Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Baltimore, MD
BALTIMORE Terminal Prices as of 26-OCT-2020                                    
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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BP_FV020                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Weather at 7:00 a.m. Fog/Mist 49 
Yesterday's High 54                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons CA Globe 24s 26.00-32.00 mostly         
26.00-27.00 occas higher 30s 26.00 occas higher                                
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  11 lb cartons/crates bunched PE Green jbo 
33.00 occas higher lge 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 std 28.00-30.00                
---BEANS:  MARKET LOWER.  bushel cartons/crates GA Round Green Type 25.00-32.00
mostly 25.00-30.00 NC Round Green Type 23.00-24.00 occas higher fr qual 20.00  
bushel reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Fava 28.00 5 lb cartons GU AIR     
Haricot Vert (French Type) 12.00-12.50                                         
---BEETS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons/crates bunched NJ Red Type 12s        
18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 occas higher 25 lb sacks loose CA Gold Type med 22.00 
CD Quebec Red Type med 9.00-9.50 mostly 9.00 few 8.00 lge 8.00 MI Gold Type med
15.00                                                                          
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s 18.00-22.00 Baby Hybrid
Type bchd 18s 26.00 occas higher MX bchd 14s 17.50-20.00 mostly 17.50-18.00 20 
lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut Short Trim 16.00-17.50 CD Quebec Crown Cut Short 
Trim 14.00-14.50 MX Crown Cut Short Trim 16.00-17.50 mostly 17.00              
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons CA lge 32.00 med           
34.00-38.00 mostly 34.00 occas higher                                          
---CABBAGE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 7/8 bushel cartons NY U.S. One Round Green
Type med 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 Red Type med 18.00-20.00 50 lb cartons CD    
Quebec CD One Round Green Type med 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Red Type med       
18.00-20.00 NC Round Green Type med 14.00-15.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec Danish   
Type lge 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 40 lb cartons CD Quebec CD One Savoy Type med
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 occas higher                                          
---CARROTS:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge        
27.00-29.00 CD Quebec med-lge 23.00 few lower sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA       
med-lge 27.00-29.00 CD Quebec med-lge 23.00 few lower sacks 10 5-lb film bags  
CA med-lge 27.00-29.00 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 24.00-25.00 CD Quebec jbo      
16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00-16.50 occas higher MX jbo 16.00-18.00 mostly          
16.00-17.00 occas 19.00-20.00 cartons bunched CA 24s 26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00  
CD Quebec 24s 24.00-26.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 30.00 occas 
lower cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 30.00 occas lower               
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons film wrapped CA White 9s 26.00  
12s 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 occas 21.00-22.00                                 
---CELERY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 20.00-20.50 mostly 20.00     
occas higher 2 1/2 dz 20.00 occas higher filmbags 30s 21.00-24.00 mostly       
21.00-22.00 filmbags 36s one label 24.00-25.00 CD Quebec 2 dz 17.00 filmbags   
30s 20.00 MI 2 dz 20.00 occas higher filmbags 30s 22.00 cartons film bags CA   
Hearts 18s 23.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 CD Quebec Hearts 18s 20.00           
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET LOWER.  wirebound crates GA Yellow 4 dz min 36.00-38.00 
White 4 dz min 36.00-38.00 Bi-Color 4 dz min 36.00-38.00 NJ Yellow 4 dz min    
35.00                                                                          
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel cartons GA med 14.00-18.00 mostly   
14.00 fr qual 10.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 MX lge 18.00-24.50 mostly 18.00-20.00   
occas higher 1 1/9 bushel crates FL Pickles Kirby Type sml-med 36.00 bushel    
baskets Repacked Enroute Pickles Kirby Type sml-med 43.00-46.00 GREENHOUSE     
cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless lge 12s 12.00-13.00 ex lge 
12s 14.00-15.00 20 lb cartons DR Persian sml 30.00-31.00 cartons 12 6-count    
trays film wrapped DR Persian sml 24.00-25.00 fair condition lower             
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel cartons GA med 20.00-26.00  
mostly 23.00-24.00 fr qual 17.00-20.00 mostly 17.00 MX 18s 22.00 32s 26.00 30  
lb cartons HD Chinese med-lge 26.00 Thai med-lge 33.00 FL Indian med 35.00     
GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD Quebec Italian 225-400 gm 34.00-35.00 SP      
Italian 225-400 gm 35.00                                                       
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates NJ 18s 18.00 cartons NJ 24s    
18.00-19.00 5 kg containers NL AIR Witloof 30.00-31.00                         
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates NJ 18s 18.00 cartons OH 24s  
25.00-26.00                                                                    
---GARLIC:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ White super col 70.00 col   
66.00-70.00 exjbo 62.00 netted 5s 70.00-79.00 mostly 70.00-74.00 Purple netted 
5s 65.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 46.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic   
jars CQ Peeled 41.00-44.00 mostly 42.00 occas higher                           
---GREENS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini)   
24s 44.00-46.00 CD Quebec Swiss Chard Mixed Colors 12s 16.00-18.00 Red 12s     
16.00-17.00 White 12s 16.00-17.00 NJ Kale Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s 18.00 Dandelion
12s 16.00 occas higher cartons/crates bunched MD Collard 12s 13.00-15.00 mostly
13.00-14.00 Kale 12s 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 Mustard 12s 14.00-15.00    
Turnip Tops 12s 14.00-15.00 Rape 12s 14.00-15.00 1 3/5 bushel cartons/crates   
bunched MD Collard 12s 13.00 Kale 12s 13.00 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s    
30.00                                                                          
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA flm lined 24s 30.00-33.00
mostly 30.00 occas higher 24s flmwrpd 30.00-34.00 mostly 30.00-32.00 30s       
flmwrpd 30.00-32.00                                                            
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA Boston 24s 28.00 Green Leaf
24s 54.00-56.00 fr qual 48.00 Red Leaf 24s 36.00-40.00 mostly 38.00 CD Quebec  
Green Leaf 24s 42.00 NJ Boston 24s 25.00 Green Leaf 24s 35.00 Red Leaf 24s     
38.00-40.00 40.00 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 8.00-10.00 7.00-8.00 CA      
Frisee 12s 22.00-24.00 PA Mache 14.00 10 lb cartons film lined CA Green Leaf   
30.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid VA Boston 17.00-18.00 WV  
Boston 17.00-17.50                                                             
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 50.00-55.00 mostly   
50.00-52.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 52.00 occas lower fr cond    
39.00-40.00                                                                    
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White lge 14.00-15.00 mostly   
14.00 med-lge 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 sml-med 14.00 Sliced med-lge      
13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00 5 lb cartons PA Oyster 18.00-18.50 mostly 18.00       
Cremini 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 occas higher Portobella exlge 9.00-10.00 mostly  
9.00 occas higher lge 9.00 occas higher Caps exlge 12.00 occas higher 3 lb     
cartons PA Class I Shiitake exlge 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 cartons 12 8-oz     
trays film wrapped PA White 11.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 cartons 10 12-oz    
trays film wrapped PA White 12.00                                              
---OKRA:  MARKET HIGHER.  1/2 bushel crates FL med-lge 23.00 1/2 bushel cartons
HD med-lge 23.00-24.00                                                         
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CD Quebec 48s med      
14.00-15.00 MX 48s lge 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 containers bunched MX    
Bulb Type 48s 22.00-24.00 cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s 24.00-26.00 cartons 4   
film bags iceless MX 12 bunches per bag 17.00-18.00                            
---PARSLEY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 23.00-25.00    
Plain 60s 21.00 occas higher cartons/crates/baskets bunched NJ Curly 60s       
21.00-23.00 Plain 60s 25.00-26.00                                              
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose CD Quebec med 20.00 occas  
higher MI med 20.00 occas higher Repacked Enroute med 25.00-26.00              
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed     
25.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 21.00-25.00 mostly 21.00                       
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in quality and         
condition. 1 1/9 bushel cartons DE Green jbo 28.00 exlge 27.00 GA Green jbo    
28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 exlge 27.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 fr qual 23.00-25.00    
mostly 23.00 ord qual 22.00-23.00 lge 23.00-24.00 MX Green jbo 32.00-34.00     
mostly 32.00 exlge 32.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 Red exlge fr qual 25.00-26.00 NC   
Green jbo 27.00-28.00 exlge 26.00-27.00 Turning Red exlge fr qual 16.00 15 lb  
cartons CA Red exlge 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 fr qual 18.00 MX Red exlge 
21.00-24.00 mostly 21.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red exlge 14.00-18.00
mostly 14.00-17.00 Yellow exlge 14.00-18.00 fr cond 9.50 Orange exlge 16.00 fr 
cond 9.50 fr qual 12.00                                                        
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons GA Finger Hot     
green 28.00 Repacked Enroute Habanero red 29.00-30.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons GA  
Anaheim 30.00 Cubanelles lge 45.00-46.00 Hungarian Wax 29.00 Long Hot lge      
43.00-44.00 med 35.00 8 lb cartons DR Habanero green 24.00-30.00 mostly 24.00  
orange 22.00-24.00 occas higher red 26.00-29.00 mostly 26.00 10 lb cartons NC  
Finger Hot green 27.00 Poblano 14.00 Serrano 14.00 10 lb reusable plastic      
containers (RPC) MX Habanero orange 30.00-35.00 red 30.00 Manzano orange 29.00 
25 lb containers MX Jalapeno green exlge 21.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 red    
exlge 32.00 Poblano green 21.00-23.00 Serrano green 25.00-28.00 30 lb cartons  
DR Thai Chili Hots green 48.00 red 76.00-77.00                                 
---PUMPKINS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons MD Miniature Flat Type sml    
18.00-19.00 PA Miniature Flat Type sml 18.00-19.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MD Pie 
Type 20.00-22.00 PA Pie Type 20.00-22.00 24 inch bins MD Fairytale xlge        
200.00-220.00 PA Fairytale xlge 220.00 each PA Big Mack Type exjbo 55.00-60.00 
jbo 55.00-60.00 xlge 50.00 36 inch bins PA Howden Type lge 155.00-165.00 white 
lge 200.00                                                                     
---RADISHES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CD Quebec 
Red 13.00-14.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags CD Quebec Red 13.00-15.00     
mostly 13.00-14.00 Repacked Enroute Red 14.00 40 lb film bags topped CD Quebec 
Red 25.00-26.00 Repacked Enroute Red 25.00-27.00 mostly 25.00 cartons bunched  
FL Red 24s 18.00 NJ Red 24s 16.00 1/2 bruce cartons CD Quebec Black 20.00 (20  
pounds)                                                                        
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne lge 40.00  
50 lb sacks CD Ontario CDOne lge 30.00                                         
---SPINACH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Flat 24s 20.00-23.00  
mostly 20.00 1 2/5 bushel cartons NJ Savoy 25.00 cartons 8 10-oz film bags     
Repacked Enroute Savoy 14.50 cartons 12 10-oz film bags AZ/CA Savoy 18.00      
cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 16.00-16.50 mostly 16.00 4 lb cartons     
AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 10.00-11.00 occas higher                                  
---SQUASH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml-med 12.00 
med 10.00 GA Zucchini sml-med 9.50-10.00 med 7.00-8.00 Yellow Straightneck     
sml-med 12.00 med 10.00 NC Zucchini sml-med 10.00-12.00 med 8.00-10.00 Yellow  
Straightneck sml-med 12.00-14.00 med 11.00-12.00 OH Zucchini med 10.00 Yellow  
Straightneck sml-med fr qual 11.50 med 10.00-10.50 VA Yellow Straightneck      
sml-med 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 med 10.00 Repacked Enroute Zucchini sml-med   
12.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 18.00-20.00 Grey sml-med          
15.00-16.00 bushel cartons OH Acorn med 19.00-20.00 White med 21.00 Yellow med 
21.00 Buttercup med 21.00 Butternut med 19.00-20.00 Carnival 21.00 Delicata    
21.00 Kabocha med 19.00 Spaghetti med 19.00-20.00 Turban med 21.00 1 1/9 bushel
cartons CD Ontario Kabocha med 25.00-26.00 mostly 25.00 NJ Acorn med           
19.00-20.00 Butternut med 19.00-20.00 Spaghetti med 19.00-20.00 PA Acorn med   
17.00-18.00 Butternut med 17.00-18.00 Spaghetti med 17.00-18.00 35 lb min      
containers MX Grey med 22.00-23.00 lge 19.50                                   
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types
59.00 fineappear 66.00 sml 52.00-56.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 20.00-24.00  
Red Types 28.00-31.00 U.S. Coml Orange Types 15.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types 
jbo 15.00-16.00 NJ U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 23.00-25.00 No Grade Marks Orange   
Types jbo 17.00-19.00 30 lb cartons HI U.S. No. 1 Okinawan Type 59.00          
---TOMATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose AL Vine Ripes light    
red-red jbo 34.50-35.00 xlge 33.50-35.00 CA 80% U.S. One or Better Mature      
Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 33.00-34.00 6x6 sz 32.50-34.00 6x7 sz 30.00 red 5x6
sz fr cond 28.00 U.S. Comb or Better Mature Greens red 6x6 sz fr cond          
22.00-23.00 MD Vine Ripes red lge fr qual 24.00-26.00 NC Vine Ripes light      
red-red xlge 34.00-35.00 80% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6
sz 33.00 occas higher and lower 6x6 sz 33.00 TN 80% U.S. One or Better Mature  
Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 33.00 6x6 sz 32.00-33.00 red 5x6 sz fr cond        
31.00-32.00 6x6 sz fr cond 31.00 GREENHOUSE flats 1 layer CD Ontario Vine Ripes
breakers-turning 25s 24.00 red 25s fr cond 14.00 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine  
CD Ontario Vine Ripes light red-red sml-med 15.00-16.00 cartons 10 1-lb        
containers with lids CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripe - Campari Type light red-red   
15.00 10 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties light      
red-red xlge 32.00-34.00 occas higher                                          
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids FL    
light red-red 22.00-24.50 MX light red-red 24.50-26.00 occas higher            
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with  
lids FL light red-red 15.00-17.00 MX light red-red 17.00-20.00 mostly 17.00    
GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt containers with lids DR light red-red 17.00-19.00     
yellow 17.00-18.00                                                             
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose MX light    
red-red exlge 23.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 med 22.00-23.00 occas higher red  
exlge 21.50-22.50 turning-pink exlge 22.00-22.50                               
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags MI med 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00   
Repacked Enroute med 14.00-16.00                                               
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  5 lb cartons MD Alfalfa Sprouts 11.00    
cartons 12 4-oz packages MD Alfalfa Sprouts 11.00-12.00 35 lb crates MX Cactus 
Leaf (Nopales) 18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio Round  
Red 9s 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00                                                

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 4 1-gallon bottles PA           
18.00-20.00 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles PA 28.00                              
---CORN STALKS:  MARKET STEADY.  bundle PA 8.00                                
---ORNAMENTAL CORN:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons/crates per bunch MD Indian bchd   
12-3s 3.00-5.00 PA Indian bchd 12-3s 4.00-5.00                                 
---ORNAMENTAL GOURDS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons/crates PA 19.00
WAXED 1/2 bushel cartons/crates MD 19.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 PA 19.00-20.00     
mostly 19.00                                                                   
---STRAW BALES:  MARKET STEADY.  per bale PA 8.00                              

ORGANIC                                                                        

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---BEETS: 25 lb sacks loose CA Red Type med 34.00 Gold Type med 34.00          
---CARROTS: sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 50.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA
med-lge 50.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 50.00 25 lb sacks loose CA jbo
40.00                                                                          
---MUSHROOMS: 10 lb cartons PA White lge 19.00 med-lge 18.50 5 lb cartons PA   
Cremini 14.50 Portobella exlge 18.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA     
White 20.50 cartons 10 12-oz trays film wrapped PA White 19.50                 
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX light red-red   
24.00