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Chives Wholesale Prices

USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026

Average
$9.40
per 1 lb film bags loose
Range
$6.00–$12.00
lowest to highest quote
Quotes
5
5 U.S. markets
Trend
→ steady
vs. Oct 6, same items
12-Week Trend
+3.3%

As of October 7, 2026, the average for chives (1 lb film bags loose) was $9.40 per 1 lb film bags loose across 5 quotes from 5 U.S. markets, ranging $6.00 to $12.00. Leading origins: Colombia, Mexico, Peru, None. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.

How this price is calculated

The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for chives in the most commonly quoted pack, 1 lb film bags loose (conventional): 5 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 (5 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.

FSMA 204Chives is on the FDA Food Traceability List under Herbs (fresh). Fresh culinary herbs are listed. Dried herbs are not — the category covers herbs sold and consumed fresh. 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
1 lb film bags loose5 quotes · avg $9.40 · $6.00–$12.00Headline price
Boston 12s Colombia $11.00
Chicago — Colombia $12.00
Los Angeles — Mexico $6.75–$7.25
Miami — Peru $6.00–$7.00
New York 12s None $10.00–$11.00
1 kg cartons bunched2 quotes · avg $18.25 · $17.00–$20.00
New York 12s Colombia $17.00–$20.00
Philadelphia — Colombia $18.00
1 lb film bags bunched1 quote · avg $11.33 · $10.00–$12.50
Atlanta 12s Colombia $10.00–$12.50mostly $11.00–$11.65
cartons bunched1 quote · avg $8.00 · $7.75–$8.25
Los Angeles 12s Mexico $7.75–$8.25

Price History

Weekly averages for 1 lb film bags loose from USDA reports · Jul 2025 to Oct 2026

Average Low to high range
Chives weekly wholesale price history $5.00 $7.50 $10.00 $12.50 Jul 2025 Feb 2026 Oct 2026

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avg $23.70/sack · $20.00–$30.00

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