Green Okra

Commodity Overview

Okra is a long thin pod ranging from light green to dark green.

Characteristics

Commodity: Okra
Category: Cooking Vegetables
Appearance: The green skin can be fuzzy to prickly and can cause some people an allergic reaction
Flesh: The inside is light green to white with small edible seeds
Flavor: Fairly mild and its sap creates a sticky texture
Size: 3-6 inches long
Suggested Preparations / Tips: Often cooked and used in soups or stews as a complementary flavor. Do not cook in iron, copper or brass pans, as that causes a chemical reaction that turns okra black.
Availability: Year-round with summer peak

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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