Thai Eggplant

Commodity Overview

A smaller and green version of eggplant that more resembles a fig.

Produce Availability

Colors Information:
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Characteristics

Commodity: Eggplant
Category: Cooking Vegetables
Appearance: Often green but also can have specks or stripes of purple and white on the skin.
Flesh: Seedy, white and pink
Flavor: Mild but more crunchy than standard purple
Size: Ranging from golf ball to tennis ball size
Shape: Roundish
Availability: Year-round
Additional Notes: Photo courtesy Frieda's Inc.

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.

M & R Company

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Business Type:

Exporter, Grower, Shipper, Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Lodi, 95240 California

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Grapes

Stone Fruit:

Cherries

Cooking Vegetables:

Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter, Butternut Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Sweet Dumpling Squash, Green Acorn Squash

Nuts:

Walnuts

Dallas Metro Food Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Dallas, 75207-6002 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

Verdant Exchange

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker

Location HQ:

Edinburg, 78539 Texas

Salad Vegetables:

Broccoli

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

J R Imports LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78503 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

Skogen's Festival Foods

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Business Type:

Retailer

Location HQ:

De Pere, 54115 Wisconsin

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

Harvest House Provisions LLC

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Columbus, 43219-1896 Ohio

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

Carbonella-DeSarbo Inc

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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

Butch's Best LLC

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Business Type:

Shipper

Location HQ:

Chesterfield, 48501 Michigan

Berries:

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

PAR Produce LLC

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker

Location HQ:

Rio Rico, 85648 Arizona

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Green Honeydew, Gold Honeydew, Orange-Flesh Honeydew, Casaba Melon, Crenshaw Melon, Juan Canary Melon, Persian Melon, Santa Claus Melon, Galia Melon