Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Chicago, IL
CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 24-FEB-2021                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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HX_FV010                                                                       
WEATHER @ 7:00 A.M.: Mostly Cloudy 40                                          
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 46                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons TX U.S. One Star Ruby 32s  
24.00-25.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. One Red 27s 27.00-30.00 mostly          
28.00-29.00 32s 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 36s 26.00-27.00 40s 23.00 64s   
20.00 Ruby Red 32s 30.00 White 32s 30.00 8 5-lb film bags TX Texas Choice      
Marked Rio Star 32 sz 24.00 cartons 12 3-lb mesh bags FL U.S. One Star Ruby    
25.00-26.00                                                                    
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 95s         
44.00-46.00 occas lower 115s 43.00-46.00 mostly 44.00-45.00 occas lower 140s   
32.00 Shprs Choice 95s 30.00-32.00 occas lower 115s 30.00-32.00 occas lower    
140s 25.00 occas higher 165s 24.00-25.00 200s 24.00-25.00 Marked Fancy 95s     
37.00 165s 32.00-35.00 mostly 33.00-34.00                                      
---LIMES:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 12.00-13.00 54s  
12.00-13.00 40 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 110s 44.00-47.00 mostly 45.00-46.00 
few low as 42.00 150s 46.00-48.00 175s 46.00-50.00 mostly 47.00-48.00 200s     
48.00-50.00 230s 46.00-50.00 mostly 47.00-48.00 250s 40.00 few high as 46.00   
containers 17 2-lb bags MX Seeded Types 28.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00         
---MISC CITRUS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons AU Blood Orange   
Moro 72s 44.00-46.00 CA Meyer Lemon sml 20.00-21.00 7/10 bushel cartons CA     
Shprs 1st Grade Pummelo 14s 30.00-32.00 4/5 bushel cartons DR Sour Orange irreg
sz 36.00 Sweet Lime jbo 36.00-37.00 lge 33.00-34.00 fineappear 44.00-46.00 10  
lb cartons CA Meyer Lemon 115s 27.50                                           
---ORANGES:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel 32s  
25.00 36s 25.00 48s 27.00-29.50 mostly 28.00-29.00 occas lower 56s 26.00-29.50 
mostly 27.00-28.00 occas lower 72s 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 occas lower  
88s 24.50-26.00 113s 23.00-27.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 138s 24.00-27.00 mostly    
25.00-26.00 Cara Cara 56s 38.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Hamlin 80s    
19.50-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 100s 20.00-21.00 125s 20.00 1/2 cartons CA Shprs
1st Grade Navel Cara Cara 72s 19.00 cartons 10 4-lb film bags FL U.S. No. 1    
Hamlin 80 size 25.50-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00                                  
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Sunburst 64s
36.50 80s 36.00-36.50 100s 34.00 cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags PE W. Murcott       
Afourer 28 size 20.00 10 kg cartons PE W. Murcott Afourer 50s 24.00 60s 28.00  
70s 24.00                                                                      

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids MX med-lge       
32.00-32.50 fineappear 38.00-38.50 PE med-lge 32.00-32.50 fineappear           
32.00-32.50 flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX med-lge 28.50-32.50 mostly         
29.00-30.00                                                                    
---CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 24 12-oz film bags WI offerings     
insufficient to quote                                                          
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX       
Blackberries med 28.00-28.50 fineappear 34.00-34.50                            
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Red med
36.00-38.00 few low as 32.00                                                   
---STRAWBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 8 1-lb containers with lids FL       
med-lge 24.00-24.50 fineappear 32.00-32.50 MX med-lge 24.00-24.50 fineappear   
32.00-35.00 mostly 33.00-34.00                                                 

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons GU 9s 24.00-26.00 HD 12s           
22.00-25.00 mostly 23.00 oversized 1/2 cartons GU 9s (6 size) 26.00-28.50 HD 9s
(6 size) 26.00-28.50                                                           
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET STEADY.  2/3 cartons HD 5s 10.00-12.00 6s 8.00-12.00     
mostly 9.00-10.00 MX 6s 8.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 oversized 2/3 cartons HD  
5s (4 size) 11.00-12.00                                                        
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons per carton GU Red Flesh Seedless Type 
4s 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 occas lower 5s 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00
occas lower Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 6s 20.00                              

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack MI U.S. ExFcy Honeycrisp 64s     
45.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 60s 38.00 64s fineappear 33.00-34.00 72s 28.00  
fineappear 34.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 occas lower 80s fineappear           
38.00-39.00 88s fineappear 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 100s 29.00 fineappear
32.00-35.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 Golden Delicious 60s fineappear 43.00-44.00     
occas lower 64s fineappear 42.00-43.00 72s fineappear 43.00 occas lower 80s    
37.00 88s fineappear 40.00-43.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 96s fineappear 40.00 100s  
34.00-35.00 fineappear 44.00 Fuji 64s fineappear 38.00 few high as 45.00 72s   
fineappear 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 occas higher 80s fineappear 37.00 88s
fineappear 40.00 100s fineappear 36.00 Granny Smith 64s 32.00-34.00 fineappear 
45.00-46.00 72s 28.00 fineappear 42.00-46.00 mostly 43.00-44.00 80s fineappear 
35.00-38.00 mostly 36.00-37.00 88s 30.00-32.00 fineappear 38.00-40.00 occas    
higher 100s 29.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 fineappear 35.00-38.00 mostly       
36.00-37.00 few high as 44.00 Gala 64s fineappear 38.00-40.00 occas higher 72s 
fineappear 38.00-40.00 occas higher 80s fineappear 38.00-40.00 88s fineappear  
35.00-38.00 mostly 36.00-37.00 few high as 44.00 100s 27.00-30.00 mostly       
28.00-29.00 fineappear 36.00 Braeburn 72s 35.00-36.00 100s 34.00-35.00 Mcintosh
100s 23.00 Jonagold 88s 36.00 100s 34.00-36.00 Honeycrisp 72s fineappear 75.00 
80s 44.00 fineappear 68.00-69.00 100s 52.00 fineappear 75.00 Pink Lady/Cripps  
Pink 72s 30.00-31.00 fineappear 38.00-40.00 100s 30.00-31.00 fineappear        
36.00-38.00 WAFcy Fuji 48s 24.00 64s 26.00 cartons cell pack WA WAExFcy Golden 
Delicious 96s 44.00 cartons 12 3-lb film bags MI U.S. ExFcy Mcintosh 2 1/2" min
16.00-18.00 NY U.S. ExFcy Mcintosh 2 1/2" min 18.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 2 
1/2" min 28.00 Golden Delicious 2 1/2" min 26.00-27.00 Fuji 2 1/2" min 22.00   
Granny Smith 2 1/2" min 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 Gala 2 1/2" min 30.00   
Honeycrisp 2 1/2" min 30.00 Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 2 1/2" min 24.00 bushel      
cartons loose MI U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious 3" min 20.00 Gala 3" min 20.00    
Jonagold 3" min 20.00                                                          
---APRICOTS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Castlebrite  
68s 28.00-29.00 24 lb cartons loose CL Castlebrite 84 sz 60.00                 
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 2 layer DR Various Greenskin Varieties   
16s 28.00 18s 28.00-30.00 20s 26.00 26s 24.00-26.00 28s 26.00 MX Hass 32s      
34.25-37.25 mostly 36.00-37.00 fr qual 29.25-31.25 36s 34.50-37.25 mostly      
35.00-36.00 fr qual 29.25-31.25 fineappear 44.00 40s 34.00-38.00 mostly        
35.00-36.00 few high as 38.25 fr qual 30.25-32.25 fineappear 44.00 48s         
35.00-38.50 mostly 35.00-36.00 few low as 34.00 fr qual 30.25-32.25 fineappear 
44.00 60s 30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-32.00 fr qual 30.25 fineappear 34.00 70s    
24.00-26.25 fr qual 23.25-24.25 fineappear 30.00 84s 24.25-25.25 fr qual       
22.25-23.25                                                                    
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CB 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00   
occas lower CR 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas lower GU 20.00-24.00 mostly
21.00-22.00 occas lower HD 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas lower MX       
20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 35 lb cartons CR Burro 18.00-18.50 occas higher 
20 lb cartons CB Manzano 20.00 15 lb cartons CR Baby 14.00-16.00 EC Baby       
14.00-16.00                                                                    
---CHERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   5 kg cartons bagged CL Bing jbo 60.00-62.00    
occas higher lge fr cond 35.00 Lapin jbo 50.00-52.00                           
---FRUITS OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 1 layer CA Apple Pears Hosui 16s   
17.00-17.50 FL Carambola - Star Fruit 20s 18.00-20.00 25s 22.50-25.00 mostly   
23.00-24.00 30s 20.00-22.50 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas higher 15 lb cartons loose
CA Dates Medjool 58.50 cartons 1 layer tray pack FL Passion Fruit Purple 25s   
44.00 28s 45.00 30 lb cartons CA Dates Bahri 14s 65.00-70.00 mostly 66.00-67.00
cartons 2 layer CA Apple Pears Shinko 32s 33.00 cartons 2 layer tray pack CA   
Quince Pineapple 32s 40.00 40 lb crates MX Cactus Pears green 24.00-25.00 red  
25.00-26.00 flats 12 1-pt cups with lids CA Figs Black Mission 46.50-48.00     
cartons 24 9-oz packages CA Figs Black Mission 62.00 Calimyrna 62.00 1/2 flats 
tray pack CA Figs Black Mission 9.00 18 kg cartons tray pack wrapped CQ Apple  
Pears Yali 72s 40.00 13 lb cartons MX Guava 13.00-14.00 16 lb cartons MX Guava 
18.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 20 lb cartons FL Guava 58.00 occas lower (Thai  
type) MX Guava 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00                                  
---GRAPES:  MARKET STEADY.  18 lb containers bagged PE Thompson Seedless exlge 
40.00 lge 35.00 White Seedless Type exlge 39.00-40.00 occas higher/lower lge   
32.00-34.00 Red Seedless lge 28.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 Black Seedless lge 
32.00 Red Globe lge-exlge 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00                       
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb cartons loose CA Hayward 36 sz 36.00 9 kg 
(19.8 lb) containers loose GR Hayward 30 sz 24.00-26.00 33 sz 23.00-23.50 IT   
Hayward 33 sz 30.00-32.00 occas lower 36 sz 26.50-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00     
---MANGOES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer MX Haden 8s 9.00 Tommy Atkins 5s    
9.00 6s 9.00 7s 9.00 Ataulfo 14s 11.00-12.00 16s 10.00-11.00 18s 9.00-10.00 PE 
Kent 7s 6.50-9.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 8s 6.00-9.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 9s 6.00-9.00  
mostly 7.00-8.00 40 lb cartons EC Green Cooking Type 130.00                    
---NECTARINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Various Yellow  
Flesh Varieties 32s 20.00-21.00 40s 20.00-21.00 44s 20.00-21.00 48s 20.00 52s  
20.00 56s 20.00 9 kg containers loose CL Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 48 sz  
28.00 56 sz 28.00 occas lower 60 sz 26.00                                      
---PAPAYA:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons GU Green Cooking Type 18.00-20.00    
35-40 lb cartons MX Maradol Type 6s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 occas higher
8s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 occas higher 9s 22.00-26.00 mostly           
23.00-24.00 occas higher 10s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 occas higher. 12s  
22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 occas higher. 14s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00
occas higher.                                                                  
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Various Yellow     
Flesh Varieties 32s 30.00 36s 30.00 40s 29.00-30.00 44s 28.00-30.00 60s        
26.00-28.00 9 kg containers loose CL Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 50 sz 32.00
---PEARS:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR U.S. Fcy Bartlett 80s 
39.00-40.00 mostly 39.50 90s 38.00-39.00 mostly 38.50 D'Anjou 80s 40.00 Bosc   
80s 41.00-42.00 mostly 41.50 ORFcy Bosc 90s 41.00-42.00 mostly 41.50 2/5 bushel
cartons wrapped OR U.S. One Red Bartlett 40s 21.00 Comice 45s 24.00-25.00      
Seckel 45s 28.00 ORExFcy Forelle 60s 36.00-37.00 18 kg containers wrapped CL   
Bosc 80s 38.00-42.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 few 44.00 90s 40.00-42.00              
---PERSIMMONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons loose CA Hachiya 50 sz         
offerings insufficient to quote                                                
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 5s 9.50-11.00 6s
10.00-12.50 7s 11.00 MX golden ripe 6s 12.00-12.50 7s 12.00-12.50              
---PLANTAINS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   50 lb cartons CB green 24.00-28.00 mostly     
25.00-26.00 yellow 30.00-32.00 EC green 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 yellow  
30.00-32.00 HI green 32.00 MX green 30.00-32.00                                
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Marked Red Plum 40s  
27.00-28.00 50s 26.00-27.00                                                    
---POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer CA Wonderful 22s           
34.00-35.00 fineappear 44.00-45.00 24s 33.00-35.00 26s 33.00-35.00 28s         
32.00-33.00 30s 30.00 fineappear 40.00-42.00 32s 30.00 36s 24.00-25.00         
fineappear 30.00                                                               

ORGANIC                                                                        

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---GRAPEFRUIT: 7/10 bushel cartons MX Rio Red 32s 34.00 occas lower 36s 24.00  
---LEMONS: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 115s 48.00 MX 115s           
24.00-24.50 140s 20.00-20.50 cartons 18 2-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice 34.00   
---LIMES: 10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 20.00-20.50 cartons 15 1-lb bags  
---ORANGES: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel 48s 32.00 MX Navel 56s
20.00-20.50 72s 22.00-22.50 cartons 10 4-lb mesh bags CA Shprs Choice Valencia 
88 size 36.00                                                                  

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CL med-lge 28.00 MX med-lge       
fineappear 36.00-36.50                                                         
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Blackberries med fineappear   
32.00-32.50                                                                    
---RASPBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Red med fineappear 48.00-48.50 
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids MX med-lge fineappear       
44.00-44.50                                                                    

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES: cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 88s 38.00 100s           
18.00-18.50 Golden Delicious 100s 46.00 Granny Smith 100s 46.00 occas lower    
cartons 12 3-lb film bags AG Granny Smith 2 1/2" min 36.00 occas lower CL Gala 
2 1/2" min 36.50 Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 2 1/2" min 36.50 WA WAExFcy Red         
Delicious 2 1/2" min 34.00 Golden Delicious 2 1/2" min 36.00 18 kg cartons tray
pack AG Granny Smith 70s 38.50 Braeburn 82s 35.50 CL Gala 70s 38.50 Pink       
Lady/Cripps Pink 70s 36.50                                                     
---AVOCADOS: cartons 2 layer MX Hass 32s 39.25-40.25 36s 39.25-40.25 40s       
40.25-41.25 48s 35.25-39.25 mostly 36.00-38.00 60s 33.25-35.25 70s 33.25-35.25 
84s 26.25-28.25                                                                
---BANANAS: 40 lb cartons CB 24.00-26.00 EC 24.00-26.00 MX 24.00-26.00         
---KIWIFRUIT: 20 lb cartons loose CA Hayward 33 sz 16.00-16.50 9 kg (19.8 lb)  
containers loose IT Hayward 33 sz 29.00-29.50                                  
---PEARS: 4/5 bushel cartons WA U.S. One Bartlett 70s 37.50 80s 37.50 D'Anjou  
70s 32.50 80s 32.50 Bosc 70s 36.50 80s 36.50 4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR U.S.
One D'Anjou 80s 40.00 100s 40.00 Bosc 100s 42.00                               
---PINEAPPLES: cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s 20.00-20.50 8s 20.50 MX golden
ripe 6s 26.50 7s 26.50 8s 26.50