Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Baltimore, MD
BALTIMORE Terminal Prices as of 22-APR-2021                                    
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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Weather at 7:00 a.m. Partly Cloudy 36
Yesterday's High 57                                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES:  MARKET MUCH LOWER.  cartons CA Globe 24s 32.00 30s 29.00       
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET HIGHER.  pyramid cartons 28 lb bunched MX Green lge 44.00
NJ Green lge 70.00 11 lb cartons/crates bunched MX Green lge 24.00-28.00 mostly
24.00-25.00 std 25.00                                                          
---BEANS:  MARKET HIGHER.  bushel crates FL Cranberry Type 30.00 bushel        
cartons/crates FL Round Green Type 29.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-31.00 fr cond      
20.00-23.00 bushel reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Fava 32.00 5 lb cartons
GU AIR Haricot Vert (French Type) 12.50-13.00                                  
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched FL Red Type 12s 20.00-22.00 mostly  
20.00 TX Red Type 12s 20.00-21.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Gold Type med           
22.00-25.00 CD Quebec Red Type med 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 occas 12.00    
Gold Type med 16.00 MX Red Type med 12.00-13.00                                
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s 17.00 Baby Hybrid Type 
bchd 18s 36.00-37.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut Short Trim 16.00-18.00 MX
Crown Cut Short Trim 16.00                                                     
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons CA med 27.00-28.00         
---CABBAGE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 3/4 bushel cartons FL Round Green Type med
fr cond 12.00 1 7/8 bushel cartons FL White xlge 16.00 GA Round Green Type med 
16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 Red Type med 22.00 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CD One     
Round Green Type med fr cond 12.00 NC Round Green Type med 16.00 Red Type med  
20.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec Danish Type lge 15.00-16.00                        
---CARROTS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge          
25.00-27.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 25.00-27.00 MX med-lge          
25.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 25.00-27.00  
50 lb sacks loose IS jbo 22.00-23.00 MX jbo 16.50-18.00 occas higher cartons   
bunched CA 24s 29.00-30.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 24.00-26.00
cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 25.00-26.00                           
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons film wrapped CA White 9s 26.00 12s    
26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 fr cond 16.00-19.00                                   
---CELERY:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons CA 2 dz 22.00-23.00 2 1/2 dz 22.00-23.00   
filmbags 30s 24.00-25.00 filmbags 36s 24.00-25.00 FL 2 dz 18.00 filmbags 36s   
19.00-20.00 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 28.00-29.00                        
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons/crates FL Yellow 4 dz min        
19.00-20.00 occas 21.00 White 4 dz min 19.00-20.00 Bi-Color 4 dz min 19.00     
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET LOWER.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med 34.00 fr qual        
25.00-28.00 MX med 39.00 lge 36.00-39.00 mostly 36.00 occas higher bushel      
plastic containers MX Pickles Kirby Type sml-med 39.00-40.00 fr cond           
34.00-36.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 
12s 11.00 lge 12s 11.00-12.00 20 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Persian sml 28.00 
DR Persian sml 28.00                                                           
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med 20.00 MX 18s   
19.00 24s 16.00-18.00 fr qual 15.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med-lge 27.00 Thai
med-lge 53.00 FL Indian med 25.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons NL AIR Italian 
175-225 gm 33.00                                                               
---ENDIVE:  MARKET HIGHER.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 26.00 5 kg containers BL
AIR Witloof 26.00-28.00                                                        
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 18.00-19.00           
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ White col 69.00 netted 5s         
40.00-50.00 occas higher SP White super jbo 45.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars 
SK Peeled 65.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 50.00-58.00 mostly 51.00 
SK Peeled 50.00 SP Peeled 48.00-50.00                                          
---GREENS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Broccoli Rabe (Rappini)   
24s 46.00 GA Swiss Chard Mixed Colors 12s 17.00-18.00 Red 12s 17.00-18.00 White
12s 17.00-18.00 Dandelion 12s 18.00 NC Collard 12s 12.00-13.00 Kale 12s        
12.00-13.00 Mustard 12s 16.00 Turnip Tops 12s 16.00 1 3/5 bushel cartons/crates
bunched GA Collard 16-24s 13.00-16.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 Kale 16-24s           
14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00 Mustard 16-24s 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 Turnip Tops   
16-24s 16.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 cartons CA Kale, Multicolor 24s 30.00 crates MX
Kohlrabi 24s 33.00                                                             
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA flm lined 24s 20.00-21.00
24s flmwrpd 21.00-23.00 mostly 22.00                                           
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA Boston 24s 22.00 Green Leaf
24s 20.00-22.00 occas higher Red Leaf 24s 21.00-23.00 3 lb cartons CA Frisee   
12s 28.50-29.00 Mesculin Mix 7.00 occas higher 10 lb cartons film lined CA     
Green Leaf Crown Cut Leaves 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 occas higher GREENHOUSE   
cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid VA Boston 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00         
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 23.00-25.00 cartons  
12 3-count packages CA Hearts 21.00-23.00 one brand best 28.00-30.00 10 lb     
cartons film lined CA Crown Cut Leaves 18.00                                   
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White lge 14.00-14.50 mostly   
14.00 med-lge 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 sml-med 13.00 Sliced med-lge 12.50-13.00
occas higher 5 lb cartons PA White med 8.50 Oyster 18.00 occas higher Cremini  
8.00-10.00 Portobella exlge 8.50-10.00 mostly 8.50-9.00 occas higher Caps exlge
12.00 3 lb cartons PA Class I Shiitake exlge 11.50-13.00 occas higher cartons  
12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 11.00-12.00 cartons 10 12-oz trays film    
wrapped PA White 12.00                                                         
---OKRA:  MARKET LOWER.  1/2 bushel cartons HD sml-med 14.00 med-lge 10.00     
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched MX 48s lge 17.00-20.00 
mostly 17.00-18.00 48s med 13.50-16.00 mostly 13.50-14.00 containers bunched MX
Bulb Type 48s 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s 23.00-26.00
mostly 24.00 TX Leeks 12s 22.00 cartons 4 film bags iceless MX 12 bunches per  
bag 15.00                                                                      
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates bunched FL Curly 60s          
20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 Plain 60s 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 cartons bunched CA 
Curly 60s 21.00-22.00 Plain 60s 21.00-22.00 TX Curly 60s 21.00-22.00 Plain 60s 
21.00-22.00                                                                    
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose Repacked Enroute med 20.00 
occas lower cartons 12 1-lb film bags Repacked Enroute med 19.00               
---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 22.00   
Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 30.00                                                
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Wide range in quality and         
condition. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Green jbo 20.00-22.00 exlge 21.00-23.00 fr  
qual 17.00-19.00 ord qual 16.00 lge fr qual 16.00-18.00 Red exlge 20.00 MX     
Green exlge 22.00-23.00 fr cond 16.00 Red exlge fr qual 21.00 1 1/9 bushel     
cartons place pack FL Green exlge 28.00-30.00 15 lb cartons MX Red jbo         
15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 exlge 15.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 GREENHOUSE 5     
kg/11 lb cartons CD Ontario Red exlge fr cond 10.00 Yellow exlge fr cond 12.00 
Orange exlge fr cond 15.00 MX Red exlge 15.00-16.00 Yellow exlge 14.00-17.00   
mostly 14.00 Orange exlge 18.00-20.00                                          
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Finger Hot     
green 28.00 fr cond 15.00 Habanero orange 26.00 red 26.00 Jalapeno lge 18.00 1 
1/9 bushel cartons FL Cubanelles lge 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 Hungarian  
Wax 23.00-24.00 Jalapeno exlge 33.00 Long Hot green med 22.00 8 lb cartons DR  
Habanero green 17.00 mxd orange and green 13.00 orange 25.00 MX Habanero red   
17.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-17.50 Manzano orange 25.00 25 lb containers MX        
Jalapeno green exlge 29.00-31.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 fr qual fr cond 20.00 red  
exlge 35.00 Poblano green 19.00-22.00 mostly 19.00 Serrano green 37.00-43.00   
mostly 38.00-39.00 30 lb cartons DR Thai Chili Hots green 72.00 red 52.00      
---PUMPKINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons MX Cinderella med 20.00            
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags FL Red          
9.00-10.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags AZ Red 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 FL 
Red 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 40 lb film bags topped AZ Red 22.00-24.00 FL  
Red 21.00-22.00 cartons/crates bunched FL Red 24s 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00     
Mexico RPC containers bunched 24s 17.00-20.00                                  
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne lge        
31.00-34.00                                                                    
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 20.00-26.00 mostly    
20.00 1 2/5 bushel cartons NC Savoy 28.00 VA Savoy 28.00 cartons 6 10-oz film  
bags Repacked Enroute Savoy 10.00 cartons 8 10-oz film bags Repacked Enroute   
Savoy 12.50-14.50 cartons 12 10-oz film bags AZ/CA Savoy 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 10.00                                                                   
---SQUASH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml-med 14.00 
med 12.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 14.00-16.00 med 11.00-14.00 mostly       
12.00-13.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 17.00-18.00 Grey sml-med    
15.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 occas 18.00-19.00 bushel cartons MX Acorn med   
24.00 Butternut med 24.00 Kabocha sml-med 30.00-32.00 Spaghetti med 22.00-24.00
35 lb min containers MX Round Zucchini med 24.00 Grey med-lge 23.00            
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET CALIFORNIA HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA 
U.S. No. 1 Red Types 54.00-55.00 occas higher NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types       
20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 Marked Combination Orange Types 14.00-15.00 No  
Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 15.00 30 lb cartons HI U.S. No. 1 Okinawan Type no
offerings                                                                      
---TOMATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Vine Ripes light    
red-red jbo 21.00-23.00 xlge 18.00-20.00 80% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens  
light red-red 5x6 sz 11.50-14.00 mostly 11.50-12.00 6x6 sz 11.50-13.00 mostly  
12.00-13.00 6x7 sz 11.00-12.00 U.S. Comb or Better Mature Greens light red-red 
5x6 sz 11.00-12.00 6x6 sz 11.50-12.00 GREENHOUSE flats 1 layer CD Ontario Vine 
Ripes green-breakers 30s 24.00 red 25s fr cond 10.00 5 kg/11 lb flats on the   
vine CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red med 8.00 occas higher and lower 
10 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties light red-red    
xlge 24.00 mixed colors green-red xlge-jumbo fair condition 10.00              
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets FL light red-red   
14.00-16.00 MX light red-red 14.00-16.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 10 12-oz containers
with lids on the vine MX light red-red 21.00-22.00                             
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with  
lids FL light red-red 10.00 occas higher MX light red-red 10.00-12.00 mostly   
10.00 GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt containers with lids DR red 10.00 flats 8 10-oz 
containers with lids DR yellow 16.00-18.00 fair condition lower                
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL light    
red-red exlge 15.00-16.00 occas 17.00-18.00 lge 14.00-15.00 med 14.00 MX light 
red-red exlge 12.50-15.00 mostly 12.50-13.00 marked xxlarge 13.00-15.00        
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags MI Purple Top med 13.00 Repacked  
Enroute Purple Top med 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00                                
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  5 lb cartons MD Alfalfa Sprouts    
13.00 35 lb crates MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 15.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 15 lb     
reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 32.00 1 layer 
containers CA Radicchio Round Red 9s 16.00                                     

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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---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 (mixed colors) cartons bunched CA 24s 44.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA 
Baby Peeled 44.00                                                              
---LETTUCE-OTHER: cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 32.00 Red Leaf 24s 32.00 3 lb      
cartons CA Mesculin Mix 12.00-16.00                                            
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons CA 24s 32.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 
36.00                                                                          
---MUSHROOMS: 10 lb cartons PA White lge 19.00 med-lge 18.50 5 lb cartons PA   
Portobella exlge 18.00-18.50 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