Strawberry Papayas

Commodity Overview

Strawberry papayas are a smaller variety with a slightly elongated pear shape and green skins that turn golden, sometimes with green freckles, when ripe. Their flesh is firm, juicy, salmon-colored and very sweet. Their central cavity is full of small, round, shiny black seeds that are inedible.

Produce Availability

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Characteristics

Commodity: Papayas
Category: Tropical Fruit
Appearance: A smaller, pear-shaped fruit with green skin that turns golden with green speckles when ripe
Flesh: Firm, juicy, salmon-colored flesh
Flavor: Very sweet, with hints of melon and peach, and very little acid
Size: About 1.5 to 1.75 pounds
Color: Green to golden yellow with green freckles
Shape: An elongated pear shape
Served Raw: Yes
Seed: A central cavity full of small, round, shiny black inedible seeds
Availability: Year-round
Additional Notes: Photo courtesy World Variety Produce

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.

Harvill's Produce Co Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Orlando, 32824 Florida

Salad Vegetables:

Tomatoes

Berries:

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

HLB Specialties

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Importer

Location HQ:

Fort Lauderdale, 33312-4828

Specialties:

Ginger Root, Gooseberries, Lychee, Mangosteen, Passion Fruit, Dragon Fruit, Rambutan

Berries:

Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Tropical Fruit:

Hawaiian Papayas, Maradol Papayas

MGI Produce a dba of Marc Glassman Inc

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Business Type:

Retailer

Location HQ:

Cleveland, 44130 Ohio

Berries:

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

Robben Wholesale Distribution

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Business Type:

Grower, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Vernon, 90058 California

Berries:

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

C Lane Company LLC HQ

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Homewood, 35209 Alabama

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Pomegranates

Melons:

Cantaloupe

Stone Fruit:

Apricots

Tropical Fruit:

Carambola, Plantains

Cooking Vegetables:

Celery Root, Leeks

Sunterra Distribution LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Dallas, 75201 Texas

Berries:

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

C. F. Produce Inc.

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Plant City, 33565 Florida

Berries:

Blueberries, Strawberries, Blackberries, Cranberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Pomegranates

Melons:

Cantaloupe

Cooking Vegetables:

Leeks

Salad Vegetables:

Celery, Onions, Green, Iceberg Lettuce

The Kunkel Co Inc

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Eden Prairie, 55344 Minnesota

Berries:

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

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Ron’s Produce Wholesale Food Service

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Business Type:

Retailer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Taylorville, 62568 Illinois

Berries:

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

Citrus:

Melogold

JW Farms Organic Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Watsonville, 95076-4838 California

Berries:

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

Strawberry Papayas