Cantaloupes Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for cantaloupes (1/2 cartons) was $24.83 per 1/2 cartons across 21 quotes from 7 U.S. markets, ranging $16.00 to $33.00. Organic (1/2 cartons) averaged $28.00 per 1/2 cartons across 1 quote. Leading origins: California, San Joaquin Valley California, Mississippi, Arizona. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for cantaloupes in the most commonly quoted pack, 1/2 cartons (conventional): 21 quotes from 7 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 (13 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.
Terminal Market (Wholesale)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 cartons21 quotes · avg $24.83 · $16.00–$33.00Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | 12s | California | $30.00–$33.00mostly $31.00–$32.50 |
| Atlanta | 9s | California | $29.00–$32.00mostly $30.00–$31.50 |
| Boston | 12s | California | $24.00–$28.00mostly $24.00–$26.00 |
| Boston | 12s | Mississippi | $24.00 |
| Boston | 9s | Mississippi | $24.00 |
| Boston | 9s | California | $24.00–$28.00mostly $25.00–$27.00 |
| Chicago | 12s | California | $25.00–$27.00 |
| Chicago | 9s | California | $25.00–$26.00 |
| Los Angeles | 12s | California | $18.00–$22.00mostly $18.00–$20.00 |
| Los Angeles | 9s | California | $18.00–$22.00mostly $18.00–$20.00 |
| Miami | 12s | California | $29.00–$32.00 |
| Miami | 9s | California | $29.00–$32.00 |
| New York | 12s | California | $22.00–$25.00 |
| New York | 9s | California | $26.00–$28.00 |
| New York | 9s | California | $20.00–$24.00mostly $22.00 |
| Philadelphia | 12s | California | $27.00–$28.00 |
| Philadelphia | 12s | California | $22.00–$24.00mostly $22.00–$23.00 |
| Philadelphia | 12s · U.S. One | Arizona | $16.00 |
| Philadelphia | 12s · U.S. One | Arizona | $20.00 |
| Philadelphia | 9s | California | $22.00–$24.00mostly $23.00–$24.00 |
| Philadelphia | 9s | California | $27.00–$28.00 |
| oversized 1/2 cartons4 quotes · avg $25.81 · $18.00–$31.00 | |||
| Atlanta | 9s (6 size) | California | $31.00 |
| Chicago | 9s (6 size) | California | $24.00–$26.50 |
| Los Angeles | 9s (6 size) | California | $18.00–$23.00mostly $18.00–$20.00 |
| New York | 9s (6 size) | California | $26.00–$30.00mostly $28.00 |
| Tuscan Type · 1/2 cartons2 quotes · avg $11.75 · $6.00–$17.00 | |||
| Boston | 11s | California | $6.00–$8.00 |
| Los Angeles | 9s | California | $16.00–$17.00 |
| Organic1/2 cartons1 quote · avg $28.00 | |||
| Chicago | 12s | California | $28.00 |
Price History
Weekly averages for 1/2 cartons from USDA reports · Jan 2025 to Oct 2026 · 50% above this week last year
Shipping Point (FOB)
| Region | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 cartons2 quotes · avg $12.75 · $10.00–$15.00 | |||
| Phoenix | 12s | San Joaquin Valley California | $10.00–$14.00mostly $10.50–$12.50 |
| Phoenix | 9s | San Joaquin Valley California | $12.00–$15.00mostly $13.50–$14.50 |
| oversized 1/2 cartons1 quote · avg $14.00 · $12.00–$15.00 | |||
| Phoenix | 9s (6 size) | San Joaquin Valley California | $12.00–$15.00mostly $13.50–$14.50 |
Retail
| Variety | Unit | Region | Advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Southcentral | $2.96 |
| — | — | Northeast | $3.49 |
| — | — | Midwest | $3.83 |
| — | — | Southwest | $2.75 |
| — | — | National | $3.19 |
| — | — | Alaska | $1.29 |
| — | — | Hawaii | $2.49 |
| — | — | Southwest | $0.79 |
| — | — | National | $0.79 |
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