Arugula Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 8, 2026
As of October 8, 2026, the average for arugula (Baby Type · cartons 2 1-1/2 lb film bags) was $16.83 per carton of 2 1-1/2 lb film bags across 6 quotes from 5 U.S. markets, ranging $16.00 to $18.00. Leading origins: California, Florida, New Jersey, Alabama. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for arugula in the most commonly quoted pack, Baby Type · cartons 2 1-1/2 lb film bags (conventional): 6 quotes from 5 U.S. markets 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 (3 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.
Terminal Market (Wholesale)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Type · cartons 2 1-1/2 lb film bags6 quotes · avg $16.83 · $16.00–$18.00Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | — | Alabama | $17.00–$18.00 |
| Atlanta | — | Florida | $17.00–$18.00 |
| Boston | — | California | $16.00 |
| Miami | — | Florida | $17.00 |
| New York | — | California | $17.00 |
| Philadelphia | — | — | $16.00 |
| cartons bunched3 quotes · avg $21.33 · $18.00–$26.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | 12s | California | $5.25–$5.75 † |
| New York | 24s | New Jersey | $24.00–$26.00 |
| New York | 24s | New Jersey | $20.00–$22.00 |
| Philadelphia | 24s | New Jersey | $18.00 |
| 1 lb film bags1 quote · avg $4.75 · $4.50–$5.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | — | California | $4.50–$5.00 |
| 3 lb film bags1 quote · avg $17.00 · $16.00–$18.00 | |||
| Chicago | — | Florida | $16.00–$18.00 |
| Baby Type · 3 lb film bags1 quote · avg $20.50 · $19.00–$21.00 | |||
| Atlanta | — | Florida | $19.00–$21.00mostly $20.50 |
| Baby Type · 4 lb cartons1 quote · avg $14.00 | |||
| Philadelphia | — | California | $14.00 |
| Baby Type · flat cartons1 quote · avg $10.50 | |||
| Chicago | — | California | $10.50 |
† More than three times above or below the typical price for this pack; left out of its average and range.
Price History
Weekly averages for Baby Type · cartons 2 1-1/2 lb film bags from USDA reports · Jul 2025 to Oct 2026
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