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Carambola - Star Fruit Wholesale Prices

USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026

Average
$27.50
per 1-layer carton
Range
$20.00–$32.00
lowest to highest quote
Quotes
4
2 U.S. markets
Trend
→ steady
vs. Oct 6
12-Week Trend
−18.6%

As of October 7, 2026, the average for carambola - star fruit (cartons 1 layer) was $27.50 per 1-layer carton across 4 quotes from 2 U.S. markets, ranging $20.00 to $32.00. Leading origins: Florida. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.

How this price is calculated

The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for carambola - star fruit in the most commonly quoted pack, cartons 1 layer (conventional): 4 quotes from 2 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. Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.

FSMA 204Carambola - Star Fruit is on the FDA Food Traceability List under Tropical tree fruits (fresh). Tropical tree fruits are listed, with papaya and mango carrying the most outbreak history. Contamination typically traces to post-harvest handling in the growing region. Every buyer, distributor, and receiver in the chain must record the traceability lot code and its source at receipt — compliance is required by July 20, 2028. What buyers need to record →

Terminal Market (Wholesale)

MarketSizeOriginPrice
cartons 1 layer4 quotes · avg $27.50 · $20.00–$32.00Headline price
Atlanta 25s Florida $20.00–$22.00mostly $20.00–$21.00
Atlanta 25s Florida $26.00–$29.00
Boston 20s Florida $30.00
Boston 25s Florida $32.00
Sweet · cartons 1 layer3 quotes · avg $22.83 · $20.00–$28.50
Los Angeles 20s Florida $28.50
Philadelphia 20s Florida $20.00
Philadelphia 25s Florida $20.00
10 lb cartons2 quotes · avg $27.50 · $23.00–$32.00
New York 20s Florida $30.00–$32.00
New York 25s Florida $23.00–$25.00
8 lb cartons1 quote · avg $27.00 · $25.00–$29.00
Chicago 25s Florida $25.00–$29.00mostly $26.00–$28.00

Price History

Weekly averages for cartons 1 layer from USDA reports · Jan 2025 to Oct 2026 · 9% above this week last year

Average Low to high range Same week last year
Carambola - Star Fruit weekly wholesale price history $20.00 $40.00 $60.00 Jan 2025 Jan 2026 Oct 2026

Related Commodities

Avocados
avg $34.58/carton · $25.00–$52.00
Bananas
avg $21.09/carton · $18.00–$24.00
Mangoes
avg $15.61/flat · $9.00–$22.00
Pineapples
avg $15.19/carton · $8.00–$20.00
Papaya
avg $32.98/carton · $26.00–$42.00
Kiwifruit
avg $45.18/container · $38.00–$55.00

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