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.

OK Sealer

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Business Type:

Machinery & Technology, Packaging

Location HQ:

Marlborough, 01752 Massachusetts

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Strawberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Pomegranates

Stone Fruit:

Apricots

Tropical Fruit:

Carambola, Plantains

Cooking Vegetables:

Celery Root, Leeks

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

Coast Tropical

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78501 Texas

Citrus:

Limes

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados, Bananas, Coconuts, Mangoes, Papayas, Pineapple

Cooking Vegetables:

Celery Root

Oppy - Visalia

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Business Type:

Exporter, Grower, Shipper, Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Visalia, 93291 California

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Grapes, Pears

Tropical Fruit:

Kiwifruit

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries

Chapman Fruit Co Inc

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Business Type:

Broker, Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Immokalee, 34142 Florida

Cooking Vegetables:

Eggplant, Peppers, Chili, Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter, Jalapeño Peppers, Zucchini Squash

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers, Pickling Cucumbers

MontVerde Produce, Inc.

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Business Type:

Broker

Location HQ:

Miami, 33142 Florida

Cooking Vegetables:

Green Beans, Cubanelle Peppers, Jalapeño Peppers, Poblano Peppers, Zucchini Squash, Yellow Straightneck Squash

Salad Vegetables:

Red Bell Peppers, Yellow Bell Peppers, Green Bell Peppers

Citrus:

Limes

Rocha Produce

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

San Antonio, 78223 Texas

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

Beans, Cabbage, Peppers, Chili

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell

Gonzar Produce LLC

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78503 Texas

Tropical Fruit:

Carambola, Hass Avocados, White Coconuts, Young/Water Coconuts

Specialties:

Guava, Mamey Sapote, Mangosteen, Dragon Fruit

Citrus:

Persian Limes

Cooking Vegetables:

Jalapeño Peppers

Produce and More Enterprise LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Houston, 77009 Texas

Citrus:

Lemons, Limes

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Lettuce, Tomatoes

Cooking Vegetables:

Jalapeño Peppers, Serrano Peppers

Local Grown Salads

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Business Type:

Grower, Packaging, Processor

Location HQ:

Toronto, M6A 3B6 Ontario

Cooking Vegetables:

Beans, Eggplant, Greens, Herbs, Kale, Peas, Peppers, Chili, Radicchio

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Spinach

Jalapeño Peppers