Butternut Squash

Commodity Overview

Butternut squash have small round ends with a thick neck, a tan shell and orange flesh.

PLUs

4759 butternut

Characteristics

Commodity: Squash, Winter
Category: Cooking Vegetables
Appearance: Large-bottomed tan squash with a thick neck tapering to a slightly rounded top
Flesh: Bright orange, solid, dense flesh
Flavor: Sweet, similar to pumpkin or sweet potato
Size: About 2-3 pounds, on average
Color: Light tan
Shape: Bowling pin or bell-shaped
Commonly Cooked: Yes
Seed: Flat, light tan seeds studded in a cavity in the squash's lower bulb
Availability: Year-round

Retail Price Data is based on USDA Specialty Crops Market News surveys. Data collection ends on the report date and encompasses ad pricing good from the Saturday before the report release date through the following Friday. Weekly data - from over 400 retailers, comprising more than 30,000 individual stores with online weekly advertised features - covers over 250 produce items. Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.

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Yamco LLC

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Business Type:

Grower, Processor

Location HQ:

Snow Hill, 28580-1306 North Carolina

Cooking Vegetables:

Beets, Cauliflower, Pumpkins, Sweet Potatoes

Organic Produce:

Organic Beets, Organic Carrots, Organic Cauliflower, Organic Pumpkins, Organic Squash, Organic Sweet Potatoes

PPC Farms

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Importer, Packaging

Location HQ:

Mission, 78572-1689 Texas

Cooking Vegetables:

Beets, Herbs, Kale, Onions, Bulb, Onions, Sweet

Salad Vegetables:

Broccoli

Organic Produce:

Organic Beets, Organic Cabbage, Organic Greens, Organic Kale

Green Field Farms Co-Op

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower

Location HQ:

Wooster, 44691-9422 Ohio

Cooking Vegetables:

Squash, Summer

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Mini Sweet

Organic Produce:

Organic Beans, Organic Beets, Organic Blackberries, Organic Broccoli, Organic Brussels Sprouts, Organic Cabbage, Organic Cauliflower, Organic Corn

Boston Fresh LLC

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker, Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Brockton, 02301-5537 Massachusetts

Berries:

Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Asian Pears

Generation Farms HQ

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

Vidalia, 30474-8760 Georgia

Melons:

Watermelon, Seedless Red Watermelon, Seeded Red Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

Onions, Bulb, Onions, Sweet, Squash, Winter, Red Cabbage, Green Cabbage, Yellow Sweet Corn

Organic Produce:

Organic Onions, Bulb

Carbonella-DeSarbo Inc

Overview (2) (0) (2)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Brandford, 06405 Connecticut

Melons:

Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

Onions, Bulb, Potatoes

Salad Vegetables:

Lettuce, Tomatoes

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries

Maya Fresh Harvest LLC

Overview (5) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78503 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries

Azure Standard

Overview (5) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Retailer, Wholesaler, Processor

Location HQ:

Dufur, 97021 Oregon

Berries:

Blueberries, Cranberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Asian Pears

Poss Select Produce Inc

Overview (2) (0) (4)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Forest Park, 30297 Georgia

Citrus:

Lemons, Eureka/Lisbon Lemons, Meyer Lemons, Seedless Lemons, Pink Variegated Lemons

Melons:

Cantaloupe

Cooking Vegetables:

Potatoes, Purple Potatoes, Red Potatoes, White Potatoes

Maglio McAllen

Overview (5) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78503 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Butternut Squash