Yellow Straightneck Squash

Commodity Overview

Yellow straightnecks taper from large bottoms to thin, slightly curved necks with yellow shells and yellow flesh. Yellow zucchini is also sometimes called yellow squash, though it is not the same thing, and is merely a yellow-skinned zucchini.

Produce Availability

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4782 yellow, straightneck

Characteristics

Commodity: Squash, Summer
Category: Cooking Vegetables
Appearance: Yellow squash tapering from a larger bottom to a slender, slightly curved neck; neck does not curve as dramatically as a crookneck squash
Flesh: Yellow, dense
Flavor: Buttery, mild, similar to zucchini
Size: Ideal size is 6-8 inches long
Color: Pale yellow when young to deep gold or orange when very mature
Shape: Larger bottom tapering to slender, slightly curved neck
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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Better Produce Inc

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Business Type:

Broker, Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

Santa Maria, 93458-5616 California

Berries:

Blackberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Cooking Vegetables:

Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter, Snow Peas, Banana Wax Peppers

Organic Produce:

Organic Blackberries, Organic Peppers, Chili, Organic Raspberries

Marengo Foods Company LLC HQ

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Processor

Location HQ:

San Juan, 78589-4299 Texas

Salad Vegetables:

Red Bell Peppers, Yellow Bell Peppers, Orange Bell Peppers, Green Bell Peppers, Red Cherry Tomatoes, Red Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine, Greenhouse/Hydroponic Tomatoes, Red Plum/Roma Tomatoes

Cooking Vegetables:

Zucchini Squash, Yellow Straightneck Squash