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.

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.

Twin City Produce of Springdale

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Springdale, 72764-1192 Arkansas

Berries:

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

Citrus:

Melogold

S & M Produce Inc DBA Abro Produce

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Detroit, 48209 Michigan

Berries:

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

Touchstone & Associates Inc

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

San Antonio, 78207 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples

Fresh Produce Source Inc

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Business Type:

Broker, Exporter, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Calexico, 92231 California

Berries:

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

Citrus:

Melogold

Quantum Produce LLC

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Business Type:

Broker, Shipper, Importer

Location HQ:

Rio Rico, 85648 Arizona

Cooking Vegetables:

Squash, Summer, Yellow Crookneck Squash, Yellow Straightneck Squash, Zucchini Squash, Squash, Winter, Green Acorn Squash, Banana Squash, Buttercup Squash, Butternut Squash, Carnival Squash