Bicolor Sweet Corn

Commodity Overview

Corn is most often sold in the husk at retail but it's also found overwrapped in trays as value-added. Bicolor is a variety. It's also called butter and sugar variety. Sweet corn is younger and has tighter kernels than the more prolific grain commodity version.

Produce Availability

Colors Information:
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Characteristics

Commodity: Corn
Category: Cooking Vegetables
Appearance: About half the kernels are yellow and the others are white. Sweet corn kernels are usually tight and uniform and should look fresh.
Flavor: Generally sweet but a little starchy. Flavor improves with cooking.
Size: A typical ear of corn will be 2-3 inches in diameter and 9-12 inches long.
Suggested Preparations / Tips: Corn can be grilled, steamed, boiled or roasted on the cob or off.
Commonly Cooked: Yes
Availability: Year-round but not from the same growing area
Additional Notes: Courtesy University of Minnesota Extension

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.

Del Valle Distributing

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

El Paso, 79901 Texas

Berries:

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

Westcoast Produce Wholesalers

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Langley, V1M 3E5 British Columbia

Berries:

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

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Peterson Fruit Co Inc HQ

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Business Type:

Retailer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Mukilteo, 98275 Washington

Berries:

Blueberries, Cranberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Oranges

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Asian Pears, Grapes, Pears, Pomegranates

Bayers Melon Farm

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Retailer

Location HQ:

Dayton, 45417 Ohio

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Pears

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon

Stone Fruit:

Cherries

Circle B Farms LLC

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

Caribou, 04736 Maine

Berries:

Blueberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples

Cooking Vegetables:

Brussels Sprouts, Turnips, Red Beets, Golden Beets, Chioggia Beets, Green Brussels Sprouts, Red Cabbage, Green Cabbage

Robert C Hatton Inc

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Business Type:

Grower

Location HQ:

Clewiston, 33440-7798 Florida

Cooking Vegetables:

Chinese Long Beans, Green Beans, Haricots Verts, Green Romano Beans, Purple Wax Beans, Scarlet Runner Beans, Wax/Yellow Beans, Soybeans/Edamame, Napa Cabbage, Red Cabbage