Manzano Bananas

Commodity Overview

Manzano bananas are short and chubby with thick yellow skins that turn completely black when ripe. They're sometimes called the apple banana because of their apple-like flavor when immature. When fully ripe, they have a more tropical, pineapple flavor.

Produce Availability

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Characteristics

Commodity: Bananas
Category: Tropical Fruit
Appearance: Short and chubby with thick yellow skins spotted with brown; completely black when fully ripe
Flesh: Cream colored; firm when immature and more creamy when fully ripe
Flavor: A sweet, apple-flavored tang when immature, and a more tropical, pineapple flavor when fully ripe, with a characteristic apple fragrance
Size: Finger-length
Color: Yellow when immature; black when fully ripe
Shape: Small and chubby, with a slight curve
Served Raw: Yes
Seed: Tiny, edible black seeds
Availability: Year-round from Mexico, Central America and South America

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.

USDA Specialty Crops Market News publishes FOB and Movement data on a daily and weekly basis. Pricing and volume information is aggregated by commodity and published weekly, subject to any source-data adjustments. Commodity data is further processed based on origin (domestic vs imports) and type (regular vs. organic). Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.

Forbidden Valley Fruit Co LLC

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Business Type:

Shipper

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78501 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Limes, Persian Limes, Key Limes, Sweet Limes

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LA Produce Distributors

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Los Angeles, 90021 California

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Valley Fruit and Produce/Continental Export

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Business Type:

Exporter, Shipper, Importer, Processor

Location HQ:

Los Angeles, 90021-1616 California

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Supremo Produce

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Escondido, 92029 California

Citrus:

Lemons, Oranges

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados

Cooking Vegetables:

Onions, Bulb, Peppers, Chili

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Carrots, Tomatoes

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries

Lulita Brands

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Business Type:

Exporter, Grower, Shipper, Importer, Wholesaler, Processor

Location HQ:

Irvine, 92614 California

Tropical Fruit:

Bananas, Burro Bananas, Manzano Bananas, Nino Bananas, Red Bananas, Cavendish Bananas, Pineapple, Golden Pineapple, Hawaii Gold Pineapple

Specialties:

Dragon Fruit

OK Sealer

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Business Type:

Machinery & Technology, Packaging

Location HQ:

Marlborough, 01752 Massachusetts

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Strawberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Pomegranates

Stone Fruit:

Apricots

Tropical Fruit:

Carambola, Plantains

Cooking Vegetables:

Celery Root, Leeks

Jolly Enterprises Inc.

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Houston, 77041 Texas

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Braeburn Apples, Cameo Apples, Cortland Apples, Empire Apples, Fuji Apples, Gala Apples, Ginger Gold Apples, Golden Delicious Apples, Granny Smith Apples