Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Chicago, IL
CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 21-JAN-2021                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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HX_FV010                                                                       
WEATHER @ 7:00 A.M.: Few Clouds 32                                             
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 35                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons TX Texas Fancy Star Ruby   
27s 28.00 Marked Rio Star 56s 22.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. One Red 27s     
27.00-27.50 32s 27.00-27.50 36s 27.00-27.50 40s 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 
Star Ruby 27s 30.00 32s 30.00 56s 24.00 Ruby Red 32s 30.00 White 32s 30.00     
Flame 56s 24.00                                                                
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons AZ Shprs Choice 95s 24.00-24.50
115s 24.00-24.50 140s 24.00-24.50 165s 22.00-22.50 CA Shprs 1st Grade 95s      
44.00-46.00 occas lower 115s 43.00-44.00 occas lower 165s 24.00-24.50 Shprs    
Choice 95s 27.00-28.00 115s 27.00-28.00 Marked Fancy 95s 32.00 115s 32.00      
---LIMES:  MARKET 175S HIGHER, 200-230S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb     
cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 12.00-13.00 54s 12.00-13.00 40 lb cartons MX      
Seedless Type 110s 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-27.00 occas higher/lower 150s      
26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 occas lower 175s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 
occas lower 200s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 occas lower 230s 26.00-30.00   
mostly 27.00-28.00 occas lower 250s 26.00 occas lower containers 17 2-lb bags  
MX Seeded Types 26.00-28.00                                                    
---MISC CITRUS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 cartons AU Blood Orange Moro 72s        
44.00-46.00 CA Meyer Lemon sml 20.00-21.00 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 48s  
26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 56s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 occas higher 
72s 27.00-28.00 88s 24.00-25.00 113s 24.00-27.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 138s       
23.00-27.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 Cara Cara 72s 32.00 Shprs Choice Valencia 72s   
21.00-21.50 88s 21.00-21.50 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Hamlin 64s 24.00  
80s 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 100s 19.00-22.00 mostly 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 ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids CL med-lge 
28.00-28.50 MX med-lge fineappear 38.00-38.50 flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CL  
med-lge 20.50-24.50 mostly 21.00-22.00 MX med-lge 20.50-24.50 mostly           
21.00-22.00                                                                    
---CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 24 12-oz film bags WI 28.50-32.50   
mostly 29.00-30.00 cartons 12 2-lb film bags WI 24.00                          
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX       
Blackberries med 16.00-16.50 fineappear 28.00-28.50                            
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Red med
32.00-32.50 fineappear 36.50-38.50                                             
---STRAWBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 8 1-lb containers with lids MX       
med-lge 24.00-24.50 fineappear 32.00-32.50 occas higher                        

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET 12S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 cartons GU 9s      
26.00-27.00 12s 24.00-26.00 oversized 1/2 cartons GU 9s (6 size) 26.00-28.00 HD
9s (6 size) 26.00-28.00                                                        
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET GU 2/3 CARTONS OVERSIZED AND 6S HIGHER, HD 2/3 CARTONS   
OVERSIZED AND 6S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  2/3 cartons GU 6s 14.00 8s 12.00 
HD 6s 14.00-16.00 oversized 2/3 cartons GU 5s (4 size) 14.00-16.00 HD 5s (4    
size) 14.00                                                                    
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET MEXICO 4S HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons per    
carton GU Red Flesh Seedless Type 4s 34.00-36.00 5s 34.00-36.00 MX Red Flesh   
Seedless Type 4s 36.00-39.50 mostly 37.00-38.00 OCCAS LOWER 5s 34.00-38.00     
mostly 35.00-36.00 occas lower flat cartons per carton MX Red Flesh Seedless   
Miniature 6s 20.00 8s 18.00 24 inch bins MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 60s 300.00 

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons tray pack MI U.S. ExFcy Honeycrisp   
64s 45.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s fineappear 31.00-34.00 mostly           
32.00-33.00 72s 28.00 fineappear 34.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 occas higher   
80s 30.00 fineappear 38.00-39.00 88s fineappear 33.00-36.00 mostly 34.00-35.00 
100s fineappear 34.00-35.00 occas lower Golden Delicious 64s fineappear 42.00  
72s fineappear 38.00-42.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 few high as 43.00 80s fineappear 
36.00-37.00 88s fineappear 36.00 96s fineappear 40.00 100s 32.00-34.00 Fuji 64s
fineappear 38.00 few high as 45.00 72s 31.00-32.00 fineappear 34.00-36.00 few  
high as 45.00 88s fineappear 40.00 Granny Smith 64s 32.00-34.00 fineappear     
42.00-46.00 mostly 42.00-44.00 72s 28.00 fineappear 40.00-44.00 mostly         
41.00-42.00 few high as 46.00 80s 32.00-35.00 88s 30.00-32.00 fineappear       
38.00-42.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 few high as 44.00 100s 29.00-30.00 fineappear   
33.00-35.00 few high as 44.00 Gala 64s fineappear 42.00-46.00 mostly           
43.00-44.00 72s fineappear 38.00-40.00 80s fineappear 44.00 88s fineappear     
35.00 few high as 44.00 100s 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 fineappear         
35.00-36.00 Braeburn 72s 35.00-36.00 100s 34.00-36.00 Mcintosh 100s 23.00      
Jonagold 88s 34.00-36.00 100s 34.00-36.00 Honeycrisp 64s 36.00 80s 35.00-36.00 
fineappear 48.00 occas higher 100s fineappear 52.00 113s fineappear 44.00 Pink 
Lady/Cripps Pink 72s 40.00 occas lower 100s 35.00-36.00 occas lower 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 29.00 24 lb cartons loose CL Castlebrite 84 sz 60.00                       
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET MEXICO HASS 60S AND 84S HIGHER, MEXICO HASS 32S, 40-48S   
AND 70S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer DR Various Greenskin      
Varieties 18s 18.00 20s 22.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 26s 26.00 FL U.S. Comb  
Various Greenskin Varieties 16s 20.00 18s 20.00 MX Hass 32s 26.00-28.50 occas  
higher fr qual 23.25-24.25 36s 26.00-28.50 occas higher fr qual 23.25-24.25    
fineappear 42.00 40s 26.00-28.50 occas higher fr qual 23.25-24.25 fineappear   
36.00 48s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 occas higher fr qual 26.25-27.25      
fineappear 34.50-36.00 60s 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 fr qual 21.25-22.25  
70s 19.00-23.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 fr qual 18.25-19.25 84s 18.50-20.25 fr qual 
15.25-16.25                                                                    
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CB 18.00-20.00 occas higher CR      
18.00-20.00 occas higher GU 18.00-20.00 occas higher HD 18.00-20.00 occas      
higher MX 18.00-20.00 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 
GU Baby 14.00-16.00                                                            
---CHERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   5 kg cartons bagged CL Bing jbo 60.00-62.00    
occas higher 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 PERU WHITE SEEDLESS LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  18 lb      
containers bagged PE Thompson Seedless lge 30.00-32.00 White Seedless Type lge 
26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 occas higher Crimson Seedless lge 24.00-27.00   
mostly 25.00-26.00 Red Seedless lge 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 few high as 
32.5 Red Globe lge-exlge 26.00-28.00 19 lb containers bagged CA White Seedless 
Type lge-exlge 18.00 occas lower Red Seedless lge-exlge 14.00-18.00 mostly     
15.00-16.00 occas lower                                                        
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb cartons loose CA Hayward 36 sz 36.00 9 kg 
(19.8 lb) containers loose GR Hayward 30 sz 29.00 IT Hayward 33 sz 30.00-32.00 
occas lower 36 sz 26.50-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 NZ Hayward 30 sz 34.00-35.00  
33 sz 34.00-35.00 36 sz 34.00 39 sz 30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-32.00             
---MANGOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 1 layer BR Kent 5s 10.00 6s 10.00 8s  
10.00-12.00 MX Ataulfo 14s 12.00 16s 12.00 PE Kent 7s 9.00-13.00 mostly        
10.00-11.00 8s 9.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 9s 9.00-13.00 mostly 10.00-11.00  
50 lb cartons PR Green Cooking Type 160.00                                     
---PAPAYA:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons GU Green Cooking Type 18.00-22.00    
mostly 19.00-20.00 few high as 24.00 35-40 lb cartons MX Maradol Type 6s       
20.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 8s 20.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 9s 20.00-23.00
mostly 21.00-22.00 10s 20.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 12s 20.00-23.00 mostly   
21.00-22.00 occas higher 14s 20.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-22.00                    
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Various Yellow     
Flesh Varieties 40s 34.00-36.00 few low as 25.00 44s 34.00-36.00 48s 36.00 50s 
36.00 56s 30.00 9 kg containers loose CL Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 60 sz  
32.00 64 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 40 lb     
cartons wrapped CA U.S. One Bartlett 80s 41.00-44.00 mostly 42.00-43.00 few    
39.00 90s 35.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-37.00 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.   cartons 1 layer CA Hachiya 17s 21.00 18s     
21.00 25 lb cartons loose CA Fuyu 48 sz 35.00-36.00 few low as 27.00 50 sz     
35.00-36.00 Hachiya 48 sz 32.00 50 sz 32.00                                    
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s        
12.00-14.00 7s 12.00-14.00 8s 10.00 MX golden ripe 7s 15.00-16.00              
---PLANTAINS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   50 lb cartons CB green 23.00-26.00 mostly     
24.00-25.00 yellow 28.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 EC green 23.00-26.00 mostly  
24.00-25.00 yellow 28.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 HI green 28.00 MX green 30.00
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   28 lb cartons loose CL Marked Red Plum 45 sz 26.00
55 sz 26.00 cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Marked Black Plum 50s 37.00 Marked Red
Plum 50s 37.00                                                                 
---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                                                                  
---LEMONS: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 115s 48.00 cartons 18 2-lb   
film bags CA Shprs Choice 38.00                                                
---LIMES: 10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 19.50 cartons 15 1-lb bags 30.50  
---ORANGES: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Valencia 72s 50.00 Shprs    
Choice Valencia 56s 50.00 cartons 10 4-lb mesh bags CA Shprs Choice Valencia 88
size 36.00                                                                     

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES: cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 88s offerings            
insufficient to quote 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 offerings insufficient to quote      
Golden Delicious 2 1/2" min offerings insufficient to quote 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 32.25-33.25 36s 32.25-33.25 40s       
32.25-33.25 48s 35.25-39.25 mostly 36.00-38.00 60s 33.25-35.25 70s 31.25-32.25 
84s 19.25-21.25                                                                
---BANANAS: 40 lb cartons CB 24.00-26.00 EC 24.00-26.00 MX 24.00-26.00         
---GRAPES: 19 lb containers bagged CA White Seedless Type lge-exlge 32.00-36.00
mostly 33.00-34.00 occas lower Red Seedless lge-exlge 33.00-34.00 Black        
Seedless lge-exlge 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00                              
---KIWIFRUIT: cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Hayward 48.50 occas lower           
---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 20.50 8s 20.50 MX golden ripe 
6s 26.50 7s 26.50 8s 26.50