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.

Live Oak Farms

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Le Grand, 95333 California

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Tomatoes

Cooking Vegetables:

Jalapeño Peppers

Holthouse Farms of Ohio Inc

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Willard, 44890 Ohio

Cooking Vegetables:

Beets, Cabbage, Corn, Eggplant, Greens, Kale, Leeks, Pumpkins

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Spinach

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Best Tropical Island Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Bronx, 10474 New York

Citrus:

Limes

Tropical Fruit:

Papayas, Plantains

Specialties:

Aji, Breadfruit, Cactus Leaves, Calabaza, Cassava, Chayote, Dasheen

American Takii Inc HQ

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Salinas, 93906 California

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Eggplant, Greens, Kale, Onions, Bulb

Thomas Fresh HQ

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Business Type:

Exporter, Grower, Shipper, Importer, Wholesaler, Packaging

Location HQ:

Calgary, T2C 4S3 Alberta

Berries:

Strawberries

Citrus:

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

Deciduous Fruit:

Asian Pears, Figs, Pears

Melons:

Honeydew

Colo-Pac Produce Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Denver, 80216 Colorado

Berries:

Strawberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Figs, Grapes, Pomegranates

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew

Hacienda Packing LLC

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Business Type:

Retailer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Albuquerque, 87107 New Mexico

Citrus:

Oranges

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados

Cooking Vegetables:

Onions, Bulb, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Jalapeño Peppers

Salad Vegetables:

Tomatoes

A B Fresh, Inc

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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

Santis Produce

Overview (3) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78503 Texas

Citrus:

Limes, Persian Limes, Key Limes

Melons:

Honeydew

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados, Mangoes, Pineapple, Ataulfo Mangoes, Tommy Atkins Mangoes

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell

G P I (a dba of Gonzalez Produce Inc)

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Business Type:

Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Tampa, 33610 Florida

Berries:

Strawberries

Citrus:

Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Asian Pears

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Carambola

Jalapeño Peppers