Wholesale Market Fruit Report - Chicago, IL
CHICAGO Terminal Prices as of 11-MAY-2021                                      
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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HX_FV010                                                                       
WEATHER @ 7:00 A.M.: Passing Clouds 41                                         
YESTERDAY'S HIGH: 51                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---CLEMENTINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flat cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags CA 21 sz     
36.00-38.00 24 sz 38.00-40.00 36 sz 36.00-38.00                                
---GRAPEFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Red 23s 
36.00 27s 36.00 32s fineappear 44.00 36s fineappear 44.00 40s 32.00 48s 30.00  
56s 26.00-28.00 Star Ruby 27s 36.00-38.50 occas lower 32s 35.00-38.50 mostly   
36.00-37.00 36s 36.00-38.50 mostly 37.00-38.00 40s 35.50-36.00 4/5 bushel      
cartons FL U.S. One Star Ruby 23s 31.00-32.00                                  
---LEMONS:  MARKET STEADY.  7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade 95s 40.00   
fineappear 48.00 115s 36.00-38.00 165s 32.00 Shprs Choice 75s 34.00 95s 34.00  
115s 29.00-32.00 mostly 30.00-31.00 140s 29.00                                 
---LIMES:  MARKET STEADY. Wide range in price, quality, condition and          
appearance. 10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 15.00-16.00 54s 12.00-14.00 40  
lb cartons MX Seedless Type 110s 60.00 fineappear 74.00 fr appear 52.00 150s   
56.00-58.00 fineappear 74.00 fr appear 48.00 175s 56.00-58.00 fineappear 65.00 
fr appear 48.00 200s 50.00-52.00 fineappear 63.00 fr appear 46.00 230s         
47.00-48.00 fineappear 54.00 fr appear 36.00 250s 38.00-40.00 fineappear 48.00 
fr appear 32.00 containers 17 2-lb bags MX Seeded Types 500s 34.00-36.00       
---MISC CITRUS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  1/2 cartons CA Blood Orange   
Moro 36s 11.00-12.00 44s 10.00-11.00 56s 9.00-10.00 72s 17.75 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 10 lb cartons CA Meyer Lemon 115s 
27.50                                                                          
---ORANGES:  MARKET STEADY. Wide range in price. 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs  
1st Grade Navel 48s 29.00-30.00 occas lower 56s 28.00-30.00 occas lower 72s    
26.00 88s 28.00 113s 28.00 Cara Cara 56s 32.00-34.00 Shprs Choice Navel 72s    
24.00-25.00 88s 24.00-25.00 4/5 bushel cartons FL U.S. No. 1 Valencia 64s 20.00
80s 19.50-23.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 100s 20.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 1/2     
cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Navel Cara Cara 72s 16.25-17.00 88s 16.00-16.50     
cartons 10 4-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice Navel 72 size 32.50 FL U.S. No. 1    
Valencia 64 size 26.00                                                         
---TANGELOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs 1st Grade Minneola
56s 34.50-36.00 64s 34.50-36.00 100s 30.00 Shprs Choice Minneola 80s 30.00     
---TANGERINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   25 lb cartons w/ stems/leaves CA Tango irreg 
sz 27.00-28.00 cartons 10 3-lb mesh bags PE W. Murcott Afourer 28 size 20.00 10
kg cartons IS 56s 28.00-29.00 MR Nadorcott 75s 20.00-22.00 PE W. Murcott       
Afourer 50s 24.00 60s 28.00 70s 24.00                                          

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES:  MARKET FLORIDA FLATS 12 6-OUNCE HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  
flats 12 1-pt cups with lids FL med-lge 20.00-20.50 fineappear 32.00-32.50 MX  
med-lge 20.00-20.50 flats 12 6-oz cups with lids FL med-lge 15.00-16.50        
fineappear 24.00-24.50 MX med-lge 15.00-17.00                                  
---MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids CA       
Blackberries med 20.50-24.50 mostly 21.00-22.00 MX Blackberries med 20.50-24.50
mostly 21.00-22.00                                                             
---RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Red med
28.50-32.50 mostly 29.00-30.00 occas lower                                     
---STRAWBERRIES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA med-lge 
20.50-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 occas higher fineappear 34.00-34.50 occas lower 
MX med-lge fineappear 28.00-30.00                                              

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS:  MARKET ORGANIC LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.  1/2 cartons GU 9s        
16.00-18.00 12s 16.00 HD 9s 16.00 MX 9s 18.00 oversized 1/2 cartons GU 9s (6   
size) 20.00                                                                    
---HONEYDEWS:  MARKET ORGANIC LOWER; OTHERS STEADY.  2/3 cartons GU 5s 14.00 6s
12.00 MX 5s 15.00 6s 12.00                                                     
---WATERMELONS:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons per carton GU Red Flesh Seedless Type 
5s 25.00 MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 4s 28.00 5s 28.00 flat cartons per carton  
GU Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 6s 18.00 24 inch bins per carton FL Red Flesh  
Seedless Type 45s 260.00 MX Red Flesh Seedless Type 36s 260.00 occas lower 45s 
245.00 60s 245.00                                                              

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 60s     
28.00 64s 30.00-32.00 fineappear 34.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 72s 28.00      
fineappear 34.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 80s fineappear 38.00 occas lower 88s 
fineappear 30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-32.00 100s 27.00-29.00 fineappear          
30.00-34.00 mostly 31.00-32.00 occas higher Golden Delicious 60s 38.00         
fineappear 42.00-44.00 occas lower 64s fineappear 40.00-42.00 72s fineappear   
40.00-43.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 80s fineappear 41.00-42.00 88s fineappear       
41.00-42.00 100s 34.00-38.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 fineappear 39.00-40.00 Fuji 64s
fineappear 42.00-46.00 mostly 43.00-44.00 72s 33.00-36.00 mostly 34.00-35.00   
fineappear 38.00-42.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 80s 36.00-38.00 fineappear           
42.00-46.00 mostly 43.00-44.00 100s fineappear 36.00-38.00 Granny Smith 64s    
32.00-34.00 fineappear 45.00-46.00 72s 30.00-32.00 fineappear 40.00-44.00      
mostly 41.00-42.00 80s 35.00 fineappear 46.00 88s 32.00-34.00 fineappear       
40.00-42.00 100s 30.00-32.00 fineappear 37.00-40.00 mostly 38.00-39.00 Gala 64s
28.00-30.00 fineappear 45.00-46.00 72s 28.00 fineappear 43.00-44.00 88s        
fineappear 43.00-45.00 occas lower 100s 27.00-30.00 mostly 28.00-29.00         
fineappear 34.00-37.00 mostly 35.00-36.00 occas higher 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 45.00 occas lower fineappear 73.00-75.00 
80s 44.00 fineappear 66.00-68.00 occas higher 88s fineappear 66.00-67.00 100s  
fineappear 52.00 Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 72s 30.00-32.00 fineappear 38.00-42.00  
mostly 39.00-40.00 occas lower 80s fineappear 42.00 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             
---APRICOTS: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 3 layer tray pack CA Spring Gold  
126s 23.00-24.00 144s 23.00-24.00                                              
---AVOCADOS:  MARKET FAIR QUALITY 32-48S HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 
2 layer CA Hass 48s 40.00 60s 30.00 DR Various Greenskin Varieties 16s 20.00   
18s 35.00 20s 38.00-42.00 mostly 39.00-40.00 MX Hass 32s 36.00-37.50 fr qual   
27.00-27.50 36s 34.00-36.50 mostly 35.00-36.00 fr qual 26.00-26.50 fineappear  
44.00 40s 34.00-36.25 mostly 35.00-36.00 occas higher fr qual 25.50-26.50      
fineappear 52.00 48s 35.50-38.00 mostly 36.00-37.00 fr qual 27.50-28.50        
fineappear 44.00-48.00 mostly 45.00-46.00 60s 40.00-44.00 mostly 41.00-42.00 fr
qual 34.50-35.50 fineappear 50.00 70s 32.00-36.00 mostly 33.00-34.00 occas     
lower fr qual 26.50-27.50 84s 20.00-23.50 mostly 21.00-22.00 fr qual           
18.50-19.50                                                                    
---BANANAS:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CB 18.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00   
occas lower CR 18.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas lower GU 18.00-21.00 mostly
19.00-20.00 occas lower HD 18.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas lower MX       
18.00-21.00 mostly 19.00-20.00 occas lower 35 lb cartons CR Burro 18.00-18.50  
20 lb cartons CB Manzano 20.00 15 lb cartons CR Baby 15.00-16.00 EC Baby       
15.00-16.00                                                                    
---CHERRIES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   16 lb cartons 8 film bags CA U.S. One     
Coral Champagne 10 row sz & lgr 75.00 10 1/2 row sz & lgr 60.00 Royal Tioga 11 
row sz & lgr 52.00 11 1/2 row sz & lgr 48.00                                   
---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 STEADY.  18 lb containers bagged CL Thompson Seedless exlge 
28.00-30.00 occas lower fineappear 45.00-46.00 Crimson Seedless exlge          
18.00-21.00 Red Seedless exlge 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 Black Seedless   
exlge 26.00 fineappear 38.00 Red Globe lge-exlge 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00
PE Red Seedless exlge 20.00-22.00 occas lower                                  
---KIWIFRUIT:  MARKET STEADY.  9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose CL Hayward 27 sz
32.00-33.00 36 sz 30.00-31.00 39 sz 29.00-30.00 GR Hayward 39 sz 30.00 IT      
Hayward 23 sz 26.00-28.00 30 sz 25.00-28.00 mostly 26.00-27.00 33 sz           
24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 36 sz 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 39 sz      
26.00-28.00                                                                    
---MANGOES:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 1 layer MX Haden 10s 4.00-7.50 mostly       
5.00-6.00 12s 5.00-7.50 mostly 6.00-7.00 Tommy Atkins 6s 6.00-10.00 mostly     
8.00-9.00 7s 6.00-9.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 occas higher 8s 6.00-9.00 mostly       
7.00-8.00 9s 4.50-6.50 mostly 5.00-6.00 10s 6.00-8.00 Ataulfo 12s 14.00 14s    
10.00-12.00 16s 9.00-10.00 18s 8.00-10.00 20s 8.00-9.00 50 lb cartons PR Green 
Cooking Type 90.00                                                             
---NECTARINES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   9 kg containers loose CL Various Yellow 
Flesh Varieties 72 sz 52.00                                                    
---PAPAYA:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons BZ Green Cooking Type 24.00-26.00 GU 
Green Cooking Type 24.00-28.00 mostly 25.00-26.00 4 kg containers BR Solo Type 
9s 15.00 35-40 lb cartons MX Maradol Type 6s 34.00-36.00 occas lower 8s        
34.00-36.00 occas lower 9s 34.00-36.00 occas lower 10s 34.00-36.00 occas lower 
12s 34.00-36.00 occas lower 14s 34.00-37.00 mostly 35.00-36.00                 
---PEACHES: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Various Yellow
Flesh Varieties 72s 42.00 marked treeripe CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 64s
47.00-48.00 25 lb cartons loose CA Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 48 sz        
17.00-18.00 50 sz 17.00-18.00 84 sz 22.00-24.00 Various White Flesh Varieties  
72 sz 29.00-30.00 88 sz 25.00-26.00                                            
---PEARS:  MARKET STEADY.  4/5 bushel cartons WA U.S. One D'Anjou 80s          
37.00-38.00 90s 36.00-37.00 Bosc 70s 40.00-41.00 4/5 bushel cartons wrapped OR 
U.S. Fcy Bartlett 80s 34.00-35.00 90s 32.00-33.00 D'Anjou 70s 35.00 80s        
37.00-40.00 mostly 38.00-39.00 90s 37.00 Bosc 60s 35.00-36.00 70s 41.00 80s    
40.00-41.00 ORFcy Bosc 90s 40.00 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 AG Bartlett 80s 33.00-34.00 90s           
31.00-32.00 U.S. One Bartlett 80s 35.00-36.00 90s 31.00-32.00 100s 30.00       
---PINEAPPLES:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons 1 layer CR golden ripe 6s        
14.00-15.00 7s 14.00-15.00 8s 11.00-12.50 MX golden ripe 5s 14.00 8s 13.00     
---PLANTAINS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   50 lb cartons CB green 24.00-26.00 yellow     
30.00-32.00 EC green 24.00-26.00 yellow 30.00-32.00 HI green 32.00 MX green    
24.00-26.00 occas lower                                                        
---PLUMS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons 2 layer tray pack CL Marked Black Plum 40s
30.00-32.00 44s 30.00-32.00 15 kg containers CL Marked Red Plum 40 sz          
37.00-38.00 45 sz 37.00-38.00                                                  
---POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   flats 1 layer CL Wonderful 12s 23.00-24.00 
14s 20.00                                                                      

ORGANIC                                                                        

CITRUS FRUITS                                                                  
---GRAPEFRUIT: 7/10 bushel cartons MX Red 32s 32.00 36s 30.00 few low as 24.50 
10 4-lb film bags MX Red 48 sz 34.00 few low as 24.50                          
---LEMONS: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs Choice 115s 48.00 few low as 36.50     
cartons 18 2-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice 140s 44.00 few low as 36.50          
---LIMES: 10 lb cartons MX Seedless Type 36s 25.00-25.50 cartons 15 1-lb bags  
---ORANGES: 7/10 bushel cartons CA Shprs Choice Navel 48s 36.00 56s 26.00-26.50
cartons 10 4-lb film bags CA Shprs Choice Navel 88 size 36.00 few low as 26.50 

BERRIES                                                                        
---BLUEBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX med-lge fineappear 42.00-42.50 
---MISC BERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Blackberries med fineappear   
42.00-42.50                                                                    
---RASPBERRIES: flats 12 6-oz cups with lids MX Red med fineappear 42.00-42.50 
---STRAWBERRIES: flats 8 1-lb containers with lids CA med-lge 28.00-28.50 occas
lower fineappear 42.00-42.50                                                   

MELONS                                                                         
---CANTALOUPS: 1/2 cartons MX 9s 22.50 12s 18.00                               
---HONEYDEWS: 2/3 cartons MX 5s 15.50-16.00 6s 16.00                           
---WATERMELONS: flat cartons per carton MX Red Flesh Seedless Miniature 6s     
20.50-24.50 mostly 21.00-23.00 11s 20.00                                       

NON-CITRUS FRUITS                                                              
---APPLES: cartons tray pack WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 100s 16.00-16.50 Golden  
Delicious 100s 40.00 occas lower Granny Smith 100s 48.00 occas lower Gala 100s 
36.00 occas lower Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 100s 38.00 occas lower cartons 12 3-lb 
film bags WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 2 1/2" min 32.00 occas lower Golden         
Delicious 2 1/2" min 19.00-19.50 Granny Smith 2 1/2" min 46.00 occas lower Gala
2 1/2" min 34.00 occas lower Pink Lady/Cripps Pink 2 1/2" min 18.00-18.50      
---AVOCADOS: cartons 2 layer MX Hass 32s 36.50-38.50 36s 35.50-37.50 40s       
61.50-64.50 mostly 62.00-63.00 48s 61.50-64.50 60s 57.50-59.50 70s 46.00-46.50 
84s 28.50-30.50                                                                
---BANANAS: 40 lb cartons CB 24.00-26.00 EC 24.00-26.00 MX 24.00-26.00         
---KIWIFRUIT: 9 kg (19.8 lb) containers loose IT Hayward 33 sz 40.00-40.50     
---MANGOES: flats 1 layer MX Tommy Atkins 8s 8.00-8.50 9s 8.00-8.50            
---PEARS: 4/5 bushel cartons WA U.S. One D'Anjou 100s 39.00-39.50 Bosc 100s    
39.00-39.50 18 kg containers wrapped AG Bartlett 70s 39.00-39.50 80s           
39.00-40.00 100s 39.00-40.00 D'Anjou 70s 39.00-39.50 80s 39.00-39.50 Bosc 70s  
39.00-39.50 80s 39.00-39.50                                                    
---PINEAPPLES: cartons 1 layer MX golden ripe 6s 23.00 7s 26.50 8s 26.50