Jalapeño Peppers

Commodity Overview

Jalapenos vary from dark green to red when fully mature with smooth, shiny skin. They're a smaller pepper, with a conical, somewhat curved shape. They have a vegetal flavor with a mild to medium spice level ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 Scoville units. Seeding the peppers makes them less spicy.

Produce Availability

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PLUs

4693 jalapeno
4694 jalapeno, red

Characteristics

Commodity: Peppers, Chili
Category: Cooking Vegetables,Salad Vegetables
Appearance: Smaller, conical, slightly curved pepper with smooth, shiny dark green to red skin
Flesh: Crisp, somewhat thick flesh
Flavor: Vegetal and spicy; mature red peppers have a sweeter flavor
Size: About 2-3 inches long, with stems of about 1 inch long
Color: Dark green to red
Shape: Conical, slightly curved
Commonly Cooked: Yes
Served Raw: Yes
Seed: Small, flat, white seeds studded in the pepper's center
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.

BJ Brothers Produce LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Rio Rico, 85648 Arizona

Cooking Vegetables:

Peppers, Chili, Jalapeño Peppers, Pasilla Peppers, Poblano Peppers, Serrano Peppers, Anaheim Peppers

Salad Vegetables:

Tomatoes, Red Plum/Roma Tomatoes

Specialties:

Tomatillo

Bridges Produce Inc

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Business Type:

Broker, Exporter, Shipper, Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Portland, 97282 Oregon

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries

Organic Produce:

Organic Apples, Organic Beans, Organic Blackberries, Organic Blueberries, Organic Cherries, Organic Cranberries, Organic Cucumbers

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Rio Produce LLC

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Business Type:

Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Edinburg, 78541 Texas

Specialties:

Tomatillo

Cooking Vegetables:

Jalapeño Peppers, Poblano Peppers, Serrano Peppers

Arizona Marketing Produce Distributors Inc

Overview (3) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Phoenix, 85040 Arizona

Berries:

Strawberries

Citrus:

Lemons, Limes

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados

Cooking Vegetables:

Celery Root, Onions, Bulb

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell

Shapiro-Gilman-Shandler Co

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Los Angeles, 90021 California

Citrus:

Limes

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Grapes, Pears

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Coconuts, Kiwifruit, Mangoes

Cooking Vegetables:

Cabbage

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

Atlas Wholesale Food Co

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Business Type:

Retailer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Detroit, 48214 Michigan

Berries:

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

Marquez Produce Inc

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Business Type:

Shipper, Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Vernon, 90058 California

Tropical Fruit:

Coconuts, Papayas, Pineapple

Cooking Vegetables:

Peppers, Chili, Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter, Jalapeño Peppers

Specialties:

Cactus Leaves, Chayote, Jicama

Fresh Direct Inc

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Rio Rico, 85648 Arizona

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

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

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers

V Estrada Produce LLC

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Immokalee, 34142-3505 Florida

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Grapes, Pears

Melons:

Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Kiwifruit, Mangoes

Cooking Vegetables:

Cabbage, Onions, Bulb, Peppers, Chili

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell

Jalapeño Peppers