Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Chicago, IL
CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 01-MAR-2021                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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HX_FV010                                                                       
WEATHER @ 7:00 A.M.: Mostly Cloudy 26                                          
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 49                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET FLORIDA RED 36-40S AND RIO STAR 32S HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons TX U.S. One Marked Rio Star 27s 22.00 4/5 bushel  
cartons FL U.S. One Red 27s 27.00-27.50 32s 27.00-27.50 36s 26.00-27.50 40s    
23.50-25.00 64s 20.00 Ruby Red 23s 32.00 27s 32.00 32s 30.00-32.00 White 32s   
30.00 8 5-lb film bags TX Texas Choice Marked Rio Star 32 sz 24.00 cartons 12  
3-lb mesh bags FL U.S. One Star Ruby 25.00-26.00                               
---LEMONS:  MARKET CHOICE 140-200S HIGHER, 95-115S AND CHOICE 95-115S LOWER,   
OTHERS STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 95s 44.00-46.50 occas   
lower 115s 43.00-46.50 mostly 44.00-45.00 occas lower 140s 32.00 Shprs Choice  
95s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 115s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 140s    
25.00-26.00 165s 24.00-26.50 200s 24.00-26.50 Marked Fancy 95s 37.00 165s      
32.00-35.00 mostly 33.00-34.00                                                 
---LIMES:  MARKET 150S HIGHER, 200S AND 250S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  10 lb
cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 12.00-13.00 54s 12.00-13.00 40 lb cartons MX      
Seedless Type 110s 42.00-44.00 occas lower 150s 44.00-46.00 occas lower 175s   
44.00-47.00 mostly 45.00-46.00 200s 44.00-48.00 mostly 45.00-46.00 occas lower 
230s 44.00-47.00 mostly 45.00-46.00 0ccas lower 250s 36.00-40.00 mostly        
37.00-38.00 occas higher containers 17 2-lb bags MX Seeded Types 28.00-32.00   
mostly 29.00-30.00                                                             
---MISC CITRUS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons AU Blood Orange   
Moro 72s 44.00-46.00 CA Meyer Lemon sml 20.00-21.00 7/10 bushel cartons CA     
Shprs 1st Grade Pummelo 14s 30.00-32.00 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 NAVEL 48S, 88S, 138S AND FLORIDA 100S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT  
STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel 36s 25.00 48s 26.00-29.50
mostly 27.00-28.00 occas lower 56s 26.00-29.50 mostly 27.00-28.00 occas lower  
72s 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 88s 24.00-26.00 113s 23.00-26.00 mostly     
24.00-25.00 138s 24.00-27.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 Cara Cara 56s 38.00 4/5 bushel 
cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Hamlin 80s 19.50-21.00 100s 18.50-20.00 125s 20.00 1/2   
cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel Cara Cara 72s 19.00 cartons 10 4-lb film bags 
FL U.S. No. 1 Hamlin 80 size 25.50-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00                    
---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 MEXICO AND CHILE LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 
1-pt cups with lids CL med-lge 24.50-28.50 mostly 25.00-26.00 MX med-lge       
24.50-28.50 mostly 25.00-26.00 PE med-lge 24.50-28.50 mostly 25.00-26.00 flats 
12 6-oz cups with lids CL med-lge 14.50-18.50 mostly 15.00-16.00 MX med-lge    
14.50-18.50 mostly 15.00-16.00 PE med-lge 14.50-18.50 mostly 15.00-16.00       
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX       
Blackberries med 26.50-30.50 mostly 27.00-28.00                                
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Red med
34.50-36.50                                                                    
---STRAWBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 8 1-lb containers with lids FL       
med-lge 12.00-12.50 occas higher/lower fineappear 22.00-22.50 MX med-lge       
11.00-12.50 occas higher/lower fineappear 19.00-22.50                          

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 cartons GU 9s 20.00-22.00 HD 12s     
22.00-23.00 oversized 1/2 cartons GU 9s (6 size) 24.00 HD 9s (6 size)          
24.00-26.00                                                                    
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  2/3 cartons HD 5s 10.00-12.00 6s          
8.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 MX 6s 8.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 occas lower 8s 
10.00 oversized 2/3 cartons HD 5s (4 size) 11.00-12.00                         
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons per carton GU Red Flesh Seedless Type 
4s 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 occas lower 5s 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00
occas lower Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 6s 20.00                              

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET FINE APPEARANCE RED DELICIOUS 64S AND GOLDEN DELICIOUS 96S  
HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons tray pack MI U.S. ExFcy Honeycrisp 64s   
45.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 60s 28.00 64s fineappear 38.00 72s 28.00        
fineappear 34.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 occas lower 80s fineappear 38.00 88s 
fineappear 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 100s 29.00 fineappear 32.00-35.00    
mostly 33.00-34.00 Golden Delicious 60s fineappear 43.00-44.00 occas lower 64s 
fineappear 42.00-43.00 72s fineappear 43.00 occas lower 80s 37.00 88s          
fineappear 40.00-43.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 96s fineappear 40.00-42.00 100s      
34.00-35.00 fineappear 44.00 Fuji 64s fineappear 38.00 few high as 45.00 72s   
fineappear 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 occas higher 80s fineappear 37.00 88s
fineappear 40.00 100s fineappear 36.00 Granny Smith 64s 32.00-34.00 fineappear 
45.00-46.00 72s 28.00 fineappear 45.00-46.00 80s fineappear 35.00-38.00 mostly 
36.00-37.00 88s 30.00-32.00 fineappear 44.00 100s 29.00-32.00 mostly           
30.00-31.00 fineappear 35.00-38.00 mostly 36.00-37.00 occas higher Gala 64s    
fineappear 38.00-40.00 occas higher 72s fineappear 38.00-39.00 occas higher 88s
fineappear 43.00-44.00 100s 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 fineappear 40.00    
113s fineappear 40.00 Braeburn 72s 35.00-36.00 100s 34.00-35.00 Mcintosh 100s  
23.00 Jonagold 88s 36.00 100s 34.00-36.00 Honeycrisp 72s fineappear 75.00 80s  
44.00 fineappear 68.00-69.00 100s 52.00 fineappear 75.00 Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 
72s 30.00-31.00 fineappear 38.00-40.00 100s 30.00-31.00 fineappear 36.00-38.00 
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                                                          
---APRICOTS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Castlebrite  
68s 28.00-29.00 24 lb cartons loose CL Castlebrite 84 sz 60.00                 
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET HASS 36S AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 20S HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT  
STEADY.  cartons 2 layer DR Various Greenskin Varieties 16s 28.00 18s          
28.00-30.00 20s 26.00-29.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 26s 24.00-26.00 28s 26.00 MX    
Hass 32s 36.50-37.25 fr qual 29.25-31.25 36s 36.50-40.00 mostly 37.00-38.00 fr 
qual 29.25-31.25 40s 34.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 fr qual 30.25-32.25        
fineappear 46.00 48s 35.00-38.50 mostly 35.00-36.00 few low as 34.00 fr qual   
30.25-32.25 fineappear 48.00 60s 32.00-34.00 fr qual 30.25 fineappear 38.00 70s
23.00-23.50 fr qual 23.25-24.25 fineappear 32.00 84s 18.50-22.25 mostly        
19.00-20.00 fr qual 19.25-20.25                                                
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CB 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00   
occas lower CR 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas lower GU 20.00-24.00 mostly
21.00-22.00 occas lower HD 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas lower MX       
20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 35 lb cartons CR Burro 18.00-18.50 occas higher 
20 lb cartons CB Manzano 20.00 15 lb cartons CR Baby 14.00-16.00 EC Baby       
14.00-16.00                                                                    
---CHERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   5 kg cartons bagged CL Bing jbo 60.00-62.00    
occas higher lge fr cond 35.00 Lapin jbo 50.00-52.00                           
---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 WHITE SEEDLESS LARGE LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  18 lb     
containers bagged PE Thompson Seedless exlge 40.00 lge 35.00 White Seedless    
Type exlge 39.00-40.00 occas higher/lower lge 34.00-37.00 mostly 35.00-36.00   
fineappear 48.00 Red Seedless exlge 36.00 lge 28.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00   
Black Seedless lge 32.00 Red Globe lge-exlge 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00    
occas lower                                                                    
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb cartons loose CA Hayward 36 sz 36.00 9 kg 
(19.8 lb) containers loose GR Hayward 30 sz 24.00-26.00 33 sz 23.00-23.50 IT   
Hayward 33 sz 30.00-32.00 occas lower 36 sz 26.50-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00     
---MANGOES:  MARKET ATOULFO 12S AND KENT 8S HIGHER, TOMMY ATKINS LOWER, OTHERS 
ABOUT STEADY.  flats 1 layer MX Haden 6s 9.00 7s 9.00 Tommy Atkins 5s 8.00-9.00
6s 8.00-9.00 7s 8.00-9.00 Ataulfo 12s 9.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 14s        
9.00-11.00 16s 10.00 18s 9.00 PE Kent 8s 10.00 40 lb cartons EC Green Cooking  
Type 130.00                                                                    
---NECTARINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Various Yellow  
Flesh Varieties 32s 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 40s 15.00-18.00 mostly      
16.00-17.00 44s 14.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 48s 14.00-15.00 52s 14.00-15.00 
56s 14.00-15.00 9 kg containers loose CL Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 48 sz  
28.00 56 sz 28.00 occas lower 60 sz 26.00                                      
---PAPAYA:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons GU Green Cooking Type 18.00-20.00    
35-40 lb cartons MX Maradol Type 6s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 occas higher
8s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 occas higher 9s 22.00-26.00 mostly           
23.00-24.00 occas higher 10s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 occas higher. 12s  
22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 occas higher. 14s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00
occas higher.                                                                  
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Various Yellow     
Flesh Varieties 32s 26.00 36s 25.00-26.00 40s 25.00-26.00 44s 24.00-25.00 60s  
24.00-25.00 9 kg containers loose CL Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 34 sz 36.00
36 sz 36.00                                                                    
---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 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              
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 5s 9.50-11.00 6s
10.00-12.50 7s 11.00 MX golden ripe 6s 12.00-12.50 7s 12.00-12.50              
---PLANTAINS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   50 lb cartons CB green 24.00-28.00 mostly     
25.00-26.00 yellow 30.00-32.00 EC green 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 yellow  
30.00-32.00 HI green 32.00 MX green 30.00-32.00                                
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Marked Red Plum 40s  
27.00-28.00 50s 26.00-27.00                                                    
---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                                                                  
---GRAPEFRUIT: 7/10 bushel cartons MX Rio Red 32s 34.00 occas lower 36s 24.00  
---LEMONS: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 115s 48.00 MX 115s           
24.00-24.50 140s 20.00-20.50 cartons 18 2-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice 34.00   
---LIMES: 10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 20.00-20.50 cartons 15 1-lb bags  
---ORANGES: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel 48s 32.00 MX Navel 56s
20.00-20.50 72s 22.00-22.50 cartons 10 4-lb mesh bags CA Shprs Choice Valencia 
88 size 36.00                                                                  

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CL med-lge 26.00 MX med-lge       
fineappear 36.00-36.50                                                         
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Blackberries med fineappear   
32.00-32.50                                                                    
---RASPBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Red med fineappear 48.00-48.50 
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids MX med-lge fineappear       
44.00-44.50                                                                    

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES: cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 88s 38.00 100s           
18.00-18.50 Golden Delicious 100s 46.00 Granny Smith 100s 46.00 occas lower    
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 34.00 Golden Delicious 2 1/2" min 36.00 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 39.25-40.25 36s 39.25-40.25 40s       
40.25-41.25 48s 35.25-39.25 mostly 36.00-38.00 60s 33.25-35.25 70s 31.25-32.25 
84s 23.25-25.25                                                                
---BANANAS: 40 lb cartons CB 24.00-26.00 EC 24.00-26.00 MX 24.00-26.00         
---KIWIFRUIT: 20 lb cartons loose CA Hayward 33 sz 16.00-16.50 9 kg (19.8 lb)  
containers loose IT Hayward 33 sz 29.00-29.50                                  
---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 20.00-20.50 8s 20.50 MX golden
ripe 6s 26.50 7s 26.50 8s 26.50