Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Baltimore, MD
BALTIMORE Terminal Prices as of 28-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. Overcast 62
Yesterday's High 63                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Globe 24s 26.00-32.00 mostly        
26.00-27.00 occas higher 30s 26.00 occas higher                                
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET 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 DE Round Green Type fr appear  
16.00 GA Round Green Type 19.00-22.00 mostly 19.00 poor cond 5.00 NC Round     
Green Type 18.00-19.00 bushel reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Fava 28.00 5
lb cartons GU AIR Haricot Vert (French Type) 12.00-12.50                       
---BEETS:  MARKET LOOSE SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS 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 8.00-9.50 mostly 8.00-9.00 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 17.00-18.00 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 3/4 bushel cartons NJ Round Green Type med
15.00-16.00 1 7/8 bushel cartons NY U.S. One Round Green Type med 16.00 Red    
Type med 18.00-20.00 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CD One Round Green Type med       
16.00-17.00 occas higher Red Type med 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 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 STEADY.  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 16.00  
12s 17.00-20.00 mostly 17.00                                                   
---CELERY:  MARKET 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 32.00-34.00 
mostly 32.00 White 4 dz min 32.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 Bi-Color 4 dz min         
30.00-32.00 NJ Yellow 4 dz min 28.00 24 inch bins PA Bi-Color 300.00 (approx 50
dozen)                                                                         
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons GA med 14.00-20.00   
mostly 14.00-16.00 fr qual 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00 MX lge 18.00-20.00 occas   
24.50-26.00 NC med-lge fr qual 12.00 1 1/9 bushel crates FL Pickles Kirby Type 
sml-med 36.00-40.00 mostly 36.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario    
CDOne Long Seedless ex lge 12s 12.00 20 lb cartons MX Persian sml 29.00-30.00  
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel cartons GA med 17.00-20.00  
mostly 17.00-18.00 fr qual 12.00-16.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 MX 32s 22.00 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 NL AIR Italian 225-400 gm 34.00-35.00 SP Italian 
225-400 gm 34.00-35.00                                                         
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates NJ 18s 18.00 5 kg containers NL
AIR Witloof 30.00-31.00                                                        
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates NJ 18s 18.00                 
---GARLIC:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ White super col 69.00-70.00 
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 44.00-46.00 cartons 4   
5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 40.00-44.00 mostly 40.00-42.00 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 mostly 18.00
Red 12s 16.00-17.00 White 12s 17.00-18.00 NJ Kale Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s 18.00  
Dandelion 12s 16.00 occas higher cartons/crates bunched MD Collard 12s         
12.00-14.00 Kale 12s 12.00-14.00 Mustard 12s 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 Turnip   
Tops 12s 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 Rape 12s 16.00 NC Mustard 12s 14.00-16.00    
Turnip Tops 12s 14.00-16.00 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 30.00              
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER. Wide range in quality and         
condition. cartons CA flm lined 24s 32.00-35.00 mostly 32.00-34.00 fr cond     
20.00-30.00 24s flmwrpd 34.00-36.00 fr cond 20.00-25.00 occas higher fr qual   
30.00-32.00 30s flmwrpd 30.00-32.00                                            
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  cartons CA Boston 24s 28.00 Green   
Leaf 24s 54.00 Red Leaf 24s 32.00-38.00 NJ Boston 24s 24.00-25.00 Green Leaf   
24s 32.00-34.00 Red Leaf 24s 24.00 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 7.00-8.00 CA
Frisee 12s 22.00-24.00 PA Mache 14.00 10 lb cartons film lined CA Green Leaf   
26.00 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 50.00-52.00 mostly   
52.00 fr cond 30.00-34.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 52.00-56.00    
mostly 52.00-54.00 fr qual 50.00 occas lower                                   
---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 STEADY.  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 occas higher and lower containers bunched MX Bulb 
Type 48s 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s 24.00-26.00     
cartons 4 film bags iceless MX 12 bunches per bag 17.00                        
---PARSLEY:  MARKET 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: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed         
24.00-25.00 occas higher Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 24.00-25.00 occas higher    
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. Wide range in quality and       
condition. 1 1/9 bushel cartons GA Green jbo 26.00-28.00 ord qual 22.00-24.00  
exlge 26.00-28.00 fr qual 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 ord qual 18.00 lge          
20.00-22.00 ord qual 18.00 med 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 MX Green jbo           
29.00-32.00 mostly 29.00 exlge 29.00-32.00 mostly 29.00 Red exlge 27.00-30.00  
fr qual 25.00-26.00 Yellow exlge 25.00 NC Green jbo 26.00 exlge 26.00 fr qual  
22.00 Turning Red exlge fr qual 14.00-16.00 OH Green jbo 28.00 exlge 28.00 15  
lb cartons CA Red exlge 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 MX Red exlge 21.00-24.00
GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD Ontario CdOne Red exlge 18.00 Yellow exlge    
18.00 Orange exlge 20.00 MX Red exlge 14.00 occas higher Yellow exlge 18.00    
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons GA Finger Hot     
green 28.00 MD Hungarian Wax 18.00 Repacked Enroute Habanero red 29.00-30.00 1 
1/9 bushel cartons GA Anaheim 30.00 Cubanelles lge 44.00-46.00 med 36.00       
Hungarian Wax 29.00 Jalapeno exlge 25.00-26.00 mostly 25.00 Long Hot lge       
42.00-44.00 med 35.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 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 Fresno red 30.00 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 red exlge 32.00 Poblano green 21.00-23.00 fr    
cond 15.00 Serrano green 26.00-28.00 occas lower 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 200.00-220.00 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                                                                  
---RADISHES:  MARKET 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 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 BUNCHED HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA
Flat 24s 23.00 one label 30.00-32.00 1 2/5 bushel cartons NJ Savoy 25.00-28.00 
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 SLIGHTLY LOWER.  1/2 bushel cartons GA Zucchini sml-med     
9.50-12.00 mostly 9.50-10.00 med 7.00-8.00 occas higher Yellow Straightneck    
sml-med 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 med 10.00 occas higher NC Zucchini sml-med    
10.00 med 8.00-9.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 12.00-14.00 med 9.00-10.00 VA  
Yellow Straightneck sml-med 9.00-10.00 med 8.00 Repacked Enroute Zucchini      
sml-med 10.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Grey sml-med 13.00-15.00 occas higher      
bushel cartons OH Acorn med 20.00-22.00 White med 21.00 Yellow med 21.00       
Buttercup med 21.00 Butternut med 19.00-20.00 occas higher 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 22.00-25.00 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    
Round Zucchini med 28.00 Grey med 20.00-22.00 occas higher lge 19.00-19.50     
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET 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 CA 80% U.S. One or     
Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 30.00-33.00 6x6 sz 30.00-32.50 6x7 sz
26.00-28.00 MD Vine Ripes light red-red xlge 28.00 NC Vine Ripes light red-red 
xlge 30.00-34.00 lge 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 80% U.S. One or Better Mature    
Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 33.00-34.00 mostly 33.00 6x6 sz 32.00-33.00 TN 80% 
U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 32.00-34.00 6x6 sz       
30.00-32.00 GREENHOUSE flats 1 layer CD Ontario Vine Ripes breakers-turning 25s
24.00 light red 25s 22.00-24.00 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CD Ontario Vine   
Ripes light red-red sml-med 14.00-16.00 10 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Vine    
Ripe - Heirloom Varieties light red-red xlge 32.00-34.00                       
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET LOWER.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids FL light     
red-red 22.00 MX light red-red 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00                        
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with  
lids FL light red-red 14.00-15.00 MX light red-red 16.00-18.00 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 LOWER.  25 lb cartons loose MX light red-red   
exlge 19.00-24.00 mostly 19.00-21.00 lge 19.00 TN light red-red exlge fr cond  
8.00                                                                           
---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 MD 20.00     
occas higher PA 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles MD       
26.00-28.00 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 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                                                                          
---LETTUCE-OTHER: 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 8.00-10.00                   
---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