Apples Processed Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for apples processed (Cider - Preserved · cartons 4 1-gallon bottles) was $28.00 per carton of 4 1-gallon bottles across 2 quotes from 1 U.S. market, ranging $26.00 to $30.00. Leading origins: Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, Washington, Massachusetts. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for apples processed in the most commonly quoted pack, Cider - Preserved · cartons 4 1-gallon bottles (conventional): 2 quotes from 1 U.S. market in this report. Each quote counts once, at the midpoint of USDA's “mostly” range where one is published, otherwise of its low–high range. The range shown is the lowest and highest price among those same quotes.
Other packs, sizes and organic lots are priced separately in the tables below; nothing is averaged across different packs. Quotes more than three times above or below the typical price for their pack are treated as likely errors, marked † and left out. Reports more than 10 days older than the newest are not used.
The trend compares the same items, meaning the same city, variety, pack, size and origin, with the previous report and takes the median change. Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.
Terminal Market (Wholesale)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cider - Preserved · cartons 4 1-gallon bottles2 quotes · avg $28.00 · $26.00–$30.00Headline price | |||
| Philadelphia | — | Pennsylvania | $26.00 |
| Philadelphia | — | New York | $30.00 |
| Juice Marked Cider · cartons 4 1-gallon bottles2 quotes · avg $41.25 · $39.00–$43.00 | |||
| Atlanta | — | North Carolina | $43.00 |
| Atlanta | — | Washington | $39.00–$40.00 |
| Cider - Preserved · cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles2 quotes · avg $30.00 · $28.00–$32.00 | |||
| Philadelphia | — | Pennsylvania | $28.00 |
| Philadelphia | — | New York | $32.00 |
| Juice Marked Cider · cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles2 quotes · avg $38.25 · $37.00–$40.00 | |||
| Atlanta | — | North Carolina | $37.00 |
| Atlanta | — | Washington | $39.00–$40.00 |
| Cider · cartons 4 1-gallon bottles1 quote · avg $31.00 | |||
| Boston | — | Massachusetts | $31.00 |
| Cider · cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles1 quote · avg $36.00 | |||
| Boston | — | Massachusetts | $36.00 |
Price History
Weekly averages for Cider - Preserved · cartons 4 1-gallon bottles from USDA reports · Aug 2025 to Oct 2026
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