Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Boston, MA
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 04-MAR-2021                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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Weather at 7:00AM    Mostly Cloudy 37             Yesterday's High  48         
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flat cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CA 24 sz
fineappear 40.00 MR 24 sz offerings insufficient to quote                      
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons TX Texas Fancy Marked Rio  
Star 27s 34.00 32s 32.00 36s 30.00 40s 28.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. One Red
23s 22.00 27s 27.00-30.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 fr cond 22.00 32s 26.00-29.00     
mostly 28.00 36s 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 40s 22.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 48s     
20.00-24.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 56s 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00                    
---LEMONS:  MARKET 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 offerings insufficient to
quote 95s 32.00-34.00 mostly 34.00 occas low as 29.00 115s 32.00-34.00 mostly  
34.00 occas low as 29.00 140s 32.00-34.00 mostly 34.00 165s 34.00-36.00 mostly 
34.00 200s 36.00                                                               
---LIMES:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 13.00-15.00      
mostly 15.00 occas high as 18.00 42s 13.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 48s 12.00-17.00  
mostly 14.00-15.00 occas high as 18.00 54s 12.00-15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 occas
high as 18.00 40 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 110s 40.00 150s 43.00-46.00 mostly
45.00-46.00 occas low as 40.00 and high as 50.00 175s 42.00-46.00 mostly 45.00 
occas low as 40.00 fr cond 38.00 200s 42.00-46.00 mostly 45.00 occas low as    
40.00 and high as 50.00 fr cond 38.00 230s 40.00-46.00 mostly 46.00            
---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      
17.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 occas low as 16.00 4/5 bushel cartons DR Sour Orange  
irreg sz 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00                                        
---ORANGES:  MARKET 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   
32.00 56s 30.00 fineappear 36.00 72s 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 88s 26.00-28.00  
mostly 27.00 113s 24.00-26.00 mostly 26.00 138s 26.00 Cara Cara 56 size        
30.00-34.00 mostly 34.00 72 size 30.00-34.00 mostly 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 28s 16.00-21.00 mostly    
19.00-20.00 36s 16.00-19.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 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 poor cond 1.00-4.00 mostly 2.00-3.00 Honey bells 56s poor cond 1.00-4.00   
mostly 2.00-3.00 Honey bells 64s poor cond 1.00-4.00 mostly 2.00-3.00 Honey    
bells                                                                          
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Honey 64s   
fineappear 54.00 few 80s fineappear 54.00 few 1/2 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st  
Grade Golden Nugget irreg sz 34.00-36.00 mostly 35.00 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 ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids CL lge     
24.00 fr cond 21.00 poor cond 1.00-4.00 mostly 2.00-3.00 MX lge 28.00-30.00    
mostly 29.00 ord cond 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 fineappear 33.00-36.00 mostly     
34.00 PE lge 20.00-25.00 mostly 25.00 occas higher cartons 8 18-oz containers  
with lids CL lge poor cond 1.00-4.00 mostly 2.00-3.00                          
---MISC BERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids GU Blackberries 
lge 25.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 MX Blackberries lge offerings insufficient  
to quote poor cond 3.00-8.00 fineappear 36.00-39.00 mostly 36.00 occas lower   
---RASPBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA lge ord cond  
8.00-12.00 MX lge 30.00-32.00 mostly 31.00 fineappear 36.00                    
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA         
lge-exlge 12.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 occas lower fr cond 7.00-9.00 poor cond     
3.00-6.00 FL lge-exlge fineappear 18.00-21.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 MX lge-exlge  
13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 fr cond 10.00-12.00 ord cond 7.00-9.00 poor cond      
3.00-6.00 fineappear 18.00-21.00 mostly 21.00                                  

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET 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 oversized 1/2
cartons GU 9s (6 size) offerings insufficient to quote                         
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET STEADY.  2/3 cartons GU 6s 10.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 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                                                                          
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons GU Red Flesh Seedless Type Round      
Varieties 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 flat cartons GU Red Flesh 
Seedless Miniature 6s 20.00                                                    

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack CD CDExFcy Honeycrisp 72s 72.00  
80s 72.00 88s 72.00 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 fineappear           
38.00-42.00 mostly 42.00 80s fineappear 38.00-42.00 mostly 40.00 88s fineappear
38.00-40.00 mostly 40.00 100s 32.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 fineappear 37.00-38.00  
mostly 38.00 113s 34.00 125s 32.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 fineappear 34.00-36.00   
mostly 35.00 Golden Delicious 72s fineappear 44.00 80s fineappear 44.00-50.00  
mostly 50.00 88s fineappear 46.00-48.00 mostly 48.00 96s fineappear 44.00 100s 
38.00 fineappear 46.00 125s 40.00 Fuji 56s fineappear 42.00 72s fineappear     
41.00-44.00 mostly 41.00 80s 44.00 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 44.00-48.00 mostly 46.00-47.00   
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 58.00 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 STEADY.  cartons 2 layer MX Hass 32s 40.00-42.00 mostly   
42.00 fr qual 35.00 few 36s 42.00 fr qual 35.00 few 48s 42.00-46.00 mostly     
42.00 some high as 48.00 and occas low as 40.00 fr qual 32.00-35.00 mostly     
33.00-34.00 occas higher 60s 36.00-40.00 mostly 37.00-38.00 fr qual 30.00 flats
2 layer DR Various Greenskin Varieties 16s 36.00 18s 36.00 20s 32.00 flats 1   
layer DR Various Greenskin Varieties 10s 18.00                                 
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons containerized CB lge 16.50-17.00    
mostly 17.00 Burro lge 13.00 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 15.00 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 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 30.00-34.00 
mostly 32.00 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 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 STEADY. 1 layer flats additional sold as 4-kg cartons.     
flats 1 layer MX Ataulfo 12s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 PE Kent 6s 5.50-7.00     
mostly 6.00 7s 5.50-7.00 mostly 6.00-7.00 8s 6.50-7.00 mostly 7.00 9s 5.50-7.00
mostly 6.50 10s 5.50-6.00 mostly 6.00 12s 6.00 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 offerings insufficient to quote 40s 20.00           
---PAPAYA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   4 kg containers BR Solo Type 10s 16.00 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 24.00                                                                      
---PEARS:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR Hood River ORExFcy    
D'Anjou 70s 44.00 80s 44.00 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     
43.00-45.00 mostly 44.00 80s 43.00-44.00 90s 40.00-44.00 mostly 40.00 100s     
37.00-40.00 mostly 37.00 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 18 kg  
containers wrapped AG Bartlett 70s 42.00 80s 42.00-44.00 mostly 43.00 90s 38.00
100s 36.00                                                                     
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s 10.00-12.00  
mostly 11.00 7s 10.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 8s 9.00-12.00 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 25.00-26.00 mostly 26.00 GU Green lge      
25.00-26.00 mostly 26.00 Yellow lge 24.00-27.00 mostly 26.00                   
---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 poor cond 1.00-4.00 mostly 
2.00-3.00 flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX med-lge fineappear 33.00-36.00 mostly
34.00-35.00                                                                    
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids MX lge-exlge 36.00-39.00    
mostly 37.00-38.00 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