABBAGE: 1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons FL Round Green Type med 22.00 Red Type med 24.00 ---CARROTS: sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 32.00-32.50 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 32.00-32.50 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 32.00-32.50 25 lb sacks loose MX jbo 15.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 30.00 ---CAULIFLOWER: cartons film wrapped AZ/CA White 12s 34.00 fineappear 44.00 16s offerings insufficient to quote ---CELERY: cartons AZ/CA 2 1/2 dz 28.50 filmbags 30s 34.50 cartons film bags AZ/CA Hearts 18s 26.00 ---CUCUMBERS: GREENHOUSE cartons MX 36s offerings insufficient to quote cartons film wrapped MX Long Seedless med 12s 14.50 ---EGGPLANT: 1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped MX 24s offerings insufficient to quote ---GREENS: cartons/crates bunched CA Kale green 24s 24.50-26.00 red 24s 24.50-26.00 Swiss Chard green 24s 26.00 red 24s 26.00 Mixed Colors 24s 26.00 Dandelion green 24s 28.00 red 24s 28.00 ---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: cartons AZ/CA 24s flmwrpd 32.00 12s flmwrpd 19.00 ---LETTUCE-OTHER: cartons AZ/CA Green Leaf 24s 30.00 Red Leaf 24s 30.00 ---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons AZ/CA 24s 30.00 cartons 12 3-count packages AZ/CA Hearts 24.00 ---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 med 30.00 CA Leeks 12s lge 30.00 ---PARSLEY: 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates bunched CA Curly 30s 24.00 Plain 30s 24.00 ---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Green lge 42.50 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red exlge 24.50 Yellow exlge 24.50 Orange exlge 24.50 ---RADISHES: cartons bunched CA Red double size bunch 24s 30.00 ---SPINACH: cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 30.00 ---SQUASH: 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 36.50 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 38.50 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Acorn sml 38.50 Butternut sml 24.50 Spaghetti sml 24.50 ---SWEET POTATOES: 40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types 48.00 ---TOMATOES: ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT 15 lb flats MX Vine Ripes light red-red 22s 24.50 ---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: ADAPTED ENVIRONMENT flats 12 10.5-oz containers with lids MX light red-red med 18.50