Red Bell Peppers

Commodity Overview

Red bell peppers are one of the common colors of mature bell peppers. They're blocky to bell-shaped with three to four lobes and have crisp, juicy flesh with a sweet flavor.

Produce Availability

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PLUs

4088 red
4688 greenhouse, red

Characteristics

Commodity: Peppers, Bell
Category: Cooking Vegetables,Salad Vegetables
Appearance: Red with a thick green stem; blocky or bell-shaped with three to four lobes
Flesh: Crisp, juicy and red
Flavor: Sweet and mild
Size: A typical bell pepper can weigh ¼ to 1 pound, including the stem and seeds
Color: Red, with a green stem
Shape: Blocky or bell-shaped, with three to four lobes
Commonly Cooked: Yes
Served Raw: Yes
Seed: Small flat, light tan to white seeds studded around a slightly soft white tissue below the stem
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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Pure Flavor® Farms

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Business Type:

Broker, Exporter, Grower, Shipper, Importer

Location HQ:

Romulus, 48174 Michigan

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Mini Sweet, Red Bell Peppers, Yellow Bell Peppers, Orange Bell Peppers, Red Cherry Tomatoes, Red Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine, Red Cocktail Tomatoes

Organic Produce:

Organic Cucumbers, Organic Peppers, Bell, Organic Tomatoes

Combs Wholesale Produce Company

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Business Type:

Broker, Shipper, Wholesaler, Logistics

Location HQ:

Winston-Salem, 27105 North Carolina

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

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

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Asian Pears

International Specialty Produce Inc

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Business Type:

Grower, Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Cleveland, 44115 Ohio

Cooking Vegetables:

Eggplant, Herbs

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers, Endive/Escarole, Tomatoes, Red Bell Peppers, Yellow Bell Peppers, Orange Bell Peppers

Specialties:

Tofu

Sotolongo Farms, LLC

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Business Type:

Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Pompano, 33069 Florida

Citrus:

Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Red Bell Peppers

Specialties:

Baby Vegetables

Cooking Vegetables:

Haricots Verts, Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas

Frutto Foods LLC

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Business Type:

Broker, Importer

Location HQ:

Miami, 33130 Florida

Salad Vegetables:

Tomatoes

Cooking Vegetables:

Cucuzzo Squash, Yellow Crookneck Squash, Yellow Straightneck Squash, Zucchini Squash, 8 Ball Squash, Green Acorn Squash, Banana Squash, Buttercup Squash, Butternut Squash