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TOMATOES — F.O.B.S AS OF MAY 14

CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA DISTRICTS — Shipments (433-454-398) — Movement expected to increase. Trading moderate. Prices 5x6s higher, others lower. Extra services included. 25-pound cartons loose mature-greens 85% U.S. 1 or better 5x6s $8.95-9.95, 6x6s $7.95-8.95, 6x7s $7.95-8.95. Quality generally good.

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZ. — Crossings (152-146-159, greenhouse 124-123-137, vine-ripes 28-23-22) — Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies 4x4 to 4x5s light. Trading 4x4 to 4x5s fairly active, others slow. Prices 4x4 to 4x5s higher, others generally unchanged. Field-grown and greenhouse cartons/flats two-layer 4x4s mostly $9-10, 4x5s mostly $7.95-9, 5x5s mostly $4.99-5, 5x6s $4.64-5. Quality variable.

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH OTAY MESA, CALIF. — Crossings (8-8-11, greenhouse 7-7-9, vine-ripes 1-1-2) — Movement expected to increase seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. Quality generally good. The first f.o.b. report was expected to be issued the week of May 21.

WEST FLORIDA DISTRICT — Shipments (0-0-0) — Light harvest expected to start the week of May 28. Expect first f.o.b. by the first week of June.

U.S. SHIPPING POINTS — Greenhouse (54-56-**) — No prices reported. **unavailable

CANADA SHIPPING POINTS — Greenhouse (149*-150-**) — No prices reported. **unavailable, *revised

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Big Apple New Year fruit, vegetable sales sluggish

01/19/2012 7:38:36 AM
Doug Ohlemeier

Doug OhlemeierMarvin Santana (left), tropical sales buyer for Morris Okun Inc., New York, and Thomas Cignarella, president, display mature green tomatoes in mid-January at the Hunts Point Terminal Market in The Bronx. NEW YORK — Wholesalers in the Big Apple report a slower than normal start of the year in produce sales.

“Unemployment is high,” said Thomas Cignarella, president of Morris Okun Inc., on the Hunts Point Terminal Market. “Every industry is affected now, even the produce industry. As much as people still have to eat, everyone is affected in one way or another.”

Cignarella and other distributors say selling produce remains challenging. They say every customer remains price oriented.

“We are in a challenging economy,” said Alfie Badalamenti, vice president of Coosemans New York Inc. “Especially this month, when sales are slow. It’s ridiculous.”

Additionally, the owners of the market’s tenants dealt with a threatened worker walkout.