Organic Nectarines

Organic Nectarines

Organic Nectarines

Commodity Overview

Fewer than 5% of nectarines are organic. Organic nectarines are a small part of organic produce sales. However, when paired with other stone fruit, especially during the summer, the whole category can add to your department’s sales.

PLUs

94035 small
94036 large
94377 tree-ripened, small
94378 tree-ripened, large
94188 white-flesh, small
93035 white-flesh, large
93369 red-flesh
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.

Sales Strategies

Promote organic stone fruit as a whole. Include organic nectarines in promotions with organic peaches, plums and apricots. Add nectarines to salad promotions by cross-merchandising them with organic bagged salads.

Nectarines add plenty of flavor to drinks and smoothies. Include them in promotions that encourage consumers to try smoothies. Cross-merchandise them with organic yogurt and other organic fruits like berries.

Include organic nectarines in grilling promotions as they grill well. Offer promotions that include organic meat and nectarines. Promote organic nectarines to parents as a way to send a healthy, sweet treat in the lunch box.

Dynamic Displays

Create an organic stone fruit display that includes peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots and cherries. Consider placing organic stone fruit on one side of the display and conventional product on the other side. This allows for a larger display but keeps the two types from mingling.

Include both orange-flesh and white-flesh organic nectarines in your display. Offer samples to allow consumers to taste the difference between the two varieties. Be sure to clearly label each variety.

Keep unripe fruit off of refrigerated tables as the cold will stop the ripening process. They are also fragile, so don’t stack them or dump them on the display. Post signs telling consumers how to ripen the fruit at home and to avoid putting unripe fruit in the refrigerator.

In the Backroom

Shipping
Organic nectarines are available in both white-flesh and orange-flesh varieties. White-flesh are often shipped in 18-pound cartons while yellow-flesh are often available in 18- and 25-pound cartons.

Grades
U.S. Fancy
U.S. Extra No. 1
U.S. No. 1
U.S. No. 2

Handling
Temperature: 31 to 32 F, -0.6 to 0 C
Relative humidity: 90-95%
Mist: no
Typical shelf life: 14 to 21

Holding nectarines at room temperature for two to three days will usually be enough to complete the ripening process. Ripening at 65 F (18 C), is optimum, but a range of 51 to 77 F (10.6 to 25 C) is safe.

Nectarines are susceptible to dehydration and should always be stored and displayed away from drafts.

Russeting or staining of the skin may affect appearance but not detract from internal quality.

Organic

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Location HQ:
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Berries:
Blueberries
Deciduous Fruit:
Apples, Grapes, Pears
Stone Fruit:
Apricots, Cherries, Nectarines, Peaches, Plums
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Wholesaler
Location HQ:
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Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Citrus:
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges
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Wholesaler
Location HQ:
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Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Citrus:
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges
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Business Type:
Broker, Exporter, Shipper, Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Long Beach, 90815 California
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries
Citrus:
Lemons
Deciduous Fruit:
Apples, Grapes, Pears
Melons:
Cantaloupe
Stone Fruit:
Apricots, Nectarines, Peaches
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Lotto International Inc

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Business Type:
Broker
Location HQ:
McAllen, 68504 Texas
Citrus:
Limes
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries, Red Currants
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Harvest Brokerage Inc

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Location HQ:
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Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries
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T Castro Produce

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Business Type:
Wholesaler
Location HQ:
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Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Citrus:
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges
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Location HQ:
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Citrus:
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Location HQ:
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Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries
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Business Type:
Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler
Location HQ:
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Melons:
Cantaloupe, Watermelon
Cooking Vegetables:
Eggplant, Peppers, Chili, Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter
Salad Vegetables:
Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers, Tomatoes
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