Basil Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for basil (1 lb film bags) was $6.51 per 1 lb film bags across 9 quotes from 5 U.S. markets, ranging $3.00 to $9.75. Leading origins: Colombia, Mexico, Hawaii, New Jersey, Peru. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for basil in the most commonly quoted pack, 1 lb film bags (conventional): 9 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 (9 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.
Terminal Market (Wholesale)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 lb film bags9 quotes · avg $6.51 · $3.00–$9.75Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | loose | Hawaii | $6.00–$7.50mostly $6.00–$7.00 |
| Atlanta | loose | Colombia | $6.00–$7.50mostly $7.00–$7.50 |
| Boston | loose | Hawaii | $6.00 |
| Chicago | loose | Colombia | $6.50 |
| Chicago | loose | Hawaii | $5.50–$6.50 |
| Los Angeles | — | Mexico | $3.00–$3.50 |
| Miami | — | Mexico | $8.00–$8.50 |
| Miami | — | Peru | $9.00–$9.75 |
| Miami | — | Florida | $5.00–$6.00 |
| Thai · 1 lb film bags4 quotes · avg $7.38 · $5.00–$12.00 | |||
| Atlanta | loose | Colombia | $9.00–$12.00mostly $10.00–$11.00 |
| Boston | loose | Colombia | $6.00–$8.00 |
| Chicago | loose | Hawaii | $6.50–$7.00 |
| Los Angeles | — | Mexico | $5.00–$5.50 |
| 1 kg cartons bunched3 quotes · avg $13.67 · $11.00–$18.00 | |||
| New York | — | Colombia | $11.00–$12.00 |
| New York | — | Hawaii | $11.00–$12.00 |
| Philadelphia | 12s | Israel | $18.00 |
| Opal · 1 lb film bags2 quotes · avg $10.63 · $9.50–$12.00 | |||
| Atlanta | loose | Colombia | $11.00–$12.00mostly $11.25 |
| Los Angeles | — | Mexico | $9.50–$10.50 |
| cartons bunched2 quotes · avg $17.50 · $4.75–$30.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | 12s | Mexico | $4.75–$5.25 |
| Philadelphia | 15s | New Jersey | $30.00 |
| 1 kg cartons1 quote · avg $17.00 · $16.00–$18.00 | |||
| Philadelphia | — | Colombia | $16.00–$18.00 |
| With Root · 1/2 bruce cartons bunched1 quote · avg $29.00 · $28.00–$30.00 | |||
| New York | 15s | New Jersey | $28.00–$30.00 |
| With Root · bushel cartons bunched1 quote · avg $30.00 | |||
| Boston | — | New Jersey | $30.00 |
| cartons 4 4-oz film bags1 quote · avg $7.28 · $6.00–$7.75 | |||
| Atlanta | loose | Colombia | $6.00–$7.75mostly $7.00–$7.55 |
| Opal · cartons bunched1 quote · avg $10.50 · $10.00–$11.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | 12s | Mexico | $10.00–$11.00 |
| Thai · cartons bunched1 quote · avg $6.50 · $6.25–$6.75 | |||
| Los Angeles | 12s | Mexico | $6.25–$6.75 |
Price History
Weekly averages for 1 lb film bags from USDA reports · Jan 2025 to Oct 2026 · 1% above this week last year
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