Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Boston, MA
BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 07-MAY-2021                                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
Phone:  (617) 387-4498     Fax:  (617) 389-1387                                
                                                                               

                                                                               
                                                                               
Weather at 7:00AM        Sunny 57             Yesterday's High  66             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flat cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CA 24 sz
fineappear 42.00-46.00 mostly 44.00 IS 24 sz 32.00                             
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA U.S. One Red 23s  
36.00 fr cond 24.00 27s 38.00-40.00 mostly 39.00 fr cond 24.00 32s 40.00 36s   
38.00 40s 36.00 48s 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 Star Ruby 27s 45.00 32s           
41.00-45.00 mostly 43.00 36s 39.00-43.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 40s 37.00-40.00    
mostly 38.00-39.00 48s 36.00-37.00 mostly 36.00 56s 32.00                      
---LEMONS:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 75s   
48.00 95s 48.00 occas lower 140s 48.00 Shprs Choice 75s 34.00-35.00 mostly     
34.00 95s 34.00-38.00 mostly 36.00 32.00 one lable 115s 34.00-38.00 mostly     
36.00-37.00 32.00 one lable 140s 34.00-38.00 mostly 36.00 32.00 one lable 165s 
34.00-36.00 mostly 35.00 200s 34.00-35.00 mostly 34.00                         
---LIMES:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 18.00-20.00      
mostly 20.00 42s 16.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 48s 16.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 occas   
low as 15.00 54s 16.00-20.00 mostly 17.00 occas low as 15.00 40 lb cartons MX  
Seedless Type 110s 65.00-68.00 mostly 66.00 150s 65.00-68.00 mostly 68.00 175s 
68.00-70.00 mostly 69.00 200s 64.00-68.00 mostly 66.00 ord cond 58.00-63.00    
mostly 60.00 230s 68.00 fr cond 55.00                                          
---MISC CITRUS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Meyer   
Lemon 140s 34.00 10 lb cartons FL Kumquats sml 40.00                           
---ORANGES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel
48s 34.00 56s 34.00 72s 30.00-32.00 88s 29.00 113s 28.00 Cara Cara 56s 36.00   
72s 34.00 Washington 72s 34.00-36.00 mostly 34.00 88s 29.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 
113s 28.00-32.00 mostly 28.00 138s 32.00 Late Navel 36s 34.00-35.00 one label  
40s 34.00-35.00 one label 48s 34.00-35.00 one label 36.00-38.00 mostly 37.00   
56s 36.00-37.00 34.00-35.00 one label 72s 34.00-35.00 mostly 34.00 one label   
fineappear 39.00 88s 31.00 34.00-35.00 one label fineappear 39.00 113s         
34.00-35.00 one label 138s 34.00-35.00 one label 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No.
1 Valencia 80s 24.00-26.00 mostly 25.00 100s 24.00-26.00 mostly 24.00 1/2      
cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel Cara Cara 28s 22.00 cartons 10 4-lb film bags 
CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel lge size 30.00-32.00 mostly 31.00 FL U.S. No. 1       
Valencia med size 28.00                                                        
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Golden 
Nugget irreg sz 28.00 25 lb cartons w/ stems/leaves CA Tango irreg sz 30.00 10 
kg cartons IS 48s 30.00                                                        

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids FL lge     
28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 ord cond 10.00 fineappear 52.00 med 24.00 GA lge      
28.00-30.00 mostly 29.00 MX lge fineappear 50.00 flats 12 6-oz cups with lids  
FL lge 22.00-23.00 mostly 22.00 ord cond 5.00-8.00 mostly 6.00-7.00 fineappear 
36.00-39.00 mostly 37.00-38.00 GA lge 22.00-23.00 mostly 22.00 MX lge fr cond  
8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00                                                         
---MISC BERRIES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX        
Blackberries lge 27.00 fr cond 15.00 ord cond 4.00-8.00 mostly 6.00 fineappear 
30.00-33.00 mostly 30.00                                                       
---RASPBERRIES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX lge ord 
cond 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 fineappear 36.00-40.00 mostly 40.00 occas high as  
42.00                                                                          
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA   
lge 30.00-33.00 mostly 31.00-32.00 occas lower ord cond 6.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 
fineappear 36.00-39.00 mostly 37.00-38.00 med 24.00 MX lge 30.00 med 18.00     
flats 4 1-lb containers with lids CA With Stems lge 24.00                      

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons GU 9s 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 12s 
17.00-22.00 mostly 20.00 HD 9s 18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 12s 17.00-22.00 mostly 
20.00 oversized 1/2 cartons GU 9s (6 size) 19.00 HD 9s (6 size) 19.00          
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET STEADY.  2/3 cartons GU 5s 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 fr   
cond 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 6s 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 HD 5s          
15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 fr cond 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 6s 15.00-16.00 mostly
16.00                                                                          
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons FL Red Flesh Seedless Type Round      
Varieties 4s 44.00 5s 42.00 24 inch bins per melon FL Red Flesh Seedless Type  
Round Varieties 10-14 lb avg 5.00-8.00 mostly 5.00-6.00 15-19 lb avg 6.50-10.00
mostly 7.00-8.00 20-24 lb avg 8.00-11.00 mostly 8.00 occas high as 13.00       

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack CL Gala 80s 40.00-42.00 mostly   
41.00 MA U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 100s 21.00 125s 21.00 ME U.S. ExFcy Red      
Delicious 88s 15.00 125s 22.00 Mcintosh 80s 32.00 100s 28.00 U.S. Fcy Mcintosh 
100s 24.00 NY U.S. ExFcy Fuji 80s 28.00 88s 28.00 Empire 100s 28.00 Cortland   
88s 30.00 Hudson Valley New York U.S. ExFcy Mcintosh 80s 32.00 U.S. Fcy        
Mcintosh 125s 22.00 U.S. One Mcintosh 140s 19.00 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 100s 27.00-28.00 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 38.00 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 46.00 80s fineappear 48.00-50.00  
mostly 48.00 88s fineappear 44.00-48.00 mostly 46.00 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 42.00 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 37.00 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 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 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 21.00 Cortland 2 1/2" min/up 21.00 NY U.S. ExFcy Fuji 2 
1/2" min/up 21.00 Hudson Valley New York U.S. ExFcy 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 MEXICO HASS 32S SLIGHTLY LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.      
cartons 2 layer MX Hass 32s 42.00 fr qual 38.00 36s 42.00 fr qual 38.00 48s    
44.00-46.00 mostly 45.00 occas low as 42.00 fr qual 38.00 60s 43.00-44.00      
32.00-34.00 mostly 33.00 one lable fr qual 38.00                               
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons containerized CB lge 17.00 EC lge   
18.00 Green No gas 19.00 Baby lge 16.00 GU lge 15.00 MX Thai Type lge 26.00    
---FRUITS OTHER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CL Apple Pears Hosui 14s     
20.00 16s 20.00 18s 20.00 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 26.00 20 lb cartons FL Guava white  
exlge 85.00                                                                    
---GRAPES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  8.2 kg containers bagged CL Thompson Seedless
lge-exlge 56.00-58.00 mostly 56.00 ord cond 8.00 White Seedless Type lge 39.00 
ord cond 6.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 Red Seedless lge-exlge 26.00-28.00 mostly 27.00
ord cond 2.00-4.00 mostly 3.00 some unsalable lge 26.00-28.00 mostly 28.00     
Timco 36.00-38.00 mostly 37.00 Jack Solute ord cond 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00     
Allison poor cond 1.00-2.00 Black Seedless lge ord cond 8.00 Sweet Sapphire    
poor cond .25-6.00 mostly 4.00 some dumped Red Globe jbo 26.00 ord cond 12.00  
poor cond .25-1.00 Muscat lge 36.00-38.00 mostly 37.00 Sweet Celebration lge   
ord cond 12.00 MX lge 15.00-18.00 Sweet Globe fr cond 8.00 Sweet Globe         
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer GR Hayward 33s 12.00-13.00 IT     
Hayward 33s 12.00-13.00 9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose GR Hayward 25 sz 30.00 
27 sz 31.00 IT Hayward 27 sz 31.00 36 sz 32.00-33.00                           
---MANGOES:  MARKET STEADY. 1 layer flats additional sold as 4-kg cartons.     
flats 1 layer GU Tommy Atkins 7s 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.00 9s 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00
ord cond 2.00-4.00 mostly 3.00 10s 6.00-7.50 mostly 7.00 12s 6.00 HT Francis   
(Francine) 9s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50 10s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50 MX Tommy Atkins
8s 5.50-7.00 mostly 6.00 10s 5.50-7.00 mostly 6.00 Ataulfo 14s 14.00 16s 13.00 
50 lb cartons PR Green Cooking Type sml 85.00                                  
---NECTARINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Various    
Yellow Flesh Varieties 40s offerings insufficient to quote 9 kg containers     
loose CL Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 60 sz 24.00                            
---PAPAYA: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons GU Maradol Type 9s   
28.00 11s 28.00 MX Maradol Type 9s 30.00-34.00 occas lower fineappear 42.00 11s
28.00 12s fineappear 42.00 4 kg containers MX Solo Type 8s 21.00 9s 21.00 35-40
lb cartons FL Green Cooking Type lge 29.00-30.00 mostly 30.00                  
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Early Majestic
36s 22.00 40s 22.00                                                            
---PEARS:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR Hood River ORExFcy    
D'Anjou 70s 44.00-48.00 mostly 45.00 80s 44.00-48.00 mostly 44.00-45.00 90s    
43.00-46.00 mostly 44.00 100s 42.00-46.00 mostly 42.00-44.00 120s 40.00-42.00  
135s 37.00-42.00 mostly 40.00-42.00 150s 37.00-42.00 mostly 40.00 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 42.00-44.00 mostly 44.00 80s 
42.00-45.00 mostly 44.00 90s 42.00-44.00 mostly 42.00 100s 40.00-44.00 mostly  
40.00-42.00 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 45.00-48.00 mostly 46.00 80s 45.00-48.00 mostly 45.00-46.00 90s       
44.00-46.00 mostly 44.00 100s 40.00-44.00 mostly 40.00 120s 40.00-42.00 mostly 
40.00 2/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR Hood River U.S. One Red D'Anjou 35s        
22.00-27.00 mostly 26.00 45s 27.00 occas low as 22.00 French Butter 55s 27.00  
WA U.S. One Red D'Anjou 40s 26.00-27.00 45s 26.00-27.00 Forelle 80s 36.00-37.00
mostly 37.00 18 kg containers wrapped AG Bartlett 70s 34.00-38.00 mostly 36.00 
80s 34.00-38.00 mostly 35.00 D'Anjou 70s 35.00 80s 35.00 Bosc 70s 42.00        
Williams 90s 15.00-20.00 mostly 18.00                                          
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 5s 15.00 6s     
12.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 7s 14.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 8s 12.00-14.00 mostly     
13.00                                                                          
---PLANTAINS:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CB Yellow lge 25.00-27.00 mostly  
27.00 EC Green lge 25.00-26.00 mostly 26.00 Yellow lge 25.00-27.00 mostly 27.00
GU Green lge 23.00-24.00 mostly 23.00                                          
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   15 kg containers CL Various Black Varieties  
40 sz 28.00 Various Red Varieties 66 sz 32.00-34.00                            

ORGANIC                                                                        

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES: flats 12 1-pt cups with lids FL lge ord cond 15.00-18.00 mostly
16.00-17.00 flats 12 6-oz cups with lids FL lge 36.00                          

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