Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Boston, MA
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 08-APR-2021                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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Weather at 7:00AM        Sunny 59             Yesterday's High  57             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flat cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CA 24 sz
fineappear 40.00-42.00 mostly 42.00 MR 24 sz 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00    
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA U.S. One Red 27s  
34.00-36.00 mostly 36.00 32s 35.00 40s 33.00 TX Texas Fancy Marked Rio Star 32s
32.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. One Red 23s 24.00 27s 30.00-34.00 mostly 30.00
occas lower 32s 29.00-34.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 36s 28.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 40s
26.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 48s 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00                          
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 75s         
46.00-48.00 mostly 47.00 95s 46.00-48.00 mostly 48.00 occas higher 115s 46.00  
140s 50.00-52.00 mostly 52.00 occas higher 165s 45.00-48.00 mostly 46.00-47.00 
200s 45.00-48.00 mostly 46.00-47.00 Shprs Choice 75s 32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00  
95s 32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00 115s 32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00 140s 32.00-35.00    
mostly 33.00 165s 34.00-36.00 mostly 34.00 200s 34.00-36.00 mostly 34.00       
---LIMES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb cartons CB Seedless Type 48s 18.00 MX   
Seedless Type 36s 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 fineappear 21.00 one label 42s      
15.00-17.00 mostly 17.00 fineappear 21.00 one label 48s 14.00-18.00 mostly     
16.00-17.00 54s 13.00-17.00 mostly 15.00 fineappear 21.00 one label 40 lb      
cartons CB Seedless Type 150s 54.00 175s 54.00 200s 54.00 MX Seedless Type 110s
58.00-60.00 mostly 59.00 150s 55.00-60.00 mostly 58.00 175s 55.00-60.00 mostly 
58.00 200s 52.00-54.00 mostly 54.00 occas high as 60.00 230s 45.00-50.00 mostly
50.00 fineappear 60.00                                                         
---MISC CITRUS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Meyer   
Lemon 140s 35.00-38.00 mostly 36.00 1/2 cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Blood Orange
Moro 44s 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 4/5 bushel cartons DR Sour Orange irreg sz   
25.00-26.00 10 lb cartons FL Kumquats sml 50.00                                
---ORANGES:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel 40s  
offerings insuficient to quote 48s 30.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 56s 30.00-34.00    
mostly 32.00 72s 28.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 88s 28.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 113s    
26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 138s 27.00 Cara Cara 56s 34.00 72s 30.00 4/5 bushel   
cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Valencia 80s 21.00-23.00 mostly 22.00 100s 21.00-22.00   
mostly 21.00 1/2 cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel Cara Cara 28s 18.00-22.00    
mostly 20.00 cartons 10 4-lb film bags FL U.S. No. 1 Valencia 56s 30.00 cartons
8 5-lb film bags FL U.S. No. 1 Valencia 25.00                                  
---TANGELOS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   7/10 bushel cartons CA Minneola 80s       
28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00                                                       
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Golden 
Nugget irreg sz 30.00 25 lb cartons w/ stems/leaves CA Tango irreg sz          
28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00                                                       

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids FL lge     
30.00 fineappear 40.00-44.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 MX lge 36.00-39.00 mostly      
37.00-38.00 fineappear 42.00 PE lge 33.00-36.00 mostly 34.00-35.00 flats 12    
6-oz cups with lids FL lge 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 fineappear           
32.00-38.00 mostly 34.00-36.00 MX lge 24.00-30.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 fineappear
30.00                                                                          
---MISC BERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Blackberries 
lge 33.00 poor cond 4.00-8.00 mostly 5.00-7.00 fineappear 39.00-42.00 mostly   
40.00                                                                          
---RASPBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX lge 39.00     
fineappear 42.00                                                               
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA         
lge-exlge 31.00-33.00 mostly 32.00 lge 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 FL lge-exlge   
12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 lge fr cond 7.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 MX lge-exlge  
fineappear 33.00 lge 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00                                  

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons GU 9s 15.00-18.00 mostly           
16.00-17.00 12s 12.00-16.00 mostly 14.00 occas high as 18.00 15s 15.00-16.00   
mostly 15.00 fr cond 8.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 HD 9s 15.00-18.00 mostly     
16.00 12s 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00 occas low as 11.00 15s 15.00-16.00 mostly   
15.00 occas lo as 12.00 fr cond 8.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 oversized 1/2     
cartons GU 6s (5 size) 15.00 9s (6 size) offerings insufficient to quote HD 6s 
(5 size) 15.00 9s (6 size) offerings insufficient to quote                     
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET STEADY.  2/3 cartons GU 5s 10.00-14.00 mostly 12.00      
fineappear 18.00 6s 11.00-15.00 mostly 13.00 8s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 HD 5s 
10.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 fineappear 18.00 6s 12.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00    
occas low as 11.00 8s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 oversized 2/3 cartons GU 5s (4  
size) 14.00 6s (5 size) 14.00 HD 5s (4 size) 14.00 6s (5 size) 14.00           
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET MEXICO 60S SLIGHTLY HIGHER, 35S AND 45S SLIGHTLY LOWER;
OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons MX Red Flesh Seedless Type Round Varieties 4s    
50.00 5s 48.00 per melon MX Red Flesh Seedless Type Round Varieties 4s 12.00 5s
9.00 flat cartons GU Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 6s offerings insufficient to 
quote MX Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 6s 20.00 24 inch bins MX Red Flesh       
Seedless Type Round Varieties 36s 300.00 per melon GU Red Flesh Seedless Type  
Round Varieties 36s 5.00-9.00 mostly 6.00-8.00 45s 7.00 HD Red Flesh Seedless  
Type Round Varieties 45s 7.00 MX Red Flesh Seedless Type Round Varieties 35s   
10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 45s 11.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 60s 13.00-14.00 mostly   
14.00                                                                          

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET WASHINGTON RED DELICIOUS 64S, 72S, 88S AND FUJI 88S, 100S   
AND GRANNY SMITH 100S SLIGHTLY HIGHER;. OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. cartons tray pack 
CD CDExFcy Honeycrisp 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 100s 28.00 125s 24.00 Fuji 80s
34.00 88s 34.00 Gala 80s 34.00 88s 34.00 100s offerings insufficient to quote  
Mcintosh 88s 34.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 56s fineappear 38.00 64s fineappear
41.00-44.00 mostly 41.00 72s fineappear 41.00-44.00 mostly 41.00 80s fineappear
38.00-42.00 mostly 40.00 88s fineappear 40.00-42.00 mostly 40.00 100s          
32.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 fineappear 38.00-40.00 mostly 40.00 113s 34.00 125s   
32.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 fineappear 36.00-38.00 mostly 36.00 Golden Delicious  
72s fineappear 44.00 80s fineappear 48.00-50.00 mostly 48.00 88s fineappear    
46.00-48.00 mostly 48.00 96s fineappear 44.00 100s 38.00-40.00 mostly 39.00    
fineappear 46.00 125s 40.00 Fuji 48s 36.00 56s 36.00 fineappear 42.00 72s      
fineappear 41.00-44.00 mostly 41.00 80s 42.00-44.00 mostly 43.00 88s           
40.00-42.00 mostly 41.00 fineappear 42.00-44.00 mostly 42.00 100s 40.00-42.00  
mostly 41.00 125s 31.00 Granny Smith 72s 41.00-44.00 mostly 44.00 fineappear   
46.00-48.00 mostly 47.00 80s 41.00-44.00 mostly 44.00 fineappear 46.00-48.00   
mostly 46.00 88s fineappear 44.00-46.00 mostly 44.00 100s fineappear           
42.00-44.00 mostly 43.00-44.00 125s fineappear 40.00-42.00 mostly 40.00 138s   
fineappear 38.00 Gala 72s 42.00-46.00 mostly 45.00 80s 41.00-45.00 mostly 41.00
fineappear 48.00-50.00 mostly 48.00 88s fineappear 42.00-46.00 mostly 42.00    
100s fineappear 40.00-42.00 mostly 40.00 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 75.00-80.00 mostly 78.00 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 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 Fuji 2 1/2" min/up 24.00 Granny Smith 2
1/2" min/up 32.00-34.00 mostly 32.00 fineappear 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 CA Hass 48s 46.00-48.00 mostly   
47.00 60s 40.00-42.00 mostly 41.00 MX Hass 32s 48.00-50.00 mostly 50.00 occas  
high as 54.00 fr qual 42.00 few 36s 48.00-50.00 mostly 50.00 occas high as     
54.00 fr qual 42.00 few 40s fr qual offerings insufficient to quote 48s        
48.00-52.00 mostly 50.00 occas high as 54.00 and low as 46.00 fr cond          
38.00-40.00 mostly 39.00 fr qual 40.00-44.00 mostly 42.00 60s 38.00-42.00      
mostly 40.00 fr qual 32.00-35.00 mostly 34.00 flats 2 layer DR Various         
Greenskin Varieties 16s 35.00 18s 35.00-40.00 mostly 38.00 flats 1 layer DR    
Various Greenskin Varieties 9s offerings insufficient to quote 10s 22.00       
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons containerized CB lge 15.00 Burro lge
17.00 EC lge 19.00 Green No gas 18.00 Baby lge 15.00 GU lge 15.00              
---FRUITS OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CL Apple Pears Hosui 14s     
20.00 16s 20.00 18s offerings insufficient to quote 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 10 lb cartons FL Guava red exlge 24.00 
20 lb cartons FL Guava white exlge 55.00-60.00 mostly 58.00 lge 48.00          
---GRAPES:  MARKET STEADY.  8.2 kg containers bagged CA Red Seedless lge 25.00 
CL Thompson Seedless lge-exlge fineappear 38.00-40.00 mostly 38.00 occas lower 
med-lge 20.00-25.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas low as 18.00 White Seedless Type  
lge-exlge 36.00-38.00 mostly 37.00 Red Seedless lge 36.00 Jack Solute          
28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 PE White Seedless Type lge-exlge 36.00-38.00 mostly   
36.00 med-lge 25.00 Red Seedless lge 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00 Jack Solute Red  
Globe jbo 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00                                             
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 1 layer GR Hayward 33s 12.00-13.00  
mostly 12.00 IT Hayward 33s 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 9 kg (19.8 lb) containers 
loose GR Hayward 25 sz 31.00-32.00 27 sz 30.00 IT Hayward 27 sz 30.00 ord cond 
5.00-10.00 36 sz 29.00                                                         
---MANGOES:  MARKET STEADY. 1 layer flats additional sold as 4-kg cartons.     
flats 1 layer CR Tommy Atkins 9s 8.00 10s 8.00 EC Ataulfo 10s 10.00 12s 10.00  
16s 10.00 HT Francis (Francine) 9s 17.00 10s 17.00 MX Tommy Atkins 6s          
9.00-10.00 7s 9.00-10.00 8s 10.00 PE Keitt 6s 9.00 7s 9.00 Kent 7s 9.00 10s    
9.00 50 lb cartons PR Green Cooking Type sml 95.00                             
---NECTARINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Various    
Yellow Flesh Varieties 40s 20.00 9 kg containers loose CL Various Yellow Flesh 
Varieties 60s 24.00                                                            
---PAPAYA: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   4 kg containers MX Maradol Type 8s          
21.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 9s 21.00-22.00 mostly 22.00 35-40 lb cartons FL Green 
Cooking Type lge 30.00                                                         
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Early Majestic
36s 24.00 40s 22.00                                                            
---PEARS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR Hood River      
ORExFcy D'Anjou 70s 44.00 80s 44.00-48.00 mostly 44.00-45.00 90s 43.00-46.00   
mostly 43.00 120s 37.00-40.00 mostly 37.00-39.00 Medford Section U.S. One      
Bartlett 80s 48.00 Bosc 70s 44.00-46.00 mostly 45.00 80s 45.00-48.00 mostly    
46.00 WA U.S. One Bartlett 70s 44.00 80s 44.00-45.00 mostly 44.00 90s 44.00    
D'Anjou 70s 41.00-42.00 mostly 42.00 80s 41.00-42.00 mostly 42.00 fineappear   
46.00-48.00 mostly 47.00 90s 41.00-42.00 mostly 42.00 fineappear 46.00 100s    
37.00-38.00 mostly 38.00 fineappear 45.00 120s 37.00 fineappear 40.00-42.00    
mostly 41.00 135s 35.00-37.00 mostly 35.00 fineappear 40.00-42.00 mostly 41.00 
150s 35.00-37.00 mostly 35.00 fineappear 40.00-42.00 mostly 41.00 Bosc 70s     
43.00-45.00 mostly 44.00 80s 45.00-48.00 mostly 46.00 90s 44.00-46.00 mostly   
44.00 100s 40.00-44.00 mostly 40.00 120s 42.00 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 40s 24.00 45s 26.00-27.00 Forelle 80s 36.00-37.00 mostly 37.00 18 kg   
containers wrapped AG Bartlett 70s 34.00 80s 34.00 90s offerings insufficient  
to quote 100s offerings insufficient to quote                                  
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s 13.00-16.00  
mostly 16.00 7s 14.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 8s 12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00           
---PLANTAINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CB Green lge 18.00-20.00 mostly   
20.00 Yellow lge 24.00-25.00 mostly 24.00 EC Green lge 17.00 Yellow lge 24.00  
GU Green lge 23.00 Yellow lge 27.00                                            
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   15 kg containers CL Various Red Varieties 66 
sz 32.00-34.00                                                                 

ORGANIC                                                                        

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX med-lge fineappear 33.00       
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids MX lge-exlge 30.00          

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