Young/Water Coconuts

Commodity Overview

Young or water coconuts are immature coconuts, with green, smooth, thin shells, and are harvested for their water content, rather than their meat. Coconut water can be drunk right from the fruit, or drained for other uses. It has a slightly sweet flavor.

Characteristics

Commodity: Coconuts
Category: Tropical Fruit
Appearance: Large, with an irregular shape and a shiny, smooth green skin
Flesh: What flesh there is has a soft, jelly-like texture; the cavity is primarily filled with water
Flavor: The water has a light, sweet, refreshing taste
Size: Larger than a brown or white coconut; the average mature coconut weighs about 680 grams
Color: Shiny and green
Shape: Blocky and irregularly shaped
Served Raw: Yes
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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Yi Bao Produce Group Inc

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Business Type:

Retailer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Vernon, 90058 California

Deciduous Fruit:

Asian Pears

Cooking Vegetables:

Garlic

Specialties:

Durian, Ginger Root, Lotus Root, Longan, Lychee, Dragon Fruit, Shallots, Water Chestnut

Monco Produce Inc

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Business Type:

Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Toronto, M8Z 5X9 Ontario

Deciduous Fruit:

Pears

Tropical Fruit:

Coconuts, Kiwifruit, Mangoes

Cooking Vegetables:

Garlic, Bamboo Shoots

Specialties:

Bok Choy, Burdock, Chinese Navel Orange, Daikon

C Lane Company LLC HQ

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Birmingham, 35209 Alabama

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Pomegranates

Melons:

Cantaloupe

Stone Fruit:

Apricots

Tropical Fruit:

Carambola, Plantains

Cooking Vegetables:

Celery Root, Leeks

ASM OF MEXICO

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker, Exporter

Location HQ:

Culiacán Rosales, 80040 Sinaloa

Berries:

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

Prestige Produce

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Business Type:

Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Hialeah Gardens, 33018-3714 Florida

Citrus:

Persian Limes

Tropical Fruit:

Tropical Avocados, Burro Bananas, Young/Water Coconuts, Ataulfo Mangoes, Tommy Atkins Mangoes, Keitt Mangoes, Hawaiian Papayas, Maradol Papayas, Red Lady Papayas