Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Boston, MA
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 01-MAR-2021                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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Weather at 7:00AM    Rain 41             Yesterday's High  43                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flat cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CA 24 sz
fineappear 40.00 MR 24 sz 30.00-33.00 mostly 31.00-32.00                       
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET FLORIDA 32S AND 36S SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT       
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 22.00-24.00 mostly  
22.00 27s 29.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 fr cond 22.00 32s 25.00-29.00 mostly 28.00  
36s 25.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 40s 22.00-25.00 mostly 25.00 48s 20.00-24.00      
mostly 22.00-23.00 56s 20.00                                                   
---LEMONS:  MARKET CALIFORNIA SHPR FIRST GRD 95S AND 115S SLIGHTLY LOWER;      
OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 75s 33.00 one     
label 95s 44.00-50.00 mostly 45.00-46.00 33.00 one label 115s 33.00 one label  
40.00-43.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 140s 33.00 one label 46.00-48.00 165s 33.00 one 
label 200s 33.00 one label Shprs Choice 75s 33.00-34.00 mostly 33.00 95s       
32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00 occas low as 29.00 115s 32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00 occas
low as 29.00 140s 32.00-34.00 mostly 34.00 165s 32.00-36.00 mostly 34.00 200s  
33.00-36.00 mostly 34.00                                                       
---LIMES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 15.00-18.00
mostly 17.00-18.00 42s 15.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 48s 15.00-18.00 mostly 17.00   
54s 15.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 40 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 110s 40.00 150s    
45.00-50.00 mostly 47.00-48.00 175s 42.00-45.00 mostly 45.00 fineappear 50.00  
200s 42.00-45.00 mostly 45.00 fineappear 50.00 230s 45.00-48.00 mostly         
46.00-47.00                                                                    
---MISC CITRUS:  MARKET CALIFORNIA BLOOD ORANGE AND MEYER LEMON SLIGHTLY       
HIGHER; OTHERS 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 22.00 4/5      
bushel cartons DR Sour Orange irreg sz 24.00                                   
---ORANGES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel
36s 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 40s 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 48s 30.00-34.00      
mostly 30.00 56s 30.00-34.00 mostly 34.00 occas high as 36.00 72s 30.00 88s    
26.00-29.00 mostly 28.00 113s 24.00-27.00 mostly 26.00 138s 25.00-27.00 mostly 
26.00 Cara Cara 56 size 34.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Valencia 80s    
21.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 100s 20.00-21.00 mostly 21.00 1/2 cartons CA    
Shprs 1st Grade Navel Cara Cara 72 size 34.00 cartons 10 4-lb film bags FL U.S.
No. 1 Valencia med size 30.00                                                  
---TANGELOS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   4/5 bushel crates FL U.S. No. 1 Minneola  
48s ord cond 4.00-12.00 mostly 4.00 Honey bells poor cond .25-3.00 mostly 1.00 
Honey bells 56s ord cond 4.00-12.00 mostly 4.00 Honey bells poor cond .25-3.00 
mostly 1.00 Honey bells 64s ord cond 4.00-12.00 mostly 4.00 Honey bells poor   
cond .25-3.00 mostly 1.00 Honey bells                                          
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Honey 64s   
offerings insufficient to quote fineappear 54.00 few 80s offerings insufficient
to quote fineappear 54.00 few 100s offerings insufficient to quote 150s        
offerings insufficient to quote 1/2 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Golden   
Nugget irreg sz 34.00 20 lb cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Honey Mandarins exlge   
48.00 "Sumo Mandarins" lge 45.00 "Sumo Mandarins" 14-16 kg containers MR       
Nadorcott 68s 27.00                                                            

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET CHILE 1-PT SLIGHTLY LOWER.  flats 12 1-pt cups with    
lids CL lge 22.00-24.00 mostly 22.00 fr cond 21.00 ord cond 7.00-10.00 poor    
cond 3.00-6.00 MX lge 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 ord cond 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 
fineappear 33.00-34.00 mostly 34.00 PE lge 32.00-33.00 mostly 33.00 cartons 8  
18-oz containers with lids CL lge ord cond 7.00-10.00 poor cond 3.00-6.00      
---MISC BERRIES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids GU        
Blackberries lge 25.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 MX Blackberries lge 30.00      
fineappear 33.00-36.00 mostly 36.00                                            
---RASPBERRIES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX lge     
30.00-32.00 mostly 31.00 fineappear 36.00-39.00 mostly 36.00                   
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET MEXICO 1-LB SLIGHTLY LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.      
flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA lge-exlge 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 fr cond
10.00-12.00 ord cond 7.00-9.00 poor cond 3.00-6.00 FL lge-exlge fineappear     
18.00-21.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 lge 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00 MX lge-exlge       
18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 fr cond 10.00-12.00 ord cond 7.00-9.00 poor cond      
3.00-6.00 fineappear 21.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00                            

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET GUATEMALA 9S AND 9S 9S (6SZ) SLIGHTLY HIGHER; OTHERS    
ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 cartons GU 9s 28.00 12s 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 15s  
18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 occas low as 15.00 HD 9s offerings insufficient 
to quote 12s offerings insufficient to quote 15s offerings insufficient to     
quote oversized 1/2 cartons GU 6s (5 size) offerings insufficient to quote 9s  
(6 size) 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00                                              
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET HONDURAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER, GUATEMALA 6S SLIGHTLY LOWER;   
OTHERS STEADY.  2/3 cartons GU 5s offerings insufficient to quote 6s           
10.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 8s offerings insufficient to quote HD 5s 12.00-13.00  
mostly 13.00 6s 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 8s 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 oversized 
2/3 cartons GU 6s (5 size) offerings insufficient to quote                     
---MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   2/3 cartons GU Juan Canary 8s offerings
insufficient to quote                                                          
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons GU Red Flesh Seedless Type Round
Varieties 4s offerings insufficient to quote 5s fr cond 20.00 MX Red Flesh     
Seedless Type Round Varieties 4s 40.00-42.00 mostly 42.00 5s 38.00-40.00 mostly
40.00 6s offerings insufficient to quote flat cartons GU Red Flesh Seedless    
Miniature 6s 20.00                                                             

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack CD CDExFcy Honeycrisp 72s 70.00  
80s 70.00 88s 70.00 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 36.00-41.00 mostly 40.00 72s 35.00-36.00 mostly   
36.00 one label fineappear 37.00-42.00 mostly 40.00-42.00 80s fineappear       
36.00-40.00 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 fineappear 40.00-44.00 mostly 42.00 80s fineappear        
44.00-50.00 mostly 50.00 88s fineappear 46.00-48.00 mostly 48.00 96s fineappear
44.00 100s 42.00 fineappear 46.00 125s 40.00 Fuji 56s fineappear 42.00 72s     
fineappear 41.00-44.00 mostly 41.00 80s 37.00-41.00 mostly 39.00-40.00         
fineappear 48.00 88s 37.00-41.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 fineappear 42.00-44.00     
mostly 42.00 100s 37.00-40.00 mostly 38.00-39.00 125s 31.00 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 37.00-42.00 mostly 42.00 125s fineappear          
37.00-42.00 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 125s 29.00       
Braeburn 80s 36.00 fineappear 48.00 88s 35.00-36.00 mostly 35.00 one label     
fineappear 46.00 100s fineappear 42.00 Cosmic Crisp 53.00; Jazz 47.00; Kanzi   
43.00; 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 48.00-50.00 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 ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer MX Hass 32s 42.00-44.00    
mostly 44.00 fr qual 35.00 few 36s 42.00-44.00 mostly 44.00 fr qual 35.00 few  
48s 42.00-46.00 mostly 45.00 occas high as 48.00 fr qual 32.00-35.00 mostly    
33.00-34.00 60s 36.00-40.00 mostly 37.00-38.00 fr qual 30.00 flats 2 layer DR  
Various Greenskin Varieties 16s 27.00 18s offerings insufficient to quote 20s  
27.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 flats 1 layer DR Various Greenskin Varieties 9s 
offerings insufficient to quote 10s 18.00                                      
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons containerized CB lge 16.50-17.00    
mostly 17.00 Burro lge 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 CR lge 16.50-19.00 mostly 17.50
EC lge 16.50-19.00 mostly 18.00 Green No gas 20.00 GU lge 15.00-17.00 mostly   
16.00 40 lb cartons institutional pack CR sml 16.50-19.50 mostly 19.50 Approx: 
105 to 110 single bananas mostly 108 35 lb cartons FL Thai Type petite 26.00   
---FRUITS OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CA Apple Pears Hosui 14s     
25.00 16s 25.00 18s 25.00 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 exlge 90.00 lge 80.00 Choice Guava white lge 65.00 med 42.00    
---GRAPES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  8.2 kg containers bagged CL Thompson Seedless
lge 34.00-38.00 mostly 36.00 White Seedless Type lge 32.00-36.00 mostly 34.00  
Red Seedless lge 30.00-32.00 mostly 32.00 PE White Seedless Type exlge         
32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00 med-lge 28.00 Red Seedless lge-exlge 26.00-30.00      
mostly 28.00 Red Globe jbo 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00                            
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET ITALY 27SZ AND 36SZ SLIGHTLY HIGHER. GREECE 25SZ SLIGHTLY
LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  flats 1 layer CL Hayward 33s 12.00 GR Hayward 33s 
12.50-14.00 mostly 13.00 IT Hayward 33s 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 9 kg (19.8 lb)
containers loose CL Hayward 25 sz 31.00 33 sz 29.00 39 sz 27.00 GR Hayward 25  
sz 28.00 27 sz 32.00 33 sz poor cond 1.00-4.00 mostly 2.00-3.00 IT Hayward 27  
sz 32.00 36 sz 30.00                                                           
---MANGOES:  MARKET PERU 9S AND 10S SLIGHTLY LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 1     
layer flats additional sold as 4-kg cartons. flats 1 layer BR Tommy Atkins 6s  
11.00 7s 11.00 8s 11.00 9s 11.00 MX Ataulfo 12s 12.00 PE Kent 6s 5.50-8.00     
mostly 7.00-8.00 7s 5.50-8.00 mostly 7.00 8s 8.00 9s 5.50-7.00 mostly 6.50 10s 
5.50-6.00 mostly 6.00 12s 6.00 Ataulfo 14s offerings insufficient to quote 50  
lb cartons PR Green Cooking Type sml 185.00                                    
---NECTARINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Various    
Yellow Flesh Varieties 36s 20.00 40s 19.00                                     
---PAPAYA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20-25 lb cartons MX Tainung 8s 20.00-21.00  
mostly 21.00 9s 21.00-25.00 mostly 23.00 12s 25.00 35-40 lb cartons FL Green   
Cooking Type lge 28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 MX Maradol Type 8s 30.00-32.00 
mostly 31.00 9s 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00                                       
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Early Majestic
40s 22.00                                                                      
---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 D'Anjou 70s           
41.00-44.00 mostly 44.00 80s 41.00-44.00 mostly 44.00 90s 41.00-44.00 mostly   
42.00-43.00 100s 37.00-38.00 mostly 38.00 120s 37.00 135s 35.00-37.00 mostly   
35.00 150s 35.00-37.00 mostly 35.00 Bosc 70s 43.00-44.00 80s 43.00-44.00 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 
22.00-27.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 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                 
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s 10.00-13.00  
mostly 12.00 7s 10.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 occas low as 8.00 8s 10.00-12.00      
mostly 10.00                                                                   
---PLANTAINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CB Green lge 18.00-20.00 mostly   
20.00 16.00 "Burro" Yellow lge 26.00-27.00 mostly 27.00 EC Green lge           
18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 Yellow lge 25.00 GU Green lge 25.00-26.00 mostly 26.00
Yellow lge 24.00-27.00 mostly 27.00                                            
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Marked Black    
Plum 40s 25.00 Marked Red Plum 40s 25.00 Interspecific Type Proprietary        
Varieties 44s 25.00 Dapple Dandy                                               
---POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   4 kg containers IS Granada 8s         
offerings insufficient to quote                                                

ORGANIC                                                                        

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES: flats 12 1-pt cups with lids CL lge ord cond 7.00-10.00 poor   
cond 3.00-6.00 flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX med-lge fineappear 36.00        
---RASPBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX lge fineappear 45.00           
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids MX lge-exlge 36.00 ord cond 
12.00                                                                          

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES: cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 88s fineappear 40.00 Fuji
88s 56.00 fineappear 48.00 Granny Smith 88s fineappear 54.00 Gala 80s          
fineappear 54.00 88s fineappear 50.00 Honeycrisp 80s fineappear 75.00 Pink     
Lady/Cripps Pink 88s fineappear 58.00                                          
---PEARS: 4/5 bushel cartons wrapped WA U.S. One Bartlett 100s 54.00