Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Boston, MA
USDA - Tue Dec 15, 4:42PM UTC
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 15-DEC-2020                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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Weather at 7:00AM    Sunny 30         Yesterday's High      37                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---CLEMENTINES:  MARKET STEADY.  flat cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CA 24 sz       
fineappear 38.00-40.00 CL 24 sz 32.00-33.00 mostly 33.00 MR 24 sz 31.00-35.00  
mostly 33.00-34.00 fineappear 42.00-44.00 mostly 42.00-43.00                   
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. One Red 27s         
27.00-29.00 32s 25.00-28.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 36s 25.00-27.00 mostly 26.00 40s
23.00-25.00 48s 22.00-24.00 mostly 23.00-24.00                                 
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons AZ Shprs 1st Grade 95s         
48.00-52.00 140s 48.00 165s 48.00 200s 45.00-48.00 CA Shprs 1st Grade 75s      
42.00-44.00 95s 41.00-44.00 115s 41.00-44.00 Shprs Choice 75s 32.00-34.00 95s  
29.00-31.00 115s 29.00-31.00 140s 29.00-31.00 165s 32.00-34.00 mostly          
32.00-33.00 200s 32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 MX 75s 24.00-27.00 95s         
fineappear 35.00-36.00 115s 25.00-28.00 fineappear 35.00-36.00 140s 25.00-28.00
fineappear 35.00-36.00 165s 25.00-28.00 fineappear 33.00-36.00 200s 25.00-28.00
---LIMES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 7.00-9.00  
mostly 8.00-9.00 42s 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 48s 7.00-9.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 occas
low as 6.00 54s 6.00-7.00 mostly 7.00 40 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 150s      
20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 occas low as 18.00 175s 20.00-24.00 mostly      
22.00-23.00 occas low as 18.00 200s 20.00-23.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 occas low as
18.00 230s 20.00-22.00 occas low as 18.00                                      
---MISC CITRUS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons CA Meyer Lemon 140s        
35.00-38.00 7/10 bushel cartons CA Pummelo 10s 30.00 12s 33.00-36.00 14s       
33.00-36.00 4/5 bushel cartons DR Sour Orange irreg sz 24.00-28.00 FL Sour     
Orange irreg sz 22.00-26.00                                                    
---ORANGES:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel 48s  
34.00-36.00 37.00-38.00 one lable 56s 37.00-38.00 one lable 34.00-36.00 72s    
30.00-32.00 36.00 one lable 88s 27.00-31.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 34.00-36.00 one 
lable 113s 28.00-29.00 one lable 25.00-26.00 138s 26.00-27.00 one lable        
24.00-25.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL Shprs 1st Grade Valencia 80s offerings       
insufficient to quote cartons 10 4-lb mesh bags FL Shprs 1st Grade Valencia    
offerings insufficient to quote 15 kg cartons SF Valencia Seedless Midknight   
40s offerings insufficient to quote                                            
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   4/5 bushel cartons FL Honey 32s Offerings    
insufficient to quote 40s Offerings insufficient to quote 56s 29.00 64s 29.00  
80s 29.00 1/2 bushel cartons w/ stems/leaves CA Paige 24s 35.00 exlge 26.00    
fineappear 31.00-34.00 cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CL W. Murcott Afourer 24s     
30.00-34.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 15 kg containers CL W. Murcott Afourer 24s      
35.00-38.00                                                                    

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET MEXICO FLTS 12 6-OZ CUPS W/LID SLIGHTLY HIGHER AND PERU
FLTS 12 1-PT CUPS W/LID SLIGHTLY LOWER;. OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. flats 12 1-pt    
cups with lids AG med-lge ord cond 5.00-8.00 PE med-lge 21.00-24.00 mostly     
23.00-24.00 occas higher flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX med-lge 14.00-16.00   
occas higher fr cond 10.00-12.00 fineappear 22.00-24.00 occas low as 21.00 PE  
med-lge fr cond 15.00 fineappear 21.00-23.00                                   
---CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 24 12-oz film bags MA 30.00 25 
lb cartons MA 35.00                                                            
---MISC BERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids GU Blackberries 
lge 9.00-10.00 MX Blackberries lge 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 fineappear   
21.00-24.00 poorappear poor cond 1.00-3.00 some unsalable                      
---RASPBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX lge           
14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 fineappear 21.00-24.00 flats 6 12-oz containers 
with lids MX lge 8.00-12.00                                                    
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET FLORIDA JBO FLTS 8 1-LB CNTR W/LID SLIGHTLY HIGHER;   
OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA med-lge 22.00 ord   
cond 5.00-8.00 poorappear poor cond 1.00-4.00 FL jbo 19.00-21.00 lge-exlge     
17.00-18.00 med-lge fineappear 23.00-24.00 MX lge-exlge fineappear 25.00-27.00 
med-lge 21.00                                                                  

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 cartons GU 9s 17.00-20.00 mostly     
18.00-20.00 holdovers 14.00-16.00 ord cond 8.00-10.00 12s 16.00-20.00 oversized
1/2 cartons GU 9s 18.00-20.00                                                  
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET GUATEMALA 6S SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  2/3  
cartons BR 5s holdovers 12.00 variety "Dino" 6s 25.00 variety "Dino" GU 5s     
14.00-15.00 6s 14.00-16.00 8s 13.00-14.00 MX 6s 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00        
---MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   1/2 crates BR Juan Canary 6s 12.00     
---WATERMELONS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 4s  
44.00-45.00 5s 44.00-45.00 Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 6s Offerings           
insufficient to quote 24 inch bins MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 45s 380.00-400.00
occas higher holdovers 340.00-360.00 per melon MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 36s  
Offerings insufficient to quote 45s Offerings insufficient to quote 60s        
Offerings insufficient to quote                                                

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack NH U.S. ExFcy Cortland 80s 30.00 
NY U.S. ExFcy Empire 88s offerings insufficient to quote Paula Red 80s         
offerings insufficient to quote 100s offerings insufficient to quote U.S. One  
Paula Red 125s offerings insufficient to quote 138s offerings insufficient to  
quote 140s offerings insufficient to quote PA WAExFcy Red Delicious 80s 26.00  
100s 25.00 125s 22.00 Fuji 80s 34.00 88s 34.00 Gala 80s 34.00 Honeycrisp 80s   
56.00 88s 56.00 U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious 64s 36.00 88s 32.00-34.00 125s     
24.00 Gala 80s 34.00 88s 34.00 Honeycrisp 80s 56.00-58.00 88s 56.00-58.00 Pink 
Lady/Cripps Pink 100s offerings insufficient to quote WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 
64s 34.00 72s 34.00 80s 30.00 88s 30.00-34.00 100s 29.00 125s 29.00 135s 28.00 
Golden Delicious 80s 47.00 88s offerings insufficient to quote 100s offerings  
insufficient to quote Fuji 48s 36.00 56s 36.00 72s offerings insufficient to   
quote 88s offerings insufficient to quote 100s 26.00 Granny Smith 72s 44.00 80s
44.00 88s 44.00 100s 38.00 125s 32.00 Gala 80s 44.00 88s offerings insufficient
to quote 34.00 Braeburn 88s offerings insufficient to quote 100s offerings     
insufficient to quote Honeycrisp 80s offerings insufficient to quote 88s       
offerings insufficient to quote Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 72s offerings            
insufficient to quote 80s 54.00 18 kg cartons tray pack CL Pink Lady/Cripps    
Pink 72s offerings insufficient to quote 80s offerings insufficient to quote   
88s offerings insufficient to quote                                            
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET MEXICO HASS 36S, 48S AND 60S SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY.  cartons 2 layer MX Hass 32s 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 occas high 
as 32.00 fr qual 23.00-24.00 36s 25.00-29.00 occas low as 23.00 fr qual 22.00  
40s 26.00 few 48s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 fr qual 21.00-23.00 occas high
as 25.00 60s 20.00-23.00 occas high as 24.00 fr qual 17.00-18.00 flats 1 layer 
FL Various Greenskin Varieties 8s 15.00                                        
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CB Burro green lge 17.00 EC Baby sml
15.00 40 lb cartons containerized CB yellow lge 16.00-18.00 CR green lge       
16.00-18.00 mostly 16.50-17.50 EC green lge 18.00-19.00 HD lge 16.00-18.00     
mostly 16.50-17.50 MX lge 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 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.  cartons 1 layer CA Apple Pears Hosui 16s     
20.00 18s 20.00 Shinko 14s 20.00 11 lb cartons loose CA ExFcy Dates Medjool lge
53.00 cartons 1 layer FL Carambola - Star Fruit 25s 20.00 cartons 2 layer tray 
pack CA Quince 36s 42.00 cartons 24 12-oz cups with lids CA ExFcy Dates Medjool
lge 50.00 cartons 24 9-oz packages CA Figs 65.00 Black Mission 69.00 cartons 24
14-oz packages film wrapped GR Figs 72.00 20 lb cartons CA Guava giant         
offerings insufficient to quote Choice Guava giant offerings insufficient to   
quote CB Guava giant offerings insufficient to quote white lge 75.00 FL Guava  
giant offerings insufficient to quote                                          
---GRAPES:  MARKET PERU WHITE SEEDLESS SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.   
18 lb containers bagged PE Sugraone jbo 34.00 Crimson Seedless jbo 32.00-33.00 
Red Globe jbo 28.00-29.00 U.S. One White Seedless Type exlge 28.00-32.00 mostly
30.00 19 lb containers bagged CA U.S. One White Seedless Type lge-exlge        
26.00-28.00 lge 22.00-24.00 holdovers 15.00-18.00 poor cond 5.00 Red Seedless  
lge-exlge 25.00-28.00 occas low as 24.00 Black Seedless med-lge 24.00 Autumn   
Royal med-lge holdovers 24.00 Vintage Red lge-exlge ord appear ord cond        
6.00-10.00 cartons 20 1-lb containers with lids CA U.S. One Red Seedless       
med-lge ord cond 10.00                                                         
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer IT Hayward 33s 13.00 36s 11.00 9  
kg (19.8 lb) containers loose GR Hayward 75s 29.00 27 sz 28.00 IT Hayward 99s  
22.00 108s 27.00                                                               
---MANGOES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer BR Tommy Atkins 4s Offerings        
insufficient to quote 5s Offerings insufficient to quote 6s 6.00-8.00 7s       
5.00-7.00 8s 6.00-7.00 9s Offerings insufficient to quote 10s 5.00-6.00 12s    
Offerings insufficient to quote EC Kent 8s 7.50 9s Offerings insufficient to   
quote Ataulfo 12s Offerings insufficient to quote 50 lb cartons EC Green       
Cooking Type Offerings insufficient to quote                                   
---NECTARINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Various    
Yellow Flesh Varieties 48s 29.00                                               
---PAPAYA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   3.5 kg containers BR Solo Type 9s 20.00-22.00    
30-35 lb cartons GU Tainung 12s Offerings insufficient to quote 35-40 lb       
cartons GU Maradol Type 12s Offerings insufficient to quote Green Cooking Type 
lge 24.00-26.00 MX Maradol Type 12s Offerings insufficient to quote            
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Early Majestic
48s 28.00                                                                      
---PEARS:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped CA U.S. One Bosc Golden  
70s offerings insufficient to quote 80s offerings insufficient to quote 90s    
offerings insufficient to quote OR U.S. One D'Anjou 70s offerings insufficient 
to quote 80s offerings insufficient to quote Bosc 80s offerings insufficient to
quote 90s offerings insufficient to quote WA U.S. One Bartlett 100s offerings  
insufficient to quote 120s offerings insufficient to quote 135s offerings      
insufficient to quote D'Anjou 54s offerings insufficient to quote 70s 44.00 80s
44.00 100s 38.00 Bosc 80s 44.00 Stark Crimson 40s 27.00                        
---PERSIMMONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 1 layer CA Fuyu 15s 12.00 16s 14.00  
SP Fuyu 35.00                                                                  
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET 6S AND 8S SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons
1 layer CR golden ripe 6s 10.00-12.00 fr cond 6.00-8.00 7s 7.00-10.00 8s       
9.00-12.00                                                                     
---PLANTAINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CB Green lge 24.00 Yellow lge     
20.00-22.00 EC Green lge 24.00 Yellow lge 20.00 GU Green lge 23.00 Yellow lge  
22.00 HI Green lge Offerings insufficient to quote                             
---POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer CA Early Wonderful 22s
37.00                                                                          

ORGANIC                                                                        

BERRIES                                                                        
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Blackberries lge fineappear   
30.00                                                                          
---RASPBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX lge fineappear 30.00           
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA med-lge 30.00-35.00 occas
higher