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.

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.

S Strock & Co., Inc.

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Business Type:

Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Boston, 02150 Massachusetts

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

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

EarthBlend

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

Nogales, 85621 Arizona

Melons:

Honeydew, Watermelon, Mini Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

Beans, Green Beans, Squash, Summer, Yellow Straightneck Squash, Zucchini Squash, Squash, Winter, Green Acorn Squash

Marengo Foods Company LLC

Overview (0) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Processor

Location HQ:

Nogales, 85621 Arizona

Cooking Vegetables:

Eggplant, Zucchini Squash, Yellow Straightneck Squash

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Red Bell Peppers, Yellow Bell Peppers, Orange Bell Peppers, Green Bell Peppers

Marengo Foods Company LLC

Overview (0) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Processor

Location HQ:

San Diego, 92154-2685 California

Cooking Vegetables:

Eggplant, Zucchini Squash, Yellow Straightneck Squash

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Red Bell Peppers, Yellow Bell Peppers, Orange Bell Peppers, Green Bell Peppers

Esscalo HQ

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Business Type:

Broker, Exporter, Importer

Location HQ:

San Antonio, 78258 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Strawberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Pomegranates

Tropical Fruit:

Carambola, Plantains

Cooking Vegetables:

Celery Root, Leeks, Parsley Root

A & Z Produce

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

North Salt Lake, 84054 Utah

Berries:

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

Deciduous Fruit:

Koru Apples, Cosmic Crisp® Apples, Envy™ Apples, Jazz™ Apples

Marengo Foods Company LLC HQ

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Processor

Location HQ:

San Juan, 78589-4299 Texas

Salad Vegetables:

Red Bell Peppers, Yellow Bell Peppers, Orange Bell Peppers, Green Bell Peppers, Red Cherry Tomatoes, Red Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine, Greenhouse/Hydroponic Tomatoes, Red Plum/Roma Tomatoes

Cooking Vegetables:

Zucchini Squash, Yellow Straightneck Squash

Valley Fruit and Produce/Continental Export

Overview (1) (1) (11)

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

Full Harvest

Overview (0) (0) (1)

Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler, Logistics

Location HQ:

San Francisco, 94104 California

Organic Produce:

Organic Apples, Organic Beets, Organic Broccoli, Organic Cabbage, Organic Carrots, Organic Celery, Organic Cucumbers, Organic Grapefruit, Organic Kale, Organic Lemons