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.

Grasso Foods Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler, Processor

Location HQ:

Swedesboro, 08085 New Jersey

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell

Cooking Vegetables:

Jalapeño Peppers

Pero Family Farms Food Co LLC HQ

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Business Type:

Broker, Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Delray Beach, 33446 Florida

Cooking Vegetables:

Eggplant, Peppers, Chili, Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter, Green Beans

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Red Bell Peppers, Yellow Bell Peppers

Coast Tropical

Overview (9) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78501 Texas

Citrus:

Limes

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados, Bananas, Coconuts, Mangoes, Papayas, Pineapple

Cooking Vegetables:

Celery Root

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

Super Valley LLC

Overview (2) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Charlotte, 28206 North Carolina

Citrus:

Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines, Persian Limes, Key Limes, Valencia Oranges

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Seedless Red Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Plantains, Hass Avocados, Burro Bananas

E Foods Inc

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Business Type:

Broker, Exporter, Shipper, Importer, Retailer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Orlando, 32701 Florida

Citrus:

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

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Asian Pears, Grapes

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew

El Dorado Growers

Overview (2) (0) (1)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78503 Texas

Salad Vegetables:

Tomatoes, Greenhouse/Hydroponic Tomatoes, Red Plum/Roma Tomatoes

Cooking Vegetables:

Jalapeño Peppers, Poblano Peppers

East Coast Farms & Vegetables

Overview (4) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler, Packaging

Location HQ:

Lake Worth, 33467 Florida

Melons:

Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

Cabbage, Corn, Eggplant, Sweet Potatoes, Green Cabbage

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers, Radishes, Tomatoes

A B Fresh, Inc

Overview (2) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker, Shipper

Location HQ:

Santa Maria, 93454 California

Cooking Vegetables:

Green Beans, Sugar Snap Peas, Habanero Peppers, Jalapeño Peppers, Pasilla Peppers, Serrano Peppers, Manzano Peppers, Anaheim Peppers, Zucchini Squash

Salad Vegetables:

Green Bell Peppers

Cooks Company Produce Inc

Overview (4) (0) (1)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

San Francisco, 94124 California

Berries:

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

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges