Butternut Squash

Commodity Overview

Butternut squash have small round ends with a thick neck, a tan shell and orange flesh.

Produce Availability

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PLUs

4759 butternut

Characteristics

Commodity: Squash, Winter
Category: Cooking Vegetables
Appearance: Large-bottomed tan squash with a thick neck tapering to a slightly rounded top
Flesh: Bright orange, solid, dense flesh
Flavor: Sweet, similar to pumpkin or sweet potato
Size: About 2-3 pounds, on average
Color: Light tan
Shape: Bowling pin or bell-shaped
Commonly Cooked: Yes
Seed: Flat, light tan seeds studded in a cavity in the squash's lower bulb
Availability: Year-round

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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Intertrading Group

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Miami, 33144 Florida

Berries:

Strawberries

Citrus:

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

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Avocados

Bridges Produce Inc

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Business Type:

Broker, Exporter, Shipper, Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Portland, 97282 Oregon

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries

Organic Produce:

Organic Apples, Organic Beans, Organic Blackberries, Organic Blueberries, Organic Cherries, Organic Cranberries, Organic Cucumbers

Carbonella-DeSarbo Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Brandford, 06405 Connecticut

Melons:

Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

Onions, Bulb, Potatoes

Salad Vegetables:

Lettuce, Tomatoes

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries

Butch's Best LLC

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Business Type:

Shipper

Location HQ:

Chesterfield, 48501 Michigan

Berries:

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

Panchos Food Service Inc

Overview (1) (0) (0)

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

Juniper Hill Farms LLC

Overview (1) (0) (0)

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

Boris & Company LLC

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker, Shipper

Location HQ:

Lake Worth, 33467 Florida

Melons:

Seedless Red Watermelon

Berries:

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

La Huerta Produce LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78503 Texas

Berries:

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

Citrus:

Melogold

Munoz Farms LLC

Overview (2) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

West Columbia, 29172-2720 South Carolina

Berries:

Strawberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Braeburn Apples, Cameo Apples, Cortland Apples, Empire Apples, Fuji Apples, Gala Apples, Ginger Gold Apples, Golden Delicious Apples, Granny Smith Apples

MVP Produce LLC

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Ruskin, 33570 Florida

Cooking Vegetables:

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

Butternut Squash