Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Chicago, IL
CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 22-APR-2021                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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HX_FV020                                                                       
WEATHER AT 7:00 A.M.:  FEW CLOUDS  33                                          
YESTERDAY'S HIGH:  51                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 24.00 few
38.00 30s 24.00                                                                
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET 28 LB GREEN STANDARD LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.  pyramid      
cartons 28 lb bunched MX Green lge 34.00 std 34.00 few 38.50 11 lb             
cartons/crates bunched MX Green jbo 21.50-22.00 lge 19.00-22.00 mostly         
20.00-21.00 std 21.50-22.00 PE Green jbo 25.00 lge 27.00 std 25.00 few 19.00   
White std 38.00                                                                
---BEANS:  MARKET ROUND GREEN TYPE HIGHER; FLAT GREEN TYPE LOWER; OTHERS       
STEADY.  bushel cartons/crates CA Fava 42.00 FL Round Green Type Handpicked    
32.00 Flat Green Type 26.50 Cranberry Type 28.00 MX Fava 32.00 cartons10 1-lb  
film bags GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 23.00-24.00 (clipped)                  
---BEETS:  MARKET ORGANICS LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.  cartons bunched FL Red Type  
24s 16.00 TX Red Type 24s 30.00 25 lb film bags CA Chiogga (Striped) med 32.50 
Gold Type med 28.50 few 16.00 IL Red Type med 10.00-12.00 MI Red Type med      
9.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 Gold Type lge 18.50-22.00 mostly 19.50-21.00 50  
lb film bags IL Red Type lge 14.00-15.00 TX Red Type lge 17.00 high 22.00      
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET SHORT TRIM AND ORGANIC BUNCHED 14S LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.  
cartons CA bchd 14s 10.00 MX Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 27.00 20 lb cartons     
loose CA Crown Cut 10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 few 15.00 MX Crown Cut       
13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 Short Trim 13.00                                
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET STEADY. Wide range in quality and condition. 25 lb
cartons CA med 22.00 MX lge 28.00 med 18.00                                    
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 3/4 bushel crates and 50 lb cartons FL Red Type 
med 18.00 TX Round Green Type med 12.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 few 18.00 lge 
11.00 few best 17.00 Red Type med 25.00-27.00 Danish Type med 20.00-21.00 bins 
TX Round Green Type lge 190.00 40 lb cartons FL Savoy Type 19.50 TX Savoy Type 
28.50                                                                          
---CARROTS:  MARKET STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 22.00-26.00    
mostly 23.00-25.00 few 28.50 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 26.00 sacks 24 2-lb film 
bags CA med-lge 22.00 few 27.00 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 25.00-26.00 
50 lb sacks loose CA jbo 25.00 fineappear 29.50 CD Ontario CDOne jbo 21.00 MX  
jbo 17.00-19.00 cartons bunched CA 24s 24.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby 
Peeled 26.00                                                                   
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET CALIFORNIA 12S HIGHER; MEXICO 12S LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.
cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-29.00 Green 12s     
28.50-32.00 mostly 29.00-31.00 16s 32.00 Orange 12s 28.50-32.00 mostly 31.00   
16s 32.00 Purple 12s 28.50-32.00 mostly 29.50-31.00 16s 32.00 Romanesco 12s    
32.00 16s 32.00 MX White 12s 15.00                                             
---CELERY:  MARKET ORGANICS LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons CA 2 dz 12.00 
few 18.00 2 1/2 dz 12.00 few 18.00 - 20.50 filmbags 30s 19.00-20.50 few 13.00  
MX 2 dz 18.00-19.50 2 1/2 dz 18.00-19.00 filmbags 24s 20.00-22.50 mostly       
21.00-22.00 filmbags 30s 20.00-21.50 cartons film bags CA Hearts filmbags 18s  
18.00 MX Hearts filmbags 36s 20.00                                             
---CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   wirebound crates FL Yellow 4 dz 17.50-18.00  
Bi-Color 4 dz 17.00-18.00                                                      
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET LONG SEEDLESS MEXICO SMALL 12S HIGHER; ORGANIC LOWER;    
OTHES ABOUT STEADY. wide range in quality & condition. 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX 
sml 32.00 lge 36.00-40.00 mostly 37.00-39.00 cartons MX 24s 17.00 BUSHEL &     
40-45 LB PLASTIC CONTAINERS MX Pickles Kirby Type 150-200s 25.50 200-300s      
27.50-28.00 GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless med 
12s 10.00-14.00 mostly 11.00-13.00 sml 12s 12.00-14.00 lge 12s 14.00 MX Long   
Seedless med 12s 14.00 sml 12s 10.00-14.00 mostly 11.00-13.00 lge 12s 14.00 20 
lb cartons CD Ontario Persian med 14.00-16.50 mostly 15.00-16.00 lge           
23.00-27.00 mostly 24.00-26.00                                                 
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET THAI LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons    
wrapped FL 18s 16.00 MX 18s 20.00 24s 23.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med 20.00 
MX Chinese med 20.00 sml-med 24.00 40 lb cartons HD Thai med 35.00-38.00 30 lb 
cartons FL Indian sml 15.00 MX Indian sml 14.00-15.00 occas high as 24.00      
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons GA 24s 17.00-18.00 cartons CA 
24s 20.00 GREENHOUSE 10 lb cartons CA AIR Witloof 28.50 3 kg cartons NL AIR    
Witloof Red Type 36.00 few 48.00                                               
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates GA 24s 17.00-18.00 cartons CA
24s 20.00 FL 24s 24.50                                                         
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons AG White #6 70.00 #7 73.00 CA White  
col 78.00 jbo 76.00 #6 70.00 netted 5s 67.00-68.00 CQ White col 38.00 netted 5s
43.00-45.00 occas high as 52.00, low as 40.00 SP White #10 66.00 TU White col  
55.00 netted 5s 42.00-42.50 10 lb cartons CA Elephant lge 52.00 cartons 20 1-lb
plastic jars CQ Peeled 66.00 low 57.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CA Peeled   
72.00-74.00 CQ Peeled 53.00 SP Peeled 58.00 cartons 6 5-lb film bags CQ Peeled 
80.00                                                                          
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons/crates bunched CA Kale green 24s 14.00     
Swiss Chard red 24s 20.00 GA Collard green 24s 15.00 Kale green 24s 14.00      
Lacinato (Tuscan) 24s 16.50 few 26.50 Mustard green 24s 14.00 Swiss Chard Mixed
Colors 24s 20.00 TX Collard green 24s 13.00 Mustard green 24s 13.00 Swiss Chard
green 24s 20.00 red 24s 31.00 Mixed Colors 24s 31.00 Turnip Tops green 24s     
13.00-14.50 Dandelion green 24s 20.00 few 27.50                                
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET STEADY. wide range in qualilty & condition. cartons
CA flm lined 24s 12.00 24s flmwrpd 18.00-18.50 occas low as 13.00 30s flmwrpd  
21.00 (JUMBO)                                                                  
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET STEADY. wide range in quality &  condition. cartons  
AZ Green Leaf 24s 14.00 CA Boston 24s 14.00 Green Leaf 24s 18.00-19.00 Red Leaf
24s 14.00 few 19.00 CD Ontario Boston 24s 18.00                                
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons AZ 24s 16.00-16.50 CA 24s 23.50 FL
24s 10.00 cartons 12 3-count packages CA Hearts 18.50-20.50 few 14.00          
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White lge 20.00 med 17.00      
Sliced sml 11.00-13.50 mostly 12.00-13.00 occas higher Cremini 20.00 5 lb      
cartons PA Shiitake 22.00-23.00 occas lower Oyster 22.50-23.50 Portobella lge  
9.00-10.50 few 11.00 med 8.00-9.00 WI Shiitake Sliced 21.00 3 lb cartons PA    
Shiitake Sliced 15.00-16.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White        
16.00-17.00 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped PA White 18.00-19.00 cartons 6   
6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella Caps 15.00 Sliced 15.00 cartons 6 3.5-oz 
trays film wrapped PA Oyster 14.00-14.50 cartons 6 4-oz trays film wrapped PA  
Shiitake 16.00-16.50 Cremini 13.00-14.00 cartons 10 6-oz trays film wrapped PA 
Portobella Sliced 12.00-13.00                                                  
---OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 bushel cartons HD med-lge 14.00-16.00 16.00    
(Indian Type)                                                                  
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched MX 48s med 10.00-14.00 mostly
11.00-13.00 CA Leeks 12s lge 20.00 MX Leeks 12s lge 23.00-26.00 mostly         
24.00-25.00 12s med 22.50 cartons 2 film bags iceless MX 24 bunches per bag    
16.00-16.50 low 11.00 cartons 4 film bags iceless MX 12 bunches per bag        
11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00                                                 
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates bunched CA Curly 60s  
18.50 MX Plain 60s 22.00-24.00 TX Curly 60s 18.00 few best 35.00 Plain 60s     
18.00 few best 35.00                                                           
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose MI med 16.00-19.00 mostly  
17.00-18.00                                                                    
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU Snow Peas Decalyxed           
22.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 32.00 occas low as    
23.00                                                                          
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET RED 15 LB CARTONS EXTRA LARGE, LARGE, & ORGANIC 
RED, YELLOW, & ORANGE HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel cartons FL    
Green jbo 22.00-24.00 exlge 22.00-24.00 MX Green jbo 17.00-18.00 few 25.00     
exlge 17.00 few 25.00 lge 24.00 med 13.00 irreg sz fr qual 16.00-18.00 25 lb   
cartons MX Green exlge 24.00-25.00 lge 21.50 irreg sz fr qual 15.00 Red exlge  
14.00-16.00 irreg sz fr qual 14.00-16.00 GREENHOUSE 15 lb cartons MX Red jbo   
12.00 exlge 12.00 lge 12.00 25 lb cartons MX Yellow exlge 20.00 irreg sz fr    
qual 16.00 Orange lge 18.00 irreg sz fr qual 12.00 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red   
jbo 7.50-11.00 mostly 8.50-10.00 exlge 11.00-13.00 lge 10.00-11.00 med 11.00   
Yellow jbo 13.00-14.00 exlge 14.00 lge 12.00-14.00 Orange jbo 14.00-16.00 exlge
14.00-16.00 lge 14.00-14.50                                                    
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET STEADY. Wide range in quality and condition. 1/2    
bushel cartons FL Finger Hot med-lge 23.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Cubanelles  
med-lge 23.00-24.00 Long Hot med 22.00 MX Anaheim lge 20.00 few 26.00          
Cubanelles med-lge 28.00 Hungarian Wax med-lge 24.00 Jalapeno green 28.00-30.00
(Jumbo) Poblano med 18.00 Serrano lge 38.00-40.00 NC Anaheim lge 26.00         
Cubanelles med-lge 18.00 occas high as 32.00 Poblano med 13.00-14.00 Serrano   
exlge 34.00 crates MX Chilaca med 34.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-37.00 (22 LB)       
Jalapeno green exlge 28.00-30.00 (35 LB) red exlge 35.00 (35 LB) lge           
30.00-32.00 (35 LB) Serrano exlge 39.00-42.00 mostly 40.00-41.00 (35 LB) 8 lb  
cartons DR Habanero green med 20.00 orange med 25.00-26.00 red med 20.00-24.00 
mostly 21.00-23.00 MX Habanero orange med 30.00 red med 22.00 10 lb cartons MX 
Fresno Red med 42.00 Manzano orange lge 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-27.00 few     
22.00 Shishito lge 42.00 NC Fresno Red med 34.00 Shishito lge 28.00 20 lb      
cartons MX Hungarian Wax med-lge 28.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-31.00 25 lb          
containers DR Thai Chili Hots Red 58.00-60.00 few low as 55.00 30 lb cartons DR
Thai Chili Hots Green 68.00-72.00 few 62.00                                    
---RADISHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons topped 14 1-lb film bags AZ Red 13.00 FL 
Red 11.00-12.00 OH Red 13.00 40 lb film bags topped FL Red 18.50-20.00 occas   
high as 24.50 crates bunched FL Red double size bunch 24s 17.00 MX Red double  
size bunch 24s 18.00                                                           
---RHUBARB: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.   6 kg containers NL offerings    
insufficient to quote OPEN FIELD 20 lb cartons OR No Grade Marks offerings     
insufficient to quote 10 lb cartons WA WAExFcy offerings insufficient to quote 
---RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Ontario CDOne wxd lge  
32.00-35.50 mostly 33.00-34.50 few 50.00                                       
---SPINACH:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons bunched CA Flat bchd 24s 12.00 cartons 12 
10-oz film bags CA Savoy 14.00-17.50 mostly 15.00-17.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film
bags CA Flat 14.00-15.50 4 lb cartons CA Flat lse 10.00-10.50                  
---SQUASH:  MARKET STEADY.  4/7 bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml-med 12.00 MX    
Zucchini sml-med 11.00-12.00 med 11.00-12.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med       
11.50-14.00 mostly 12.50-13.00 few 16.00 med 14.00-16.00 Grey sml 11.00-14.00  
mostly 12.00-13.00 sml-med 11.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 med 10.00-14.00      
mostly 11.00-13.00 40 lb cartons MX Zucchini lge 13.00 Grey sml-med 16.00-18.00
Acorn sml 13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 occas high as 20.00 Butternut med     
16.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-19.00 Kabocha med 16.00 Spaghetti med 16.00-18.00 few 
12.50                                                                          
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  40 lb cartons AR U.S. No. 1 Orange   
Types 26.00-27.00 Marked Combination Orange Types 17.00-19.00 mostly           
18.00-18.50 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00-18.50 CA  
U.S. No. 1 Red Types 40.00-43.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 Japanese Types 45.00-48.00 
mostly 46.00-47.00 MS U.S. No. 1 Orange Types 24.00 Marked Combination Orange  
Types 19.00-20.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types jbo 18.00-20.00 mostly           
18.00-18.50 30 lb cartons HI Hawaii No. 1 Okinawan Type 60.00                  
---TOMATOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Vine Ripes light    
red-red 5x6 sz 8.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-11.00 MX Vine Ripes light red-red 5x6 sz 
12.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 cartons 2 layer MX Vine Ripes light red-red 4x4s
12.00 4x5s 12.00 5x5s 12.00 15 lb flats CD Ontario Vine Ripes light red-red 16s
10.00-12.00 few 6.00 20s 10.00-12.00 few 6.00 28s 8.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-11.00 
few 6.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CD Ontario Vine Ripes light   
red-red lge 5.00 med 6.00 NY Vine Ripes light red-red lge 5.00 10 lb flats CD  
Ontario Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties med-lge 10.00-14.00 mostly 11.00-13.00  
MX Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties med-lge 18.00-19.00                          
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET ORGANIC LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.  GREENHOUSE flats 12
1-pt baskets with lids FL light red-red med 10.00-14.00 mostly 11.00-13.00 few 
8.00 MX breakers-turning med 18.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-21.00 few 16.00 light    
red-red med 15.00                                                              
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 12 1-pt containers with lids 
MX light red-red med 12.00-14.00 few 9.00 flats 12 10.5-oz containers with lids
MX light red-red med 12.00                                                     
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET ORGANIC LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.  25 lb cartons   
loose MX Roma light red-red exlge 13.00-15.00 (JUMBO) 13.00-15.00              
---TURNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb film bags GA Purple Top med 13.00-16.00   
mostly 14.00-15.00 few 18.00                                                   
---VEGETABLES OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 12 3-1/4 oz cups Repacked      
Enroute Alfalfa Sprouts 25.50 40 lb cartons MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales)           
15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 few high as 22.00 15 lb reusable plastic        
containers (RPC) MX Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 30.00-32.00 20 lb cartons CA   
Jerusalem Artichokes 10s 35.00 few 25.00 25 lb film bags CA Jerusalem          
Artichokes 10s 44.00 1 layer containers CA Radicchio 9s 15.00-16.00            
Castelfranco 12s 21.00-22.50 Treviso 12s 22.00                                 

ORGANIC                                                                        

VEGETABLES                                                                     
---BEETS: cartons bunched CA Red Type 24s 26.50 25 lb film bags CA Red Type med
26.50 Gold Type med 26.50                                                      
---BROCCOLI: cartons CA bchd 14s 18.50 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 28.50         
---CABBAGE: 45 lb cartons CA Red Type sml 30.50 FL Round Green Type sml 30.50  
Savoy Type med 28.50                                                           
---CARROTS: sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA med-lge 32.50 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA
med-lge 32.50 sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 32.50 25 lb sacks loose CA jbo
16.50 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 30.50                           
---CAULIFLOWER: cartons film wrapped CA White 12s 26.00                        
---CELERY: cartons CA filmbags 30s 18.00 cartons film bags CA Hearts 18s 16.00 
---CUCUMBERS: cartons MX 36s 24.00                                             
---EGGPLANT: 1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped FL 24s 24.00                         
---GARLIC: 30 lb cartons AG White jbo 88.50 MX White jbo 88.50                 
---GREENS: cartons/crates bunched CA Kale green 24s 28.50 red 24s 26.50 Swiss  
Chard green 24s 26.50 red 24s 26.50 Mixed Colors 24s 26.50 Dandelion green 24s 
32.50 red 24s 30.50                                                            
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG: cartons AZ 24s 32.50 AZ/CA 12s 22.50                       
---LETTUCE-OTHER: cartons CA Green Leaf 24s 26.50 Red Leaf 24s 26.50           
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE: cartons CA 24s 28.50                                       
---MUSHROOMS: 5 lb cartons PA Cremini 15.00 Portobella lge 21.00 3 lb cartons  
PA Shiitake 20.00 cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Portobella med 16.00    
---ONIONS GREEN: cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s lge 40.50                        
---PARSLEY: 1 1/9 bushel cartons/crates bunched CA Curly 30s 30.50 Plain 30s   
32.50                                                                          
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE: 25 lb cartons FL Green lge 26.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb  
cartons MX Red lge 20.00 Yellow lge 20.00 Orange lge 21.00                     
---RADISHES: cartons bunched CA Red 24s 26.50                                  
---SPINACH: cartons bunched CA Flat bchd 24s 38.50                             
---SQUASH: 1/2 bushel cartons MX Zucchini med 16.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX      
Yellow Straightneck sml 14.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Butternut sml 24.00      
Spaghetti sml 20.00 40 lb cartons MX Acorn sml 26.00                           
---TOMATOES: 15 lb flats CD Ontario Vine Ripes light red-red 20s 16.00 22s     
16.00 GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CD Ontario Vine Ripes light      
red-red med fr cond 8.00                                                       
---TOMATOES, CHERRY: GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt baskets with lids MX             
breakers-turning med 13.50 light red-red med 12.00                             
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE: flats 12 1-pt containers with lids MX light red-red   
med 12.00                                                                      
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: 25 lb cartons loose MX Roma light red-red 20.00 Jumbo