Beans, Flat Green Type Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for beans, flat green type (Machine Picked · bushel cartons/crates) was $20.25 per bushel carton/crate across 1 quote from 1 U.S. market, ranging $20.00 to $20.50. Leading origins: Canada. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for beans, flat green type in the most commonly quoted pack, Machine Picked · bushel cartons/crates (conventional): 1 quote 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Picked · bushel cartons/crates1 quote · avg $20.25 · $20.00–$20.50Headline price | |||
| Chicago | — | Canada | $20.00–$20.50 |
Price History
Weekly averages for Machine Picked · bushel cartons/crates from USDA reports · Apr 2026 to Oct 2026
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