Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Boston, MA
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 16-FEB-2021                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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Weather at 7:00AM    Rain 37             Yesterday's High  30                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flat cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CA 24 sz
fineappear 40.00-42.00 mostly 41.00 MR 24 sz 33.00 fr cond 28.00               
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons TX Texas Fancy Marked Rio  
Star 27s 31.00 32s 29.00 36s 27.00 40s 25.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. One Red
23s 24.00-27.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 27s 24.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 32s 25.00-27.00
mostly 26.00 36s 23.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 40s 21.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00   
48s 20.00-21.00 mostly 20.00                                                   
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 75s 48.00   
95s 46.00-48.00 mostly 47.00 115s 46.00 140s 48.00 165s 46.00 Shprs Choice 75s 
32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00 95s 30.00-34.00 mostly 32.00-34.00 115s 30.00-34.00   
mostly 32.00-34.00 140s 31.00-35.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 occas low as 30.00 165s 
30.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 200s 32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00                         
---LIMES:  MARKET MEXICO 48S, 175S, AND 200S HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  10  
lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 10.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 42s 10.00-12.00 mostly
12.00 48s 12.00 54s 8.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 40 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 110s
24.00-26.00 mostly 26.00 few 150s 31.00-36.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 175s          
36.00-39.00 mostly 38.00-39.00 200s 32.00-35.00 mostly 34.00-35.00 230s        
29.00-30.00 mostly 30.00                                                       
---MISC CITRUS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Meyer   
Lemon 140 sz 36.00 1/2 cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Blood Orange Moro 88 sz      
18.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 4/5 bushel cartons DR Sour Orange irreg sz 25.00-26.00
cartons 18 1-lb film bags CA Shprs 1st Grade Meyer Lemon 140 sz 30.00-31.00    
mostly 31.00                                                                   
---ORANGES:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel 36s  
32.00 48s 30.00-34.00 mostly 34.00 occas low as 28.00 56s 30.00-34.00 mostly   
32.00 occas low as 28.00 72s 28.00-32.00 mostly 28.00-30.00 occas high as 34.00
88s 26.00-29.00 mostly 28.00 113s 24.00-28.00 mostly 26.00 138s 25.00 Cara Cara
56s 34.00 72s 34.00 FL U.S. No. 1 Valencia 80s 24.00-25.00 100s 23.00-24.00    
mostly 24.00 fr appear 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 "Juice" Pineapple 100s fr      
appear 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 "Juice" 1/2 cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel   
Cara Cara 28s 19.00-23.00 mostly 21.00 36s 19.00-23.00 mostly 21.00            
---TANGELOS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   4/5 bushel crates FL U.S. No. 1 Minneola  
48s ord cond 7.00-16.00 mostly 7.00 Honey bells poor cond 2.00-6.00 mostly 2.00
Honey bells 56s 30.00-33.00 mostly 33.00 ord cond 7.00-16.00 mostly 7.00 Honey 
bells poor cond 2.00-6.00 mostly 2.00 Honey bells 64s 33.00-35.00 mostly 35.00 
ord cond 7.00-16.00 mostly 7.00 Honey bells poor cond 2.00-6.00 mostly 2.00    
Honey bells 100s 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00                                      
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Honey 64s   
37.00-40.00 mostly 38.00 80s 37.00-40.00 mostly 38.00-39.00 fineappear 55.00   
100s 37.00-38.00 mostly 37.00 20 lb cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Honey Mandarins 
jbo 52.00 "Sumo Mandarins" exlge 48.00 "Sumo Mandarins" lge 45.00 "Sumo        
Mandarins" 14-16 kg containers MR Nadorcott 80s 28.00                          

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET CHILE 1-PT LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt  
cups with lids CL lge 30.00-35.00 mostly 34.00-35.00 ord cond 12.00 MX lge     
26.00-27.00 mostly 27.00 fineappear 36.00-37.00 mostly 37.00 PE lge 32.00 flats
12 6-oz cups with lids CL lge 24.00-26.00 mostly 25.00 MX med-lge 24.00-26.00  
mostly 25.00 fineappear 34.00-38.00 mostly 36.00-37.00 occas low as 33.00      
---MISC BERRIES:  MARKET MEXICO 6-OZ FINE APPEARANCE SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS   
ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Blackberries lge 26.00-28.00    
mostly 26.00 fineappear 36.00-39.00 mostly 37.00-38.00                         
---RASPBERRIES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX lge     
fineappear 39.00-40.00 mostly 39.00                                            
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET FLORIDA 1-LB FINE APPEARANCE SLIGHTLY LOWER; OTHERS   
ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 8.8-oz containers with lids MX lge 18.00 flats 8 1-lb  
containers with lids CA lge-exlge ord cond 16.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 FL   
lge-exlge 21.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 fineappear 36.00 MX lge-exlge poor    
cond 7.00-8.00 fineappear 36.00                                                

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 cartons GU 9s 24.00-28.00 mostly     
26.00-28.00 12s 22.00-24.00 mostly 24.00 15s offerings insufficient to quote HD
9s 24.00-27.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 12s 24.00 oversized 1/2 cartons GU 9s (6     
size) 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 HD 9s (6 size) 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00         
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  2/3 cartons GU 5s 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00
6s 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 8s 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 HD 5s 10.00-12.00      
mostly 12.00 6s 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 8s 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 oversized 
2/3 cartons GU 5s (4 size) insufficient to quote                               
---MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   2/3 cartons GU Juan Canary 8s 8.00     
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET GUATEMALA 4S AND 5S HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.       
cartons GU Red Flesh Seedless Type Round Varieties 4s 31.00-36.00 mostly 33.00 
5s 31.00-36.00 mostly 33.00 TX Red Flesh Seedless Type Round Varieties 4s      
46.00-48.00 mostly 48.00 5s 46.00-48.00 mostly 46.00 flat cartons GU Red Flesh 
Seedless Miniature 6s 20.00-22.00 mostly 21.00 24 inch bins per melon TX Red   
Flesh Seedless Type Round Varieties 35s 10.00 45s 8.00 60s 5.00-5.50 mostly    
5.50                                                                           

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack CD CDExFcy Honeycrisp 72s 68.00  
80s 68.00 88s 68.00 MA U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 100s 21.00 125s 21.00 ME U.S.  
ExFcy Red Delicious 88s 24.00 Mcintosh 80s 32.00 100s 28.00 U.S. Fcy Red       
Delicious 125s 21.00 Macoun 138s 18.00 NY U.S. ExFcy Fuji 100s 21.00-24.00     
mostly 24.00 125s 21.00-24.00 mostly 24.00 Empire 100s 28.00 Cortland 88s 32.00
Honeycrisp 72s fr appear 28.00 80s fr appear 26.00 Hudson Valley New York U.S. 
ExFcy Mcintosh 88s 32.00 U.S. Fcy Fuji 88s 28.00 Gala 88s 28.00 Mcintosh 125s  
20.00 Honeycrisp 80s 33.00-35.00 mostly 35.00 U.S. One Gala 88s 28.00 125s     
23.00 138s 21.00 Honeycrisp 80s 33.00-35.00 mostly 33.00 PA U.S. ExFcy Red     
Delicious 80s 27.00-28.00 mostly 28.00 88s 26.00-27.00 mostly 27.00 100s 25.00 
125s 22.00 Golden Delicious 88s 32.00 125s 24.00 Fuji 80s 34.00 88s 34.00 Gala 
80s 34.00 88s 34.00 100s 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 Mcintosh 88s 34.00 WA WAExFcy
Red Delicious 64s fineappear 37.00-42.00 mostly 40.00-42.00 72s 35.00-36.00    
mostly 36.00 one label fineappear 37.00-42.00 mostly 40.00-42.00 80s fineappear
37.00-40.00 mostly 38.00 88s 35.00-37.00 mostly 36.00 fineappear 38.00-40.00   
mostly 39.00 100s 32.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 fineappear 35.00-38.00 mostly 36.00 
113s 34.00 125s 32.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 fineappear 34.00-36.00 mostly 35.00   
Golden Delicious 72s 39.00-41.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 fineappear 40.00-44.00     
mostly 42.00 80s fineappear 50.00-52.00 mostly 50.00 88s fineappear 46.00-48.00
mostly 48.00 100s 42.00 fineappear 46.00 125s 40.00 Fuji 56s fineappear 42.00  
72s fineappear 44.00 80s 37.00-40.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 fineappear 41.00-44.00 
mostly 43.00-44.00 88s 37.00-40.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 fineappear 40.00-44.00   
mostly 42.00 100s 37.00-40.00 mostly 38.00-39.00 Granny Smith 72s 41.00-44.00  
mostly 44.00 fineappear 45.00-48.00 mostly 46.00 80s 41.00-44.00 mostly 44.00  
fineappear 44.00-46.00 mostly 46.00 88s fineappear 42.00-44.00 mostly 44.00    
100s fineappear 42.00-44.00 mostly 42.00 125s fineappear 40.00-42.00 mostly    
40.00 138s fineappear 38.00 Gala 72s 41.00-45.00 mostly 41.00 80s 41.00-45.00  
mostly 41.00 fineappear 44.00-48.00 mostly 46.00-48.00 88s fineappear          
40.00-45.00 mostly 44.00 100s fineappear 38.00 Braeburn 80s fineappear 48.00   
88s 35.00-36.00 mostly 35.00 one label fineappear 46.00 100s fineappear 42.00  
Cosmic Crisp 63.00; Jazz 47.00; Kanzi 42.00; Kiku 43.00; Opals 44.00 Honeycrisp
72s fineappear 75.00 80s fineappear 75.00 88s fineappear 65.00-70.00 mostly    
66.00-67.00 Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 72s 48.00-50.00 mostly 48.00 80s fineappear  
48.00-52.00 mostly 48.00-49.00 88s fineappear 48.00-50.00 mostly 49.00 WAFcy   
Fuji 48s 36.00-38.00 mostly 36.00 56s 36.00-38.00 mostly 36.00 cartons 12 3-lb 
film bags ME U.S. ExFcy Mcintosh 2 1/2" min/up 22.00 NY U.S. ExFcy Fuji 2 1/2" 
min/up 21.00 Hudson Valley New York U.S. ExFcy Mcintosh 2 1/2" min/up 22.00    
Cortland 2 3/4" min/up 22.00 WA WAExFcy Granny Smith 2 1/2" min/up 32.00-34.00 
mostly 32.00 Gala 2 1/4" min/up 28.00 cartons 8 5-lb paper tote sacks PA U.S.  
ExFcy Honeycrisp 2 1/2" min/up 46.00                                           
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET MEXICO HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer MX   
Hass 32s 36.00 fr qual 28.00 few 36s 36.00 fr qual 28.00 few 48s 34.00-36.00   
mostly 36.00 fr qual 28.00 60s 25.00-28.00 mostly 25.00 fr qual 18.00-21.00    
mostly 20.00 flats 2 layer DR Various Greenskin Varieties 24s 26.00-30.00      
mostly 28.00 flats 1 layer DR Various Greenskin Varieties 14s 18.00            
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons containerized CB lge 16.50-19.00    
mostly 17.50 Burro lge 14.00 CR lge 16.50-19.00 mostly 17.50 EC lge 16.50-19.00
mostly 17.50 Green No gas 19.00 GU lge 16.50-19.00 mostly 17.50 HD lge         
16.50-19.00 mostly 17.50 40 lb cartons institutional pack CR sml 16.50-19.50   
mostly 19.50 Approx: 105 to 110 single bananas mostly 108 15 lb cartons CB Thai
Type petite 14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00                                           
---FRUITS OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CA Apple Pears Hosui 14s     
24.00 16s 24.00 18s 24.00 cartons 24 10-oz cups pitted CA ExFcy Dates Medjool  
lge 50.00 med-lge 50.00 cartons 24 9-oz packages CA Figs med 65.00 Nutra       
variety Black Mission med 69.00 cartons 24 14-oz packages film wrapped GR Figs 
med 72.00 18 kg containers wrapped CQ Apple Pears Yali 72s 42.00 20 lb cartons 
FL Guava white lge 90.00                                                       
---GRAPES:  MARKET PERU RED GLOBE SLIGHTLY LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.  8.2 kg       
containers bagged CL Thompson Seedless lge 33.00-36.00 mostly 33.00 occas lower
Red Seedless lge 29.00-33.00 mostly 31.00 PE exlge fineappear 30.00-32.00      
mostly 32.00 "Sweet Globe" White Seedless Type exlge 28.00-32.00 mostly        
30.00-31.00 Crimson Seedless lge-exlge 28.00-29.00 mostly 28.00 Red Seedless   
exlge 28.00-33.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 lge 25.00-29.00 mostly 25.00-26.00        
30.00-32.00 mostly 31.00 "Jack Solute" Black Seedless lge 32.00 "Sweet         
Sapphire" Red Globe jbo 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 Ivory exlge 28.00-30.00 mostly
29.00 Sweet Celebration lge-exlge 30.00-33.00 mostly 32.00                     
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer GR Hayward 33s 12.00-13.00 mostly 
13.00 IT Hayward 33s 12.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose  
GR Hayward 25 sz 28.00-29.00 27 sz 26.00-27.00 mostly 27.00 36 sz 26.00-27.00  
mostly 27.00 IT Hayward 25 sz 28.00-29.00 27 sz 27.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 36 sz 
26.00-27.00 mostly 27.00                                                       
---MANGOES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  50 lb cartons PR Green Cooking Type sml     
165.00 4 kg containers MX Ataulfo 12s 14.00 14s 13.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 16s   
13.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 PE Kent 6s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 7s 8.00-10.00 mostly
8.00 8s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50 9s 7.00-9.00 mostly 7.00 10s 7.00-8.00 mostly   
7.00 12s 6.00                                                                  
---NECTARINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Various    
Yellow Flesh Varieties 48s 28.00-32.00 mostly 32.00 9 kg containers loose CL   
Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 48 sz 28.00-31.00 mostly 29.00 occas low as     
26.00                                                                          
---PAPAYA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   35 lb cartons MX Maradol Type 8s 34.00-35.00
mostly 34.00 9s 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 Tainung 8s 20.00-21.00 mostly 21.00 9s
20.00-21.00 mostly 21.00 12s 34.00 35-40 lb cartons GU Green Cooking Type lge  
27.00                                                                          
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Early Majestic
48s 30.00-32.00 mostly 32.00 9 kg containers loose CL Early Majestic 60 sz     
25.00-31.00 mostly 30.00-31.00                                                 
---PEARS:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR Hood River ORExFcy    
D'Anjou 70s 40.00-44.00 mostly 41.00 80s 40.00-44.00 mostly 41.00 90s          
41.00-44.00 mostly 41.00 120s 35.00-37.00 mostly 35.00 Medford Section U.S. One
Bartlett 80s 48.00 Bosc 70s 44.00-46.00 mostly 45.00 80s 44.00-46.00 mostly    
45.00 WA U.S. One Bartlett 70s 44.00 80s 44.00 90s 44.00 100s 44.00 D'Anjou 70s
41.00-44.00 mostly 41.00 80s 41.00-44.00 mostly 44.00 90s 41.00-44.00 mostly   
42.00-43.00 100s 37.00-40.00 mostly 38.00-39.00 135s 35.00-37.00 mostly 35.00  
150s 35.00-37.00 mostly 35.00 Bosc 70s 44.00 80s 44.00 90s 40.00-44.00 mostly  
40.00 100s 37.00-40.00 mostly 37.00 fineappear 44.00-46.00 mostly 45.00 2/5    
bushel cartons wrapped OR Hood River U.S. One Red D'Anjou 35s 27.00 occas low  
as 22.00 45s 27.00 occas low as 22.00 French Butter 55s 27.00 occas low as     
22.00 WA U.S. One Red D'Anjou 35s 27.00 occas low as 22.00 40s 26.00 45s       
26.00-27.00 Forelle 80s 36.00-37.00 mostly 37.00                               
---PERSIMMONS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   5 kg containers SP Triumph 9s ord cond  
2.00-5.00 mostly 3.00-5.00 soft 10s 11.00 ord cond 2.00-5.00 mostly 3.00-5.00  
soft 12s 11.00                                                                 
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s 12.00-14.00  
mostly 12.00 7s 10.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 8s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00           
---PLANTAINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CB Green lge 18.00-20.00 mostly   
20.00 17.00 "Burro" Yellow lge 26.00-27.00 mostly 27.00 EC Green lge           
18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 Yellow lge 26.00-27.00 mostly 27.00 GU Green lge      
18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 Yellow lge 26.00-27.00 mostly 27.00                   
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Marked Black    
Plum 48s 35.00-36.00 mostly 36.00                                              
---POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   4 kg containers IS Granada 8s 24.00   

ORGANIC                                                                        

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX med-lge fineappear 36.00-39.00 
mostly 39.00                                                                   
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Blackberries lge 28.00        
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids MX lge-exlge fineappear     
52.00                                                                          

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES: cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy Gala 80s fineappear 54.00 Honeycrisp   
80s fineappear 88.00 Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 88s fineappear 58.00