Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Boston, MA
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 01-DEC-2020                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
Phone:  (617) 387-4498     Fax:  (617) 389-1387                                
                                                                               

                                                                               
                                                                               
Weather at 7:00AM    Overcast 62         Yesterday's High      63              
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---CLEMENTINES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flat cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CA 24 sz 
fineappear 40.00-42.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 CL 24 sz 32.00-33.00 mostly 33.00 MR 
24 sz 31.00-33.00 fineappear 42.00-44.00                                       
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. One Red 27s   
30.00 32s 28.00 36s 26.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 40s 24.00-25.00 48s         
23.00-27.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 occas low as 21.00                              
---LEMONS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 75s   
39.00-42.00 95s 46.00-48.00 occas low as 44.00 115s 45.00-48.00 140s           
45.00-48.00 165s 45.00-48.00 200s 40.00-41.00 Shprs Choice 75s 32.00-34.00 95s 
29.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 115s 29.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 140s        
28.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 165s 30.00-34.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 occas low as
25.00 200s 30.00-34.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 MX 75s fineappear offerings          
insufficient to quote 95s offerings insufficient to quote fineappear offerings 
insufficient to quote 115s offerings insufficient to quote fineappear offerings
insufficient to quote 140s offerings insufficient to quote fineappear offerings
insufficient to quote 165s offerings insufficient to quote fineappear offerings
insufficient to quote 200s offerings insufficient to quote fineappear offerings
insufficient to quote                                                          
---LIMES:  MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER.  10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s          
8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 occas low as 7.00 42s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 occas low  
as 7.00 48s 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 54s 7.00-9.00 mostly 7.00 occas low as  
6.00 40 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 110s 23.00-26.00 150s 24.00-28.00 mostly   
24.00-25.00 occas low as 23.00 175s 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 occas low as
23.00 200s 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 230s 24.00-26.00 mostly 25.00 occas  
low as 23.00                                                                   
---MISC CITRUS:  MARKET CALIFORNIA PUMMELO 12S AND 14S SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS 
STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons CA Meyer Lemon 140s 40.00 7/10 bushel cartons CA   
Pummelo 12s 34.00-36.00 14s 34.00-36.00 4/5 bushel cartons DR Sour Orange irreg
sz 24.00 10 kg containers AU Blood Orange Moro 60s 54.00                       
---ORANGES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel
40s 34.00-36.00 48s 35.00-38.00 mostly 36.00-37.00 occas low as 34.00 56s      
35.00-38.00 mostly 36.00-37.00 occas low as 34.00 72s 34.00-36.00 mostly       
34.00-35.00 occas low as 32.00 88s 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 occas high as
36.00 fr appear 24.00-28.00 113s 24.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 fineappear     
36.00 138s 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 occas low as 20.00 Valencia 113s     
offerings insufficient to quote FL Shprs 1st Grade Valencia 110s 18.00-20.00   
125s 18.00-20.00 15 kg cartons CL Navel 40s 34.00-35.00 occas higher 48s       
35.00-36.00 occas higher 56s 35.00-36.00 occas higher 72s 31.00 occas higher   
88s 31.00 occas higher 105s 31.00 SF Valencia Seedless Midknight 40s holdovers 
20.00 48s holdovers 20.00 56s offerings insufficient to quote 72s offerings    
insufficient to quote                                                          
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CL W. Murcott      
Afourer 24s 30.00-34.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 15 kg containers CL W. Murcott      
Afourer 24s 35.00-38.00                                                        

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids MX med-lge       
20.00-22.00 fineappear 28.00 PE med-lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 occas   
high as 20.00 fineappear 20.00 flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX med-lge         
12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 fineappear 18.00 PE med-lge 12.00-14.00 mostly  
13.00-14.00                                                                    
---CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 24 12-oz film bags MA 30.00 25 
lb cartons MA 35.00                                                            
---MISC BERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Blackberries 
lge 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 fineappear 21.00-22.00                      
---RASPBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA lge           
14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 occas low as 12.00 fineappear 24.00 MX lge      
14.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 occas low as 12.00 fineappear 21.00-22.00       
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA med-lge 
20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas low as 16.00 fr cond 9.00-12.00 ord cond  
5.00-8.00 poor cond 3.00-4.00 fineappear 26.00 FL med-lge 16.00-18.00 few MX   
med-lge 16.00-18.00 few fineappear 26.00 flats 4 2-lb containers with lids CA  
med-lge offerings insufficient to quote                                        

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons GU 9s 16.00-17.00 12s 17.00 occas  
lower 15s 10.00-12.00 few MX 9s 18.00 oversized 1/2 cartons GU 9s 18.00 MX 9s  
(6 size) 18.00-21.00 mostly 20.00                                              
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET STEADY.  2/3 cartons GU 5s 15.00 few 6s 15.00 few 8s     
15.00 few MX 5s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 6s 10.00-13.00 mostly           
11.00-12.00 8s offerings insufficient to quote oversized 2/3 cartons MX 5s     
10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-12.00                                                 
---MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   1/2 crates BR Juan Canary 6s           
12.00-15.00                                                                    
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET STEADY.  flat cartons MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 4s    
46.00 5s 46.00 Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 6s 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 occas  
low as 15.00 18.00-20.00 24 inch bins per melon MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 36s 
8.00-10.00 mostly 8.50-9.50 45s 6.00-7.00 60s 5.00                             

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack NH U.S. ExFcy Cortland 80s 30.00 
NY U.S. ExFcy Empire 88s 32.00 Paula Red 80s 32.00-33.00 100s 32.00-33.00 U.S. 
One Paula Red 125s 20.00-21.00 138s 20.00-21.00 140s 20.00-21.00 PA U.S. ExFcy 
Golden Delicious 88s 32.00 125s 24.00 Gala 80s 34.00 88s 34.00 Honeycrisp 80s  
56.00-58.00 88s 56.00-58.00 Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 100s 38.00 WA WAExFcy Red    
Delicious 64s 28.00 72s 28.00-30.00 80s 36.00 88s 28.00-30.00 100s 28.00-30.00 
113s 28.00-30.00 125s 28.00 135s 28.00 Golden Delicious 80s 35.00-36.00 88s    
32.00-36.00 mostly 34.00-36.00 100s 32.00 Fuji 48s 36.00 72s 30.00 80s         
42.00-44.00 mostly 42.00 88s 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-35.00 100s 32.00 8/3-lb  
bag 28.00-30.00 Granny Smith 72s 45.00 80s 45.00 88s 44.00 100s 38.00 125s     
32.00 Gala 72s fineappear 42.00 80s 42.00-44.00 88s 42.00-44.00 Braeburn 88s   
32.00 100s 32.00 Honeycrisp 80s 88.00-90.00 88s 95.00 18/2-lb bag 2 1/2" 60.00 
Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 72s 52.00 88s 52.00 18 kg cartons tray pack CL Pink      
Lady/Cripps Pink 72s 44.00 80s 45.00 one label low as 36.00 88s 42.00-45.00 NZ 
Braeburn 64s 36.00 72s 36.00 80s 28.00 NEW CROP cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy   
Gala 72s 42.00 80s 38.00 88s 36.00 100s 34.00 125s 30.00 138s 30.00            
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET MEXICO 40S LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer MX
Hass 32s 30.00-31.00 fr qual 25.00-26.00 36s 29.00-30.00 fr qual 25.00 40s     
26.00-28.00 occas high as 29.00 48s 27.00-29.00 mostly 28.00 occas low as 26.00
fr qual 23.00-24.00 60s 22.00-24.00 fr qual 21.00 flats 1 layer FL Various     
Greenskin Varieties 9s 13.00                                                   
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons EC Baby sml 15.00 40 lb cartons     
containerized CB lge 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00-17.50 CR lge 16.00-18.00 mostly  
16.50-17.50 EC lge 18.00-19.00 HD lge 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.50-17.50 MX lge    
15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 40 lb cartons institutional pack EC petite 16.00-18.50
mostly 17.50-18.50 HD petite 16.00-18.50 mostly 17.50                          
---FRUITS OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  11 lb cartons loose CA ExFcy Dates Medjool   
lge 48.00-52.00 mostly 50.00 cartons 1 layer FL Carambola - Star Fruit 25s     
20.00 11 lb cartons loose IS Dates Medjool lge 48.00 cartons 2 layer tray pack 
CA Quince 36s 42.00 cartons 24 12-oz cups with lids CA ExFcy Dates Medjool lge 
50.00 20 lb cartons FL Guava giant 68.00 Green giant supplies insufficient to  
quote                                                                          
---GRAPES:  MARKET STEADY.  18 lb containers bagged PE U.S. One White Seedless 
Type exlge 30.00-32.00 Red Globe exlge 28.00 19 lb containers bagged CA U.S.   
One White Seedless Type lge-exlge 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 fr cond 18.00 
Red Seedless lge-exlge 26.00-29.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 occas low as 24.00 Black 
Seedless med-lge 24.00 Red Globe exlge offerings insufficient to quote Autumn  
King lge-exlge 30.00-32.00 Autumn Royal med-lge 30.00-33.00 Scarlet Royal      
lge-exlge 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00                                             
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer GR Hayward 33s 13.00 IT Hayward   
36s 11.00 9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose GR Hayward 27 sz 28.00 36 sz 27.00 IT
Hayward 27 sz 26.00                                                            
---MANGOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 1 layer BR Tommy Atkins 5s 10.00 6s   
8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 occas low as 7.00 7s 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 8s 7.00-8.00  
mostly 8.00 9s 6.50-8.00 mostly 8.00 10s 7.00-8.50 occas low as 6.00 poor cond 
2.00 12s 4.00 Ataulfo 20s 6.00-7.00 EC Haden 8s 8.00 10s 7.00 50 lb cartons EC 
Green Cooking Type 125.00                                                      
---PAPAYA:  MARKET STEADY.  3.5 kg containers BR Solo Type 9s 20.00-22.00 30-35
lb cartons GU Tainung 12s 30.00 35-40 lb cartons GU Maradol Type 12s 32.00     
Green Cooking Type lge 26.00 occas low as 22.00 MX Maradol Type 12s 28.00      
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   eurotray CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 
36s 26.00-28.00                                                                
---PEARS:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped CA U.S. One Bosc Golden  
70s 56.00 80s 56.00 90s 56.00 OR U.S. One D'Anjou 70s 42.00 80s 42.00 Bosc 80s 
42.00 90s 42.00-43.00 WA U.S. One Bartlett 70s 35.00 fineappear 42.00-46.00    
mostly 44.00-46.00 80s fineappear 42.00-46.00 mostly 44.00-46.00 90s fineappear
44.00-45.00 100s 38.00 120s 32.00 135s 32.00 Red Bartlett 35s 28.00 D'Anjou 54s
18.00 80s 44.00-45.00 100s 43.00 occas low as 36.00 Bosc 80s 49.00 Forelle 80s 
36.00                                                                          
---PERSIMMONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 1 layer SP Fuyu 35.00                
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 5s 10.00 6s     
9.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 occas low as 8.00 7s 9.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 occas low 
as 8.00 8s 9.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 occas low as 8.00 HD golden ripe 7s         
10.00-12.00 few                                                                
---PLANTAINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CB Green lge 24.00 Yellow lge     
24.00 EC Green lge 24.00 Yellow lge 24.00                                      
---POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer CA Early Wonderful 22s
38.00                                                                          

ORGANIC                                                                        

BERRIES                                                                        
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Blackberries lge fineappear   
33.00                                                                          
---RASPBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX lge fineappear 33.00           
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA med-lge 36.00 ord cond   
8.00                                                                           

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---GRAPES: 19 lb containers bagged CA U.S. One White Seedless Type med-lge     
34.00 Red Seedless med-lge 34.00