Jalapeño Peppers

Commodity Overview

Jalapenos vary from dark green to red when fully mature with smooth, shiny skin. They're a smaller pepper, with a conical, somewhat curved shape. They have a vegetal flavor with a mild to medium spice level ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 Scoville units. Seeding the peppers makes them less spicy.

PLUs

4693 jalapeno
4694 jalapeno, red

Characteristics

Commodity: Peppers, Chili
Category: Cooking Vegetables,Salad Vegetables
Appearance: Smaller, conical, slightly curved pepper with smooth, shiny dark green to red skin
Flesh: Crisp, somewhat thick flesh
Flavor: Vegetal and spicy; mature red peppers have a sweeter flavor
Size: About 2-3 inches long, with stems of about 1 inch long
Color: Dark green to red
Shape: Conical, slightly curved
Commonly Cooked: Yes
Served Raw: Yes
Seed: Small, flat, white seeds studded in the pepper's center
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.

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.

McFarling Foods Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Indianapolis, 46202 Indiana

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Limes, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Grapes

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Cottle Strawberry Nursery Inc

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Faison, 28341 North Carolina

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Grapes

Melons:

Cantaloupe

Cooking Vegetables:

Eggplant, Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers

Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Chicago, 60608 Illinois

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

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

Reeves Farms LLC

Overview (3) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Retailer

Location HQ:

Baldwinsville, 13027 New York

Berries:

Blueberries, Strawberries

Cooking Vegetables:

Cabbage, Corn, Eggplant, Peas, Peppers, Chili, Pumpkins, Squash, Summer

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell

Eden Valley Growers Inc

Overview (4) (0) (2)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler, Packaging, Other

Location HQ:

Eden, 14057 New York

Cooking Vegetables:

Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Corn, Eggplant, Greens, Herbs, Kale, Peppers, Chili

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell

MGI Produce a dba of Marc Glassman Inc

Overview (5) (0) (10)

Business Type:

Retailer

Location HQ:

Cleveland, 44130 Ohio

Berries:

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

Harvest Brokerage Inc

Overview (3) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker

Location HQ:

Forest Park, 30297 Georgia

Berries:

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

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Santa Cruz Produce Inc

Overview (2) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Rio Rico, 85648 Arizona

Melons:

Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Mangoes

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers, Green Bell Peppers

Cooking Vegetables:

Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter, Green Beans, Jalapeño Peppers

Specialties:

Tomatillo

RK Farms LLC

Overview (2) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

Maricopa, 85139 Arizona

Cooking Vegetables:

Jalapeño Peppers, Anaheim Peppers

San Rey Produce Inc

Overview (2) (0) (1)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

Pharr, 78577 Texas

Citrus:

Limes

Specialties:

Calabaza, Chayote, Tomatillo, Baby Green Onion

Cooking Vegetables:

Cilantro, Jalapeño Peppers, Poblano Peppers, Serrano Peppers

Jalapeño Peppers