Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Baltimore, MD
BALTIMORE Terminal Prices as of 25-JAN-2021                                    
                                                                               
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 35
Yesterday's High 38                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Globe 24s 50.00-52.00 30s 49.00     
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET LOWER.  11 lb cartons/crates bunched PE Green jbo 42.00  
lge 28.00 std 27.00-28.00 one label 32.00                                      
---BEANS:  MARKET HIGHER.  bushel cartons/crates FL Round Green Type           
42.00-43.00 mostly 42.00 fr qual 34.00-37.00 bushel reusable plastic containers
(RPC) MX Fava 34.00-35.00 5 lb cartons GU AIR Haricot Vert (French Type)       
12.00-13.50                                                                    
---BEETS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  crates bunched FL Red Type 12s 20.00-22.00    
cartons/crates bunched TX Red Type 12s 21.00-22.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Gold   
Type med 28.00 CD Quebec Red Type med 9.00-10.00 lge 8.00 Gold Type lge 15.00  
TX Red Type med 10.00                                                          
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  cartons CA bchd 14s 17.00-21.00 Baby     
Hybrid Type bchd 18s 26.00 occas higher 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut Short 
Trim 18.00-21.00 mostly 18.00 occas higher MX Crown Cut Short Trim 17.00-19.00 
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET LOWER.  25 lb cartons CA lge 27.00-29.00 med      
32.00-36.00 mostly 32.00                                                       
---CABBAGE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 3/4 bushel cartons FL Round Green Type med
20.00-21.00 fr qual 17.00 Red Type med 30.00-31.00 sml-med 26.00 TX Red Type   
med 26.00 1 7/8 bushel cartons FL White xlge no offerings 50 lb cartons CD     
Quebec CD One Round Green Type med 21.00 fr cond 18.00 Red Type sml 22.00 50 lb
sacks CD Quebec Danish Type lge 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 1 3/4 bushel cartons  
CD Quebec Savoy Type med 24.00                                                 
---CARROTS:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge       
27.00-30.00 mostly 27.00 GA med 27.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge       
27.00-30.00 mostly 27.00 CD Quebec med 27.00 GA med 27.00 sacks 10 5-lb film   
bags CA med-lge 27.00-30.00 mostly 27.00 GA med 27.00 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 
26.00 CD Ontario jbo 21.00-22.00 Quebec jbo 19.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 MX jbo    
18.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 occas 22.00 cartons bunched CA 24s 26.00-27.00  
mostly 26.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 26.00-29.00 mostly 26.00 
cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 26.00                                 
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons film wrapped CA White 9s 19.00 occas   
higher 12s 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 occas 19.00                                
---CELERY:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  cartons CA 2 dz 50.00-52.00 mostly 50.00   
few lower 2 1/2 dz 47.00-52.00 mostly 47.00-50.00 occas higher and lower       
filmbags 24s 52.00 occas lower filmbags 30s one label 62.00 filmbags 36s 54.00 
cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 45.00-52.00 mostly 45.00-46.00                 
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons/crates FL Yellow 4 dz min        
48.00-52.00 mostly 48.00-50.00 White 4 dz min 48.00-52.00 Bi-Color 4 dz min    
48.00-52.00                                                                    
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med 23.00-24.00 fr
qual 20.00 ord qual 15.00 lge 16.00 MX med 22.00-23.00 sml-med fr qual 16.00   
lge 21.00-23.00 mostly 22.00 occas higher 1 1/9 bushel crates MX Pickles Kirby 
Type sml-med 48.00-49.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped MX Long Seedless lge  
12s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 ex lge 12s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 20 lb cartons 
DR Persian sml 50.00                                                           
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med 22.00-23.00 
MX 24s 18.00-19.00 fr qual 12.00-13.00 32s 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 fr   
qual 12.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med-lge 40.00-40.50 Thai med-lge 57.00 FL  
Indian med 52.00 fr cond 38.00-39.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons SP AIR Long 
Striped med-lge 40.50 Italian 225-400 gm 38.00                                 
---ENDIVE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 26.00 occas higher
5 kg containers NL AIR Witloof 36.50                                           
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 26.00                 
---GARLIC:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ White col 68.00-70.00 netted
5s 52.00-60.00 mostly 52.00-55.00 few lower occas higher cartons 20 1-lb       
plastic jars CQ Peeled 70.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 60.00-65.00 
mostly 60.00-64.00 occas higher and lower SP Peeled 53.00-56.00 mostly 53.00   
---GREENS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ/CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini)
24s 44.00-46.00 TX Collard 12s 14.50-16.00 Kale 12s 16.00-17.00 Lacinato       
(Tuscan) 12s 18.00 Mustard 12s 21.00-22.00 Swiss Chard Mixed Colors 12s 21.00  
Red 12s 21.00 White 12s 21.00 Turnip Tops 12s 21.00-22.00 Dandelion 12s        
25.00-26.50 Kohlrabi 12s no offerings 1 2/5 bushel cartons bunched NC Collard  
12s 14.00-16.00 fair appearance 13.00 Kale 12s 16.00 fair appearance 13.00 1   
3/5 bushel cartons/crates bunched GA Collard 12-16s 14.50-16.00 Kale 12-16s    
16.00 Mustard 12-16s 20.00-22.00 fr cond 15.00 Turnip Tops 12-16s 20.00-22.00  
fr cond 15.00 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 30.00                            
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  cartons AZ/CA flm lined 24s       
20.00-22.00 24s flmwrpd 20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 few 19.00 30s flmwrpd   
19.00-20.00                                                                    
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons AZ/CA Boston 24s 18.00 Green  
Leaf 24s 20.00 Red Leaf 24s 25.00-26.00 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Frisee 12s 28.00    
Mesculin Mix 7.00 occas higher GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid  
VA Boston 17.00                                                                
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  cartons AZ/CA 24s 19.00-22.00    
mostly 20.00 occas higher cartons 12 3-count packages AZ/CA Hearts 24.00-28.00 
mostly 24.00                                                                   
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White lge 14.00-15.00 mostly   
14.00 med-lge 12.00-13.00 sml-med 13.00-14.00 Sliced med-lge 13.00-14.00 5 lb  
cartons PA White med 8.50 Oyster 18.00-18.50 mostly 18.00 Cremini 8.00-9.00    
mostly 8.00 Portobella exlge 9.00 occas higher lge 9.00 Caps exlge 12.00 occas 
higher 3 lb cartons PA Class I Shiitake exlge 12.00-13.00 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 cartons HD med-lge 46.00-48.00 mostly     
46.00                                                                          
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched MX 48s lge 24.00-26.00 
48s med 23.00-24.00 mostly 23.00 containers bunched MX Bulb Type 48s           
18.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s 25.00-28.00 mostly       
25.00-26.50 cartons 4 film bags iceless MX 12 bunches per bag 21.00 occas      
higher                                                                         
---PARSLEY:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates bunched FL Curly 60s    
29.00-30.00 Plain 60s 28.00 few lower cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 22.00 Plain 
60s 22.00 TX Curly 60s 24.00 Plain 60s 24.00                                   
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose Repacked Enroute med       
20.00-21.00 occas higher cartons 12 1-lb film bags Repacked Enroute med        
19.00-20.00                                                                    
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET LOWER.  10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 20.00-22.00
Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 15.00-16.00 occas higher                             
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET GREEN SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS SLIGHTLY LOWER.  1
1/9 bushel cartons CA Red exlge fr qual 35.00-37.00 FL Green jbo 23.00-25.00   
mostly 23.00 fr qual 20.00-21.00 exlge 22.00-26.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 fr qual  
19.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 lge 20.00-21.00 med 20.00 MX Green jbo 28.00 occas    
higher exlge 26.00 15 lb cartons CA Red exlge 34.00-36.00 mostly 34.00-35.00 fr
qual 30.00 MX Red jbo 38.00-39.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red exlge   
26.00-28.00 Yellow exlge 36.00 fr qual 28.00 Orange exlge 30.00                
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Habanero orange
27.00 red 24.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Cubanelles lge 42.00 Jalapeno green    
exlge 22.00 lge 18.00 Long Hot green lge 41.00-42.00 med fr qual 32.50-34.00 MX
Anaheim 24.00 Hungarian Wax 24.50 bushel cartons FL Hungarian Wax 28.95-29.00 8
lb cartons DR Habanero green 21.00 orange 23.00-28.00 mostly 23.00-25.00 red   
22.00-24.50 mostly 22.00 fr qual 19.00 MX Shishito 24.00 10 lb cartons FL      
Finger Hot green 40.00 Fresno red 30.50 10 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC)
MX Manzano orange 29.00 25 lb containers MX Jalapeno green exlge 14.00-16.00   
mostly 15.00-16.00 red exlge 22.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 Poblano green      
16.00-20.00 mostly 16.00-18.00 Serrano green 17.00-18.00 30 lb cartons DR Thai 
Chili Hots green 63.00 red 100.00-109.00 GREENHOUSE 3 kg cartons NL AIR Finger 
Hot red 35.50                                                                  
---PUMPKINS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                                  
---RADISHES:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags FL Red 18.00    
cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags AZ Red 19.00 FL Red 15.00-18.00 mostly        
15.00-16.00 occas higher 40 lb film bags topped AZ Red 36.00-39.00 occas higher
FL Red 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 cartons bunched FL Red 24s 21.00-22.00 crates  
bunched FL Red 24s 22.00                                                       
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET LOWER.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne lge 31.00   
---SPINACH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 23.00-26.00     
mostly 23.00-25.00 1 2/5 bushel cartons GA Savoy 25.00 cartons 6 10-oz film    
bags Repacked Enroute Savoy 10.00 cartons 8 10-oz film bags Repacked Enroute   
Savoy 12.50 cartons 12 10-oz film bags AZ/CA Savoy 16.00-18.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 
lb film bags AZ/CA Flat 16.00 4 lb cartons AZ/CA Flat Baby Type 10.00-11.00    
mostly 11.00 occas higher                                                      
---SQUASH:  MARKET SUMMER TYPES SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS LOWER.  1/2 bushel     
cartons FL Zucchini sml-med 22.00 med-lge 16.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 lge 14.00   
Yellow Straightneck sml-med 18.00 med-lge 16.00 MX Zucchini med-lge 18.00-20.00
mostly 18.00 Yellow Straightneck med-lge 16.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini  
sml-med 22.00-24.00 Grey sml-med 19.00 med 16.00 bushel cartons MX Acorn med   
22.00-24.00 Butternut med 22.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 Kabocha sml-med 22.00-25.00 
mostly 23.00-24.00 med-lge 30.00 Spaghetti med 24.00-25.00 fr qual 20.00-21.00 
35 lb min containers MX Grey med 23.00-24.00 med-lge 20.00                     
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types
59.00 fineappear 58.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 20.00-22.00 mostly           
20.00-21.00 occas higher Red Types 46.00 Marked Combination Orange Types       
13.00-15.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 13.00-16.00 mostly 13.00-15.00 30  
lb cartons HI U.S. No. 1 Okinawan Type no offerings                            
---TOMATOES:  MARKET LOWER.  25 lb cartons loose FL Vine Ripes light red jbo   
30.00 xlge 28.00-30.00 lge 26.00-28.00 80% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens    
light red-red 5x6 sz 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 6x6 sz 26.00-28.00 6x7 sz  
22.00 U.S. Comb or Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 25.00-27.00 mostly
25.00-26.00 6x6 sz 25.00-26.00 25 lb cartons place pack FL Vine Ripes yellow   
xlge 24.00-26.00 cartons 2 layer MX Vine Ripes light red-red 4x4 sz 28.00 4x5  
sz 28.00 5x5 sz 28.00 10 lb cartons FL Vine Ripes yellow xlge 16.00-18.00      
GREENHOUSE flats 1 layer CD Ontario Vine Ripes light red-red 28s 21.00-22.00 5 
kg/11 lb flats on the vine CD Ontario Vine Ripes light red-red med 18.00-20.00 
MX Vine Ripes light red-red med 18.00-19.00 10 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Vine
Ripe - Heirloom Varieties light red-red xlge 32.00-34.00                       
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 1-pt baskets FL light red-red 
26.00 flats 12 1-pt cups with lids FL light red-red 26.00 MX light red-red     
26.00                                                                          
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with  
lids DR light red-red 22.00 yellow 25.00-26.00 FL light red-red 22.00-24.00 MX 
light red-red 24.00-28.00 mostly 24.00                                         
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL light    
red-red exlge 15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00 occas lower lge 14.00-17.00 mostly 15.00
occas lower MX light red-red exlge 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00 few 12.50 occas    
higher lge 12.00-13.00 pink-light red exlge 13.00-13.50 mostly 13.00 occas     
higher and lower turning-pink exlge 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00                   
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags Repacked Enroute Purple Top med   
13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00                                                       
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET HIGHER.  5 lb cartons MD Alfalfa Sprouts 13.00    
cartons 12 4-oz packages MD Alfalfa Sprouts 12.00 35 lb crates MX Cactus Leaf  
(Nopales) 20.00-23.00 mostly 20.00 15 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX  
Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 48.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio Round Red 9s 
16.00-16.50                                                                    

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 4 1-gallon bottles PA 19.00-20.00     

ORGANIC                                                                        

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---CARROTS: 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 cartons bunched CA 24s 44.00      
cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 44.00                                 
---LETTUCE-OTHER: 3 lb cartons AZ/CA Mesculin Mix 11.00 occas higher           
---MUSHROOMS: 10 lb cartons PA White lge 19.00 med-lge 18.50 5 lb cartons PA   
Cremini 14.50 Portobella exlge 18.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake 22.75 cartons 12 
8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 20.50 cartons 10 12-oz trays film wrapped PA  
White 19.50