Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Columbia, SC
COLUMBIA Terminal Prices as of 22-SEP-2020                                     
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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CA_FV020                                                                       
WEATHER AT 7 am Fair 53                                                        
YESTERDAY'S HIGH 74                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET STEADY.  11 lb cartons/crates bunched PE Green lge 27.00 
std 27.00                                                                      
---BEANS:  MARKET STEADY.  bushel cartons/crates precooled CD Ontario Round    
Green Type Machine Picked 24.00 MI Round Green Type Machine Picked 23.00 NC    
Round Green Type Handpicked 21.00-24.00 5 lb cartons bagged GU Haricot Vert    
(French Type) 17.00 SC Lima Green 25.00 Speckled 25.00 TN Lima Green 25.00     
Speckled 25.00                                                                 
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags MI Red Type lge 14.00-16.00 mostly  
14.00-15.00 MX Red Type lge 13.00                                              
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 39.00 CD    
Quebec bchd 14s 29.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut Short Trim holdovers    
19.00 CD Quebec Crown Cut Short Trim 30.00 few lower cartons 4 3-lb film bags  
CA Florettes 22.50                                                             
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons CA med
32.00-40.00                                                                    
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CD Quebec Round Green Type med      
20.00-20.50 few 22.00 GA Round Green Type med 21.00 MI Round Green Type med    
22.00 NC Red Type med 18.50-19.00 NY Round Green Type med 20.00-20.50 50 lb    
sacks NY Round Green Type lge 16.00-16.50                                      
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CD Quebec CDOne Topped    
med-lge 28.00 MI Topped med-lge 26.00-28.50 sacks 24 2-lb film bags MI Topped  
med-lge 27.00-28.50 sacks 10 5-lb film bags MI Topped med-lge 28.50 50 lb sacks
loose MX Topped jbo 18.00-21.00 mostly 18.00-18.50 25 lb sacks loose MX Topped 
jbo 13.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 26.00-29.00                 
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons film wrapped CA White 12s flmwrp      
21.00-22.00                                                                    
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons MI 3 dz 19.50-23.00 filmbags 30s 26.00     
filmbags 36s 21.50-23.50                                                       
---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET SC WHITE HIGHER; OTHERS STEADY.    
cartons MI Yellow 4 dz 31.00-32.00 White 4 dz 30.00-32.00 NY White 4 dz 29.00  
Bi-Color 4 dz 29.00 SC White 4 dz 35.00 sacks MX White 4 dz 23.00              
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates GA Pickles Kirby Type       
150-200s 33.00 MI Pickles Kirby Type 150-200s 32.00 200-300s 35.00 PA Pickles  
Kirby Type 200-300s 35.00 SC Pickles Kirby Type lge 20.00 150-200s 30.00 few   
higher WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons MI med fr qual 18.00-22.00 MX med fr qual    
22.00-25.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless sml 
12s 17.00 few 20.00                                                            
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons SC med 18.00 few higher 1   
1/9 bushel cartons wrapped GA med 23.00 NC med 22.00-25.00                     
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ White 50-55mm/5.0-5.5cm 60.00     
netted 5s 60.00 few higher MX White netted 5s 95.00                            
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Kale 24s 18.50 OH Kale 24s 14.00
SC Kale 24s 13.00 cartons loose SC Mustard 14.00 Turnip Tops 14.00 various     
containers bunched/loose SC Collard 12s 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00               
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA flm lined 24s 39.00-42.00 24s  
flmwrpd 40.00-43.00 few lower                                                  
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Boston 24s 28.00 Green Leaf 24s  
28.00 Red Leaf 24s 28.50 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 10.00 10 lb cartons film 
lined CA Green Leaf Crown Cut Leaves 20.00-22.00                               
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 43.00 MI 24s 40.00 few     
lower cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 45.00 10 lb cartons film lined CA  
Crown Cut Leaves 23.00                                                         
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White med 16.50-18.00 sml 21.00
Sliced med 18.50-20.00 mostly 18.50 5 lb cartons PA White med 10.50 Cremini med
11.50 Portobella lge 13.00 3 lb cartons PA White sml 9.50 Shiitake med 16.50   
Oyster med 14.50 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White med 14.50-15.00   
few 16.00 Cremini med 15.50-16.00 few 17.00                                    
---OKRA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons/crates SC    
sml-med 21.00-25.00 mostly 21.00-24.00 few higher                              
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched SC 24s 12.00-13.00 cartons    
bunched MX Leeks 12s 25.00 cartons 4 2-lb film bags loose iceless MX 20.00     
---PARSLEY: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 28.00
Plain 60s 29.00                                                                
---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI lge
25.00                                                                          
---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas
Decalyxed 24.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 28.00                                
---PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  mesh sacks approx 27 lbs  
GA Pinkeye 26.00 White Acre 26.00 SC Purple Hull 25.00-26.00 Pinkeye 25.00     
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET GREEN NC IRREGULAR SIZE SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS 
STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons GA Green jbo 26.00 irreg sz fr qual 22.00 MX Red 
irreg sz fr qual 30.00-32.00 Yellow irreg sz fr qual 30.00 Orange irreg sz fr  
qual 32.00 NC Green jbo fr qual 30.00 exlge 33.00-35.00 irreg sz fr qual       
30.00-32.00 Local Repack Red irreg sz fr qual 25.00 Yellow irreg sz fr qual    
25.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons CD Ontario CdOne Red exlge 21.00 Yellow    
exlge 23.00 Orange exlge 22.00                                                 
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET NC JALAPENO SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS STEADY.  1/2    
bushel cartons GA Hungarian Wax lge 19.00 Jalapeno exlge 16.00 NC Hungarian Wax
lge 15.00-18.00 SC Finger Hot lge 20.00-21.00 Habanero orange exlge 32.00 few  
lower red exlge 32.00 few lower Local Repack Jalapeno exlge 12.50-14.00 Serrano
lge 16.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons GA Jalapeno exlge 28.00 Poblano exlge 29.00     
Serrano lge 33.00 MX Jalapeno exlge 22.00 occas lower Poblano exlge 24.00-29.00
Serrano lge 28.00 occas lower NC Jalapeno exlge 22.00-25.00 SC Poblano lge     
24.00 8 lb cartons MX Habanero orange lge 26.00-34.00                          
---PUMPKINS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel crates OH Miniature Flat Type white   
22.00 PA Miniature Flat Type orange 19.00 white 19.00 24 inch bins IN Pie Type 
lge 180.00 med 180.00 Mixed Heirloom Varieties 180.00 KY Pie Type med 200.00 OH
Mixed Heirloom Varieties 225.00-250.00 PA Cinderella med-lge 225.00 Fairytale  
lge 225.00 med 225.00 Mixed Heirloom Varieties 225.00 VA Cinderella med-lge    
200.00 Fairytale med-lge 200.00 Pie Type med 200.00 white med 200.00 Blue Type 
med 200.00 Mixed Heirloom Varieties 200.00 36 inch bins IN Howden Type med-lge 
160.00 med 160.00 KY Howden Type xlge 165.00 lge 165.00 med 165.00 OH Howden   
Type jbo 180.00 xlge 180.00 lge 180.00 med-lge 180.00 PA Howden Type jbo 175.00
xlge 175.00 lge 175.00 VA Howden Type xlge 160.00-165.00 lge 160.00-165.00     
med-lge 160.00-165.00                                                          
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 30 6-oz film bags CD Quebec Red   
14.00 MI Red 14.00-14.50 few 19.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags MI Red     
14.00-14.50 few 19.00 40 lb film bags topped CD Quebec Red 27.00 MI Red        
29.00-35.00 mostly 29.00-31.00                                                 
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne wxd lge    
29.00-32.00                                                                    
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA Flat 17.50-20.00 few
lower cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 17.50                               
---SQUASH:  MARKET NC ZUCCHINI HIGHER; NC STRAIGHTNECK SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS 
STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons MI Zucchini sml 18.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med  
22.00 NC Zucchini sml 22.00 med 20.00 Yellow Straightneck sml 22.00 med 20.00  
SC Zucchini sml 18.00-20.00 med 14.00-15.00 3/4 bushel cartons MI Delicata med 
23.00 NC Yellow Crookneck sml 25.00 SC Yellow Crookneck sml 25.00 med 15.00    
bushel cartons MI Acorn lge 21.00-30.00 mostly 21.00-23.00 Buttercup med 23.00 
Butternut xlge 21.00-25.00 mostly 21.00-23.00 Carnival med 23.00 Spaghetti med 
21.00-28.00 mostly 21.00-26.00 Turban sml-med 23.00 35 lb min containers MX    
Grey med 38.00                                                                 
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons MS U.S. No. 2 Orange Types   
22.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 17.00 NC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types         
21.00-22.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types med 12.00-17.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 jbo 
14.00-15.00 NEW CROP 40 lb cartons SC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 30.00 White Types
30.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 20.00                                    
---TOMATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose CA U.S. Comb Mature Greens   
light red 5x6 sz 24.00 6x6 sz 24.00 GA U.S. Comb Vine Ripes pink-light red xlge
22.00 NC U.S. Comb Immature Greens 5x6 sz 22.00-25.00 Vine Ripes pink-light red
jbo 22.00-25.00 xlge 20.00-22.00 5x6 sz 20.00 few 27.00 6x6 sz 17.00-18.00     
mostly 18.00 few 27.00 yellow xlge 25.00-30.00 25 lb cartons place pack Local  
Repack U.S. Comb Mature Greens light red 5x6 sz 26.00 6x6 sz 26.00 cartons 2   
layer Local Repack U.S. Comb Mature Greens light red 4x4s 23.00 4x5s 23.00 5x5s
23.00 5x6s 23.00 10 lb flats NC Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties Cherokee Purple 
xlge 15.00-18.00 20 lb cartons loose NC Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties         
Brandywine xlge 35.00 Cherokee Purple xlge 35.00                               
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Red med 16.00 VA
Red med 18.00                                                                  
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids GA
red 15.50 MX red 16.00-20.00 mostly 16.00 NC red 15.00 20 lb cartons loose GA  
red 22.00 NC red 26.00-28.00 occas lower                                       
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose GA Roma light red 
exlge 16.00 MX Roma light red-red exlge 20.00-21.50 NC Roma light red exlge    
20.00-21.50 few lower                                                          
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags MI Purple Top med 14.00-17.00     
---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  cartons 12 4-oz     
packages SC Alfalfa Sprouts 12.00 35 lb crates MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 20.00 1
layer containers CA Radicchio Round Red 9s 16.50 12s 16.50                     

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---CORN STALKS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  bundle SC 12s 10.00