Calabaza Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for calabaza (40 lb sacks) was $18.78 per 40 lb sack across 9 quotes from 5 U.S. markets, ranging $11.00 to $26.00. Leading origins: Costa Rica, Central America Imports - Ports of Entry South Florida, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad-Tobago. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for calabaza in the most commonly quoted pack, 40 lb sacks (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 lb sacks9 quotes · avg $18.78 · $11.00–$26.00Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | — | Costa Rica | $20.00–$22.00mostly $20.00–$21.00 |
| Boston | — | Costa Rica | $26.00 |
| Chicago | — | Mexico | $26.00 |
| Chicago | — | Panama | $20.00 |
| Chicago | — | Costa Rica | $17.50–$21.00mostly $19.00 |
| Miami | — | Trinidad-Tobago | $13.00–$14.00 |
| Miami | — | Costa Rica | $11.00–$13.00 |
| Miami | — | Honduras | $11.00–$13.00 |
| Philadelphia | — | Costa Rica | $20.00 |
| 45 lb cartons2 quotes · avg $27.50 · $24.00–$30.00 | |||
| New York | — | Costa Rica | $24.00–$28.00mostly $26.00 |
| Philadelphia | — | Costa Rica | $28.00–$30.00 |
Price History
Weekly averages for 40 lb sacks from USDA reports · Jul 2025 to Oct 2026
Shipping Point (FOB)
| Region | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 lb sacks1 quote · avg $11.50 · $10.00–$14.00 | |||
| Miami | — | Central America Imports - Ports of Entry South Florida | $10.00–$14.00mostly $11.00–$12.00 |
| 45 lb cartons1 quote · avg $19.00 · $16.00–$22.00 | |||
| Miami | — | Central America Imports - Ports of Entry South Florida | $16.00–$22.00mostly $18.00–$20.00 |
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