Zucchini Squash

Commodity Overview

Zucchini look like ridged cucumbers with medium to deep green shells with cream-colored flesh.

Produce Availability

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4067 zucchini

Characteristics

Commodity: Squash, Summer
Category: Cooking Vegetables
Appearance: Medium squash with thin, deep green or deep green and white-striated somewhat shiny skin
Flesh: Firm, cream-colored and moist
Flavor: Mild, sweet, somewhat nutty
Size: Ideal size is 6-8 inches long
Color: Deep green to green with white striations
Shape: Cylindrical
Commonly Cooked: Yes
Served Raw: Yes
Seed: Flesh is studded with small, flat, tender, edible seeds
Availability: Year-round, peaking in summer

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.

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WP Rawl

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler, Government & Education

Location HQ:

Pelion, 29123 South Carolina

Cooking Vegetables:

Beets, Corn, Eggplant, Greens, Herbs, Kale, Leeks, Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter, Turnips

Sotolongo Farms, LLC

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Business Type:

Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Pompano, 33069 Florida

Citrus:

Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Red Bell Peppers

Specialties:

Baby Vegetables

Cooking Vegetables:

Haricots Verts, Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas

Frutto Foods LLC

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Business Type:

Broker, Importer

Location HQ:

Miami, 33130 Florida

Salad Vegetables:

Tomatoes

Cooking Vegetables:

Cucuzzo Squash, Yellow Crookneck Squash, Yellow Straightneck Squash, Zucchini Squash, 8 Ball Squash, Green Acorn Squash, Banana Squash, Buttercup Squash, Butternut Squash