Banana Squash

Commodity Overview

Banana squash are quite large, ranging from 10-35 pounds, with pink, light orange, green, blue or variegated hard, inedible shells. Their deep-orange flesh is firm and meaty, with few seeds.

Produce Availability

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Characteristics

Commodity: Squash, Winter
Category: Cooking Vegetables
Appearance: Very large pink, light orange, green, blue or variegated oblong squash with slightly tapered ends
Flesh: Dense, firm, meaty, deep-orange flesh
Flavor: Sweet, fragrant and earthy when cooked
Size: 10-35 pounds
Color: Pink, light orange, green, blue or variegated
Shape: Oblong with slightly tapered ends
Commonly Cooked: Yes
Seed: Flat, tan to light brown seeds studded in a central seed cavity
Availability: Year-round, peaking in fall and winter
Additional Notes: Photo courtesy Wikicommons

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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Panchos Food Service Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler, Foodservice

Location HQ:

Nashville, 37211 Tennessee

Berries:

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

Citrus:

Melogold

Ray Kay Produce Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Brooklyn, 11205 New York

Berries:

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

Citrus:

Melogold

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

Juniper Hill Farms LLC

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Business Type:

Grower

Location HQ:

Lawrence, 66044-9331 Kansas

Cooking Vegetables:

Herbs, Orange Pumpkins, White Pumpkins, Sugar Pie Pumpkins, Pink Pumpkins, Fairy Tale Pumpkins, Cucuzzo Squash, Yellow Crookneck Squash, Yellow Straightneck Squash, Zucchini Squash

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