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.

B & B Produce

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Business Type:

Retailer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Cana, 24317 Virginia

Citrus:

Oranges

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Grapes

Tropical Fruit:

Bananas

Cooking Vegetables:

Beets, Corn, Onions, Bulb, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell

Ventura Produce LLC

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Business Type:

Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Chicago, 60654 Illinois

Tropical Fruit:

Bacon Avocados, Fuerte Avocados, Gwen Avocados, Hass Avocados, Pinkerton Avocados, Reed Avocados, Zutano Avocados, Tropical Avocados, Ataulfo Mangoes, Tommy Atkins Mangoes

Harvest Best Inc HQ

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

San Antonio, 78257 Texas

Salad Vegetables:

Broccoli

Cooking Vegetables:

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

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

Prime Sales Inc

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Business Type:

Broker, Shipper, Retailer

Location HQ:

Rio Rico, 85648-9675 Arizona

Citrus:

Limes, Persian Limes

Melons:

Honeydew, Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

Corn, Peppers, Chili, Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell

Specialties:

Tomatillo

Intertrading Group

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Miami, 33144 Florida

Berries:

Strawberries

Citrus:

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

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados

TriSon Farms

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Business Type:

Grower

Location HQ:

Kingsville, N9Y 2E4 Ontario

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Red Bell Peppers, Yellow Bell Peppers, Orange Bell Peppers, Green Bell Peppers, English Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Dried Tomatoes, Beefsteak Tomatoes, Round Tomatoes