Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Boston, MA
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 22-OCT-2020                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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BH_FV010                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 am Partly Cloudy 60                                            
Yesterday's High 66                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  flat cartons 10 3-lb  
mesh bags CL 40s 18.00 24 sz 28.00-34.00 mostly 30.00-32.00 PE 24 sz           
28.00-32.00 mostly 30.00                                                       
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. One Red 27s 
38.00 32s 36.00 36s 33.00 40s 28.00 48s 25.00 15 kg containers PE Star Ruby 23s
32.00 28s 32.00 32s 32.00 40s 32.00 45s 32.00                                  
---LEMONS:  MARKET ARIZONA SHIPPERS FIRST GRADE SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT  
STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons AZ Shprs 1st Grade 95s 48.00 115s 48.00 140s 48.00
Shprs Choice 75s 30.00-35.00 mostly 30.00-33.00 95s 30.00-35.00 mostly         
30.00-33.00 115s 30.00-35.00 mostly 30.00-33.00 140s 30.00-35.00 mostly        
30.00-33.00 165s 30.00-36.00 mostly 30.00-33.00 200s 30.00-36.00 mostly        
30.00-33.00 CA Shprs Choice 95s poor cond 3.00-5.00 MX 95s 27.00-30.00 115s    
27.00-30.00 140s 27.00-30.00 17 kg cartons AG 75s fr cond 18.00-25.00 mostly   
20.00-22.00 95s fr cond 18.00-25.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 115s fr cond 18.00-25.00
mostly 20.00-22.00 140s fr cond 18.00-25.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 165s fr cond    
18.00-25.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 200s fr cond 18.00-25.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 CL  
75s fr cond 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 95s 28.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-32.00  
fr cond 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 115s 28.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-32.00     
occas lower fr cond 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 140s 28.00-32.00 mostly     
30.00-32.00 fr cond 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 165s 28.00-32.00 mostly     
30.00-32.00 fr cond 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 200s 28.00-32.00 mostly     
30.00-32.00 fr cond 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 18 kg containers AG 75s     
30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-33.00 previous commitiment low as 27.50 95s           
30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-33.00 previous commitiment low as 27.50 115s          
30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-33.00 previous commitiment low as 27.50 140s          
30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-33.00 previous commitiment low as 27.50 165s          
30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-33.00 previous commitiment low as 27.50 200s          
30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-33.00 previous commitiment low as 27.50               
---LIMES:  MARKET 200S SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons MX 
Seedless Type 36s 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 42s 6.00-7.00 48s 5.00-8.00 mostly
6.00-7.00 54s 5.00-7.00 mostly 6.00-7.00 40 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 110s   
18.00-24.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 occas higher 150s 18.00-24.00 mostly 18.00-20.00
occas higher 175s 18.00-24.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 occas higher 200s 15.00-21.00 
mostly 18.00-20.00 230s 12.00-16.00 mostly 13.00-15.00                         
---MISC CITRUS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 cartons NZ Meyer Lemon med supplies 
insufficient to quote 4/5 bushel cartons DR Sour Orange irreg sz 28.00 JM      
Uglifruit/Uniqfruit 14s supplies insufficient to quote 10 lb cartons CA        
Kumquats 48.00                                                                 
---ORANGES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade      
Valencia 72s 35.00-39.00 mostly 38.00-39.00 88s 38.00-44.00 mostly 42.00-44.00 
fr cond 25.00 113s 38.00-45.00 mostly 43.00-45.00 fr cond 25.00 138s           
38.00-45.00 mostly 43.00-45.00 fr cond 25.00 15 kg cartons CL Navel 40s        
36.00-44.00 mostly 40.00-42.00 48s 36.00-44.00 mostly 40.00-42.00 56s          
36.00-44.00 mostly 40.00-42.00 72s 36.00-44.00 mostly 40.00-42.00 88s          
36.00-44.00 mostly 40.00-42.00 SF Navel 56s 34.00-36.00 88s 39.00-40.00 UR     
Navel 40s 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 56s 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 72s 27.00      
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   15 kg containers CL W. Murcott Afourer 24s   
35.00-38.00                                                                    

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET PERU AND MEXICO SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.   
flats 12 1-pt cups with lids PE med-lge 33.00-36.00 occas higher flats 12 6-oz 
cups with lids AG med-lge 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 MX med-lge 24.00-26.00
fineappear 28.00-30.00 PE med-lge 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00               
---MISC BERRIES:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX     
Blackberries lge 12.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-16.00 poor cond 3.00-5.00 fineappear 
21.00                                                                          
---RASPBERRIES:  MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX lge  
20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 fineappear 30.00                                
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA 
med-lge 21.00-23.00 poor cond 3.00-6.00 fineappear 24.00-25.00 flats 4 2-lb    
containers with lids CA med-lge poor cond 1.00-3.00 some unsellable            

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET CALIFORNIA SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1/2    
cartons AZ 9s 22.00-24.00 12s 20.00-22.00 CA 9s 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 
12s 18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 15s 22.00 oversized 1/2 cartons AZ 9s (6    
size) fr cond 10.00-12.00 CA 9s (6 size) 22.00-24.00                           
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET CALIFORNIA SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  2/3     
cartons CA 5s 16.00 6s 14.00-18.00 mostly 14.00-16.00 8s 14.00-16.00 MX 5s     
16.00 6s 14.00-16.00 8s 14.00-16.00                                            
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET STEADY.  flat cartons MX Red Flesh Seedless Miniature  
6s 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 TX Red Flesh Seedless Type 4s 38.00 5s 36.00 
24 inch bins per melon MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 36s 9.00-10.00 45s 6.50-7.00 
TX Red Flesh Seedless Type 45s 6.00                                            

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack NY U.S. ExFcy Paula Red 80s      
32.00-33.00 100s 32.00-33.00 U.S. One Paula Red 125s 20.00-21.00 138s          
20.00-21.00 140s 20.00-21.00 PA U.S. ExFcy Gala 80s 34.00 88s 34.00 Honeycrisp 
80s 62.00-64.00 88s 62.00-64.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s 28.00 72s         
28.00-30.00 80s 28.00-30.00 88s 28.00-30.00 100s 28.00-30.00 113s 28.00-30.00  
125s 28.00 135s 28.00 Golden Delicious 80s 35.00-36.00 88s 32.00-36.00 mostly  
34.00-36.00 100s 32.00 Fuji 48s 36.00 72s 30.00 80s 34.00-36.00 88s 32.00-36.00
mostly 33.00-35.00 100s 32.00 8/3-lb bag 28.00-30.00 Granny Smith 80s          
33.00-34.00 fineappear 38.00-40.00 88s 30.00-34.00 mostly 34.00 fineappear     
35.00-36.00 100s 28.00-30.00 fineappear 34.00 125s 25.00 fineappear 29.00 Gala 
72s fineappear 42.00 80s 42.00-44.00 88s 42.00-44.00 Braeburn 88s 32.00 100s   
32.00 Honeycrisp 80s 88.00-90.00 88s 95.00 18/2-lb bag 2 1/2" 60.00, FR COND   
15.00-18.00 Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 72s 44.00 88s 42.00 18 kg cartons tray pack  
CL Royal Gala 70s poor cond 1.00-3.00 80s poor cond 1.00-3.00 88s poor cond    
1.00-3.00 Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 72s 44.00 80s 45.00 one label low as 36.00 88s 
42.00-45.00 NZ Braeburn 64s 36.00 72s 36.00 80s 28.00 NEW CROP cartons tray    
pack WA WAExFcy Gala 72s 42.00 80s 38.00 88s 36.00 100s 34.00 125s 30.00 138s  
30.00                                                                          
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET 48S SLIGHTLY HIGHER, 60S SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT     
STEADY.  cartons 2 layer FL Various Greenskin Varieties 20s 32.00 MX Hass 32s  
36.00-40.00 mostly 36.00-37.00 fr qual 30.00 36s 34.00-40.00 mostly 34.00-36.00
fr qual 29.00 40s 28.00-30.00 48s 29.00-34.00 mostly 29.00-31.00 fr qual       
25.00-26.00 60s 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-28.00 fr qual 23.00-24.00 flats 1     
layer FL Various Greenskin Varieties 10s 15.00-16.00 12s 16.00                 
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons EC Baby sml 15.00 40 lb cartons     
containerized CB lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.50-17.50 CR lge 16.00-18.00 mostly  
16.50-17.50 EC lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.50-17.50 HD lge 16.00-18.00 mostly    
16.50-17.50 MX lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.50-17.50 40 lb cartons institutional  
pack EC petite 16.00-18.50 mostly 17.50-18.50 HD petite 16.00-18.50 mostly     
17.50                                                                          
---FRUITS OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  11 lb cartons loose CA ExFcy Dates Medjool   
lge 48.00-52.00 mostly 50.00 cartons 1 layer FL Carambola - Star Fruit 25s     
22.00 cartons 2 layer tray pack CA Quince 36s supplies insufficient to quote   
cartons 24 12-oz cups with lids CA ExFcy Dates Medjool lge 50.00 cartons 12    
1-pt baskets CA Figs Black Mission 49.00 flats 12 8-oz containers with lids CA 
Figs Black Mission 37.00 20 lb cartons FL Guava giant 52.00 Green giant        
supplies insufficient to quote                                                 
---GRAPES:  MARKET BLACK AND WHITE SEEDLESS SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT       
STEADY.  19 lb containers bagged CA U.S. One White Seedless Type lge-exlge     
28.00-30.00 med-lge 24.00-26.00 Black Seedless lge-exlge 30.00 med-lge 24.00   
Autumn King lge-exlge 31.00-34.00 Scarlet Royal lge-exlge 28.00 med-lge        
24.00-26.00                                                                    
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 1 layer GR Hayward 33s 13.00 IT     
Hayward 33s 12.00-13.00 NZ Hayward 33s 13.00 9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose GR
Hayward 36 sz 26.00 IT Hayward 27 sz 25.00-26.00 33 sz 25.00-26.00 NZ Hayward  
27 sz 35.00                                                                    
---MANGOES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer BR Keitt 6s 10.00 Tommy Atkins 6s   
10.00 7s 10.00 8s 10.00 9s 10.00 10s 10.00 50 lb cartons PR Green Cooking Type 
148.00                                                                         
---PAPAYA:  MARKET STEADY.  3.5 kg containers BR Solo Type 9s 21.00 20-25 lb   
cartons MX Maradol Type 9s 21.00 30-35 lb cartons GU Tainung 12s 42.00 35-40 lb
cartons GU Green Cooking Type lge 30.00                                        
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   eurotray CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 36s  
31.00                                                                          
---PEARS:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped CA U.S. One Bosc Golden  
70s 56.00 80s 56.00 90s 56.00 OR U.S. One D'Anjou 70s 42.00 80s 42.00 Bosc 80s 
42.00 90s 42.00-43.00 WA U.S. One Bartlett 70s 35.00 fineappear 42.00-46.00    
mostly 44.00-46.00 80s fineappear 42.00-46.00 mostly 44.00-46.00 90s fineappear
44.00-45.00 100s 38.00 120s 32.00 135s 32.00 D'Anjou 54s 18.00 80s 44.00-45.00 
90s fr cond 34.00 100s 43.00                                                   
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 5s      
supplies insufficient to quote 6s 10.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-15.00 7s 10.00-15.00
mostly 12.00-15.00 occas higher 8s 10.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-15.00              
---PLANTAINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CB Green lge 25.00 occas higher   
Yellow lge 24.00 occas higher EC Green lge 25.00 occas higher Yellow lge 24.00 
occas higher                                                                   
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   28 lb cartons loose CA Various Red Varieties 35 sz
30.00                                                                          
---POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer CA
Early Wonderful 22s 30.00 30s 34.00                                            

ORGANIC                                                                        

BERRIES                                                                        
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Blackberries lge 30.00        
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA med-lge 36.00            

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---GRAPES: 19 lb containers bagged CA U.S. One White Seedless Type med-lge     
28.00 Red Seedless med-lge 28.00