Yellow Straightneck Squash

Yellow Straightneck Squash

Yellow Straightneck Squash

Commodity Overview

Yellow straightnecks taper from large bottoms to thin, slightly curved necks with yellow shells and yellow flesh. Yellow zucchini is also sometimes called yellow squash, though it is not the same thing, and is merely a yellow-skinned zucchini.

PLUs

4782 yellow, straightneck

Characteristics

  • Commodity: Squash, Summer
  • Category: Cooking Vegetables
  • Appearance: Yellow squash tapering from a larger bottom to a slender, slightly curved neck; neck does not curve as dramatically as a crookneck squash
  • Flesh: Yellow, dense
  • Flavor: Buttery, mild, similar to zucchini
  • Size: Ideal size is 6-8 inches long
  • Color: Pale yellow when young to deep gold or orange when very mature
  • Shape: Larger bottom tapering to slender, slightly curved neck
  • Commonly Cooked: Yes
  • Served Raw: Yes
  • Seed: Flesh is studded with small, flat, tender, edible seeds
  • Availability: Year-round, peaking in summer
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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Flavor 1st Growers & Packers Llc.

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Azure Farms Inc

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Orchard Pond Organics LLC

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Location HQ:
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Sunrise Organic Farm.

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Business Type:
Grower
Location HQ:
Lompoc, 93436 California
Berries:
Strawberries
Melons:
Cantaloupe, Watermelon
Cooking Vegetables:
Artichokes, Asparagus, Beans, Beets, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower
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Green Field Farms Co-Op

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Business Type:
Grower
Location HQ:
Wooster, 44691-9422 Ohio
Cooking Vegetables:
Squash, Summer
Salad Vegetables:
Peppers, Mini Sweet
Organic Produce:
Organic Beans, Organic Beets, Organic Blackberries, Organic Broccoli, Organic Brussels Sprouts, Organic Cabbage, Organic Cauliflower, Organic Corn
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Generation Farms HQ

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Business Type:
Grower, Shipper
Location HQ:
Vidalia, 30474-8760 Georgia
Melons:
Watermelon, Seedless Red Watermelon, Seeded Red Watermelon
Cooking Vegetables:
Onions, Bulb, Onions, Sweet, Squash, Winter, Red Cabbage, Green Cabbage, Yellow Sweet Corn
Organic Produce:
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Eden Valley Growers Inc

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Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler, Packaging, Other
Location HQ:
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Business Type:
Broker, Wholesaler
Location HQ:
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Sun City Produce Co

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Wholesaler
Location HQ:
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Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Citrus:
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