Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Chicago, IL
CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 22-OCT-2020                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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HX_FV010                                                                       
WEATHER @ 7:00 A.M.: Light Rain 49                                             
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 58                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flat cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CL 24 sz     
33.00-37.00 mostly 34.00-35.00 PE 24 sz 32.00-33.00                            
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons TX Texas Fancy Marked Rio  
Star 27s 38.00 32s 36.00-37.00 36s 34.00-36.00 40s 29.50-32.00 4/5 bushel      
cartons FL U.S. One Ruby Red 40s 30.00 48s 28.00 56s 29.00                     
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 95s         
31.00-32.00 115s 30.00-32.00 Shprs Choice 95s 25.00-26.00 115s 25.00 140s      
23.00-24.00 165s 20.00 MX Marked Fancy 95s 29.00 115s 28.00-32.00 mostly       
29.00-30.00 140s 26.00-28.00 17 kg cartons CL Marked Fancy 140s 32.50 18 kg    
containers AG Marked Fancy 95s 26.00-28.00 165s 26.00-28.00                    
---LIMES:  MARKET FINE APPEARANCE 175S HIGHER, 110S, 200-230S AND FINE         
APPEARANCE 110-150S LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT 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 18.50-20.00 fineappear 24.00 150s 18.00-20.00    
fineappear 24.00-26.00 175s 16.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 occas lower         
fineappear 27.00 200s 14.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 230s 12.00-16.00 mostly   
13.00-14.00 containers 17 2-lb bags MX Seeded Types 24.00-26.00                
---MISC CITRUS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 cartons CA Meyer Lemon sml 20.00-21.00  
Shprs 1st Grade Blood Orange Moro 88s 18.00-19.00 4/5 bushel cartons DR Sour   
Orange irreg sz 36.00 JM Uglifruit/Uniqfruit 14s 32.00 10 lb cartons CA        
Kumquats 37.00 Meyer Lemon lge 26.00                                           
---ORANGES:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Valencia   
56s 34.00-36.00 72s 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 88s 36.50-37.00 100s 35.00  
113s 39.00-42.00 mostly 40.00-41.00 Shprs Choice Valencia 72s 30.00 88s 28.00  
MX Shprs Choice Valencia 80s 28.00 88s 28.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1  
Hamlin 80s 28.00-29.00 88s 26.00-27.00 100s 25.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 125s
21.00-26.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 occas higher Early Varieties 80s 26.00-28.00    
100s 24.00-25.00 cartons 10 4-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice Valencia 72 size    
38.00 15 kg cartons CL Navel 40s 33.00 56s 40.00 88s 27.00-28.00 SF Navel 56s  
32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 15-16 kg cartons UR Valencia 48s 39.00          
---TANGELOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 kg containers PE Minneola 40s 17.00-18.00   
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Fallglo 64s 
27.00-28.00 80s 27.00-28.00 100s 25.00-26.00 cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags PE W.   
Murcott Afourer 28 size 20.00 10 kg cartons PE Honey 60s 26.00 W. Murcott      
Afourer 50s 24.00                                                              

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids MX med-lge 
38.00 fineappear 42.00 PE med-lge 36.50-38.00 fineappear 42.00 flats 12 6-oz   
cups with lids MX med-lge 26.00 fineappear 28.00-31.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 PE   
med-lge 28.00-31.00 mostly 29.00-30.00 occas lower 26.00                       
---CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 24 12-oz film bags WI 30.00-30.50   
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA       
Blackberries med 12.00-14.00 fineappear 18.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas   
higher MX Blackberries med fineappear 18.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas     
higher                                                                         
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red med
20.00-22.00 fineappear 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 MX Red med fineappear    
24.00                                                                          
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA sml-med 
12.00-16.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 fineappear 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 MX    
sml-med 24.00                                                                  

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons AZ 12s 18.00 CA 9s 18.00-20.00 12s 
18.00-20.00 oversized 1/2 cartons CA 9s (6 size) 18.00-20.00 fineappear 24.00  
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET STEADY.  2/3 cartons CA 5s 13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00
6s 13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 oversized 2/3 cartons CA 5s (4 size)         
15.00-16.00                                                                    
---MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   2/3 cartons CA Crenshaw 6s 18.00 Galia 6s   
18.00 Hami 5s 18.00-20.00 6s 18.00 Juan Canary 5s 18.00-20.00 Orange Flesh 5s  
18.00-20.00 Persian 5s 20.00                                                   
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons per carton MX Red Flesh Seedless
Type 5s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 occas higher 6s 22.00-26.00 mostly      
23.00-24.00 occas higher Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 6s 28.00 occas lower     
Local Repack Red Flesh Seedless Type 5s 28.00 24 inch bins MX Red Flesh        
Seedless Type 36s 240.00 45s 230.00 60s 220.00 TX Red Flesh Seedless Type 36s  
240.00 45s 230.00 occas lower 60s 220.00 occas lower                           

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s     
26.00-28.50 72s 26.50-28.00 80s 22.00-25.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 88s 26.00-28.00 
100s 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 113s 24.00-25.00 125s 22.00 138s 25.00 163s
24.00 Golden Delicious 60s 28.00 64s 34.00 72s 26.00-28.00 fineappear          
34.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 80s 26.00 fineappear 36.00-37.00 88s 28.00-29.00
100s 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 Fuji 64s 26.00-28.00 fineappear 42.00 72s  
32.00-34.00 fineappear 42.00 80s 24.00 88s fineappear 36.00-38.00 100s         
26.00-27.00 fineappear 38.00 Granny Smith 56s 28.00 64s 26.00-30.00 mostly     
27.00-28.00 fineappear 36.00 occas higher 72s 26.00 fineappear 34.00-36.00     
occas higher 80s fineappear 35.00 88s 26.00 fineappear 32.00-36.00 mostly      
33.00-34.00 100s 25.00-26.00 fineappear 29.00-30.00 occas higher 125s          
fineappear 29.00 Gala 64s 30.00 fineappear 42.00 72s 34.00 fineappear          
39.00-40.00 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 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 23.00-24.00      
Golden Delicious 2 1/2" min 26.00-27.00 Fuji 2 1/2" min 22.00 Granny Smith 2   
1/2" min 26.00-27.00 Gala 2 1/2" min 25.00-26.00 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 MEXICO HASS 32-36S HIGHER, MEXICO HASS 40S AND 60-84S     
LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 2 layer CA Hass 48s 26.00 60s 32.00 FL    
U.S. Comb Various Greenskin Varieties 18s 30.00 MX Hass 32s 34.00-34.50 fr qual
24.00-25.25 fineappear 38.00 36s 34.00-36.00 fr qual 23.25-24.25 fineappear    
42.00 40s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 occas higher fr qual 18.25-19.25      
fineappear 38.00 48s 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 occas lower fr qual 21.25  
60s 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas higher 70s 17.00-18.00 84s 16.00-17.00
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CB 16.00-18.00 occas lower CR       
16.00-17.00 fr qual 12.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 GU 16.00-17.00 fr qual      
12.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 HD 16.00-17.00 fr qual 12.00-15.00 mostly 13.00 
14 MX 16.00-17.00 fr qual 12.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 35 lb cartons CR Burro
18.00-18.50 occas higher 20 lb cartons CB Manzano 20.00 15 lb cartons CR Baby  
13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 EC Baby 13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 GU Baby  
13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00                                                 
---FRUITS OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 1 layer CL Apple Pears Hosui 14s   
11.00-12.00 16s 15.00-16.00 occas lower Shinko 14s 14.00 FL Carambola - Star   
Fruit 16s 35.00 20s 29.00 25s 20.00 occas higher 30s 30.00 15 lb cartons loose 
CA Dates Medjool 58.50 cartons 1 layer tray pack FL Passion Fruit Purple 25s   
44.00 28s 45.00 30s 45.00 32s 45.00 36s 45.00 38s 45.00 NZ Kiwano 12s 58.50 30 
lb cartons CA Dates Bahri 14s 65.00-70.00 mostly 66.00-67.00 cartons 2 layer   
tray pack CA Quince Pineapple 24s 44.00 32s 32.00 10 lb cartons FL Passion     
Fruit Purple 49.00 Yellow 45.00 40 lb crates MX Cactus Pears green 22.00-23.00 
red 24.00-25.00 occas higher flats 12 1-pt cups with lids CA Figs Black Mission
48.00 Brown Turkey 46.00 Calimyrna 40.00 Sierra 50.00 cartons 24 9-oz packages 
CA Figs Black Mission 62.00 Calimyrna 62.00 18 kg cartons tray pack wrapped CQ 
Apple Pears Yali 72s 36.00 13 lb cartons MX Guava 13.00-14.00 16 lb cartons MX 
Guava 20.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 20 lb cartons FL Guava 65.00 (Thai type)  
MX Guava 22.00-24.00 occas higher Green 24.00-26.00                            
---GRAPES:  MARKET SCARLET ROYAL MEDIUM-LARGE LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  19  
lb containers bagged CA White Seedless Type lge-exlge 26.00-30.00 mostly       
27.00-28.00 med-lge 17.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00 Black Seedless lge-exlge    
29.00-30.00 med-lge 18.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 Red Globe lge-exlge         
24.00-25.00 Scarlet Royal lge-exlge 28.00-30.00 med-lge 18.00-22.00 mostly     
19.00-20.00 occas higher                                                       
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer CL Hayward 33s 14.50 NZ Yellow    
Flesh 33s 20.00-21.00 9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose CL Hayward 25 sz 28.00 33
sz 28.00 36 sz 26.00-28.00 39 sz 26.00 NZ Hayward 30 sz 31.00-32.00 33 sz      
32.00-33.00 36 sz 34.00 39 sz 34.00                                            
---MANGOES:  MARKET ATOULFO 14S HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  flats 1 layer BR 
Tommy Atkins 6s 10.00-11.00 7s 10.00-11.00 8s 10.00-11.00 Ataulfo 14s          
14.00-16.00 16s 16.00 18s 14.00 20s 12.00 22s 12.00 24s 10.00 50 lb cartons PR 
Green Cooking Type 140.00                                                      
---NECTARINES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose CA Various White Flesh     
Varieties 50 sz 22.00 56 sz 22.00                                              
---PAPAYA:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons HI Solo Type Yellow Flesh 9s 36.00 40
lb cartons GU Green Cooking Type 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 35-40 lb       
cartons MX Maradol Type 6s 22.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 8s 22.00-26.00 mostly
24.00-25.00 9s 22.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 10s 22.00-26.00 mostly           
23.00-24.00 12s 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 14s 26.00                       
---PEACHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 2 layer tray pack CA Various Yellow Flesh 
Varieties 36s 27.00-29.00 42s 26.00-29.00 44s 25.00 WA WAExFcy Flat Type Yellow
Flesh 42s 28.00 marked treeripe CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 30-32s 32.00 
34-36s 30.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 26s 42.00 28s 42.00 1/2 bushel      
cartons WV U.S. ExOne Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 2 1/2"up 27.00-29.00 25 lb
cartons loose CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 32 sz 27.00-28.00 34 sz        
27.00-28.00 36 sz 27.00-28.00 40 sz 27.00-28.00 42 sz 27.00-28.00 48 sz 28.00  
56 sz 27.00-28.00 60 sz 24.00 Various White Flesh Varieties 34 sz 28.00 36 sz  
28.00 48-50 sz 28.00                                                           
---PEARS:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped CA U.S. One Bosc 100s    
24.00 40 lb cartons wrapped CA U.S. One Bartlett 80s 41.00-44.00 mostly        
42.00-43.00 90s 35.00-37.00 36 lb cartons tight fill CA U.S. One Bartlett 90 sz
35.00-36.00 100 sz 34.00 110 sz 32.00 2/5 bushel cartons CA U.S. One Comice 30s
24.00 50s 18.00-20.00 Forelle 70s 30.00 Seckel 45s 25.00-26.00 18 kg containers
wrapped CL Bosc 80s 38.00-42.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 few 44.00 90s 40.00-42.00 18
kg cartons tray pack AG Bartlett 70s 36.00-37.00 80s 35.00-36.00 100s          
33.00-34.00                                                                    
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s 12.00-15.00  
mostly 13.00-14.00 7s 12.00-16.00 mostly 13.00-14.00 8s 12.00-14.00 HD golden  
ripe 7s 12.00-14.00 MX golden ripe 6s 14.00-15.00 8s 14.00-15.00               
---PLANTAINS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   50 lb cartons CB green 26.00-28.00 mostly     
28.00 occas lower yellow 30.00-32.00 mostly 32.00 EC green 26.00-28.00 mostly  
28.00 occas lower yellow 30.00-32.00 mostly 32.00                              
---PLUMS:  MARKET STEADY.  28 lb cartons loose CA Marked Black Plum 20 sz      
30.00-32.00 25 sz 30.00-32.00 30 sz 38.00 40 sz 30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-32.00 
few high as 36.00 50 sz 27.00 30-35 sz 30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-32.00 few high 
as 35.00 60-65 sz 22.00 Marked Red Plum 30 sz 35.00 30-35 sz 35.00-38.00       
Primetime 35 sz 32.00 Interspecific Type 30-35 sz 36.00-40.00 mostly           
37.00-38.00 (Honey Punch) Ebony Sweet 30 sz 34.00                              
---PRUNES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   28 lb cartons WA U.S. One Early Italian 1 1/4"   
min 25.00                                                                      

ORGANIC                                                                        

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---GRAPEFRUIT: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Star Ruby 32s 44.00 36s  
40.50 10 4-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice Star Ruby 38.50                        
---LEMONS: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 115s 62.00 occas lower 140s  
40.50 cartons 18 2-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice 60.00-65.00 mostly 64.00-65.00 
---LIMES: 10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 19.50 cartons 15 1-lb bags 30.50  
---ORANGES: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs Choice Valencia 56s 30.50 cartons 10  
4-lb mesh bags CA Shprs Choice Valencia 56 size 30.50                          

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES: flats 12 1-pt cups with lids CA med-lge fineappear 38.50 flats 
12 6-oz cups with lids CA med-lge fineappear 32.50                             
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Blackberries med fineappear   
28.50                                                                          
---RASPBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red med fineappear 24.50       
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA sml-med 28.50            

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS: 1/2 cartons CA 9s 24.50 12s 23.50-24.50                         
---WATERMELONS: flat cartons per carton WI Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 6s     
26.50 8s 26.50                                                                 

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 33.25-35.25 36s 32.25-34.25 40s       
27.25-29.25 48s 41.25-42.25 60s 39.25-41.25 70s 34.25-36.25 84s 31.25          
---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 28.00-31.00
mostly 29.00-30.00 Red Seedless lge 30.00-31.00 Black Seedless lge-exlge       
30.50-32.00                                                                    
---KIWIFRUIT: cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Hayward 48.50                       
---MANGOES: flats 1 layer MX Kent 9s 7.50                                      
---PEACHES: cartons 2 layer tray pack CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 40s    
34.50-36.00 50s 34.50 25 lb cartons loose CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties    
48-50 sz 34.00-36.00 mostly 34.00-35.00                                        
---PEARS: 18 kg containers wrapped AG Bartlett 70s 39.50 Bosc 70s 39.50        
---PINEAPPLES: cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s 20.50 8s 20.50                
---PLUMS: 28 lb cartons loose CA Marked Black Plum 40 sz 36.00 50 sz 36.00     
40-45 sz 35.00-36.00 Marked Red Plum 40 sz 36.00 50 sz 36.00 30-35 sz 36.00