Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Boston, MA
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 28-JUL-2021                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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Weather at 7:00AM         Overcast 68        Yesterday's High 88               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 30.00    
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET STEADY.  11 lb cartons bunched MX Green jbo 28.00-30.00  
mostly 30.00 lge 24.00 std 23.00 PE Green jbo 27.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 exlge   
23.00-24.00 lge 23.00-25.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 std 22.00-24.00 mostly          
23.00-24.00 fineappear 30.00 sml poor cond 1.00-5.00 mostly 2.00 White std     
30.00 fineappear 48.00-49.00                                                   
---BEANS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  bushel crates GA Round Green Type Handpicked  
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 Flat Green Type 30.00-33.00 mostly 30.00 fr cond 18.00
bushel cartons CA Fava 45.00-46.00 5 lb cartons GU Haricot Vert (French Type)  
12.00                                                                          
---BEETS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CD Red Type 12s 21.00 25 lb   
sacks loose CD Quebec Red Type lge 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 MI Red Type lge    
15.00 25 lb film bags CD Quebec Chiogga (Striped) med-lge 25.00 (candy) MI Gold
Type lge 17.00 MX Red Type med-lge 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 Gold Type med-lge  
20.00-25.00 mostly 20.00                                                       
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s 18.00-20.00 mostly     
19.00-20.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 30.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut   
Short Trim 20.00-24.00 mostly 24.00 CD Ontario Crown Cut Short Trim 16.00-19.00
mostly 18.00-19.00 ME Crown Cut Short Trim 17.00-18.00 cartons 4 3-lb film bags
CA Florettes 22.00                                                             
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET CALIFORNIA 25LB CTNS SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY.  25 lb cartons CA med 44.00-48.00 mostly 45.00-46.00 occas low as 40.00
cartons 10 12-oz cups CA jbo 30.00-32.00 mostly 31.00                          
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons CD Round    
Green Type med-lge 11.00-15.00 mostly 12.00 Red Type med-lge 16.00-18.00 mostly
16.00-17.00 MA Round Green Type med-lge 11.00-12.00 Red Type med-lge           
13.00-14.00 NY Round Green Type med-lge 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 Red Type      
med-lge 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec Round Green Type med-lge
11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 1 3/4 bushel crates and 40 lb cartons CD Savoy Type   
med-lge 16.00 NY Savoy Type med-lge 16.00                                      
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00-29.00    
mostly 28.00-29.00 occas low as 24.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge       
26.00-29.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 sacks 16 3-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00-29.00  
mostly 28.00-29.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 26.00-29.00 mostly       
28.00-29.00 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 22.00 IS jbo 18.50-19.00 MX jbo           
20.00-23.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 cartons bunched CA Bunched 24s 30.00 IS Bunched 
24s 22.00 cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled sml 18.00 cartons 30 1-lb   
film bags CA Baby Peeled sml 25.00-26.00 cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby     
Peeled sml 25.00-26.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Baby Peeled sml 25.00              
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET CALIFORNIA WHITE 12S SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT     
STEADY.  cartons film wrapped CA White 9s 16.00 12s 20.00-24.00 mostly         
22.00-24.00 Green 12s offerings insufficient to quote Orange 12s 30.00 Purple  
12s 30.00 CD White 9s 16.00 12s 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 ME White 9s 8.00      
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 24.00-26.00 mostly 26.00 fineappear
30.00 2 1/2 dz 24.00-26.00 filmbags 24s 26.00-27.00 fineappear 32.00 filmbags  
30s 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 CD 2 1/2 dz 18.00-20.00 filmbags 24s 20.00 cartons
film bags CA Hearts 18s 24.00-25.00                                            
---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  cartons/crates CD Bi-Color
15.00 CT Bi-Color 16.00 DE Bi-Color 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 MA Bi-Color       
16.00-17.00 wirebound crates GA Bi-Color 4 dz 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00         
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons CD med 28.00-29.00 fr cond 
15.00 fr qual 14.00 NC med 20.00 fr qual 15.00 VT med 29.00 1 1/9 bushel       
cartons/crates CD Pickles 200-300s 30.00-32.00 NJ Pickles 150-200s 28.00       
GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario Long Seedless med 12s 18.00-20.00   
mostly 19.00-20.00 sml 12s 18.00 lge 12s 20.00-22.00 NC Long Seedless lge 12s  
18.00 20 lb cartons CD Ontario Persian med 22.00 MX Persian med 20.00          
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped CA med 12.00 FL med 
16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 GA med 14.00 lge offerings insufficient to quote MA   
med fr qual 10.00 30 lb cartons DR Chinese med 30.00 HD Chinese med 30.00-32.00
40 lb cartons HD Thai med 35.00 30 lb cartons FL Indian med 36.00              
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates CD 24s 18.00 GREENHOUSE
5 kg containers BL AIR Witloof 26.00-29.00 mostly 28.00                        
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates CD 24s 18.00         
---GARLIC:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  30 lb cartons AG White 55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm     
70.00 CQ White netted 5s 55mm/5.5cm 43.00-46.00 one label high as 56.00 MX     
White super col 70.00-74.00 mostly 72.00-74.00 fineappear 79.00 SP White       
55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 63.00-65.00 10 lb cartons CA Elephant jbo 54.00 cartons 20   
1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 62.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled        
60.00-62.00 SP Peeled 54.00-56.00                                              
---GREENS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  crates bunched CA Kale Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s 
offerings insufficient to quote Mustard 24s 18.00 CD Kale Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s
18.00 MA Kale Lacinato (Tuscan) 18s 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 cartons bunched CA
Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 24s 48.00-50.00 mostly 48.00 Package: 20lb carton 12s  
25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 Package: 10lbs carton NJ Swiss Chard Red 24s 18.00    
White 24s 18.00 Dandelion 12s 18.00 cartons/crates bunched CD Collard 12s 13.00
Kale 12s 13.00-14.00 NJ Collard 12s 14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 Kale 12s 15.00    
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA flm lined 24s 25.00-28.00
mostly 26.00-28.00 24s flmwrpd 26.00-29.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 CD 24s flmwrpd   
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00                                                       
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 18.00-22.00 
mostly 22.00 occas high as 24.00 Red Leaf 24s 20.00-23.00 mostly 22.00 occas   
low as 18.00 CD Green Leaf 24s 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 Red Leaf 24s           
12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 cartons/crates CD Boston 24s 16.00-20.00 mostly       
17.00-18.00 2.5 lb cartons GU Lolla Rossa 17.00 Red Oak Leaf 17.00 Green Oak   
Leaf 17.00 PE Lolla Rossa 17.00 Red Oak Leaf 17.00 Green Oak Leaf 17.00 3 lb   
cartons CA Mesculin Mix 8.00-8.50 10 lb cartons film lined CA Green Leaf Crown 
Cut Leaves 24.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid CD Quebec      
Boston 16.00 flats 1 layer CA Frisee 12s 19.00 3 lb cartons CD Quebec Mache    
12.00                                                                          
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 27.00-28.00 mostly   
28.00 occas low as 23.00 fr cond 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 CD 24s 15.00-18.00   
mostly 15.00 occas low as 12.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts          
22.00-26.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 occas high as 27.00 CD Hearts offerings         
insufficient to quote 10 lb cartons film lined CA Crown Cut Leaves 24.00       
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White lge 17.00-20.00 mostly   
19.00 med 16.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 sml-med 15.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Button sml 
15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 Sliced med 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.50 5 lb cartons PA   
Oyster med 18.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 King Oyster exlge 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 
Portobella lge 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.50 med 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.50 Caps lge  
12.00-14.50 mostly 13.00-13.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake lge 13.50-17.00 mostly 
16.50 med-lge 11.50-14.00 mostly 12.50 Oyster med 13.00-15.50 mostly 14.50     
cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White med 13.75-15.75 mostly 14.75 Sliced
med 13.75-15.75 mostly 14.75 cartons 12 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Enoki med 
18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00-19.50 cartons 10 10-oz trays film wrapped PA White med
13.75-15.75 mostly 14.75 Sliced med 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-14.50 cartons 6   
6-oz trays film wrapped PA Cremini med 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Portobella Caps 
exlge 11.75-13.75 mostly 12.75 Sliced lge 11.75-13.75 mostly 12.75 cartons 6   
3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Shiitake med 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.25 cartons 6   
4-oz trays film wrapped PA Oyster med 11.50-13.50 mostly 12.50                 
---OKRA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   1/2 bushel crates GA med 24.00-28.00 mostly   
25.00-27.00 occas high as 30.00                                                
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CA 48s lge 16.00-17.00 
CD 48s lge offerings insufficient to quote CA Leeks 12s 21.00-24.00 mostly     
22.00-23.00 MX Leeks 12s 21.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 cartons 4 film bags    
iceless CA 12 bunches per bag 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 CD 12 bunches per bag   
18.00 MX 12 bunches per bag offerings insufficient to quote bundles bunched CD 
Quebec Leeks 12s 17.00 5 kg containers NL AIR Leeks 12s 17.00-18.00            
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CD Curly 24s 22.00-26.00 mostly   
25.00-26.00 Plain 60s 22.00-26.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 NJ Curly 24s offerings    
insufficient to quote Plain 24s offerings insufficient to quote                
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI med 23.00-24.00 sacks 18
1-lb film bags CD Quebec med 24.00 fineappear 30.00 MI med 24.00               
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU English 29.00 Snow Peas       
Decalyxed 22.00 PE Snow Peas Decalyxed 26.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 20.00
PE Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 24.00                                             
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons CA Green jbo
20.00 exlge offerings insufficient to quote med-lge fr qual offerings          
insufficient to quote Red med-lge fr qual 33.00 CD Green med-lge fr qual       
offerings insufficient to quote Red med-lge fr qual offerings insufficient to  
quote Yellow med-lge fr qual 26.00 Orange med-lge fr qual 20.00 GA Green jbo   
20.00 MA Green exlge 19.00-20.00 med-lge fr qual 16.00 MX Red med-lge fr qual  
30.00-33.00 mostly 31.00-32.00 NC Green jbo 14.00-15.00 exlge offerings        
insufficient to quote med-lge fr qual 12.00 NJ Green jbo 16.00 exlge           
20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 med-lge fr qual 13.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 15 lb  
cartons MX Red med-lge 22.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD Ontario Red      
exlge-lge 14.00 Yellow exlge-lge 16.00 Orange exlge-lge 18.00-19.00            
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons GA Jalapeno lge   
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 occas low as 14.00 NC Anaheim med 16.00 Poblano lge   
15.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 Serrano med 21.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons GA       
Cubanelles lge 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 fr cond 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00       
fineappear 29.00 Jalapeno lge 30.00-32.00 Long Hot green 18.00 fineappear 28.00
Poblano lge 22.00 NC Jalapeno lge 30.00-32.00 mostly 31.00 1 1/9 bushel        
cartons/crates MX Anaheim med 21.00-25.00 mostly 23.00 Serrano med 30.00 8 lb  
cartons DR Habanero green med 18.00 orange med 29.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 red med
28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 MX Habanero orange med 31.00 NC Habanero green med    
22.00 orange med 31.00-32.00 red med 26.00-29.00 mostly 29.00 30 lb cartons NC 
Thai Chili Hots green sml 56.00-60.00 mostly 60.00 red sml 80.00 GREENHOUSE    
cartons 12 1-lb film bags CD Mixed Mini Sweet Types mxd orange and green 26.00 
---RADISHES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CD red    
12.00-13.00 OH red 16.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags CD red 13.00-14.00   
mostly 13.00 OH red 16.00 40 lb film bags topped CD Quebec red 21.00-22.00     
mostly 22.00 cartons bunched CD red 24s 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00               
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 lb cartons CD lge 20.00 6 kg containers 
NL AIR lge offerings insufficient to quote                                     
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario lge 28.00-30.00  
Prince Edward Island lge 28.00-30.00 Quebec lge 28.00-29.00 mostly 29.00 WASHED
50 lb sacks CD Ontario lge 26.00 Prince Edward Island lge 26.00 WAXED 50 lb    
sacks CD Quebec 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 Size : super jumbo/ colossal          
---SPINACH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 20.00-22.00 CD  
Flat 24s 20.00-22.00 1 2/5 bushel cartons bunched GA Flat 24s 22.00 cartons 4  
2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 18.00-19.00 mostly 18.50 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby  
Type 10.50-12.00 mostly 12.00                                                  
---SQUASH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons CD Zucchini sml offerings 
insufficient to quote med 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 Yellow Straightneck sml     
offerings insufficient to quote med offerings insufficient to quote MA Zucchini
med 14.00 Yellow Straightneck med 15.00 NJ Zucchini sml 20.00 med 16.00 Yellow 
Straightneck sml 42.00 med 42.00 RI Zucchini sml 17.00-18.00 Yellow            
Straightneck sml offerings insufficient to quote med offerings insufficient to 
quote bushel cartons MX Acorn med-lge 24.00 Spaghetti med-lge 20.00-24.00      
mostly 22.00-23.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons HD Butternut lge 24.00 MX Buttercup lge
20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 Butternut lge 20.00 NY Butternut lge 19.00 20 lb      
cartons per lb Local Repack Butternut lge 1.25 peeled                          
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Red Types      
48.00-52.00 mostly 50.00 White Types fineappear 53.00 Japanese Types           
48.00-52.00 mostly 49.00-51.00 No Grade Marks White Types 32.00 Japanese Types 
jbo 60.00-65.00 mostly 62.00-64.00 occas high as 68.00 LA U.S. No. 1 Orange    
Types 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 White Types 49.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types   
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 Size : "Large" jbo 15.00 sml 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 
MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 26.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types
jbo 18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00 sml 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange 
Types 18.00-24.00 mostly 19.00-21.00 Japanese Types 32.00-34.00 No Grade Marks 
Orange Types med-lge 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 jbo 15.00-17.00 mostly           
15.00-16.00 Japanese Types jbo 27.00-28.00 mostly 28.00 Beauregard med-lge     
25.00 Local Repack Orange Types 27.00 size; 36ct. wrapped med-lge 28.00 jbo    
15.00 Japanese Types med 47.00 Garnet med-lge 45.00 20 lb cartons LA No Grade  
Marks Orange Types med-lge 27.00 jbo 18.00-19.00 NC No Grade Marks White Types 
med-lge 24.00-26.00 mostly 25.00                                               
---TOMATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or Better    
Mature Greens pink-light red 5x6 sz 23.00-25.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 6x6 sz      
22.00-23.00 mostly 23.00 6x7 sz 22.00-23.00 10 lb flats Local Repack Mature    
Greens light red-red 5x6s 13.00 6x6s 13.00 6x7s 13.00 cartons 10 tubes 3s 14-oz
Local Repack Mature Greens light red med 13.00 GREENHOUSE 25 lb cartons loose  
ME Vine Ripes red med-lge 16.00-18.00 MX Vine Ripes light red-red 4x4 sz       
30.00-32.00 4x5 sz 30.00-32.00 10 lb cartons CD Ontario Vine Ripes yellow      
med-lge 25.00 15 lb flats CD Ontario Vine Ripes pink-light red 20s 16.00-20.00 
mostly 20.00 22s 16.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 24s 16.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 5 kg/11 
lb flats on the vine CD Ontario Vine Ripes light red med-lge 8.00-12.00 mostly 
10.00-11.00 ME Vine Ripes light red med-lge 16.00 MX Vine Ripes light red      
med-lge 8.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 10 lb flats CD Vine Ripe - Heirloom      
Varieties 32.00-36.00 MA Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties 32.00-36.00            
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets with lids FL light 
red med-lge 32.00 MX light red med-lge 32.00                                   
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with  
lids CD pink-light red exlge 20.00-22.00 FL pink-light red exlge 20.00-22.00 MX
pink-light red exlge 20.00-22.00 GREENHOUSE 20 lb cartons loose FL light red   
lge 50.00                                                                      
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons   
loose MX Roma light red-red exlge 26.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-30.00 occas low as  
25.00                                                                          
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags CA Purple Top med-lge 14.00-16.00 
CD Quebec Purple Top med-lge 14.00-16.00 GA Purple Top med-lge 14.00-16.00 MI  
Purple Top med-lge 14.00-16.00                                                 
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  bushel containers MX Cactus Leaf   
(Nopales) 10s 21.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00
GREENHOUSE 5 lb cartons NH Alfalfa Sprouts 14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 10 lb      
cartons FR AIR Jerusalem Artichokes 10s 35.00                                  

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 4 1-gallon bottles MA 25.00 cartons 
9 1/2-gallon bottles MA 28.00 PINT BOTTLES- 20.00                              

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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---BROCCOLI: 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut Short Trim offerings insufficient
to quote                                                                       
---MUSHROOMS: 5 lb cartons PA Cremini med 11.50-12.75 mostly 12.50 cartons 12  
8-oz trays film wrapped PA White med 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00                  
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD Ontario Red exlge-lge  
28.00 Yellow exlge-lge 28.00 Orange exlge-lge 28.00                            
---SPINACH: 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby Type 13.50-14.00 mostly 13.50            
---SQUASH: bushel cartons Local Repack Zucchini 28.00 size: 28ct. Yellow       
Straightneck 24.00 size: 28ct. 20.00 size: 12ct. Acorn lge 25.00 Butternut lge 
28.00 Spaghetti lge 24.00                                                      
---SWEET POTATOES: 40 lb cartons CA No Grade Marks Japanese Types 39.00 Size : 
Large LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 39.00 one label NC U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types  
35.00 Local Repack Garnet 56.00