LOS ANGELES Terminal Prices as of 17-MAY-2013                                  
                                                                               
Provided by:  Fruit and Vegetable Market News,                                 
Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                     
                                                                               
Phone:  (213) 894-3077     Fax:  (213) 894-2898                                
                                                                               

HC_FV057                                                                       
Weather at 7:00 am:  Overcast 62                                               
Yesterday's High: 71                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

MISC ASIAN VEGETABLES                                                          
---ARROW ROOT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 kg containers CQ BOAT 38.00          
---BEAN SPROUTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 lb film bags CA 4.00-5.00 mostly        
4.75-5.00 5 lb film bags CA 2.50-3.00 mostly 2.75-3.00 cartons 12 12-oz        
packages CA 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.50-7.00                                         
---BITTERMELON: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons MX 27.00-33.00  
mostly 30.00 Indian 18.00-24.00 mostly 20.00                                   
---BOK CHOY: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons CA          
10.00-13.00 WGA crates CA 14.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-17.00 30 lb containers CA   
Baby Bok Choy Green Stem (Shanghai) 15.00-19.00 White Stem (Joi,Canton) 12.00  
occas higher                                                                   
---CHINESE CABBAGE: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  WGA crates CA Nappa
19.00-24.00 mostly 22.00-24.00 50 lb cartons CA Nappa 15.00 30 lb cartons CA   
Nappa 14.00-16.00                                                              
---CHINESE CELERY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   crates CA 15.00-17.00                    
---CHINESE CHIVES: OFFERINGS FAIRLY LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  cartons/crates per  
lb CA green .80-1.00                                                           
---CHOY SUM:  MARKET STEADY. Wide range in quality. 30 lb cartons CA Long Type 
12.00 Short Type 20.00-25.00 occas low as 12.00                                
---DAIKON:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb crates CA Topped 7.00-9.00 occas higher      
---DONQUA (WINTER MELON): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   crates per lb MX 1.00             
---GAI CHOY (CHINESE MUSTARD):  MARKET STEADY. Wide range in quality and       
condition. 30 lb cartons CA Baby Type 12.00-16.00 occas low as 9.00 Sher-Li-Hon
13.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-17.00 occas low as 8.00 35 lb cartons CA 12.00-18.00  
mostly 14.00-16.00                                                             
---GAILON: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY. Wide range in quality. 30 lb cartons
bunched CA 18.00-21.00 occas lower                                             
---GOBO: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   10 kg cartons CQ BOAT 19.00-21.00                  
---LO BOK: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   cartons SK BOAT 14.00 (50 lb cartons)       
---LONG BEANS: OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  30 lb cartons MX 33.00-36.00   
---LOTUS ROOT: OFFERINGS VERY LIGHT.   20 kg containers CQ BOAT 55.00          
---MOAP (SMOOTH LUFFA): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons/crates MX 30.00-33.00 
---MOQUA (FUZZY SQUASH): OFFERINGS LIGHT. MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons MX     
30.00                                                                          
---ONG CHOY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   WGA crates CA 35.00-44.00 mostly 38.00-42.00   
---OPO (LONG SQUASH):  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb containers MX 25.00-27.00         
---SINQUA (ANGLED/RIDGED LUFFA): OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb containers MX 18.00  
---YU CHOY: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   30 lb cartons CA 25.00-27.00 occas lower YU CHOY
SUM - 30 lb ctns CA 24.00-27.00