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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PLUs

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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Calixtro Distributing Co Inc HQ

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Rio Rico, 85648 Arizona

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Seedless Red Watermelon

Specialties:

Jicama

Cooking Vegetables:

Green Beans, Jalapeño Peppers, Anaheim Peppers, Zucchini Squash, Yellow Straightneck Squash, Butternut Squash, Kabocha Squash

Dallas Metro Food Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Dallas, 75207-6002 Texas

Berries:

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

Citrus:

Melogold

Verdant Exchange

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker

Location HQ:

Edinburg, 78539 Texas

Salad Vegetables:

Broccoli

Berries:

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

Woods Produce Company, Inc.

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Business Type:

Broker, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Meadows Of Dan, 24120 Virginia

Berries:

Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Limes, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Grapes, Pears

Harvest Best Inc HQ

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

San Antonio, 78257 Texas

Salad Vegetables:

Broccoli

Cooking Vegetables:

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