Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Chicago, IL
CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 25-NOV-2020                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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HX_FV010                                                                       
WEATHER @ 7:00 A.M.: Mist 45                                                   
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 45                                                           

NO REPORTS WILL BE ISSUED ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 IN OBSERVANCE OF THE
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE MARKET WILL
BE CLOSED. THE NEXT REPORT WILL BE ISSUED ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020.
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons TX Texas Fancy Marked Rio  
Star 27s 32.00 32s fineappear 38.00 56s 26.00-27.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. 
One Red 27s 29.50-32.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 32s 28.50-32.00 mostly 29.00-30.00  
36s 27.00-27.50 40s 22.50 White 32s 21.50-22.50 occas higher                   
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 95s         
40.00-44.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 occas lower 115s 43.00 Shprs Choice 95s         
24.00-25.00 115s 24.50-28.50 mostly 25.00-26.00 140s 20.00-22.50 165s          
18.00-20.00 Marked Fancy 75s 38.00 95s 35.00 140s 30.00-32.00 MX Marked Fancy  
95s 30.00 115s 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 140s 25.00-26.00 few high as     
30.00 165s 25.00 17 kg cartons CL Marked Fancy 95s 29.00 165s 25.00            
---LIMES:  MARKET 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 18.00-20.00 occas lower 150s 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 
occas lower fineappear 26.00 175s 18.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 fineappear    
26.00 200s 18.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 fineappear 26.00 230s 18.00-20.00    
occas higher/lower fineappear 26.00 containers 17 2-lb bags MX Seeded Types    
30.00-32.00 few low as 24.00                                                   
---MISC CITRUS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   1/2 cartons AU Blood Orange Moro 72s        
44.00-46.00 CA Meyer Lemon sml 20.00-21.00 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 STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel 48s  
36.00 56s 34.00-36.50 72s 29.00-30.00 occas higher fineappear 37.00 88s        
26.00-29.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 113s 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 138s        
22.50-23.00 Valencia 56s 35.00 occas lower 72s 35.00-36.00 88s 32.00-36.00     
mostly 33.00-34.00 113s fr qual 10.00 Shprs Choice Valencia 72s 26.00-29.00    
mostly 27.00-28.00 88s 24.00-27.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 MX No Grade Marks        
Valencia 80s 21.00 113s 21.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Hamlin 64s 21.00
80s 21.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 100s 21.00-25.00 mostly 22.00-23.00 125s    
20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 cartons 10 4-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice       
Valencia 72 size 28.00-29.00 FL U.S. No. 1 Hamlin 80 size 27.50 15 kg cartons  
SF Valencia Seedless Midknight 48s 28.00-30.00 56s 26.00-28.00 64s 24.00 88s   
20.00 113s 22.00                                                               
---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 Early Pride 100s 22.00 1/2 bushel 
cartons 80s 14.00 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 Honey 50s 29.00 
W. Murcott Afourer 50s 24.00 60s 28.00 70s 24.00                               

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt cups with lids MX med-lge       
fineappear 28.00-28.50 PE med-lge 20.00 occas higher flats 12 6-oz cups with   
lids AG med-lge 18.00 MX med-lge fineappear 20.50-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00     
occas higher PE med-lge 14.00                                                  
---CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 24 12-oz film bags WI 30.00-32.50   
mostly 31.00-32.00                                                             
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX       
Blackberries med 12.00 fineappear 18.50-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas higher  
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Red med
14.00-16.50 fineappear 24.00-26.00                                             
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids MX med-lge 
30.00-30.50 fineappear 34.50-38.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 occas lower              

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons MX 9s 14.00-17.50 mostly           
15.00-16.00 occas lower 12s 17.50-18.00 oversized 1/2 cartons MX 9s (6 size)   
14.50-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00                                                 
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET STEADY.  2/3 cartons MX 6s 9.00-11.50 mostly 10.00-11.00 
oversized 2/3 cartons MX 5s (4 size) 10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00            
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons per carton MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 
4s 28.00-30.00 5s 28.00-30.00 flat cartons per carton MX Red Flesh Seedless    
Miniature 8s 22.00 occas lower 24 inch bins MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 45s     
340.00                                                                         

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 STEADY.  cartons 2 layer CA Hass 48s 26.00 60s 32.00 DR   
Various Greenskin Varieties 20s 22.00 22s 28.00 24s 18.00-20.00 FL U.S. Comb   
Various Greenskin Varieties 16s 20.00 18s 20.00 MX Hass 32s 27.25-29.25        
fineappear 38.00 36s 25.00-26.00 fineappear 34.00 40s 24.00-26.00 fineappear   
30.00 48s 23.00-24.00 fineappear 28.00-29.00 60s 18.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00
fineappear 25.00 70s 16.00-17.00 fineappear 22.00 84s 12.00                    
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CB 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00   
occas lower CR 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 GU 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00
HD 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 MX 16.00-17.00 35 lb cartons CR Burro        
18.00-18.50 few 16.00 20 lb cartons CB Manzano 20.00 15 lb cartons CR Baby     
13.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 EC Baby 13.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 GU Baby 13.00-16.00  
mostly 15.00                                                                   
---FRUITS OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 1 layer CA Apple Pears Hosui 16s   
17.00-17.50 FL Carambola - Star Fruit 20s 18.00 25s 22.00-25.00 mostly         
23.00-24.00 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 30s 38.00 40 lb 
crates MX Cactus Pears green 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 red 23.00-25.00    
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 STEADY.  18 lb containers bagged PE Red Globe lge-exlge     
26.00-27.00 19 lb containers bagged CA White Seedless Type lge-exlge           
22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 Red Seedless lge-exlge 25.00-26.00 med-lge      
21.00-22.00 Black Seedless lge-exlge 29.00-30.00 med-lge 18.00-20.00 Red Globe 
lge-exlge 26.00-26.50 Autumn King lge-exlge 26.00-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00     
fineappear 34.00 Scarlet Royal lge-exlge 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00        
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer NZ Yellow Flesh 33s 20.00-21.00 20
lb cartons loose CA Hayward 36 sz 36.00 9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose IT     
Hayward 33 sz 30.00-32.00 36 sz 26.50-30.00 mostly 27.00-28.00 NZ Hayward 30 sz
34.00-35.00 33 sz 34.00-35.00 36 sz 34.00 39 sz 30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-32.00 
---MANGOES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer BR Kent 5s 10.00-10.50 6s 8.00-11.00
mostly 9.00-10.00 7s 8.00-11.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 8s 8.00-10.00 9s 8.00-10.00  
12s 10.00 Tommy Atkins 6s 8.00-9.00 7s 8.00 8s 8.00 Ataulfo 14s 16.00 16s 16.00
20s 10.00 22s 7.00-8.00 24s 7.00-9.00 EC Kent 5s 8.00 Tommy Atkins 8s 7.75-8.50
9s 8.00 10s 6.50-7.50 50 lb cartons DR Green Cooking Type 120.00               
---PAPAYA:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons HI Solo Type Yellow Flesh 9s 16.00 40
lb cartons GU Green Cooking Type 18.00-22.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 35-40 lb       
cartons MX Maradol Type 6s 28.00-32.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 8s 28.00-32.00 mostly
28.00-29.00 9s 28.00-32.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 10s 28.00-32.00 mostly           
28.00-29.00 12s 28.00-32.00 mostly 28.00-29.00 14s 28.00-30.00 mostly          
28.00-29.00 occas lower                                                        
---PEACHES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 2 layer tray pack marked treeripe CA      
Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 30-32s 32.00 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 48 sz 28.00 50 sz 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 occas lower    
---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 40 lb     
cartons wrapped CA U.S. One Bartlett 80s 41.00-44.00 mostly 42.00-43.00 few    
39.00 90s 35.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-37.00 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                                          
---PERSIMMONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons loose CA Fuyu 48 sz 35.00-36.00
few low as 27.00 50 sz 35.00-36.00 Hachiya 50 sz 25.00                         
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s 10.00-14.00  
mostly 11.00-12.00 7s 10.00-14.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 8s 12.00 MX golden ripe 8s
8.00                                                                           
---PLANTAINS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   50 lb cartons CB green 24.00-28.00 mostly     
25.00-26.00 yellow 28.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-32.00 EC green 24.00-28.00 mostly  
25.00-26.00 yellow 28.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-32.00                              
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   28 lb cartons loose CA Marked Black Plum 40 sz    
37.00 45 sz 37.00 Marked Red Plum 20 sz 36.00-37.00 (Autumn Treat) 25 sz 32.00 
(Autumn Treat)                                                                 
---POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer CA Early Foothill 30s 29.00
32s 29.00 Wonderful 22s 34.00-35.00 fineappear 44.00-45.00 26s 32.00-33.00 28s 
32.00-33.00 30s 34.00-35.00 fineappear 40.00-42.00 36s 24.00-25.00 fineappear  
30.00                                                                          

ORGANIC                                                                        

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---LEMONS: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 115s 48.00 140s offerings    
insufficient to quote cartons 18 2-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice 48.00          
---LIMES: 10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 19.50 cartons 15 1-lb bags 30.50  
---ORANGES: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Valencia 72s 50.00 Shprs    
Choice Valencia 56s 50.00 cartons 10 4-lb mesh bags CA Shprs Choice Valencia 88
size 36.00                                                                     

BERRIES                                                                        
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Blackberries med 16.00        
---RASPBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red med fineappear 24.50       
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids MX sml-med fineappear 24.00 

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS: 1/2 cartons MX 12s 15.00-16.00 occas lower                      

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 29.25-32.25 mostly 30.00-31.00 36s    
27.25-31.25 mostly 28.00-29.00 40s 27.25-30.25 mostly 28.00-29.00 48s          
35.25-39.25 mostly 36.00-38.00 60s 33.25-35.25 70s 31.25-32.25 84s 21.25-23.25 
---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 32.00-36.00
mostly 33.00-34.00 Red Seedless lge-exlge 34.00 Black Seedless lge-exlge       
32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00                                                 
---KIWIFRUIT: cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Hayward 48.50 occas lower           
---MANGOES: flats 1 layer MX Kent 9s 7.50                                      
---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 20.50 8s 20.50 MX golden ripe 
6s 26.50 7s 26.50 8s 26.50