Celery Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for celery (cartons) was $29.80 per carton across 33 quotes from 7 U.S. markets, ranging $18.00 to $40.00. Organic (Hearts · cartons film bags) averaged $36.00 per carton film bags across 1 quote. Leading origins: California, Canada, Salinas-Watsonville California, South and Central District California, Michigan. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for celery in the most commonly quoted pack, cartons (conventional): 33 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 (23 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.
Terminal Market (Wholesale)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| cartons33 quotes · avg $29.80 · $18.00–$40.00Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | 2 1/2 dozen | California | $26.00–$29.00mostly $27.00–$28.00 |
| Atlanta | 2 dozen | Michigan | $29.00–$30.00mostly $29.00 |
| Atlanta | film bags 24s | Canada | $31.00–$32.00 |
| Atlanta | film bags 30s | Canada | $31.00–$32.00 |
| Atlanta | film bags 30s | California | $36.00–$37.50 |
| Atlanta | film bags 30s | California | $29.00–$32.50mostly $30.00–$31.00 |
| Atlanta | film bags 36s | California | $36.00–$38.00mostly $37.00–$38.00 |
| Atlanta | film bags 36s | California | $32.00–$32.50 |
| Boston | 1 1/2 dozen | Canada | $24.00–$29.00mostly $25.00–$26.00 |
| Boston | 2 dozen | California | $32.00–$34.00 |
| Boston | 30s | California | $30.00–$34.00mostly $32.00 |
| Boston | film bags 24s | California | $32.00–$34.00 |
| Boston | film bags 30s | California | $36.00–$38.00 |
| Chicago | 2 1/2 dozen | California | $28.00–$29.50 |
| Chicago | 2 1/2 dozen | California | $33.00 |
| Chicago | 2 dozen | California | $28.00–$29.50 |
| Chicago | 2 dozen | California | $33.00 |
| Chicago | film bags 30s | California | $29.00–$30.50 |
| Chicago | film bags 30s | California | $35.00 |
| Los Angeles | 2 1/2 dozen | California | $18.00–$19.00 |
| Los Angeles | 2 dozen | California | $19.00–$20.00 |
| Miami | 2 1/2 dozen | Canada | $30.00–$31.00 |
| Miami | 2 dozen | California | $34.00–$37.00 |
| Miami | film bags 30s | California | $35.00–$40.00 |
| Miami | film bags 30s | Canada | $32.00–$35.00 |
| New York | 2 1/2 dozen | Canada | $22.00 |
| New York | 2 dozen | Canada | $20.00–$22.00 |
| New York | film bags 30s | California | $26.00–$30.00mostly $28.00 |
| Philadelphia | 2 dozen | California | $28.00–$29.00 |
| Philadelphia | 2 dozen | Canada | $22.00–$24.00 |
| Philadelphia | film bags 30s | Michigan | $25.00 |
| Philadelphia | film bags 30s | California | $30.00–$31.00 |
| Philadelphia | film bags 30s | Canada | $24.00–$26.00 |
| Hearts · cartons film bags6 quotes · avg $40.21 · $27.00–$65.00 | |||
| Atlanta | 18s | California | $32.00–$33.50 |
| Boston | 20s | California | $42.00 |
| Boston | 30s | California | $65.00 |
| Boston | film bags 12s | California | $45.00 |
| Chicago | 18s | California | $27.00–$28.00 |
| New York | film bags 18s | California | $28.00–$30.00 |
| OrganicHearts · cartons film bags1 quote · avg $36.00 | |||
| Chicago | 18s | California | $36.00 |
| Organiccartons1 quote · avg $40.00 | |||
| Chicago | film bags 30s | California | $40.00 |
Price History
Weekly averages for cartons from USDA reports · Jan 2025 to Oct 2026 · 4% below this week last year
Shipping Point (FOB)
| Region | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| cartons5 quotes · avg $17.37 · $10.00–$26.40 | |||
| Phoenix | 2 1/2 dozen | Salinas-Watsonville California | $14.65–$25.40mostly $19.75–$22.75 |
| Phoenix | 2 1/2 dozen | Santa Maria California | $10.00–$13.35mostly $10.55–$12.55 |
| Phoenix | 2 dozen | Salinas-Watsonville California | $12.50–$25.40mostly $19.75–$22.75 |
| Phoenix | 2 dozen | Santa Maria California | $10.00–$13.45mostly $10.55–$12.55 |
| Phoenix | 3 dozen | Salinas-Watsonville California | $14.65–$26.40mostly $19.75–$22.75 |
| Organiccartons2 quotes · avg $36.50 · $32.00–$40.00 | |||
| Phoenix | 2 1/2 dozen | South and Central District California | $32.00–$40.00mostly $35.00–$38.00 |
| Phoenix | 2 dozen | South and Central District California | $32.00–$40.00mostly $35.00–$38.00 |
| Hearts · cartons film bags1 quote · avg $22.58 · $15.65–$25.75 | |||
| Phoenix | 18s | Salinas-Watsonville California | $15.65–$25.75mostly $21.40–$23.75 |
| OrganicHearts · cartons film bags1 quote · avg $39.00 · $34.00–$42.00 | |||
| Phoenix | 18s | South and Central District California | $34.00–$42.00mostly $38.00–$40.00 |
Retail
| Variety | Unit | Region | Advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Southeast | $1.38 |
| — | — | Southwest | $2.50 |
| — | — | Midwest | $1.50 |
| — | — | Northwest | $1.77 |
| — | — | Northeast | $1.48 |
| — | — | National | $1.68 |
| — | — | Southcentral | $2.39 |
| — | — | Midwest | $1.99 |
| — | — | National | $2.15 |
| — | — | Hawaii | $1.19 |
| Hearts | — | Southeast | $2.49 |
| Hearts | — | Southcentral | $2.48 |
| Hearts | — | Midwest | $2.06 |
| Hearts | — | National | $2.17 |
| Hearts | — | Northeast | $3.99 |
| Hearts | — | National | $3.99 |
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