Wholesale Market Subtropical F&V Report - Chicago, IL
CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 29-OCT-2020                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
Phone:  (773) 843-1053     Fax:  (773) 843-1092                                
                                                                               

HX_FV056                                                                       
WEATHER @ 7:00 A.M.: Overcast 45                                               
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 51                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC TROPICAL FRUIT AND VEG                                                    
---ALOE LEAVES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons MX 12.00-13.00                
---BANANA FLOWERS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   35-40 lb containers MX 23.00-24.00       
---BATATAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb sacks FL med-lge 28.00-32.00 mostly       
29.00-30.00 occas higher                                                       
---BREADFRUIT:    40 lb cartons DR 28.00-30.00                                 
---CALABAZA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   45 lb cartons CR 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00
occas lower 50 lb sacks CR 16.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-18.00                      
---CAPE GOOSEBERRIES (PHYSALIS): OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 12 5.6-oz     
containers with lids GU AIR Without Husk 28.00 cartons 12 6-oz containers with 
lids CB AIR Without Husk 25.50                                                 
---CHAYOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR 22.00 MX 30.00-33.00 mostly    
31.00-32.00 Prickly Type 36.00-38.00                                           
---COCONUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons FL Water 10s 20.00-22.00 65-70 lb
sacks DR Dry 30s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 40s 38.00-40.00 MX Dry 30s     
30.00-32.00 cartons DR Dry Grooved 24s 35.00-38.00 mostly 36.00-37.00 TL Young 
Type 9s 15.00-16.00                                                            
---DRAGON FRUIT (RED PITAYA): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb cartons EC White Flesh  
9s 42.00-45.00 mostly 43.00-44.00 FL White Flesh 9s 42.00-44.00 Red Flesh 9s   
44.00                                                                          
---GALANGA (SIAM, THAI GINGER): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb containers per lb HI  
3.50-4.50                                                                      
---GINGER ROOT: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons BR 45.00-49.00 mostly         
46.00-47.00 CQ 56.00-59.00 mostly 57.00-58.00                                  
---JACKFRUIT: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   36-40 lb cartons MX 25.50-28.00 mostly        
26.00-27.00                                                                    
---JICAMA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   38-40 lb containers MX 16.00-20.00 mostly        
17.00-18.00                                                                    
---LONGAN: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   5 kg reusable plastic containers bagged VN       
20.00-22.00                                                                    
---MALANGA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CR Blanca lge 28.00-30.00 Lila sml
28.00-30.00 EC Blanca lge 28.00-30.00 occas higher Lila sml 28.00              
---MAMEY SAPOTE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons FL 70.00-72.00               
---QUENAPAS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   25 lb cartons DR 35.00-36.00              
---SUGARCANE: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   40 lb bundles FL 18.00-20.00 occas lower 
---TAMARINDO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons Repacked Local and Enroute      
offerings insufficient to quote cartons 16 1-lb packages TL Sweet 46.00-50.00  
mostly 47.00-48.00                                                             
---TARO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb sacks CQ Eddoes sml 39.00 CR Eddoes sml 28.00
occas higher EC Eddoes sml 38.00 MX Dasheen (Coco, Islena) lge 18.00-21.00     
mostly 19.00-20.00                                                             
---TOMATILLOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   38 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX   
15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 occas higher 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00     
(Peeled) 40 lb containers MX Milpero 24.00-26.00                               
---TUMERIC: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb cartons FI Orange Type 105.00 HI     
Orange Type 120.00 JM Orange Type 120.00 occas lower                           
---YAMS (NAMES): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   40 lb cartons CB Blanca 30.00 CR Blanca    
40.00 Hespino 32.00 JM Yellow 135.00                                           
---YUCA (CASSAVA): OFFERINGS LIGHT.  Waxed 40 lb cartons CR lge 19.00-22.00    
mostly 20.00-21.00