Chayote

Commodity Overview

Similar in shape to a pear, the chayote can range from almost smooth-skinned to deeply ridged and from cream to apple-green in color. The flesh is crisp and pale with a taste that blends cucumber, zucchini and kohlrabi. It is also known as the vegetable pear. It is available year-round with peak supplies fall to late spring.

Produce Availability

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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.

Van Eerden Foodservice Company HQ

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Grand Rapids, 49501 Michigan

Tropical Fruit:

Bananas

Cooking Vegetables:

Potatoes

Salad Vegetables:

Lettuce, Tomatoes

Berries:

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

Coosemans LA Inc

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Business Type:

Shipper, Importer

Location HQ:

Los Angeles, 90021 California

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Asian Pears

ExportFranco S.A. B.I.C.

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Business Type:

Exporter

Location HQ:

Portoviejo,

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit

J & C Tropicals (J & C Enterprises Inc)

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Miami, 33172 Florida

Citrus:

Limes

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados, Bananas, Carambola, Coconuts, Mangoes, Papayas, Pineapple, Plantains

Cooking Vegetables:

Garlic

Supremo Produce

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Escondido, 92029 California

Citrus:

Lemons, Oranges

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados

Cooking Vegetables:

Onions, Bulb, Peppers, Chili

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Carrots, Tomatoes

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries

Tomasino Farms Inc.

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Miami, 33131 Florida

Melons:

Watermelon

Specialties:

Calabaza, Chayote, Ginger Root, Name, Rambutan, Taro Root, Yam, Yuca

Organic Produce:

Organic Coconuts

Prestige Produce

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Business Type:

Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Hialeah Gardens, 33018-3714 Florida

Citrus:

Persian Limes

Tropical Fruit:

Tropical Avocados, Burro Bananas, Young/Water Coconuts, Ataulfo Mangoes, Tommy Atkins Mangoes, Keitt Mangoes, Hawaiian Papayas, Maradol Papayas, Red Lady Papayas