Baby Artichokes

Commodity Overview

Baby artichokes are not a different variety from the larger ‘chokes. They are picked from the lower part of the plant where they are shaded from the sun, which stunts their growth. Baby artichokes are tender and are missing the choke, which often makes them more appealing to consumers.

Characteristics

Commodity: Baby Vegetables
Category: Specialties
Characteristics: Smaller, but entirely edible
Appearance: Like a miniature artichoke
Flesh: greenish-yellow
Flavor: Similar to regular artichokes
Size: Golf ball to tennis ball size
Color: Dark green outside, greenish-yellow inside
Shape: generally round
Suggested Preparations / Tips: After trimming outside layer, the entire baby artichoke is edible. It may be boiled, sauteed, steamed and grilled.
Seed: NA
Availability: Generally year-round with peak in May

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.

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