Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Chicago, IL
CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 17-SEP-2021                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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HX_FV010                                                                       
WEATHER AT 7:00 A.M.:   PARTLY CLOUDY  66                                      
YESTERDAY'S HIGH:  83                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flat cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CL sz 1 40.00
sz 4 36.00                                                                     
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Star    
Ruby 27s 42.00 32s 42.00 48s 30.00 56s 28.00 64s 26.00 15 kg containers SF Red 
27s 40.00 32s 40.00                                                            
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 200s 40.00  
MX Marked Fancy 140s Offerings insufficient to quote. 165s Offerings           
insufficient to quote. Marked Choice 95s 43.00 occas lower 115s 43.00 140s     
43.00 17 kg cartons CL Marked Fancy 115s 30.00 200s Offerings insufficient to  
quote. 18 kg containers AG Marked Fancy 95s 24.00 fineappear 38.00 115s 30.00  
occas higher 165s fineappear 36.00                                             
---LIMES:  MARKET STEADY. Wide range in price, quality, and condition. 40 lb   
cartons MX Seedless Type 110s 30.00-33.00 mostly 31.00-32.00 fineappear        
34.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-37.00 150s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-29.00 occas higher
fineappear 38.00 175s 24.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 occas higher fineappear   
36.00 200s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-25.00 occas higher/lower fineappear 36.00  
230s 19.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 occas higher/lower fineappear 33.00 250s   
18.00-20.00 occas lower containers 17 2-lb bags MX Seeded Types 500s           
27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 occas higher                                    
---MISC CITRUS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Blood Orange 
Moro 88s 32.00 10 lb cartons CA Meyer Lemon irreg sz 40.00                     
---ORANGES:  MARKET STEADY. Wide range in price. 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs  
1st Grade Valencia 40s 15.00-16.00 48s 15.00-16.00 56s 30.00-33.00 mostly      
31.00-32.00 occas lower 72s 26.00-28.00 occas higher 88s 26.00-28.00 Shprs     
Choice Valencia 88s 26.00-30.00 mostly 28.00 occas higher 113s 26.00-28.00     
cartons 10 4-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice Valencia 64 size 33.00 15 kg cartons 
CL Navel 40s 30.00-32.00 occas lower 56s 32.00-33.00 occas lower 72s 32.50     
occas lower Cara Cara 40s 32.00-34.00 48s 32.00 56s 30.00 72s 30.00 SF Class I 
Navel 48s 26.00-28.00 56s 26.00-28.00 88s 26.00-28.00                          
---TANGELOS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   10 kg containers PE Minneola 30s          
12.00-14.00 35s 12.00-14.00 36s 18.00-19.50                                    
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 bushel cartons CA Golden Nugget irreg sz 
25.00 cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags PE W. Murcott Afourer 24 size 33.00 36 size    
35.00 10 kg cartons PE Tango 75s 26.50 W. Murcott Afourer 50s 25.00-27.00 60s  
24.00-27.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 70s 24.00                                       

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids CA lge fineappear
44.50 CD British Columbia CDOne lge fineappear 42.00-43.00 med-lge 24.00 PE lge
fineappear 44.50-46.50 flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA lge fineappear          
36.00-37.00 CD British Columbia CDOne med-lge fineappear 31.00-35.00 mostly    
32.00-34.00 MX lge 22.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 WA med-lge fr qual 15.00     
cartons 8 18-oz containers with lids CD British Columbia CDOne lge 22.00       
---CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.                     
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA       
Blackberries med 16.00-17.00 fr cond 12.00-13.00 fineappear 22.00              
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red med
fineappear 32.00-35.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 MX Red med 24.00-25.00               
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET HIGHER.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA med-lge 
fr cond 16.00 fineappear 29.00-30.00                                           

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons CA 9s 16.00-20.00 mostly           
17.00-19.00 12s 16.00-18.00 oversized 1/2 cartons CA 9s (6 size) 16.00-19.00   
mostly 17.00-18.00 fineappear 22.00                                            
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET STEADY.  2/3 cartons CA 5s 20.00 5s (4 size) 22.00-23.00 
6s (5 size) 22.00-23.00                                                        
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 4s         
30.00-32.00 Local Repack Red Flesh Seedless Type 5s 28.00 24 inch bins AR Black
Diamond 45s 220.00-225.00 IN Red Flesh Seeded Type 35s 120.00 Red Flesh        
Seedless Type 45s 145.00-150.00 60s 140.00-150.00 fineappear 225.00 MI Red     
Flesh Seeded Type 35s 160.00-170.00 Red Flesh Seedless Type 45s 170.00 60s     
170.00-180.00                                                                  

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET HONEYCRISP MIGHIGAN AND ORGANIC GRANNY SMITH HIGHER; GOLDEN    
DELICIOUS 64-100S LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons tray pack CA U.S. ExFcy   
Granny Smith 72s 48.00-52.00 mostly 49.00-51.00 100s 48.00-52.00 mostly        
49.00-51.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 72s 32.00-35.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 occas  
lower 100s 28.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-31.00 Golden Delicious 64s 48.00-50.00     
occas lower fineappear 54.00 72s 44.00-48.00 mostly 45.00-47.00 fineappear     
54.00 100s 44.00-48.00 mostly 45.00-47.00 Fuji 64s 26.00-28.00 100s 26.00-28.00
fineappear 33.00 Granny Smith 64s 48.00 fineappear 71.00 72s 52.00-53.00 80s   
fineappear 60.00 88s 58.00 fineappear 75.00 100s 50.00-54.00 mostly 51.00-53.00
Gala 64s 42.00 80s 42.00 fineappear 60.00 88s fineappear 58.00 100s 26.00-28.00
fineappear 45.00 125s fineappear 48.00 Braeburn 72s 30.00-32.00 100s           
26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-29.00 Ginger Gold 72s 48.00 100s 44.00 Honeycrisp 64s 
55.00 fineappear 66.00 88s fineappear 63.00 100s fineappear 59.00 cartons cell 
pack MI U.S. ExFcy Mcintosh 80s 30.00 cartons 12 3-lb film bags MI U.S. ExFcy  
Golden Delicious 2 1/2" min 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 Paula Red 2 1/2" min
25.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/2" min 30.00 2 1/4" min 24.00 Golden        
Delicious 2 1/4" min 28.00 Fuji 2 1/4" min 24.00 Granny Smith 2 1/2" min 37.00 
Gala 2 1/4" min 32.00 Ginger Gold 2 1/4" min 34.00 bushel cartons loose MI U.S.
ExFcy Mcintosh 96s 38.00-39.00 Paula Red 3" min 27.00 U.S. One Honeycrisp lge  
44.00                                                                          
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET STEADY. Wide range in price, quality, condition and       
appearance. cartons 2 layer CA Hass 70s 36.00 occas lower FL U.S. Comb Various 
Greenskin Varieties 20s 32.00 MX Hass 32s 76.00-78.00 fr qual 72.00-74.00 36s  
76.00-78.00 fr qual 72.00-74.00 fineappear 100.00 40s 74.00-76.00 occas higher 
fr qual 71.00-73.00 fineappear 100.00 48s 72.00-75.00 mostly 73.00-74.00 occas 
higher fr qual 68.00-71.00 mostly 69.00-70.00 fineappear 88.00-92.00 mostly    
89.00-91.00 60s 44.00-48.00 mostly 45.00-47.00 occas higher/lower fr qual      
44.00-47.00 mostly 45.00-46.00 fineappear 62.00-64.00 - 70s 29.00-33.00 mostly 
30.00-31.00 fr qual 28.00-32.00 mostly 29.00-31.00 fineappear 34.00-38.00      
mostly 35.00-37.00 84s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-29.00 occas higher/lower fr    
qual 20.00-21.00                                                               
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons MX 18.00 35 lb cartons CR Burro     
18.50 20 lb cartons CB Manzano Offerings insufficient to quote. 15 lb cartons  
EC Baby 12.00 MX Baby 16.00                                                    
---FRUITS OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 1 layer CA Apple Pears Hosui 16s   
25.00 FL Carambola - Star Fruit 20s 18.00 25s 25.00 30s 25.00 15 lb cartons    
loose CA ExFcy Dates Medjool exlge 58.50 cartons 1 layer tray pack FL Passion  
Fruit Purple 30s 43.00 30 lb cartons CA Dates Bahri 60.00 cartons 2 layer tray 
pack CL Quince Champion 24s 40.00 36s 15.00 fineappear 22.00 flats 12 1-pt     
baskets CA Figs Black Mission 38.00-40.00 Brown Turkey 38.00 Tiger (Panache)   
40.00 40 lb crates MX Cactus Pears green 21.00-22.00 1/2 flats tray pack CA    
Figs Black Mission 18s 9.00-10.00 Brown Turkey 21s 10.00 18 kg cartons tray    
pack wrapped CQ Apple Pears Yali 72s Offerings insufficient to quote. 13 lb    
cartons MX Guava 20.00-22.00 occas higher/lower 16 lb cartons MX Guava         
22.00-24.00 20 lb cartons FL Guava 80.00 (Thai type) MX Guava 30.00            
---GRAPES:  MARKET STEADY.  19 lb containers bagged CA White Seedless Type     
exlge 26.00-27.00 fineappear 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-35.00 lge 24.50-26.50 med
19.00 Red Seedless exlge 32.00-34.00 fineappear 38.50 lge 22.00-26.00 mostly   
23.00-25.00 Black Seedless exlge fineappear 32.00-34.00 lge 24.00-25.00 Red    
Globe exlge 32.50 lge 26.50 Ivory exlge 29.00 fineappear 32.00-34.00 Sweet     
Celebration exlge 30.00-31.00 20 lb cartons GA Scuppernong med-lge 42.50 21 lb 
containers bagged CA Red Globe exlge 39.00 8.2 kg containers bagged PE Red     
Globe jbo 30.00-32.50                                                          
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer CL Hayward 33s 12.50 9 kg (19.8   
lb) containers loose CL Hayward 23 sz 32.00 occas lower 25 sz 34.00 occas lower
36 sz 26.00 occas lower                                                        
---MANGOES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer BR Tommy Atkins 6s 8.00 7s 8.00 8s  
8.00 9s 8.00 10s 6.00-7.00 12s 6.00-7.00 MX Keitt 6s 8.00-11.00 mostly         
9.00-10.00 9s fr cond 6.00-7.00 10s fr cond 6.00-7.00 12s fr cond 6.00-7.00 40 
lb cartons MX Green Cooking Type 70.00                                         
---NECTARINES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer tray pack CA Various Yellow    
Flesh Varieties 28s 20.00 cartons 2 layer tray pack CA Various Yellow Flesh    
Varieties 56s 18.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 27-28s 38.00 marked treeripe 
CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 30-32s 32.00-33.00 34-36s 36.00 Various White
Flesh Varieties 27-28s 38.00 25 lb cartons loose CA Various Yellow Flesh       
Varieties 40 sz 17.00 48 sz 28.00 56 sz 28.00 48-50 sz 23.00 Various White     
Flesh Varieties 48-50 sz 28.00                                                 
---PAPAYA:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons GU Green Cooking Type 28.00 occas    
lower 35-40 lb cartons MX Maradol Type 6s 30.00-32.00 7s 30.00-32.00 8s        
30.00-32.00 9s 30.00-32.00 10s 30.00-32.00                                     
---PEACHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 2 layer tray pack marked treeripe CA      
Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 28s 34.00 30-32s 32.00-34.00 40-42s 34.00 48-50s
34.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 34-36s 36.00 25 lb cartons loose CA Various
Yellow Flesh Varieties 32 sz 21.00 34 sz 21.00 36 sz 21.00 48 sz 22.00 56 sz   
22.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 32 sz 30.00 40 sz 28.00 42 sz 28.00 48-50  
sz 30.00 ID U.S. One John Henry 2 1/2"min 18.00                                
---PEARS:  MARKET BARTLETT 60-70S, BOSC 80S AND 100S LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT       
STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR ORFcy D'Anjou 70s Offerings insufficient
to quote. 40 lb cartons wrapped CA U.S. One Bartlett 60s 40.00-42.00 70s       
38.00-42.00 mostly 39.00-41.00 90s 40.00-42.00 Bosc 80s 40.00 90s 36.00-40.00  
mostly 37.00-39.00 100s 32.00 2/5 bushel cartons wrapped CA U.S. One D'Anjou   
80s 23.00 OR ORExFcy Stark Crimson 35s Offerings insufficient to quote.        
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 5s 10.00 6s     
12.00 fr cond 6.00-10.00 mostly 7.00-9.00 7s 13.00 occas lower 8s 11.00 GU     
golden ripe 5s fr cond 8.00-9.00 7s fr cond 8.00                               
---PLANTAINS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   50 lb cartons CB green 26.00-30.00 mostly     
27.00-28.00 yellow 30.00-32.00 CR green 32.00 EC green 34.00-35.00 MX green    
22.00-24.00 fineappear 35.00 yellow 30.00                                      
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   28 lb cartons loose CA Marked Black Plum 35 sz    
38.00 40 sz 35.00-38.00 mostly 36.00-37.00 30-35 sz fineappear 48.00 Marked Red
Plum 20 sz 40.00 25 sz 40.00 40 sz 36.00 45 sz 36.00 30-35 sz 38.00 October Sun
50-55 sz 43.00 ID U.S. One Empress 45 sz 26.50 OR Empress 2" min 25.00 30 lb   
cartons ID Marked Black Plum 25 sz 38.00 cartons 2 layer CA Marked Red Plum 40s
Offerings insufficient to quote.                                               
---POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer CA Marked Extra Fancy 
Granada 36s 64.50 Marked Fancy Granada 30s 58.50 32s 58.50                     
---PRUNES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   30 lb cartons ID U.S. One Italian 1 1/4" min
25.00 MI U.S. One Stanley 1 1/4" min 24.00 OR Early Italian 1 1/4" min 26.00   

ORGANIC                                                                        

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---GRAPEFRUIT: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs Choice Red 36s 34.00-35.00 40s     
34.00-35.00                                                                    
---LEMONS: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs Choice 115s 36.50 140s 36.50           
---LIMES: 10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s Offerings insufficient to quote.  
42s Offerings insufficient to quote.                                           
---ORANGES: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs Choice Valencia 56s 28.00-30.00 72s   
28.00-30.00                                                                    

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES: flats 12 1-pt cups with lids OR med-lge 42.00-43.00            
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Blackberries med 16.00-17.00  
---RASPBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red med 34.00-35.00            
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA med-lge 24.00-25.00      

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS: 1/2 cartons CA 12s Offerings insufficient to quote.             
---HONEYDEWS: 2/3 cartons CA 5s Offerings insufficient to quote. 6s Offerings  
insufficient to quote.                                                         
---WATERMELONS: cartons CA Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 6s Offerings           
insufficient to quote. 24 inch bins WI Red Flesh Seedless Type 60s Offerings   
insufficient to quote. 80s Offerings insufficient to quote.                    

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES: cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 88s Offerings            
insufficient to quote. 100s Offerings insufficient to quote. Granny Smith 72s  
49.00-50.00 80s 49.00-50.00 88s 49.00-50.00 Gala 72s 18.50 80s 18.50 88s 18.50 
Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 72s 18.50 80s 18.50 88s 18.50 cartons 12 3-lb film bags  
WA WAExFcy Granny Smith 2 1/2" min 49.00-50.00 Gala 2 1/2" min 18.50 Pink      
Lady/Cripps Pink 2 1/2" min 18.50                                              
---AVOCADOS: cartons 2 layer MX Hass 32s 86.00-88.00 36s 86.00-88.00 40s 82.00 
48s 80.00-84.00 mostly 81.00-83.00 60s 60.00-61.00 fineappear 68.00 70s        
46.00-47.00 fineappear 51.00 84s 36.00-38.00                                   
---BANANAS: 40 lb cartons CB Offerings insufficient to quote.                  
---GRAPES: 19 lb containers bagged CA White Seedless Type exlge 33.00-34.00 Red
Seedless exlge 33.00-34.00 Black Seedless exlge 33.00-34.00                    
---KIWIFRUIT: cartons 20 1-lb film bags IT Hayward 36.50-38.50 9 kg (19.8 lb)  
containers loose IT Hayward 33 sz 36.50-38.50                                  
---MANGOES: flats 1 layer MX Keitt 7s 9.00-10.00 8s 9.00-10.00                 
---NECTARINES: cartons 2 layer tray pack CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 40s 
26.00-27.00 50s 26.00-27.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 40s 26.00-27.00 50s  
26.00-27.00                                                                    
---PEACHES: cartons 2 layer tray pack CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 40s    
26.00-27.00 50s 26.00-27.00 34-36s 36.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 40s     
26.00-27.00 50s 26.00-27.00                                                    
---PEARS: 18 kg containers wrapped AG D'Anjou 70s 34.50-36.50 80s 34.50-36.50  
Bosc 70s 34.50-36.50 80s 34.50-36.50 WA Bartlett 70s 36.00-37.00 80s           
36.00-37.00                                                                    
---PINEAPPLES: cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s Offerings insufficient to     
quote. 7s Offerings insufficient to quote. 8s Offerings insufficient to quote. 
---PLUMS: 28 lb cartons loose CA Marked Red Plum 30-35 sz Offerings            
insufficient to quote. cartons 2 layer tray pack CA Marked Black Plum 40s      
28.00-30.00 50s 28.00-30.00 Marked Red Plum 40s 28.50 50s 28.50 Interspecific  
Type Dapple Dandy 48s 34.00