Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Chicago, IL
CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 04-DEC-2020                                      
                                                                               
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 33                                             
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 47                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons TX Texas Fancy Marked Rio  
Star 27s 32.00 32s fineappear 38.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. One Red 27s     
29.50 32s 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 fineappear 34.00 36s 27.00-27.50 40s  
20.00-22.50 White 32s 21.50-22.50 occas higher                                 
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 95s         
40.00-44.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 occas lower 115s 43.00 Shprs Choice 95s         
24.00-25.00 115s 24.50-28.50 mostly 25.00-26.00 140s 20.00-22.50 165s          
18.00-20.00 Marked Fancy 115s 26.00 MX Marked Fancy 95s 30.00 115s 26.00-28.00 
140s 25.00-26.00 few high as 30.00 17 kg cartons CL Marked Fancy 95s 29.00 140s
28.00                                                                          
---LIMES:  MARKET STEADY. wide range in prices, quality & condition 10 lb      
cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 12.00-13.00 54s 12.00-13.00 40 lb cartons MX      
Seedless Type 110s 20.00 occas lower 150s 18.00-20.00 occas lower 175s         
20.00-22.00 occas lower 200s 18.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 230s 20.00-23.00   
mostly 21.00-22.00 occas lower containers 17 2-lb bags MX Seeded Types         
30.00-32.00 few low as 24.00                                                   
---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  
36.00-37.00 56s 32.00-34.00 72s 27.50-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 fineappear 37.00
88s 26.00-29.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 113s 23.50-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 occas   
higher 138s 22.50-23.00 Cara Cara 72s 32.00 Valencia 56s 35.00 occas lower 72s 
35.00-36.00 88s 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 113s fr qual 10.00 Shprs Choice 
Valencia 72s 26.00-29.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 88s 23.50-27.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 
MX No Grade Marks Valencia 80s 21.00 113s 21.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 
1 Hamlin 64s 21.00 80s 21.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 100s 21.00-25.00 mostly  
22.00-23.00 125s 21.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 occas higher 1/2 cartons CA    
Shprs 1st Grade Navel Cara Cara 72s 19.00 cartons 10 4-lb film bags CA Shprs   
Choice Valencia 72 size 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 FL U.S. No. 1 Hamlin 80 
size 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 15 kg cartons SF Valencia Seedless         
Midknight 56s 20.00 64s 18.00                                                  
---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 STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids MX med-lge       
fineappear 36.00-36.50 PE med-lge 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas higher  
flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX med-lge fineappear 24.00-28.00 mostly          
26.00-27.00 occas higher PE med-lge 18.00-18.50                                
---CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 24 12-oz film bags WI 30.00-32.50   
mostly 31.00-32.00                                                             
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX       
Blackberries med 16.00-16.50 fineappear 24.00-24.50                            
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Red med
fineappear 24.00-24.50 few low as 18.00                                        
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids MX med-lge 
16.00-18.50 fineappear 32.00-32.50                                             

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons GU 9s 12.00-16.00 mostly           
14.00-15.00 12s 14.00-16.50 MX 12s 12.00 oversized 1/2 cartons GU 9s (6 size)  
16.00-17.00 MX 9s (6 size) 17.50-18.00 occas lower                             
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET STEADY.  2/3 cartons MX 5s 10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00
6s 8.50-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 oversized 2/3 cartons MX 5s (4 size) 10.00     
---WATERMELONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons per carton MX Red Flesh Seedless    
Type 4s 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 5s 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 6s    
30.00-34.00 mostly 32.00-33.00 flat cartons per carton MX Red Flesh Seedless   
Miniature 8s 22.00 occas lower                                                 

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET FA GOLDEN DELICIOUS 72S AND GRANNY SMITH 72-100S HIGHER, FA 
FUJI 64-72S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy Red      
Delicious 64s fineappear 30.00-32.00 72s fineappear 28.00-32.00 mostly         
29.00-30.00 80s fineappear 30.00-32.00 88s fineappear 33.00 100s fineappear    
28.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 occas higher Golden Delicious 60s fineappear    
40.00 64s fineappear 41.00 72s fineappear 38.00-42.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 occas 
higher 80s fineappear 36.00-37.00 88s fineappear 33.00 100s fineappear         
32.00-32.50 Fuji 56s fineappear 38.00 64s 26.00-28.00 fineappear 38.00-42.00   
mostly 39.00-40.00 occas higher 72s 31.00-34.00 mostly 32.00-33.00 fineappear  
41.00-42.00 80s 24.00 occas higher fineappear 40.00 100s 24.00-26.00 fineappear
34.00-36.00 Granny Smith 64s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 72s 30.00-32.00    
fineappear 39.00-43.00 mostly 40.00-41.00 80s fineappear 35.00 88s 30.00       
fineappear 38.00-42.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 100s 25.00-26.00 fineappear          
30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-32.00 occas higher/lower 113s fineappear 44.00 125s   
fineappear 29.00 Gala 64s 30.00 fineappear 42.00 72s 34.00 fineappear          
39.00-41.00 80s fineappear 36.00-38.00 88s 30.00-32.00 fineappear 35.00-36.00  
100s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 fineappear 34.00 125s 25.00 138s           
26.00-27.00 163s 23.00 Braeburn 100s 26.00 Jonagold 72s 26.00-28.00 Honeycrisp 
72s 58.00 80s 57.00 88s 52.00 100s 55.00 Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 72s 35.00 80s   
35.00-36.00 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 16-18 kg containers CL CLASS I Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 90s 
35.00                                                                          
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 2 layer CA Hass 48s 26.00 60s 32.00 DR   
Various Greenskin Varieties 18s 18.00 20s 22.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 24s   
18.00-20.00 FL U.S. Comb Various Greenskin Varieties 16s 20.00 18s 20.00 MX    
Hass 32s 27.25-29.25 fr qual 20.25-23.25 mostly 21.00-22.00 fineappear 38.00   
36s 25.00-28.25 mostly 26.00-27.00 occas lower fr qual 18.25-22.25 mostly      
19.00-20.00 fineappear 34.00 40s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 occas lower fr 
qual 18.25-21.25 mostly 19.00-20.00 fineappear 32.00 48s 25.25-28.00 mostly    
26.00-27.00 occas lower fr qual 21.25-23.25 fineappear 30.00 60s 21.25-25.00   
mostly 22.00-23.00 occas lower fr qual 18.25-19.25 70s 18.00-22.00 mostly      
19.00-20.00 occas higher/lower fr qual 17.25 84s 19.25-20.25 occas lower fr    
qual 17.25-18.25                                                               
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CB 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00   
occas lower CR 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 GU 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00
HD 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 MX 16.00-17.00 35 lb cartons CR Burro        
18.00-18.50 few 16.00 20 lb cartons CB Manzano 20.00 15 lb cartons CR Baby     
13.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 EC Baby 13.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 GU Baby 13.00-16.00  
mostly 15.00                                                                   
---CHERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   5 kg cartons bagged CA Bing jbo 60.00-62.00    
---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 STEADY.  18 lb containers bagged PE Red Globe lge-exlge     
27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 19 lb containers bagged CA White Seedless Type  
lge-exlge 25.00-26.00 Red Seedless lge-exlge 24.00-26.00 med-lge 21.00-22.00   
Black Seedless lge-exlge 30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-32.00 occas higher Autumn    
King lge-exlge 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 few low as 25.00 fineappear 36.00
Scarlet Royal lge-exlge 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 Sweet Celebration       
lge-exlge 21.00 8.2 kg containers bagged PE Sugraone lge-exlge 33.00           
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET ABOUT 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 STEADY.  flats 1 layer BR Kent 6s 7.50 7s 7.00 8s 7.00     
Tommy Atkins 10s 6.00 Ataulfo 12s 14.00 14s 14.00 20s 10.00 22s 7.00-8.00 24s  
7.00-9.00 EC Tommy Atkins 6s 4.50-5.00 8s 4.50-8.00 mostly 5.00-6.00 9s 5.00   
10s 6.50 12s 4.00 Ataulfo 14s 14.00-15.00 50 lb cartons DR Green Cooking Type  
120.00                                                                         
---PAPAYA:  MARKET MARADOL LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT 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.   25 lb cartons loose CA Various Yellow Flesh     
Varieties 48 sz 28.00 50 sz 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 occas lower         
---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 STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s 10.00-14.00  
mostly 11.00-12.00 occas lower 7s 10.00-14.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 occas lower 8s
12.00 MX golden ripe 8s 8.00                                                   
---PLANTAINS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   50 lb cartons CB green 26.00-30.00 mostly     
27.00-28.00 yellow 30.00-32.00 EC green 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 yellow  
30.00-32.00 HI green 28.00 MX green 24.00-26.00                                
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   28 lb cartons loose CA Marked Black Plum 40 sz    
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 140s offerings    
insufficient to quote cartons 18 2-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice 48.00          
---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                                                                     

BERRIES                                                                        
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Blackberries med 32.00-32.50  
---RASPBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red med fineappear 32.00-32.50 

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS: 1/2 cartons MX 12s 15.00-16.00 occas lower                      

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 29.25-32.25 mostly 30.00-31.00 36s    
27.25-31.25 mostly 28.00-29.00 40s 27.25-30.25 mostly 28.00-29.00 48s          
35.25-39.25 mostly 36.00-38.00 60s 33.25-35.25 70s 31.25-32.25 84s 21.25-23.25 
---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           
---MANGOES: flats 1 layer MX Kent 9s 7.50                                      
---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