Casaba Melon

Commodity Overview

Casaba melons are egg-shaped to round and pointed on the stem end. When ripe, they have golden yellow skins with green highlights and a thick rind with wrinkles or furrows that run the length of the melon. Casabas have creamy pale green flesh that is mild and sweet with a subtle fragrance.

Produce Availability

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PLUs

4320 casaba

Characteristics

Commodity: Specialty Melons
Category: Melons
Appearance: Golden yellow with hints of green
Flesh: Creamy pale green to white
Flavor: Mild and sweet, with hints of Asian pear
Size: Medium
Color: Yellow with green highlights
Shape: Egg-shaped to round with a pointed stem end
Served Raw: Yes
Seed: A seed cavity filled with small, off-white seeds
Availability: Summer through early winter

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.

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

Butch's Best LLC

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Business Type:

Shipper

Location HQ:

Chesterfield, 48501 Michigan

Berries:

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

PAR Produce LLC

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Business Type:

Broker

Location HQ:

Rio Rico, 85648 Arizona

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Green Honeydew, Gold Honeydew, Orange-Flesh Honeydew, Casaba Melon, Crenshaw Melon, Juan Canary Melon, Persian Melon, Santa Claus Melon, Galia Melon

Fidelity Melon

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Business Type:

Shipper

Location HQ:

Newport Beach, 92660-7987 California

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Green Honeydew, Gold Honeydew, Orange-Flesh Honeydew, Seedless Red Watermelon, Seeded Red Watermelon, Mini Watermelon, Yellow-Flesh Watermelon, Casaba Melon, Crenshaw Melon