Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Columbia, SC
COLUMBIA Terminal Prices as of 27-OCT-2020                                     
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
Phone:  (803) 737-4497     Fax:  (803) 737-9867                                
                                                                               

CA_FV020                                                                       
WEATHER AT 7 am Few Clouds 55                                                  
YESTERDAY'S HIGH 75                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET STEADY.  11 lb cartons/crates bunched PE Green lge 35.00 
std 35.00                                                                      
---BEANS:  MARKET GA ROUND GREEN LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.  bushel crates GA Flat  
Green Type 36.00 Half Runners 40.00 SC Flat Green Type 25.00 bushel            
cartons/crates precooled GA Round Green Type Machine Picked 18.00-26.00 mostly 
18.00-24.00 few higher SC Round Green Type Handpicked 25.00 5 lb cartons bagged
GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 19.00                                            
---BEETS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons/crates bunched SC Red Type 12s 22.00 25 lb  
film bags MI Red Type lge 14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00 MX Red Type lge 15.00       
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA bchd 14s 23.00 few lower Baby Hybrid  
Type bchd 18s 35.00 20 lb cartons loose CA Crown Cut Short Trim 23.00-25.00 SC 
Crown Cut Short Trim 20.00 few higher cartons 4 3-lb film bags CA Florettes    
21.00-24.00                                                                    
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons CA med
35.00-36.00                                                                    
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons MI Round Green Type med 20.00-22.00 
NC Round Green Type med 20.00-21.00 Red Type med 20.00 SC Round Green Type lge 
20.00 50 lb sacks NY Round Green Type lge 15.00-17.00                          
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CD Quebec CDOne Topped    
med-lge 28.00 MI Topped med-lge 26.00-28.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags MI Topped  
med-lge 26.00-28.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags MI Topped med-lge 28.00 50 lb sacks
loose MX Topped jbo 17.00-21.00 mostly 17.00-20.00 25 lb sacks loose MX Topped 
jbo 13.00-14.50 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 26.00-29.00           
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons film wrapped CA White 12s flmwrp      
19.00-20.00 few higher                                                         
---CELERY:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons MI 3 dz 21.00 filmbags 30s 22.00-26.00     
filmbags 36s 23.00-24.00                                                       
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons GA Yellow 4 dz 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00
White 4 dz 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 Bi-Color 4 dz 30.00 occas higher SC White 4
dz 25.00 Bi-Color 4 dz 25.00 sacks MX White 4 dz 23.00                         
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons NC med fr qual 16.00 1 1/9 
bushel crates FL Pickles Kirby Type 200-300s 34.00-37.00 SC Pickles Kirby Type 
lge 20.00-25.00 150-200s 35.00 200-300s 35.00 WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons GA med
fr qual 12.50-13.00 MX med fr qual 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00 few higher         
GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 12s         
20.00-21.00                                                                    
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped FL med 26.00-28.00  
GA med 26.00-28.00 NC med-lge fr qual 16.00 occas higher                       
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CQ White 50-55mm/5.0-5.5cm 62.00     
netted 5s 62.00 few 90.00 MX White netted 5s 95.00                             
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Kale 24s 15.00 SC Kale 24s      
13.00-15.00 cartons loose SC Mustard 14.00 Turnip Tops 14.00 Field Cress 14.00 
various containers bunched/loose SC Collard 12s 20.00-23.00 Mustard Curly 12s  
22.00 Turnip Tops With Root 12s 22.00                                          
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA flm lined 24s 33.00-34.00 24s  
flmwrpd 34.00-35.00 few 42.00                                                  
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 55.00 Red Leaf 24s
34.00 3 lb cartons CA Mesculin Mix 12.00 10 lb cartons film lined CA Green Leaf
Crown Cut Leaves 32.00                                                         
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons CA 24s 50.00 10 lb cartons film   
lined CA Crown Cut Leaves 27.00-30.00                                          
---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 LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel crates FL med-lge 17.00 SC
sml-med 25.00 med-lge 18.00-21.00                                              
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched SC 24s 12.00-13.00 cartons    
bunched MX Leeks 12s 26.00 cartons 4 2-lb film bags loose iceless MX 22.00     
---PARSLEY: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Curly 60s 24.00
Plain 60s 24.00                                                                
---PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI lge
23.00                                                                          
---PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas
Decalyxed 26.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 29.00                                
---PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  mesh sacks approx 27 lbs  
SC Purple Hull 25.00 Pinkeye 25.00                                             
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons GA Green exlge    
25.00 irreg sz fr qual 24.00 MX Green exlge 29.00 irreg sz fr qual 24.00 Red   
irreg sz fr qual 30.00-33.00 Yellow irreg sz fr qual 28.00-30.00 Orange irreg  
sz fr qual 32.00 NC Green jbo 28.00-30.00 exlge 24.00-30.00 SC Green irreg sz  
fr qual 20.00 few lower GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red jbo 21.00 Yellow  
jbo 22.00 Orange jbo 23.00                                                     
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons GA Finger Hot med 15.00 
Habanero orange lge 26.00 NC Hungarian Wax lge 18.00 SC Finger Hot lge         
20.00-21.00 Local Repack Hungarian Wax lge 15.00 Jalapeno exlge 14.00-15.00    
Serrano lge 16.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons GA Jalapeno exlge 29.00 Poblano lge     
30.00 Serrano lge 35.00 MX Jalapeno exlge 22.00-25.00 Poblano exlge 24.00-25.50
few lower Serrano lge 28.00 occas lower SC Poblano lge 24.00 8 lb cartons MX   
Habanero orange sml-med 25.00 few higher                                       
---PUMPKINS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel crates PA Miniature Flat Type orange  
19.00 white 19.00 24 inch bins PA Cinderella med-lge 225.00 Fairytale lge      
225.00 med 225.00 Mixed Heirloom Varieties 225.00 36 inch bins 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 MI Red          
14.00-15.00 few 19.00 OH Red 15.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags MI Red     
14.00-15.00 few 19.00 40 lb film bags topped CD Quebec Red 31.00-32.00 MI Red  
32.00-35.00 mostly 32.00                                                       
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne wxd lge    
31.00-32.00                                                                    
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 12 10-oz film bags CA Flat 20.00-25.00    
cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags CA Flat 25.00                                     
---SQUASH:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons GA Zucchini sml 11.00 med 9.00  
Yellow Straightneck sml 12.00 med 10.00-11.00 SC Zucchini sml 14.00-15.00 med  
12.00 Yellow sml 15.00 Yellow Straightneck sml 15.00-16.00 Scallop White med   
18.00 3/4 bushel cartons MI Delicata med 23.00 SC Yellow Crookneck sml 25.00   
med 15.00 bushel cartons MI Acorn lge 23.00-26.00 Buttercup med 23.00-25.00    
Butternut xlge 23.00-25.00 Carnival med 23.00 Golden Acorn lge 25.00 Golden    
Hubbard med 25.00 Blue Hubbard med 25.00 Spaghetti med 23.00-25.00 Turban      
sml-med 23.00-25.00 35 lb min containers MX Grey med 38.00                     
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  NEW CROP 40 lb cartons NC U.S. No. 1 Orange
Types 22.00-24.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types med 12.00-17.00 mostly           
12.00-13.00 occas 20.00 jbo 15.50-18.00 SC U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 28.00-30.00 
few lower Red Types 25.00-30.00 White Types 30.00-32.00 No Grade Marks Orange  
Types jbo 18.00-20.00 Red Types jbo 20.00 Japanese Types med 35.00 few lower   
---TOMATOES:  MARKET AL & NC VINE RIPES SLIGHTLY LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.  25 lb  
cartons loose AL U.S. Comb Vine Ripes light red-red jbo 30.00 xlge 25.00-30.00 
5x6 sz 25.00-30.00 6x6 sz 22.00-26.00 CA U.S. Comb Mature Greens light red 5x6 
sz 32.00 6x6 sz 32.00 NC U.S. Comb Immature Greens 5x6 sz 30.00-38.00 Vine     
Ripes pink-light red jbo 30.00 few lower xlge 30.00 few lower 5x6 sz           
25.00-30.00 few higher yellow xlge 30.00 SC U.S. Comb Vine Ripes red xlge 25.00
5x6 sz 25.00 6x6 sz 22.00 25 lb cartons place pack Local Repack U.S. Comb      
Mature Greens light red 5x6 sz 34.00 6x6 sz 34.00 cartons 2 layer MX Vine Ripes
light red-red 4x4s 25.00 4x5s 25.00 Local Repack U.S. Comb Mature Greens light 
red 4x4s 31.00 4x5s 31.00 5x5s 31.00 5x6s 31.00                                
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets MX Red med 18.00   
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL
red 16.00 MX red 15.00-20.00 mostly 15.00-18.00 20 lb cartons loose FL red     
30.00                                                                          
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose AL Roma light red 
exlge 23.00-27.00 MX Roma light red-red exlge 24.00-27.00                      
---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 15.00 12s 15.00                     

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  cartons 4 1-gallon       
bottles NC 20.00 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles NC 22.00                         
---CORN STALKS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  bundle KY 10s 5.00 SC 10s
7.00-8.00 12s 10.00                                                            
---STRAW BALES: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  per bale SC standard 5.00-7.00