Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Boston, MA
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 15-DEC-2021                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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BH_FV020                                                                       
Weather at 7:00am   Partly   Cloudy   34   Yesterday's High   57               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thorned 24s 34.00           
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET STEADY.  11 lb cartons bunched PE Green jbo 24.00-25.00  
exlge 25.00-26.00 lge 24.00 std 23.00-24.00 White std 28.00                    
---BEANS:  MARKET STEADY.  bushel crates FL Round Green Type Machine Picked    
20.00-22.00 bushel cartons CA Fava 68.00 5 lb cartons GU AIR Haricot Vert      
(French Type) 15.00                                                            
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 20.00 MI Red Type   
lge 8.00-9.00 mostly 9.00 25 lb sacks loose CD Quebec Red Type lge 8.00-10.00  
mostly 9.00 GA Red Type lge 12.00 25 lb film bags CD Chiogga (Striped) med-lge 
17.00-18.00 (candy) Quebec Gold Type lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 fineappear   
24.00 MI Chiogga (Striped) med-lge 18.00 (candy) Gold Type lge 18.00 occas     
14.00                                                                          
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s 25.00 GA bchd 14s      
22.00-23.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut Offerings insufficient to quote   
Short Trim 28.00 GA Crown Cut Short Trim 22.00-24.00 MX Crown Cut Short Trim   
20.00-23.00 NC Crown Cut Short Trim fineappear Offerings insufficient to quote 
TX Crown Cut Short Trim 28.00                                                  
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons CA lge 42.00-43.00 One     
Label 48.00 ord appear ord cond 8.00-10.00 poorappear poor cond 5.00 med       
40.00-44.00 mostly 40.00 oversized mediums NL 34.00 10/500gm mesh, size 23-28  
mm                                                                             
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons CD Quebec   
Round Green Type lge 20.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 Red Type med-lge holdovers       
14.00-15.00 lge 16.00-18.00 fineappear 22.00 GA Round Green Type lge           
20.00-21.00 Red Type lge 24.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec Round Green Type xlge     
10.00-11.00 1 3/4 bushel crates and 40 lb cartons CD Quebec Savoy Type lge     
18.00-20.00 GA Savoy Type lge 24.00                                            
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 28.00-30.00    
mostly 28.00 CD med-lge 18.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 27.00-30.00   
mostly 28.00-29.00 CD med-lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 sacks 16 3-lb film bags 
CA med-lge 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 CD med-lge 18.00 sacks 10 5-lb film  
bags CA med-lge 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 CD med-lge 16.00-18.00 mostly   
17.00 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 29.00 CD med-lge 12.00-13.00 lge 14.00-15.00    
Size : Large/Medium jbo 18.00-19.00 cartons bunched CA Bunched 24s 28.00       
cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled sml 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 cartons  
30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled sml 26.00 cartons 15 2-lb film bags CA Baby   
Peeled sml 26.00 25 lb sacks loose CA Baby Peeled sml 27.00-29.00              
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons film wrapped AZ White 12s       
22.00-24.00 occas 20.00 Orange 12s 25.00 Purple 12s 25.00 CA White 12s         
20.00-22.00                                                                    
---CELERY:  MARKET CALIFORNIA SLEEVED 30S SLIGHTLY HIGHER;OTHERS STEADY.       
cartons CA 2 dz 26.00-28.00 2 1/2 dz 30.00-32.00 3 dz poorappear poor cond     
10.00 filmbags 24s 28.00-30.00 ord appear ord cond 8.00 filmbags 30s           
28.00-30.00 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 27.00                              
---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   wirebound crates FL Bi-Color 4 dz 38.00 
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med 26.00 HD med 24.00  
MX med 28.00 holdovers 22.00-24.00 fr qual holdovers 18.00-20.00 Pickles       
200-300s 40.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates MX Pickles 150-200s fr appear 38.00 
bushel plastic containers MX Pickles 200-300s 40.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film    
wrapped CD Ontario Long Seedless med 12s 8.00-9.00 fineappear 11.00 fr appear  
6.00-7.00 lge 12s 9.00-10.00 MX Long Seedless med 12s 10.00-11.00 20 lb cartons
MX Persian med 28.00                                                           
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped FL med 20.00-22.00  
fr qual 18.00 fr appear fr qual 14.00-15.00 lge fr qual 16.00 5 kg/11 lb       
cartons SP Long Striped 200-300 gm 38.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med 26.00 5  
kg/11 lb cartons SP Italian 200-300 gm 38.00 40 lb cartons HD Thai med 49.00   
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates FL 24s 25.00 GREENHOUSE
10 lb cartons NL AIR Witloof 28.00-30.00 36 ct Red Type 44.00 36 ct 5 kg       
containers BL AIR Witloof 28.00                                                
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates CA 24s 22.00 FL 24s  
20.00                                                                          
---GARLIC:  MARKET CALIFORNIA HIGHER, CHINA 4X5 JAR SLIGHTLY LOWER;OTHERS      
STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA White super col 81.00 col 72.00 CQ White netted 5s   
55mm/5.5cm 90.00 SP White jbo 72.00 10 lb cartons CA Elephant jbo 52.00-54.00  
mostly 54.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled fr appear 84.00 cartons 4  
5-lb plastic jars CA Peeled 88.00 CQ Peeled 66.00-68.00 SP Peeled 89.00        
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched GA Turnip Tops 12s 16.00 cartons    
bunched CA Kale Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s 15.00 CD Kale Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s      
15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00 GA Collard 12s 16.00 Kale 12s 16.00 TX Collard 12s    
24.00 One Label Kale 12s 22.00 One Label cartons/crates bunched CA Swiss Chard 
Red 24s 18.00-20.00 White 24s 18.00-20.00 CD Quebec Collard 12s 16.00 GA       
Mustard 12s 16.00 cartons loose TX Kohlrabi 12s 24.00 One Label                
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ flm lined 24s 21.00-23.00      
mostly 22.00 24s flmwrpd 24.00-26.00 some 20.00-21.00 CA 24s flmwrpd           
25.00-26.00                                                                    
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET ARIZONA GREEN LEAF SLIGHTLY LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.    
cartons AZ Boston 24s 28.00 Green Leaf 24s 25.00-26.00 occas 30.00 holdovers   
22.00-24.00 Red Leaf 24s 24.00-26.00 occas 28.00 2.5 lb cartons GU AIR Red Oak 
Leaf 17.00 Green Oak Leaf 17.00 PE AIR Lolla Rossa 17.00 Red Oak Leaf 17.00    
Green Oak Leaf 17.00 3 lb cartons AZ Mesculin Mix 8.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 12   
4-oz containers with lid AZ Boston 16.00 flats 1 layer CA Frisee 12s 26.00 NL  
AIR Frisee 12s 26.00 SP AIR Frisee 12s 26.00 3 lb cartons CD Quebec Mache 12.00
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET ARIZONA ROMAIN HARTS 7X6 COUNT LOWER AND ROMAIN 24S
SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS STEADY.  cartons AZ 24s 28.00-32.00 holdovers          
24.00-27.00 fineappear 38.00 cartons 12 24.2-oz (3 count) packages AZ Hearts   
32.00 cartons 12 3-count packages AZ Hearts 28.00-30.00 holdovers 24.00-26.00  
cartons 7 6-count packages AZ Hearts 34.00 10 lb cartons film lined CA Crown   
Cut Leaves 24s 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00                                        
---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 14.75-15.50 mostly 15.00 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 12.75-14.00 mostly 13.50 Sliced lge 12.75-13.75 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:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel crates FL med 30.00 1/2 bushel cartons HD 
med fr appear 24.00                                                            
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched MX 48s lge 24.00-26.00       
holdovers 20.00 AZ/CA Leeks 12s 28.00-30.00 holdovers 24.00-25.00 cartons 4    
film bags iceless MX 12 bunches per bag holdovers 20.00-22.00 bundles bunched  
CD Quebec Leeks 12s 14.00                                                      
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ Curly 60s 28.00-30.00 mostly   
29.00 Plain 60s 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 TX Curly 60s 42.00 One Label          
28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 Plain 60s 42.00 One Label 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00    
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI med 22.00-24.00 mostly  
24.00 cartons 12 1-lb film bags MI med 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 cartons 18 1-lb
film bags MI med 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00                                      
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PE AIR Snow Peas Decalyxed       
21.00-23.00 GU AIR Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 23.00-25.00 PE AIR Sugar Snap Peas
Decalyxed 26.00-28.00                                                          
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Green jbo
16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 holdovers 14.00 fineappear 21.00 exlge holdovers      
14.00-16.00 lge 16.00-18.00 med-lge fr qual 14.00-16.00 occas 17.00 holdovers  
10.00-12.00 Red med-lge fr qual 32.00-34.00 Turning Red exlge 12.00-14.00 GA   
Green jbo 16.00 MX Red exlge-lge 42.00 med-lge fr qual 36.00-38.00 1 1/9 bushel
cartons place pack FL Green exlge 16.00 15 lb cartons CA Red med-lge 26.00     
GREENHOUSE 15 lb cartons MX Red exlge-lge 27.00 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red jbo  
24.00-26.00 exlge 24.00-26.00 Yellow jbo 21.00-22.00 exlge 21.00-22.00 Orange  
jbo 21.00 exlge 21.00                                                          
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons DR Habanero orange med  
35.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Jalapeno lge offerings insufficient to quote.    
Poblano lge 46.00 TX Cubanelles red med 26.00 one label 1 1/9 bushel           
cartons/crates MX Serrano med 44.00 8 lb cartons MX Habanero orange sml-med    
30.00 10 lb cartons MX Anaheim lge 25.00 Fresno med 40.00-42.00 mostly 42.00   
Repacked Enroute Shishito orange med 40.00 GREENHOUSE cartons 12 1-lb film bags
MX Mixed Mini Sweet Types mxd orange and green 18.00                           
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CD Quebec red   
18.00 FL red 13.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags CD Quebec red 18.00 FL red 
13.50 40 lb film bags topped CD red 30.00                                      
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.   GREENHOUSE 6 kg       
containers NL AIR lge                                                          
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario lge 28.00-30.00  
mostly 28.00 Prince Edward Island lge 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 Quebec lge      
28.00-29.00 mostly 29.00 WASHED 50 lb sacks CD Ontario lge 26.00 WAXED 50 lb   
sacks CD Quebec 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 Size : super jumbo/ colossal          
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched AZ Flat 24s 28.00-31.00 mostly    
30.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ Flat 18.00-19.00 mostly 19.00 4 lb       
cartons AZ Flat Baby Type 10.00-12.50                                          
---SQUASH:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml-med 12.00 med   
10.00-11.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 med           
14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 12.00 med-lge  
10.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 14.00 med-lge 14.00 Grey sml-med Offerings   
insufficient to quote bushel cartons CD Quebec Butternut lge 20.00 FL Acorn    
med-lge 18.00-20.00 MI Acorn med-lge 20.00 Spaghetti med-lge Offerings         
insufficient to quote MX Butternut lge 20.00 Spaghetti med-lge 18.00-19.00 PA  
Buttercup lge 20.00 Spaghetti med-lge 20.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Zucchini   
lge fr appear 12.00-14.00 Yellow Straightneck lge fr appear 14.00 GA Butternut 
lge 20.00-24.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 Kabocha 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 MA         
Butternut lge 18.00 NY Butternut lge 16.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 Kabocha 16.00 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
White Types 58.00 Oriental Type 36.00 jbo 30.00 LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types     
32.00 White Types 49.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00   
Size : "Large" jbo 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 36.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types med-lge    
18.00 jbo 18.00 Japanese Types jbo 29.00-30.00 mostly 30.00                    
---TOMATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL 85% U.S. One or     
Better Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 23.00 pink-light red 5x6 sz 20.00 6x6
sz 20.00 6x7 sz 20.00 red 5x6 sz 17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 6x6 sz 17.00-18.00   
mostly 18.00 10 lb flats Local Repack Mature Greens light red-red 5x6s 12.50   
6x6s 12.50 6x7s 12.50 cartons 10 tubes 3s 14-oz Local Repack Mature Greens     
light red med 13.00 GREENHOUSE 10 lb cartons CD Ontario Vine Ripes yellow      
med-lge Offerings insufficient to quote 15 lb flats CD Ontario Vine Ripes light
red-red 20s 15.00 pink-light red 20s 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 22s 18.00-20.00  
mostly 19.00 24s 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 red 20s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 22s 
10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 24s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 5 kg/11 lb flats on the  
vine CD Ontario Vine Ripes light red xlge 12.00 red jbo 7.00 xlge 10.00 OH Vine
Ripes light red med-lge 13.00 10 lb flats CD Ontario Vine Ripe - Heirloom      
Varieties 34.00-35.00 GU Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties Offerings insufficient 
to quote                                                                       
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET MEXICO SLIGHTLY LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.  GREENHOUSE 
flats 12 1-pt cups with lids CD light red-red med-lge 22.00 MX light red-red   
med-lge 22.00                                                                  
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL
pink-light red exlge 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 flats 15 10.5-oz containers
with lids MX yellow exlge 34.00 GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt containers with lids  
CD Quebec light red exlge 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 MX pink-light red     
exlge 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 20 lb cartons loose MX light red lge 26.00
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Roma light     
red-red exlge 22.00 pink-light red exlge 24.00 red exlge 18.00-20.00 mostly    
20.00 MX Roma light red-red exlge 22.00 pink-light red exlge 24.00-25.00 red   
exlge 18.00-20.00                                                              
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags CD Quebec Purple Top med-lge      
14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 MI Purple Top med-lge 14.00                           
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  35 lb crates MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 10s
18.00 20 lb cartons CA Jerusalem Artichokes offerings insufficient to quote. FR
Jerusalem Artichokes offerings insufficient to quote. 1 layer containers CA    
Radicchio 9s 15.00 12s 19.00                                                   

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 4 1-gallon bottles MA 22.50-24.00   
mostly 24.00 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles MA 26.00-29.00 mostly 29.00 PINT     
BOTTLES- 15.00-18.00 mostly 18.00                                              
---CORN STALKS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   NEW CROP bundle MA 4s 20.00                 
---ORNAMENTAL CORN: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   NEW CROP cartons/crates MA Indian bchd  
20-3s 60.00 Strawberry bchd 20-3s 36.00 Mini size 36.00 Blue bchd 20-3s 36.00  
Popcorn bchd 20-3s 36.00                                                       
---STRAW BALES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   NEW CROP containers per bale MA standard    
8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 miniature 3.00-5.00 mostly 4.00                         

ORGANIC                                                                        

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---BROCCOLI: 20 lb cartons loose Local Repack Crown Cut Short Trim 42.00       
---CUCUMBERS: GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped MX Long Seedless med 12s 18.00   
---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 IS Red 80-100mm 40.00     
Yellow 80-100mm 40.00 Orange 80-100mm 40.00                                    
---SPINACH: 4 lb cartons AZ Flat Baby Type 14.50                               
---SQUASH: bushel cartons Local Repack Zucchini 24.00 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 LA U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 40.00 one label    
Local Repack Garnet 48.00