Bell peppers are a consistent favorite for many consumers. While the likelihood of a pepper purchase fell four percentage points from last year, peppers remain the No. 5 vegetable that shoppers select – a trend that’s held true for three years now. Peppers also rank sixth among items that shoppers say they’re buying now that they had not purchased previously.
05/17/2013
What pepper marketers have been doing to get new varieties into the hands and shopping baskets of consumers seems to be working.
05/17/2013
Jalapeños, habaneros and other hot peppers are routine to Marlin Bensinger.
05/17/2013
Foodservice brings an array of challenges to the pepper business, but it can surpass profits made on the retail side, marketers say.
05/17/2013
The pepper category grew slightly in 2012, thanks to a nearly 30% volume jump in sweet peppers outside the standard green and red bells, according to the latest numbers from the Nielsen Perishables Group, West Dundee, Ill.
05/15/2013
A strong pepper market was building in late April and early May, following a couple of supply hiccups in winter, grower-shippers and marketers said.
MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZ. — Crossings (133-117-133, field-grown 121-103-111, greenhouse 12-14-22) — Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Trading green fairly active, red moderate. Prices green higher, red lower, others generally unchanged. 1 1/9-bushel cartons green extra-large $12.95-14.95, large $10.95-12.95, medium $8.95-10.95; fair quality extra-large and large $6.95-8.95, medium mostly $6.95; red irregular size fair quality mostly $20.95-22.95. 15-pound cartons red extra-large $15.95-16.95, large $14.95-16.95. Quality and condition variable.
COACHELLA VALLEY, CALIF. — Shipments (51-95-113) — Movement of green expected about the same, red and yellow expected to increase. Trading early active, late very active. Prices organic lower, others higher. 1 1/9-bushel cartons green jumbo and extra-large $17.95-18.95, large $15.95-16.95, medium $12.95-14.95; irregular size fair quality green mostly $10.95, red mostly $26.95. red 15-pound carton extra-large and large $16.95. Organic green 1 1/9-bushel cartons extra-large and large $37.50-42, medium $35, irregular size fair quality $20.95-25; 15-pound cartons extra-large and large $22.50. Quality generally good.
ALL FLORIDA DISTRICTS — Shipments (106-78-103) — Movement expected to decrease as more shippers finish the season. Trading active. Prices higher. Includes palletizing and cooling. Prices 1 1/9-bushel cartons green jumbo and extra-large mostly $20.35-22.35, large mostly $16.35-18.35, medium and irregular size fair quality mostly $14.35-15.35. Quality generally good.
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